In
August 14, 2025

In Retrospect

100 YEARS AGO
From Aug. 13, 1925
Social News: Last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Brown, of West Ottawa street, entertained with a birthday dinner in honor of their son, Frank and daughter, Dorothy. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Brown and daughter, Dorothy, of Sandusky; R.F. Bell and Sons, Richard and John Russell, Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Langstaff and grandson, Bernard. – – – Mrs. Delpha Dysert entertained her Sunday class with a picnic dinner Wednesday. Games and talks by the teachers were features of the afternoon. Those present were: Misses Mary Tample, Lillian Harris, Vivian Hamilton, Alma Hamilton, Gertrude Dysert, Marjory Wiley, Eva Oberdier, Lillian Haughn.
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Local and Otherwise: Mr. and Mrs. Virgil T. Roush, of Hillsboro, have been spending t…

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