From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society

Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews.

Information for this retrospective series is courtesy of the Kosciusko County Historical Society.

April 21, 1978 — Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Wednesday for the Owen’s Super Value Supermarket to be constructed at the corner of Harrison and Center streets, Warsaw.

The new store will contain more than 21,000 square feet, according to Joe Prout, Owen’s president. The store has been designed so it can be expanded to 40,000 square feet to meet the future needs of the rapidly growing Warsaw community.

April 21, 1975 — Members of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan, an affiliate of the United Klans of America, under the leadership of Indiana Grand Dragon William Chaney, marched around the Kosciusko County Courthouse in Warsaw Saturday, spreading propaganda and preaching the philosophy of “white supremacy.” The group was met by hail, rain, city and county police and a handful of curious observers. 

Ironically, the Klan marched in Warsaw while the East Coast kicked off the country’s bicentennial celebration, honoring the 200th anniversary of this nation’s revolution — so all men could be equal and free.

April 18, 1962 — A crane operator set trusses during current construction of the new concrete pier at the Center Lake bathing beach in Warsaw in preparation for the summer swimming season.

– Compiled by InkFreeNews reporter Lasca Randels