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. For more history of Kosciusko County in the news visit yesteryear.clunette.com

October 1986 —The Tippecanoe Valley homecoming king and queen were crowned following a Friday night victory against Eastern. The 1986 queen and king are Jana Hawkins, daughter of Roy Frederick and Darlene Anderson of Mentone, and Chris Zolman, son of John and Sue Zolman of Burkett.

Oct. 13, 1967 — More than 125 volunteer firemen waged a four-hour-battle last night to bring under control a blaze that razed the three-story, half-block-long Moose Lodge building, destroyed four street-floor businesses and for a time threatened other large sections of the downtown area.

Accumulated losses, including destruction of the 93-year-old building and all contents, was estimated at between $500,000 and $750,000.

Oct. 14, 1964 — William D. Metcalf, fire control technician third class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Metcalf, of Rt. 1, Leesburg, has been awarded a letter of commendation by the commanding officer of the destroyer USS Turner Joy for outstanding performance on duty during an attack on his ship by seven high-speed North Vietnamese motor torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin on the night of Aug. 4.

October 1954 —Warsaw and surrounding towns were attempting to recover from the heaviest rainfall in history, a record 6.16 inches over Saturday and Sunday, that caused thousands of dollars of damage, flooded countless basements, blocked roads and highways and left water standing on valuable farmland around cottages and homes.

— Compiled by InkFreeNews reporter Lasca Randels