Headlines in History 1937: Food handlers must submit to blood test to obtain certification
What was making news in our area during this week in years past? The History Museum offers these newspaper excerpts to give you an idea.
Jan. 15, 1904: “An important deal in local ice circles was consummated Thursday afternoon at a meeting of the stockholders of the Co-operative Ice and Fuel company, when negotiations were closed absorbing the business of the City Ice company and the capital stock of the corporation was increased from $40,000 to $60,000.” — The South Bend Tribune
Jan. 16, 1917: “An addition of more than one square mile of territory was added to the city of South Bend during 1916. According to the statistics furnished by the city engineer, 693.99 acres have been taken-in in additions and many new residences built. These new in-corporations means an increase of 1.08 square miles, bringing the total up to 15.64 square miles.” — The South Bend Tribune
Jan. 17, 1927: “Mishawaka bowed its head today in sorrow for the passing of Mayor J. C. Brady, generally regarded as one of the most popular executives the city has ever had.” — The South Bend Tribune
Jan. 18, 1937: “To remove doubt concerning the procedure to be followed by food handlers in obtaining the required certificate showing that the applicant has passed a physical examination and a blood test, Dr. F. R. Nicholas Carter, city health officer, today briefly outlined the advised steps. During February every one of the more than 4,000 persons in South Bend who are engaged in the handling of food for public consumption will be compelled to submit to a blood test for the determination of syphilis.” — The South Bend Tribune
Jan. 19, 1945: “Powerful arguments for the establishment in northern Indiana of a state crippled children’s hospital have been presented to the responsible senate committee in Indianapolis. Members of the committee, it is hoped, will weigh the detailed evidence with full appreciation of the welfare of the affected children and their families. The exceptional advantages offered by St. Joseph county also demand timely consideration.” — The South Bend Tribune
Jan. 20, 1955: “South Bend area officials gave guarded but generally favorable opinions today on a proposed bill which would permit driving on the job by motorists whose driver’s licenses are suspended because of drunk−driving convictions.” — The South Bend Tribune
Jan. 21, 1962: “Chapin St. between Western Ave. and the New York Central Railroad, once a prosperous business area, is becoming vacant as the South Bend Urban Redevelopment Commission makes final plans for a program to raze the buildings. There was a day, back around the turn of the century, when Chapin St. was ‘just like downtown,’ according to L. A. Kolupa, who since 1909 has been a pharmacist in the corner drugstore at 401 S. Chapin, a business he now owns.” — The South Bend Tribune
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: What made news the third week of January in South Bend in history
