Headlines in History 1943: Due to the war, more women hired to work on loading docks
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.
Sept. 18, 1902: “A. W. Lee, who conducts a paint and paper store on South Michigan street, in conversation with a Tribune representative to-day recalled the fact that Wednesday was the 40th anniversary of the battle of Antietam, one of the fiercest fights of the civil war.” — The South Bend Tribune
Sept. 19, 1913: “The second annual vegetable and flower show of the Battell school was held Thursday afternoon and was under the directions of the Patrons’-Teachers’ club. The prizes were awarded according to the collections of vegetables and single collections, while the prizes for the flowers were awarded according to quality, variety and arrangement.” — The South Bend Tribune
Sept. 20, 1925: “The first term of the public evening school will open here Monday evening, Sept. 28, when students may enroll at the various buildings which have been reserved for the school.” — The South Bend Tribune
Sept. 21, 1936: “Coal dealers in South Bend and Mishawaka are expecting an increase in soft coal prices on Oct. 1 as a result of a shortage of coal car equipment and the holding of subnormal stocks by dealers throughout the county.” — The South Bend Tribune
Sept. 22, 1943: “Add to the list of men’s jobs taken over by women as a result of the war, loading dock work for the Railway Express Agency, Inc., 506 West South street. ‘We have hired two women for dock work,’ R. W. Cripe, agent, announced today, ‘and this is only a beginning.’ Their experiences to date include an assignment to unload a cow.” — The South Bend Tribune
Sept. 23, 1950: “The opening school of the 1950-1951 Purdue university produce merchandising program will be held here at 8 a.m. Monday, according to Eric Osterle, produce merchandising specialist of the university in Lafayette, Ind. The school will be held in Playland park and will continue through Thursday.” — The South Bend Tribune
Sept. 24, 1965: “Purdue and Notre Dame have been continuous football rivals since 1946, but seldom has there been the national significance that is placed on tomorrow’s battle. The Irish-Boilermaker games have been nationally-recognized many times, but most of the attention has been ‘after the game.’ Purdue chopped off a 39-game unbeaten streak for N.D. in 1950, and again another streak in 1954. And it was only five years ago that a 51-19 rout of the Irish provoked all sorts of ‘wha hoppen’ talk.” — The South Bend Tribune
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: What made news the third week of September in South Bend in history
