Headlines in History 1964: Protecting private trash haulers was reason behind protest
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.
March 26, 1906: “The Temple Beth-El, the new synagogue or church of the Reformed Jewish congregation, a beautiful house of worship located at the southwest corner of Taylor street and LaSalle avenue, was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock.” — The South Bend Tribune
March 27, 1912: “That the Dowagiac-Benton Harbor interurban line may be absorbed by the Northern Indiana railway, with headquarters in South Bend, is a report which comes from Benton Harbor to-day. The report is based on the announced contemplation by the South Bend company of the advisability of building a branch from Berrien Springs, Mich., to Eau Claire to connect with the Dowagiac line.” — The South Bend Tribune
March 28, 1926: “Albert R. Erskine, president of the Studebaker corporation, David L. Guilfoyle, retired local manager of the Standard Oil company, and Eli F. Seebirt, former mayor of South Bend, addressed 124 general and executive committeemen and workers of the Greater St. Mary’s campaign in South Bend and Mishawaka who attended the organization meeting of the local movement held at the college at noon yesterday.” — The South Bend Tribune
March 29, 1938: “Stimulation of telephone orders will spread the work load and reduce sales costs, Calvin G. Sacre, commercial representative of the Indiana Bell Telephone company in South Bend, told the South Bend Retail Grocers’ association Monday night at 110 North William street.” — The South Bend Tribune
March 30, 1943: “St. Joseph county men who were fathers when they signed up for the selective service won’t be drafted for the armed forces, in most cases, before June 1, it was revealed today by a survey of the county’s six draft boards. Some fathers have been called up but they were not fathers when they registered. The boards today are concentrating on their remaining single men and childless married men.” — The South Bend Tribune
March 31, 1957: “The Spirit of St. Louis, in which Charles A. Lindbergh made the first solo flight across the Atlantic, has a duplicate in this plane which visited the St. Joseph County Airport Saturday to promote interest in forthcoming local showing of a movie based on the flight.” — The South Bend Tribune
April 1, 1964: “A group of women and children began picketing city hall to-day in protest to an administration refuse disposal plan which the demonstrators say will push private trash haulers in Mishawaka out of business.” — The South Bend Tribune
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: What made news the fourth week of March in South Bend in history
