Headlines in History 1967: Another 4-star performance by Indiana Theater Company

Feb. 12, 1907: “As an advance courier in its effort to raise a fund to advertise South Bend and its great advantages as a manufacturing, general business, investment and residence city the bureau of publicity and promotion of the South Bend Real Estate board has sent out the following letter:

‘As announced in the newspapers the bureau of publicity and promotion propose to raise a fund to advertise the manifold advantages of South Bend as one of the best cities for general business; as one of [the] best cities for manufacturers; as one of the best cities for investments and as one of the best cities for residence; all this for a greater South Bend and city of 100,000.’” — The South Bend Tribune

Feb. 13, 1913: “A thermometer which rivals any made in this country and which is the only one of its kind in northern Indiana has made its appearance at the entrance of the J. M. S. office building. The thermometer registers from 40 degrees below zero to 120 degrees above.” — The South Bend Tribune

Feb. 14, 1921: “Jacob Handelsman, of Chicago, largely instrumental for the organization of the Blackstone theater corporation and who actively supervised the construction of the new Blackstone theater until a few months before its completion, is attempting to secure an option on the Carlisle property at the northeast corner of Jefferson and Lafayette boulevards, according to information made public to-day by individuals interested in the deal.” — The South Bend Tribune

Feb. 15, 1933: “In a tiny oblong room at Notre Dame, shelves reaching to the ceiling are filled with old, rare books. Some are interesting in their very antiquity, as the first edition of the Douay Bible. And the Gerson Bible, published in 1498, is hand-illuminated, and the same plate is used four times, the only illustration in the book. Slim cardboard boxes, piles and piles of them, hold manuscripts. Some are Latin manuscripts from 1430, yellowed with age.” — The South Bend Tribune

Feb. 16, 1946: “The $3,000,000 fund made available by local financial institutions in the latter part of 1945 to finance the building of new homes in the city has been drawn upon but not to a great extent, representatives of two of the three local financial institutions announced today.” — The South Bend Tribune

Feb. 17, 1958: “South Bend’s public high schools had 28 pupils win superior rankings in the state music contest for soloists and ensembles in string instruments Saturday at Butler University in Indianapolis, Cecil R. Deardorff, director of instrumental music, reported today.” — The South Bend Tribune

Feb. 18, 1967: “Fulfilling all obligations of an actor to a good play, the Indiana Theater Company players Friday night in the auditorium of the South Bend-Mishawaka campus of Indiana University added another four-star performance to Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman.’ And they did it with a sensitive touch of subtle underplay in speech and movement — the kind that translates pretending into reality.” — The South Bend Tribune

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