Family seeks assistance for World War II Purple Heart recipient
According to Rees, her 98-year-old father — a Purple Heart recipient who has carried German shrapnel in his knee for 79 years — "wasn't disabled enough."
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Slaying of first Muncie police officer killed in the line of duty came 100 years ago
Anthony Hellis, at the time the youngest officer on the Muncie Police Department, was fatally shot while searching for a suspect on Sept. 30, 1923.
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This Week In Toledo History
August 27-Sept 2 August 27 1906 - A woman by the name of Anna Fuzee is arrested in Toledo and reported to be a “living statue.” Held on a “lunacy charge”, she just stares off into space. Deputies say it feels like her body has turned to stone.
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Bygone Muncie: Is it Whitely or Whiteley?
A Muncie mystery - exactly why there have been two spellings of the local name "Whitel(e)y over the years - is investigated. And the answer is ...
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This Week In Toledo History
August 21 1838- Fever and ague epidemic in Northwest Ohio continues. Many in Toledo area sick and dying. 1909 - King Wamba of Spain makes first visit to Toledo for the first annual gala called the Wamba Carnival of Toledo.
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