Looking Back – August 17

2008

Workers at the new Honda Manufacturing of Indiana plant at Greensburg began “practicing” assembling sample Civics.

1993

A seven-hour thunderstorm dumped 3 inches of rain on Bartholomew County and lightning struck 10 residences, causing damages expected to exceed $100,000.

1968

The congregation of First United Presbyterian Church gave a farewell reception for the Rev. I. Barnett Shepherd, who was leaving to enroll in graduate school at Indiana University, and First Christian Church members said goodbye to the Rev. Richard Yeaton, who was to begin work at Woodland Springs Christina Church at Carmel.