Looking Back – December 24

The Donald Frey home in Jonesville was alight from shrubbery to chimney top in 1969. From The Republic archives

2009

More than 90 city and Columbus Township firefighters worked around the clock to control a huge blaze that roared through the United Way of Bartholomew County building, leaving 37 not-for-profit and government-related agencies homeless.

1994

Christmas Day was predicted to feel more like Easter with temperatures as high as 55 or warmer.

1969

In the spirit of Christmas, the manager of Dell Brother’s clothing store in 25th Street Shopping Center declined to press charges against a shoplifter caught stealing a $32-trench coat.