Looking Back – July 19

Jonathon and Annette Evans of Columbus were among those who enjoyed the sounds of Columbus Symphony Orchestra during the Pops in the Park program at Mill Race Park in 1995. From The Republic archives

2010

With hundreds more children than anticipated registered for free school supplies, School Supply Assistance Project organizers estimated they would need about $10,000 more than originally thought.

1995

Strong growth in all Cummins Engine Co.’s markets drove the manufacturer to the highest quarterly sales and profit before taxes in the company’s history.

1970

A 12-year-old boy was struck in the head by a stray .22 caliber bullet, which hit his skull and bounced back out, while he and a friend were playing along the Flat Rock River in the 4300 block of Riverside Drive.