Looking Back – August 24

Brian Gilbert and Phillip London beat the heat with a good old-fashioned water fight during the Big Brothers/Big Sisters 20th anniversary celebration at Donner Park in 1995. From The Republic archives

2010

Cummins Inc. reported more that 20,000 heavy-duty and midrange engines compliant with 2010 emission standards had been built to date with that number expected to hit 26,000 by the end of the month.

1995

The 29th annual Brownstown Watermelon Festival began its weekend run despite a shortage of watermelons caused by too much rain in the spring and a heat wave in July that created a withered crop.

1970

A group of parents, upset with local school officials over methods used to collect book rental fees from low-income families, launched a petition drive to force Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. to provide free textbooks to all pupils regardless of wealth.