Holding two “residents” of the Bartholomew County Humane Society’s shelter, Cheryl Zuckschwerdt, left, corresponding secretary of the group, and Mary Jo Morris manned the “hot line,” created to answer animal-related calls and concerns from area residents in 1973.
From The Republic archives
Aug. 16
2013
A home was spared but fire destroyed a barn, a car and a recreational vehicle in Azalia and a century-old farmhouse on East State Road 46 near Shiloh Baptist Church suffered more than $100,000 in damages in an early morning blaze.
1998
People at The Commons were momentarily stunned when 10 members of Columbus Police Department’s Emergency Response Team dressed in black T-shirts, pants and combat boots “stormed” the downtown facility looking for lunch.
1973
More than 400 of the state’s top swimmers from 30 teams, including 55 members of Donner Swim Club, came to Columbus for the three-day Indiana AAU State Age Group Swimming Championships.
