Looking Back – August 14

Erin Martindale, a fifth-grader at Hope Elementary School and a member of the school's Little Hoosiers chapter, enjoyed the homemade ice cream at the Simmons Schoolhouse Ice Cream Social in 1995. From The Republic archives

2010

The Bartholomew County Health Department held a clinic for meningitis vaccinations to help bring area students into compliance with new vaccination requirements for schools.

1995

Seymour VFW Post No. 1925 held the 50th annual V-J Day parade to celebrate the surrender of Japan to the United States, signifying the end of World War II in 1945.

1970

Mayor Eret Kline asked Columbus residents to refrain from burning trash because smoke would be trapped beneath what the National Weather Service called a “stable air” system and create high levels of pollution.