Looking Back – August 28

Columbus Police Safety Education Officer Charles Critzer "supervised" while Ken Pennington, manager of Jerry's Drive-In at 17th Street and National Road, spelled out a familiar slogan Jerry's and other local businesses put up on their marquees in 1970. From The Republic archives

2010

The Columbus North Bull Dogs won the 39th annual North-East football game, billed as the city’s Super Bowl, 42-21.

1995

Dozens of school buses added to the early morning rush hour as summer vacation ended for nearly 10,000 students in Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp.

1970

Mayor Eret Kline signed a proclamation declaring “Family Ecology Week End” and calling on churches, organizations, families and individuals to observe it by becoming increasingly aware of human beings and their relationship to the environment.