25 Years Ago — Oct. 3, 1990
The Dorr Township Board, led by Clerk Dick Dutkiewicz, voted 4-1 to take part in the Allegan County $25 annual surcharge program for recycling, agreeing that no more than 20% of the revenue shall go to administrative costs. Because a reduction of solid waste has been mandated by the state, Globe Editor Nila Aamoth charged county, local and state officials with “bungling” the whole affair.
A large crowd was in attendance for the opening of the Dorr Township Hall and public safety complex. State Rep. Paul Hillegonds called it “The center of the purest form of representative government in our nation.”
More than 200 laid off employees of Kessler Inc. have been invited to a public informational meeting on resources available to help them. Kessler’s has downsized and shipped most jobs to foreign lands in the wake of tough economic times.
The city received a reprimand from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for improper procedures in emptying liquid pumped into the city storm sewer.
Plainwell High girls’ basketball coach Jock Pirrone, who actually is a resident of the Wayland school district, wrote a letter praising Wayland girls’ hoops coach Zack Moushegian for running a “class” program.
Dr. Bruce Sexton moved his dental practice from the corner of Main and Superior to the Professional Building behind Henika District Library.
The Martin High School marching band was awarded first place in the Wolverine Worldwide Marching Band Festival in Rockford, which included 43 units. Drum major is Angie Burnell and Fred Bogdan is director.
Karen Volkers, a 1987 graduate of Wayland High School, was named player of the week for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association. She is a standout volleyball player for the Ferris State University Bulldogs.
Missy Wycoff was selected queen and Donald Graczyk king at Hopkins High School homecoming.
It was a bad week in area high school football, with Hopkins losing 42-12 to Allendale, Martin 22-0 to Lawrence and Wayland 15-8 to Kenowa Hills. Martin coach Pete Zeinstra was so disappointed in the offense that he went back to the I formation and deserted the pro set.
The Wayland girls’ basketball team was struggling with a 3-6 overall record.
Martin nipped Hopkins 32-29 in girls’ hoops as Vonda Evers had a dozen points.
Missy Bratsburg and Kristy Nieuwenhuis emerged as singles champions and the Lady Wildcats won the Wayland Invitational Tennis Tournament.
Dorothy Miller decided to step down after three and a half years as director of the Dorr Township Library. She was succeeded by Lola Thomas.
50 Years Ago — Sept. 30, 1965
Kessler’s Undies and Woolies announced it was sending cartons of warm winter children’s clothing for children in a shelter in Seoul, South Korea. The company was working in partnership with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wyatt, who have adopted a Korean son and daughter.
Mary L. Bryan of Grand Rapids, a former Wayland High School student, died at her home. Only 26 years old, she had heart surgery just two years before.
The Wayland Village Council awarded bids for electrical work to Mutschler Electric and Tobin Electric and to Birney Belka for construction to build a new municipal garage on the south side of town.
In a “Turned Up Here and There” column, the anonymous author, who sounded suspiciously like Helen Jane Helmey, discussed the importance of proofreading. An example was a linotype operator who had a penchant for mixing up “i” in place of “o.” So more than once the Helmeys published a story describing “Joe Blow, sin of Mr. and Mrs. John Blow.”
Rollo Mosher, former Globe publisher, in his “Observations Here and There” column talked about the configurations of hitching posts on Main Street in horse and buggy days in Wayland.
Congressman Ed Hutchinson, in his column, opined, “…when a party has been out of power for a long time (all but eight of the last 33 years in the presidency and all but four in Congress), its viewing with alarm role is bound to give it a negative image. Such is the fate of Republicans.”
A group of area school boards had a huge joint meeting in Wayland to discuss the new state law mandating high schools for every public school district, which very well means the necessity of consolidation. Outside districts represented were Moline, Hooker, Dorr, Sproat, Jones and Corning.
Wayland and Maple Valley tied 13-13 in the second game of the season and Expressway League opener. Terry Bartell raced 82 yards for one TD and Rick Baughman wedged over from the one for the other. Quarterback Terry Parks hit end Gordon Hudson with a pass for the PAT.
Hopkins went to 2-0 with a 13-0 victory over Lawton. Jim Newell tossed a halfback pass for a TD to George Schwartz and QB Jesse Goodrich sneaked the other one from a yard out.
“McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force” was showing at the Wayland Theatre, starring Tom Conway and Joe Flynn.
After Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction” became the first protest song to climb to No. 1 in the land the week before, the McCoys took over the top spot with “Hang on Sloopy.”
75 Years Ago — Oct. 4, 1940
Time rolls along and the Globe is now one of Wayland’s oldest business institutions. We appreciate the support of our readers and advertisers and hope to merit that support in the coming year by our efforts to publish a better and better newspaper that will boost for Wayland and its surrounding territory.
Mayor LaGuardia of New York City told a United States conference of burgomasters that the U.S. has an 80 percent chance of escaping war, with the acquisition of the new Atlantic naval and air bases.
Goering may be the black eagle of Germany. But Harlem — New York city’s negro section—has a black eagle too. His august name is Col. Hubert Fauntleroy Julian. Julian had just finished reading Hitler’s book, “Mein Kampf.” Julian’s blood boiled over, at Hitler’s remarks on the colored race.
This is what happened: Colonel Julian issued a challenge to General Goering, to meet him in a single solitary combat. The challenge itself read as follows:
“I therefore challenge and defy you, Herman Goering, as head of the Nazi air force, to meet me at 10,000 feet, to fight an aerial dual to avenge the cowardly insult to my race. Neutral correspondents must be the referees.” Colonel Julius overlooked one detail. General Goering is probably too fat to get into a Messerschmitt. Julian was Haile Selassie’s only flier in the Ethiopian war.
An orchid to the mayor of New Orleans for also taking up the crusade against filth in print. Our national morality is being undermined by a flood of’ indecent literature. There are hundreds of so-called “modern” publications on our newstands today which are as deadly as a dose of poison, especially to our youth of high school age. It is sincerely our hope that our legislators take time out and pass a law prohibiting the publication and sale of the trashy printed pieces which are so numerous today. — Your humble reporter, Margaret Dado.
100 Years Ago — Oct. 1, 1915
There was no entry for Oct. 1 in the Then & Now microfilm archives. Our regrets. However, it will resume with Oct. 8, 1915.