25 Years Ago — Jan. 30, 1991
Police are seeking information about a man between 25 and 35 years old who walked into the Paul Johnson Agency downtown and assaulted and robbed a woman.
Efforts are under way to have 129th Avenue from Bradley through Chief Noonday Road in Barry County designated as a state trunkline, according to Barry County Road Commission Engineer-Manager Fred Neils.
The two-year seats of council members Robert Golm, Robert Genther and Mary Reno will be decided in the annual April city election.
Mike Browand, a member of the Wayland Board of Education, wrote a letter to the Globe suggesting the weekly newspaper publish statistical box scores of Wayland High School sports. The Globe replied, “If the information you suggest was provided to us, we would find a way to use it. However, coaches generally are too busy to call in the stats and stat keepers only call when their teams are state ranked… as a weekly newspaper, our statistical information will be out of date by the time it is printed… We tried printing stats (JV and freshmen too), but found the cooperation level a little shy.”
Donald Peterman of Wayland received a plaque from Spartan Stores recognizing the truck driver for 36 consecutive years going without a traffic accident.
Ben and Milford Potter of Moline have been chosen Allegan County Dairy Herd Improvement Association Dairymen of the Year.
The Martin boys’ basketball team now owns a 7-0 record in the Southwest Athletic Conference, three games better than the second place team in the SAC. Brian Klok has been hot of late for coach Herb Johnson’s group, scoring 22 and 28 points in victories over Marcellus and Fennville.
The Hopkins basketball team gave state-ranked Covert a real battle, trailing only 37-34 at the half before eventually falling 76-64. Fur Vikings scored in double figures, led by Kelly Reynolds with 17 points, Jeff Weber 15 and Brian Roxbury and Zack Wilson 13 apiece. Weber also snared 14 rebounds.
Wayland defeated Middleville Thornapple Kellogg on the hardcourt 64-55 in a game marred by a fistfight between two players, one from each team. Shawn Carpenter had 19 points.
50 Years Ago — Jan. 26, 1966
Wayland had a good night in hoops Friday night by defeating Caledonia 91-66. Gordon Hudson had 26 points, Terry Bartell 21, Rick Baughman 16 and Terry Parks 11. Tom Benedict had 14 for the Scots.
However, the Wildcats dropped a 66-62 nonleague decision to Kelloggsville the following Tuesday. Hudson had 15, Jim Kotrba 12 and Walt Messer 10. Lee Pankratz sank the winning free throws and had 18 points for the JVs in a 62-61 win.
Dr. W.E. Jackson, a local veterinarian, was selected to join the Board of Directors at Moline State Bank, succeeding the deceased Joseph Faber.
The Rev. Oscar Wilson was scheduled to be ordained as pastor of the Wayland Congregational Church the following Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Green was named secretary of the Allegan Ciunty chapter of the American Red Cross.
Wayland High School graduate Norman (Hap) Henry was conducting classes in literacy and sexology at Lima State Hospital in Lima, Ohio. Sexology was a series of classes designed to rehabilitate sex offenders.
The Globe ran a front page feature story with a couple of pictures of Swedish foreign exchange student Annette Anderson, who is staying with the Jack Cook family throughout the academic year.
Former Wayland resident Naman Frank held the U.S. Coast Guard located the body of a man who drowned near Florida. The boat driven by Frank Duesing, 72, of Louisville, Ky., capsized close to where Frank has been driving his boat.
Harry Hudson, a member of the 1955 Wayland High School Class C state finalist basketball team, has been enjoying a lot of coaching success at Wyoming Rogers High School. His freshman teams fashioned a 62-2 record over four years and this year’s junior varsity squad was 10-0. Hudson’s son, Mike, is the Wayland varsity coach today.
Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin, husband and wife, were starring in “That Funny Feeling,” at the Wayland Theatre.
The Beatles’ twin-sided hit “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out” once again topped the nation’s music charts.
75 Years Ago — Jan. 31, 1941
After many days of hopeful waiting on the part of the youthful skaters of Wayland and many false starts on the part of the village employees, all due to the changeableness of the weather, the kids of our town were able to use the new ice skating rink located on the village parking lot at the comer of East Main and Forest Streets Wednesday night for the first time.
The use of the rink will depend to a great extent upon the temperature. While a great many of our readers may think that we have been having quite some winter so far, those who are interested in the freezing of the ice on the rink, think that we have had very little of real freezing weather.
President Roosevelt’s inauguration day came at a time when the fever of the country was away above normal in a bitter fight over the Lease-Lend Bill No. 1776.
Party lines were smashed to smithereens, with Wilkie claiming the Republican Party would kill itself forever more if it failed to recognize the principal of “blank-check” aid to Britain, and allow Roosevelt all the power he desires.
Churchill said Britain wanted no armies from overseas in 1941, but would need a constant stream of munitions, “far more than we can pay for.”
Britain, however, is not in “extremis,” if such aid comes, said Churchill. He said: “We have enough men on the fighting line to hold the front line of civilization if we get American aid and American credits.”
This unheralded address before a Glasgow audience was widely quoted in the Lend-Lease fight in Washington.
1939 was the best year since 1929 for the construction industry in the United States.
100 Years Ago — Jan. 28, 1916
Ford Stratton has thrown his hat into the ring in this year’s race for Allegan County Probate Judge, to succeed the retiring Lewis L. Thompson.
The Farmers’ Institute at the Birney House in Dorr attracted an attendance of 100 and included County Agent C.B Clark and R. D. Bailey, state speaker. D.B. Clack was chosen as local manager for the coming year.
There were many reports in the area of illnesses from La Grippe, pneumonia, asthma, appendicitis and debilitating falls.
The historic Shiner and Solomon blacksmith shop in Moline, has been razed and a Mrs. Tolle has expressed interest in replacing it with a paint store.
Miss Belle Headley took top honors in the spelling contest at the Chicken Pie Social hosted by Mr. Swanson.
Martin E. Wells, principal at Dorr School, has agreed to take the same position the next year in Byron Center.
Interurban trains nearly went out of commission Friday and Saturday because of fires. It was down to two passengers, but officials said normal operations would resume Monday.
Fred D. Hilbert now is a traveling salesman for the P. Lorillard wholesalers tobacco company.
John Peck, 88, of South Main St., in Wayland, has reported a lot of vandalism on his property. Bushels of parsnips have been dug up, he complained.
Paul Wing is the new student operator for the local telephone company and soon he will be appointed to handle the night-time service operations.
Abram Sager of Bradley is critically ill with the dropsy and is staying in Battle Creek.
The Wayland High School senior play will be a three-act comedy-drama, “A College Town,” which will be performed Feb. 9 at Frank’s Opera House.
The Ladies Library Club met with a larger than expected attendance of membership and 12 guests, including Mrs. Reppard and Mrs. Hart, who performed a piano duet. Mrs. Buskirk and Miss Hoyt presented a dialogue, “We Two in Europe.”
PHOTO: Bradley School, a long time ago.
