Headlines in History 1906: South Bend Poster Printing Company in new building
What was making news in our area during this week in years past? The History Museum offers these newspaper excerpts to give you an idea.
May 19, 1906: “The South Bend Poster Printing company is occupying its building at the northwest corner of Center and Court streets and has announced that it is ready for business. The company was organized early in the year to do a general printing business. Its attention will be devoted almost entirely to large poster work, however. Its first work, turned out a few weeks ago, was a large Fourth of July poster in three colors, one of the most attractive ever printed.” — The South Bend Tribune
May 20, 1913: “Burglars broke into the Cleis & Co. jewelry store, 224 South Michigan street, last night, and took about $400 worth of jewelry from the display window. There is no clew to the robbers. The robbery was a daring and bold one, as it took place in the heart of the city which is supposed to be well patrolled by the police.” — The South Bend Tribune
May 21, 1920: “Mary Garden, famous as one of the leading members of the Chicago Grand Opera company, and Sousa’s band will fill engagements in South Bend next October and November. It is also probable that Mme. Schumann-Heink, contralto; Nillie Melba, soprano, and the Scotti Grand Opera company, now on tour of the country, will also be attractions during the early fall of 1920.” — The South Bend Tribune
May 22, 1932: “The tradition of the buns will be carried on at Notre Dame. That was the promise of Eugene F. Connolly, recently appointed director of the Notre Dame dining halls to succeed the late Robert Borland. He comes to Notre Dame from four and one-half years as culinary expert at the McAlpin hotel, New York, and is, he says, exceeding glad to be here. 'Just what is the tradition of the buns?’ ” — The South Bend Tribune
May 23, 1941: “Pupils of the Honolulu Conservatory of Music, of South Bend, will participate in a broadcast by a 250-piece Hawaiian orchestra playing American and Hawaiian string music Sunday from the stage of the Shrine theater in Fort Wayne, Ind. Among those participating from South Bend and vicinity are to be Oscar Moser, director; Rita Hortsman, assistant; Donald Marvel, Herbert Remington, Irene Vida, Rose Gibson, Theo Freeland, William Thomas, Ronald Lentz, James Lentz, Helen Trader, Norman Jacobs, Lyle Shang, Clifton Shang and John VanMeter.” — The South Bend Tribune
May 24, 1954: “A homing pigeon owned by Rene Maenhout paced 220 other birds to win a 169-mile diploma race Sunday from Bloomington, Ill., which was sponsored by the Mishawaka Homing Pigeon Club. The winning bird’s average speed was 44 miles an hour for an official timing of 3:47:48.” — The South Bend Tribune
May 25, 1966: “A new program aimed in a broad sense at developing a new approach to adult living was unveiled today by United Community Services of St. Joseph County. Approved by the USC board of directors, the program will be known as REAL Services (Resources for Enriching Adult Living).” — The South Bend Tribune
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: 1906: South Bend Poster Printing Company is open for business
