Monthly Archives: February 2018

Give Me That Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll

February 22, 2018 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

In 1913, the U.S. Navy issued a lightweight shirt in the shape of a “T” to be worn as an  undergarment. It was a round necked collarless shirt, usually made of cotton and, at its inception, it appeared to be nothing special. However, in the mid-1950s two of Hollywood’s leading … Read More

Daytona 500

February 22, 2018 | by Steve Nicewanger

The twenty-seven year old  Austin Dillon won the 2018 Daytona 500, the first race of the 2018 Monster Energy Cup Series in his #3 Richard Childress Chevy. Daytona is the Crown Jewel of NASCAR racing and one of the world’s greatest motor sports events. The North Carolina native has had … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Feb. 23-March 1

February 22, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, February 23: The first Girl Scout Troop in Indianapolis has been organized in Irvington by twenty girls between the ages of ten and eighteen. The new troop is officially designated Red Clover Troop No. 1, and (Mrs. Gilbert) Anna Ridge, 23 Johnson Av, is the … Read More

Don’t Touch Anything

February 22, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

“What are you allowed to touch in the bathroom?” My daughter was querying my granddaughter, reviewing the “Rules For the Usage of Public Restrooms.” Imani promptly answered her mother: “The toilet paper.” I laughed, then cringed, for I had damaged my daughter’s approach to public johns, and by extension, the … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Feb. 23-March 1

February 22, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, February 25: The War Department will send 500 men to Indianapolis high schools Emmerich Manual Training and Arsenal Technical April 1 for specialty training in blacksmithing, automobile repair, and gunsmithing. Purdue University will provide instruction on airplane making, and students will be taught in the … Read More