Monthly Archives: August 2018

The Real Story of “The Natural”

August 16, 2018 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in the June 28, 2013 issue of the Weekly View. The Major League All-Star game is just around the corner and once again network time usually devoted to regular season baseball games will be filled with baseball-themed movies like Major League, Field of Dreams, A League … Read More

World War I 100 Years: Aug. 17-23

August 16, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, August 21: Yesterday evening, the city’s downtown streets were filled with cheering, shouting, and singing as 1,258 African American men, escorted by a platoon of mounted police and patriotic black organizations waving flags and banners, marched enthusiastically to Tomlinson Hall to hear “Godspeed” and blessings … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 17-23

August 16, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, August 21: Indianapolis public school officials are anticipating 45,000 children on opening day next month. Superintendent Ellis U. Graff announced that no overcrowding is expected in the coming school year because fifty Indianapolis grade schools will each have an additional classroom available to accommodate students. … Read More

Hoosier Pride & Tradition — UHL Pottery

August 16, 2018 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Business was booming for the Uhl family, of Lisberg Germany, in the 1840s. But August Uhl dreamed of taking his talents to America, the land of opportunity. So, in 1848 he left his home and his father’s business and sailed to the United States. After months of travel by river … Read More

This Week’s Issue: Aug. 10-16

August 9, 2018 | by Weekly View

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