Monthly Archives: August 2014

Indy Car Season & The Colts Preseason

August 21, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

The open wheelers raced at the Milwaukee Mile last Sunday in the ABC Supply Wisconsin 250. Will Power, the Aussie from Down Under, continued his hold on the points lead with a dominating driving performance that brought him his third victory of the season. His name says it all. He … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 22-29

August 21, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, August 24, 1914: Federal Department of Justice investigators looking into food prices in Indianapolis sent letters to more than 1,000 retail grocers Saturday asking the price range from August 1 to 21 of flour, sugar, and other commodities, and whether or not they had received … Read More

Summertime

August 21, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

“Summertime and the livin’ is easy . . . “ — Gershwin, “Porgy & Bess” Ah, the delights of an Indiana summer! I know what Hoosiers will be eating for dinner: roasting ears slathered with butter, sliced tomatoes and green beans simmered with onion and a little bacon — what … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Aug. 22-29

August 21, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, August 25, 1914: Emma Pfeiffer Bruner, Butler College Prof. Henry Lane Bruner’s wife, arrived safely from Germany where she was visiting family.  Her difficult and strenuous return journey began in Baden. When the war signal came on August 1, all foreigners left without delay to … Read More

Indiana Beach Music Scene, Part 2

August 21, 2014 | by Al Hunter

Last week, I shared the details of Janis Joplin’s visit to Indiana Beach in Monticello on August 14, 1968, 46 years ago. It still seems strange to me. The place most Hoosiers identify with the cartoon crow popping up out of a cornfield to squawk “There’s more than corn in … Read More