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October 24, 2009

Compiled by Jeff Brailey, For The Herald Bulletin The Herald Bulletin Sat Oct 24, 2009, 11:36 PM EDT

The Herald Bulletin looks back at stories from the Anderson Daily Bulletin and The Anderson Herald newspapers.

10 Years Ago — 1999

Oct. 29 — Police rapped on William A. Washington’s door Wednesday night prepared to arrest him for his alleged involvement in a local dog fighting ring. Then they saw what they suspected was methamphetamine. Officers went ahead and arrested Washington, then got a search warrant for his apartment. He was charged with causing animal fighting contests, a Class D felony.

Oct. 30 — AMVETS National Commander Charles R. Taylor said Miss America 2000’s appearance in Anderson this day was very appropriate to bring attention to the needs of some 38,000 veterans in east central Indiana. The public would get a close-up look at Miss America 2000 during her free appearance at the State Theatre where she discussed “Project Hope: A Campaign to Help Homeless Veterans.”

25 Years Ago — 1984

Oct. 27 — At least three of five forged paintings of works by a renowned Indiana artist were discovered by Indiana State Police to have been sold on consignment by an Anderson auctioneer. ISP detectives Jerry Owens said Dennis Jackson, Auctioneer-Realtor of Anderson sold the forgeries of works by famed Hoosier artist T.C. Steele in auctions he conducted earlier this year, but added Jackson did so “in good faith, fully believing them to be some of the original works of the Indiana artist.

Oct. 30 — Anderson’s mayor and city attorney -- along with representatives of the Indiana Municipal Power Agency --were to appear in Washington D.C. in an attempt to lessen the effects of pending electrical hikes. Anderson residents were notified recently that they faced a 23.8 percent jump in their electric rates if an increase requested by Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. is approved.

50 Years Ago — 1959

Oct. 28 — “Failure of the Ferguson administration to enforce law and order has given our city a nation-wide reputation as a haven for prostitutes, thugs, hoodlums and syndicated gamblers,” former mayor Noland C. Wright told a group of Republican leaders in a meeting at Young GOP headquarters. Wright was the GOP candidate for mayor in next week’s city election.

Oct. 29 — Hundreds of masked and unusually dressed children marched in the downtown Halloween parade despite cool temps. For this outstanding event, presented for the 15th consecutive year, the costumed hundreds gathered in the Sears Store parking lot to form a parade that travelled north on Main Street to 9th Street, then west to Meridian Street, and south to 13th Street, to return to march before judges.

100 Years Ago — 1909

Oct. 26 — Perry D. Cullen, past 50 years old, a well known farmer of Boone Township, was made defendant in a suit for support filed by his 17-year-old wife, Mary Cullen. The plaintiff stated in her complaint that her marriage to Cullen took place on June 3 last at Columbus, Ohio. The plaintiff added that Cullen, by his former marriage has four children --George, 22; Guy, 22; Ruth, 17 and Joe, 11. The plaintiff further stated that Cullen had money in the bank, livestock, a large amount of other personal property and that he owned 80 acres in Boone Township. Mrs. Cullen alleged that two months after the wedding her husband began to mistreat her and that when he saw her talking to his son, George, he accused them of talking about him and raised a chair as if to strike the plaintiff.

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