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



10 Years Ago — 2000

Sept. 5 — The Madison County Community Health Center opened its doors, ready to provide primary health care for the uninsured, under-insured, Medicare and Medicaid patients of all ages. Anthony Malone, president and CEO of the clinic located at 1719 N. Madison Ave., said “It’s exciting and it’s incredible that it has finally happened,” adding that walk-in patients will be accepted. Malone says statistics show 42,000 people in Madison County qualify for the center’s services.

Sept. 6 — Damage from the May 18 hailstorm reached the $10 million mark. The city of Anderson issued 2,450 work permits in June and July to repair roof damages on houses in the city limits, records show. In July alone, 1,459 permits were issued for work totaling $5.8 million. In comparison, July 1999 saw 26 permits totaling $164,611.



25 Years Ago — 1985

Sept. 5 — A unanimous vote by the Elwood City Council will bring 220 new jobs to Madison County. After a three-week delay, the panel voted 5-0 to purchase the vacant Essex Wire Co. plant on Ind. 37 for $450,000 and immediately authorized Mayor Phillip Orbaugh to finalize the sale of the property to Product Assembly Corp. of Hartford City. The Hartford City firm — known as PAC — has an agreement with Anderson’s Fisher Guide Division to complete fascias for 1987 model vehicles.

Sept. 6 –— Two roundballers from Anderson will show their hoop talents under tinseltown’s bright lights with the tipoff of “Hoosiers.” Greg Eckstein, a 6-foot-2 forward for last year’s Highland Scots, and Jeff Bates, an Anderson College sophomore who also played for Highland, were among 24 chosen from a field of 650 young men competing for roles in the movie with a storyline depicting the 1954 state champs from Milan. According to Bates, the two former Scots are likely to be playing for one of the opponent teams in the film.



50 Years Ago — 1960

Sept. 6 — The Wilson Boys’ Club, which has an annual membership of 650 boys, will reopen today after having been closed for several weeks for its annual “Cleanup, Fixup and Paint-up.” Club director Ray Humphrey announced that the club facilities and staff are anticipating record crowds of youngsters. The club is open to any Anderson boy between the ages of 7 and 18. The registration fees range from 25¢ to $1 per year.

Sept. 7 — Virgil Chester Edison, 29, of Anderson, was jailed on a charge of public indecency after several women complained of his motoring through town in the nude. Police said Edison was identified by two of the complainants Monday. He had been reportedly calling women to his car to ask directions.



100 Years Ago — 1910

Sept. 6 — Belle Heaton, 50, came all the way from her home in St. Joseph, Mo, to get her 12 year-old daughter who she alleged was being held by Mrs. Maggie Vestal, a medium at the spiritualist camp at Chesterfield. Chief of Police Pritchard sent Patrolmen Myers and Goodwin to get the child and in a short time they returned with the little girl who was received by her mother with open arms. Vestal denies the allegations made against her by Heaton.

Sept. 9 — Sanford Keltner is a good storyteller and the best one he has sprung this year is one on himself that occurred last week. He refused to allow it to go into print at less than a dollar a word and as the price is prohibitive, his friends are encouraged to quietly sneak into his office at the trust building and hand him a good cigar as inducement to tell it.