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This Day in South Bend

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A podcast about the history of South Bend. News articles from the city’s past by Jacob Titus, co-host of South Bend on Purpose. New episodes release each weekday morning.
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"Cut Unessentials" Is Sim's Advice to City

Today, we turn to April 21, 1920, for an article about an evening gathering of state and local officials, including A.R. Erskine and Richard Elbel, to discuss the city budget and future plans.

Apr 22, 2020•9 min

High Students Join "Old Clothes" Club

Today, we turn to April 20, 1920, for an article about the old clothes and overalls club, a movement among white collar workers to protest the rising cost of work clothes.

Apr 21, 2020•5 min

Studebaker to Construct New Building Soon

Today, we turn to April 17, 1922, for A.R. Erksine's announcement that, due to booming business in countries such as Italy, Brazil, and England, Studebaker planned to build a new shipping facility on Lafayette.

Apr 17, 2020•6 min

First Horseless Carriage

Today, we turn to April 15, 1899, for a news brief about J.M. Studebaker's purchase of a one-seated horseless carriage, the first of such seen in South Bend.

Apr 15, 2020•3 min

An Advance Movement by the South Bend Croquet Factory

Today, we turn to April 14, 1875, for a string of front-page news briefs about the assassination of President Lincoln, the growth of South Bend's Croquet Factory, and a requiem for the Studebaker's first wood shop.

Apr 14, 2020•6 min

This Bunny to Deliver Baskets of Kielbasa

Today, we turn to Friday, April 13, 1979 for an article about Dyngus Day, a Polish holiday special to the life of South Bend, which is effectively cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 14, 2020•6 min

Breathing Bricks by Anne Axtagrind

Today, we turn to Monday, April 9, 1962, for an impassioned 'Voice of the People' letter to the Tribune signed Anne Axtagrind.

Apr 10, 2020•5 min

Tells Mayor He Wants to Marry Local Girl

Today, we turn to Monday, April 8, 1912, for what is perhaps the early-20th century version of Tinder: a wife-seeking letter written by an Oregon cowboy to the Mayor of South Bend. And you should know, this was on the front page.

Apr 08, 2020•3 min

City Beer Shortage Looms

Today, we turn to Friday, April 7, 1933, when President Franklin Roosevelt repealed the Volstead Act, and 3.2% percent beer returned to South Bend after over a decade of prohibition.

Apr 07, 2020•5 min

Tribune to Erect Radio, TV Center

Today, we turn to Tuesday, April 6, 1954, for The Tribune's announcement of their plan to build a new, modern building in downtown South Bend exclusively for radio and television service.

Apr 06, 2020•8 min

4,000 March to Courthouse

Today, we turn to two articles published in the South Bend Tribune on Thursday, April 5, 1917, following the United States’ entrance to World War One, and Friday, April 5, 1968, in the days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Two tragic moments that, for a time, brought our interdependence to the surface.

Apr 06, 2020•11 min
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