Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Dec. 29, 1916 — All the boys and girls are talking about the special treat Mary Pickford will give them in her appearance in “Cinderella” at LaPorte’s Phoenix Theatre on New Year’s morning.
Dec. 29, 1966 — Former Gov. Henry F. Schricker, 83, died Wednesday in Starke County Memorial Hospital after suffering his third heart attack in less than a month.
Dec. 29, 1991 — The LaPorte County Park Foundation now owns approximately 80 acres in New Durham Township, donated by Lucille and Gayle Bluhm.
Dec. 29, 2006 — Americans spent a record $154 billion on Christmas this year, which has yielded a lot more garbage.