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

10 Years Ago — 1999

Nov. 22 — Because the management of Delphi Energy and Engine Management failed to respond, the NAACP is encouraging people to file racial discrimination complaints with the Anderson Human Relations Commission. A settlement was reached earlier this year with the Guide Corp. after complaints of discrimination had been filed. That settlement allowed workers to be retested for jobs. Madison County Councilman John Bostic said people have been discriminated against based on race. “You all have to stick together as one,” said Bostic. “You want jobs now and not in two or three years.”

Nov. 23 — On her first spin on TV’s “Wheel of Fortune,” Vicky Berry went bankrupt. On her second, she had an opportunity to take home $2,500. She bought a vowel from Vanna White and began a four-round run to earn a total of $4.150 for her appearance.

25 Years Ago – 1984

Nov. 25 — Private schools in Anderson have nearly doubled in the past four years and their enrollments are on the increase. Three new private schools have opened and two nursery schools have expanded since 1980, bringing the number of local non-public schools to nine.

“Parents are looking into private schools because they feel they can be a lot more involved with their children’s education,” said Gretchen McConville, Anderson Christian School principal. Jill Smith, principal of New Wine Christian Academy, said, “Parents are looking for discipline in the school, which is another reason many parents enroll their children in private schools.”

Nov. 27 — Bingo resumed at St. Thomas Catholic Church after a Monday night vote by parishioners and volunteers of the “charitable game.” Only a handful of the 350 members of the church appeared at the parish meeting to vote on whether the controversial games should continue. By a vote of 16 to 11, the church decided to begin the games again in January. The church was raided by state police a week earlier and two men were arrested for gambling, although the charges were later dropped.

50 Years Ago – 1959

Nov. 22 — A young mother carried her four young children to safety when flames gutted their tiny eastside home, destroying all family belongings. Immediately residents along Ellenhurst Dr. began a neighborhood canvass to obtain clothing and other articles to aid the children in the night. Fire companies 1 and 3 were summoned to the home where the one-story block home was already a mass of flames. They managed to save the exterior walls despite a lack of hydrants in the area. Fire officials believed the fire started in a wardrobe where the children had been playing.

Nov. 26 — Madison County’s Committee “Operation Polio” reviewed their mass Salk inoculation program for county residents. A spokesman said that final decisions have not been made but it is expected that the first shots would be given before January, due to the availability of serum and other supplies.

100 Years Ago — 1909

Nov. 22 — City Health Officer, Dr. O.E. McWilliams, with the assistance of patrolman Brown of the police force, will patrol the Hazelwood and Shadeland areas until diphtheria cases in that section of the city are controlled. Parents were instructed to keep their children inside their homes. Any children seen on the streets were to be taken into custody.

Nov. 24 — Abe Davidson, 11-year-old son of Mr. Davidson, was taken into custody by police on a charge of stealing a watch from Jacob Gerber. Young Davidson, accompanied by another boy whom police have failed to located, played “hookey” from school and went to the Ham home where Mr. Gerber boards. While there, they took a gold watch and then tried to pawn it at Noah’s Ark pawn shop. The proprietor became suspicious and, knowing the boy’s father, called Mr. Davidson. Charges were dropped upon the return of the watch.