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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.... more
FAQs about This Day in South Bend:How many episodes does This Day in South Bend have?The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.
May 05, 2020Mystery Shrouds the Removal of Wine From Czalo's, 1921Today, we turn to May 5, 1921, for a story about Alex Czalo, a local entrepreneur who was caught hiding 1,500 barrels of homemade wine in a secret cellar during prohibition....more6minPlay
May 05, 2020Tuesday Front Yard Day in Clean-Up, 1915Today, we turn to May 4, 1915, for a brief South Bend News-Times report about clean-up week, a time when all residents of the city were encouraged to make visible improvements to their properties....more4minPlay
May 01, 2020South Bend News-Times Raising a False Cry, 1882Today, we turn to May 1, 1882, for another round of bickering between South Bend's two leading papers, The Tribune and the News-Times. ...more6minPlay
May 01, 2020Injuring South Bend by Advertising It as the Wickedest City in the Country, 1888Today, we turn to April 30, 1888, for the Tribune's forceful rebuke of a local politician's dispatch in the Chicago Herald in which he called South Bend "wicked" and decried its gambling and houses of ill repute....more7minPlay
April 30, 2020City Manager Plan, 1921Today, we turn to April 29, 1921, for one part of a Tribune editorial series about the advantages and disadvantages of South Bend moving from our strong mayor system to that of a city manager....more5minPlay
April 29, 2020The Local Political FieldToday, we turn to April 28, 1892, for a Tribune report aiming to convince residents to resist high taxes by voting Republican in an upcoming city election....more5minPlay
April 28, 2020The Quarantined ColonyToday, we turn to April 27, 1900, for a report from the police station where officers exposed to a man with smallpox were quarantined with activities including old maid and fumigation. ...more5minPlay
April 24, 2020Trend Two to One Against Clock ChangeToday, we turn to April 24, 1927, for the results of The Tribune's straw poll testing sentiment on a daylight saving proposal in the city council. ...more7minPlay
April 24, 2020People Make The City Says Tribune SpeakerToday, we turn to April 23, 1927, for a remarkable radio address in which a local businessman sells South Bend to the people of America with a simple, yet profound, message: the people make the city....more12minPlay
April 22, 2020Rush to Enter Popular Girl Contest OpensToday, we turn to April 22, 1930, for the announcement of a popular girl contest hosted by The South Bend Tribune and The Colfax Theatre with the grand prize of a trip to Hollywood to meet with movie executives and stars....more7minPlay
FAQs about This Day in South Bend:How many episodes does This Day in South Bend have?The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.