This Day in South Bend

Today, 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.

Today, 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.

Today, we turn to May 1, 1882, for another round of bickering between South Bend's two leading papers, The Tribune and the News-Times. 

Today, 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.

Today, 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.

Today, 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.

Today, 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. 

Today, 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. 

Today, 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.

Today, 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.