How Time Flies for Feb. 18, 2008:100 years agoFeb. 18, 1908: My Store in downtown Bloomington is having its bread baking contest, sponsored by Neptune Flour. Neptune is the only flour allowed to be used in the contest, and sacks of the flour will be awarded to the prize winners. Entries should be delivered to the store.75 years agoFeb. 18, 1933: Band leader Larry Funk, formerly of Bloomington, has divorced actress Delores Ray. He claimed she was “money mad and preferred the company of other wealthy men." They were married in Bloomington in 1925. She did not contest the divorce.50 years agoFeb. 18, 1958: On this Shrove Tuesday, Orrie Sanasac, 120 Meadowbrook Drive, has already given up a lot at Lent. He's on a regimen of diet pills and lettuce. In a newspaper photo he watches as a friend digs into a stack of pancakes.25 years agoFeb.
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