The Worthington Times

Hello Ramblers of Today and Yesterday!

Here is a quiz to jog your memory of Worthington.  The correct answers are listed at the bottom. Don't look before you complete the quiz or you will fail and won't be eligible to play basketball for the Ramblers.

1. If you walked past the Rexall Drug Store, the Western Auto and Sylvester's Clothing Store you would be walking which direction? (a) North  (b) South (c) East (d) Down

2. If you wanted to purchase Skelgas products in the 1950s you would call: (a) Hines, Hines and Dad, (b) Ariel Hinds (c) Warren Hines (d) Abe Hines.

3. Which one of the following men did not operate a service station? (a) Wilson Short (b) Don Wilson (c) Doc Pickard (d) Federick Sloan

4. If you wanted to purchase a corsage for your date, you would patronize (a) Betty Jo  (b) Annie Oakley (c) Hazel Dollahan  (d) Gayle Owen.

5. Jack Brannon  (a) owned a hardware store (b) taught in the high school (c) played basketball for the Ramblers (d) sold insurance.

The correct answers are a,d,d,a,c.  All winners will receive a free game of pool at the pool hall.  

6.Which of the following was not the name of a grocery store?  a. Bob and Gayles, b. Beck's Grocery, 3. Flory's Grocery, 4. Wilson Baker Grocery

7.   Gar Wells had a blacksmith shop in town.  It was located  a.  at the corner of Main and Dayton, b.  Just North of the park on highway 48,  c.  On south 67 about a block South of the current post office,  d.  At the end of North Canal Street.

8.  L.C. McIntosh taught   a.  Science,  b.  Agriculture,  c.  4-H and FFA, d.  All of the above.

9.  Mac's (see number 8 above) favorite subject, however, was  a.  British Royalty,  b.  W.W. I,  c.  The geography of Sudan,  d.  Purdue Football.

10.  If you experienced a horrendous odiferous emanation from the South part of town, you would know that it came from,  a.  Freeman's Sausage Plant,  b.  The artesian well,  c.  Larry Longo's garage,  d.  The steam locomotive.

                          The correct answers are:  d, c, d, b, b