Among phone calls this morning was a gentleman who wanted to know how Warsaw got its name. The answer could be summed up in two words. Nobody knows. Grandfather White had two theories. The misery and glory of the Revolutionary War were as fresh in the minds of older residents of this area when Warsaw was founded as September 11 is today. He believed Warsaw was named after that city in Poland and streets were given Polish names as a tribute to the Poles. They helped settlers of the New World gain their independence from Britain. His second theory is also tied to the Poles. A settlement of Poles first went to the Germantown area of Henry County and eventually came to the present site of Warsaw. They built little cabins where M.K. White drive is located. They also had a small Catholic mission in their settlement along the river bank. It was named Warsaw, because they were homesick for their native land. A meager existence was a battle in those days and the Poles decided they could do better elsewhere. They left, but somehow the name Warsaw was left behind. With the Indians perhaps, as other white men had not yet settled the area. So there you have it! If someone asks how Warsaw got its name, you’ve got two good guesses.
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Let’s hop to the present here. President Biden had a big celebration to mark the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Uncle Joe says the rising costs of goods are under control. Happy Days Are Here Again! If there’s anything for him to celebrate it’s for trying to pull another one over on the American people. While he was speaking inflation rose to 9% and the stock market dropped. The President says additional spending decreases inflation, electric cars will run on free electricity voter ID suppresses voting and 87,000 new IRS Agents will only go after billionaires. UNBELIEVABLE! Apparently facts don’t matter at all. The only thing left in this fiasco of a Presidency is for Jill Biden to start promoting a Wal-Mart convertible dress line that doubles as a curtain.
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GALACTIC NEWS! Scientists say Saturn’s rings may be the remnants of an ancient moon that smashed into the planet 160 million years ago. The impact presumably caused its tilt. Perhaps this is why Saturn’s rings are bright and shiny, they’re relatively new in Saturn’s history. For years I assumed they’d always been there, but an astronomer in the early ages of dinosaurs wouldn’t have seen them. This old universe is full of mysteries, many were probably better off not knowing.
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Time to wind this up. Take care of yourself and remember, “Prosperity is just around the corner.”
*President Herbert Hoober-1929.
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P.S. This area (Benton and Henry County) belonged to France until 1770 when it was transferred back to Spain. It was returned to France in 1801and sold to the United States in 1803.
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Til Next Week:
J.M.W.
