The South Gibson Star-Times serves the towns of Haubstadt, Owensville and Fort Branch.
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A-9 Tuesday, November 30, 2021 South Gibson Star-Times Source: www.history.com • Photo source: www.dallasnews.com Tuesday, Nov. 30 • President Truman refuses to rule out atomic weapons (1950) • Battle of Franklin, Tennessee (1864) Wednesday, Dec. 1 • Lincoln gives State of the Union address (1862) • Rosa Parks ignites bus boycott (1955) Thursday, Dec. 2 • Environmental Protection Agency opens (1970) • "Good Will Hunting" premieres in theaters (1997) Friday, Dec. 3 • "A Streetcar Named Desire" opens on Broadway (1947) • Washington arrives at the banks of the Delaware (1776) Saturday, Dec. 4 • Hostage Terry Anderson freed in Lebanon (1991) • Psychiatrist reports on the phe- nomenon of shell shock (1917) Sunday, Dec. 5 • Aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle (1945) • Prohibition ends (1933) Monday, Dec. 6 • Washington Monument com- pleted (1884) • The 13th Amendment is ratified (1865) Owensville Elementary School 1940 Miss Price's fifth grade class of Owensville Elementary School in 1940. 50 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Friday, Dec. 3, 1971 A Christmas Carol Concert by some 350 students of Ma- rolette Elementary School will be presented at the Fort Branch High School Audito- rium on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will open with selections by the sixth grade band, under the direction of Earl Miley. This will be followed by singers from grades one through six. The program also will include community singing of Christ- mas carols and The Christ- mas Story which will be read by Rev. Raymond Kennedy of the United Methodist Church. The fifth and sixth grade 73 voice choir will sing "Pin A Star," "Snow Lay On The Ground," "Calypso Noel," and will conclude the concert singing "O Holy Night" with Eugene Blough as guest solo- ist. Marion Blough is choral director and Beverly Dean is the accompanist. The public is cordially invited to attend. Each Sunday morning since June 1963 Presbyterians have been greeted by Rev. Roger Dean and his family. It has been said that all good things must come to an end, but Presbyterians and townspeo- ple did not welcome the an- nouncement that the Deans have been called to the John Knox Presbyterian Church at Indianapolis, in the Speed- way area. They will assume their duties there on Dec. 6. Each member of the family is loved and will be missed in so many ways. Rev. Dean is so cheerful, lively and pleasant to assist in any difficult situa- tion or to share any triumph. Mrs. Dean is a valuable help- er in church and community affairs. Have you not thrilled to the voices of Mrs. Blough's Marlette Choir as she accom- panies them? It is such a plea- sure to call the Manse and have the pleasant efficient voice of Brian or Douglas an- swer or to meet these fine looking young fellows wher- ever they may be. The Deans extended well wishes as they leave Fort Branch and its is hoped that an abundant mea- sure of success awaits them at John Knox. Births: To Sgt. and Mrs. Robert Reinhart, of Kornat, Thailand, a daughter, Anale- sa, Nov. 12. Marriages: Carol Jean Nurrenbern and Wendel A. Martin were wed on Saturday, Nov. 27 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church; Marilyn Sue McCa- rty and James E. Cullen were wed on Friday, Nov. 26 at Bly- the Chapel United Methodist Church. Deaths: Oliver Hagedorn, 74, of Tell City, passed away Sunday; Rachel Hollis Thomp- son, 88, passed away Tuesday at Monticello Manor Nursing Home at Boonville. 45 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Friday, Dec. 3, 1976 Kwik-Pik will celebrate its Grand Opening on Friday and Saturday in downtown Fort Branch. This new conve- nience market is located at the corner of McCreary and Wal- nut Streets. As a part of the Grand Opening celebration, children accompanied by an adult will be treated to free slush and popcorn. The first 50 shoppers on both days will receive a free pair of panty- hose. The special both days will be a hot dog and drink for 15 cents. Curtis D. McCoy, Jr., of Madisonville, Ky., an- nounced the purchase of the building from Farmers & Mer- chants Bank on June 11, 1976. The building has undergone extensive remodeling inside and out. In his search for a new location, McCoy said that Fort Branch possesses all the nec- essary qualifications he likes to see when establishing a new store. He also remarked that he found Fort Branch to be a progressive and friendly com- munity, the type in which he enjoys doing business. Something's special about having an 8th through 12th birthday on either Christmas or Christmas Eve – for those are the chief qualifications needed to be selected as an "official" of this community with a unique tradition. Each year the Santa Claus Chamber of Commerce holds a contest to honor a boy or a girl who was born on Dec. 24 or Dec. 25 and is currently beginning the 21st such search. The win- ner will be selected on Dec. 11 when three finalist are invit- ed as guests of the town for a tour of the community, a visit to its Santa Claus Land theme park, and the award presenta- tion at the Chamber's Annu- al Christmas Dinner when an honorary mayor, police chief and fire chief are named. Be- sides birthday requirement other qualifications for chil- dren wishing to enter the con- test include the writing of an original letter to Santa Claus with the boy or girl sincere- ly expressing why he or she would hope to be selected as the town's honorary mayor. All finalist in the contest re- ceive specially selected birth- day and Christmas gifts in ad- dition to the honors and "offi- cial' titles bestowed. Marriages: Deborah Lynn Kissel and Richard Michael Neufelder were wed on Nov. 19 at Holy Cross Church. 35 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Thursday, Dec. 4, 1986 The Owensville Conva- lescent Center will sponsor a Christmas Party for area senior citizens. All area se- nior citizens are invited. Dr. Strange will present a show of magic and illusions. He has 28 years of experience and has traveled and performed na- tionwide. He has appeared on the Jerry Lewis Telethon, Sa- hara Hotel, Magic Castle, the 1984 World's Fair and The Bo- zo Show. All area seniors are invited to attend the Magic Show on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Owensville Conva- lescent Center. Saturday, Dec. 6, is the big day for the little children of Fort Branch. Santa Claus will arrive at 10 a.m. that morn- ing and greet the children at the Fire Station. He will hear their Christmas wishes and give them each a treat. Santa will be assisted again this year by members of the Jaycees. The Fort Branch Communi- ty School Band will provide Christmas music. This year, for the first time, a photogra- pher will be present to take the child's picture with Santa. Photographer Gerald Frohbi- eter is offering on 5 x 7 and 5 billfolds for $4.50. Mark your calendar and plan to bring your child to visit with Santa on Saturday morning, Dec. 6,a t 10 o'clock at the Fort Branch Fire Station. Gibson Southern's spring musical for 1987 will be the Rogers and hart clas- sic, "Babes in Arms." This cheery piece has been a fa- vorite of America audiences since its Broadway debut in 1936 and includes some songs that have become "standards" in popular music throughout the world. Some of the best- known tunes include: "I Wish I Were In Love Again," "Where or When," "my Funny Valen- tine," "The Lady is a Tramp," and "Johnny One-Note." Audi- tions will be conducted during the week of Dec. 15 with per- formances scheduled for March 13, 14, 20 and 21. Area audiences can look forward to another fine production on the stage of Gibson Southern with "Babes in Arms! " Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Scott Romershausen, of Phoe- nix, Ariz., a daughter, Allison Nicole, Friday, Nov. 7 at Des- ert Valley Humana Hospi- tal; To Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Harpenau, of Haubstadt, a daughter, Jessica Rose, Sat- urday, Nov. 22 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Marriages: Debra Rose Loewenkamp and Donald Ed- ward Gries were wed on Sat- urday, Nov. 29 at Holy Cross Church. 25 YEARS South Gibson Star-Times Thursday, Dec. 3, 1996 The number of deaths inves- tigated by the Gibson Coun- ty Coroner's office this year has decreased considerably from the amount investigated in 1995, according to coun- ty Coroner Scott Stodghill. "There have been 50 percent less deaths investigated by the coroner's office this year than there were last year," Stodghill said. "There really is no expla- nation for it. Sometimes it just works out that way." "Deaths and births tend to run in cy- cles." Stodghill said the coun- ty coroner's office has inves- tigated 20 deaths this year, in comparison to the more than 40 deaths it investigat- ed last year. "That (20 deaths investigated) is about the low- est we have had since I have been coroner," Stodghill add- ed. Stodghill is completing the fourth year of his first term as county coroner. He indicated the county coroner's office in- vestigated 28 deaths in 1993. The final standings in the 1996 Class 4 State Spell Bowl Competition were quite com- petitive. Fort Branch Com- munity School placed fourth in that division, but the top three finishing teams correct- ly spelled only one more word. Fort Branch correctly spelled 64 out of 72 possible words during the Saturday, Nov. 23 event at Belzer Middle School in Indianapolis. Fort Branch has advanced to the state spell bowl competition in each of the past 11 years. Top plac- ing Class 4 teams in this year's state spell bowl event were Du- bois Middle School first, De- Motte Christian School sec- ond and Lafayette Christian School third. Holy Rosary Catholic School in Evansville wound up fifth. A 15 -year-old Fort Branch youth has devised a Toys for Tots program that Salvation Army officials hope will con- tinue every year at Gibson Southern. Titan freshman Scoot Bent developed the Toys for Tots program as his Eagle Scout project. A mem- ber of Boy Scout Troop 242 in Fort Branch, Bent has been involved in scouting for the past eight years. The Gibson Southern cheerleaders and chorus line are sponsoring the Toys for Tots program, be- ing introduced this year to the South Gibson-area. All toys collected from the project will be given to the Salvation Army Tuesday, Dec. 17. Toys will be collected at Gibson Southern boys' varsity home basketball games occurring Saturday, Dec. 14 and Tuesday Dec. 17. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Brian Stone, of Fort Branch, a daughter, Abby Lynn, Oct. 5 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Deaths: Arthur "Art" Mey- er, 83, passed away on Satur- day, Nov. 23 at Good Samari- tan Hospital; Arthur A. Win- ternheimer, 82, of Evansville, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Deaconess Hospital; Ger- aldine (Dillon) Maxam, 73, of Princeton, passed away on Friday, Nov. 22 at Forest Del Health and Rehabilitation; Helen C. Wargel, 70, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Welborn Baptist Hospital; Er- cell F. Wallace, 76, of Princ- eton, passed away on Mon- day, Nov. 25 at Gibson Gener- al Hospital; Richard K. Scott, 49, of Defiance, Ohio, former- ly of Owensville, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 28 at De- fiance Hospital; Rev. Homer M. Leighty, 91, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Pe- tersburg Health Care Center; Howard W. Kays M.D., 45, of Haubstadt, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 26; Kermit W. Johnson, 60, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 26.