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B-7 Tuesday, May 10, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times Source: www.history.com • Photo source: www.twitter.com Tuesday, May 10 • Transcontinental railroad com- pleted (1869) • Thomas J. "Stonewall Jackson dies (1863) Wednesday, May 11 • Dust storm sweeps from Great Plains across Eastern states (1934) • Bob Marley dies at 36 (1981) Thursday, May 12 • Body of Lindbergh baby found (1932) • Bob Dylan walks out on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (1963) Friday, May 13 • President Polk declares war on Mexico (1846) • Pope John Paul II is shot (1981) Saturday, May 14 • Lewis and Clark depart (1804) • Early smallpox vaccine is test- ed (1796) Sunday, May 15 • The Seven Years War begins (1756) • Governor George Wallace shot (1972) Monday, May 16 • First Academy Awards ceremo- ny (1929) • Discovery of Ozone Hole an- nounced (1985) 50 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Friday, May 12, 1972 The State Scholarship Com- mission has announced that there are 12 Hoosier Scholars at Fort Branch High School for 1972. Hoosier Schol- ars are selected on the ba- sis of three things, the SAT scores, High School records and recommendations. Cer- tificates will be awarded to the Hoosier Scholars in rec- ognition of outstanding aca- demic achievement and supe- rior capability to benefit from a higher education. They are: Joyce Angermeier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William An- germeier, who plans to go to University of Evansville or Deaconess School of Nurs- ing. James Holder, son of Dr. and Mrs. James L. Holder, who will enter Indiana Uni- versity at Bloomington. Kar- en Holzmeyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Holzmeyer who plans to attend Oakland City College. Connie John- son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Johnson, who will en- ter Purdue University. Da- vid Kell, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kell, who plans to at- tend to enter Purdue Universi- ty. Glenn Munnier, son of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Munni- er, who plans to enter Indiana State University, Terre Haute. Barbara Oing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Oing, who plans to enter Indiana Uni- verity at Bloomington. Ran- dy Oing, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Oing, who plans to at- tend Purdue University. Lloyd Wallis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Wallis, who plans to attend University of Evans- ville or Indiana State Univer- sity, Terre Haute. Dennis Wil- zbacher, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilzbacher, who plans to attend Vincennes University. Outstanding home econom- ics students at Purdue Univer- sity were honored at a Spring Dessert attended by more than 300 persons this week on the Lafayette campus. Among those cited for academic achievement or for outstand- ing service to the school were Rina Hoar, left, and JoAnn Adams, Kirkwood, Mo. Tina was an "Outstanding Member, Home Economics Chapter." Recently Tina was recipient of a cash scholarship, Home Economics in Business. This was presented at a dinner in Indianapolis at the Hilton Ho- tel and her mother, Mrs. Eu- gene Hoar and sister Hope were among those attending. Miss Adams was recipient of "Danforth Award to Outstand- ing Freshman." Students from Fort Branch High School who participat- ed in Oakland City College's Third Annual Algebra Con- test on April 29 were from left to right Ules Ransford, Bruce Holder and Dennis Mayer. They were accompanied by HHS Volleyball team 1974 Members of the Haubstadt High School volleyball team are, from left in the front row, Juanita Rostron, Monica Weiss, Connie Eye, Rhinda Lutz, Rose Ann Chamberlain, Mary Jo Adler, Peggy Weber; in the back row, Denise Weiss, Becky Balbach, Rita Meny, Nancy Lamey, Alice Maurer, Marilyn Keil, Ann Rostron and Vita Meny. Not pictured is their coach Pat Ward. This photo and others to come are taken from the '72, '73, and '74 yearbooks borrowed from the family of the late Debbie (Hutchins) Howard who graduated from Gibson Southern High School in 1975. their teacher, Carl Fowler. A two-hour test was adminis- tered to the students by mem- bers of the OCC math facul- ty and prizes were award- ed to the top five teams and top five individuals on the ba- sis of these test results. Fort Branch placed second out of 16 schools participating. Ules took first place honors and Dennis was judged in the fifth place in the individual scoring. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Norman Young, of Elgin, Ill., a son, Bradley James, on May 1 at Sherman Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Reed, of Ft. Huachuca, Ariz., a daugh- ter, Nina Marie, on April 26; To Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hef- ley, of Haubstadt, a daughter, Kimberly Jo, on May 4 at St. Mary's Hospital. Marriages: Mary Ellen Klenck and Roger Ziliak were wed on Saturday, May 6 at St. Wendel Church. Deaths: Frances Mar- vin Dayis, 65, of New Haven, passed away Tuesday; Swindel O. Beliew, 53, of Fort Branch, passed away Sunday. 45 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Friday, May 13, 1977 Every picture tells a story... especially when seen through the eyes of a youngster. More than one million fourth, fifth and sixth graders across the country were asked recently to express themselves graph- ically and verbally on an art contest theme– – "I See Our Country's Goodness." Kent McIntyre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben McIntyre, Fort Branch, has been awarded fourth place in the national competition sponsored by Kentucky Fried Chicken. The fifth grader at Holy Cross School, received a $100 U.S. Savings Bond and a special commemorative rib- bon as prizes. In developing a relationship between a feeling and an image, Kent looked at the world around him and pic- tured an American astronaut walking on the moon. His sim- ple, but eloquent, caption read: "First in Space." The 11 year old was praised by his teach- er, Mary Ann Bice, who de- scribed Kent as a "talented young man." He is a former winner of the Fort Branch Her- itage Art Contest and plays the baritone in the school band. Teachers of the top thirteen received a Polaroid camera. Angela Jo Karaff was se- lected as a finalist in the fifth annual poetry festival part of the Ohio River Arts Festival in Evansville. Ninety finalist were selected from the more than 2,200 entries received from students in grades 1-12 in Tri-State schools. The stu- dents were honored at a recep- tion Sunday, May 8, at the Uni- versity of Evansville's Union Building Formal Lounge. An- gela was invited to read her po- em entitled, "My Poem." She received a Certificate of Rec- ognition from the Ohio Riv- er Arts Festival Poetry Chair- man, Mrs. Jo Zausch. The po- ems will be bound, with cop- ies presented to the students' schools and area libraries. Area high school students competed recently on the Oak- land City College Campus for the English Annual Algebra Contest. Each high school in the southwestern Indiana was invited to send a team of three students currently en- rolled in beginning algebra. In addition to the team com- petition, individual cash prizes were awarded. The team from Gibson Southern High School won fourth place in the team competition. Team members pictured were, Mary Kissel, LuAnn Schaefer, and Terry Mallory. In individual compe- tition, LuAnn Schaefer placed sixth. Teachers accompany- ing the students to the con- test were Sally Walker and Lu- Ann Buck. Roberta Silva also attended. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Larry Georges, of Indian Hills, a daughter, Josie Ma- rie, on Friday, May 6 at Wel- born Hospital. Marriages: Debbie Sue Finney and Gordon Eugene Marsh were wed on Saturday, April 16 at Rosedale Baptist Church. 35 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Thursday, May 14, 1987 Charles and Neda Atteber- ry, owners of Atteberry Mar- athon of Fort Branch, won the John Deere Circle of Ex- cellence award for superior achievement and sales suc- cess in 1986. They were pre- sented a trophy by L. R. Lietz- ke, Territory Manager, of the John Deere Columbus, Ohio, Sales Branch at the Atteber- ry dealership recently. The requirements for winning the award are challenging. At- teberry Marathon had to in- crease outdoor power equip- ment sales by a substantial percentage and achieve a high sales volume. "It takes a great deal of time, work, and ener- gy to be recognized in this program." Lietzke said. Win- ners must commit to provid- ing quality service, ensuring customer satisfaction, making special efforts and getting re- sults – achievements that are respected by the entire 3,000 dealer network. The dealer- ship name and year of recog- nition were laser-engraved in- to the walnut base of the award statue. By joining the Circle of Excellence the Atteberrys be- come eligible for a special in- centive trip award. Louise Neufelder received her BSN degree on Sunday, May 10, at graduation cere- monies held on the Universi- ty of Evansville campus. She received her degree with hon- ors. The graduate is a mem- ber of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Psi Iota Xi Sorority has do- nated $500 to the Downtown Beautification Project. Presi- dent Brenda Lewis and Trea- surer Mo Dix presented the check to Business Associa- tion President Faye Neufelder at their meeting Tuesday eve- ning, May 5. The Downtown Beautification Project has dramatically improved the ar- ea along the railroad tracks between Vine and Locust Streets. Jim Hipp landscaped the area and has offered his services spraying and trim- ming to keep the area look- ing good. Deaths: Ernest E. French, 87, of Fort Branch, passed away Sunday, May 10 at Gib- son General Hospital; Clifford T. Matthew, 85, of Poseyville, passed away Saturday, May 9; Paul H. Baker, 73, of Sier- ra Vista, Ariz., passed away Saturday, May 9 at St. Mary's Hospital in Tueson, Ariz.; Frances M. Maier, 91, passed away Friday, May 8 at Regina Continuing Care Center. 25 YEARS South Gibson Star-Times Thursday, May 13, 1997 Titan senior Steven Law- rence Lintzenich has been chosen as the Gibson South- ern Student of the Month Award winner for April. Lin- tzenich has compiled a 3.2 grade-point-average and plans to attend Vincennes Univer- sity to major in law enforce- ment. Lintzenich said he has enjoyed many of his classes at Gibson Southern. "I have a lot of favorite classes, but I think I learned the most in Mr. ( John) Weber's physi- cal science class my sopho- more year," Litzenich said. A Fort Branch resident, Steven is the son of Connie Karaff of Fort Branch and Steve Lint- zenich of Mount Vernon. "I owe all my accomplishments to my parents, without them I couldn't have made it," Ste- ven said. "They pushed me to be the best and to work hard at everything I do." Steven has been involved in various orga- nizations at Gibson Southern. He has been a member of the Gibson Southern Pep Club for four years, Theatre Club for three years, Art Club for two years and Foreign Language Club for one year. He has al- so been a member of the Titan baseball team for three years and golf team for one year. When questioned about what he enjoys most about Gibson Southern, Steven said he likes the fact that Gibson Southern is a small school and "every- body knows who you are." Ste- ven also mentioned the teach- ers are "real great and help in every way they can." Amity Jo Waldroup, daugh- ter of Larry and Anita (Ful- ton) Waldroup of Princeton, formerly of Fort Branch, re- ceived her Associate of Sci- ence Degree in Business Man- agement and Accounting from Vincennes University. The 191st annual Commencement Exercises of Vincennes Uni- versity were held in the Phys- ical Education Complex on the Vincennes Campus on Satur- day, May 3. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Carroll, of Owens- ville, a son, Tanner Blake, Sun- day, April 20 at Gibson Gener- al Hospital. Deaths: Bernadetta Baumgart, 88, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Sunday, May 4 at Wabash General Hospital; Clara C. Wilbers, 90, of Fort Branch, passed away Monday, May 5 at Owensville Convales- cent Center. We've been giving it to South Gibson and the surrounding counties for a long time, why not share what news you have with others? NEWS! 812-753-3553 South Gibson