The South Gibson Star-Times serves the towns of Haubstadt, Owensville and Fort Branch.
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B-8 Tuesday, May 24, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times Source: www.history.com • Photo source: www.nzhistory.govt.nz Tuesday, May 24 • Brooklyn Bridge opens (1883) • MLB holds first night game (1935) Wednesday, May 25 • "Star Wars" opens (1977) • Babe Ruth hits last home run (1935) Thursday, May 26 • "Dracula" goes on sale in Lon- don (1897) • Last day of Model T production at Ford (1927) Friday, May 27 • Bismarck sunk by Royal Navy (1941) • Golden Gate Bridge opens (1937) Saturday, May 28 • Lieutenant Colonel George Washington begins the Seven Years' War (1754) • Volkswagen is founded (1937) Sunday, May 29 • Hillary and Tenzing reach Ever- est summit (1953) • Danica Patrick becomes first woman to lead Indy 500 (2005) Monday, May 30 • Joan of Arc martyred (1431) • First Indianapolis 500 held (1911) Haubstadt High School 1972 These five girls are members of the freshman class in 1972 at Haubstadt High School. From left are Debbie K. Hutchins, Cindy Spindler, Alicia Spindler, Karen Wilderman and Brenda Schulteis. 50 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Friday, May 26, 1972 Mark Lutz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilard Lutz of Haub- stadt, has been named Salu- tatorian of the 1972 class at Magister Noster Latin School. Graduation exercises will be Sunday, May 28, at 2 p.m. in St. Benedict's auditorium in Evansville. Other graduating seniors of this area are Thom- as Becker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Becker of Poseyville. Thomas is Valedictorian of the class. Tom Weber, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Weber of Haubstadt; and David Titzer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Titzer of Fort Branch. Both Lutz and Titzer were named as Hoosier Scholars and were listed in Who's Who of Cath- olic High School Students of America. Lutz and Weber plan to attend St. Meinrad this fall and Titzer will enter Purdue University. On May 17th Mrs. Sylvia Emge Deters gave a talk and showed slides about the Mid- dle Mississippi Indians who lived at Angel Mounds. She told the class how the Indians built walls, temples, and their homes. They wove sticks, grass, weeds and other ma- terials and then the women smeared mud over them to make them sturdy. On May 18, Marlette 6th grade class took off at 8 a.m. on buses driven by Joe English and Bill Sides to their first stop at An- gel Mounds where they saw for themselves what Mrs. De- ters told them about. At An- gel Mounds the Indians built a temple for men to ask their God for good crops. We saw their homes. Then we went to the Angel Mounds Muse- um where one of the interest- ing displays was a skeletal re- mains, called Sam, of an Indi- an Chief. The next stop was lunch at Bonanza. The last stop was at the Museum where we viewed many exhibits and visited the planetarium. Chap- erones were Mr. and Mrs. Jon Teel, Bill Rohl and Mrs. Mar- shetta Bent. Mary C. Kiefer will be one of the 194 seniors receiving degrees from Marian College at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 28. Mary, whose parents Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Keifer re- side at Route 2, Fort Branch, will receive a Bachelor of Arts in English. Saturday, May 20, the Fort Branch Jaycees in conjunc- tion with the City Clean-up week, picked up trash along curbs which people placed there, and cleaned along the Railroad sidings from Hwy. 168 to Strain Street. There was so much trash along the tracks that they did not get as far as they would have liked. They did get two dump truck loads along the tracks includ- ing a tractor tire and about 30 cross ties. Marriages: Charlene Wal- lace and Gregory Wilhite were wed on Friday, April 28, at Ho- ly Cross Church. Independent Insurance Agent 812-483-4670 • Haubstadt • bill.yarbor@twc.com CALL: Bill Yarbor Are You Adequately Covered? A new year means changes to Medicare premiums, deductibles, copays and benefi ts! Bill Yarbor, experienced insurance agent can help you make sure you are adequately covered. Medicare Supplement Insurance, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part-D prescription drug plans. 45 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Friday, May 27, 1977 Moonlight Madness on Fri- day night, June 10, will kick off the Fort Branch Heritage Days Celebration June 10 -12. The merchants have planned a bigger and better event for this year with bargains, priz- es, stands, and surprises in store. Russ Lewis, president of the Fort Branch Business Association, and Bob Garbers, Special Events Chairman, are in charge of arrangements. The Parade will open the cel- ebration on Saturday morn- ing at 10 :30 a.m. On Satur- day in the Park the Flea Mar- ket and Arts and Crafts Show and Sale will be in progress all day Saturday night from 9 a.m. until midnight, Disc Jock- ey Dave Kunkel will be spin- ning records for a dance in the park. Records and albums will be given away. New this year at Fort Branch Heritage Days and sure to be a crowd pleas- er is the National Arm Wres- tling Tournament at the ball diamond in the park sched- uled for 3 p.m. Saturday. A Horseshoe Tournament will be held in the park on Sunday afternoon. The Fort Branch Volunteer Fire Department will host the District 15 Indi- ana Volunteer Fireman's Asso- ciation Water Ball Contest on Sunday, June 12, with elimina- tions starting at 2 p.m. The fi- nals will be at 4 p.m. Janet Weiss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Weiss of Haubstadt, was named Valedictorian of the Gibson Southern High School Class of 1977 at Senior Honor Night held Thursday, May 19. Salu- tatorian of the class is Doris Goedde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Goedde of Fort Branch. The Ronald W. Hurt Memorial Award was present- ed to Eric Callis and the Wil- liam J. Sumner Award to Tim Goedde. The Hortense Hurst Scholarship by the Indiana As- sociation of Future Homemak- ers of America–Dawn Garrett. Athletic Scholarship to Wa- bash College–Denny Lindau- er. For Branch Kiwanis Schol- arship–Donna Malone. State Sunshine Nursing Scholar- ship–Diana Graper. Gibson Southern High School Sun- shine Scholarship–Penni Wilson. Psi Iota Xi Sorority Health Related Scholarship– Doris Goedde. Psi Iota Xi So- rority Music Scholarship–Ter- ri Rogers. The Bob Hope Hon- or Scholarship to Bethel Col- lege–Rebecca McReynolds and many more scholarships and awards were presented. The Senior Class received their diplomas Thursday eve- ning, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Gibson Southern Field House. George Chamber- lain, representing the School Board presented the diplo- mas. Marriages: Jo Ann Roos and Rodney Van Broshears were wed on Saturday, May 21, at St. James Catholic Church. Deaths: Audrey L. Over- ton, 70, passed away Saturday at Deaconess Hospital; Ever- ett Halwes, 57, passed away Sunday, May 22 at Deacon- ess Hospital; Louise R. Keil, 87, passed away Wednesday, May 18 at Regina Pacis Home; Lela F. Epperson, 93, passed away Sunday, May 22 at Gib- son General Hospital. 35 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Thursday, May 28, 1987 Army Private Brett Way- man, son of William H. and Jeanette R. Wayman of Haub- stadt, has completed ba- sic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. During the train- ing, students received instruc- tion in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tac- tics, military courtesy, mili- tary justice, first aid, and Ar- my history and traditions. The Haubstadt Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring their 8th annual Talent Show. The program is open to mu- sicians, dancers, singers, ac- robats, gymnasts, or any oth- er performing art. There are three divisions – a Kiddie Di- vision up to age 6, a Junior Di- vision up to age 12 and Senior Division 13 years old and up. There will be a preliminary judging on Sunday, June 14, at the Haubstadt Community park beginning at 1 p.m. to se- lect the top 30 acts to perform at the Sommerfest. Four Benedictine Sisters at Convent Immaculate Con- ception in Ferdinand will cel- ebrate the Silver Jubilee of their religious profession on Sunday, May 31, at the con- vent. The Jubilarians are Sis- ters Anita Peters, Mary Lou- ise Uebelhor, Norma Fultz, and Patricia Ann McGuire. Rev. James Sauer, associate pastor of St. Theresa Parish in Evansville, will be the princi- pal celebrant and Homilist at a special Mass of Thanksgiving for members of the communi- ty, relatives, and friends of Ju- bilarians. The Mass will be at 2 p.m. in the convent chapel. Sister Patricia Ann McGuire was born in Fort Branch and was a member of Holy Cross Parish there at the time of her entrance to the Ferdinand Benedictine community. She is the daughter of Mrs. Mar- garet Scates McGuire of Fort Branch and the late Richard McGuire. Sister Patricia Ann has taught at St. James School in Haubstadt since 1983. She served as a missionary in Peru from 1971 until 1979 and,after completing a year's sabbatical at Ferdinand, returned to Pe- ru for three more years. Sister Patricia Ann also taught at St. Theresa School in Evansville and St. Anthony School in St. Anthony. Deaths: Kenneth E. Romershausen, 56, of Fort Branch, passed away Thurs- day, May 21, at Deaconess Hospital; Phillip A. McClure, 19, of Francisco, passed away Monday, May 25, at Deacon- ess Hospital; Raymond W. Holzmeyer, 73, Fort Branch, passed away Monday, May 25, at St. Mary's Medical Center; Oliver A. Halbig, 75, passed away Monday, May 25, at St. Mary's Medical Center; Jeffrey Mason Harney, 20, passed away Monday, May 25, at Medical University Hospital in Charleston, S.C. 25 YEARS South Gibson Star-Times Thursday, May 27, 1997 Owensville will soon be get- ting new blacktop on several of its streets. Friday morn- ing the town council opened and accepted a bids for about $40,000 of street paving. The bid was awarded to the lowest bidder, E & B paving of Evans- ville. Clerk Treasure Mona Taylor said E & B's price on the three-part bid was $172 a ton for five tons of tack oil; $ 30.60 per ton for 100 tons of number 5 base binder hot as- phalt and $ 32.80 per ton for $1,200 tons of number 11 hot asphalt surface. All to be "fur- nished and supplied." The two other bidders were J.H. Ru- dolph and Gohman Asphalt and Construction. Rudolph's bid was $190 per ton for tack oil, $ 35 per ton for number 5 base and $ 35.75 per ton for number 11 surface. Gohman's bid was $220 per ton for tack oil; $ 33.35 for base and $ 35.75 for surface. Taylor said the bid specifications called for the asphalt work to be complet- ed by July 25. She said E & B were planning to start paving sometime in early July. A list of potential street paving ar- eas in the town consist of two blocks of Woodbree St.; Sec- ond St. from Walnut St. to Warrick St. and from Clark St. to Poplar St.; Poplar St. from First St. to Second St.; the 500 block of Warrick St.; Scoot St. from Warrick St. to Montgomery St.; two blocks of Brummitt St. from Scoot St. to Smith St. and the corner of Smith St. and Rock Road; The north end of Third St.; and the intersection at Clark and Smith Sts. Taylor said they had $40,000 to spend on pav- ing and they would start pav- ing on the above list and go un- til they ran out of money. Kathy Hayes, formerly of Owensville, attended a re- gional training conference last week end sponsored by EF Foundation for Foreaign Study. Hayes is a local Inter- national Exchange Coordi- nator (IEC) for the non-prof- it student exchange organiza- tion. She and other representa- tives met to learn more about bringing international student exchange to their communi- ties. As a member of EF Foun- dation, Hayes is a member of a strong state-wide network of other individuals dedicated to promoting global understand- ing. She is responsible for find- ing local families interested in hosting foreign teenagers, and helping American high school students to study abroad. In ad- dition, EF Foundation Interna- tional Exchange Coordinators work with local schools, pro- vide guidance for the students and the host families, and or- ganize a variety of social activ- ities throughout the exchange year. Hayes' immediate goals are to interview U.S. students who would like to study abroad and find host families interest- ed in welcoming an interna- tional high school student in- to their home next fall. Ryan Gerald Weber, son of Gerald and Bettysue Weber of Fort Branch, received his As- sociate of Science Degree in architectural drafting from Vincennes University. Ryan graduated with honors includ- ing the Freshman Architectur- al Drafting Outstanding Stu- dent award. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Priar, of Richland, a daughter, Madelyn Marie, Sat- urday, May 10, at St. Mary's Medical Center; To Mr. and Mrs. Kent Baehl, a son, Bryce Austin, Saturday, May 10, at St. Mary's Medical Center; To Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Zil- iak, a son, Kurt William, Fri- day, May 16, at Welborn Hos- pital; To Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hays, a daughter, Madison Michele, Friday, May 16, at Welborn Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Steve Barton, a daugh- ter, Lora Mackenzie, Friday, May 16, at St. Mary's Medi- cal Center. Deaths: Ray J. Lankford, 70, of Princeton, passed away Monday, May 19; Rev. Lucille Beloat, 94, passed away at Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; Mari- on M. "Sonny" Hatfield, 70, of Evansville, passed away Sun- day, May 18, at Fairway Nurs- ing and Rehabilitation Center; Maude Coley, 96, passed away Friday, May 16, at Cypress Grove Rehabilitation Center; James F. Greubel, 79, of Evans- ville, passed away Thursday, May 22, at Gentle Care Nurs- ing Center.