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South Gibson Star-Times Tuesday,, September 27, 2022 D-7 HISTORY Submit history photos: Call: 812-753-3553 Email: news@ sgstartimes.com APOLOGIES Continued from page 6 CURE Continued from page 6 RELIGION Continued from page 6 50 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Friday, Sept. 29, 1972 Mr. and Mrs. Dee DeLong and daughter, Debra Ann of Marietta, Oregon, spent the weekend with relatives in the area. They visited with his grandmother, Mrs. Grace DeLong, at the Gibson General hos- pital on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs Larry Oexmann of Terre Haute visited on Thursday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Oexmann. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Pugh, Geoff and Greg, and Mrs. Lillian Hassel- brinck of Patoka spent Saturday af- ternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Michel Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hacker were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Lucy Esarey to Tell City. They were ac- companied home by her mother, Mrs. Alvenia Lanman, who has spent several weeks visiting with relatives in Perry Co. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harold and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Floyd spent the past week vacationing in the Ozarks. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Woods spent several days last week visiting their cousin, Mrs. Dorothy Fraser in Providence, K Y. Mrs. Helen Buckles of Vincennes spent last week with her mother, Mrs. Effie Symonds. Mrs. Hilbert )Pearl) Salat un- derwent major surgery last week at Welborn Baptist Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Willis of Fort Wayne spent a night last week with her mother, Mrs. Jessie Woods. They were enroute to Kentucky Lake for a week's outing. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Richie, Dawn and Debbie of Glasgow, Ky, visited over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mason and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Martin and Derek were Saturday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wilson and Chris of Owensville. Hope Hyne, Lillian DeLong and Mildred Vickery visited with Grace DeLong at Gibson General Hospi- tal. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayes and family of Evansville have moved into their home on Main Street. Mrs. Fannie Davis was dismissed from Gibson General Hospital on Wednesday to her home. Mr. and Mrs Aaron Vickery of Jeffersonville entertained guests with a dinner at the Executive Inn in Evansville on Sunday, honoring their parents,Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Vickery, who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Seated with the honorees were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trible, Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Douglas and Miss Mildred Vickery. Mrs. Grace F. DeLong was trans- ferred to Forest Del Nursing Home, Princeton, from Gibson General Hospital on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Homer McDaniel of Bristow visited on Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hacker. They also attended Friends Night at Ft. Branch Chapter No. 455, O.E.S. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Weiss, Fort Branch, announce the engage- ment and approaching marriage of their daughter, Linda to George H. Schnapf, son of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Schnapf of Newburgh. Linda is employed at Springfield Wire of Indiana, Her fiance is as- sociated in farming with his father and employed at Woodsport Motor- cycles. A Letter of Commendation hon- oring Sherry Sherretz, a student at Fort Branch High School, for her high performance on the 1971 Scho- lastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Deaths: Timothy Lee Brewer, 13, of Fort Branch, passed away Monday at Gibson General Hos- pital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident; Albert F. "Ab" Beck, 57, of Owensville, passed away September 21; Emma Clark, 84, of Owensville, passed away on September 22 at the Owensville Convalescent Center. 45 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Friday, Sept. 30, 1977 Back in the 1900's when Clarence Slinger bought his life insurance policy from Mutual of New York (MONY ), the odds were 50,000 to one that he would be around to collect the proceeds of his own in- surance. Longevity and a special provision for the alert 96 -year old Mr. Slinger made it possible for him to beat these stiff odds. At the ear- ly part of the century, actuarial ta- bles which forecast life expectancy ended at age 95. As a result, MONY policyholders who purchased their insurance under the old table get an unexpected bonus if they reach 96. They have the option of collect- ing the cash value of their policy or leaving it on deposit with the com- pany to earn interest. Mr. Slinger chose the second option, deciding to draw interest on his policy. Mr. Slinger worked for Standard Oil, until he stated farming in 1923. He then went into the restaurant and real estate business which he re- tired from in 1960. Mr. Slinger pur- chased his insurance policy from the Indianapolis agency of Mutual of New York(MONY ). The Gibson Southern Titans won their third straight PAC title, beat- ing their opponents 4-1 in the final round. Navy Airman Gary A. Trible, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry A Trible of Fort Branch, has completed re- cruit training at the Naval Training Center, Orlando, FL. During the eight-week training cycle, trainees studied general military subjects designed to prepare them for fur- ther academic and on-the-job train- ing in one of the Navy's 85 basic occupational fields. He joined the Navy in July, 1977. Three area students have com- pleted the requirements for their degrees at Indiana University, Bloomington. Graduate degrees are conferred monthly by the Uni- versity as individuals complete the requirements. Official recognition is given at I.U.'s regular commence- ment in May. Garrison Raymond Armstrong received the doctor of jurisprudence degree and the mas- ter of business administration; Ned S. Earley received the bachelor of music degree; Brenda M. Williams received the master of library sci- ence degree. Gibson Southern will crown their football queen on Friday night at Titan Stadium. Coronation ceremo- nies will take place before the game the game with South Spencer. Se- nior candidates for queen are Karla Brackett, daughter of Mrs. Shirley Brackett; Abonne Grigsby, daugh- ter of the John Grigsbys; and Me- linda Richards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Richards. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Greubel of Haubstadt, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversa- ry on Sunday, Oct. 9, with a Mass at 1:30 p.m. in Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Haubstadt. Mr. Greubel and former Minerva Halbig were married Oct. 12, 1927, by the Rev. Nicholas Forve in Sts. Peter and Paul Church. The couple have two sons, Donald and Marlin, both of Haubstadt, and six grandchildren. A reception buffet and dance will be held at the Knights of St. John Hall, Haubstadt, for friends and relatives. Mr. Greubel is a retired bread and meat salesman. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Greg Wilhite, of Fort Branch, a daughter, Jill Annette on Monday, Sept. 26. Marriages: Deborah Ann Georges and Jeffrey David McEll- hiney wed Saturday, Sept. 24. Deaths: Leroy F. Mayer, 63, of Haubstadt, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 25; Verona C. Wallace, 72, of Fort Branch, passed away on Thurs- day, Sept. 22, in the Indiana Univer- sity Medical Center, Indianapolis. 35 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Thursday, Oct. 1, 1987 "Oklahoma," Rodgers and Ham- merstein's classic American musi- cal comedy opens this Saturday at the New Harmony Theatre in Mur- phy Auditorium. The show runs ev- ery weekend through Oct. 25, with a special performance on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The cast includes profes- sional and local actors. Griffin na- tive Chris Mumford stars as Curly, and IU music senior, Karen Gwalt- ney of Fort Branch, is his love inter- est, Laurey. Jane Bushway will por- tray the rustic Aunt Eller. Jud will be played by Indianapolis native Brian Dynes. Will Parker is performed by Mike Green of Carmi, IL. The girl who just can't say no, Ado Annie, is played by Moe Harrington from up state New York. The peddler, Ali Hakin, is portrayed by David Roth- child of Cincinnati, OH. From Mt. Vernon, Jim Redwine plays Andrew Carnes. The director is David Ratts of Indianapolis. Cletus and Olivia Weiss will cel- ebrate their 40th wedding anniver- sary with a dinner and dance at the Knights of St. John Hall in Haub- stadt on Saturday, Oct, 3. Their children, Mr. and Mrs. Rigo (Rita Ann) Abrew of Bowling Green, K Y, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Allen Weiss of Newburgh and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus (Shirley Elaine) Seale of Francisco, are hosts. The couple also has two granddaughters, Jessica and Kelly Seale. The couple was married on Sept. 23 at St. Joseph county Cath- olic Church. Scholarships and grants have been made to a number of students who are attending Vincennes Uni- versity from area high schools, reported Carolyn Hill, director of Financial Aid. These grants and scholarships recognize scholastic achievement by students during their hight school career. Among those being announced at this time is Angela Klusmeier from Gibson Southern High School who received an Academic Scholarship. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ritter of Owensville, a son, Dean Richard, on Thursday, Sept. 24. Deaths: Loraine V. Jochum, 69, of Evansville passed away Wednes- day, Sept. 23, at Medco Center North, Evansville; Earl E. Carnah- an, 81, of Columbus, IN, formerly of Princeton, passed away on Thurs- day, Sept. 24. 25 YEARS AGO South Gibson Star-Times Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1997 An Owensville couple admitted they didn't even eat pizzas before they started operating a pizza business in 1989. Bur J.R. and Kay Clevenger said it only took them three days when they opened their business that year to learn how to create pizzas. And they have been making pizzas and various sand- wiches ever since. The Owensville couple operates K.J.'s Family Piz- za located at south Main Street in Owensville. "The girls who worked there, they got us started on the menu they had," Kay said in recall- ing the opening days of the restau- rant. "We added a lot to the menu and we changed some." "We tried to listen to our customers and decide what they like and try to keep those things in." The Clevengers started the business in 1989 at 119 S. Main St, before moving it to the current location two years later. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, the Ti- ger Cubs of Pack 246 had its first Den meeting. Nine Cubs and the adult sponsors were in attendance at the Sts. Peter and Paul cafete- ria. The boys stared the meeting by reciting the Tiger Cub motto and promise, followed by the intro- duction of their adult sponsors. All of the boys earned their Tiger Cub Totems and their "Getting to Know You" decals, along with several boys earning Totem Beads. The Saint James volleyball teams were in action on Tuesday, Sept. 9 against Owensville Community School and Thursday, Sept. 11 with Haubstadt Community School. The Lady Cougars seventh and eighth grad team defeated the Kickapoo eighth graders in three sets 15 -4, 8 -15, 15 -1. Against the Owensville seventh grade team, Saint James', fifth and sixth grade team won 15 -5, 15 -2. In their matches with the Lady Elites, the Cougar seventh and eighth graders downed Haubstadt 15 -2, 1-15, 15 -3 while the seventh grade Elites outlasted the Saint James fifth and sixth graders' 9 -15, 15 -13, 2-15. Mrs. Maxine Sims underwent surgery at Deaconess Hospital re- cently. Mrs. Lavada Coghill is also hospi- talized at Deaconess following sur- gery on Sept. 23. Two former Titans participated on the Vincennes University men's and women's cross country teams that competed in the Eastern Illinois University Invitational at Charles- ton Sept. 20. The Lady Blazers scored 24 points to place first int eh meet. Defending national champion Danville (Ill) Area Community Col- lege had 30 points. The Vincennes University women are 2-1 on the season. Senior Kelly Cunningham led the Lady Blazers by finishing 28th out of 97 runners with a time of 19:39.7 on the 3.1-mile course. For- mer Lady Titan Jana Rose placed 68th in 22:20. Danville Area won the men's race with 19 points. The Blazers wound up with 42 points. Former Titan mark Barrett finished 53rd out of 133 runners with a time of 27:24 for five miles. The Blazers are now 2-3.î Deaths: Joseph A. Fehrenbach- er Sr., 78, of St. Wendel, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Deacon- ess Hospital; Maurice L. Hurd, 94, of Evansville, passed away Thurs- day, Sept. 25, at Bethel Manor.. "I don't really have a choice as to what I say," says Carolla. "It has to be the truth all the time. I'm a comedian. It's a sacred oath I took." Good for him. John Stossel posts a new video every Tuesday on JohnS- tossel.com. He is the author of "Give Me a Break: How I Ex- posed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media." seeing our nation implode as our sacred principles so essential to life go out the window. Those who still live by these principles should stand strong and unbending toward those who want to de- stroy them. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show "Cure America with Star Parker." and biotechnology research. Why? Because they want to make a return on the invest- ment. If you lower the return, then less money will be in- vested. It's as simple as the law of gravity. One of the experts on this topic is Tomas Philipson, who specializes in the eco- nomics of health care at the University of Chicago. He finds that "price controls on prescription drugs would reduce quality of care by re- ducing the number of better new treatments coming to market." Philipson finds that over the next two decades, the price controls would reduce drug R&D by more than one-half trillion dollars. This in turn would result in more than 100 fewer new medicines. Many multiple lives would be lost as a result of these delays in new drugs than the number of Americans who died from COVID-19. The price controls in the Inflation Reduction Act will reduce cancer research by more than five times as much as the Cancer Moonshot initia- tive will raise research dol- lars. In other words, tens of thousands more people are likely to die from curable diseases as a result of these policies. Almost half of the new drug research today is for cancer medicines. Wash- ington has just incentivized investors to pull out. This is especially tragic because most of the wonder cures of the last 50 years have come from America, not Europe. And most of those lifesaving cures were developed in pri- vate labs, not by the govern- ment. And profits are what drive that research. Shame on many of the dis- ease groups that refused to speak out against the price controls in the Inflation Re- duction Act. Remember all this the next time you donate $100 or $1,000 to research for cancer, heart disease, Lou Gehrig's disease, epi- lepsy or Parkinson's disease research. We Americans give. And the government takes away. This is a good way to lose the race for the cure. Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foun- dation and an economist with FreedomWorks. FBCS varsity basketball team 1946 Members of the "first team" in 1946 were: Front row from left, Donald Elpers, William Dilbeck, Kenneth Jackson, William "Abe" Dilbeck, Jerry Kiefer; Back row, coach William J. Chappell, Donald Wallace, Robert Phillips, Roger Mayer, Leland Mayer, Harold Gwaltney, Donald Robinson (student manager), and principal William Baker.