Through the Years: 1947 - Johnny Wood pitched a perfect game in the Spencer Merchant’s 12–0 win over the Naval Ammunition Depot

Deaths: Gertrude Smith, 84, Lowell “Slim” Simpson, 86, Mary Slicer, 73, Christine “Chris” d’Aquin, 82, Linda Mann, 77,

Martha Freeman, 94, of Spencer, passed away on May 11th only to be followed by her husband, the Reverend David Freeman, 94, the very next day.

Anniversary: Clifford and Shirley (Stoner) Davis celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

After an extensive remodeling project, the Owen County Public Library held a grand re-opening celebration.

Gene Freeman was remembered by family on what would have been his 87th birthday.

Dale Bush, Jr. was remembered on the 3rd anniversary of his death.

Joe Terrell was remembered by family on the 6th anniversary of his death.

10 years (2012)

Deaths: Renos McKamey, 76, Ruth Clark, 90, Wilbur Young, 93, Joseph Aksamit, 65, Mary Sandlin, 77, Kenneth Slough, 89, Frankie Chandler, 35.

After 29 years of service, Bruce Hamlin retired from the Owen County State Bank.

Paul Watts celebrated his 66th birthday.

Twins Lora (Burkett) Halfhill and Dora (Burkett) Harden celebrated their 80th birthdays.

Approximately 75 volunteers with Rebuilding Together Owen Putnam teamed with Sears’ “Heroes at Home” program to make accessibility upgrades to the Poland home of Joe and Holly Henline.

Indiana banned smoking in most public buildings and places of employment including fraternal clubs, bars, and restaurants.

Betty Brackin was remembered by family on the 1st anniversary of her death.

25 years (1997)

Births: A son born to Anthony and Christie Franklin; a daughter born to Mark and Kimberly Downey; a son born to Clinton and Angela Moore; a daughter born to Mark and Lynn Gasparovic; a son born to Michael and Jennifer Hooter; A daughter born to David Fleener and Debra Stierwalt; a daughter born to Michael Trimble and Teresa Valetti.

Deaths: Mamie Cummings, 101, Audrey Hawkins, 82, Frank “Gene” Spencer, 67, John Neumeyer, 91, June Burns, 71, Jessie Bowman, 64, Hubert “Bun” Asher, 90, Harold Morgan, 54, Warren Sheppard, 92.

Anniversaries: Howard and Pauline (Mikolaitis) Rubeck celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Marion and Oneta (Crites) Noel celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

Anthony “Tony” Miller, 38, of Gosport, was seriously injured when the 1980 Cessna 152he was piloting crashed in an abandoned limestone quarry near Porter’s Cave, about three miles south of Lewisville.

A $100 reward was being offered for the return of a gray Persian/Angora Tabby missing from 358 East North Street, Spencer.

Tabitha Rae “Tabby” Leonard was remembered by family on what would have been her 14th birthday.

50 years (1972)

Births: A son, David Joseph, born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hood; a son, Jonathan Ray, born to Mr. and Mrs. Barry Paugh; a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Orman.

Deaths: Everett Ellis, 77, Norman Wilkes, Sr., 73, Harold Fuller, 59, Carl Mull, 72, Rapheal Breeden, 79, Claude Truax, 82, Fred McKee, 81, Clone Fleetwood, 63, Hallie Truax, 81.

Vivian Sims, 49, Michigan City, died after the car she was driving left Highway 46, at Vandalia, and struck a tree.

Anniversaries: Paul and Harriet (Livingston) Byrd celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Clyde and Lois (Livingston) Martindale celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

James Denny, 35, had a dialysis machine installed at his home located at 216 North Main Street, Spencer, as he awaited a kidney transplant.

Gloria Withem, 21, Spencer, lost two toes and broke several bones in her right foot as a result of a lawn mowing accident.

After a mental health crisis, Gene Stewart, Gosport, was flushed from an abandoned gas station on Road 67, “near the road leading to Lake Hollybrook,” when officers from the Owen County Sheriff’s Department fired tear gas into the structure.

Terry and Julia Williams and daughters Michele, 5, and Penny 2, of Freeman Road, found 400 morel mushrooms “in the woods.”

Steve Boruff, Brad Farmer, Al McHaley, and Brad Fulk were selected to play on the West Central Conference All-Conference baseball team.

Myron Beamon, Freedom, was awarded a pin to commemorate his 50 years as a Mason.

Rhonda Cooksey, 19, was hospitalized in intensive care after her car was hit by a train at the railroad crossing in downtown Cloverdale.

Cowboy Bob performed in Gosport with his dog, Tumbleweed.

Siblings Kimberly and Mark McCollum had their tonsils removed.

The Tivoli was showing Shaft, starring Richard Roundtree and Moses Gunn, paired with Pretty Maids All In a Row starring Rock Hudson and Angie Dickinson, directed by Roger Vadim with screenplay by Gene Roddenberry.

Owen County’s semi-pro baseball team, The Stars, were scheduled to play the Indianapolis South Side Saints in the capitol city’s Garfield Park.

Jerry Franklin was Owen Valley High School’s valedictorian while Jo Ellen Smith was salutatorian.

75 years (1947)

Births: A daughter, Vivian Kay, born to Claude and Eva Wheat; a daughter, Candace Ann, born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Overbay; a daughter, Cheryl Louise, born to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Gibson; a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Durbin; a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. William Jacobson.

Deaths: Sabina Byerly, 80, James “J.O.” Littlejohn, 82.

Domestic troubles were cited after Raymond Dean, 38, a repairman for Gosport’s water system, was found hanged in the cell at the Gosport Jail where he’s been allowed to store his work tools.

Eugene Vaughn, Oaktown, Indiana, was fined $1.00, plus costs, for failure to stop at the junction of highways 43 and 67, north of Spencer.

Having passed on 11 merits, Robert Hamilton advanced through “Star” to “Life” scout in the Boy Scouts organization..

Highway safety recommendations included correcting the intersection at Highway 67 at the north edge of Gosport, installing a pedestrian walkway for the White River Bridge at Spencer, and the installation of “a stop-and-go light” at Main and Morgan streets, in Spencer.

Johnny Wood pitched a perfect game in the Spencer Merchant’s 12–0 win over the Naval Ammunition Depot baseball team at Crane.

The 1st two witnesses, James McGuinness and Jack Moffitt, appeared before the House Un-American Activities subcommittee investigating communism in the film industry.

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