Through the Years: 1972 - Babbs’ Red & White Store was paying $2.50 a pound for morel mushrooms
Birth: A daughter, Ava Mae, born to Alex and Allie Swenson.
Deaths: Claudie Weaver, 85; James “Jim” Root, Sr., 81; Anna Hatton, 71; Robert Ewbank, 85; Phil Jones, 68.
Jared Maners was the new head football coach for the Princeton High School Tigers in Princeton, Indiana.
A baby owl was rescued from a tree that had fallen on Goss Street, in Gosport.
Criminals invaded the Wasatch Lake home of Lowell Bailey, 74, struck him on the head with a gun, and stole two Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks.
The Indiana Department of Transportation began paving State Road 46/Morgan Street through Spencer.
The Owen County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 to fire maintenance supervisor Mike Shunk.
The Spencer Town Council approved a request from Mike and Denise Sudol to build three Victorian-style houses on a 126-foot lot located on Wayne Street.
It was supposed that planned Spencer streetscapes would have to be scaled back after bids came in more than $100,000 over budget.
Arlene Starnes was remembered by family on the 1st anniversary of her death.
Lloyd “Gene” Freeman was remembered by family and friends on the 1st anniversary of his death.
10 years (2012)
Deaths: Hansel “Gene” Reibel, 74, Jana Sturgell-Lucas, 48, Ruth Clark, 90.
Exchange students Lars Wolf, Anna Braun, and Nils Schneider were a bit surprised to find how closely American culture aligned with what they had seen back home in Germany on The Simpsons. D’oh!
The Owen County Tea Party held a meet-and-greet for all local candidates at the IGA building in Spencer.
Spencer Town Marshal Richard Foutch hoped the new exterior redesign of the department’s newest police car would nudge people to, “remember the Town of Spencer.”
Glen and Christy Withem won the color drawing by Ken Bucklew raffled off by Delta Thea Tau.
25 years (1997)
Births: A daughter, Erin Nicole, born to Tim and Lee Ann Buckland; a son born to Billy and Tamara Teague; a son born to David Corrie and Gail Sandifer; a son born to Ronise Newport.
Deaths: Ruth “Beth” Kay, 96; Thomas Abshier, 84; Peggy Brackney, 76; Opal Smith, 91; Julia Woods, 90; Lesta Merchant, 85; Florence Kennedy, 103.
Jeanne Alvarado, 25, of Mooresville, daughter of Elbert and Barbara Van Arsdale, of Coal City, was killed in an automobile accident on Cox Road in Camby.
Rick York, 32, of Patricksburg, was killed after his vehicle veered off State Road 246 and hit a tree.
Denise Gamble, 32, of Worthington, died of post-partum complications.
A stop work order against Jeffery and Pam Watson was suspended as the Building Department vowed to work with the Indianapolis couple as they built their new Owen County home.
Robert Long was presented with the 50 Year Award of Gold by the Spencer Masonic Lodge #95 F.&A.M.
Tim Summerlot, Solsberry, found a “good-sized” morel mushroom growing out of a concrete block alongside a country road near his Greene County home.
Jeffrey, a large gray housecat with 4 snowshoe paws, was missing.
Billy Beaman, Ellettsville, took Best of Show at the Owen County Chamber of Commerce Car Festival with his 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS.
Helen Black was remembered on the 1st anniversary of her death.
50 years (1972)
Birth: A son, Nathan Joseph, born to Robert and Donna Harbstreit.
Death: Leonard Franklin, 76.
A “small quantity” of pills were missing after the office of Dr. Robert Rose was burglarized.
Owen Valley High School students Keith Kline, Gilbert Chambers, and Randy Hendershot were each awarded a cash prize in the Stay-in-School poster contest sponsored by Palmer Art Instruction School and Scholastic Magazine.
In recognition of Earth Day, 180 OVHS juniors took almost 100 pickup truckloads of trash from three illegal dumpsites to the local landfill.
The Spencer Nazarene Church celebrated its 50th anniversary in Owen County.
Records Drive-In was screening The Hot Box, starring Carmen Argenziana as Flavio the Guerrilla and Andrea Cagan as Bunny Kincaid, paired with The Student Nurses starring Elaine Giftos as Sharon and Karen Carlson as Phred.
The Tivoli was showing The Love Machine starring John Phillip Law, Dyan Cannon, Jackie Cooper, and Shecky Greene.
Litten’s IGA Foodliner was selling wren houses for $1.29 each.
Babbs’ Red & White Store was paying $2.50 a pound for morel mushrooms.
“Is it women’s lib?” asked the Spencer Evening World as Margaret Tucker and Betty Matthews ran unopposed for the offices of Clerk and Treasurer, respectively, the Auditor’s race was between two women, Lois Bixler and Ruth Weddle, and Sue Trotman was elected to the formerly all-male school board.
Walter Ranard was remembered by family on the 3rd anniversary of his death.
75 years (1947)
Births: A daughter, Margaret Susan, born to Coleman and Fern Freeman; a son, Robert Orville, born to Robert and Georgia Icenogle; a daughter, Margaret Harriet, born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lucas; a daughter, Carolyn Sue, born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles White; a son, Richard Lynn, born to Mr. and Mrs. Germinal “G.E.” Brault; a son born to Aner and Martha Laubscher.
Deaths: Clement “C.V.” McBride, 79; Harry Steele, 79; Nelson Bigger, 79; Mary Mitchell, 80; John Knox, 86.
Nellie Holman, 55, died after placing newspapers around her dress and setting them on fire.
Robert Mills, 22, an Army veteran formerly from Owen County, was killed when his motor scooter crashed into a semitruck on U.S. 52, near Lebanon.
Eight workers were killed in an explosion at the Spring Hill coal mine in Terre Haute.
Richard Wood was awarded a full scholarship to Purdue University.
Doris Bagley was chosen Queen of the May.
Richard Bourne was awarded a $1,400 scholarship to attend DePauw University.
Myra Egnor underwent an appendectomy.
Rosalind Phillips was awarded a scholarship to study at the University of Fontainebleau in Paris.
The Tivoli was showing the Bowery Boys film, Mr. Hex, starring Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall along with Jesse James Rides Again starring Clayton Moore.
The United Nations took up the issue of Palestine.
This article originally appeared on Evening World: Through the Years: 1972 - Babbs’ Red & White Store was paying $2.50 a pound for morel mushrooms
