Through the Years: 1972 - Records Drive-In was showing Sometimes a Great Notion
5 years (2017)
Deaths: William Deem, 86; Geneva Wright, 83; R. E. Killinger, 70; David Belcher, 65.
Brad Greene was hired as Owen Valley’s athletic director.
Rocky, the 31-pound cat, alerted owner Pete Kiefer, 61, that their Timberview Lane home was on fire.
10 years (2012)
Deaths: James Bryant, 82; Clarence Clark, 71; James Frye, 61; Rollin York, 94; James Vest, 70.
Anniversaries: James “Jim” and Winnie (Reymond) Baughn celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
The Coal City Market celebrated their 20th anniversary under the ownership of Sandra White. .
Kendall Hamilton was the Owen County Fair Queen.
Isabella Bradley and Devin Risk were crowned Little Miss and Mister.
Karma, shown by Trevor Smith, was Top Dog at the Fair.
Thirty-year employee Shelley Edwards resigned as Superintendent of the Spencer Wastewater Treatment Plant.
After more than 30 years of employment, Donna Brolliet retired from the Spencer McDonald’s.
Naomi Hannon celebrated her 85th birthday.
The Bent Stream Lane home of Harry Marshal, Sr. was destroyed by fire.
26 acres inside of McCormick’s Creek State Park burned.
A painting by Ken Bucklew, “Down by the Sycamores,” took the People’s Choice award at the Indiana Heritage Arts Exhibition and Sale held in Brown County.
Dan Winders was remembered by Lynn on what would have been his 64th birthday.
25 years (1997)
Births: A son, Daniel Lester, born to Roger and Jennifer Woods; a daughter, Taylor Morgan, born to Michael and Kelly King; a daughter born to Mike and Cathy McKinney; a son born to Bill and Kathy Mitchell; a daughter born to Randy and Barbara Glaze; a son born to Scott Staten and Jill Pickett; a son born to Tim Tussey and Mylea Winkler; a daughter born to Charles Hazelbaker and Heather Hayes; a daughter born to Terri Coppedge.
Deaths: Mildred McIntosh, 77, Conrad Clearwaters, 94, Gertrude Mizell, 79, Clarence Stevens, 85, Leo Sebastian, 66, Martha Jackson, 87, Betty McKay, 67, Harold “Speck” Wright, 68, Wanda Burnham, 52, Joseph Wolf, 79, Mildred “Midge” Stanley, 86, Irene Wilson, 80, Dianna Martin, 51, Raymond Maurice “Pete” Herbert, 80.
George Rice, 21, Bloomington, drowned while swimming in the White River, near Worthington.
The Bethel Baptist Church celebrated their 175th anniversary.
Foundations were poured for two nursing homes, both located on SR 43, the Royal Care, Inc. facility located across from Wal-Mart, and the Bloomington Hospital backed Residence at McCormick’s Creek.
The Lil Red Wagon, owned by Dan King, was open and serving barbecue at the north end of the Spencer Bait and Tackle shop on SR 67.
A historic marker was placed on the Owen County Courthouse lawn.
Cuts to federal funding meant that Rural Transit would be operating with 28,000 fewer dollars.
All students entering 6th grade were required to have their 2nd MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine.
A duplex located on the site of the former Sweet Owen Speedway on SR 46, west of Vandalia and occupied by the family of Joe and Angie Messenger on one side and the family of Jim and Kim Loftus on the other, was destroyed by fire.
Jim and Billy Arnold were working on restoring the Troth House, built in 1861, and located adjacent to SR 231, just west of Vandalia.
Artwork by Spencer resident Amy Lynn Goss was on display at the Owen County Art Guild Gallery.
Mark Crites, Stinesville, outlasted all others to win the Demolition Derby at the Owen County Fair.
Someone was looking for a good home for Winston who, at 7 months, had grown too big for his house and yard.
Billie Morgan, of Gosport, located her missing tiny, elderly, girl poodle at the Monroe County Human Society after someone found her in a plastic bag along Moon Road in Stinesville.
50 years (1972)
Births: A daughter, Shannon Kay, born to Mr. and Mrs. David Hunter; a daughter, Candica Lynn born to Mr. and Mrs. Danny Wood; a daughter, Amy Jo, born to Mr. and Mrs. Michael McIntosh.
Deaths: Kenneth Watson, 65, Frances Baker, 69, Mary Raper, 84, Donald Hough, 41.
Ross Leachman, 85, Coal City, was being held on a preliminary charge of murder after he allegedly struck Ralph Grafe, 72, Patricksburg, in the head with a skillet, killing him.
Anniversaries: Russell and Ruth (Hudson) Pegg celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Dewey and Eskel (Truelove) Mauder celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their 7 sons, 6 daughters, 42 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.
Larry Moore, Jr. won the top prize of $10 in the Evening World Carrier Contest by signing up 15 new subscribers.
The Owen Valley Stars semi-pro baseball team beat the Indianapolis Disabled Vets, 18 – 0.
Records Drive-In was showing Sometimes a Great Notion starring Paul Newman and Henry Fonda.
Milford Cecil moved his bait shop from his home on Morgan Street to the former Everett Feed Store building located on East Franklin Street, Spencer.
The Gosport Baptist Church Youth Fellowship performed the rock musical Godspel.
Paintings by Isabel Goldberg were on display at the Robinson House Civic Center, Spencer.
Jim Bogan opened Stereo City at 124 South Main Street, Spencer.
Pearl Yonkosky was remembered by friends and family on the 9th anniversary of her death.
75 years (1947)
Births: A son, Russell William, born to Bill and Vivian Sims; a daughter, Cynthia Ann, born to Eugene and Dorothy Taber; a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dayhuff.
Deaths: Lola Maners, 54, Queenie Everett, 64, Nathan Troth, 84, Eddie Swaim, 45.
The body of Lieutenant Oliver Wendall Franklin, son of Ezra and Laura Franklin, who was reported missing April 4th, was recovered from the waters neat Attu, Alaska.
Increased production costs resulted in the Spencer Evening World raising weekly subscription carrier rates to .20 cents a week with individual copies priced at .05 cents.
Due to the death of her husband, Charles Hall, Alice Hall was auctioning off a three piece living room set “not 6 weeks old,” and other items at her residence located at 378 South Montgomery Street, Spencer.
This article originally appeared on Evening World: Through the Years: 1972 - Records Drive-In was showing Sometimes a Great Notion
