TERRE HAUTE —
Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and Tribune-Star.
2002
• Some 600 persons, including 100 Vigo County employees, participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vigo County annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake at Vigo Bowl. Deanna Smiley Gulliford was the executive director.
• It was a winning night for girls basketball in the Wabash Valley. The Terre Haute South Vigo Braves won the Class 4A semistate over Ben Davis and the Class A No. 1 ranked North Vermillion Falcons defeated Loogootee.
• U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh visited Ryves Hall Youth Center to promote the Charity Aid, Recovery and Employment Act which included support for faith-based charities.
• The Greater Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce announced its 2002 board with Patrick Cahill, president of Wabash Valley Asphalt, as chairman and G. Rod Henry as president. Vice presidents included Louis Britton, Ron O’Day, Paul Thrift, John Lukens, Thomas Dinkel and David Doerr.
• U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar visited Terre Haute South Vigo High School to support the students’ involvement in the nationwide Veterans’ History Project. Jim Mann was chair of the social studies department.
1987
• William Drummy, M.D., Vigo County’s health officer, wrote, “The effort to fluoridate Terre Haute’s water supply is a No. 1 issue now, just as it was in 1983 when I began this job.”
• Larry Bird, Max Gibson, Glen Ankney and Tom Clarey purchased the Sheraton Inn, 555 S. Third St., with plans to convert the building into the area’s first sports-theme motel.
• Linda Godfrey, chairperson of the Beautification Committee of the Terre Haute Area Chamber of Commerce, announced plans for banners to be attached to every third streetlight pole along Wabash Avenue from Third to 10th streets – 34 sets in all.
• Merchants National Bank took a 60-day option on the former Meis building, 624-636 Wabash Ave., with the possibility of constructing a multi-story bank building on the site.
• Tony McGee and Jason Sibley of the Terre Haute Boys Club were the winners in their age groups at the regional Optimist Tri-Star basketball contest at Roachdale.
• Harold “Hap” Harris, West Terre Haute police chief, retired after serving 17 years on the force.
1962
• Central Nitrogen Inc. announced plans to construct a $20 million industrial facility north of Terre Haute to produce nitrogen fertilizer to supply farmers in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.
• The Kroger store in the Meadows Shopping Center, managed by Sherman Hunt, was honored as the “store of the week” by the Kroger Co. for its outstanding sales performance.
• First services were held in the newly constructed Christus Victor Lutheran Church located north on old U.S. 41 at the intersection of the new U.S. 41 bypass. The congregation had held its first meeting on Sept. 17, 1959, at the Otter Creek Men’s Club.
• Dr. James W. Barnes, conductor of the Terre Haute Symphony and Indiana State College professor, was named to organize the new Terre Haute Youth Symphony and serve as its temporary conductor. Formation of this musical group was authorized by a city ordinance several months before.
• Wallace H. Grosbach, new potentate of the Zorah Shrine, and his wife were honored at the Potentate’s Ball at the Shrine Temple.
History
LOOKING BACK: 1987: ‘Effort to fluoridate’ Terre Haute a big issue
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GENEALOGY: Library archives contain tons of information
Inside the archives room of the Vigo County Public Library, row after row of fragile documents, rare out-of-print books, and historic photographs are kept on shelves in a humidity and temperature-controlled room.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Historic efforts to open Center Street from Cherry to Swan
Efforts to open Center Street, from Cherry to Swan, spanned a half century or more.
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LOOKING BACK: 2002 — Valley drenched in wettest spring in 107 years
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HISTORICAL TREASURE: Some history wreathed in hair
From the unfortunate occurrence of Prince Albert’s death in 1861 came the social mores of proper mourning practices and accoutrements witnessed and endorsed by the admirers of Queen Victoria in her reign-long state of grieving.
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LOOKING BACK: 1987: League of Women Voters reorganizes
Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and Tribune-Star.
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HISTORICAL TREASURE: Here comes the bride
The newest major exhibit at the Historical Museum, which opens Tuesday, showcases wedding gowns worn by Vigo County residents.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Downtown changes featured in early 1927
During March and April of 1927 – about 85 years ago – the owners of interests in four major downtown Terre Haute theaters were negotiating to transfer their interests to representatives of Paramount Studios.
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GENEALOGY: Genealogy isn’t for the easily embarrassed
The saying goes, if you’re easily embarrassed or afraid of what you’ll find, don’t start doing genealogy.
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BRUCE’S HISTORY LESSONS: The long, lost, last — the 27th —Amendment
Our very last constitutional amendment — the 27th Amendment — was ratified this week (May 7) in 1992 when Michigan became the 38th state to approve it.
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BRUCE’S HISTORY LESSONS: The Haymarket Square Massacre
One unhappy byproduct of the Industrial Age was the growing discontent of its industrial workers, who constantly agitated for better pay and more humane working conditions.
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LOOKING BACK: 1962: Stands packed as Wiley takes county track title
Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and the Tribune-Star.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Death of Terre Haute jeweler gains national headlines
Terre Haute sought national publicity in 1910 through “Boosterism,” lauding the city’s significant advancements during the decade ending Dec. 31, 1909.
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GENEALOGY: Cemetery Committee to conduct restoration workshop
The Wabash Valley Genealogy Society’s Cemetery Committee will conduct an all-day cemetery restoration workshop on Saturday at the Smith Cemetery near Youngstown, Honey Creek Township, Vigo County, Ind.
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HISTORICAL TREASURE: Harmonious history
In 1923, a group of singers calling themselves the Harmony Four entertained regularly over the radio and at civic and various club events.
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BRUCE’S HISTORY LESSONS: Cleveland observes Lincoln’s funeral
The death of America’s greatest president, Abraham Lincoln, resulted in an outpouring of national mourning, the apex of which came in late April of 1865 when a specially outfitted train carried his body on a thirteen-day, 1,700-mile, eleven-city funeral procession from Washington, D.C., to his home and final resting place in Springfield, Ill.
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GENEALOGY: Many people can trace ancestry to Titanic
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, which occurred on April 14-15, 1912.
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LOOKING BACK: 1987: ISU bowling team at nationals again
Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and Tribune-Star.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Sullivan County mine explosion kills 8 in 1878
Shortly after 4 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, 1878, an enormous explosion rocked the Handford Brothers mine about one-half mile north of the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad depot in Sullivan County.
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HISTORICAL TREASURE: A common feature, but memorable
As an absolute architecture nerd, I tend to look at buildings noticing the odd ball things such as door hinges and door locks in addition to admiring the overall building.
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BRUCE'S HISTORY LESSONS: MLK’s letter written from a jail cell in Birmingham
This week (April 16) in 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. sat in a jail cell in Birmingham, Ala., having been arrested for violating a trumped-up court order that prohibited him and his followers from conducting various protest activities, most of which you can read about in the First Amendment.
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LOOKING BACK: 1962: Swope celebrates 20th anniversary
Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and Tribune-Star.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: 1955 Babe Ruth League championship team to be feted
Currently in his 25th year as a college baseball coach, Rick Heller is in the midst of his third winning season at Indiana State and has embraced the university and the community.
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GENEALOGY: Long-awaited 1940 census is now available for the public
The long-awaited release of the 1940 census took place on April 2.
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HISTORICAL TREASURE: Memories baked from scratch
On my Historical Treasure hunt, I was drawn to a pasteboard barrel 28 inches high and 18.5 inches across with the words “Calumet Baking Powder Bakes Best, Received Highest Award” on one side and “Calumet Baking Powder Always Pleases, Try It” on the other.
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BRUCE'S HISTORY LESSON: Thomas Jefferson's flights of fancy
Thomas Jefferson, born this week (April 13) in 1743, is — deservedly so — in the pantheon of American heroes.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: J.K. Emmet’s first appearance at the Terre Haute Opera House
The first season of the magnificent Terre Haute Opera House, which featured many of the world’s premier celebrities, was a resounding success.
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GENEALOGY: Black Death had a monumental effect on world
One event in the past had a monumental effect on our ancestors, indeed determining who they would be. This was the advent and spread of bubonic plague, the Black Death. The plague originated in China in 1333. It was caused by a bacterium in fleas, which were carried by rats. The plague spread out of China via trading routes with the West (the Silk Road) and especially on ships, which carried flea-infested rats and provided a closed environment for people to infect each other.
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LOOKING BACK: 1987: 'Banana king' opens Farmer's Market
Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and Tribune-Star.
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HISTORICAL TREASURE: Hunting for sugary Easter treats
Among the many varieties of the Easter egg, none is more charming than the panoramic Sugar Egg. Three were recently given to the Vigo County Historical Museum by Judy Lowe and are shown in an Easter-themed display case in the entry hall.
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BRUCE'S HISTORY LESSONS: 1820s: The power of the postmaster general
John McLean, who died this week (April 4) in 1861, was — by his early 40s — one of the most important people in America. In fact, he oversaw what was, in the 1820s, the federal government’s largest, most extensive and arguably most important responsibility.
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