By Dorothy Jerse
TERRE HAUTE — Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and Tribune-Star.
1999
n “Celebrate the Century” was the theme of Indiana State University’s 83rd Homecoming weekend. Coach Tim McGuire’s Sycamores won 39-36 in triple overtime over Western Illinois at the football game at Memorial Stadium.
n After R. Frank Shelton, president and CEO of Union Hospital Inc. since 1971, resigned, David Doerr was named to serve as acting CEO.
n Family and friends of the late James H. Morris, principal of Sugar Grove Elementary School from 1983 to 1998, dedicated a memorial garden at the school and established a scholarship in his honor.
n The Sears store at Honey Creek Mall celebrated a grand reopening. The store had been updated, enlarged and had added 50 new employees. Denis Hodge was the manager.
n Osco, also located in Honey Creek Mall, celebrated its 30th anniversary. Manager Mark Monahan remembered Osco and Sears had opened before the mall itself was ready to open.
n The Shakamak Ministerial Association presented graphic descriptions of abortion, suicide, drunken driving, domestic and school violence in its Hell House at the Jasonville Assembly of God Church.
1984
n B. F. Goodrich purchased the CBS Inc. video and audio disc vinyl compounding facility at 1400 N. Fruitridge Ave.
n The Peabody Coal Co. was closing its Dugger and Latta mines.
n The Kiwanis Club of Greater Terre Haute hosted its annual pancake festival at the VFW building, 31 S. 13th St. Club officers were Mak Koie, Jerry Fread, John Pidany, Bob Whetsone and Bob Cundiff.
n An $87,000 state loan to finance water service to Aleph Park near Indiana 46 and Moyer Road would indirectly finance new service for 400 Riley water customers who had been plagued with inadequate water pressure. David Everhart was the Riley Town Board president.
n Margaret Barksdale, writer of the “Volunteer of the Month” columns for the Volunteer Action Center, was named October’s Volunteer of the Month.
n More than 125 participants from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky played in the third Wabash Valley Open Tournament at the Honey Creek Racquetball Club.
n Manpower Temporary Service moved from 2117 Wabash Ave. to 20 S. Third St. in the new MAB Paints retail store and office building.
1959
n Terre Haute Board of School Trustees voted to purchase the Walter Talley property as the site for the new Crawford School on South Fifth Street.
n Mrs. George Treida, Mrs. James Crawford and Mrs. Lee Damon headed the Newcomers’ Club annual clothing drive for the children of Glenn Home.
n Dr. Paul F. Zwerner, local physician, announced plans for a $20,000 medical building to be constructed at 2100 N. 12th St. His present office was located in the Merchants National Bank building at 12 Points.
n The Terre Haute City Council approved a one-hour parking limit on Wabash Avenue from Third to Ninth streets. The Police Department was adding women known as “meter maids” to enforce the new parking regulation. Their salaries were to be paid out of parking meter funds.
n Samuel S. Biddle, Terre Haute resident and a baker at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, was crowned poet laureate by the Indiana Federation of Poetry Clubs for his poem “Betrayal.”
n The production of “Gigi” opened the season of Community Theatre at the Weldin Talley Memorial Playhouse.
