Sunday, July 14, 2024
PILGRIM PATHWAY
Local Catholic church parishioners joined the Eucharistic Congress Perpetual Pilgrims Friday morning for Holy Mass and a 3.8-mile procession through downtown Shelbyville, on to St. Joseph’s Cemetery and finishing at Blue River Memorial Park.
The visiting pilgrims started on the East coast and traveled to Shelby County primarily on foot. They visited St. Vincent’s Catholic Church on Michigan Road on Thursday for a prayer service and march around the church cemetery (see photo below). They then headed to St. Joseph’s for a BBQ, ice cream and a music social on the church green space.
Friday’s march included a detour to the fountain on Public Square before the group toured the cemetery and then to Kennedy Park and Blue River Trail to reach Blue River Memorial Park. After recharging, participants returned to the church via the “Holy Roller” bus. The pilgrims headed to Greenfield and then on to Indianapolis for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress event this coming week. | photos by JACK BOYCE
NOTEBOOK:
It’s a busy time of year for Realtors and those in the realty profession, but a group of 11 on Friday took time to help clean up Morrison Park as part of the annual Realtor Action Day. “We’ve pulled out weeds, picked up trash and trimmed bushes to help maintain the park for our local community,” Camelia Cucuruz, local Realtor and board chair, said. Photos of the day are here.
NATIONAL NEWS: During a tense staff meeting addressing union conflicts at a Tesla factory outside Berlin, one plant manager raised a different concern: the facility’s 65,000 missing coffee mugs. Plant manager Andre Thierig told some of the complex’s 12,000 workers he was sick of ordering new mugs and would ban cutlery from the breakroom if the cups didn’t stop vanishing, according to German news outlet DW. “Statistically speaking, each of you already has five Ikea coffee cups at home,” he said. (Morning Brew)
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This Day in Shelby County History
News around Shelbyville and the surrounding area as reported on or about this date in history. Selections are curated from the Shelby County Public Library Genealogy Department.
2014: Contestants were announced for the final round of the upcoming Shelby Idol, hosted at The Strand Theatre. Split into three divisions based on their age, the contestants were Tyra Barton, Alexis Smothers, Holly Hickman, Sean Garrison, Lauren Taylor, Katie Herndon, Destiny Pike, Emma Hill, Morgan Gibson, Devin Graham and Toney Elamon.
2004: Graduates of Hendricks Township School, not to be confused with Hendricks Elementary School, announced plans for a reunion. The school had been located on West State Road 44 from 1942 to 1977. Originally, Hendricks Township students attended there until eighth grade and then went to high school either in Shelbyville, Franklin, Boggstown or Mount Auburn. In 1958, the last eighth-grade class graduated, and grades one to six attended there until 1977.
1994: Shelbyville Central Schools board officers were elected: Terry Hamilton, president; Elwood Thomas, vice president; and DePrez Ewing, secretary. New board member Dr. James Rees was also sworn in during the meeting. He succeeded Joan Kelley.
1984: Steve Cherry, a former resident of Shelbyville who was teaching at Pendleton High School, was chosen by the National Babe Ruth Baseball Committee to umpire the Babe Ruth World Series for ages 13-15. Cherry had been umpiring baseball for 19 years, including for the state high school baseball finals at Indianapolis’ Bush Stadium the previous summer.
1974: Princess candidates for the upcoming Flat Rock Festival were Judy Smiley, Diana Henderson, Sandy Monroe, Susan Hadley, Carol Lee, Jean Ann Pence, Teresa Smiley, Kathy Pike, Dennie Lambert and Diana Riley. Queen candidates were Karen Martin, Brenda Justus, Melina Stanton, Lauraetta Caudill. “Firemen” candidates were Tom Smith, Troy Endicott, Lee Riley Jr., Jan Justus, Jeff Hadley and Mike Evans.
1964: Shelbyville Schools Superintendent J.W.O. Breck, 64, announced he would retire following one more year. Breck had worked 37 years in the Shelbyville system, 12 as superintendent, and 47 years in education overall. Breck and his wife, Martha, lived at 1923 S. Riley Highway. They had two children, William Breck, who was principal at Triton Central High School, and Anne Dunn.
1954: The Indiana Attorney General officially closed out paperwork for businesses that had ceased operations but still had paperwork on file with the state. They were Red Seven Tavern, Reece Handy Co., Rembusch Amusement, Riggs Coal, Robbins Service, Robbins Soda Fountain, The St. Paul Stock and Grain Co., St. Paul Tire and Rubber Co., Schoentrup Wooden Rack, Shelby Rubber, Shelbyville Foundry, Shelbyville Gas Co., Shelbyville Hardwood, Shelbyville Sanitary Milk, Snyder-Moore Elevator, Standard Furniture, Sugar Creek Gas and Oil, Shelbyville Gravel and Cement Co., Reddington Realty and Shelbyville Sweet-o Co.
1944: The Shelby County Rural Youth Club announced plans for its annual songfest at Camp Solitude, north of Waldron. Minnie Belle Price, Roland Nay and Cloyd Scott were on the organization committee.
1934: Five county men were arrested for creating disturbances throughout Sugar Creek and Brandywine Townships. An arresting officer called them “the toughest and drunkenest outfit I ever saw.” The men - Adam Fisher, Fred Cooper, John Smith, Ollis Jones and George Glover - were arrested near the Ray churches. They said they were celebrating Friday the 13th.
1924: Kroger signed a contract to take over 857 S. Harrison St. for a grocery store.
1914: The Shelby County Clerk refused to issue a marriage license because the woman’s divorce had just been finalized three days before. During the divorce hearing, the women had told Judge Alonzo Blair she would not get married again, even to “the best man on earth.” The couple was undeterred, telling the clerk there were “other places in the world” to secure marriage licenses.
OBITUARIES
Frank William Thompson, age 84, sadly passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024. Born December 20, 1939, in New Carlisle, Ohio, he was the son of William and Mary (Eidemiller) Thompson. Frank married Jean Leising on September 2, 1995 at St. Louis Catholic Church in Batesville, IN. He graduated from Troy High School in 1957 and attended The Ohio State University where he was active in the Marching Band and later the Alumni Marching Band.
Frank was employed at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville as a Grand Ambassador and often shared it was his favorite job ever. Frank served on the board of Shelbyville Chamber of Commerce, was a member of both the Columbia Club and Hillcrest Country Club, and was involved in numerous Republican clubs. He had the gift of gab and never met a stranger. Frank loved his family, his job, and politics and was known to never forget a birthday, a special moment, or a fun political fact.
He is survived by his wife, Jean Leising and children: Sharon (Rich) Pontius, Susan (Marty) Moore, Jill (Jeff) Koch, Jennifer (Travis) Whaley, Jeffrey (Liz) Leising; and sister Joanne Smart; and grandchildren: Brian (Megan) Moore; Katie (Ben) Adams; Dana (Josh) Watts; Lisa Pontius; Emily and David Koch; Kate, Grace and Jack Whaley; and Olivia, Sophia, and Mason Leising; and five great grandchildren.
All are invited to the visitation being held Thursday, July 18 from 4-7 p.m. at Weigel's Funeral home in Batesville, Indiana. A mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 19 at St. Louis Catholic Church in Batesville with Father Stanley Pondo officiating. Donations can be made to the Margaret Mary Health Foundation.