Sunday, March 17, 2024
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PROCLAIMED
photos by ANNA TUNGATE
Mayor Scott Furgeson officially kicked off St. Patrick’s Day weekend with a proclamation on Public Square yesterday and “greening” of the Joseph Fountain.
Furgeson delivered the following proclamation:
“Whereas, on March 17, during the annual celebration of the Feast of Saint Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, Irish Americans join with people of all backgrounds who, for one day, became Irish themselves and celebrate the love and spirit of Ireland; and
Whereas, we remember St. Patrick and the very challenging circumstances under which he arrived to Ireland. Despite the fact that he was a Roman-Briton who came to Ireland as a slave, Patrick forgave his captors and accepted the Irish he encountered as his own community. We recall the transformative power of his great spirit of forgiveness and generosity; and
Whereas, St. Patrick’s Day also marks the advent of spring, a season of renewal that is keenly welcomed after the severe weather of recent weeks and the destruction it has caused to our community, Patrick’s values of pastoral concern and human solidarity were much in evidence as members of the emergency services, local authority workers and good neighbors reached out to assist those who were affected by the frigid temperatures and high mileage wind. It was an uplifting example of that spirit of friendship and generosity embodied by Patrick in his own lifetime and which continues to define our sense of community today, and
Whereas, we come together as a community acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of the Irish immigrants and those of Irish descent that have made Shelbyville the great community that it is today.
Now, therefore, I, Scott Furgeson, as Mayor of the City of Shelbyville, I do hereby proclaim March 17, 2024, Saint Patrick’s Day in the City of Shelbyville, and ask that all residents join in celebrating the Irish immigrants of the United States, the State of Indiana, and the City of Shelbyville who have helped form the cultural foundation of this great nation, and those of Irish lineage today proudly singing support for Ireland.”
STATE OF THE ART
photos and coverage by JACK BOYCE
NOTEBOOK:
Editor’s Note: I always suspected Addison Times’ readers were among the most 3,500 intelligent people in the community. Everyone who submitted a guess yesterday was correct: the photo in yesterday’s edition was a rotary phone dialer. Some pointed out the dialer was particularly useful for women with long nails. (I am apparently not among the top 3,500; David Finkel had to clue me in.)
NATIONAL NEWS: Del Monte, the pineapple colossus, announced last week that it will introduce a new, smaller version of the fruit. The Precious Honeyglow, which weighs between 1.5 to 2 pounds and is half the size of an ordinary pineapple, was designed to be a year-round, reasonably-sized alternative to the otherwise large fruit. (FoodDrive/Numlock)
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This Day in Shelby County History
2014: The Shelby Art Guild Association received a $1,000 grant from RushShelby Energy. SAGA President Kathy Neeb said the money would be used to purchase a laptop, projector and portable screen, which would enable the group to offer classes and workshops.
2004: The Shelbyville Common Council approved an ordinance giving the chief of police the power to do all the hiring for the animal shelter. The animal shelter coordinator position had been vacant since Jan. 13. Billie Corley, a part-time shelter employee, had been serving as interim director. Although the chief of police had reportedly done the hiring in the past, there wasn’t formal documentation saying who was in charge.
1994: The Shelbyville Boys Club and Girls Inc. received $125,000 donation from Ryobi Die Casting to help with the building campaign. Bob Claxton and Rose McNeely were campaign co-chairs on the initiative to raise funds for an addition to the Boys Club and new Girls Inc. building. It was the first capital campaign in Shelby County since money was raised in 1960 to build the boys club.
1984: Wayne Posz was elected chairman of the Shelby County Democrat Party, succeeding Jerry Lux, who had resigned to run as the party’s candidate for Shelby Superior Court judge. Linda Montgomery was elected vice president. Posz, 36, was a first-term city councilman and a former local radio personality who had become a division manager for a major appliance manufacturer.
1974: Addison Township Justice of Peace James “Jim” Garrett, 43, filed for renomination for the Addison JP office. Garrett had been elected JP in 1970. He was a Shelbyville High School graduate and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and a member of Second Baptist Church. Garrett was a foreman at the International Harvester Co. in Indianapolis. He and Patricia (Smith) had two sons, James Jr., 15, and Kevin, 11.
A large steel I-beam fell off a tractor-trailer truck as it pulled out of the Shelby Steel grounds. The beam crashed through the back window of a parked car owned by Betty Williams. The truck driver was cited for failure to use chains or cables to secure the steel load.
1964: The way was cleared by Shelbyville’s Common Council for the start of construction on a new large shopping center at the east edge of the city at the intersection of State Road 44 and Progress Road.
1954: George R. Tolen Sr., 77, died at Major Hospital. Survivors included his widow, Hazel, and four children, Gladys Boner, C.E. Tolen, George R. Tolen Jr. and Jane Curry. Tolen, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, was a former Democrat county chairman. He had served as county prosecuting attorney and a former court bailiff. After being admitted to the bar association, he became a law partner of John Cheney, then was a partner with Fred V. Cramer. He and his son later formed the law firm Tolen and Tolen.
State Highway Dept. personnel discussed plans to install flashing lights at Broadway and Vine.
1944: Haag’s started selling Chic Permanent Wave solution. “Give yourself a glamourous permanent wave right in your own home for only 59 cents,” a newspaper ad said.
1934: Carr’s Men’s Shop on the Square announced Easter suits for sale, starting at $22.50 ($528 in today’s money).
Gus Lorenz and Howard Brown, Shelbyville men connected with Kennedy Car Liner, received a patent on a low-voltage heating element for freight cars.
1924: A man died after falling from an electric scoreboard in the Coliseum in Indianapolis, where the state high school basketball tournament was being held, The Shelbyville Republican reported. The man, who had been employed by the company that had installed the board, had climbed to the top to make repairs. He lost his balance and fell.
1914: George Wright, of Shelbyville, received a shipment of headstones from the war department for use on the graves of the following soldiers: John Henry, John Stulb, William Barnes, Frank Treon, John Herron, Fred Cheuden, Ephriam Hillman, Wesley Shepherd, Clyde Greenlee, Samuel Thomas and James Conner. The stones were at the Big Four freight depot. “Friends or relatives may call there and get them. There are no charges on the stones. They should be taken away within 30 days,” the paper said.
OBITUARIES
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