From: KyArchives [archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 11:47 AM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: News.Tidbits.1959.Monroe.NEWS News Tidbits April 30, 1959 Monroe County KyArchives News Monroe Co. News April 30, 1959 57 members of Local Battery are stationed on Letcher School Campus - Gov. CHANDLER arranges 24-hr leave for Juniors & Srs to attend banquet. 57 Monroe Co National Guardsmen, Battery "A", 623 Field Artillery Battalion are among 2,000 troops moved into the East KY Coal mining area last Sat; the governor offered the guardsmen into the strikebound coal fields following mob violence which included shootings, dynamitings and arson; they are stationed in Perry and Letcher Counties. The Governor regretted needing the action but "Lives of State Police are in jeopardy". The strikes have idled 7,000 men; 2 non-union men have been killed, dynamitings reported and a coal tipple burned at Combs with over $250,000 in damage. The article continues with information that also moved into the area were the 241st Tank Battalion from Barbourville, the 242nd Tank Battalion from Ashland, the 441st Field Artillery from Richmond and the 623rd Field Artillery from Glasgow. It started as a protest over salaries. Those from Monroe Co area included Lt Charles m TAYLOR, SFC Esmond M BARTLEY, SFC Charles J DODSON, SFC Bobby E GARMON, SFC Wayne E KING, SFC Willis E RICH Jr, SFC Wallace C RICH, SFC Ira E SPEARS, SFC Joe W TAYLOR, Sgt Jon P COSBY, Sgt Bobby L POLAND, Sgt Elmer E POLAND, Sgt William L PHILPOT, Sgt Jerome D TAYLOR, Sgt James D WHITE, Sgt Elmer V WALLER Jr, Sp/2 Ernest ENGLND Jr, SP/2 Harold E FRAZIER, Sgt Herman L HAMMER. The following are SP/3's: Billy J ANDERSON, Dewey ARNETT Jr, Carmon C BAXTER, Thomas H BEAN, Carlos H CARTER, Billie W CHAPMAN, Kenny L ELDRED, Joe L FERGUSON, Leon B FERGUSON, Radford M FLIPPIN, William D GERALDS, Claude E HAMILTON, Wayne T HAMMER, Ted KING, Cecil L LYONS, Irvin C SMITH, John M TAYLOR, Billy D TURNER and Noel E WHITE. PFC's included: Paul M ANDERSON, Jackie L BIRGE, Milton L BOYLES, George E BRANDON, James A DECKARD, Joe E FLIPPIN, Carl E FRAZIER, Charles E HALE, James E LEAMON, Willie LONG, Fred A NEAL, Edgar L STOUT, James T TOOLEY, John F ANDERSON, Carol H EMMERT and Henry W WATSON. Six students granted leave: Pfc Edgar L STOUT, Pfc Milton L BOYLES, Pfc George E BRANDON, SP/3 Dewey ARNETT Jr, SP/3 Leon B FERGUSON and Pfc James A DECKARD. It appears the students were granted a 24-hr leave in order to come back for the Junior/Senior Banquet. Funeral services for Michael ISENBERG Friday, 14 month old son of M/M Veachel Earl Isenberg of Inda, IN; he died at Inda Wed, 22 Apr 1959. Bro Carl JONES officiated; services at Free WIll and burial in the Isenberg Cemetery; Yokley Funeral Home in charge. Survived by parents and grandparents, M/M C J ISENBERG of rural Gamaliel and 2 sisters: Vickey and Rebecca Isenberg of Inda, IN. Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Lena BOWMAN SYMPSON, age 77, held at Skaggs Creek Baptist Church at 2 today; she died at her home Monday afternoon. Rev. Lucien E COLEMAN Jr officiated, burial Skaggs Creek Cemetery; Yokley Funreral Home in charge. She was a member of the Skaggs Creek Church; d/o the late Ozias BOWMAN and Lucinda Page SYMPSON. Her husband survives, W J SYMPSON. Also survived by 3 daughters - Mrs Paul CARTER, Mrs Benton BAXTER and Miss Avo Sympson, all of T'ville; three brothers - Dr Med Bowman of Summer Shade KY, Bart Bowman and Hubert Bowman, both of T'ville, 2 grandchildren, 3 great- grandchildren. Mrs Lola SLAUGHTER, 58, services at Germany Church of Christ as Hestand Friday afternoon; died at Monroe Co War memorial Hospital Thurs, 23 Apr 1959. Bro Ross O SPEARS officiated, burial in the BAILEY Cemetery; Yokley Funeral Home in charge. Survived by husband, Esmond; three sons, Reval and Eugene both of Inda IN and Esmond Jr of Hestand; sister, Mrs Melia SPEAR of Hestand. Services for Garrett SMITH, 89 of Boles KY held Sunday afternoon at Moss TN. He died at the home of his son, Oren Smith at Boles, 25 Apr. Services by Bro Ross O SPEAR & Bro Glenn PAGE; burial Moss Cemetery; Yokley Funeral Home in chrge. He was the s/o the late James & Mary HAMMER Smith. His wife, Mrs Florida SAVAGE Smith died several yars ago. Retired farmer and blcksmith, for school teacher. Survived by 2 daughters: Mrs George HATCHER of Green Castle IN and Mrs Eugene PLUMLEE of Hestand; two sons, Illow of Smiths Grove KY and Oren of Boles. 8th graders graduate 14 May, no names shown; Randall GRIDER was the high school principl. All night singing at Red Lick Church in Adair Co near Breeding. Reed DECKARD was the singing school instructor. Oil Drilling begins on the W T DUBREE farm near Persimmon. Producing wells have beenfound in Allen, Cumberland and Metcalfe Co. Junior-Senior Banquet held at Gamaliel Tuesday night. Piano music by Mrs Howard DOSSEY; invocation by DeWayne FOX. A W BROGDON was toastmaster; Nancy LANDRUM sang. Mrs M J NEWMAN accompanied. Other speakers were Ruby ARTERBURN, Benny HOLDER, Edwin STEEN (principal). Special guests were M/M William S ABNEY (Superintendent) and M/M George ELLIOTT. Senior sponsors, Mrs Winford CROPPER & Mrs Jasper THOMPSON and Jr sponsers were Mrs Robert EATON and Mrs George DOWNING. American Legion dedicates new building. Post commander was Ray ELDRED. Two young ministers of the Latter Day Saints working in county - Elder Nehemiah GOSS from AZ and Elder Garner OLESON from UT. Baccalaureate Services at Gamaliel Sunday, 6 May. Processional march played by Mrs Howard Bryant DOSSEY; invoction by Bro Howard COOK (pastor Gamaliel Baptist Church). Edward STEEN principal; benediction by Bro COOK. At the graduation services: Rev. Charles TIDWELL (pastor Gamaliel Church of Christ); Miss Luree RUSSELL (saluatory address); Miss Jo Ann ROWLAND (valedictory address). Address by P L SANDERFUR (Physics Dept WKU). Graduates were: Ruby L ARTERBURN, Ruth E ARTERBURN, Charles AUSTIN, Daphanna R BRANDON, Phyllis Ann BRANDON, William H CARDER, Ralph CLARKSON, Joe R COPASS, Vivian Janetta COPASS, Anna Dare CORNWELL, Bobby F CORNWELL, Clovis Joe CORNWELL, Jackie Ned CORNWELL, Judy Ann CRABTREE, Barbara Ann CROPER, Katheryn DECKARD, Wanda Jean DECKARD, Kenneth DOWNING, Phyllis Dean EMBERTON, Jimmy GOODMAN, Benny HOLDER, Donald HOWARD, Billy Clay HUGHES, Fay HUNT, Leon ISENBERG, Betty Jean JOHNSON, Anna JONES, Judith Nell JONES, Nancy Ann LANDRUM, Bobby Lewis LEE, Martha LEE, Larry LYON, Vicki Faye MASTESRS, Janet McDONALD, Lewis Ray McDONALD, Shirley McPEAK, Janice PROFFITT, Jo Ann ROWLAND, Luree RUSSELL, Judy STINSON, Winford TAYLOR, Betty Jean Turner PARE and Dixie WHEELER. Teachers named for the 1959-60 school term: Tompkinsville HS: Randall GRIDER (principal), Robert MILLER and Royce GETTINGS (vocational Ag), Mrs Cecil PETETT & Mrs David WALDEN (home ec), Bratton PINCKLEY and Ellis RUSSELl (commercial), W L SWANN, Mrs Robert REECER and Harlie WHITE Jr (math), Mrs Bratton PINCKLEY, Mrs. Clarice BUSHONG, Mrs Jack ALEXANDER and Mrs Oscar MARTIN (English), Harold C SMITh and Mrs James HAYS (history), Reid V WILLIAMS (Social Science), Cecil PETETT (athletic director), Clifton CARTER (footballcoach), John C MARRS (basketball coch), Mrs Gene BURKS (librarian), Bobby GARMON, Kenneth BARTLEY, Miss Hela BOWMAN, Mrs Tommy DOWNING and Mrs Glen GRINESTAFF (junior high teachers). Tompkinsville Grade schools: Robert CONKIN (Principal), Miss Jesse D MILLER, Mrs Leon EUBANK and Mrs B C GRIDER (1st grade), Mrs Ray LYON, Mrs Ruth Ann CURTIS and Mrs Elsie PITCOCK (2nd grade), Mrs Stanton TAYLOR and Mrs Paul CROWE (3rd grade), Mrs George CARTER and Mrs Cecil HALE (45h), Mrs Victor HEADRICK and Mrs Verniece B BOWMAN (5th), Mrs Geraldine CARTER and Miss Alice PATTERSON (6th). Gamaliel High School: Principal: Edwin STEEN. Morris CARDER (vocational ag), Mrs Randall GRIDER (home ec), Mrs Harry R TURNER (Math), Mrs. Robert EATON (English), Mrs Jasper THOMPSON (science), Mrs Ann COX (commercial), Tommy DOWNING (coach), Mrs George DOWNING (librarian), Orby LYON, Mrs Effie RAY, Mrs WInford CROPPER and Clyde ENGLAND (jr high techers) and Leon EUBANK (guidance counsellor). Gamaliel Grade School: Mrs Leland HUFFER (1st), Mrs Glen JACKSON (2nd), Miss Ina DOWNING (3rd), Mrs Edwin STEEN (4th), Mrs L H LANDRUM (5th), Mrs Garnet PARE (6th), Mrs Morris Carder (extra lower grades), Mrs Mary D BROWN (extra upper grades), Mrs Clyde ENGLAND (art), Mrs M J NEWMAN (music). At the Black schools: Winfred PIPKIN and Mrs Maude L CRAWFORD; Charles E CRZAWFORD at Fountain Run. Fountain Run Elementary: Ardus GOAD (principal), Mrs Emma McDONALD (1st), Mrs Scott HOWARD (2nd), Mrs Geneva DAVIS (3rd), Mrs Mattie COOKSEY (4th), Mrs Druie BRANDON (5th), Mary Susan GOAD (6th), Mrs Nina MURPHY (7th), Miss Tressie YOKLEY (8th). Rural schools: Tinsley Hill: Mrs Ezel THOMPSON Mud Lick: Mrs Ferry JACKSON & Mrs Esco SPEARS. Cloyd: Mrs Dane WALDEN & Mrs Alton ROSS. Poplar Log: Roxie G ADAMS and Ada JEFFREY. Mt Gilead: Mrs Ione TEETERS. Old Rocky Hill: Shelvy HOLLAND. Boyd: Ish RICHEY. Free Will: Mrs Henry MYERS Mt Hermon: Mrs Eula GENTRY. Lyon: Mrs Neva CARTER. McPeak: Mrs Myrtle GUMM. Alexander: Travis STEENBERGEN. Hickory Grove: Mrs Corinna MOORE. Mt Zion: Mrs Chloe RITTER. Rocky Point; Mrs Denton BARTLEY. Cedar Hill: Mrs Buenna B TYREE. Hackers Branch: Kenneth HAYS. Sand Lick: Mrs Manche EMBERTON. Merryville: Mrs Ray BYBEE. Hmilton: Mrs Clyde HODGES. Union Hill: Mrs Lewis SRIGHT. Ivy Hill: Avo SYMPSON. Old Mt Hermon: Mrs Elva RITTER. Willow Springs: Mrs Willie MILLER. Oak Hill: Mrs Betty PAGE. Center Point: Mrs Bliss BROWN. Sulphur Ridge: Mrs Rosa WALDEN. Rush Point: Mrs Hazel ENGLAND. Liberty: S J MOORE. White: Mrs Mary D BIRGE. Janitors: Jesse HALE (Fountain Run), Delbert BEAN and Bueley DECKARD (Gamaliel), Tim DODSON and Glen WITTY (T'ville), Clarence CRAWFORD (T'ville Black school). Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/