Our Yesterdays

Mr. and Mrs. Brett Slaubaugh of rural Richland are the parents of a son, Brandon Budde, born Jan. 15 at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield. He weighed seven pounds, 14 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frogs Slaubaugh of Keota and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Phugh of Mt. Union. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Davis of New London.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Greiner of route 1, Brighton became the parents of a son, Jeremy Joseph, at the Washington County Hospital on Jan. 19. He is their first child and the family live on the former Lloyd Farrier farm north of Brighton. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Boone Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Greiner, all of Washington. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Dan Boone of Kalona and Mrs. Clara Greiner of Washington.

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gillam became parents of a baby boy, Joshua James, at the Jefferson County hospital on Jan. 18. He weighed seven pounds, seven and a half ounces. This is the couples second child, and they live on the Dale Jones farm west and north of Brighton. Grandparents are Dale and Francis Montgomery of Deep River, James and Delores Gillam of University Park. Great-grandparents are Ida Bryan of Montezuma and Jesse Billings of New Sharon.

Luann Gayle Phillips and Steve Swanson were united in marriage on Dec. 23, 1983 at the United Methodist Church in New Sharon. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Phillips, Route 2, New Sharon, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Swanson of Ollie. Serving as maid of honor was the bride’s sister, Julie Phillips, with bridesmaids being Jennifer Elliott and Mary Sharp, also sisters. Serving as best man was Gary Ohms, friend of the groom. Groomsmen were Bob Petrazelka and Paul Greiner, friends. Ushers were Scott Swanson, Chad Phillips, and Joel Phillips, brothers of the couple; and candlelighters were Roger Swanson and John Phillips, brothers of the bridal couple. A reception was held immediately following in the church basement. The couple are at home on Route 1, Ollie, after their Colorado skiing trip honeymoon. The bride is a graduate of Northwestern Missouri State University and is presently a teacher in the Pekin School District. The groom graduated from Iowa State University and in engaged in farming. The couple stated that the most memorable thing about their wedding was the number of people who drove several miles to attend their wedding on the coldest day on record.

Jan. 19, Pekin wrestled Mid-Prairie. Pekin won a massive victory, 55-9. There were eight JV matches: at 112 Lee Sloan pinned Cory Boone in 3:26; at 119 Houston Norman pinned Mike Davis in 1:26; at 126, Dan Nichols pinned Brian Peiffer in 1:10; at 132, Steve Slaubaugh pinned Todd Wilhoit in 1:22; at 145, Tony Sharp pinned Jay Anderson in 3:07; at 155, Mike Messerschmitt won by decision over Dwayne Hochstedler, 12-2; at 167, Tony Clubb pinned Mike Reif in 1:51; at 185, Tony Clubb pinned Tony Graff in 1:37. Varsity matches: at 98, Chuck Ulin won by decision over Greg Davis, 13-2; 105, Willy Messerschmitt pinned Tom Slaubaugh in 1:55; 112, Sterling Rex pinned Tom Moeller in 1:34; at 119, Steve Whitham won by decision over Steve Porter, 8-4; at 126, Doug Atwood pinned Brian Riggins in 4:54; at 132, Dave Underwood pinned Todd Keifer in 4:50; at 138, Wayne Fankhauser received a forfeit; at 145, Blue Dahlstrom pinned Tim Woodburn in 3:14; at 155, Christ Crawford won by decision over Chris Adam, 8-5; at 167, Doug Adam pinned Doug Cook in 3:15; at 185, Rob McLain pinned Dan Mosinski in 1:07; and at heavy weight, Tadd Davis pinned George Stumpf in 3:30.

The varsity and junior varsity girls played a Saturday night game as they went up against the Washington Demons. The JV team had a loss with the score of 43-70. Leading scorers for the game were Denise Denly with 19 points and Karla Bond with 10. Rebounding leaders were Stacy Leathers with nine and Joan Scearcy getting seven. The varsity team improved their overall record to 6-8 with the 52-38 win. Kathy Snow was the leading scorer for Pekin with 24, while Carol Johnston had 21. Catching the most rebounds were Shelley Ruggles with 10 and Tami Van Voorst with eight.

January, 1964

Three people were injured in a two-car crash Sunday at the Hopewell Church corner, three miles north of Richland on Highway 77. The Rev. Harley Yates, 60, pastor of the Hopewell Church, had just finished conducting the services there and was leaving for the Church of the Brethren, where he is also pastor. As he attempted to cross the road his car was struck by a car driven by George Armstrong, 63, of Sigourney. Mrs. Yates, a passenger in the care driven by her husband, was thrown from the care. She was taken to the Keokuk County Hospital by a church member, accompanied by Mrs. Delbert Fleig, registered nurse. Mrs. Yates suffered three or four broken ribs and a head injury. Mr. Armstrong was referred to a Sigourney physician and is believed to have broken ribs and possibly a broken nose. Mrs. Vivian Young of Sigourney, a passenger in the Armstrong car, was treated in Richland at the doctor’s office. X-rays revealed she also had broken ribs. Armstrong’s car was badly damaged and the Yates car had a crumpled rear fender.

An Ollie man, Rex Ruggles, 24, was shot and killed Tuesday night about 10:30 in a tavern at Ollie. Admitting the shooting was Norman Caskey, 37, Williamsburg trucker. Keokuk County law officials said that domestic trouble was the reason for the killing. Caskey was arraigned in Sigourney court on the murder charge. Three shots from a nine-millimeter Belgian-made automatic pistol, clip loaded, is alleged to have been used as the murder weapon.