The Bullitt County History Museum

It Happened in July

We will be looking back 25, 40, 70 and 100 years to see what was being printed in The Pioneer News in 1998, 1983, 1953 and 1923 in the month of July.

1998 - 25 Years Ago.


Jennifer Belcher

Jennifer Belcher, daughter of Larry and Linda Belcher was inducted into the Gold Star Chapter of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society at WKU following her freshman year which she completed with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.

Debra Cathleen Dugger of Mt. Washington, and Karen M. Fackler and Julie M. Krebs, both of Shepherdsville, all were named to the President's List at EKU following a semester with perfect 4.0 averages.

Local businessman Charles Hamilton, former state agriculture commissioner, was named to the Kentucky State Fair Board and would serve through July 2002.

Roger Hayes announced that he was retiring from the Bullitt County School System and taking an entry-level job at UPS.


Holly & Randi

Rebecca Bean and Mark Rawlings of North Bullitt High School, and Holly Skidmore and Randi Arnold of Bullitt Central were high scorers in a local 4-H event in March and this month attended the Kentucky Youth Seminar in Lexington where they participated in individual and team competitions.

Bullitt Central's Jamie Kearney signed up to play basketball for Spalding University in Louisville. He planned to major in business administration. Joining him at the school would be his teammate Josh Travis.

The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 5710 installed new officers. They were President Kathleen Coffey, Senior Vice President Jean Wolf, Jr. Vice President Ann Boss, Treasurer Sharon Hopkins, Chaplain Joyce Stansbury, Conductress Eunice Duff, and Guard Ruth Richardson. Trustees are Wilma Quisenberry, Mary Nusz and Emma Thomas. Appointed officers were Secretary Betty French and Patriotic Instructor Brenda Hack.


Keela Pile

Jewell Lutes retired as librarian at Bullitt Lick Middle School. She and her husband, Mt. Washington Mayor Ralph Lutes were making plans for their 50th wedding anniversary.

The Mt. Washington Lion's Club selected Don Morgan as their Lion of the Year. Morgan had been a member of the organization for 35 years.

Keela Pile of Bullitt County was selected to participate in the 1999 Special Olympics. Keela, the daughter of Jerry and Rita Pile, would compete in the softball throw and the standing long jump.

The Rev. James Hargadon, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church in Mt. Washington, was retiring. Rev. Scott Wimsatt would take his place.

The Governor's Scholar Program included six Bullitt County students that summer. They were Leslie Dorris of Bullitt East, Jenny Smith and Michelle Crigler of Bullitt Central, and Mark Rawlings, John Lakes and Brandy Warren of North Bullitt.

Cedar Grove Elementary's Science Fair winners were announce in July. The Grand Champion was Joshua Allen, a fifth-grader. Other fifth-grade winners include Chris Noe, Melissa Beatty, and Kandace VanHoozer. Winners in the fourth-grade were Joshua Ryan, Amanda Hawkins, Craig Banta, Jacob Kays, Chassidy Karr, Austin Whitely, Robert Vance, John Korfhage, Tiffany Maynard, Nick Meador, and Marlie Noe.

1983 - 40 Years Ago

A. S. Crenshaw caught a 32 pound snapping turtle in a small pond last week. According to him, it will be soup soon.

Lloyd Harris and Mary Ann Elam were victorious in the Simms' Shear Design Firecracker Open tennis tournament. Harris defeated Roger Cobb 7-5 and 6-2. Elam defeated Linda Wooden 6-3, 6-2.

Johnny and Helen Sparks are as proud as punch that their seven-year-old daughter, Misty Michelle has won the title of "Little Miss Shepherdsville." She will represent the town in the state competition.


George Bradbury

Winners of the girls' skating competition held recently at Sububan Skate-o-rama were Joyce Barnes, Jenny Jackson, Alison Leslie, Janna Dowdy, and Chrissa McGrew.

John Roberts wrote a nice article about George Bradbury. Did you know that Brad's Roller Rink came about because the families of Ernest Waters and Bill Travis bought their gas every Saturday on their way to skate in Valley Station. They asked Bradbury why he didn’t build a roller rink, and so he did.

Lawrence Frick, a long-time resident of the Zoneton Community, was recognized at a dinner-dance given in his honor at the Shrine Club. The party was hosted by Neil Farris, Bud Hardy, Art Hartlage, Ray McGruder, Ike Neil, Cecil Nichols, Bill Robey, Jim Shacklette, Bruce Thomason, and George Wigginton.

Donny Able, Gary Moore, Brian Meredith, David Hall, Phil Barnhouse, Robert Williams, John Thomson, Kevin Waddle, Dole Huff, Jason Varble, Mike Sharp, Ronnie Griffin, Shelby Clements, Jack Porter, Kyle Maki, Steve Roby, Brad Eschman, Darrell Vincent, Todd Bradbury, Kerry Stout, Troy Baumgardner, Jim Cash, and Mike Gravens all took part in the annual Clem Haskins Hilltopper Basketball camp in June, and their picture appeared in a July paper.

Joe Brown of LJ caught a 14 pound catfish in a pond up around Boston.

They're looking for lights so Otto Ballou, Ardell Holbert, Jimmy McGee, Tom Barnes, Gerald Tamme, and Jake Vincent can continue their horseshoe tournament even when it gets dark in Lebanon Junction.

The Senior League All-Stars for North Bullitt included Scott Duncan, Randy Flaherty, James Adams, David Bates, Bryan Bullock, Ronald Boley, Tim Carroll, Michael Hall, Jeff Lee, Robert New, David Warden, Joseph Newman, Jeffery White, Ronald Parker and Dwayne Goers.

And did you know that Amelia Samuels was Lebanon Junction postmaster for 30 years, and that she had retired from it 20 years earlier? She and her husband would celebrated their 65th anniversary on July 10.

1953 - 70 Years Ago

Sue Comstock, a counselor at Camp Shantituck Girl Scout Camp was reported to have a mild case of polio. She was the first case reported in Bullitt County in 1953.

Korea was on the minds of lots of folks. The Bullitt Lick reporter mentioned that families had heard from Linsey Croan, Henry J. Troutman, Jr., Clifford Thomas, and Bill Simmons, all of whom were over there.

Down at LJ, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Shaw had heard from their son in Korea, and he urged that "they sure need doctors" over there.

Meanwhile at Belmont, the Baptist Church held its Vacation Bible School. Their faculty included Mrs. Eliza Thurman, Mrs. Leonard Waters, Mrs. Hubert Gribbens, and Mrs. Melvin Rhodes in the beginner's department; and Mrs. W. F. Masden, Mrs. Otho Quick, and Miss Janet Masden in the primary department. The junior department was led by Mrs. Albert L. Melburg, Mrs. E. D. Raney, and Mrs. George Bradbury; the pastor led the intermediates, while Mrs. Byrd Brown, Mrs. Will Bradbury, and Mrs. Oscar Kidwell provided refreshments.

Judge and Mrs. C. P. Bradbury held open house at their Shepherdsville home to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.

Dr. Patrick J. Murphy and wife moved into the home of Dr. Bernard Popham at Lebanon Junction and would occupy Popham's office while that doctor was away in the service.

Clyde E. Roby and Bert Shepherd learned that they have been made Kentucky Colonels.

Everyone was invited to attend the 6th annual rally of the Mt. Washington Lions Club. There would be plenty of fish, fun and entertainment for young and old alike, and you could hear Jimmie Osborne's band.


Milam & Moore

Jimmy H. Milam and John C. Moore of Shepherdsville were pictured in Korea. Both were with the 7th Division infantry.

Billy Horrell, vocational agriculture teacher at SHS, was attending class at U.K. In preparation for the class, he visited fifty Bullitt County farms. Do we still have that many?

Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Hagan and daughter Pat of Shepherdsville were spending their two-week vacation in Florida, while Misses Frances Trunnell, Ethel Newman and Zollie Swearingen traveled only as far as Clifty Falls, Indiana.

However, Misses Sara and Clara Newman and friends had just returned from a trip to Alaska. Sara would return there to teach in the fall.

The Shepherdsville F.F.A. elected new officers for the coming school term. They were President Bobby Milam, Vice-President Sam Hardy, Secretary Lloyd Maraman, Treasurer Eddie Beam, Reporter Doyle Eskridge, and Sentinel Richard Crigler. All were seniors.

Rev. W. H. Powell treated his Sunday School class of young ladies to breakfast Sunday morning. Wonder what was on the menu?

And Marvin Porter proudly announced the grand opening of his newly modernized Shepherdsville Motor Company, the Chevrolet dealer on Main Street.

1923 - 100 Years Ago

Frank Goldsmith and his wife, Pauline Daugherty, and Judge Morrow left for several days at French Lick.

Norman and G. L. Bridwell of Shepherdsville just finished building a couple of large barns over at Solitude for Mr. Ash and Mr. Rouse.

Little Miss Elizabeth Sanders is spending this week at Campbellsville with her grandparents.

Professor Sanders, Misses Ruby Dean, Sallie Shultz, Virginia Clements, Geneva Gibson, Lillian Crume, Alma Hutchens and Hester Anderson have been elected by the local school trustees to teach at the Shepherdsville school for the fall term.

At Hebron, thieves broke into W. J. Bell's home during church services and stole Rev. Martin's suit case containing his clothes for his planned two week stay. The suit case was later found in a corn field, but all it contained was a Bible and Rev. Martin's planned sermons.

At Pleasant Grove, Amy Lee, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grant, fell and broke her right arm just above the elbow and her elbow was thrown out of place. Dr. Kirk was called and she was doing very well.

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Roby announced the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Frances to A. L. Bean. The couple were quietly married by Rev. J. J. Maloney, Fairfield, the morning of July 10th.

In Mt. Washington, Misses Mary Dent and Helen Harris and Sue Dent Rouse were the week end guests of Miss Lilberne Parrish and in the evening they with their friends, attended church.

In the Victory community, Misses Ollie Lee Maraman and Margaret Hughes, of Cedar Grove, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. Violet Thompson, Eva Mae and Mary Jones, Paul B. Roby of Solitude, and Calvin Boyd of Lick Skillet.

H. J. Paulson started a bus line from Shepherdsville to Louisville making daily trips. He left every morning for the city at 6 a.m. and returned to town at 5:15 p.m.

Rev. D. R. Peak and wife, of Shepherdsville, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wiggington, Mr. and Mrs. James Chowning, Misses Georgia Porter and Hazel Hall, E. T. McAfee and R. K. Hall left for a motor trip to Yellowstone Park. Word was received from them along their way telling of beautiful scenery, good weather and a happy trip in every way. They sent a wire from Denver that all was well at that time.

And Jailer E. G. Quick offered a $15 reward to anyone who returned an escaped prisoner named W. C. Marshall to his jail. Any takers?


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The Bullitt County History Museum, a service of the Bullitt County Genealogical Society, is located in the county courthouse at 300 South Buckman Street (Highway 61) in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. The museum, along with its research room, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday appointments are available by calling 502-921-0161 during our regular weekday hours. Admission is free. The museum, as part of the Bullitt County Genealogical Society, is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization and is classified as a 509(a)2 public charity. Contributions and bequests are deductible under section 2055, 2106, or 2522 of the Internal Revenue Code. Page last modified: 13 Jan 2024 . Page URL: bullittcountyhistory.org/happened/july3.html