Dec. 19th 1999................ It happened here 65 years ago (1934) The Sinclair Service Station in Ashley, operated by Ben Hartline, was broken into with a considerable amount of cigarettes and candy being stolen. Edward T. Westermeyer of Irvington, Coburn Skibinski of Richview, Lee Bowers of Beaucoup, Harry Schaeffer of Oakdale and Edwin Leitz of Vennedy were chosen enumerators for a special federal farm census to begin in Washington County after the first of the year. Coal Miners in Hillboro asked the federal governmant to pay them for non-production of coal similar to programs being used to help farmers. An East St. Louis man, Napoleon Hayward Quertermous, was found dead on route 153 west of the township road in Plum Hill Twp. He had apparently been struck during the snowstorm by a car. Other deaths: Mrs Margaret Ann Stewert of Nashville, and Miss Eva Williamson of Nashville. It Happened here 60 years ago (1939) Washington county was blanketed with a heavy, wet snow 2 days before Christmas causing a rash of auto accidents. No serious injuries were reported, however, 15 cars were counted in ditches between Nashville and Okawville. Three S Markets advertized 10 pounds of sugar for 49 cents, boiling beef at 10 cents a pound and a dozen oranges for a quarter. Joseph Karolczak, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Karolczak of south of Nashville, died of injuries when he was kicked in the head by a horse. Other deaths: Mrs Matilda Rieger of Nashville. Thomas Dahncke, Sr. of Oakdale. Miss Altha Shirley, sister of W. A. Shirley of Nashville. Henry C.Moeller of Stone Church. Phillip C. H. Meyer 39 formerly of Addieville. Charles Mendell, 13 son of Mr. and Mrs Edward Mendell of Chicago. It happened here 55 years ago: (1944) Tularemia, the disease known as rabbit fever, had made an appearance in southern Illinois with 5 cases reported in DuQuoin, 5 cases in Belleville, and several in Pinckneyville. Eva Lehr returned home to Lively Grove after completing an 8 year sentence in the Dwight Reformatory for attempting to burn down the local jail. Beatty Drug Store advertised "Granddad" stimulating tablets for older men and women who "need your pep stimulated and want to feel full of fun and frolic". :-) Mrs Bruce Berfeld, the former Sophia McMilliam of Nashville received word that her son, Private Charles Lester Loyd, was killed in action in France. Miss Madeline Blanchard of Long Beach California became the bride of LT. Norman Maxwell of Nashville. Leslie Pruehsner received his commision as Army Chaplain and was serving in Burma. PT. Walter Kachuba was wounded by an enemy mortar shell while serving as a tank driver in France. Deaths: Stanley Nowakowski of Nashville. Albert Elliot Seidenstricker of Ashley. John Michael formerly of Hoyleton. Mrs Minnie Hargrave Hampton of DuBois. Mrs Adolf Fehrman (nee Winkelman) formerly of Okawville. Victor Filipski of St Louis MO. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Sherman had 4 sons serving in the armed services: Ernest with the Marines, Raymond and Richard with the Navy and Clarence in the US Army.