Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 02:01:18 GMT To: ky-footsteps@sirius.dsenter.com Subject: ky-footsteps V1 #10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Nancy Trice Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 05:33:28 -0500 Subject: KY-F: SMITH: KY The Daily Messenger, Madisonville, Ky, May 27, 1935. Ferryman Dies Allen Smith, 51, (61?) Pond river ferryman, McLean county, who resided opposite Jewel City, this county, died Friday at an Owensboro hospital from a liver wound which was inflicted Monday when a revolver fell from his pocket at his home. He is survived by his widow and two children. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon and burial was in the Poplar Grove cemetery, McLean county. ------------------------------ From: Nancy Trice Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 05:33:27 -0500 Subject: KY-F: SIMPSON: KY-IL-MI-MO The Daily Messenger, Madisonville, Ky., Thursday, May 30, 1935 Sebree Couple Dead In Crash C I Simpson And Wife, Four Others Injured In Illinois Harrisubrg, Ill., May 30-- C I Simpson, 62, of Sebree, Ky., and his wife, Gracie, 40, were killed in an automobile collision at the intersection of highways No. 1 and No. 13 near Shawneetown late yesterday. Mrs Simpson was killed outright, dying of a crushed skull at the site of the wreck. Simpson was taken to the Harrisburg hospital where he died about three hours after the crash. Both bodies were taken to the Ridgeway funeral home. Four persons in the other car were injured. They are: Walter Barnwell and his wife, their son, Billy, and Mrs Alice Brinkman, mother of Mrs Barnwell. All are in the Harrisburg hospital. Mrs Brinkman is the most seriously injured, suffering a broken leg. The Barnwells and Mrs Brinkman are from Detroit. They were on their way to visit relatives at Cairo when the crash occured. Officers investigating the crash said that Barnwell apparently failed to make the curve at the intersections of the highways and crashed into the Simpson car. Ther Simpson's were on their way to Marion, Ill. With Mrs Simpson dead and Simpson unconscious, it was some time before they were identified. Identification was finally made from a drivers license in Simpson's car. Simpson never regained consciousness after the crash. The Daily Messenger, Madisonville, Ky., Thursday, May 30, 1935 Sebree, Ky., May 30.-- C I Simpson and his wife, killed at Harrisburg, Ill, came here about six months ago. Simpson has been serving as pastor at the Pentecostal mission here. Very little is known as to his relatives and former life. ------------------------------ From: Nancy Trice Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 05:33:30 -0500 Subject: KY-F: WILKERSON: KY-OH The Messenger, Madisonville, Ky, May 3, 1935 A large circle of friends and relatives assembled at Salem church Wednesday afternoon for the last rites of Mrs. Sallie Wilkerson, who died at her home on Tuesday following a long period of declining health. Funeral services were conducted by her former pastor, the Rev. W P Winstead. Burial was in Salem cemetery. There were many beautiful flowers as a last token of love for the deceased. Mrs. Wilkerson is survived by her husband, and children as follows: Mrs. Jim Todd of this county, Mrs. Wesley Mitchell of Madisonville, daughters, sons, Charley, George, Guy, Harold, Clarence and Thomas Wilkerson, of Akron, Ohio. ------------------------------ From: DICKPOLL@aol.com (by way of Nancy Trice ) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 06:25:19 -0500 Subject: KY-F: SAMUEL BAKER POLLOCK Here is an editorial in the 22 February 1971 Madisonville Messenger about my dad. I assume it is suitable for your list. He Will Be Missed Forty-seven years ago last month, a young school teacher from Pewee Valley, Ky., came into Madisonville with but one goal in mind--to be a good basketball coach and teacher. Samuel Baker Pollock achieved that goal and much, much more over that span of years in Madisonville and Hopkins County--as an educator, as an athletic coach, as a well-known leader in the medical field and as a prominent figure in civic and church activities. He was a handsome young man, whose hair was to become prematurely gray, in fact almost silver. Early in his career he coached both boys and girls' basketball teams at Madisonville High School...that being in the 1920's before girls' teams were discontinued in Kentucky. He not only coached basketball teams, but he also doubled as football coach at MHS. During his thirty years in the educational field, Pollock became principal of Madisonville High School, and later as superintendant of schools, a post he relinquished in September of 1956. Leaving the educational profession after thirty years of distinguished service, Pollock became associated with Trover Clinic in the fall of 1956 as the clinic's business manager. He was with the clinic for eleven years, retiring in November of 1967. Still desiring to serve, even though now retired, Pollock went ahead to join Hopkins County Hospital's staff in the in-service educational department, which produced video tapes. He joined HCH in April of 1968 and remained in that capacity there until a few weeks ago. Pollock for several years was a member of the Board of Control of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, and for many years was the official scorer at Kentucky's biggest high school athletic event--the annual high school basketball tournament. To list all of Pollock's participation in events of civic nature would be impossible without considerable research. He had that great capacity for remembering people, their names and faces, as well events of years gone by. Sam Pollock died Monday. He leaves a devoted wife, two fine sons, two grandchildren and the friendship and love of hundreds and thousands of people with whom he came into contact over the years. It is hard to believe that this man, this familiar figure on our streets, is gone. He will be missed. Submitted by Dick Pollock ------------------------------ End of ky-footsteps V1 #10 **************************