June 5
In 1967, authorities said they had broken up two “wild teen-age drinking parties” near Greenfield over the weekend, one in a woods and the other in an empty house. Sheriff Robert Sebastian said officers found alcohol, abandoned blankets and clothes, and left-behind purses, some of which held birth control pills. He said he believed about 40 attended the party in the woods, although some were 21 or older. No arrests were made.
June 6
In 1917, the County Council of Defense, its seven members appointed by Judge Earl Sample, met for organize.
In 1944, local contractor Gordon Johnson was part of the D-Day invasion at Normandy. Forty years later he and his wife appeared in Europe as part of a “Good Morning America” telecast marking the anniversary.
June 7
In 1960, Angela Ahrendts, a New Palestine High School graduate who has become senior vice president of retail and online stores for Apple, was born.
June 8
In 1917, the Rev. B.O. Hufford of Shirley was selected as the Prohibition candidate for Sixth District Congressman. He was nominated by acclamation at the district convention in New Castle.
June 9
In 1987, a 34-year-old Maxwell man was found dead in his car, the victim of an apparent suicide. He was an eyewitness in the May 1986 shooting death of former Hancock County Sheriff Malcolm Grass. The body was found not far from the gas station where he worked and where Grass was killed.
June 10
In 2008, New Palestine High School’s softball team captured the Class 3A state title, the program’s second, defeating Jasper 4-0 at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. Senior Alyssa Marcum won the statewide Mental Attitude Award.
In 2017, New Palestine High School’s softball team captured the Class 3A state title, the program’s fourth (2004, 2008, 2009, 2017), defeating Kankakee Valley 13-6 at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. Senior Elisha Barker won the Indiana High School Athletic Association’s Class 3A Mental Attitude Award, following Dragons Alyssa Marcum in 2008 and Sara Evans in 2009.
June 11
In 1990, Greenfield Planning Commission gave primary plat approval to an 18-acre industrial park on the south side of New Road, a quarter-mile west of State Road 9. The project by Greenwalt Development included an office complex and warehouse buildings.
