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B-14 Wednesday, September 18, 2019 The Press-Dispatch HISTORY Submit history photos: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, May 12 and May 16, 1944 The Petersburg Board of School Trustees has had under consideration for sometime some very much needed improve - ments in the school pro- gram. Chemistry is to be offered in the high school and already nineteen pu- pils are enrolled in the course for next year. The necessary supplies have been ordered and the school officials have been assured that they will ar- rive on time for the fall se- mester. Some changes will need to be made in the sci- ence room for the present, however, permanent loca- tion of the Chemistry labo- ratory should be on the top floor because of fumes oc- casionally arising from this department. Another star will be placed on Pike County's service roll this week by the name of Pvt. James Ar- thur Catt, who gave his life for his country on the bat- tlefields of Italy, the 16th day of April, 1943. Word was received here at noon Wednesday by his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Catt. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Chamberlain were taken to the Washington Hospi- tal, Wednesday evening for treatment for injuries re- ceived when their car was struck by a train near the old canning factory site. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Farley Chesser, of Win- slow, a girl, Sharon Rose, born in Miller Hospital Thursday; To Mr. and Mrs. A zel Gladish, a boy, born May 14 at Daviess County Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Willis, of Pe- tersburg, a girl, born Fri- day, May 12. Marriages: Olivia Wil- lis and Jack Clem were married on Sunday, May 7 at 4 p.m. at the home of the minister, Rev. A.A. Shoultz, of Owensville. Deaths: Laurence Ev- erett Long, 57, of this city, died at 8 o'clock Monday night; Lawrence Jerrell, 64, of Petersburg, died Sunday at midnight in his home on North Eight St. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, August 13, 1959 Mayor L. Carol Thom- as informed The Dispatch Tuesday night that he had received a telegram from Representative Winfield K. Denton that the site for the new post office Pe- tersburg was approved by Congress late Tuesday af- ternoon. The site approved is the property of Mr. and Mrs. James Vovos, directly behind the Citizens State Bank on North Seventh St. The Eight District Dem- ocratic Congressional din- ner, featuring Senator John F. Kennedy, of Mas- sachusetts, as the princi- pal speaker, will be held in Salem Parish Hall in Huntingburg beginning at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oc - tober 4. A reception has been planned for Senator Kennedy from 3:30 until 5 p.m. and will be held in the American Legion home in Jasper. This will mark Sen- ator Kennedy's only stop in Southern Indiana during his tour of the state. A Pike County man was killed instantly near his home Saturday when he was hit in the head by a limb of a falling tree, which he and his son, Er- ich, Jr., were felling. He had laid down his saw and had stepped out of the path of the tree when the large limb swing around and hit him. Erich Meyer, 57, died as soon as he was struck in the left temple by the limb. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. George Beck, of Ayrshire, a daughter, Donna Sue, born Wednesday, August 12 in the Daviess County Hospital. Deaths: Neil Traylor, 87, of Petersburg, died in a hospital in Evansville Thursday morning; Ru - fus M. Hunter, 70, of Pe- tersburg, died at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Daviess County Hospital. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, August 21, 1969 Sunday, June 16, 1968, marked the beginning of construction for the new addition now completed at St. Peter Lutheran Church in stendal. On that Sunday, members of the congrega- tion joined with Pastor Har- old Heidegger in breaking round for this new build- ing. With the pulling of a plow across the ground now occupied by the new structure, the members expressed their intent to build with only donated la- bor. This is the unique fea- ture of this building now to be dedicated Sunday, Sep- tember 7, in that every hour of labor which has gone in- to this building was donat- ed by the members of the congregation. At Parker's Red and White Food Stores, sir- loin steaks were selling for $1.19 per pound; rye bread was selling for $ .29 per loaf; mustard was $ .19 per jar; and ketchup was $ .29 per bottle. "Gone with the Wind," starring Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh, was playing at the Tivoli Theatre in Jas- per. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Bailey, of Oakland City, a son, Scott Allen, at Daviess County Hospital on Wednesday, August 18. Marriages: Jennifer Brammer became the bride of Eugene Stormont on Friday, August 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Oakland City; Linda Sue Dyer and Mark Lee Ben- jamin exchanged vows at Alford United Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m. Fri- day, August 1; Laurel Ann Willis and Robert Wesley Bell, Jr., were united in marriage at 6 p.m. August 9 at North United Method- ist Church in Vincennes; Donna Kay Gray and Sam D. Polen were wed on Sat- urday afternoon, July 26 at 2:30 p.m. at Otwell United Methodist Church; Ruth Kay Scott and Roger Ray Fuhrman were married on Saturday, July 12 at 2 p.m. in St. John's Luthern Church in Otwell. Deaths: Lucy DeBruler, 71, of Winslow, died Mon- day, August 25 at 9 a.m. in Gibson General Hospi- tal; Clara Canavan, 81, of Petersburg, died Sunday, August 24 in Regina Pacis Nursing Home in Evans- ville; Jessie Gertrude Painter, 86, of Petersburg, died at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Au- gust 26 in Holiday Home; Thomas E. Martin, 79, of Monroe City, died Tuesday, at 5:15 p.m. in Good Samar- itan Hospital. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, August 11, 1994 Early Tuesday morning, four Velpen children and two Jasper children visit- ing in Velpen perished in what was thought to be the worst loss of life in a house fire in the history of Pike County. The 12:59 a.m. fire destroyed the two-story home and took the lives of the six children from two different families. There- sa Latimer, the mother of the four Velpen children, was awakened by the fire and reportedly escaped to make a call at a neigh- bor's by jumping from the second floor window. She sustained a foot injury, but alerted Pike County Law Enforcement Center Cen- tral dispatchers. Jefferson Township Fire Department responded to the scene and had the blaze under control in about 10 minutes. Unfor- tunately, it was too late to save the children, of whom five were found together. The sixth child was found later in a crawl space. An elderly man was seri- ously injured when a trac- tor rolled on him Saturday morning as he worked with his son near his home in Bowman. Robert Lawyer, 80, of Petersburg, was pull- ing a tree that had been cut down and hit a ditch or log, causing the tractor to over- turn. Lawyer was trapped under the tractor for about an hour before he could be freed. Births: To Vonda Ken- dall, of Velpen, and Rog- er Messmer, of Dale, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hunt- ingburg on August 1, a son, Jordan Isaac. Marriages: Angela Dawn Cook and Neal Scott Day were united in mar- riage on July 9 at 2 p.m. at Glezen Revival Center. Deaths: Royal Stanton Melvin, 81, of Petersburg, died Wednesday, August 3 at 4:30 a.m. in Evansville; Michael A. Wheeler, 35, of Petersburg, died Saturday, August 6 at Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas. 1974 Winslow 7th grade student council Pictured are the 1974 Winslow seventh grade student council, front row (l to r): Tracy Miller, treasur- er, and Marla Winstead, historian. Back row: Rachel Hemmer, vice-president, Jennifer Vurns, secretary, and Darcee Hume, president. Photo from archive. Wednesday, September 18 • Capitol cornerstone is laid (1793) • Patty Hearst captured (1975) Thursday, September 19 • Nevada is site of first- ever underground nuclear explosion (1957) • President Garfield succumbs to shooting wounds (1881) Friday, September 20 • Kennedy proposes joint mission to the moon (1963) • Magellan sets out (1519) Saturday, September 21 • Benedict Arnold commits treason (1780) • Monarchy abolished in France (1792) Sunday, September 22 • Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation (1862) • President Kennedy signs Peace Corps legislation (1961) Monday, September 23 • Billy the Kid arrested for the first time (1875) • Lewis and Clark return (1806) Tuesday, September 24 • The First Supreme Court (1789) • The Mormon Church officially renounces polygamy (1890) Source: History.com CREATIVITY. OUR SPECIALTY. When you place an ad in The Press-Dispatch, your ad is designed by Indiana's top designers. 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