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C-8 Wednesday, Februar y 19, 2020 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, Oct. 13 and Oct. 17, 1944 Donald Paul Malott, 10 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Malott, living 2 miles east of Union, fell dead at noon Friday while play- ing on the school grounds at Union. D. R. B. Goodwin, Pike County Coroner, said death was due to heart trou- ble. The boy had never been in perfect health, but it was not known that he was af- flicted with a heart ailment. Miss Mildred Collins, teach- er, said Donald was playing cowboys and Indians with a group of other boys under her supervision when he suddenly fell to the ground. He was in the fourth grade of school. He had a host of friends and playmates, won by his friendly disposition and a desire to be fair and pleasant to all. Pvt. Lewis R. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eras- tus Miller, well-known cit- izens of the Union commu- nity, was killed in action in France on September 12, according to a message re- ceived by the parents last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Mill- er were informed on Octo- ber 5 that their son was missing in action, and this message coming from the War Department was no- tification that he had been killed. He was just past 19 years of age. He entered the service in November 1943 and was sent overseas this past August. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Clennith Rumble at their home in Glezen, a girl, born Wednesday. Marriages: Martha Jean Thomas and T/Sgt. Don- ald Davis were married in a double ring ceremony7 per- formed by Rev. James Mc- Cord at the Algiers Method- ist Church at 3 o'clock Sun- day afternoon; Neva Jean Minnis became the bride of Robert Greer, Jr. Saturday evening at eight o'clock in the First Baptist Church in Washington; Douglas Crow, 82, and Sarah Loveless, 73, were married Wednesday af- ternoon by Rev. Verner Pres- ton. Deaths: Sarah F. Benja- min, 86, of Petersburg, died at Daviess County Hospital in Washington last Tuesday morning at 11:e0 o'clock; Fred Gompf, 77, of Peters- burg, died Tuesday after- noon at 1:30 o'clock; John Shea, 85, of Petersburg, died at 5 a.m. Monday at the Mad- ison State Hospital; George Brown, 82, of Velpen, died Sunday morning about 7:30 o'clock. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, January 14, 1960 Sharon, three-year-old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J.V. Smith, of Winslow, nar- rowly escaped being seri- ously burned when her dress caught fire from the kitchen stove Saturday. Sharon was standing on a chair next to the stove while her mother was preparing some food. Apparently, the little girl put her hands in the pockets of her dress, lifting the skirt over the hot burner, causing it to catch fire. When Mrs. Smith heard her scream, the dress was aflame and Sha- ron was down off the chair. Her mother beat out the fire with her hands, suffer- ing burns on one arm. Sha- ron was burned only on the leg, a place about the size of her hand. They were both able to be in church Sunday, thankful that the burns were not of a more serious nature. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fuhrman, of Peters- burg, a son, born Sunday in the Daviess County Hospi- tal in Washington; To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Skelton, of Oakland City, a daughter, born Wednesday, January 6 in the Daviess County Hos- pital; To Mr. and Mrs. Mi- chael Glassford, of Peters- burg, a daughter, born Fri- day in the Daviess County Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. John David Dedman, of Win- slow, a son, David Alan, Sun- day in the Welborn Memori- al Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beck, of Petersburg, a son, Thursday, January 7 in the Daviess County Hos- pital; To Mr. and Mrs. Rod- ney McCandless, of Win- slow, a son, January 8 in the Oakland City Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. David Wy- att, of Petersburg, a daugh- ter, born Sunday; To Mr. and Mrs. Orville Skinner, Jr., of Oakland City, a son, Ronnie Ray, born at 3:24 p.m. Fri- day, January 1. Marriages: Bertha Wil- lis and Recil Chance were united in marriage Friday, January 9 at 2 p.m. by Rev. Frank Thacker at his home in Princeton Deaths: Pammy Sue De- drick, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Dedrick, of Glezen, died Tuesday at the Oakland City Hospital short- ly after birth; Angus Morris Owen, of Oakland City, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Janu- ary 6 at St. Mary's Hospital; Samuel H. Bement, 90, died Sunday at 10 :10 p.m. at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Winslow. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, January 29, 1970 Two Mooresville resi- dents were taken to the Da- viess County Hospital suf- fering from injuries received in a car-truck accident Sun- day morning on Highway 57 in front of Coleman motors of Petersburg. Injured were John Williams, 56, and his wife, Dorothy, 41. Mrs. Wil- liams received a lacerated lower lip and possible bro- ken right leg and head inju- ries. Mr. Williams received possible skull fracture, brain concussion, lacerated scalp and left eye, and broken ribs. According to Peters- burg police record, the Wil- liams' 1965 Buick and a 1969 10 -wheeler Chevrolet truck driven by Larry R. Nurren- bern, 26, of Princeton, col- lided. Reports were that a 1967 car, driven by Ronald Cooper, of Mitchell, applied the brakes of his car after he had passed the truck so his car would not run into the back of another vehicle, driv- en by Denver Deffendoll, of Petersburg, which was slow- ing down for a pickup turn- ing into Coleman Motors lot. The truck skidded on the wet pavement sideways into the other lane. The Wil- liams' car then ran under- neath the trailer part of the truck. The car was reported to be a total loss and damage to the truck was estimated at $250. Births: To Pvt. and Mrs. Duard R. Edwards, of Fran- cisco, a son, Kevin Ray- mond, Monday, January 19 at Gibson General Hospital. Marriages: Elsie Elkins became the bride of Bar- narr Willis on December 31 at 6:30 p.m. in a double ring ceremony performed by Rev. Marvin Werhman in the Presbyterian Church in Petersburg. Deaths: Dora Blair, of Oakland City, died at noon Sunday in the Wirth Osteo- pathic Hospital; Mary Kay Hoffman, 84, of Otwell, died at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Jas- per Memorial Hospital; Jes- se Traylor, 74, of Otwell, died Sunday, January 25 in the Gibson General Hospi- tal. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, January 12, 1995 About an inch of ice and an inch of snow blanketed the county and southern In- diana last weekend, cancel- ing school and causing un- told minor traffic accidents. Early Friday morning, freez- ing rain began falling. It con- tinued through Friday night, when at about 11 p.m., it turned to snow. By morn- ing, there was about an inch of snow on top of the one- half inch to one inch of ice. A two-hour delay for school turned into and all-day de- lay for Pike Central on Fri- day, and then again on Mon- day, the schools were run- ning two hours behind. Still Tuesday, school was on a one-hour delay. Shortly af- ter the freezing rain start- ed, the roads were like an ice skating rink. State Po- lice Detective Mike Hildeb- rand said there were 27 cars between Petersburg and Old Ben Coal's beltline that were either in the ditch or couldn't get over a hill. An accident on Highway 356 was one of many to be blamed on ice slickened roads Friday. Jeffrey L. Tay- lor, 22, was driving a 1988 GMC truck when he lost control on ice in the road and went to into the ditch. He was uninjured and dam- age was estimated at less than $200 to his truck. It happened at 1 p.m. Friday. Three of five Petersburg City Councilmen were pres- ent for a unanimous vote to name former Pike County Sheriff William Scales to a deputy chief post for the Petersburg Police Depart- ment. Births: To Michelle and Dwayne Sanders, of Win- slow, at Welborn Hospital in Evansville on December 14, a son, Clayton Dwayne; To Mr. and Mrs. Rob Rob- erts at Daviess County Hos- pital in Washington on Sun- day, January 8, a daughter, Emily Jean. Deaths: Basil Wheeler, 87, of Oakland City, died Monday, January 9 at 12:45 a.m. at Wirth Hospital in Oakland City. WES eighth grade agricultural class The Winslow eighth grade agricultural class in 1921 was taught by E.M. Houchin. Members of the class were, front row: Emery Tisdal, Denzil Hogan, Sam- uel Abbott, Durward Beadles, Preston Potter, Delmas Hostmeyer, Norval Davis and Omar Luttrull; second row: Marion Fettinger, Marvin Hathaway, Delmas Barrett, Woodson Cooper and Dillon Heuring; third row: Ransom Johnson, George Hurst, Aubrey Bush, Chester Ashby, E. M. Houchin (teacher) and Elwood Smith. Wednesday, Feb. 19 • Donner Party rescued (1847) • Aaron Burr arrested for treason (1807) Thursday, Feb. 20 • Postal Service Act regulates United States Post Office Department (1792) • John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth (1962) Friday, Feb. 21 • Malcolm X assassinated (1965) • Marx publishes "Communist Manifesto" (1848) Saturday, Feb. 22 • U.S. Hockey team makes miracle on ice (1980) • The U.S. acquires Spanish Florida (1819) Sunday, Feb. 23 • U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima (1945) • Children receive first polio vaccine (1954) Monday, Feb. 24 • President Andrew Johnson impeached (1868) • Gulf War ground offensive begins (1991) Tuesday, Feb. 25 • U.S. Congress passes Legal Tender Act (1862) • A frican American Congressman Hiram Revels sworn in (1870) Source: History.com Life Milestones made free CALL: 812-354-8500 Put a free photo with write up on your Family and Class Reunions. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. 812-354-8500

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