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C-8 Wednesday, April 13, 2016 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 SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday, March 2, 1956 FORMER PIKE COUNTIAN RUNNING FOR CONGRESSMAN Carl Corn, former Pike Countian resident, has re- cently announced his can- didacy for Seventh District Congressman on the Dem- ocratic ticket. He was grad- uated from Stendal High School and Oakland City College. He is married and has two sons. He has been a principal, a teacher and a farmer. Mrs Anna Beck and Mrs. Johnny Carter and Kathy were Friday guests of Mrs. Lloyd Lear in Princeton. Mr. Lear has accepted em- ployment in the Mt. Carm- el hospital and the family is moving there as soon as school is out. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shepard and Sharon, of In- dianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Thurlow Dyer and family, of Evansville; Mr. and Mrs. Ivory Dyer and family at- tended the Dyer-Catt wed- ding, Saturday afternoon. PLAINVILLE MIDGETS GRAB SECTIONAL WIN The Plainville Midgets finalists in the Wabash Valley Tourney wrapped up the 1956 sectional ti- tle last Saturday night by disposing of Ivan Hollen's Washington Hatchets 65 - 55. Tot Nelson piloted the Midgets to their first sec- tional crown since 1938. The sectional has many thrilling and well played games. The initial con- tests, Petersburg and Pla- inville, was probably the best played game. Birth: To Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Caldemeyer, of Winslow, a son, Mark Wayne Deaths: Lewis Rastur Woods, 67, of Montgom- ery, died Feb. 28 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vin- cennes; Mrs. Bess Snyder, 66, of Monroe City, died Sunday, Feb. 12 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vin- cennes, following an ill- ness of one day; Mrs. Em- mer Welton, 80, of Glezen, died Feb. 28 at her home; Rev. Curtis Cummines, 86, former Petersburg res- ident and General Baptist preacher, died Thursday, Feb. 23 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alva Luther in in Louisville, Ky; Mrs. Florence White, 77, of Pe- tersburg, died Feb. 27 at her home. FIFTY-NINE YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Friday, March 8, 1957 Dennis and Wendell Morton, who have been employed in Venice, Calif., are visiting their mother, Mrs. Minnie Morton near Winslow. Saturday evening sup- per guests of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Richardson in Vel- pen were Mrs. Doyle Sorgi- us and son James, of Ham- mond; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howard, Rex and Rodney, of Boonville; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Davis and Sue, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Richardson and Linda. The occasion was to celebrate the birth- day of Everett Richardson. SALESMAN AT WINSLOW AUTO SALES John Hurt has accepted employment with the Win- slow Auto Sales, Inc. as a car salesman. He began his work there Monday, Feb. 11. Harcourt Scales and Arber Tisdale, owners of the company, are very for- tunate in securing Hurt. He is noted as being one of the outstanding salesman in this locality and will be a great asset to the firm. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Willis and son, and Laura Erwin, of Evansville; Mr. and Mrs. Carol Erwin and Diana and Mrs. Ella Erwin, of Winslow, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Erwin in Ayr- shire. Lt. Col. and Mrs. How- ard Bone and three daugh- ters, of Leavenworth, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bone and children, of Somer- ville; Mr. and Mrs. Ches- ter Sollman and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Faulk and children, of Evansville, were called back to Stendal on account of the death of their father, Curtis Bone. Petie Wyatt, of Lin- denwood College in St. Charles, Mo., spent the weekend in Petersburg. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Delma Wyatt drove her back to Lindenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wil- lis and Cindy Lou, Mrs. Irene Malotte and Betty Jane, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wiseman, Marilyn, Char- lene, Phil, Alan and Jen- nifer were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Max Hill and Ronnie in the Scotts- burg community. A fter- noon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hill, of Otwell. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miley, of Oakland City, a daughter, Diana Ma- rie; to Mr. and Mrs. Mau- rice Arnold, a son, Bry- an Lee, Feb. 28; to Mr. and Mrs. Lavere Quack- enbush, of Petersburg, a daughter, Feb. 20 ; to Mr. and Mrs. David Joe Willis, of Clarksville, a son, Feb. 28; to Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert L. Miley, of Evansville, a son, Michael Lynn, Feb. 20 ; to Rev. and Mrs. Loren Schafer, of Altoona, Kan. a son, Loren Wesley; to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Norrick, of Fort Branch, a daugh- ter, Susan Kim, Feb. 25; to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cur- tis, of Winslow, a son, Ste- ven Bradley, March 6. Marriage: Delores Joan Evans, of Otwell, to Her- bert V. Dassel, of Evans- ville, March 2. Deaths: Lois Clark Ev- ans, native of Otwell, died Thursday in Good Samari- tan Hospital in Vincennes; Mrs. Mahala Alice Battles, 88, of Glezen, died Friday, March 1 at her home; Eras- tus D. Conrad, 74, of Bick- nell, formerly of Peters- burg, died Sunday in Good Samaritan Hospital in Vin- cennes following a previ- ous heart attack; Curtis Bone, 60, of Stendal, died Thursday morning at his home after suffering a heart attack. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, March 17, 1966 Fay Harris returned to Petersburg Wednesday week ago after spending several weeks vacation and visiting in St. Petersburg, Fla. with her nephew, Rev. William D. Harris. Nila Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, of Winslow, left from the Evansville Airport Sunday, March 6, for Kansas City, Mo., where she will take four weeks of schooling at Atlantic School there. She is taking training to be a reservationist or to work in communications with an airline. Nila is a 1964 graduate of Winslow High School. Ensign and Mrs. Dave Hall who have been liv- ing in Athens, Ga. where Ensign Hall has been sta- tioned, enroute to Winslow came by way of Huntsville, Ala. where they were over- night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bechtel and Ka- ra. Mrs. Bechtel, the for- mer Martha Luttrull and Kara accompanied them to Winslow Friday to spend the week with her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Otis Lut- trull. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are visiting with Mrs. Hall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lashbrook in Campbell- town. Mrs. Hall is the for- mer Patricia Lashbrook. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mason, of Oakland City, a son, last week; to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mor- ton, of Petersburg, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert McDaniels, of Petersburg, a son, Friday; to Mr. and Mrs. Morris Dean Traylor, of Otwell, March 13. Marriage: Virginia Moore, of Petersburg, to Kenneth Phillips, former- ly of Loogootee, March 13. Deaths: Millard Col- lins, 77, of Petersburg, died Friday, March 11 in Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, suffering from a heart attack; John Wilson, 82, of Petersburg, died Sunday, March 13, suffering from cancer of the bone; William Moore, 59, of Petersburg, died Wednesday morning at the home of his brother, Ben Norris, Petersburg; Ber- tha E. Peak, 80, of Union, died Thursday, March 10 in Gowen Nursing Home in Robinson, Ill., suffer- ing from heart trouble and hardening of the arteries; Bobby Wilder, 47, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilder, of Oakland City, died Fri- day, suffering from pneu- monia; George Hubble, 63, of Oakland City, died Friday at Hillcrest Hospi- tal in Vincennes where he had been a patient the past 14 years; Dorothy G. Com- stock, 53, of Oakland City, died Friday at Gibson Gen- eral Hospital in Princeton; Oak Dilley, of Smithsburg, W. Va., died Monday, suf- fering from low blood pres- sure and a heart ailment. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, March 14, 1991 John Wayne Hunley, of Petersburg; John and Mary Hunley and Marge West, of Winslow, were recent vis- itors of Fannie Butler in Winslow. Bob and Carol Sykes,of Little Rock, Ark., spent Tuesday through Satur- day with Carol's moth- er, Mrs. Thelma Teague and Neal. They celebrated Mrs. Teague's birthday on Wednesday with dinner at a restaurant near Loogoo- tee. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Richardson, of Willis- ville, and Mrs. Edith Nor- rington, of Otwell, were Saturday afternoon visi- tors of Florence Nelson and Katherine Maxey, res- idents at Huntingburg Con- valescent Center. Enroute home they visited with Chris and Mary Brown in Velpen. AIRMAN TAKES TRAINING Airman Janessa L. Gar- rison is taking technical school training on the B-1 Bomber Avionics at Lowry AFB, Co. Garrison, a 1990 graduate of Pike Central High School, is the daugh- ter of Bill W. and Daisy A. Garrison, of near Spur- geon. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell McGehee and Jonathan, of Winslow, were weekend visitors of their parents and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dorris McGehee in Elkton, Ky., Mr. and Mrs. William Hardison in Lew- isburg, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Da- vis, of Algiers, spent last week with their grand- daughter, Lori Helton in Avon while her parents, Richard and Cynthia Hel- ton, attended a School Su- perintendent's Convention in New Orleans, La. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lintzenich, of Mt. Vernon, a daughter, Tiffani Leanne, Feb. 24; to Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wheatley, of Pe- tersburg, a son, Spencer Kenneth, Feb. 11. Deaths: Paul Himsel, 77, of Otwell, died Wednes- day, March 7 at Memorial Hospital in Jasper; Aileen Benton, 60, of Petersburg, formerly of Somerville, died Wednesday, March 6 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, suffering from leukemia; Cordia Henning, 87, of Francisco, died Sat- urday, March 9 at Good Sa- maritan Nursing Home in Oakland City; John T. Gar- land, 69, of Winslow, died Saturday, March 9 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vin- cennes; Robert H. Welle- meyer, 71, of Holland, for- merly of Huntingburg and Otwell, died Friday, March 8 at Huntingburg Con- valescent Center; Clara- bel Powell, 71, of Orleans, died March 1 at her resi- dence; Murial Wolfe, 74, died March 4 at a hospital in Indianapolis. By Sandy McBeth Pike County Historical Society 02/14/1902—Cato items: Terry McCormick of this place, will leave for Illinois next week. Thomas Hoynid and wife of Ireland, were here last week attend- ing the funeral of the lat- ter's father, "Dick" Phelps. On Tuesday night at 12 o'clock the death angel came to summon grand- pa Phelps who had been suffering for a long time. He leaves a wife and six children besides the rela- tives and friends to mourn their loss. He was about 73 years of age. His remains were laid to rest in the Wil- lis cemetery. Velpen Items: Velpen is minus another good citizen -Ben Doughty. The safest way to get down the hills in this vicinity is to lay down before you start. I took no- tice to an article in some paper complaining of their town girls forgetting home and mother to run about over town and gossiping. We are sorry to say we have some of that kind in our town. The bridge paint- ers will soon be ready for the Winslow bridge. 2/21/1902—Born to Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Davidson of this city, a girl, Wednesday. An order has been issued by the circuit court for the sale of the Oakland City fair grounds. The proper- ty will be sold at private sale by the received with- in a few weeks, the date not being fixed at this time. The state geologist says that the seventeen-year lo- custs are due to arrive this year. The locusts made their last appearance in 1885. L. R. Rogerson, of Ot- well, left Tuesday for Okla- homa with a view of locat- ing. Harry Bascom and Bessie Siple were married at the residence of George Hudspeth last Saturday evening. Rev. S. F. Ander- son of Terre Haute, offici- ating. Ray King, clerk at Sol Frank's big store, leaves next Monday to attend a school of window dress - ing and draping, and also buy specialties for the Big Store. He will be absent about a month. Rev. A. W. Mitchem is the new pastor of the A.M.E. church of this city. Charles Kendal, who has served three years in Un- cle Sam's army, returned home last week. He was a member of the 41st coast artillery and was stationed at Fort Monroe, Virginia. If you remember the snow-fall of 1866 which was over two feet deep, you should not complain of the recent sprinkle. The ava- lanche of 1866 buried all the "oldest inhabitants" who had bragged about previous snow falls. Gustave Frank and bride arrived here last Saturday from a ten days' wedding trip to eastern cities. They are receiving congratu- lations from their many friends. They will make this city their future home. Lindsey H. Snyder died at his home near Advance, Missouri, February 9th of rheumatism of the heart. The deceased was a res- ident of Otwell from 1874 to 1880, when he moved to Missouri, where he resid- ed until his death. He was a brother of Ripley and Clin- ton Snyder of this county. The county clerk has issued marriage licens- es to the following per- sons since our last report: Abraham Jones and Sar- ah E. Brock; George W. Fulcher and Edna G. Bow- man; Simon P. Erwin and Ida Lynn; James Heacock and Opha M.Curtis; Har- ry G. Bascom and Bessie Siple; Charles J. Arnold and Leita Griffith; Henry E. Scales and Celia A. De- nem; William M. Willis and Lillie B. Blaize. G. Todrank has been appointed administrator of the estate of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Steinkamp and H. Wer - remeyer guardian of the three orphan children. Bet- ter appointments could not have been made. Mr. and Mrs. H. Werremeyer, un- cle and aunt of these little orphans, have taken them into their cozy home and will be their foster parents. May God's blessing rest upon them for this kind act—Holland Item. Recently in the Gibson circuit court judge Wel- born fined several per- sons for whispering during church services. It might be well for the young peo- ple of Pike county to make a note of this as there are some who make a practice of talking in meeting. Mrs. Christina His- gen died at her home on Eighth street Wednesday afternoon of heart trouble. She was taken suddenly ill about two hours before her death and doctors sum- moned who done all that was possible to prolong her life. She was born in Ger- many in 1831, and came to this country with her parents when quite young and afterwards came to this city and for more than fifty years has been a res- ident of Petersburg. She was an estimable old lady and highly respected by all who knew her. Her hus- band, Louis Hisgen, died nearly thirty years ago. She leaves three sons, Al- bert, William and Louis, to mourn the loss of mother. The funeral services will be held at St. Peter's Catho- lic church Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment at Walnut Hills cemetery. Files of the past Gleanings from the Pike County Democrat, 1902 Winslow seventh grade basketball team – 1974 Front row (l to r): Student manager Kelly Coomer, Greg Curtis, Andy Heuring, Steve Potter, Mark Le- mond, Steve Smith, Jeff Young, Ross Cook and Tim Richardson. Back row (l to r): Coach Kayo Smith, John Bellamy, Tim Cannon, Mark Aldridge, Jeff Denton, Vince Robling, Larry Roberts and Jeff Boyd. PORK CHOP DINNER AT WINSLOW MASONIC LODGE #260 Saturday, Apr. 30 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. $ 10 in advance $ 12 at the door Tickets For additional information, call 510 N. Main St., Hwy 61 812-582-1283 812-779-7528 812-354-4348 812-789-6803