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C-6 Wednesday, May 4, 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 23, 1956 Delta Spray, of Peters- burg, will open a dress shop in her home Friday at 10 a.m. Martha Jane Starkey, of Winslow, spent the week- end with her grandpar- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray- mond Gilliland and Jack in Algiers. Mrs. Rushie Evans and Mrs. and Mrs. William Harvey visited in Hazleton Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. Rex O'Neal and son visited Mr. and Mrs. Dello Robinson, Sat- urday in Beckville commu- nity. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Garretson were Thursday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Willis and family. Birth: To Mr. and Mrs. Elza Henson, Jr., a son, Da- vid Keith, March 10. Deaths: Mrs. Flora Mc- Clellan, 81, of Algiers, died March 21 at the residence of a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Adams in Algiers; Har- ry R. Whitelock, 67, died March 10 at his home in Gibson Place, Jackson, Miss.; Charlie Comer, 78, of Patoka Township, died at the State Hospital in Evansville where he had been a resident for five years; Loral Shaw, 81, of Winslow, died Tuesday at his home; Commodore McCain, 87, of Alford, died Wednesday at his home; Mrs. Eva Mae Hill, 68, of Hazleton, died March 16 at her home; Mrs. Gladys Moore, 44, of Petersburg, died March 16 at Daviess County Hospital following a cerebral hemorrhage. FIFTY-NINE YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Friday, March 29, 1957 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Britton and children, of Clinton, moved Monday in- to the apartment over Este- lyn's in Petersburg Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Pirkle returned to their home in Petersburg on Wednesday after spend- ing four weeks visiting their daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. George Young in Tampa, Fla. Mrs. Wallace Schnarr, Emily, Elmer and Gretch- en Schnarr, of Otwell, and Hazel Barrett, of Peters- burg spent the weekend in St. Louis, Mo., as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Schnarr. Spending the weekend in Indianapolis with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene North- erner and Theresa were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tay- lor, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McQueen and Terry. Join- ing them Saturday after- noon were Mrs. Loudine Ferguson and Debby, and one of Theresa's friends, for a birthday party given in honor of Theresa's fifth birthday. Refreshments of cake and ice cream were served by Mrs. Northern- er. Theresa received many nice gifts. Mrs. Marjorie Thomp- son and David, of Winslow, have returned home after visiting Mrs. Thompson's niece, Pauline Crawford in Flint, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith visited Sunday with Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs. Essie Risley in Peters- burg and Mr. Smith's sis- ter, Mrs. Hollie Sims and family in Winslow, Sun- day. Mrs. Risley returned to her home in Petersburg two weeks ago after spend- ing the winter in Punta Gorda, Fla. Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams in Cato were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Nelson, Sr., of Win- slow; Mr. and Mrs. Evert Tate, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Nelson, Jr., of Boonville. Monday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Allen and Carolyn were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Allen, of Al- fordsville. Birth: To Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Warren, of Oak- land City, a baby, Sunday at Oakland City Hospi- tal – the mother and new- born infant both had the mumps. Marriages: Marjo- rie Kinman, of Bick- nell, to Robert McClure, of Bruceville, Saturday; Margaret Ann Taylor, of Muncie, to Carl E. Parks, Ft. Knox, Ky. March 28; Jeanie Satkamp, of Hunt- ingburg, to James Cook, of Velpen, March 7; Carol Ann Siebe, of Stendal, to Larry Wiggins, of Hunt- ingburg, March 16; Mrs. Louise Fulcher Stoneci- pher to Luther Selby, both of Pike County, March 22; Carol Hornbrook to Charles Delmo Robling, both of Petersburg, Deaths: Brenda Jo Lew- is, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lewis, of Pe- tersburg, died Saturday suffering from spinal men- ingitis; Mollie Coleman, 85, formerly of Glezen and Winslow, died Saturday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Murphy in Flint, Mich.; Ross D. Dou- gan, 79, father of E. P. Dou- gan, of Petersburg, died Tuesday in Oakland City Hospital; Ollie B. Walts, 79, of Petersburg, died Tuesday at his home; Ol- iver Jerome Miley, 90, of Petersburg, died Friday af- ter suffering a pulmonary hemorrhage at his home; John W. Morning, 70, of Pe- tersburg, died Sunday fol- lowing a stroke suffered a week earlier; Mrs. Opal Coleman, 58, of near Oak- land City, died Saturday at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, April 7, 1966 SCIENCE FAIR AT WINSLOW HIGH SCHOOL Silva Pruitt was award the Grand Champion tro- phy over all groups for her conchology project at the Science Fair at Win- slow High School Cafete- ria Friday evening. Pruitt, a junior in Winslow High School, displayed hun- dreds of various conch shells. She has been two years looking up the names of the conch shells and mounting them, each one labeled. Her aunt, Mrs. Marjorie Tucker, of Pompano Beach, Fla. has been a great help in accu- mulating her large collec- tion. Tucker is formerly of Petersburg. Karen Curtis, of Win- slow, won first in the high school division at the Sci- ence Fair with her bread project. Clifford McCrary won first in the junior division with an Indian Arrowhead collection. Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Cox, Ron- nie, Emma and Roger were Gene Gilley and Gary Gil- ley, both of Ft. Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Don Giesel- man, Diane and Kathy, of Caseyville, Ill.; Wil- liam Cox, of Norris City, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Boger, Phillips and Ter- ry, of Petersburg; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Gilley and George Briggs, of Oakland City; Mr. and Mrs. Com Houchins, of Stendal; Deb- bie Trying, of Spurgeon; Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Brock, of Glezen; Rev. and Mrs. James Blume, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Murrary, Irene McDonald, Sharon Norrick, Ethel Hall, Rev. Herschel Swearingen, and Alec Richardson, of Winslow. Tim and Rusty Nelson, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Har- ry Earl Nelson, of Colum- bus, Ind, are visiting this weekend with their grand- parents and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nelson and Sally Jo in Campbelltown. Mrs. Arbutis James, Terea and Tanya, of Bea- ver Dam, Ky., and Sammy Curtis, of Evansville, visit- ed over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Selby in Campbelltown. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hindahl recently visited in San Jose, Ill., with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hindahl, Sr. While there Mrs. Hindahl attended the baptism of the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Leinwe- ber in Petersburg, Ill., and took part in the baptismal service as one of the baby's sponsors. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cox, of Winslow, a son, April 5; to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Huls, of Pe- tersburg, a son, Carey Lee, March 31; to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Meinhart, of Peters- burg, a daughter, Ann Lou- ise, April 2; to A-1C and Mrs. Russell Simpson, a son, Carl Brian, in Izmer Turkey, March 29. Deaths: Alice Elzina Hall, 80, of Spurgeon, died Saturday enroute to Gib- son General Hospital; Gar- old V. Craig, died Feb. 18 at a Navy Base in Jackson- ville, Fla.; Virginia Hale, 88, of Petersburg, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Nel- son in Evansville, where she had been visiting two days; Glen Deffendoll, 56, of Manchester, Ky., broth- er of Charles Deffendoll , of Petersburg, and Walter Deffendoll, of Campbell- town, died March 30 fol- lowing a heart attack; Wil- liam O. Nicholson, 87, of Bowman community, died April 2 at Junod Nursing Home in Vincennes; Hor- ace M. Lett, 74, of Hunt- ingburg, formerly of Ot- well, died Monday follow- ing a heart attack. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, April 4, 1991 SOLDIERS HONORED WITH PARADE Four soldiers from Pike County who participated in Desert Storm last month were given a hero's wel- come Sunday afternoon in Petersburg. Those hon- ored were BTNS Robert Bement, Army E-4 Rod- ney Loveless, Sgt. Paul Head and Marine Corp. Marty Hembree. They rode on a fire truck down Main Street to the Ameri- can Legion Little League Park. There will be a com- munity wide celebration for Pike County soldiers and their families in Otwell with a small parade, open house and carry-in sup- per at Otwell Community Center at 6 p.m. Wednes- day April 10. Easter weekend visitors of Don and Donna Gross in Center Ridge community were Debbie and Suzanne Stutz, of Buffalo, Ill.; Dave, Karen and Lauren Gross, of Nashville, Tenn.; Joel and Kathy Wilhite, Adam and Andy Phillips, of Oak- land City; Chib and Josie Bartlett, of Campbelltown; Jan, Bradley and Melis- sa Simmons, of Augusta; Greg and Rose Clark and Darla Russell, of Jasper; Crillis and Ruth Gross, of Petersburg. Alfred and Judy Foust and Jonathan, of Campbell- town; Joe and Kim Foust, of Bloomington, spent a re- cent weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Loy Foust in Drasco, Ark. Easter holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Hudson near Arthur were Mr. and Mrs. Roy ( Joan Hudson) Myers, Scott and Jeanie Ward and Ran- dy Myers, of Indianapo- lis. Other Sunday dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. George Hudson, Sandy and Clint, of Coe; Mr. and Mrs. Larry (Karen Hud- son) Gross, Julie and Te- resa, Daphne Lowery and Kara of Jacksonville, Fla.; and Becky Gross, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Family members from Florida will be houseguests this week at the Hudson home. Spending Easter Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mere- dith Howard were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Howard, Brad and Cathy, of Loogootee; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mor- ton and Michelle, of near Algiers; and Joe Morrow, of Princeton. A fternoon visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Limp, of Hunting- burg; Mr. and Mrs. Low- ell Gray, of Cato. Births: To Tom and Danette Robinson, of De- catur, Ill., a daughter, Brit- tany D'Lynn March 25; to Mr. and Mrs. Eric Ed- munds, of Havelock, N.C., at Cherry Point Naval Hos- pital, a daughter, Erica Jo, March 22; to Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Nelson, of Winslow, a daughter, Shandel Ca- price, March 30. Marriage: Deborah L. Garris to Roger A. Birk, both of Velpen, March 16. Deaths: Hazel M. Up- pencamp, 60, of Win- slow, died March 30 at St. Mary's Medical Cen- ter in Evansville; Lennis Mayfield, 57, former resi- dent of Oakland City, died March 26 at Indiana Veter- ans Home in West Lafay- ette where he was resid- ing; Chris J. Nicholson, 55, of Petersburg, died March 27 at Good Samaritan Hos- pital in Vincennes; Olive V. Jones, 86, of Petersburg, died March 30 at Memori- al Hospital in Jasper. By Sandy McBeth Pike County Historical Society 02/28/1902 - Mrs. Mar- tha A. Agee, near Winslow has been granted a pen- sion of $12 per month. Marshall Saxton of Win- slow, brought Charles Lu- cas here Monday and turned him over to Sheriff Bass. Lucas was fined $415 by Squire Chambers on a charge of intoxication. Mrs. Dode Schote died at her home in Danville, Kentucky, and was buried at Washington Tuesday. She was well known here having visited the Lingo family on several occa- sions. Drilling on the gas well near the fair grounds com- menced last Saturday eve- ning. The well is down about 100 feet at this time. Work has been greatly re- tarded owing to the condi- tion of the weather. Rural Mail route carri- ers will receive an increase of $100 per year, which will make their salary $ 600. Marshall Willis and Miss Bell Blaize were mar- ried at the residence of Rev. A. J. Willis last Thurs- day night. The bride is the daughter of George L. Blaize of Logan township, and the groom is the son of Rev. A. J. Willis of Mad- ison township. The Dem- ocrat extends congratula- tions. Aaron Martin, aged 35 years, living near Littles, died last Saturday morn- ing of pneumonia after a few days' illness. The fu- neral services were con- ducted at the family res- idence Monday by Revs. Josephus Lee of Oakland City, and J. M. Burch of Ar- thur. Burial at the Martin cemetery. The paper sock, the in- vention of which was her- alded some time ago, has now become a mercan- tile commodity and can be bought for ten cents a pair. It comes in a va- riety of shades and pat- terns to suit the most fas- tidious and is hygienic in that it is a sure preventa- tive of cold feet. It is not laundered. When you get through with one pair you toss it into the waste bas- ket and get another from your sock book. J. E. Schurz, the fur deal- er, made one of the biggest shipments of furs last Sat- urday ever made in the state. He shipped 13,000 skins to Detroit, Michi- gan. He left on the evening train for that city and may probably go to New York before he returns home. The shipment consisted of mink, possum, coon, muskrat, skunk, tame and wild cat hides. He is one of the most extensive buyers in the state and buys furs in Arkansas, Missouri, Il- linois, Kentucky and oth- er states. He will make an- other shipment shortly of nearly the same amount. Alex Chappell, city mar- shal, received notice last Friday that he has been ap- pointed a guard in the fed- eral penitentiary at Atlan- ta, Georgia. He left Tues- day for that place to see how he likes the position and if it meets his expec- tations he will resign as marshal. The county clerk has issued marriage licenses to the following persons since our last report: Floyd Welch and Geneva Deck- er; Thomas M. Bush and Mary E. Laughlin; Samu- el W. Ferguson and Dora Bush; Ora H. Beadles and Ada O. McKinney; Clar- ence Nicholson and Roxy D. Bilderback; Prentice Norick and Flora D. Har- din; David A. Jones and Catharine Meyers. Oliver Harris of Otwell, who went south a few months ago for the ben- efit of his health, died at Boerne, Texas, last Thurs- day. He had been sick for nearly a year past. He was a son of Nick Harris of Ot- well and a highly respect- ed young business man of that place, being the ju- nior member of the firm Scraper & Harris, furni- ture dealers and under- takers. He was about 21 years old. The remains were brought home for burial and arrived Wednes- day. The funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon and interment at the cemetery near Otwell. The Democrat extends its sympathy to the parents and relatives. Cal Thompson, aged 39 years, a coal miner by oc- cupation, died at his home at Littles Tuesday of con- sumption. The funeral was held Wednesday at the Lit- tles church being conduct- ed by Rev. A. J. Hedge and interment at the Martin cemetery. 03/07/1902 - A little girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwear recently. John Egbert who has been in Arkansas for the past year is back. Velpen Items - Dr. R. W. Harris has a fine girl baby at his happy house. Alfred Survant and wife visited their son Tilden and fam- ily the last of the week at Francisco. Dr. D. E. Tay- lor and family left the last of the week for Louisville where Mr. Taylor will at- tend medical college. Mrs. F. M. Payne's boarding house is greatly improved by a nice street light and every one in town would do well to put up a street light. Algiers items - G. L. McCormack and Elwood Brock were initiated into the Modern Woodmen last Saturday night. David A. Jones and Catherine Mey- ers were married last Sun- day evening at the home of the bride's mother. They will leave in a few days for St. Louis to make that place their future home. Bettie Lomax died last Saturday of cancer of the breast. She has lived near Cato for a number of years and was a highly respected lady. She leaves a husband to mourn his loss. She was about 53 years old. She was laid to rest in the Mcclure cemetery Monday. The infant child of Frank Lee of Clay township, died Sunday last and was buried Monday. Rev. Albert Shields of Decker and Miss Dora Rhoades of Algiers were married Sunday night. The marriage took place at the M.E. Church and Rev. Sims performed the ceremony. The Winslow Coal and Coke company have con- tracted with Thompson & Co. of Oakland City for the erection of twenty houses and a store room at their mines about two miles south of Winslow. Files of the past Gleanings from the Pike County Democrat, 1902 PC Middle School Boys' Swim Team – 1986 Members of the Pike Central Middle School Boys' Swim Team include: Front row: Mike Tegmeyer, Ezra Nichols, Chris Gowen, Dusty McCandless, Steve Rogers, Steve Kir- by and Mike Drew. Middle row: Coach Sharar, Todd Dorsey, Jason Hickey, Brett D. Kincaid, Chris Vic- ory and Chris Mosby. Back row: Daniel Helfen, Bruce Williams, Chuck Steltenpohl, Mike Hadley, Chris Burkhart and Stanley DuPont.