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C-4 Wednesday, July 20, 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, June 8, 1956 Sgt. Richard L. Wood is spending a 14 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wood, in Petersburg. He has just com- pleted eight weeks of basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. and will report to Fort Dix, N.J. on June 8 for eight weeks advanced train- ing. Sgt. Wood is a graduate of Otwell High School and was employed by the Mid- west Telephone Company before entering service. PIKE COUNTY STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM VINCENNES Charles Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Travis Ar- nold; Donald Blair, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Blair, both of Petersburg; Kath- leen Gray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Verner Gray, of Ot- well; and Basil Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phil- lips, of Glezen, were mem- bers of the 150th graduating class of Vincennes Universi- ty on Friday evening, June 1. The college is graduating 93 seniors. John Shoultz, of Millers- burg, Pa., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Royal Benjamin in Pe- tersburg; Mr. and Mrs. Har- old Campbell in Bowman; and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Har- vey in Union. JOHN ALEXANDER GETS BACHELOR DEGREE John Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Alexan- der, of Cato, was graduated from Oakland City College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music and Eng- lish. He received the annu- al Music Award given to the person or persons demon- strating both the greatest proficiency in music as well as making the most contri- butions to the music depart- ment and the college. Dr. Neva Barnard, head of the music department, present- ed the award. Alexander has accepted a teaching position at Albion, Ill., where he will teach cho- ral music and band. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. William F. Bell, Jr., of Ad- ams, Mass., a son, James Haglind, June 1; to Mr. and Mrs. Leon Traylor, a daugh- ter, Debra Darlene, May 25; to Mr. and Mrs. George Doty, a son, George Fernan- do, Friday. Marriage: C. Robert Seal to Carol Miller, June 2; Mar- tha Christine Hornbrook, of Spingfield, Ill., niece of Mrs. James McMillen of Peters- burg, to Lt. R. D. Rosan- balm, of Bryan, Texas, May 27 in Phoenix, Ariz.; Anna Marie Freyberger, of Ire- land, to Albert Sendelweck, of Otwell, May 31. Deaths: Mrs. Offie (Kime) Brable, 90, of Pe- tersburg, died June 2 at her home; Mrs. Pruda (Martin) Wood, 84, of Lawrenceville, Ill., died Memorial Day at her home following a light stroke. FIFTY-NINE YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Friday, June 14, 1957 Mr. and Mrs. Hollie Sims and Kay and Carolyn Ward left Friday for Florida where they will spend a two week vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Parker and Howard, Jr., of Winslow, were in Louisville Sunday at the Rexall Christ- mas merchandise showing and buy for the Parker Rex- all Store. Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Thelda Jennings, Linda Parker and Lyndall Nelson were there Monday, buying for the store. Mr. and Mrs. Marion De- Tar, of New Oxford, Pa., were guests of his father, Dr. G. B. DeTar from Tues- day until Friday of last week. From here they went to In- dianapolis where they at- tended the wedding of their niece, Anne Turner and Dale E. Waganer. Donald E. Hume, of Ches- terton, formerly of Winslow, Maryville community, was in Terre Haute Sunday at the Indiana State Teachers Col- lege commencement where he received his Master's de- gree. He is assistant super- intendent of the Chesterton schools. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Markham and Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Voyles, of Peters- burg, were in Washington, Monday evening. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Pitman, of Indi- anapolis, a son, Rodney Max; to Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Sakel, of Winslow, a daughter, a daughter, Sun- day night. Marriages: Nancy Mae Kelley to David Harold Douglas, both of Princeton, June 11; Marlene Nichols, of Winslow, to Dixon Pen- nington, of Lamar, May 24; Anne Maureen Turner, of In- dianapolis, to Dale Wagan- er, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., June 9; Mary Lou McAllis- ter, of Stendal, to Donald Bohnenkemper, of Hunt- ingburg, June 8; Joyce Jane Williams, of Oakland City, to Jimmie L. Jones, of Ayr- shire, May 30. Deaths: Myrtle DeJar- nett, 70, of near Glezen, died Thursday; Catherine Lucille Cook, 36, of Evans- ville, former Pike County resident, died Tuesday, suf- fering from a cerebral hem- orrhage; Cammie Hollon, of St. Louis, Mo., former resi- dent of Pike County, died Saturday at her home; Hall- ie W. Wilkes, 75, of Vin- cennes, formerly of Velpen, was fatally injured in a head- on collision Saturday morn- ing; Shirley Griffith, of Al- ford community near Pe- tersburg, died Sunday at his home following a heart attack; Harley Young, 72, of Petersburg, died Thurs- day at his home, suffering from a heart attack; Clyde "Pud" Lawrence, 64, of Oak- land City, formerly of Win- slow, died Monday; John J. Mason, 84, of Oakland City, died June 4 at his home; Charles Koerner, 74, of Har- risburg, Ill., former resident of Oakland City, died June 6. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, June 23, 1966 David Copple and his aunt, Mrs. Violet Schmaltz, of Winslow, and her grand- son, Stephen Schmaltz, left Friday for a week's vacation in Key West, Fla. Sp. 4-C and Mrs. Leon Corn, of Fayetteville, N.C. are visiting a few day with their families, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Corn in Stendal and Mrs. Bill Berlin, Bridget and Tad near Winslow. On their return, Bridget will accom- pany them to Fayetteville for a visit. Joe Heilman, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Heilman, and D. R. Minnis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Minnis, re- turned to their homes in Pe- tersburg, Saturday after- noon, after having spent a week in Bloomington as del- egates from Petersburg to Boys' State there last week. Mr. and Mrs. William Doty and Jim, of Ft. Wayne, flew to Washington Satur- day where they were met by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Doty who brought them to Petersburg where they visited until Sunday after- noon with the Dotys and her mother, Mrs. Aura His- gen and other relatives. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. James McGillem, of Oak- land City. a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bement, a son, Saturday; to Mr. and Mrs. Garry Phillips, of Oak- land City, a son, Sunday; to Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Casey, of Oakland City, a son, Keith Edward, by adoption, June 9; to Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Wil- liams, of Braidwood, Ill., for- merly of Glezen, a daugh- ter, Christine Diane, June 18; to Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Cloin,of Oakland City, a daughter, Sarah Ann, June 7; to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hayes, of Otwell, a daugh- ter, Kristi Ann, June 16; to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Warner, of Petersburg, a daughter, Su- zanne Michelle, Friday. Marriages: Mary Ann Buse to Dale K. Meyer, both of Stendal, June 3; Jennie Darlene Brewster, to Rob- ert Warren Erwin, June 17;. Deaths: Ola Alice Thompson, 70, of near Win- slow, died June 18 after suffering a stroke several months ago; Alva Cox, 66, former Winslow Town Mar- shal, died Monday at St. Mary's Hospital in Evans- ville after a series of strokes; Maude Wyatt Frank, 73, of Petersburg, died June 21 at her home; Norman Biggs, 47, of Monroe City, died June 21 at Good Samaritan Hos- pital in Vincennes; William Riley Withers, 93, of Oak- land City, died Thursday in the Oakland City Rest Home; Ida Kamman, 73, of Zoar community, died June 14 at her residence; Floyd Thomas, 67, former Peters- burg City Policeman, died Monday, suffering from a heart attack; Mrs. Freedie Criswell, 72. of Buckskin, died Thursday at her home. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 20, 1991 Mr. and Mrs. Leo Heido- rn, of Florida, were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Brewster in Arthur. Mr. and Mrs. James Reed, of Algiers, recently spent three weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Swain and Len- ette in Tulsa, Okla. Stuart and Jane Curtis, of Younsville, La., are visiting this week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Cur- tis in Winslow and Dorothy Oeding in Ferdinand. Stuart and Jane are moving to Mid- land, Texas. Rev. and Mrs. Herschel ( Jewel) Long, of Winslow, were Sunday evening visi- tors of Joe and Beulah White in Union. Past Sunday visitors of Don and Donna Gross in Center Ridge community, were Kathy Wilhite, of Oak- land City, and Jim and Lona Hamm, of Princeton, Ky.. DEJARNETT GRADUATES FROM WEST POINT Jason Andrew DeJarnett, son of Dan and Sheila De- Jarnett, of Arthur, graduat- ed from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. on June 1. Following graduation leave at home, Lt. DeJarnett will begin his initial five year commitment to active duty in the U.S. Army on August 17 with a 16 week Infantry Officer Basic Course at Ft. Benning, Ga., followed by Ranger School in January 1991, also based at Ft. Ben- ning, Ga. He is a 1987 graduate of Pike Central High School. NAMED ALL- AMERICAN SCHOLAR Steve Wiscaver has been named a U.S. achievement Academy All-American Scholar. The All-American Scholars must earn a 3.5 or better grade point average. Only scholars selected by a school instructor, counselor or other qualified sponsor are accepted. Wiscaver at- tends Cumberland College. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Wiscaver and grandson of Lola Satterfield, of Peters- burg. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. John Melhiser, of Peters- burg, a son, Jordon Tyler James, June 5; to Mr. and Mrs. Ron Craig, of Spring- field, Ill., a daughter, Al- exa Suzanne, June 4; to Mr. and Mrs. Randy D. Kearns, of Troy, N.C., a son, Joshua David, June 16. Marriages: Kimberly K. Moyes to Owen L. Blue, both of Petersburg, June 7; Melanie Beth Cox to Donnie Henson, both of Petersburg. Deaths: Arthur J. Cole- man, 81, of Winslow, died June 13 at his residence; Ruth Gray, 89, of Winslow, died June 12 at Petersburg Healthcare Center; Cody Scott Veale, of Petersburg, was stillborn June 4, son of Brian and Stacie (Halder- man) Veale, of Petersburg; Travis William Stephens, four months old, son of Ver- non Mitchell and LeAnn (Sutt) Stephens, of Win- slow, died June 14 at his res- idence; Earl L. Harrison, 88, of Evansville, stepfather of Sylvester Johnson, of Vel- pen, died June 8 at Dea- coness Hospital in Evans- ville; Maxine Williams, of Versailles, died June 18 at a nursing home in Colorado – She suffered a stroke while visiting a daughter in Colo- rado – she was also there to attend a grandson's gradua- tion, her husband, Rev. Wal- ter Williams, was a former pastor of Winslow and Al- ford UM churches; Dallas E. Phillips, 76, of Boonville, brother of Virginia Schum- acher, of Winslow, died June 16 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville; David L. Or- ange, 61, of Houston, Texas, father of Sherry McFarland, of Petersburg, died June 12 at his residence. Files of the past 1944 Winslow High School Drum Corps Front row: Dolores June Thurman, Reba Burns, Joy Howard, Susan Hassee, Mrs. Hassee (Sponsor), Loyce Mae Woolsey, Wilma Lois Barnett and June Pirkle. Middle row: Patricia Ruth Ambrose, Rose Mary Kemp, Eva Lou Thompson, Alberta Lucille Willis, Anna Belle Bratton and Pearl Louise Stephens. Back row: Shirley Minnis, Martha Jean Wright, Patty Ann Heuring, Ruby Glassford, Elizabeth Stephens, Barbara Powers, Martha Wood, Janice Dorsey and Dorothy McInturf. Wednesday, July 20 • Armstrong walks on the moon (1969) • Sitting Bull surrenders (1881) Thursday, July 21 • The First Battle of Bull Run (1861) • Monkey Trial ends (1925) Friday, July 22 • Battle of Atlanta continues (1864) • Cannibal and serial killer Jef- frey Dahmer is caught (1991) Saturday, July 23 • Miss America resigns (1984) • U.S. women take home gym- nastics gold (1996) • Sunday, July 24 • Machu Picchu discovered (1911) • Mary Queen of Scots deposed (1567) Monday, July 25 • World's first "test tube baby" born (1978) • Mussolini falls from power (1943) Tuesday, July 26 • U.S. postal system established (1775) • Truman signs the National Se- curity Act (1947) Source: History.com DON'T MISS OUT on IT IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: PETERSBURG: Press-Dispatch office Hucks Circle K Jay C Casey's CVS Dollar General Cakes & Coffee Café Marge's Hallmark OAKLAND CITY: Pick and Pump Dollar General Chuckles Buehler's IGA WINSLOW: Country Junction Trading Post Winslow Liquors Eskimos Grocery Circle K CAMPBELLTOWN: PC-1 Stop Dollar General OTWELL: Circle A Otwell Mercantile IRELAND: Spuds MONROE CITY: Marathon