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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 9, 2016 C-9 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, Oct. 5, 1956 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Deen and family, of Petersburg, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Elbert West and How- ard. COLEMAN AWARDED DR. OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE Ralph Coleman, former- ly of Algiers, who has been a member of the Evansville College faculty since 1946, has been awarded the doc- tor of philosophy degree in education at Indiana Uni- versity. Coleman majored in general education, and mi- nored in algebra and geom- etry. He is a 1931 graduate of Oakland City College. He received his master of arts degree from Oakland City College in 1932. He is married to the for- mer Texy Arnold, of Al- giers. WEISMAN GRADUATES FROM MILITARY POLICE TRAINING Army Pvt. Frederick E. Weisheit, 18, son of Frank E. Weisheit, of Otwell, re- cently was graduated from Military Police Training Center at Fort Gordon, Ga. Weisheit, a 1956 grad- uate of Otwell High School, entered the army last May and completed basic train- ing at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Er- win, of near Petersburg, with their daughter-in- law, Mrs. Lucille Erwin, of Francisco, and two grand- daughters, Linda Sue and Nancy Lou Erwin, of Wash- ington, spent Sunday in Danville, Ill., with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Erwin. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Morgan, of Indianapo- lis, and Mrs. Vona Thom- as, of Augusta, spent one day last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Poehlein in Winslow. The three women are sisters and while there they talk- ed by telephone to their fa- ther, Geona Bown, in Col- orado. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. James G. White, of Peters- burg, a daughter, Teresa Diane, Sept. 26; to Mr. and Mrs. Darrell McClellan, In- dianapolis, a daughter, Car- ole Ann, Saturday. Marriage: Geraldine Hoffman to Randall Mc- Cain, both of Huntingburg, Sept. 20. Deaths: Eliza Jane John- son, 80, of Otwell, died Sept. 28 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Estel Popp in Otwell; Dr. John E. Ford, 45, of Petersburg, died Tuesday at his resi- dence; Mrs. Myrtle Flint, 64, of Petersburg, died Sept. 27 following an op- eration at Daviess Coun- ty Hospital in Washing- ton; Charles William Har- bison, Jr., five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. (Mona Pennington) Har- bison, died October 1 at Stork Hospital in Hunting- burg; Ralph Phillipy, 28, of Memphis, Tenn., son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Phillipy, of Velpen, was fatally injured in an airplane crash in east- ern Missouri, just over the Mississippi River, Tuesday. FIFTY-NINE YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Friday, Oct. 11, 1957 Mrs. Ethel Campbell, of Chattanooga, Tenn. is vis- iting in the home of her sis- ter, Mrs. Alva Wallace in Maryville community. Alan R. Crecelius is spending a 14-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Vir- ginia Crecelius. He has completed his training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Cener and will go to Newport, R.I. at the end of his furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Frank ( Virginia Quick) Green, of Chandler, Ariz., are spending two weeks with their parents, E. J. Green and Mrs. and Mrs. John Quick. Mr. Green will ac- company them to their home in Arizona where he plans to make his perma- nent home. Mrs. Jessie Westervelt, of Newark, Ohio, visit- ed last week with her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ben (Nellie) Lindsay in Winslow. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Green, of Evansville, came Saturday and took Mrs. Westervelt and the Lind- says to Evansville where they spent the weekend. While there they visited in Spottsville and Hawes- ville, Ky. Charlene Grimm, of Evansville, was a weekend visitor of Phyllis Coleman in Spurgeon. Mr. and Mrs. Randall Teague, of Otwell, are vis- iting this week with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Nelson in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Hattie and Jennie Padgett, of Vincent com- munity, left Sunday for Los Angeles, Calif. for a visit with Mrs. and Mrs. Hugo Black, Mr. and Mrs. Ausie Willis and the for- mer Grace Robinson. They will also visit Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cox in Arlington, Calif. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Deputy, of Oakland City, a son, Saturday; to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mi- nor, of Petersburg, a son, Tuesday, to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Blaize, of Peters- burg, a son, Friday; to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Roberts, of Evansville, a daughter, Debbie, last week; to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glass- ford, of Petersburg, a son, Charles Hammond, Friday; to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kammon, a daughter, Mar- cia Lee, Oct. 3; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blackburn, of Vincennes, a son, Brent Anthony, Oct. 4; to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Thompson, of Winslow, a son, Michael Walker, Saturday; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wheat- ley, a daughter, Oct. 7. Marriage: Joan Ev- elyn Ashby to David A. Westrick, both of Fort Wayne, Sept. 28. Deaths: Mrs. Homer T. Brown, of Grand Island, Neb., sister-in-law of Leo- ta Young and Carl Brown, of Pike County, died Sept. 29; Gertrude Barrett, 73, of near Glezen, died at her home Sunday; John Ray- mond Fred, 57, of Peters- burg, died Sunday at Da- viess County Hospital, fol- lowing a heart attack; Mary Jones, 96, of Pike County, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Sadie Hunt- er, near Petersburg; Pansy Harvey, 60, of near Hazle- ton, mother of Petersburg Chief of Police C. A. Har- vey, died Thursday at the home of her granddaugh- ter near Petersburg, suf- fering from cancer; John C. Potter, of Muncie, formerly of Pike County, died Oct. 5 at his home; Mary B. Med- calf, 86, former resident of Pike County, died last Wednesday at his home in Clearwater, Fla. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 20, 1966 ROSCOE SIMS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF 4- H FAIR BOARD Roscoe Sims, present Pike County Auditor, has been elected president of Pike County 4-H Fair Board for 1967. Sims replaces A zel Ropp, president for the past 10 years, who has resigned the position for health rea- sons. Other officers elect- ed to serve during 1967 were Delbert Minnis, vice-president; Albert Al- ley, secretary; and Marion Klipsch, treasurer. New member elected to the board was Jack R. Hayes, of Petersburg, to replace Charles Finch, of Winslow, whose term expired at the close of this year's fair. Mr. and Mrs. James Houchin and Stephen, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Cole- man and Mrs. Anna Sum- ner, of Winslow, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cook in Bloomington. They attend- ed the Covered Bridge Fes- tival in Rockville in the af- ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Delmas Wyatt, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Brown, and Cassie Lyn, Mr. and Mrs. David Wy- att, Jan, Jeff and Brett, of Petersburg; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mahoney, Brian and Brent, of Columbus, had their annual picnic at Spring Mill Park, Sunday. Recent visitors in the home of Mrs. Louise Pirkle, Barry and Nancy in Winslow were their son and brother, Philip Pirkle and friend Jim Brugh, of South Bend. Both are stu- dents at Indiana State Uni- versity at Terre Haute. Nancy Frederick, stu- dent at Indiana University, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gil- bert Frederick near Union. Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Ro- bling, of Winslow, spent the weekend in Nash- ville, Tenn. and attended the Grand Ole Opry, Sat- urday night. Accompany- ing them was Mrs. Ron- ald Hodges who visited with her parents in Galla- tin, Tenn. They returned to their homes Sunday. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, of Peters- burg, Oct. 14; to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Maxam, of Oakland City, a son, Kev- in Ken, Oct. 13; to Mr. and Mr. Phillip Reid, of Peters- burg, a daughter, Suzanne Lynn, Oct. 12; to Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Pritchett, of Evansville, a son, John Donham, Oct. 12. Marriage: Leon Ded- rick, of Glezen, to Joyce Jones, recently. Deaths: Owen Dearing, 86, of Algiers, died Oct. 11 at his home following a heart attack; Print Roberts, 82, of Winslow, moving to Washington two and a half years ago, died Oct. 19 at Daviess County Hospital, suffering from a heart ail- ment and other complica- tions; Susan E. Robling, 90, who lived with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Laura Cox in Pe- tersburg, died Tuesday in Daviess County Hospital, Washington; Stella Shim- er, 88, of Petersburg, died Oct. 12 in Daviess County Hospital, Washington; Lu- ther A Blackburn, 82, of Oakland City, died Oct. 18 in Gibson General Hospital in Princeton; Rufus Frank- lin Lamb, 73, of Medford, Ore., formerly of Alford, died Oct. 2; Mrs. Garnett Hill, 57, of Buckskin, died Saturday at Welborn Hos- pital in Evansville; Mary Rainey, 70, of Oakland City, died Friday. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 17, 1991 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aldridge, Mr. and Mrs. Junior Aldridge, Jeremy and Abby, of Arthur; Mr. and Mrs. Ron Aldridge of Scottsburg community, spent Sunday in Nashville, Ind. and Brown County. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Ste- phens, of Winslow, spent Sunday in Huntingburg with their son and family, Don, Vickie and Chad. Oth- er visitors in the Stephens home were Don's daughter, Janette and friend Rob, of Melbourne, Fla. Janette and Rob came on Friday and returned to Florida on Monday. Thursday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Stephens in Winslow were Viola and Chuck Arnols, of Santa Barbara, Calif.; Mrs. Clo- va Dobbyn, of Washington; Robert Barrett and Olive Smith, of Oakland City. Sunday dinner guests of Eldon and Nick Dedrick in Velpen were Jennifer Neu- kam and Chris Gentry, of Ireland; Robin Traylor, Gw- en, Abby and Gretchen, of Velpen. A fternoon visitors in the Dedrick home were Frank and Peggy Dedrick, of Winslow. Lourene Luttrull, of Win- slow, was Friday luncheon guest of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Haggard in French Lick. Friday evening din- ner guests in the Luttrull home were her niece, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mills, of Chesterfield. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Pat Dillon, of Otwell, a son, Tyler Patrick, Oct. 5; to Ju- lie Booth Criswell and George Criswell, of Pe- tersburg, a son, Patrick Glenn, Oct. 3; to Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Leighty, of Petersburg, a daughter, Sarah Alice, Oct. 4; to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Henson, of Winslow, a daughter, Brookelyn Michele, Oct. 7. Deaths: Melissa Elaine Austin, 7, of Winslow died Tuesday afternoon at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vin- cennes; James Roscoe El- der, 91, of Velpen, died Oct. 9 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Huntingburg; Sam A. Gieseke, 81, of Princeton, died Oct. 8 at Gibson Gen- eral Hospital in Princeton; Opal Smith, 88, formerly of Petersburg, died Oct. 15 in Spring Branch Memorial Hospital in Houston, Tex- as; Edward F. Thompson, 87, of Springville, former- ly of Petersburg, died Oct. 10 in a Bloomington hospi- tal; Lenpha DeWeese, 78, of Muncie, father of Mar- ianne M. Sunderman, of Winslow, died Oct. 12 at Westminster Village Nurs- ing Home in Muncie; Jen- nifer Ann Jones, two and one half year old daugh- ter of Stephen and Nan- cy Graper Jones, of Hazle- ton, died Friday at Gibson General Hospital, Prince- ton; Arthur M. Vinson, 73, of Rensselaer, died Oct. 8 at Jasper County Hospital; Phyllis Marlene Brown, 58, of Huntingburg, died Oct. 10 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Huntingburg; James W. Baker, 65, of Washington, brother of Marvin Baker, of Winslow, died Oct. 12 at Daviess County Hospital; Reta A. Fleming, 84, for- merly of Petersburg, died Oct. 9 at Four Seasons Rest Home in Fort Worth, Tex- as. Files of the past 1991 Pike Central Boys' Track Team Front row: Jim Gregory, Eric Carter, J.R. Meadors, Chris Marchino, Robbie Uppencamp and Lane Ox- ley. Row two: Jeff Bellamy, J.D. Sorgius, Dayne Jarvis, Justin Eyer, Shawn Strange and Jason Schmitt. Row three: Trevor Keller, Doug Norrick, Chris Gowen, Chris Bailey, Joey Furman and Chris Morton. Row four: Clint Pride, Jerry "Tuffy" Blackwell, Ryan Loos, Tim Helfen, Jason Dickson and Chris Teague. Row five: Chris DeSchamp, Steve Fish, Travis Lawyer, Josh Scott, Lawrence Fenol and Jason Smith. Row six: Josh Luker, Pat Tipton, Brian Willis, Managers Andrea DeJarnett, Ketina Coan and Angela Os- gatharp. Back row: Coaches Mike Whitten, Steve Carter, Stan Shoultz and Athletic Director Gary Lemond. The 1992 Boys' Track Team record was 35 and 0. They won the PAC, Pioneer Relays, Pike Central Re- lays and the Dubois Pike Invitational. By Sandy McBeth Pike County Historical Society Mel has not decided what he will do in the future, but it is safe to say that he will suc- ceed. Ida Hammond - is a na- tive of Petersburg, being the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hammond. She has never attended school except in her native town. Miss Hammond has been in- tensely loyal and zealous in her efforts to secure an edu- cation, and step by step she honorably won the laurels accorded her Monday night when presented wit her di- ploma. Ida Stapleton - is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Stapleton. She was born De- cember 9, 1884, near Peters- burg, and with the excep- tion of two years, her school life was passed beneath the roof of the Petersburg high school building. The average attained by her in her studies shows her to be an apt schol- ar and a splendid young lady. Bessie Lamb—on the 12th day of February, 1885, a little girl baby was born to glad- den the hearts and home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Lamb, and she grew until she blos- somed into queenly wom- anhood, beautiful, pure and charming - and Friday last her school days in Peters- burg ended - for she was fit- ted by education and charac- ter to meet the sterner duties of life that awaits her. She will attend college of literature and music. Helen King - no young lady is more popular with our people that the sub- ject of this sketch. Miss Hel- en King, the bright, winsome and only child of Mr. and Mrs. George E. King of this city, her father being secretary of the electric light company. Miss Helen celebrated her 19th birthday last Saturday - just one day after completing her school days—being born and raised here. She has con - siderable literary talent, and unquestionably is as pretty as are her manners are sweetly captivating. She will meet all duties of life. Lena Kiefer— it was with high honors last Friday that Miss Kiefer said good bye to school days in Petersburg, her native town, where her entire school life has been spent. Her record in school is one of the very best through all its grades and today she is a young lady fully equipped to enter upon the duties of the new life that has "commenced with com- mencement." Miss Lena was born in Petersburg, March 31, 1883, and is the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kiefer. Merle Parker - the daughter of Mrs. John Wat- son, her father, the late Clar- ence Parker, having died sev- eral years ago. She was born and raised in Petersburg and is approaching her 19th birth- day which will be the 28th day of August next. Like the oth- er members of her class, she commenced at the foot of the ladder in our public schools and within their walls re- ceived her entire school- ing. She is extremely hand- some, winning manners and has considerable local rep- utation as a vocalist. Isaac Higgins - is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Higgins, was born in Logan township, this county, July 17, 1882. When a mere boy his parents moved to this city where he has re- sided ever since, his com- plete school course being at the city's schools. He is decid- edly popular with all our peo- ple, a hard student, and while he has not yet decided what his future course will be, it is safe to say he will not entire- ly abandon the text book. Al- bert Stonecipher - is the sec- ond son of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Stonecipher, and was born at Milltown, Crawford county, and celebrated his 18th birth- day the very same day - last Friday - that ended his school days in Petersburg - the only schools he has ever entered as a student. He is a manly young fellow of athletic build, liked by all and one of the best products of the city schools. Ada Klotz - was born July 19, 1884, about three miles east of Petersburg. Her earlier days were spent in Preston school No. 2, in this ( Wash- ington) township. For the past six years she has been a most successful and diligent scholar in the city schools, and is a young lady of sweet disposition, charming per- sonality and her methods al- ways win. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Klotz. Miss Ada certainly is most worthy and has bright future prospects. Alma Esther King - this young lady has attained an honor never accorded any other—being called upon to preside over a national labor convention, which met at Lou- isville, Kentucky, in 1900. She has also delivered addresses on the subject of labor at a number of places. She knows no school except those of Pe- tersburg. She was born here February 17, 1882, and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King. She possesses quite a reputation in literary lines and her contributions to the press have been meritori- ous indeed. She is capable of making a success in whatever sphere she chooses to move. Gleanings from the Pike County Democrat, 1902