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C-4 Wednesday, July 19, 2017 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 Tuesday, June 30, 1942 Gene Hisgen who left Pe- tersburg about two weeks ago to work in Akron, Ohio participated in a life saving act that saved a small baby from death or serious inju- ry last week. He caught a baby hanging from a win- dow. Mrs. Everett McGloth- lin of Otwell had the mis- fortune to fall from a stool Thursday evening and break her right wrist. She was taken to Daviess Coun- ty hospital, Friday morn- ing to have the fracture re- duced. The break is a bad one, but Mrs. McGlothlin is getting along nicely. At the special meeting of the Petersburg Business Association held last Fri- day night Ray Burns was elected presidet for the coming year. Oscar Green- burg was named Vice- president, Don Montgom- ery, Secretary, and James Gross, Treasurer. There was a joint meet- ing of the Monroe Town- ship Junior Farmers and the Happy Hustlers Club on June 19. Willare Cope- land gave a short talk on the Control of Insects. Jack Dougan told about his trip to the Roundup at Purdue. The next meeting will be July 3. The Star 4-H Club held its meeting on June 24 at the home of Kitty Allen. A demonstration on "Care of the Hands" by Joretta Mi- nor. The Mystery Box was won by Kitty Allen. Seven visitors attended the meet- ing. The next meeting will be July 1. Deaths: Mrs. Alice Mat- tison Sherman departed this life June 26, reaching the age of 79 years; George Ervin Bell died Saturday morning at 8 at the home of his sister; Dora E. Cross, of Bridgeport, Ill. and former- ly of Oatsville, this county died at 2:30 Monday morn- ing at the Princeton Hos- pital; Lucy Ellen John- ston, 80, died at 3:15 Mon- day morning at the home of her daughter; Henry Sulli- van, 78, a life long resident of Washington township passed away Thursday af- ternoon at 2:30 at the home of his daughter. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday, June 7, 1957 Jack Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dello Phil- lips fell one day last week at the skating rink and broke his right arm at the elbow. He was taken to the Davies County Hospital, where the fractured arm was placed in a cast. He is getting along fine. Controversy continued in the state and national capitol last week over the proposed Hoosier Energy Cooperative power plant, which would be built long the White River near Pe- tersburg. Latest word from David A. Hamil, Ru- ral Electrification Admin- istrator, indicates the loan will not e considered for at least six months. The Luttrull and Wilder Family reunion was held at the Hornady Park, May 30, 1957 in the 4-H building. At the noon hour a large basket dinner was served. The afternoon was spent in games and singing. Donald Whitelock, local postmaster, suffered a se- vere heart attack last week and is in the Vincennes Good Samaritan Hospital. There has been no change in his condition, but every- one is pulling for him. John Fowler, rural route 2, Petersburg, came into The Press Saturday morn- ing to identify the Mys- tery Farm Photo No. 5 as his farm. The farm is locat- ed in Madison Township south of Bowman and is compromised of 80 acres. Mr. Fowler has owned the farm seven years. The farm was purchased from Charlie Robertson. Births: A son, Robin Er- nest, was born at 3:18 a.m. May 27, in the Daviess County hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Rex Delaney, of Petersburg; Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Meadows are the proud parents of a girl born last week in Jasper hospi- tal. Marriages: Miss Don- na Buttram, daughter of Mrs. Avanell Deffendall of Glezen, and Leon Up- ton, son of Mrs. Grace Upton, also of Glezen, ex- changed wedding vows at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Grover Krieg at 6:00 p.m., May 25 with the Rev. Krieg performing the single ring ceremony. Deaths: Funeral ser- vices for Evert Tate, 78, of Route 2, Winslow, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, at the Mt. Olive church. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cem- etery, in Otwell. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 22, 1967 Dedication Library's first Story Hour will be Fri- day, June 23 at 2:00 p.m. It will continue through the summer each Friday at the same time until school starts. Mr. Sam Minor entered Barnes Hospital in St. Lou- is Saturday at 1 p.m. and Mrs. Arber (Alma) Tis- dale entered the hospital at 6 p.m. Monday where she is an out-patient for a day or two until a room in the hospital-proper is avail- able. She is suffering from a heart ailment and oth- er complications. Mr. Mi- nor, who has been ill sev- eral weeks, will undergo observation and treatment. Lena Ornbaun, manag- er of the Lincoln Theatre in Petersburg announced the final movie of the sea- son will be presented this weekend. The theatre will reopen again in the fall. The annual Otwell 4th of July celebration, sponsored by the Jefferson Township Ruritan Club, will be held again this year. With July 4th falling on a Tuesday it will climax the long holi- day weekend. The left front wheel of a four wheel trailer being pulled by a 1967 Chevrolet driven by Raymond Graber of Montgomery, came off five miles south of Wash- ington on highway 257. It rolled into the northbound lane of traffic and was struck by a 1961 Rambler driven by Mrs. Delta Do- ades of Otwell. A fter roll- ing against the Doades car it sailed back into the southbound lane of traffic landing flat on the hood of a Dodge pickup and skidded through the windshield and struck Raymond Neu- kam in the head. Births: To Sgt. and Mrs. Francis Norrick of Wheat- land, a son, Patrick Allen; To Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Williams of Rapid City, South Dakota, a son, Eric Charles; To Mr. and Mrs. Berry Williams of Benton, Illinois, a son, Christopher Ward. Marriages: Willie Nor- rick of Winslow and Marie Graves of Patoka were mar- ried Wednesday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. by the Rev. Hom- er Leighty at his home in Otwell. Deaths: Mrs. Sallie Heacock, 86, who lived in a apartment over Quality Hardware Store in Win- slow, died at 11 p.m. Satur- day, June 17, in the Good Samaritan Hospital. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 18, 1992 The last major hurdle was cleared for a new jail Tuesday morning, when country councilmen voted 6 -0 to approve an addition- al appropriation of $ 30,000 to buy a site owned by Wy- att Rauch on the 400 block of Main St. The meeting lasted less than five min- utes. The annual Bridgeout Festival begins Thursday at the little league part in Winslow. The three-day event, sponsored by the Patoka Township Lions Club, Winslow Kiwanis Club, Winslow Delts, Win- slow Volunteer Fire De- partment and South Pato- ka Volunteer Fire Depart- ment, originated when the SR 61 bridge over the Pato- ka River was closed, limit- ing the access to the town. The festival was moved from the Memorial Day weekend to the third week in June this year. Petersburg will begin charging for trash collec- tion beginning on Mon- day, July 6, the city coun- cil learned at its Monday night meeting. Mayor Ran- dy Harris told the council that the trash bags had been delivered and would go on sale beginning Fri- day at city hall. A Pike County landmark has been closed temporar- ily due to vandals. Charlie Keller, manager of the Pike State Forest, said the fire tower at the forest has been closed until repair can be made to it. The trap door on the bottom of the 100 ft. tall tower's observato- ry room has been broken off allowing vandals to en- ter it and do serious dam- age to the facility includ- ing breaking out numer- ous windows and even met- al window frames. The Pike County School Board, covering a full agen- da at Thursday night's meeting, came one step closer to opening an alter- native school, approved the sale of bus routes, heard the bus committee's re- port, and agreed to adver- tise for an assistant super- intendent and for an auc- tioneer to sell the portable classrooms. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson of Peters- burg on May 10, a daugh- ter, Sarah Elizabeth was born; To Mr. and Mrs. Brent Kleumpler of Algiers on Sunday, June 7, a daugh- ter, Jessica May; To Randy and Cheryl Wines of Indi- anapolis on Wednesday, June 3, their first child, a daughter, Sara Kathleen; To Mr. and Mrs. Randy Cook of Evansville, Mon - day, June 15, a daughter, Aubrie Jo; To Mr. and Mrs. Aron Shepard of Monroe City on Sunday, June 14, a son, Joseph Warren. Marriages: Laura Ann Barr and Richard Alan Wil- liams were united in mar- riage at 6:30 p.m. on Sat- urday, May 9, at Winslow General Baptist Church in Winslow. Deaths: Michael Ed- ward Fetcher, 11, of Hazel- ton died at 1:20 p.m. Mon- day, June 1 in a drowning accident in Giro; Margeu- rite Ward, 68, of Hunting- burg, formerly of Winslow, died at 7:20 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville; Bobbie L. Hunt, 59, of Chandler died at 5:05 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville; Eunice Men- denhall, 91, of Richmond died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, at The Golden Rule Nursing Home in Rich- mond; Laura Harriet Man- ning, 76, of Hazleton died at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton; Ralph Brown, 76, of Altoona Penn. died Monday morning at his res- idence; Ruth Bonewits, 74, of Monroe City died at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 15 at her residence; Darvin Ri- ley, 74, of Somerville died at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 10 at his residence; Shannon Faye Renner, 47, of Hazleton died suddenly at 8:53 p.m. Monday, June 15 at Gibson General Hos- pital in Princeton; Floyd H. Neukam, 71, of Dubois, died at 7:30 a.m., Sunday, June 14 at his residence; Philmore Rice, 73, of Oak- land City died at 8:04 p.m. Tuesday, June 9 at the Gib- son General Hospital in Princeton. net edition yeah, it's that fast! Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe It's The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. Delivered every Wednesday morning! Add it for $5 to your current print subscription or stand-alone for $35/year. 1960 Miss Pike County Fair pageant Pike County Dispatch, July 11, 1960 – Tuesday night will be a big time in Pike County. It will be the opening of the Pike County 4-H Fair and will also be the night for the Miss Pike County contest, which will determine who shall represent Pike County in the Miss Indiana contest later in the year. Candidates for the contest are, in no particular order, Madelyn Scraper, Peggy Pipes, Dona Hurst, Kay Ross, Beverly Heiple, Alice Ann Neal, Pam Risley, Sandra Cafcules, Sharon Purl, Lynn Hawkins, Sharon Kay Bierman and LaRae Lewis. The local fair is one of the few strictly 4-H fairs left in the state and draws one of largest crowds of any fair in the Midwest. Several thousand persons always attend the Miss Pike County contest. Photo contributed by Tim Postin Wednesday, July 19 • Rosetta Stone found (1799) • Doc Holiday kills for the first time (1879) Thursday, July 20 • Armstrong walks on the moon (1969) • Sitting Bull surrenders (1881) Friday, July 21 • The First Battle of Bull Run (1861) • Monkey Trial ends (1925) Saturday, July 22 • Battle of Atlanta continues (1864) • Cannibal and serial killer Jef- frey Dahmer is caught (1991) Sunday, July 23 • Miss America resigns (1984) • U.S. women take home gym- nastics gold (1996) Monday, July 24 • Machu Picchu discovered (1911) • Mary Queen of Scots deposed (1567) Tuesday, July 25 • World's first "test tube baby" born (1978) • Mussolini falls from power (1943) Source: History.com