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C-12 Wednesday, April 25, 2018 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 and Friday, December 15 and 18, 1942 Word came Saturday to J.B. Leas, Superintendent of the Petersburg Schools and Mrs. Leas that their son, Lieuten- ant Larry O. Leas, had been wounded on November the 8. He is making normal improve- ments. The Petersburg, Indiana were defeated last Friday night by the Princeton Ti- gers with a score of 29 to 28. Bernard Benjamin led the Pe- tersburg scoring list with nine points. An accident in which Ed- ward Knight, fireman on the local branch of the New York Central Railroad, came near losing his life occurred on the track near the Allen A. Wilkin- son Lumber Yards in this city Wednesday around 3 p.m. The boiler check stuck and Knight had walked out on the running board of the engine to knock it down and was re- turning to the cab when it is thought he swung out too far and struck a box car and fell in the middle of the track. It was first thought that his inju- ries would prove fatal, but re- ports from the Daviess Coun- ty hospital were favourable for his recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Benja- min have received informa- tion from their son, Staff Ser- geant Royal Benjamin that he arrived safely at his destina- tion in North West A frica, No- vember 8. He also said that he is safe and well. Marriages: A marriage ceremony uniting members of two of the best known families of Jefferson township was per- formed at the parsonage of the Church of God in this city, De- cember 5, with the contract- ing between being Miss Hel- en Lucille Traylor and Lenas Glen Weisheit. Births: Martha Ann is the name given to the nine pound daughter, born to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hubble, Wednes- day, December 9; A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lou- is Miller named Mary Ann; Mr. and Mrs. James O. Leas, of Bicknell, are the proud par- ents of a little girl named Ju- dith Eleanor. Deaths: William W. Med- calf, a shoemaker in this city for a number of years, died at his home in Indianapolis Mon- day, December 7; Sherman Coates, 76, retired employ- ee of Southern Railway shops in Princeton died at Gibson Southern hospital on Thurs- day after injuries suffered when he was struck by a car; Zola Adams, 34, died at 1:45 Thursday morning while un- dergoing a surgical operation at the Daviess County hospi- tal; Mrs. Michell E. Meyer, a life long resident of Harrison township, Knox County, died at her home December 15. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Tuesday and Friday, March 11 and 14, 1958 Meredith Howard, of Ot- well, caught his left hand in a power saw, while working at his home, Friday evening. He was taken to the Jasper Memo- rial hospital, where it was de- termined he had cut the little finger off at the first knuck- le and had a skin graft on the third finger. He is reported to be getting along fine and may be released today. Petersburg High School will receive $ 997.41 as their share from the 1958 Wash- ington sectional tournament. Total receipts for the tourney were $11,505.75, which was a decline from the $12,063 for 1987. Total attending for the six sessions were 19,646. There were 1,845 season tick- ets sold and 8,575 single ad- missions. Miss Joyce Schafer, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl O. Schafer, sang with the choir from Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio, at a joint concert of the Western Choir and the Kenyon Sing- ers from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. The joint con- cert is a traditional event be- tween the two colleges held in alternating years on each of the campuses. This year the Western group journeyed to Kenyon for a weekend of activ- ities climaxed by the concert. Miss Schafer was also soloist for one of the Western Choir's selections. Donna, Rita and Terry Hol- man, children of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Holman, of Wheatland, appeared March 10 on the Holland "Search for Talent" T-V Show, in Evansville. The singing trio have won sever- al amateur programs, includ- ing the Pike County Fair 1956 and Knox County Fair in 1957. Dr. J.W. Elbert, county health officers, announced this week that the Pike Coun- ty Polio Foundation had pur- chased 108 doses of polio vac- cine to be used in this coun- ty. The vaccine is equally dis- tributed between Petersburg, Otwell and Winslow. This vac- cine is free. Any persons who can't afford to pay for polio shots may see their local doc- tor and receive the vaccine without charge. This is made possible by Pike Countians who contributed to the recent Polio Drive in Pike County. Births: Mr. and Mrs. Dan- iel Freidman, Glezen, an- nounce the birth of a daugh- ter, March 11; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Cockerham, Lafay- ette, announce the arrival of a baby girl on March 10 ; Mr. and Mrs. Connie Graham an- nounce the birth of a son, Ter- ry Lee, February 28. Deaths: Mrs. Laura Ellen Russell, mother of Mrs. Glen Leighty, of Petersburg, who was hurt in an automobile crash two weeks ago, died at 2:30 a.m. Saturday at the Da- viess County Hospital; Fu- neral services were held Sat- urday at 10 :30 a.m. for Mrs. Jo- sephine Grable, 62, of Peters- burg, who passed away at her residence on Thursday. Mrs. Grable was the wife of Blake Grable; Funeral services for Epsie Howard, 56, were held at 10 :30 a.m. Monday morning at the Harris Funeral home; Albert K. Kocker, father of Mrs. Fred King, of Peters- burg, died unexpectedly at 4:15 p.m. Thursday at his res- idence in Washington. He had been in ill health since Decem- ber of 1957; Lester Church, 62, Princeton, passed away with a heart attack Friday, while sitting in his car on the north side of the square; Gro- ver Cleveland Small, 69, Vin- cennes, died at the Good Sa- maritan hospital at 7:30 p.m. Monday; Mrs. Rilla Robert- son, widow of Aldfre Robert- son, who lived in Pike County several years ago, was found dead in her home in Jones- boro, Ark., Monday; Truman Parker, 80, father of Howard Parker, of Winslow, died at 4:05 p.m. Wednesday at the Oakland City hospital; Mrs. Lillian C. Queen, 78, passed away Tuesday at 1:15 a.m. at the Daviess County hospital; Della Preston Dowd, 75, died in the Daviess County hos- pital at 6:10 o'clock Monday evening; Funeral services for William Robinson, 67, of Win- slow, will be at 2 p.m. Friday (today) in the Curtis Funer- al Home, with Reverend Har- old Head officiating; Harley Willis, 72, Glezen, died at his home at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday; Mrs. Fannie Myrtle Eldridge, 76, died at 4:15 a.m. Wednes- day in the Oakland City Rest Home. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, March 28, 1968 A fire training school has been scheduled for mem- bers of the Winslow Volun- teer fire department, with the first meeting set for April 10. There will be a series of four meetings on April 10, 17, 27 and May 1. The meetings are set for 7 p.m. at the prevail- ing time. During the series of meetings, a complete course of instruction will be given. Cradle of Liberty Chap- ter, Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution revolution of Petersburg, has announced winners of the annual Good Citizen Contest. Miss Susan Dougan, of Petersburg is win- ner of first place with Miss Su- san Schnarr, of Otwell, placed second. Darrel J. Jones, 58, of Springville, was injured Mon- day morning at 8:15 at the REMC Generating station east of Petersburg. Mr. Jones, an operating engineer of a per- sonal hoist, became caught in the door of the elevator and became wedged between the door and side. He suffered a crushed pelvis and other in- juries. Mrs. Gail (Beulah Eads) Woolsey lost the end of her in- dex finger at the first joint Fri- day, March 15, while at work at long's Custom Butchering north of Winslow. She was grinding sausage when the accident occurred. Stephen Max Prout, 24, of Velpen, is in the Pike county jail charged with second de- gree arson in connection with the warehouse fire at Velpen last Wednesday, causing about $50,000 damage. Judge Les- ter Nixon set Prout's bond at $10,000. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hale, of Winslow, a daughter, Stacy Kaye; To Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Singer, of Oakland City, a daughter, Li- sa Michele; To Mr, and Mrs. Gary Morton, of Oakland City, a son, Bradley David; To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Joe Evans, Petersburg, their first child, a daughter, Kristi Joe. Deaths: Funeral servic- es for Syrus Oston Ketcham, of Somerville, were at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Boone Funer- al Home in Evansville; Mrs. Emma Robling, 71, of Knox and Cherry Street, Peters- burg, died at 9:45 p.m. Sun- day March 24; Milford Nalley, 53, of the Scottsburg commu- nity, died Friday, March 23 at 3:45 p.m. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, March 25, 1993 An enduring group of peo- ple with a very strong follow- ing hosted a Saturday night pancake and sausage supper in the southeastern portion of Pike County. The neigh- borhood is Lockhart Town- ship and the location was the town of Stendal. The highly successful annual Lockhart Township Fire Department fundraiser brought together about 20 firefighters and well over 200 area residents. A three car collision caused by icy conditions caused mi- nor injuries and closed High- way 57 for about 45 minutes Friday morning, according to police reports. The acci- dent happened at about 7 a.m. when Gary Williams, 22, of Pe- tersburg, was northbound on Highway 57 on the Gil Hodg- es Bridge when he lost control on the ice-covered bridge. Po- lice said he slid into William Dawson, 46, of Petersburg, who was southbound in a 1969 Chevrolet pickup. The colli- sion caused Dawson to slide head-on into Herschel (Ken- ny) Myers, 62, of Petersburg. Dawson was treated and re- leased, but Williams and My- ers sustained only bruises. It was investigated by the Da- viess and Pike County Sher- iff Departments and Indiana State Police. The initial performance of "The King and I" will be pre- sented at 7:30 p.m. at the Pike Central Auditorium under the direction of Vance Hays. The Pike Central Future Farmers of America, (FFA), Pike County Young Farm- ers and the AG Day Com- mittee sponsored the annu- al petting zoo for children at Otwell, Petersburg and Win- slow elementary schools last week. A young turkey, rabbit, duck, pig, calf and a burrow were taken and exhibited by students and Young Farmers to each of the three schools. They were handled by Young Farmers who braved freezing temperatures outside of each elementary school. Marriages: Susan Kay Helfen and Jeremy Howald, of Petersburg, were united in marriage on Saturday, Mar. 6 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Petersburg. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. John Collins, of Union, a daughter, Sara Elizabeth, on March 9; To Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Neukam, of Velpen, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper, a daughter on March 12, Casa- ndra Marie. Deaths: Shirley Morton, 63, of Petersburg, died Tues- day, March 16 at 10 :45 p.m. at Petersburg Healthcare Cen- ter; Steven Lee Meyer, 26, of Houston, Tex., died March 19; Laverta Fritz Ellis, 73, died March 16 in Zephyrhillis, Fla.; Chester S. Arnold, 75, of Spur- geon, died Tuesday, March 23 at 2 a.m. at St. Mary's Medi- cal Center in Evansville where he recently submitted to open heart surgery Saturday; Mar- garet Corn, 72, of Washing- ton, formerly of Velpen, died Wednesday, March 17 in Washington; Florence Sue Richardson, 68, of Petersburg, died Sunday, Mar. 21, at 9:30 a.m. at her residence; Audrey L. Uppencamp, 67, of Hunting- burg, died at 8:20 p.m. Thurs- day, March 18; Marceline T. Hinkle, 86, of Monroe City, died Wednesday, March 17 at Petersburg Healthcare Cen- ter; Earl Davis, 88, former resident of Spurgeon, died at 10 :33 p.m. March 15 at Wash- ington Manor Nursing Cen- ter in Evansville; Naomi E. Ash, 67, of Oakland City, died Wednesday, March 17, at Do- nelson Hospital in Nashville, Tenn.; Beatrice E. Fergu- son, 99, of Oakland City, died Thursday, March 18 at 8:10 p.m. in Oakland City. Wednesday, April 25 • Ground broken for Suez Canal (1859) • Ginger Rogers dies (1995) Thursday, April 26 • Polio vaccine trials begin (1954) • Geneva Conference begins (1954) Friday, April 27 • Parliament passes the Tea Act (1773) • German forces enter Athens (1941) Saturday, April 28 • Benito Mussolini executed (1945) • Mutiny on the HMS Bounty (1789) Sunday, April 29 • W WII monument opens in Washington, D.C. (2004) • Nixon announces release of White House Watergate tapes (1974) Monday, April 30 • Adolf Hitler commits suicide (1945) • First federal prison for women opens (1927) Tuesday, May 1 • Empire State Building dedicated (1931) • Ford factory workers get 40 -hour week (1926) Source: History.com 1967-1968 Petersburg Fourth Grade Classmates Pictured above are students from Miss. Regina Miller's 1967-1968 Petersburg fourth grade class. Top row: Kevin Meyers and Phil Werman. Bottom row: Beverly Walker and Lawn Allen Whitehead. PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHNSON FOR SHERIFF, JEREMY BRITTON, TREASURER