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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, July 4, 2018 A-9 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 Friday and Tuesday, February 19 and 23, 1943 First Lieutenant Milton H. Omstead was advanced to the rank of Captain on February 5, 1943, and trans- ferred with the 49th General Hospital from Camp Carson, Colorado to Borden General Hospital, Chickasha, Okla- homa on February 10, 1943. Lieut. Larry O. Leas, son of Prof. and Mrs. J.B. Leas, of this city, has been report- ed missing in action accord- ing to a telegram received Wednesday afternoon. No details were given. The Pike County Victory Garden School will be held on Wednesday, March 10 in the Lyric Theater in Peters- burg at 1:30 p.m. Neighbors and friends gathered at the home of Mr. Mont Inman and wife celebrated Mrs. Grace In- man's birthday. A dinner was served that consisted of cakes, chickens, salads and many other good things to eat. She received many nice gifts and all wished her ma- ny more birthdays. The government an- nounced on the night of February 21 how much pro- cessed food the new ration books will buy, a drastic scale of point values limit- ing consumption to less than half of normal. The 48 ration points allotted to each man, woman and child for March will command two cans of sliced pineapple, or three cans of peas, or 48 cans of baby food. Marriages: Mr. Clyde Montgomery wishes to an- nounce the marriage of his only daughter, Dorothy E. to Pvt. Vanice M. Smith, of Velpen. Births: Born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Erich Meyer, of Stendal, the first boy of the family, Erich, Junior; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krause, of Oakland City, are the proud parents of a 10 pound boy born Monday in Oakland City Maternity Home; Mr. and Mrs. Frazer Scholls, of River Forrest, Ill., are the proud parents of a baby girl born Feb. 11. Deaths: Funeral servic- es for Mrs. Margaret Dunn will be held this morning at 9:30 o'clock at the residence at Arthur and the body will be taken to Louisville for burial; Petersburg and this community lost one of its most outstanding and pop- ular citizens and business men last Wednesday after- noon at 2:45 o'clock when Louis A. (Lou) Benjamin fell dead in the Selective Ser- vice office on the third floor of the courthouse, of this city, while attending busi- ness matters; This city lost one of its finest Christian women last Sunday evening at 8:30 p.m., when the death came to Mrs. Anna Nicely, wife of Mr. J. C. Nicely, at their home on North Eighth Street; J. Prentice Sullivan, 51, died at his home on 1328 East Illinois street in Evans- ville at 2:45 o'clock Sunday afternoon. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Tuesday and Friday, 20 and 23, 1958 Hodges' Dodgers took a firm grip on second place in the Petersburg Little League standings last Thursday af- ternoon by dropping the First National Bank, 10 -6, at the local American Legion. The Dodgers now 2-1, were out hit by the Bankers, but were able to grab the win. Eight errors by First Na- tional gave the Dodgers the breaks they needed. The New York Central Railroad has issued a state- ment warning persons de- stroying railroad property that serious repercussions may result. The railroad has reported that lamps on switch signals have been de- stroyed and switch stands have been tampered with. If a person is caught tamper- ing with the switch signals, they could be tried for a fed- eral offense. The railroad al- so warned that extra police have been ordered to elimi- nate the troubles here. Mrs. Roxie H. Veeck, of Petersburg, was notified last week that her grand- son, Lawrence (Larry) Boller, is the midshipman of the sophomore class who has earned the highest av- erage in aptitude for the Na- val Service and has main- tained the highest average in his Naval Science course during the two years that he has been enrolled at North- western University. Because of these achievements, Lar- ry will receive the Reserve Officers Association of the United States Bronze Med- al award during the Annu- al Presentation of Awards ceremony on May 29 at 4 p.m. The presentation will be at Deering Meadow on the campus of Northwest- ern. Larry is a high school graduate of Petersburg High School. An injury to John Tharp, backshop foreman of The Press, has delayed some work at the office here. Mr. Tharp was injured while working on the Goss Print- ing Press. Mr. Tharp acci- dentally caught his band between the roller on the press and page form full of type. His middle and in- dex fingers of his right hand were badly smashed. He was rushed to the Daviess Coun- ty hospital, where he was treated and released. Idajean Weathers and Marian Meyers are the top scholars graduating from Petersburg High School to- night. Births: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stewart, of Otwell, an- nounce the birth of a daugh- ter, May 21, at the Good Sa- maritan hospital; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gilmore, of Monroe City, announce the birth of a daughter at the Da- viess County hospital Deaths: Services for Mrs. Matilda E. Barrett, 81, will be held Tuesday (today) at 2 p.m. at the New Liber- ty church in Monroe town- ship, Pike County; Mrs. Dessie McDade Burton, 80, passed away in the Daviess County hospital at 7:20 p.m. Sunday, May 18; The funeral for Mrs. Zelphia Rainey, 69, of Petersburg, was held at the General Baptist church at 2 p.m. Monday; Services for Porter D. Dixon, 76, were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Curtis Funeral home; Joe Wayne Goodwin, 21-year- old Fritchton resident, was drowned Sunday when an out-board motor boat cap- sized in the Wabash River across from the St. Francis- ville, Ill., ferry. The drowned lad was the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Goodwin, of Monroe City; Services for Carl C. Jones, 76, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Harris Fu- neral Home FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 6, 1968 Denver Sullivan of Ru- ral Hazelton, was doubly proud at Commencement exercises held Friday at Pe- tersburg High School. Mr. Sullivan's daughter, Bettie, was among the 1968 grad- uating class along with his wife, Marylee. Mrs. Sullivan had not completed her high school education, and had returned to PHS last fall to finish her senior year after an 18 year wait for the diplo- ma she now cherishes. Bet- tie Sullivan said she plans to enter Weaver Airline train- ing school this summer, while her mother, Marylee, will continue her role as a housewife. Cathy Sanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sand- ers, of Petersburg, received the Psi Iota Xi Daisey Boon- shot Scholarship in an $ 800 grant, given to an outstand- ing senior girl of Peters- burg High School and may be used at any school of the recipient's choice. Miss Sanders will attend Purdue University and will work toward a degree in the field of Speech Pathology and Audiology. Ancil Condor, 57, of Oak- land City, formerly of Win- slow, is in the St. Mary's hos- pital suffering from injuries received at 3:30 p.m. Tues- day at the Enos Coal Mine at Enos Corners. Mr. Condor, a shovel runner, was stand- ing on the coal greasing the shovel when a rock rolled off the spoil bank. The rock hit his hard hat he was wearing, the left side of his face and his left arm, fracturing the arm in two places. He also received some cracked ribs on the left side of his body. At 1 a.m. Wednesday morn- ing when his family left the hospital he had regained consciousness and was able to talk to them. Members of Ayrshire Val- ley G.B. Church recently en- joyed a roller skating party at Monroe City. The group was taken to the rink in a bus driven by Marion De- Motte. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Randall Carson, Hazelton, a son, Monday, June 3; To Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Vaughn, Velpen, Saturday, June 1, a daughter, Michelle LeRae. Deaths: Funeral servic- es were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Winslow Chris- tian church for Luther Hale, one of Winslow's fine cit- izens, who died at 10 :15 a.m., Wednesday, May 29; Mrs. Leora Polen, 73, of Ot- well, died at 5:50 p.m. Mon- day, May 27; Mrs. Belle Willis, 81, who lived in the Rumbletown communi- ty near Petersburg, died at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 29; Mrs. Esther Elizabeth Stockinger, 66, wife of Mar- vie Stockinger, died unex- pectedly Tuesday morning, June 4 in the Welborn Hospi- tal where she had been a pa- tient since May 15; Shirley Jones, 77, died Thursday af- ternoon at his home in Oak- land City; Memorial servic- es for the Rev. William R. Lathom, 62, were conduct- ed Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Peter's United Method- ist church in Posey County. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 3, 1993 Pike County Deputy Sher- iff William Walker said they are looking for a customized gray van with a 42 A prefix license plate. Walker said a man in a van stopped in the street near Tony and LaDon- na Sims' residence on Goose Hill in Winslow and tried to lure their six-year-old son into the van. Walker said the man was described as a white male, 50 to 55 years old, with gray hair and a medium build. A similar in- cident is being investigated in Bicknell, but Walker said the colors of the van did not match. A Winslow man has been arrested on suspicion of bat- tery after an incident outside the Bob-Inn in Winslow, ac- cording to Winslow Town Marshal Steve English. English said battery charg- es have been filed against Brain Wedding, of Win- slow. English said Deputy Marshal Roger McCandless called to the Bob-Inn where he talked with Sharon Wed- ding, who said Brian had beaten her up outside the tavern. English said Mrs. Wedding had a fractured wrist and bruises, and con- tusions to her ribs. English said Wedding told McCand- less his wife was vandaliz- ing his car when the inci- dent took place on May 19. The Coleman-Stewart VFW Post 3587 Color Guard on Memorial Day consisted of Harry Bales, Jim Woodall, John Cox, squad command- er Wally Selby and Art Cul- ver. Joe Gray also carried the colors during some of the 11 stops the color guard and firing squad made dur- ing Monday. The adult summer ten- nis league begins at 6 p.m. Thursday at Pike Central. It is open to all levels of play- ers. Cost for the nine-week league is $15 per person. Tennis balls are provided and each person will receive a t-shirt. Anyone 16 and over may play. Johnathon Dickson and Benjamin Johnson were hon- ored by Pike Central math teachers with ICTM Excel- lence in Mathematics certif- icates this past week. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. David A. Hickey, of Bose- dale, on May 21, their first child, a daughter, Erin Mai Lan; To Mr. and Mrs. Greg Garrison, of Fairland, at St. Francis Hospital in India- napolis, a daughter, Tia Ma- rie; To Dr. and Mrs. John Myers, of Indianapolis, Fri- day, May 28, their first child, a daughter, Ashlyn Brooke. Deaths: Gladys E. Ro- bling, 83, of Winslow, died Tuesday, June 1 at 11:19 a.m. at Welborn Baptist Hospi- tal in Evansville; Claude J. Underhill, 61, of Hunting- burg, died at 10 p.m. Mon- day, May 24; Jordan Britt Wixted, of Shipshewana, died at birth May 25; Jan- ice E. Gray, 58, of Indianap- olis, died Wednesday, May 26, at St. Vincent Hospital; Rose Mary (Eck) Severson, 55, died May 25 at a hospital in Phoenix, Ariz.; Oscar E. Hill, 85, of Petersburg, died at 4:08 a.m. Tuesday, June 1 at Petersburg Healthcare Center; Gladys Sims, 89, of Augusta, died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, May 30 at the home of a granddaughter; Louise Spradley, 73, of Louisville, Ky., a native of Stendal, died Tuesday, May 25, at 9 a.m. at Baptist East Hospital. Mt. Olympus School-September 1935 Students at Mt. Olympus School, September 1935, include, Front row (l to r): Edna Harvey, Mark Ford, Jr., Calvin Lindy, Jack Nixon, Robert Kendall and Frances Williams. Middle row (l to r): Jeanetta Crecelius, Frankie Jean Coleman, LuElla Stone, Marjorie Wolfe, Murel Muncy, Faye McNeece, Hazel Laniar and Madge Redburn. Back row (l to r): Allen Sanders (teacher), James Harvey, Rudolph McRoberts, Charles Crecelius, Kenneth Meade, Donald Lynch, Burns Armstrong, Robert Dale Walker and Delbert Ray Ice. Wednesday, July 4 • U.S. declares independence (1776) • Pathfinder lands on Mars (1997) Thursday, July 5 • White Sox accused of throwing World Series (1921) • Major League Baseball's first All- Star Game is held (1933) Friday, July 6 • Althea Gibson is first A frican American to win Wimbledon (1957) • Anne Frank's family takes refuge (1942) Saturday, July 7 • Building of Hoover Dam begins (1930) • Mary Surratt is first woman to be executed by U.S. federal government (1865) Sunday, July 8 • Liberty Bell tolls to announce Declaration of Independence (1776) • Paris celebrates 2000th birthday (1951) Monday, July 9 • Wimbledon tournament begins (1877) • Florence Blanchfield becomes first female army officer (1947) Tuesday, July 10 • Monkey Trial begins (1925) • U.S. Patent issued for three-point seatbelt (1962) Source: History.com net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net