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C-10 Wednesday, July 18, 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 Friday and Tuesday, March 5 and 9, 1943 Martha Gregory, of Peters- burg, junior at Indiana State Teachers College, is a mem- ber of the college choir which will sing two out-of-town con- certs on Wednesday, March 3, in Anderson and Indianap- olis and its annual winter con- cert in Terre Haute Thurs- day, March 4. Miss Lucille Shull, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Shull of near this city has been pledged to the Pi Lambda Theta, an honorary society in Indiana University. Miss Shull, a Junior in the Univer- sity was chosen on the basis of her honorary grades and also her campus activities. Licentiate George C. Krieg was ordained to the full work of the gospel min- istry Wednesday afternoon, March 3, at 1:30 in the Cum- berland Presbyterian church at Owensville. The Rev. Charles E. Zapp, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyte- rian church of Evansville, rendered the message of the hour. Mr. Krieg had the hon- ored privilege of having his father, Rev. Grover C. Krieg propound to him the neces- sary questions of the hour and the ordination prayer. Marriages: Ruth Scales, daughter of Henry E. Scales and the late Mrs. Celea Den- em Scales was united in mar- riage to Chester Champ Coe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac oe, of Winslow, on February 27 at the parsonage of the Chris- tian church in Andersonville, Indiana; Mrs. Mary Willis, of St. Louis, Mo. announces the marriage of her daughter, Arbutus to Corporal Oscar J. Dell, of Waycross and Jef- ferson Barracks, Mo. which was solemnized in Waycross on Sunday, February 7 at the First Church of the Nazarene Births: Born Wednesday morning to Pvt. and Mrs. John L. Cox, an eight pound two ounce boy in the Da- viess County hospital; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shoulders an- nounce the birth of a son, born Thursday in the Ma- ternity Hospital at Oakland City; Born Saturday the 27th to Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Bur- ton, of Oakland City, a daugh- ter. Deaths: Selvin lost one of its oldest and most out- standing citizens Sunday at 3:15 o'clock when Mrs. Mary Frances Miller passed away; This city lost one of its fin- est ladies Sunday morning at 9 o'clock when death re- moved Mrs. Catherine Ve- ronica Cluster, wife of Claud Cluster, at their home; Mrs. Henry Mallory has been in- formed recently of the death of her brother, Oliver Tilman in Cathersville, Missouri on January 22; Mrs. Lizzie H. Meyer died Saturday evening at her home near Stendal, fol- lowing an illness of two and one half weeks of pneumo- nia; Sarah Frances Barber, a native of Daviess Coun- ty died Sunday afternoon at 3:20 o'clock at the home of her son, Delbert B. Bar- ber in Winslow; The Glezen community was saddened Sunday morning when it be- came known that Mrs. Thel- da Wyatt, wife of John Wyatt, for many years, in the gener- al merchandise business at that place, had passed away at 12:50 o'clock that morning. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Tuesday and Friday, June 3 and 6, 1958 The largest class in the his- tory of Oakland City College will be graduated this June, when 103 baccalaureate de- grees will be conferred. The final rush of senior activities gets underway Sunday morn- ing at 10 :30 with Baccalau- reate Services being held in the General Baptist Church of Oakland City. President Onis G. Chapman will give the sermon. The Delta Theta Tau So- rority wishes to thank ev- ery person who helped sup- port the Cancer Drive, which seeks new cures for cancer. This year we are happy and proud to report we received $1,301.17 Again we wish to thank the chairman of all committees who have direct- ed the drive in Pike county. We are deeply gratified by the work of all the volunteers and the supporters. Petersburg High School received a real boost last week. Its principal William A. Weathers was granted his doctorates degree in Educa- tion last Thursday at Indiana University. Petersburg is one of the few schools of its size in Indiana to have a doctor serv- ing as principal. It was a long, hard pull for Mr. Weathers, who is a native of this city. First there was college, then coaching, then the war, then back to coaching and more schooling. But finally he has reaped the rewards. Bill Harvey's Hodges' Dodgers became the second team to stop powerful citi- zens Bank this season when the Dodgers turned the trick Tuesday night, 4-3. The pitch- ing of Gene Nelson, winner of two straight now, was the story for the Dodgers. Nel- son allowed only three hits and walked only two men in posting the victory. His pitch- ing opponent, John Rush, was just as tough. Rush gave up only three hits, but five walks kept him in trouble. The only extra-base knock in the game was produced by Robert Nor- dhorn, who doubles for the Dodgers. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Swain report finding a ripe tomato on their vines June 4. This is the first tomato of the season to be reported. Marriages: Miss Kay Fulcher and Gary Willis were united in marriage Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m. in the Gos- pel Center church in Peters- burg. Rev. Harold Head, the pastor, read the double ring ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ard Chamberlain were the at- tendants; Mr. and Mrs. Elza Hill announce the marriage of their daughter, Linda Hill to Bill Gladish, son of Mr. and Mrs. Courtney Gladish. They were married Saturday eve- ning April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the First Methodist church in Lawrenceville, Ill.; Saturday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the El- nora Christian Church, Bet- tie C. Demotte, of Elnora, be- came the bride of William M. Conrad, Jr., in a double ring ceremony. Births: Mr. and Mrs. Ken- neth Gray, Petersburg, an- nounce the birth of a 6 lb. 15 oz. son, Mark Alan, Thursday at the Daviess County Hospi- tal; Born to Mr. and Mrs. Er- mal Hale, Petersburg, a son, Richie Kieth, Friday, in the Good Samaritan hospital, Vincennes. Deaths: Word has been received here of the sudden death of Lester John Gide- on, age 56 years. He was born near Algiers; Mrs. Sar- ah Elizabeth Smith, 61, Vin- cennes, passed away at 5:45 p.m. Saturday; Services for Glen O. Evans, 47, Indianap- olis, were held at the Method- ist church in Otwell at 2 p.m. Saturday; Services for Ver- nal Bert Soden, 73, Bicknell, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the McClure Chapel; Ser- vices for Justus Hartke, 76, of Stendal, were held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Peter's Luther- an church' Services for Mrs. Edith Miller, 68, of route 2, Winslow, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Lemmon Pres- byterian church in Boone township with burial in the church cemetery; Services for Mrs. Eva Hoover Robin- son, 75, of Oatsville, will be at 2 p.m., Friday at the Mt. Ol- ive Church near Mt. Olympus with Rev. Grover Krieg offi- ciating. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 20, 1968 Winslow Volunteer Fire Fighters were called Satur- day night to extinguish a fire at the Charles Cooper home. The house is located on Cen- ter street. It was caused by burning paint off the weath- erboarding. Somehow, debris between the weather board- ing and the inside walls ig- nited sending flames up through the inside walls of the house. Response by the fire department was quick, and little damage resulted, according to fire chief O.D. Erwin. James Jackson, chair- man of the tri-county OEO Board of Directors, today announced the appointment of Dennis Tyring as director of OEO Tri-CAP (Tri-Coun- ty Community Action Pro- gram). Tyring replaces the Rev. Paul Stone who resigned last month. Tyring, 59, resident of Spurgeon and for the past two years has been principal of Birdseye High School. He has a wife and two children. Tyring graduated from Oak- land City College with an A.B. IN English and social studies. He obtained a mas- ters in school administration at Indiana University. Serv- ing in the Air Force in World War II, Tyring was shot down over Tokyo by the Japanese and taken prisoner. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Blaize, of Petersburg, will observe their 50th wedding anniversary Friday, June 21. Mr. Blaize and the former Agnes Bullard were married June 21, 1918 at Vincennes. Both are natives of Pike county and have lived in and around Pike county practical- ly all their lives. Yellow Globe Onions were being sold at Parker's Red and White for 29 cents for a three pound bag. Corn could be bought five ears for only 49 cents. Chuck roast was on- ly 39 cents a pound. Ralph E. Coleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Coleman, of Evansville, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Arnold, of Algiers, was awarded the doctor of med- icine degree at the com- mencement of Washington University, recently. Marriages: A fter a wed- ding trip to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Mr. and Mrs. James Charles Leach will return to make their home. Karen Kay Kerr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr, Petersburg, became the bride of James Charles Leach, of Evans- ville, Saturday, June 15; Di- ana Lynn Markham, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hall Markham, Petersburg, became the bride of Toby Lee Doom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Toby Doom. Sr., of Evans- ville, on Sunday, June 16, at 4 p.m. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Smith, Evansville, their first child, a son, Ron- ald Wayne; To Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Allen Carlisle, of Win- slow, a son, Rodney Allen; To Mr. and Mrs. Kent E. Toole, Wednesday, a son, Kent E. Toole II; To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meade, of St. Paul, Min- nesota, a son, Joel Kevin; To Mr. and Mrs. David Dunn, of Velpen, Wednesday, June 5, their first child, a son, Mitch- ell Clyde. Deaths: Mrs. Isadora Jones, 53, who lived east of Mt. Olive church on highway 56, died at 12:15 p.m. Mon- day, June 17, in St. Joseph's hospital; Mrs. Martha Sil- ke, of Indianapolis, former- ly of Tell City, died Friday in Methodist hospital following a long illness; Mrs. Maude Williams, 83, an Oakland City resident died Saturday at the Gibson General hospi- tal where she had been a pa- tient for two weeks; Ephraim M. Hale, 62, died at 7:30 a.m. in the St. Joseph's hospital in Huntingburg Friday, June 14; Thomas C. Edrington, 82, highly respected citizen of Monroe township, Pike County, died at his home at Enos Corners, north of Spur- geon, Sunday, June 16 at 2:40 p.m.; Marion F. Rhoads, 63, Washington, died Sunday at 3:15 p.m. at an Evansville hospital following an illness of several months and a se- rious illness of three weeks. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 17, 1993 A Velpen woman took things into her own hands and extinguished a fire be- fore it caused major damage. Lois Speedy found a dryer re- ceptacle had overheated and caught fire Sunday night at about 9:30. She called the fire department and then got a fire extinguisher and had the fire put out by the time the Otwell Fire Department could get there, said fire chief Faron McLaughlin. He said she suffered from mi- nor smoke inhalation and her trailer had minor smoke and fire damage. About 70 people turned out and braved mosquitoes and wet chest-deep weeds for about eight hours Sun- day night to hunt for a Win- slow man, who got lost in the Patoka River bottoms. "He is awfully lucky," said Stan Keepes, director of the Pike County area Rehabilitation Center. Tommy Bickers, 68, was taking a walk Sunday night about 8:30 p.m. along the Patoka River at Millers Field. Keepes said Bickers walked beyond the Ameri- can Legion area and base- ball field into an area of tall weeds and "got into an area he was unfamiliar with and couldn't find his way out." Keepes said it was unusually dark because of fog and the weeds were deep making it difficult to remain oriented. Bickers lives at the PCARC Men's Group Home in Win- slow, about two blocks from Millers Field. Indiana State Trooper Frank Coleman talked to a karate summer camp about marijuana and other ille- gal drugs. Coleman showed them the different types of drugs and explained the prat- falls of illegal drug use. The 27 students were attending Ryu Kyu Karate Academy. Charley Siefrieg, of Peters- burg, told police someone stole a VCR from his apart- ment. Siefreig, of Sycamore Apartments, said someone took the VCR between June 11 and June 13. It was valued at $200. Pike Central athletic di- rector Gary Lemond has an- nounced that students par- ticipating in athletics at Pike Central will be required to show proof of insurance or purchase school insurance for the 1993-94 school year. Students attending sum- mer school at Pike Central cleared the building at the 11:45 dismissal time when a call was received at the high school warning that a bomb was set to go off in two hours according to assistant superintendent Mark Rans- ford. Staff taped signs to the building entrances and then cleared and locked doors for the remainder of the day. Pike County Chief Sheriff Deputy and Indiana State Police Trooper Paul Bucher responded to the emergency call at Pike Central. Marriages: Melanie Ann Perry of Monroe City and Da- vid Brian Campbell, of Vin- cennes, were united in mar- riage at 5:30 p.m. May 8 in Monroe City First Church of God. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Hochgesang, of Jas- per, on Monday, a son, Leigh- ton Ray; To Keith and Shaw- na Friedman, of Dubois, May 19, a daughter, Schae Jose- phine. Deaths: Raymond Wiscav- er, 84, of Otwell, died of an apparent heart attack Tues- day afternoon, June 15; Rob- ert L. Mosby, of Petersburg, died Thursday, June 10 at his residence at 9:40 a.m.; James D. Nixon, of Mt. Carmel, died at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 5 at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel; Getys Hayes, 88, died Tuesday afternoon at 3:15 at the Washington Nurs- ing Center; Delmar L. Hark- er, 80, of Alfordsville, died at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, at Daviess County Hospital in Washington; Lucille Roach, 74, of Dubois, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, June 15 at Memori- al Hospital in Jasper. net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net Wednesday, July 18 • FDR nominated for unprecendented third term (1940) • Nero's Rome burns (64) Thursday, July 19 • Rosetta Stone found (1799) • Doc Holiday kills for the first time (1879) Friday, July 20 • Armstrong walks on the moon (1969) • Sitting Bull surrenders (1881) Saturday, July 21 • The First Battle of Bull Run (1861) • Monkey Trial ends (1925) Sunday, July 22 • Battle of Atlanta continues (1864) • Cannibal and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is caught (1991) Monday, July 23 • Miss America resigns (1984) • U.S. women take home gymnastics gold (1996) Tuesday, July 24 • Machu Picchu discovered (1911) • Mary Queen of Scots deposed (1567) Source: History.com Otwell Millers JV team 1956-57 Front row (l to r): Denzil Pride, Bill Whitehead, Gary Lemond, Charlie Williams and Ronnie Boger. Back row (l to r): Scott St. Clair (Assistant Coach), Denzil Walters, Ronnie Braun, Gerald Morganett and Maurice Sakel (Head Coach).