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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 12, 2018 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 SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, April 30 and May 4, 1943 The 15th Annual Southern Indiana Invitational Track and Field Meet will be run off at Petersburg, Friday night April 30. The preliminaries will start at 7 p.m. which will con- sist of the 100 yard dash tri- als, the 120 yard high hurdle trials and the Freshman relay. The final and main events will start at 8 p.m. 14 teams are en- tered up to date. The Petersburg Indiana beat Princeton last Mon- day night in a track and field meet by 1-3 of a point; the final score being 57 2-3 to 57 1-3. The "high-light" of the meet came when Jack Graham, Pe- tersburg's best "Dash Man," dashed 440 yards, which is a tough race for any man, set- ting a new school record of 53.1 seconds. Fisherman of this city have one day left in which to break the record now held by Don- ald Ault. Monday afternoon after school Donald went to the park to fish, and soon landed a three and three quar- ter pound bass. A fter showing his fish to a number of friends in town he went home for sup- per and later returned to the park accompanied by his fa- ther and a few friends, and this time brought to the bank a four pound bass. He used ar- tificial bait. A birthday surprise party and dinner was given in hon- or of Harry D. Wilson, Sunday at their home. Marriages: Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Beck of near Glezen wish to announce the mar- riage of their granddaugh- ter, Miss Jeanette Lee Drew to Mr. John B. Fowler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Courtney Folw- er of this city. Births: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Nol last Thurs- day in Muren, a boy named Dennis Carroll; Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. O'Toole announce the arrival of a boy born at Dea- coness hospital in Evans- ville, Ind., on April 5. The ba- by has been named Joe Mi- chael; Born in the Washing- ton Hospital Friday morning, an eight pound boy to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Cornelius of Washington. Deaths: Death claimed one of the finest citizens this county ever had last Thursday morning at 5:30 o'clock when Lewis Malott passed away suddenly at the home of his grandson, Frank Malott, near Union; Mary Fulton, eight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Fulton, was killed by a lightening bolt at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. The moth- er became frightened during the storm and had had start- ed to the home of a neighbor when the daughter was killed. The family lives near Selvin; SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Tuesday and Friday, August 1 and 5, 1958 Karen Leigh Bailey, the ten month old great-granddaugh- ter of Mrs. Susie Finney and Mrs. Eva Houchin of Peters- burg and Mr. and Mrs. Don- ald Houchin of Terre Haute was christened at the Central Presbyterian church of Terre Haute, Sunday, July 27. Friends and relatives of six whose birthdays were cele- brated Sunday, July 27 gath- ered at Hornady's park to cel- ebrate the occasion. Grace was said by Howard Ross and a bountiful dinner was served in honor of James Ross, Shan- non Catt, Mike Catt, Patty Muncy, Jake Muncy and Mar- jorie Robling. A freak fire struck the Pike County Highway Ga- rage here in Petersburg ear- ly Monday morning, but no damage was reported. Jack Houchins, highway garage clerk, said that Basil Wil - liams was burned in the fire and was taken to Dr. Milton Omstead for treatment. No report was given on his con- dition. Mr. Houchins said the fire started when gas was ig- nited by a heated burner caus- ing the distributor of a coun- ty truck to catch fire. The fire was extinguished by Lloyd DeJarnett, with a dry ice ex- tinguisher. The local fire de- partment answered the call in five minutes, but the fire had been put out. Leona Minor fell Friday in the hall of the City Cafe, breaking her arm between the elbow and shoulder. She was taken to the Daviess County hospital for treatment. Mrs. Minor is a cook. Ed McFarland, who lives on Pike Ave., really has a to- mato plant "What is a toma- to plant." The plant, which is staked, has produced a one- and-three-fourths pound to- mato, and two one-pound to- matoes. In addition to those "whoppers," there are 43 green tomatoes on the plant. Mr. McFarland said the plant produced non-acid tomatoes. The plant was given to him by Clarence Buechele, coun- ty superintendent of schools. Marriages: Sherry Bur- ton, daughter of Mrs. Inez Horrell of Petersburg, and Russell Braun, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Braun of Ot- well, were united in marriage Wednesday, August 30, at the Gospel Center in Petersburg. Deaths: Mrs. Lula (Per- ry) Stroud, 59, of Monroe City, passed away Thursday morning in the Jewish Hos- pital, Louisville, Ky., follow- ing an operation for a brain tumor; Funeral services for Emma Tate, 91, were held at the New Lebanon church with Rev. Homer Leighty officiat- ing; Funeral services for An- na B. Barrett, 73, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at the Presbyterian church with the Rev. Thomas Niccolls of- ficiating; Mrs. Ophelia Long, 68, passed away Wednesday in the Good Samaritan hospi- tal in Vincennes at 10 :15 a.m.; Mrs. Rebecca M. Beard, 80, died Monday in Oakland City; Herbert Conger of Glendale, Calif., passed away Thursday after a prolonged illness; Dan- iel H. McClure, of Winslow, was fatally injured in a wreck on Highway 64 near Hunting- burg, Saturday, August 2. Mc- Clure died at 5:156 p.m. in the Stork Memorial Hospital in Huntingburg, two and a half hours after the accident oc- curred. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, August 15, 1968 "The Velvetones," a coun- try and western music group from Washington, Indiana donated their services dur- ing the Wallace campaign for signatures in Petersburg. The group consists of John Evans, Steve Gregory, John Gregory and Mike Gregory. Pfc. Dennis L. Tredway was awarded the Purple Heart Medal by commanding officer of the 3rd Bn, 27th Marines, Donn. J. Robertson May 30. Pfc. Tredway was present- ed the medal for wounds re- ceived in combat supporting the Republic of Vietnam forc- es against the Communist forces May 14, 1968. Miss Jennifer Brammer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bryon Brammer of Oakland City was chosen as queen of the Corn Festival, Thurs- day night at Wirth Memorial Park. Runners up were Miss Sue Ellen Carnahan of Princ- eton and Miss Janet Smith of Oakland City. Congressman Roger Zi- on will be the main speak- er at a Republican rally and fish fry to be held at Horna- dy park Saturday, August 17. Pike County Republican Cen- tral Committee is sponsoring the fish fry which will be at 6:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Tony Rothrock and Gilbert Jarvis. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Risher, of Petersburg, ran their car into a ditch in an attempt to avoid being hit by a huge truck wheel Monday at 1 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Risher were head- ed toward Winslow and were about two miles north of Win- slow when they passed an ap- proaching large truck. Direct- ly behind the truck was this large wheel, 15 feet in the air sailing toward their car. Mr. Risher steered the car off the road and into a shallow ditch. The wheel hit the side of their car then ricocheted across the highway. The Rishers were not injured, but their car was badly damaged. Marriages: The First Unit- ed Methodist Church, Princ- eton, was the setting for the impressive double ring cer- emony uniting Miss Pamela Case Watson and Harry Louis Sauce, III in marriage on Sun- day, July 31 at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ted Russell Goddard of Oak- land City, a daughter, Chris- tine Marie, Tuesday, August 6 at the Gibson General Hos- pital. Deaths: Mrs. Electa Tay- lor, 65, Center street, Win- slow, died Friday, August 9, at 10 :30 p/m/ at the home of her daughter; Charles Minnis, 93, passed away at 9:30 a.m. Sun- day, August 4 at Floyd Memo- rial Hospital in New Albany; Mrs. Irene Hornbrook, wife of Wilford Hornbrook, died at 9 a.m. Saturday, August 10 in the Daviess County hospital where she had been a patient 42 days; Funeral services for Everett Leffler, 69, of Peters- burg, were conducted Sunday, August 11 at 2 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg; Millard Shoultz. 89, of Glezen, died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Au- gust 11 in the Good Samari- tan hospital; Wendell Thomp- son, 83, of Oakland City, died Thursday at the Good Samar- itan Nursing Home following a long illness. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, August 12, 1993 The Pike County Sheriff Department is tackling the tough problem of preventing indiscriminate dumping in the county and prosecuting the guilty. Sheriff William Scales investigated dumping at seven-mile bend near Pe- can Falts recently. He stat- ed, "Illegal dumping out in- to the county is becoming a serious problem, and it is go- ing to get even worse. People cut costs by not paying to have trash taken care of properly." The sheriff plans to get tough on dumpers who are desecrat- ing the county. He hopes to make a difference in what has become a big problem in all parts of the county. Two area girls represent- ed Pike County at the White River Park State Games Indi- anapolis on Saturday, July 17. Jalyn Carter was in long jump and Candy Hall ran the 1500 meter run. They are eighth graders at Pike Central. According to early re- ports, it was a groundhog that knocked out long distance phone service Tuesday after- noon. Although information was sketchy, apparently a fi- ber optics cable was damaged by a groundhog knocking out service in the "812" area. The cable was chewed in two near Fort Branch and it was some time before it was found by re- pair crews. The damaged line was underground and a laser instrument had to be used to locate the problem. A fter the problem was located the line had to be dug out to be re- paired. Service was restored around 6 p.m. Lawrence Kaetzel of Dale has been a broom maker for more than 25 years, and has demonstrated his trade a number of times in Pike Coun- ty including the Pike County 175th Anniversary Celebra- tion at Hornady Park and the 21st Annual Zoar Mosqui- to Fest. This year's Mosqui- to Fest offered something for young and old alike and plenty of food and socializing in the southeastern corner of Pike County. Word has been received here that the earthquake in Guam has affected some lo- cal families. Kelly Wilder, daughter of Don and Mary Ann Wilder and granddaugh- ter of Mae Wilder of Oakland City, Wendell and Irene Craig of Petersburg was shaken up when the hotel in which she was spending the night was damaged. Kelly is a flight at- tendant on Northwest Air- lines. Marriages: Helen Louise Chapman and Walter Freder- ick McCammon, both of Win- slow, were married August 4 in Henderson, Ky. by the Jus- tice of Peace; Sherry Traylor and Valdis Minkis were unit- ed in marriage July 24 at Trad- ers Point Christian Church in Indianapolis with Rev. Bob Smith and Rev. Howard Bram- mer officiating. Deaths: Neoma L. Gains, 85, of Petersburg, died Satur- day, August 7 at 12:50 a.m. at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville; Clifford G. Hazel- ton, 40, of Cookeville, Tenn., formerly of Petersburg, was pronounced dead at Cookev- ille General Hospital at 8 a.m. Tuesday, August 3; Eu- gene Willis Northerner, 61, of Mooresville, formerly of Winslow, died Saturday, Au- gust 7 at Community Hospital East, Indianapolis; Lillie Un- derwood, 62,of Oakland City, died at 10 p.m. Saturday, Au- gust 7 in St. Mary's Medi- cal Center, Evansville; Elsie Buse, 97, of Holland, died at 9:35 a.m. Monday, August 9 at Huntingburg Convalescent Center; David D. Eilert, 86, of Stendal, died at 8:24 a.m. Sun- day, August 8 in the emergen- cy room of St. Joseph's Hospi- tal in Huntingburg, suffering from a heart attack; Ava "Ijie" Bass, 95, of Huntingburg, died at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, August 4 at her residence; Ha- zel L. Stonecipher, 75, of In- dianapolis, died Sunday, Au- gust 8; Samuel M. Falls, 80, of Evansville, died at Deaconess Hospital Thursday, August 5 at 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, September 12 • Lascaux cave paintings discovered (1940) • New floating bridge opens in Seattle; I-90 stretches from coast to coast (1993) Thursday, September 13 • Key pens Star-Spangled Banner (1814) • Oprah gives away nearly 300 new cars (2004) Friday, September 14 • McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds (1901) • Soviet probe reaches the moon (1959) • Saturday, September 15 • Ali defeats Spinks to win world heavyweight championship (1978) • Confederates capture Harpers Ferry (1862) Sunday, September 16 • Gandhi begins fast in protest of caste separation (1932) • Mayflower departs England (1620) Monday, September 17 • Battle of Antietam (1862) • U.S. Constitution signed (1787) Tuesday, September 18 • Capitol cornerstone is laid (1793) • Patty Hearst captured (1975) Source: History.com Petersburg Thrift Day During the Great Depression and prior to WWII, the Petersburg retailers employed a different concept to attract more customers. The Petersburg business men promoted each Saturday as the day to shop. Each retailer advertised some items for sale. Large crowds arrived early on Saturday to get a prime parking spot on Main Street. The stores stayed open till 10 p.m. on Sat- urday, but closed at 5 p.m. during the week. The Saturday Main Street shopping concept ceased following Pearl Harbor. (History in- formation provided by Art Miley, photo submitted by Anna Nicholson) net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net