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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 19, 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, May 7 and 11, 1943 With labor so scarce the court found it hard to gath- er a jury for this term. A f- ter examining all who were present and dismissing the farmers and miners the court had only three eligi- ble for service. This being the case Judge Wood ad- journed all jury trials until next term of court. Captain Milton Omstead visited Petersburg, Wednes- day morning. He was on his way from Washington, D.C., where he had been study- ing tropical fevers and their treatment to Oklahoma. His address will be Headquar- ters 49th General Hospital, Borden General Hospital, Chickasha, Oklahoma. The Petersburg Kiwan- is Club vied against each other in a spirited spell- ing bee in the hopes of win- ning the prized award of a pound of Armor's Star Ba- con or a cigar. James Gross was program chairman for the day and through anoth- er engagement arising his speaker was unable to fulfill the date. Mr. Gross there- fore divided the club into two teams and spelled the sides down until Thomas Wilson was left. Mr. Wilson was awarded the bacon and all of the contestants were given a cigar. The Press received a let- ter of appreciation from Pvt. Eugene M. England, sta- tioned at Ft. Lewis, Wash., this week. Pvt. England is a Madison township boy and has been in the service on- ly a few weeks and enjoying reading home news and we are that he would also ap- preciate a letter from his friends. His letter follows: "This is to acknowledge how good it is to be able to receive the Press. Am 2,800 miles from Peters - burg, and have been only a few weeks and have already received my Press. I myself and I know I speak for a lot of fellows in the service,a re surely thankful for the co- operation of the paper to be sent to the service men. Thank you very much and keep up the good work." Marriages: The mar- riage of Mrs. olive Brashears to Mr. Cecil Freeland was solemnized by the Justice-of-the-Peace in Morganfield, Kentucky, on April 14. Births: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Basil Young at their home in Muren last Wednesday morning a 7 1- 4 pound girl. She has been named Laura Mae. This is their third child; Born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Jones of Winslow an 8 1-4 pound boy. The baby was named Donald Allen. Deaths: Phyllis Ann, 11 months old daughter of Jo- seph and Martha Lane Hill of Oakland City, Route 2 died at the home Monday morning at 1 o'clock of an infection in the head. The baby was born in June, 1942 and would have been one year old next month; Williard Wyatt of Evans- ville, Ind. died at the St. Mary's Hospital, May the 3rd at 3 p.m. The body was brought to the Harris Fu- neral Home; Charles Fre- mont Spradley died at his home on Vincennes ave- nue, Tuesday morning at 4 o'clock. Mr. Spradley had not been in good health for several months, but his death came as a shock to his friends and relatives; Frank F. Weedman died at the home of Virgil Teague in Otwell, where he had made his home since last fall, Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock; Oliver P. Selby, an outstanding member of one of Pike County's most outstanding families, died at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, May 6, after an illness of two months. Heart trouble was the cause of death; Glenn DeJarnett, 45, electrician, died at the Gibson County general hospital in Prince- ton, Thursday at 7 o'clock from injuries received in a fall of slate at the King Sta- tion mine at 12:10 o'clock that morning. DeJarnett was removed to the hospi- tal at 2 a.m. and died at 7 o'clock. Ray B. Rogers, 41, of Princeton, chief electri- cian was instantly killed. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, August 8 and 12, 1958 One hundred twenty- five youth from the Pike County 4-H clubs enjoyed the 4-H club camp at Lin- coln City from July 27 to 30. The camp runs a full schedule from 6 a.m. until lights out at night. The pro- gram, planned by the Ju- nior Leader Organization consisted of crafts, nature study and supervised activ- ity and swimming. Algernon S. Frederick of Union, Pike County, ob- served his 100th birthday August 7 and will be guest of honor at a family celebra- tion next Sunday. Mr. Fred- erick lives with his daugh- ter, Mrs. Ethel Hoover at Union and is remarkably active for his advanced age. Five generations will be with him Sunday to take part in the formal obser- vance of his birthday. Willis and Ropp softball team has entered the State Tourney at Evansville. The team has won their last five games. The team is spon- sored by Willis and Ropp Oil Fields, southwest of Pe- tersburg. Leslie Goodpasture, 19, of Washington, was arrest- ed here Saturday on charge of Petit arceny and is pres- ently at the Pike County Jail. Goodpasture was picked up Saturday evening by local police. He is charged with stealing two mirrors from the Ray Green Car Lot on Highway 57 north. Local police said the mirrors had been broken when taken from Green's Car Lot. They added that the broken piec- es fit exactly on the mirrors on Goodpasture's car. Rev. Freeman became the only Petersburg resi- dent to become an ordained priest. Marriages: Miss Hen- rietta Noland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William No- land, Winslow and Ken- neth Stone, Petersburg, were married August 1, in the Presbyterian church in Shawneetown, Ill. by the Rev. John Wright, Jr.; Ger- ald Ray Willis and Charlotte Rhinhardt were married Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in the Church of Christ with Rev. Harold Jones reading the marriage vows. Births: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Lavender of Indianapolis, a son, Au- gust 1. He has been named Brett Andrew; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Campbell, formerly of Petersburg, are the proud parents of a baby daughter born August 1 at the Lang- ley Air Force Base hospital at Hampton, Virginia. Deaths: C. Wade Wal- ters, former Hazelton Post- master passed away at his home in Shelby, Ind., Sun- day; Nicholas Sumner, 78, passed away Monday at his home in Winslow. Mr. Sum- ner had lived in Winslow for thirty years and was a re- tired railroader; C.P. How- ard, 61, was killed Tuesday about 9:30 p.m. when his au- to left the road and crashed into a bridge culvert on the outskirts of Somerville; Services for Mrs. Minnie Duckworth, 77, Otwell, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tues- day (today) at the New Lib- erty Church; Services for Charles Theodore Burch, 81, Winslow were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Winslow Methodist church. Burial was in the Oak Hill cemetery. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, August 22, 1968 The new welcome sign at the east edge of Peters- burg is a completer project of the Petersburg Jaycees. This project started last fall with just an idea. The first step was an art contest in the local High School Art Department. A $25.00 Sav- ings Bond was presented Miss Tresis Posten, who camp up with the best all- around art work and idea for the sign. The large sign was then painted by Mrs. Jack Ward and erected by May- or O'Rourke with the help of the city employees on poles furnished by Midwest Tele- phone Company. The proj- ect chairman for the Jay- cees was Don Pless. He was assisted by Jim Bolte and Jack Henderson. Quad-County Bankers Association hosted its an- nual picnic for officers, di- rectors and employees and their families Thursday eve- ning of last week at Mulz- er's Camp on the Ohio Riv- er near Troy. Dale was the host bank for the occasion. Steak dinners with all the trimmings were served to around 250 persons. Fol- lowing the meal they were entertained with a "Sing Out Jasper" group of young people, a segment of the "Up With People" move- ment now popular around the country. The Pike County Teen Center will sponsor its an- nual "Ugh-Back To School" dance next Tuesday night, August 27. The dance will be on the street in front of the Petersburg High School and will last from 8 until 11 p.m. Roscoe Willis of Arthur was taken to the Gibson General hospital Monday night around 8:30 from in- juries received at the Enos Coal Company tipple. Mr. Willis, who works at the mine as maintenance man on the second shift, was helping the welder and was looking up when he stepped into an opening. He fell sev- en or eight feet through the opening. It is thought that his injuries are not of a seri- ous nature, although he was badly shaken up. Marriages: Miss Patri- cia Ann Bates, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bates, Princeton, and Timothy J. O'Rourke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. O'Rourke, Petersburg, were united in marriage August 20 at 8 p.m. in the First Church of God, Tower Heights, Princ- eton; Miss Pamela Sue Wi- neinger and Roger Flint were married at 2 o'clock, August 11, at the New Lib- erty Church at Velpen. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rhodes, of Dan- ville, August 9, a daugh- ter, Kathleen Sue; To Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Johnson, of Oakland City, a son, Kev- in Lee, Sunday, August 18; To Mr. and Mrs. George L. Schwartz, of Somerville, a daughter, Melissa Jaime, Monday, August 12. Deaths: A car-truck ac- cident claimed the lives of an Oakland City moth- er and daughter Satur- day afternoon, August 17. Mrs. Thelma M. Thomp- son, 35, was killed instant- ly from multiple skull frac- tures and a broken neck. Her daughter, Darlene, 19, died of a skull fracture in the Gibson General hos- pital one hour and 50 min- utes later; Double funer- al services were conduct- ed at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Harris Funeral Home for Clarence E. (Gene) White and his wife, Dorothy M. White, both a 43 years old; Mr. White shot and fatally wounded his wife at 2 p.m. Saturday then took his own life with the same gun; Ar- rangements are pending at Lamb Funeral Home, Oak- land City for Fred Hansel- man who died Monday, Au- gust 19 at 11 p.m. in Gibson General hospital; Grave- side services were held at the Lynnville cemetery Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. for the infant stillborn Tuesday evening, August 20 to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barclay of Lynnville; Funer- al services for Jesse Frost, 65, of Brownsburg, were Wednesday, August 21 at 2 p.m. at Jones Matthew Fu- neral Home in Indianapolis; Funeral services for Arthur McAboy, 75, were at 11 a.m. Monday at the Lamb Funer- al Home; Arrangements are pending at Corn Mortuary, Oakland City, for Sharon Ann Bolin, 31, who died Tuesday, August 20 at 1:35 p.m. at Welborn Baptist hos- pital , Evansville after a long illness. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, August 19, 1993 Winslow police are inves- tigating a vandalism that in- jured a construction worker. Town Marshal Steve Eng- lish said someone greased the handle of a trackhoe door Monday night. Tues- day morning when the op- erator reached to open the door and climb into the ma- chine his hand slipped off and he fell backwards injur- ing his back. English said it was serious enough the had to be taken to the hospital. The operator was not iden- tified in the report. Lightning tore through the roof of the old Winslow High School gymnasium Tuesday morning and hit the bleachers on the east side of the gym. It left a large hole in the roof and destroyed a section of the bleachers, setting the gym on fire. Lee McCandless, Winslow Fire Chief, said the iron pipe in the center of the hole in the bleach- ers may be what the light- ning struck, but could not be sure. The gym floor is on a thick layer of concrete which is what is thought to have protected persons in the basement of the build- ing at the time of the inci- dent. The driver of a semi-trac- tor trailer suffered a shoul- der injury in a crash Fri- day morning according to Pike County Sheriff Wil- liam Scales. He said Sa- bra Fulcher, 29, of Peters- burg, was stopped on High- way 356 waiting for traffic to clear so she could turn left. She saw a truck driv- en by Ronnie Gibson, 34, of Brookfield, Ill., approach- ing quickly. Scales said Fulcher didn't think the truck would get stopped so she turned aright onto a road instead of left and the truck hit her in the right side, while attempting to go around on the right side. Fulcher's 1988 Dodge was a total loss and the 1979 Mack truck sustained minor dam- age, according to Scales. He said Fulcher was uninjured. No citations were issued. Petersburg police are in- vestigating the theft of a bi- cycle from a residence last week. Connie Crow of South Second St., in Petersburg told police a 20 inch Huffy bicycle was taken from her residence some time be- tween 6:30 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, August 15. It is a red and white Max Air model bike valued at $1000. Officer Russell Green inves- tigated the incident. Cleo Collins was seri- ously injured in a two-car crash near Mooresville last Thursday morning. His car was a total loss. Collins is still hospitalized and re- mains unconscious. Marriages: Heath- er Corn of Oakland City, daughter of Fred Corn, Ri- ta Carr and Janet Corn, and Christian Nelson, son of Marvin Nelson of Win- slow and Kathleen Nelson of Jasper were married Ju- ly 17 at Redeemer Luther- an Church in Jasper; Susie Rembe and Jim Foley were joined in marriage July 10 in a tropical evening cere- mony at the Pirates Cove Resort on the waterfront in Port Salerno, Fla. Births: To Brent and Lisa Mabrey of Winslow, at Me- morial Hospital in Jasper, July 30, their first child, a son, Cory Jaycob; To Mark and Diana Chamness of Hatfield, at St. Mary's Med- ical Center in Evansville, July 26, their first child, a son, Michael David; To Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ballard of Haubstadt, at Gibson Gen- eral Hospital in Princeton, Saturday, August 14, a son, Bruce Allen, Jr. Deaths: Imel E. Abell, 84, of Petersburg, died Mon- day, August 16 at 10 :34 p.m. at Wirth Memorial Hospi- tal in Oakland City; Mary Grace Utteback, 61, of Al- ton, Ill., formerly of Pike County, died at 3 p.m. Au- gust 13 at the Alton Hos- pital, suffering from can- cer; Shelby G. Robling, 50, of Winslow, died Saturday, Aug. 14 at 8 p.m. at Wirth Hospital in Oakland City; Billie M. Sollman, 52, of Ot- well, died Tuesday, August 10 at 4:20 a.m. at Memorial Hospital in Jasper suffering from cancer; Ruth Gannon, 86, of Evansville, formerly of Oakland City, died Au- gust 13 at 7:45 p.m. at New- burgh Health Care Center; Sophia Price, 46, of Velpen, died Saturday, August 14 at 9:42 p.m. at Memorial Hos- pital in Jasper. Wednesday, September 19 • Nevada is site of first-ever underground nuclear explosion (1957) • President Garfield succumbs to shooting wounds (1881) Thursday, September 20 • Kennedy proposes joint mission to the moon (1963) • Magellan sets out (1519) Friday, September 21 • Benedict Arnold commits treason (1780) • Monarchy abolished in France (1792) Saturday, September 22 • Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation (1862) • President Kennedy signs Peace Corps legislation (1961) Sunday, September 23 • Billy the Kid arrested for the first time (1875) • Lewis and Clark return (1806) Monday, September 24 • The First Supreme Court (1789) • The Mormon Church officially renounces polygamy (1890) Tuesday, September 25 • Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., arrested (1957) • Bill of Rights passes Congress (1789) Source: History.com 1974 Petersburg Junior High Football Team Front row: Gary Robling, Manager, Tim Beck, Donnie Phillips, Mark Chandler, Brad Bernhart, Nick Robling, Tony Boger, David Henson, David Ridao, Bry- an Crawford, Rick Cates and Steve Powell. Back row: Kevin Brenton, David Campbell, Gary Miller, Rusty Forbes, Jeff Phillips, Mark Meaes, Daniel Norris, Mick Eck, Greg Coleman, Mitchell Shoultz and Terry Mic. Coaches were Dr. William Weathers and Ron Fuhrman.