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B-8 Wednesday, November 14, 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, July 9 and 13, 1943 Dixie Stradtner, age 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stradtner of Knox County fell from her pony Friday evening and broke her right arm near the shoulder. Tuesday morning Peters- burg rang with the ring of axes clearing the streets of fallen trees and debris. The storm struck Monday after - noon about 3:15 o'clock with a sudden blast that leveled ma- ny of the smaller trees and split the larger trees. Fruit trees were torn from the ground, corn stalks leveled and even such low plants as mangos and beans were flat- tened. Charleen Steer, daughter of City Clerk and Mrs. John Steer received a bad cut on her leg last Friday. She was with her father looking over a wrecked car when she went from the side of the car to the front and brushed against a jagged fender. She was taken to Doctor Rice's office where six stitches were taken to close the wound. Dr. D.E. Taylor of Velpen fell from a ladder, Thursday evening late and fractured his left knee. The Doctor was cutting limbs off of one of the shade trees, when the lad- der on which he was stand- ing slipped causing him to fall on the brick walk. He was taken to the Walker-Wel- born hospital by Gene Gray and Joe Taylor. He had prac- ticed medicine in this coun- ty for many years, and has a host of friends who hope he will soon be able to resume his practice. Marriages: The mar- riage of Miss Ruby Loveless, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Loveless, Glezen, and Corpo- ral Herschell Arnold, son of Mrs. Easter Arnold, Peters- burg, was quietly solemnized at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 7 at Oakland City at the home of Rev. Edward Blake; The home of Mr. and Mrs. Dello Wilson in Spurgeon was the scene of a very pretty wedding Sunday evening at 4 p.m. when their daughter, Helen Esta Wil- son became the bride of Ser- geant William J. Birt; Mrs. Gus Ropp of Logan township announces the marriage of her daughter, Madge Doris to Petty Officer Darwin Mess- ersmith U.S.N.R., son of Mrs. Martin Messersmith of Fran- cisco. The ceremony was sol- emnized Sunday morning, June 27 at 10 o'clock at the home of the bride's mother; The marriage of Miss Nellie Battles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Battles, of Pe- tersburg, Ind. and Corporal Verle H. Stafford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stafford, of Monroe City, Ind., were unit- ed in marriage July 2 at Vin- cennes. The single ring cer- emony was used; Miss Lou- ise Ruminer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Ruminer of Mt. Vernon became the bride of First Sergeant Albert No- elle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Noelle, Mt. Vernon, in a sim- ple wedding service Thurs- day morning, July 8, at 11:30 o'clock at the rectory of the St. Phillips Catholic Church. Births: Bobby Joan is the name given to the girl born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. James Robert Moyer of this city; A boy was born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Gene Miller in Velpen; A seven and a half pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Young of Win- slow, Tuesday in the Miller hospital. The baby was named Ronald Ray; A seven pound girl was born Sunday, July 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd DeJar- nett, of Glezen, Ind. Deaths: Mrs. Nellie Charles, widow of the late An- derson Charles and who had resided in and near this city all of her life, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Aileen Deen, at Campbelltown, south of this city, at 12:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the result of a stroke suffered some time Friday; Mrs. Clara A. Klipsch, widow of the late Rev. M.C. Klipsch, for many years one of the outstanding citizens and businessmen of this city and community, died at her home in this city at 10 :45 o'clock Monday morning, July 4 from the infirmities of age, after an illness of several week's dura- tion. At the time of her pass- ing, Mrs. Klipsch had reached the age of 78 years, one month and 16 days; Mrs. Noah Har- ris died at her home on the Al- ford road, one mile east of Pe- tersburg, Wednesday noon; Isaac Willis, aged citizen of Glezen, dropped dead while walking around his home at Glezen, at 4:30 o'clock last Thursday afternoon. He suf- fered a heart attack; Albert Wilson Condiff, for the past twenty-one years one of the most highly respected and widely known citizens of the Winslow community died at his home in that town at 7:30 o'clock, Saturday evening, July 10, after having been in declining health for the past three months. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Tuesday and Friday, October 7 and 10, 1958 The Indiana State Fox Hunters Association, Inc., whose members are meet- ing here this year, have an- nounced that there will be a hula-hoop contest at the 4-H Building at Hornady Park, Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Any- one may enter the contest. Principal William A. Weathers of Petersburg Hugh School today announced that one local student has been named Semifinalist in the 1958 -59 National Merit Schol- arship competition. He is Car- roll Mallette. The local stu- dent is among 10,000 of the highest scorers on the Nation- al Merit Scholarship Qualify- ing Test, the nationwide test of educational development given in over 14,000 high schools on April 29. The senior class officers at Petersburg High School for 1953 are Bill Richardson, president, Wallace Freeland, vice-president, Kay Smith, historian, Pat Slaven, secre- tary and Beverly Buechele, treasurer. Eddie D. Tisdale, son of Harold C. W. Hagemeyer of Route 2, Velpen, Ind. has been appointed athletic petty offi- cer of his recruit company at the Great Lakes Naval Train- ing Center. As a recruit pet- ty officer he will wear a min- iature rating insignia as a badge of authority during the remainder of his nine weeks of Boot Camp. He was cho- sen for the position in recog- nition of leadership qualities displayed while undergoing recruit training. He is sched- uled to graduate Oct. 18. Marriages: Mary Jane Preston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlin Preston, Peters- burg, and Jerry Richard Cart- er, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carter, Winslow, were unit- ed in marriage Saturday eve- ning, October 4, 1958 at 7:30 p.m. on the Free Methodist Church. Deaths: Funeral services for Frank J. O'Donnell, 62, veteran of World War I, were held at 9 a.m. Monday in the Sts. Peter and Paul Catho- lic church with Rev. Father Strange officiating; Services for Benjamin Franklin Spill- man, 68, Petersburg, were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Harris Funeral Home; Roscoe E. Cox, 62, suddenly became ill as he sat down to supper, Wednesday evening. He was taken to the Good Samaritan hospital in Vincennes, where he died at 9:30 p.m.; George Matthew Miley, 49, died in his sleep at his home, in this city, near 5 p.m. Thursday, Octo- ber 9. He was employed by Sims Construction Compa- ny and had been at his work on Wednesday; Mrs. Julia Sel- by, 88, former resident of Pe- tersburg, passed away in Lar- go, Fla. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, October 17, 1968 A 1953 truck and a 1964 Pontiac were damaged in a head-on collision on a coun- ty road west of Cambelltown Monday evening. Lloyd S. Benefiel of Route 2, Winslow, was driving the truck pulling a trailer loaded with a bull- dozer and was met at the top of a blind hill by David M. Miller, who was driving the Pontiac. Miller braked and slid 135 feet before impact. At the time of the accident Miller had his seat belt fastened and neither he nor Benefiel were injured. The impact was great enough to knock the back spring shackles of the left rear wheel of the truck. Dam- age to the truck was $450 and the Pontiac $750. No charges were filed. Deputy Sheriff Ray Haggard was the investigat- ing officer. Virgil "Pap" Nance is shown with a 21 pound cat- fish caught in the White river Monday afternoon. "Pap" was fishing about a mile down- stream from the highway 61 bridge with Vernie Wood. He was using the light fiberglass rod shown in the picture with a 24 pound test line and using a number 6 hook. They were using nightcrawlers for bait. The men were fishing from a boat and estimated that it took about 15 or 20 minutes to land the fish. "Pap" said he caught a 12 pounder in the same spot a year ago. Mrs. Eldon McDaniel, of Winslow, who recently retired from the teaching profession, was honored October 7 at a dinner meeting at Troy's in Washington. Teachers of Win- slow Elementary School, who had planned the affair, their husbands and wives were present. A fter dinner, the en- tertainment was provided by Mary Russ and Helen Lewis who gave contests. Winners were Delta Erwin and Ruth McDaniel. The teachers pre- sented a gift, a set of luggage, to Mrs. McDaniel in honor of the many years of service in the public school of Winslow and expressed their regret in losing her from the fellowship of teachers. Guests at Holiday Home are shown during one of the five meals served during the day. The newly constructed Holiday Home recently incor- porated the "Five-Meal Plan," providing guests with a con- tinental breakfast at 7 a.m., brunch at 10 :30 a.m., a snack at 1 p.m., dinner at 4 p.m., and another snack at 7 p.m. Kenneth Dunigan, manager of Holiday Home, said under his plan residents are provid- ed better nutritional care, and that he breaks up the monot- ony of the long wait between meals. Marriages: James E. Dyer of Princeton and Mrs. Amye Claire Dyer of Oakland City were united in marriage in the home of Rev. and Mrs. New- ton Jones, Sunday, October 13 at 2 p.m. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bosecker of Mt. Car- mel, Illinois, their first child, Kelly Lynn, born October 10 ; Mr. and Mrs. David Thomp- son of Elwood became the parents Tuesday by adopt- ing a five and a half year old son, David Jeffery; To Rev. and Mrs. Donald Gamblin, of Greentown, a daughter, Sheila Renae, September 25; To Mr. and Mrs. Larry Davis, Otwell, in the Jasper Memorial Hos- pital, October 11, a son, Rex Allen; To Mr. and Mrs. Bob- by Joe Corn, of Oakland City, a son, Bradley Gene, Octo- ber 10 ; To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Coleman of Petersburg, a son, Matthew, Thursday, October 10 ; To Mr. and Mrs. Gary Eversoll, Petersburg, in the Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, a daughter, Dan- na Jean; To Mr. and Mrs. Dar- rell Frederick of Petersburg, October 9, in Daviess Coun- ty Hospital in Washington, a daughter, Dalynda Sue; To Mr. and Mrs. Larry Whitney, Winslow, in the St. Josephs Hospital, Huntingburg, Fri- day, October 11, a son, Mi- chael Thomas; To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nalley, of Vel- pen, a daughter, Pamela Ann, Friday, October 11. Deaths: John Norrick, 29, Evansville, former Winslow resident, died at 7:25 a.m. Friday, October 11 in the Welborn Baptist Hospital fol- lowing an operation the first of September for a brain tu- mor; Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Harris Funeral Home for Mrs. Audie Ahlert, 64, of Pe- tersburg; Miss Frankie Jones, 70, educator, representative tot he United Nations and a popular and cultured wom- an, died at 12:10 a.m. Sun- day at the Anderson Sanitari- um from cancer of the spine; Mrs. Ada Barrett, 88, Peters- burg, died Friday, October 11 at 5 p.m. in the Gibson Gen- eral hospital in Princeton where she had been a patient three weeks; A fter suffering a heart attack Friday, Septem- ber 27 and being in the inten- sive care room at the Good Sa- maritan hospital in Vincennes since that date, Lowell White, 59, passed away at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, October 13; Funeral services for Roscoe Reid, 78, of Petersburg, were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Corn Mortuary with the Rev. Glen Lashley of- ficiating; Mrs. Luella Mason of Oakland City died Thurs- day at Gibson General hospi- tal after a short illness; Rol- la Stratton, 67, of Versailles, father of Attorney Marvin Stratton, of Petersburg, died Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Madi- son State hospital; Mrs. Mary Garrison, 83, a life-time res- ident of Oakland City, died Sunday at the Oakland City Rest Home following a long illness. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, October 14, 1993 A rural Petersburg farmer found two bullet holes in his radiator last week. Pike Coun- ty Sheriff William Scales said Terry Weisheit told police he found two bullet holes in the grille of his 1986 Internation- al Farm truck. Scales said the truck was parked in a field east of his house which is lo- cated off of Knox St. north of Petersburg, when Weisheit found it on Thursday. Scales said it is still under investiga- tion. Pike Central won best of class in percussion at the In- diana State School Music As- sociation contest at Salem Sat- urday. The Charger Brigade takes their first Division Rat- ing to Central High School this Saturday for competi- tion in the ISSMA Regional Marching Festival. Blood donors were turning out in good numbers Thurs- day afternoon in Petersburg. They were hoping for 35 pints, according to Joe Rivers, spokesman for the Red Cross. They had 37 pints donated which topped the 35 pint goal set for the drive by Red Cross officials. The blood drive was sponsored by the Petersburg Free Methodist Church. Jefferson Township assis- tant fire chief Jeff Clements spoke to Otwell Elementa- ry School children concern- ing fire prevention and emer- gency action. The department passed out information and safety reminders to those in attending the Fire Prevention Week program. Clements was joined by F TFD members Ja- net Gray, Mike Whaley, Bri- an Maxwell, Randy Wehr and EMT David Capehart. Scott Bennett of Washing- ton has been named the man- ager of the Jay C Food Store in Petersburg. Bennett began his career with Jay C Food Stores at Petersburg in 1977 as a stock boy. Then in 1978 he transferred to the Wash- ington store and then trans- ferred back to Petersburg as assistant manager under Butch Dillon and John Palm- er. Later he transferred back to Washington for eight years as assistant manager. His lat- est position prior to the Pe- tersburg appointment was as manager of the Loogootee store's manager, where he was for four years. Bennett and his wife Marla have two sons, Jeremy and Michael ag- es 15 and 14. A car with three teenagers slammed into a telephone pole in Otwell late Monday night, but no one was seriously in- jured. Pike County Deputy Sheriff William Walker's pre- liminary report on the acci- dent said a 1985 Plymouth driven by April Coleman, 16, of Velpen, was northbound and skidded 153 feet before hitting a utility pole near the intersection of Highway 257 and CR 100 E. It then spun 180 degrees and slid another 50 feet. No one was seriously in- jured. No further details were available on the accident. Marriages: Carrie Lyn- nette Byrd and Richard L. Hatton, Jr. were united in marriage on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at First Bap- tist Church in Petersburg; A double ring garden ceremo- ny in Lahaina, Hawaii united Donna Kay Arnold and Chad Thomas Weisman in mar- riage on August 16; Glenda Lynn Ryan and Lance Mi- chael Capozella were united in marriage on Monday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. at Calvary Bap- tist Church in Vincennes; Hol- ly Lynn Cockerham and Rog- er Dale Willis, both of Peters- burg, were united in marriage on Friday, Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Petersburg; Sara Ann Myers of Monroe City and Stephen John Bachman of Washington were united in marriage on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. at St. Simon's Catholic Church in Washing- ton; Clint Shoultz and Holly Norrick were united in mar- riage Saturday, Sept. 18 at the First Church of God in Peters- burg. Births: To Jeff and Susan Loveless of Petersburg on October 5 at St. Mary's Med- ical Center in Evansville, a daughter, Amy Sue; To Mr. and Mrs. John (Kathy) Ham- ilton of Arlington, Texas, Oct. 7, a daughter, Alexandra Ann. Deaths: Charles E. Phil- lips, 82, of Oakland City, died at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 at St. Mary's Medical Cen- ter in Evansville; Herbert J. Bohnert, 81, of Jasper, father of Harold Bohnert of Peters- burg, died Tuesday, Oct. 5 at Memorial Hospital in Jas- per; Foscoe (Cotton) Forbes, Sr., 66, of Monroe City, for- mer resident of Pike Coun- ty, died Tuesday, Oct. 5 at his residence; Robert R. Hoover, 63, of Washington, died at 4:08 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes; Mabelle Martin, 81, of Evansville, formerly of Petersburg, niece of Clarence Risley of Petersburg, died at 6:10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville; Audy I. Brown, 77, of Paducah, Ky., formerly of Evansville, died at 7:41 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11 at the VA Hos- pital in Marion, Ill.; Charles Turnbloom, 69, of Evansville, died Sunday, Oct. 10 at 12 :18 p.m. at his residence; Thelma Faye Morton, 69, of Mathis, Texas, died at River- side Hospital in Corpus Chris- ti, Texas, at 3:45 p.m. Wednes- day, Oct. 6; Janice J. Sendel- weck, 64, of Jasper, died at 10 :50 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7 at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Otwell first grade 1948 Front row (l to r): Sylvia Teague, Martha Jean Gray, Jim Foster, Charles Williams, Richard Traylor, Lowell Dillon, Margaret Garland, Judy Brown, Bruce Scraper and Denzil Pride. Middle row (l to r): Da- vid Chamness, Roger Russell, Carolyn Dedrick, Erma Mosby, Mary Jane Grey, Janie Padgett, Jackie Booth, Chester Knowles, William Whitehead and Sylvia Ross. 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