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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 28, 2018 A-11 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 23 and 27, 1943 Dello Newkirk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Newkirk, of Petersburg, was graduat- ed last week from the Har- lingen Army Air Field, Tex- as. He qualified as an ex- pert aerial triggerman af- ter six weeks of intensive training and now wears the silver wings of a Gunner- Technician-Sergeant. He was promoted to sergeant ans received his diploma and wings at brief exercis- es held here, and unless held over to serve as an instructor, will depart im- mediately to join a combat crew aboard a U.S. bomb- er. Before learning to "dou- ble in gunner," he complet- ed one other course either in radio, air mechanics or armament and qualified as an air crew technician. Ralph E. Coleman, for the past several years prin- cipal of the Otwell High School has accepted a po- sition on the faculty of Indi- ana University as a teacher of mathematics. Mr. Cole- man is son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Coleman, who re- side southwest of Winslow. Marriages: The mar- riage of Miss Pheobe Hayes, of Washington, Ind. to Pfc. Marion Bar- tlett was performed Sat- urday in Alexandria, La.; The home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Martin was the scene of a lovely mid-sum- mer wedding Thursday af- ternoon at 3 o'clock when Miss Edna Elizabeth Mar- tin became the bride of Mr. High Strickland Currey; Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hale, of Winslow announce the marriage of their daugh- ter, Mary, to Kenneth B. Richardson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Richardson, of Winslow. Births: Mrs. Charles Berridge received an an- nouncement last week of the birth of a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Akridge of Forrest Park, Ill., June 30. The little miss was named Patricia Jay. Deaths: Death came to Edward Lindsey Wiscaver Saturday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock at the Holder Nurs- ing Home in Otwell where he had been a patient for a month; James V. ( Vessie) McGlasson, died Saturday morning at 6:30 o'clock in an Anderson, Indiana hos- pital where he had been a patient since last Thurs- day, at which time he suf- fered a stroke. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, October 21 and 24, 1958 Tonight is the night! Pe- tersburg and Rockport, both undefeated, will bat- tle for the 1958 Pocket Ath- letic Conference title. The two teams, who have been waiting the entire season to face a showdown, will mix at 7:30 p.m. at Rock- port. The setting was made complete by Petersburg walloping Ft. Branch, 50 - 22, and Rockport smash- ing Cannelton, 79 -6, in Fri- day night contests. Both schools are 6 -0 in Confer- ence play and 7-0 for the season. Rockport officials are expecting one of the largest crowds in P.A.C. and have what many have termed "the finest football machine ever seen in the Conference." But Peters- burg coach Howard Bris- coe is confident that his boys can pull out an upset and get the crown back to Petersburg. Miss Connie Willis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Willis, as crowned the 1958 P.H.S. football queen. She is a freshman. Mrs. Kate St. John fell from a step ladder and broke her wrist late Wednesday afternoon. She was taken to the Daviess County hospital, where she will remain a day or two. An Appreciation Parade, headed by Clyde Fiscus was held Wednesday noon in honor of the Petersburg football team. Members of the team were picked up at the school building and taken to the Fred Ma- lotte Mach Co. where they boarded a train and rode to the crossing at lower Main. There they were transferred to the fire en- gine and were followed by a large group of fans in cars and trucks, decorated in the school colors, up Main Street. Horns, sirens and yells added much to the ga- ity of the affair. The teams and their coach, Howard Briscoe, were then invit- ed to the Shamrock Cafe where they were dinner guests of the First Nation- al and Citizen State Banks. Max Terry, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Whitehead, living north on highway 57, on the Doty Farm was believed to have been hit by a rubber tired wagon or tractor Tuesday afternoon. The child was found lying in the sand in a driveway at the fami- ly home. He was taken to the St. Mary's hospital, in Evansville, where exami- nations indicated the child had suffered a brain inju- ry. Max Terry is a nephew of Ray Whitehead. Marriages: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kline, of Petersburg, announce the marriage of their daughter, Carmen Darlene to Wil- liam G. Parks, son of Rev. and Mrs. Orville Parks, of Winslow, Ind., at 8 o'clock p.m. October 10 in the Church of God at Muren. Births: Mr. and Mrs. Basil Phillips announce the birth of a son, Dana Bert, Friday at the Daviess County hospital; S/Sgt. and Mrs. William P. Lane of Rantoul, Ill. have an- nounced the birth of a son born at the Chanute A.F.B. Wednesday evening, Octo- ber 15. The baby has been given the name Michael David. Deaths: Nola M. Rob- inson, 64, passed away at her home on the Line Road, south of Petersburg at 5:30 p.m. Sunday; Dona M. Sims, 72, passed away at 3:15 a.m. Sunday at her home in the Brenton Cha- pel community after a lin- gering illness; Mrs. Della M. Lamb, 60, Evansville, passed away at 1 a.m. Sun- day morning in the Wel- burn Baptist hospital after a three week illness; Gas- kel R. Corn, 68, of Winslow, died Thursday morning in Stork Memorial Hospital in Huntingburg; Edward Strain, 78, of Petersburg, died Sunday afternoon at Good Samaritan hos - pital; C. F. Waltensperg- er, 62, died in Hollywood, Fla., Monday, Oct. 20 ; John Vines, Jr., of Petersburg, died at 8:40 a.m., October 22 at the Daviess County hospital; Esther Mae Ellis, wife of Asa Ellis, was killed about 5:30 p.m. Wednes- day, Oct. 22 on highway 45, north of Eldorado, Ill. when her car overturned; Rev. R. Milton Boswell, 79, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday at his home near Wheel- ing; John H. Hellman, 86, retired farmer of Velpen, died at 4 a.m. Tuesday at home of a daughter, Mrs. Arvil Dearing, Velpen. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, October 31, 1968 Fire of unknown origin extensively damaged the 10 room frame home of Mr. and Mrs. William "Bill" Williams on Seventh and Sycamore Streets in Pe- tersburg, Friday morning. The house throughout was damaged extensively from smoke and water. Estimate of the damage has not been determined nor have the Williamses decided wheth- er to repair the damage or build. They are staying in the homes of Dr. and Mrs. Donald Hall and Mr. Wil- liams' mother at present. Nancy Weeks, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bax- ter Weeks of Winslow is scheduled for open heart surgery November 21 in Robert Long hospital, In- dianapolis. Donors are needed for transfusions. The blood bank at Good Samaritan hospital will ac- cept the blood for transfer to Robert Long. Shirley Coleman, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- gar Coleman, of Muncie and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nuhring of Stendal and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coleman of Vel- pen has been named to the 1968 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities." This is one of the highest honors any college person can attain. Miss Coleman is a senior at Ball State University ans is an Elementary Ed- ucation major. Shirley was one of 35 persons to re- ceive this national honor out of 15,000 enrolled at Ball State. Mrs. Howard Beasley of Francisco was pleasant- ly surprised Sunday, Octo- ber 20 when her husband and children gave a dinner in honor of her birthday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Morris Lynch and Mr. Lynch. A gallon of 2 % milk was being sold for 79 cents at IGA in 1968. Marriages: Miss Judith Gall Cutshall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cut- shall, of Washington and Roger Byron Dillon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Dillon of near Otwell were unit- ed in marriage at the First Christian church in Wash- ington, Saturday, October 19; Before a setting of two baskets of gladioli, with palms and candelabrum on each side, Miss Mar- ilyn Fay Cain and Larry Dwight Frederick plight- ed their marriage vows at the First Christian Church in Petersburg. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Steven Adkins, Hazelton, a daughter; To Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ficklin, Pe- tersburg, Thursday, Oc- tober 17, a daughter, Kelli Sue; To Mr. and Mrs. Ste- ven Ficklin, of Petersburg, Wednesday, October 23, a daughter, Dusty Anette; To Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McK- inney, of Spurgeon, a son, Jeffery Eugene; To Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nelson, Win- slow, Sunday, October 37, a son, Kevin Wayne; To Spec. 5 and Mrs. Ivor Har- rell Powers, of Spurgeon, by Cesarean section, Sun- day, October 27, a son, Ivor Harrell, Jr.; To Mr. and Mrs. Billy Groves, Peters- burg, Thursday, a daugh- ter. Deaths: Howard P. Wheeler, 49, of Arthur, was dead on arrival at St. Jo- seph's hospital in Hunting- burg, Friday, October 25 from a heart attack; Mar- quis H. Stone, 64, dropped dead from a heart attack at 5 p.m. Sunday, October 27 in the back yard at his home one and a half miles south of Alford; Funeral services for Herman Soke- land were at 2 p.m. Friday at Providence church with Elder O.B. Morgan offici- ating; Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Ficklin, 89, of Dutchtown community, Pe- tersburg, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Arnold Baptist church; Miss Irene Way, 61, native of Otwell, died at 11:25 p.m. Thurs- day, October 24; Graveside services at Pleasant Ridge cemetery Friday, October 25 were conducted by Dr. B. O. Johnson for Robert Wayne, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Wood of Petersburg. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, October 28, 1993 A Velpen man avoided a serious accident last Tues - day night when he was driving north on Highway 257 and his front fright tire blew out. Thomas E. Ken- dall, 65, of Velpen, told po- lice he lost control when the tire burst causing him to run off the road and hit a highway sign. The auto came to a stop in a ditch. He was not injured, but his 1989 Chevrolet pickup sus- tained between $200 and $1,000 damage. Donald Hayes of Hunt- ingburg avoided striking a truck making a turn off highway 57 at the inter- section of SR 57 north and CR 650N Tuesday after- noon. In trying to avoid the pickup truck the semi driver struck a guy wire which snapped a utili- ty pole. The Rose Broth- ers Trucking semi tractor trailer knocked power out for a number of residents in the Twin Oaks area as a result of the accident. In- diana State Police Officer Frank Coleman and Pike County Sheriff Deputy Rick Barnes investigated the accident. Delbert Foust, 84, Pe- tersburg, was uninjured when a farm truck load- ed with corn overturned Thursday evening as he was driving on County Road 250W. Pike Coun- ty Deputy Sheriff William Walker said Foust just got too close to the edge of the road and the bank caved in causing him to overturn. Dozens of kids dressed up for the Annual Otwell Elementary School Fall Fest which included sev- eral costume contests, games, food and a great social evening. Kennie Smith of Otwell conduct- ed the contest for the chil- dren and had a good time with the spooks, pump- kins, vampires and royalty. The great-granddaugh- ter of Pike County resident Roxie Hedges will partici- pate in the Miss World beauty pageant represent- ing Guam. Gina Marie Ig- nacio Miranda Burkhart, 18, of Sinajana, Guam, was names Miss Guam World on September 29. She is the daughter of Richard and Linda Burkhart. Rich- ard Burkhart is the son of Dewey and Earlena Bur- khart of Elberfeld. Pike Central's Danette Frederick, Bethany Byrd, Michelle Lewis and Tara Seymour placed second in the 200 -medly and Freder- ick, Jennifer Readle, Sey- mour and Byrd combined for a third in the 400 -free relay in the PAC. Marriages: Stephanie Sherman, of Union, and Roger Hopf of Otwell were united in marriage on Sat- urday, Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. Births: To Heather Jean Head, of Winslow, a son, Zackery Alan, on Friday, Oct. 8. Deaths: Laura R. Cox, 93, of Petersburg, died at 7:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 22 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Oakland City; Marylee Jones, 39, of Ca- diz, Ky., granddaughter of Louise Barr, of Winslow, died unexpectedly Tues- day morning, October 19, at her residence of unde- termined causes; Hobert E. Bolin, 68, of Boonville, father of LaDonna Sims, of Winslow, died at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20 at Warrick Hospital; Mary E. Hume, of Oakland City, died Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 1:25 p.m. at Wirth Osteo- pathic Hospital in Oakland City; Edythe L. Ellison, 80, of Winslow, died Friday, Oct. 22 at the Profession- al Care Nursing Center in Dale; Isabel Ann Hacker, 81, of Montague, Mich., sister of James P. Vinyard, of Winslow, died Saturday, Oct. 16. Blackfoot Coal Co. 1932 The picture above was taken on February 29, 1932, of Blackfoot Coal Co. and the men that worked there. Pictured are Wayne Burdett, Paul Riddle, William (Bill) Slavens, Claude Bottoms, Ott Davis, Omar Harkness, Elmer Hart, Jack Fowler, A.J. Richardson, Lowe Schumacher, Ed Burns, Leroy Ross, Ike Royal- ty, John Farris, Fred Stephens, Siegal Richardson, Carl Skinner, Walter Edoes, Ottis Bottoms, Loy Brown, Frankie Schumacher, Emil "Slick" Harkness, Ivan Edrington, Bill Butler, William Richardson and Clyde Montgomery Photo belonging to Sonny and Helen Skinner, submitted by Ivan Mason, Jr. Wednesday, November 28 • Magellan reaches the Pacific (1520) • The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting (1925) Thursday, November 29 • LBJ forms commission to investigate Kennedy assassination (1963) • Coffee rationing begins (1942) Friday, November 30 • Brady Bill signed into law (1993) • USSR attacks Finland (1939) Saturday, December 1 • Lincoln gives State of the Union address (1862) • Ford's assembly line starts rolling (1913) Sunday, December 2 • Enron files for bankruptcy (2001) • Napoleon crowned emporer (1804) Monday, December 3 • "A Streetcar Named Desire" opens on Broadway (1947) • Washington arrives at the banks of the Delaware (1776) Tuesday, December 4 • Hostage Terry Anderson freed in Lebanon (1991) • Senate approves U.S. participation in United Nations (1945) Source: History.com