The Press-Dispatch
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B-10 Wednesday, Februar y 20, 2019 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 Tuesday and Friday, October 19 and 22, 1943 A fire that originated from an unknown source destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sharp near Muren, Saturday. The house, a 5 -room frame house, was the old Elisha Thurman place and was owned by Mr. James Thur- man. No insurance was car- ried on either the house or the contents. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp had gone into town on business and when the fire was noticed by the neigh- bours it had made such headway that only a few piec- es of furniture were saved. Mrs. Corless Carter was happily surprised, Friday evening when the girls em- ployed at the ration board re- membered her with a cov- ered dish supper. It being her birthday. Mrs. Carter accompanied her husband to the home of Mrs. Helen Bahr, on what she thought was a business mission and upon her arrival was greet- ed by Mrs. Frances Minn- is, Corporal, Claude Stone and wife, Mrs. William Al- len and son Billy and Mrs. Bahr. Everyone had a good time and left wishing Mrs. Carter many more happy birthdays. Mrs. William Schaefer fell down the basement steps at her home, Saturday morn- ing and fractured both bones in the left arm just above the wrist. She was taken to Washington for an x-ray and the fracture was reduced. She was returned to her home on south 7th street, where she is getting along alright. Ferd P. Veeck sent to this office Saturday a freak gourd of the large long neck type, covered with knots, bumps and warts. The gourd is an eerie looking specimen and resembles some of the pre- historic creatures centu- ries ago. Also on display in out window is a freak toma- to grown by Mr. Wellington Dick and a carrot grown by Amos Barrett, of this city, and a number of freak pota- toes brought in and grown by our good friend Everett Parker, across the White River in Knox county. Sometime during Wednesday night the Wyatt Feed store was entered and robbed of $ 80 in cash and $260 in checks. The bur- glars entered through forc- ing a window in the front of the store and apparently left by the same means. Lo- cal police as well as state po- lice were working on the few clues left. Nothing else was disturbed. Marriages: Wanette Smith of Evansville, Indi- ana became the bride of Mr. Bert Bell, son of Mrs. Gladys Bell of this city, Sat- urday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Rev. Frank McLaughen. The double ring ceremony was used; The marriage of Miss Gene- vieve Arms, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Arms, Wash- ington, Ind. to Corporal Clif- ford W. Bennett, Drew Field, Tampa, Florida, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Bennett, is announced today. The very impressive double ring cer- emony was solemnized at 2 o'clock, Monday, October 11 at the U. S. O. Club, Tam- pa Florida before an impro- vised altar of palms and gar- den flowers. The Rev. John Branscomb pastor of the First Methodist church of- ficiated. Births: A five and a half pound girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bennifield, Thursday, October 7 at their home in Knox county; Born to Mr. and Mrs. An- thony Schmitt of New Leb- anon community Thursday, October 14, a eight and one fourth pound daughter; A seven and a half pound boy was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Orris Cox of Algiers; Born to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Conrad of this city a six and a half pound girl, Sunday. Deaths: Gladys Coleman, 37, of Glezen died Thursday afternoon about 5 o'clock in the Miller hospital in Win- slow, death resulting from complications following childbirth. The infant son also died; Della Stafford, a sister of John Harrell of this city passed away Sunday morning at 8 o'clock, at her home, on highway 61 about four miles from this city in Harrison township, Know County. She gave birth to a baby boy Saturday even- ing and passed away at the above mentioned time from complications which devel- oped; Thomas Street, a re- tired coal miner died at his home in Glezen, Monday evening at 10 :45 o'clock. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, January 22, 1959 Miss Judy Young, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Pren- tice Young of Winslow was crowned basketball queen of Winslow high school by John Deen in ceremonies given Friday night between first and second team games featuring Owensville and Winslow. Beverly Ann Buechele, Petersburg high school, will soon be wearing a spe- cial designed pin honoring her as a newly appointed rep- resentative to McCal's Pat- terns' Teen Fashion Board for the 1958 -59 school year. This selection has been an- nounced by McCall's Pat- terns' Educational Direc- tor, Kit Mason. Over 2000 senior high school students who have demonstrated sewing skill, fashion knowl- edge and school leadership have qualified for this nom- ination to the board by their Home Economics teachers. Eligibility to the nationwide board is limited to one out- standing student from each school. Arthur Beadles, 45, who lives on the south side in Winslow, was injured Wednesday about 3:15 p.m. when he was struck by a fall of coal at his work in King's mine. Beadles, who operates a cutting machine, was preparing to quit work for the day when he was in- jured. He was rushed to the Gibson General Hospital in Princeton, where it was de- termined that he suffered from a cracked vertebra and a lacerated finger and other abrasions about the back. According to his wife, Mr. Beadles will be hospi- talized for possibly two or three weeks. Larry W. Burkhart, Win- slow, has been named to the Dean's List at Evansville col- lege for the fall quarter. Mr. Burkhart is being named for the third time to the list which recognizes stu- dents making high scho- lastic marks. A total of 158 students were named to the Dean's List for making a 3.5 or academic record out of a possible of 4 for the quarter. Ray L. Burns, executive vice president of the Citi- zens State Bank of Peters- burg, has announced that a Petersburg young man has been employed by the bank. Mr. Burns said, "In keeping with the practice of limiting employees of The Citizens State Bank to Pike county folk, the management an- nounced today the employ- ment of Jerry Ficklin, a 1958 graduate of the Petersburg high school, as a new em- ployee of the bank. He be- gan his employment Tues- day, January 20." Marriages: Wanda Wil- liams of Oakland City and Pvt. Carroll L. Jones of Camp Roberts, California were married Christmas Eve in Corinth, Mississippi. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gallaway of Florida, a son, December 23; To Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Postin of Boonville, January 18 in the Good Samaritan hospital in Vincennes; To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clements of Otwell, a son, Charles Eugene, Jr., Friday, January 16 in the Da- viess County hospital, Wash- ington; To Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Shiver of Evansville, a daughter, Kimberly, born Thursday, January 16 in the Deaconess hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Linquist of Bermuda, a son, Jeffrey Ste- ven, Wednesday, January 7; To Mr. and Mrs. Onis Grant, Jr., of Petersburg, a son, Wil- liam Mark, Saturday, Janu- ary 17 in the Gibson Gener- al hospital, Princeton. Deaths: James B. "Jake" Thurman, Winslow, busi- ness man, died suddenly Tuesday morning at 9:15 from a heart attack at the home of Mrs. Flora Haley and her son, Anthony Hal- ey, in Oakland City where he had lived for the past ten years; Dr. B. C. Ornbaun, one of the most highly re- spected residents of Peters- burg, and veterinarian in Pike county for 50 years, died at 9 a.m. Friday at the St. Mary's hospital in Evans- ville where he had been a pa- tient for several weeks; Mat- tie Norton Capehart, former Pike county recorder and step mother of Senator Hom- er E. Capehart, died at the Daviess County hospital at 5:20 p.m. Sunday.; Clara Dil- lin Stewart, former resident of Pikecounty and sister of Attorney Samual Dillin of Petersburg, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alatha Cape- hart, in Plainville; Freeman White Chappell, 67 year old former Pike county resident, passed away recently in the St. John's hospital at Mt. Ver- non, Missouri, after an ill- ness of six months. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, February 6, 1969 Sara L. Robling, 20 year old mother of two has a pre- liminary charge of assault and battery with intent to kill placed against her in Petersburg City Court. The charged have been filed by Prosecutor W. D. Richard- son in the stabbing of Mrs. Robling's husband, Her- schel Robling. He is in the Oakland City hospital re- covering from the wound in his back. According to the statement made to Prose- cutor Richardson, the stab- bing occurred when Ro- bling came home drunk and was beating Mrs. Robling. She grabbed the knife and stabbed him during the me- lee. Mrs. Robling is out on $1000 bond. The County Board of Health is presenting $ 600 to Petersburg and Win- slow for fluoridating water in both water systems. Dr. John Kidd received a $ 300 check for Petersburg and Irving Eskind received the check for Winslow. Mr. and Mrs. James Wood and son, David, of Alford, are in Daviess County Hos- pital, as a result of a two car accident Saturday, Febru- ary 1, at 7:10 p.m. on High- way 356, three-fourths mile from Petersburg on the Al- ford road near the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Naylor. Injured were David Wood, two years old, from lacera- tions of the nose, contusions and possible brain concus- sion; his mother, Judith Wood, 24, received a frac- tured hip and cuts on the face, and his father, James R. Wood, 25, driver of the car, suffered an injured left arm, cuts and bruises. Riding in the Wood car but not injured was another son, Jeff. Mar- tha Prestage, 22,daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Robert Pre- stagge, Petersburg, driver of the other car was treated for pulled muscles then re- leased. Miss Prestage was alone in her car, a 68 Chev- rolet, was traveling east, when the right wheels ran off the road, onto the soft shoulder, causing her car to cross the center line into the Wood car, a 67 Chevro- let, traveling west. Both cars were estimated a total loss. Miss Prestage was ticketed for driving left of center. Pike County school chil- dren returned to school Tuesday, after a four days va- cation caused by high water and rain softened roads. The high waters have badly dam- aged the county roads, espe- cially as the rain washed the fill from around culverts and bridges. Work for repairing the roads is underway. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Clyde A. Barkley, Otwell, in the Memorial hospital, a son; To Mr. and Mrs. Den- nis Nolan of Winslow, their first child, a daughter, An- drea Denise; To Mr. and Mrs. Phillip McCrary of Winslow, their first child, a son, Jody Dean. Deaths: Earl Horrell, 50, co-owner of Horrell Broth- ers car business on high- way 57 east of Petersburg, dropped dead in the Hoo- sier Gas office at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, February 4; James Edward Brust, 50, who lived south of Winslow on high- way 61, died at 3:45 p.m. Monday, February 3 in St. Joseph hospital in Hunt- ingburg; Funeral services for Edwin Pearson, 61, of Oakland City Route 1 were at 10 :30 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Lyndon Holmes offi- ciating; Funeral services for Gerald Eugene Cooper, 47, Vincennes, brother of Mrs. Thomas (Carol) Whitehead of Petersburg were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Wilson Creek Baptist Church in Monroe City. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, January 20, 1994 There is little else for Her- man Nordhorn to achieve as a Boy Scout. On Satur- day night he received the last of the awards he could be given by the Boy Scouts of America. Nordhorn, whose scouting career has spanned 62-years, was hon- ored with the District Mer- it Service Award. It was the only major honor an adult scout leader can receive that Nordhorn had not received. About 800 applicants are re- viewed each year and typ- ically three are honored. It was a fitting honor for a man whose life has pret- ty much revolved around scouting and his church. "I'm so proud of him. I just love scouting," said Maxine, his wife of 50 years. A 1983 Buick driven by Chris Polen of Otwell struck the rear of a 1983 Chevrolet driven by Sean Hill of Pe- tersburg on Thursday, Janu- ary 13 at approximately 9:30 p.m. according to a report by Pike County Deputy Sheriff Jeff Clements. Both vehicles were traveling south on SR 61 near the beltline when Polen struck Hill as he was slowing to turn. Polen's ve- hicle was towed from the scene. W. B. Bahr was elected president of the Pike County Sheriff's Department Merit Board at their organization- al meeting on Monday, Jan- uary 10. Michael Ray McGregor has beens elected for an hon- orary award recognition in the Who's Who Among American High School Stu- dents and is featured in the 27th annual edition. He is a senior at Wood Memorial High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pike Central senior Jon Dickson was named to the 1993 Hoosier Harrier Aca- demic All-state team after being nominated recently according to Charger cross country head coach Mike Whitten. Dickson and Olen Stephens of Harrison were the only southwestern In- diana cross country boys names to the Academic All- state team roster. Dickson is the don of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dickson of Route 2, Win- slow. Wesley McGregor of Oak- land City and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Co- burn of Francisco and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin McGregor of Oakland City. Marriages: Candace S. Scales and Rick A. Wells were united in marriage during a double ring cere- mony in their home, Satur- day, Jan. 1. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Dillingham of Oak- land City on Thursday, Jan. 6, a daughter, Winter Jean. Deaths: Kenneth (Hop) Thomas, 49, of Petersburg, died Sunday, Jan. 16 at 12:35 a.m. at his residence; Cora W. Pancake, 104, former- ly of Pike County, died Sat- urday, Jan. 15 at 6:10 p.m. at Good Samaritan Nurs- ing Home in Oakland City; Amy Lynette Patrick, 16, of Monroe City, died Saturday, Jan. 15 from injuries suf- fered in a one vehicle acci- dent; Charles E. Drew, Sr., 60, of Oakland City, died Sat- urday, Jan. 15 at 11:09 a.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville; Flarry Flora L. Selby, 88, of Hazelton, died at 8:17 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11 at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg; My- ron F. (Dutch) Holman, 88, of Monreo City, died Mon- day, Jan. 17 at 12:01 a.m. at Winllow Manor Nursing Home in Vincennes; Melvin A. Pflug, 76, of Oakland City, died Monday, Jan. 17 at 10 :10 a.m. at Gibson General Hos- pital in Princeton; Eva Ger- aldine ( Jerry) Bartley, 66, of Oakland City, died Sun- day, Kan. 16 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville; Helen M. Sor- gius, 80, of Evansville, died Sunday, Jan. 16 at 11:26 a.m. at St. Mary's Medical Cen- ter in Evansville; William B. McAllister, 92, of Dale, formerly of Stendal, died at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12 at Welborn Baptist Hos- pital in Evansville; Marilou Ray, 77, of Ocala, Fla., a na- tive of Petersburg, died at her residence January 13. M. E. Church, Petersburg, Ind. The Petersburg Methodist Church started their construction in 1889 and was dedicated in 1891. It was located at 8th and Walnut Streets in Peters- burg. It was destroyed by the tornado in 1990.Photo submitted by Joan Woodhull Wednesday, February 20 • Postal Service Act regulates United States Post Office Department (1792) • John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth (1962) Thursday, February 21 • Malcolm X assassinated (1965) • Marx publishes "Communist Manifesto" (1848) Friday, February 22 • U.S. Hockey team makes miracle on ice (1980) • The U.S. acquires Spanish Florida (1819) Saturday, February 23 • U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima (1945) • Children receive first polio vaccine (1954) Sunday, February 24 • President Andrew Johnson impeached (1868) • Gulf War ground offensive begins (1991) Monday, February 25 • U.S. Congress passes Legal Tender Act (1862) • A frican American Congressman Hiram Revels sworn in (1870) Tuesday, February 26 • World Trade Center is bombed (1993) • Grand Teton National Park is established (1929) Source: History.com