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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, March 20, 2019 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 Tuesday and Friday, November 16 and 19, 1943 Vicki Lynn Ramsey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rasey, suffered a broken collar bone Sun- day when she fell out of her bed. She was treated by Doctor Logan. The Petersburg Indi- ans lost to the Washington Hatchet basketball team Friday evening in a game played on the Petersburg floor. The score was 58 to 27. Federal Judge Murray Hulbert, declaring "the OPA is entitled to support and the public expects is," yesterday sentenced two brothers to 60 days in jail, a third to a similar suspend- ed sentence and fined each $10,000 for selling orang- es at above OPA ceiling prices. The brothers, Vic- tor, Charles and Andrew Crocco, members of the wholesale produce firm of L. Crocco and Sons, New York City pleaded guilty to a six count criminal in- dictment on Monday. Sen- tenced to jail terms were Victor and Charles Croc- co. U.S. Attorney Eugene J. Finnegan told the court that the brothers had sold more than 30,000 boxes of oranges between June and September at prices rang- ing from 50 cents to 51 each above ceilings and with to- tal overcharges amounting to about $ 30,000. On Monday of this week, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bur- khart of Bowman received the Purple Heart medal that had been given their son, Donald for military merit. Donald was wound- ed in action the 23rd day of September in Italy and was sent back to North A f- rica to a hospital. His last letter stated he was doing fine and would be out soon, Their other son, Robert is in Sicily. Marriages: A very beau- tiful wedding was solem- nized at the Free Method- ist church, Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. when the Rev. R.L. Chitty united in Ho- ly matrimony Miss Hilda Mae Willis and Mr. Ralph Onyett, as they stood be- fore an alter of lighted can- dles, ferns and white chry- santhemums. Births: Born Novem- ber 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Os- ga Richardson of Velpen, a girl; Mr. and Mrs. Ken- neth Groth are the proud parents of a boy born Sun- day evening in the Jeffer- sonville hospital; Born Saturday night to Mr. and Mrs. Overton Like of Knox County, a boy named Lloyd Vernon. Deaths: Funeral servic- es were held Sunday after- noon at Mt. Olive Church for Judith Ann McClellan, three month old daughter of Blake and Edith L. (Hor- rell) McClellan of Wash- ington who died at 6 p.m. Friday evening at the Ri- ley hospital in Indianapo- lis; John A. Wineinger died at his home in Otwell, Mon- day morning at 3:45 a.m. He had been ill for sever- al months, due to infirmi- ties of age; Mrs. Martha M. Franklin, of Washington, died at the Daviess Coun- ty hospital at 10 :15 o'clock last Thursday morning fol- lowing an extended illness. She was 68 years old; Dr. L. B. Johnson, 85, retired physician who practiced at Ireland, Ind., Dubois coun- ty for 50 years, died Mon- day evening in the Welborn hospital in Evansville fol- lowing a short illness; Per- ry Wright Robling, one of Madison township's best citizens died at 11:15 o'clock Tuesday evening following an illness of sev- eral weeks. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, February 19, 1959 Several weeks ago, Em- ery V. Couts, former su- perintendent of Pike coun- ty schools and former prin- cipal of Winslow schools, and who now resides at 2025 McDowell Road, Vin- cennes, participated in a "Rexall" contest spon- sored by all "Rexall" stores in the United States. Mr. Couts signed his name on a piece of paper and depos- ited it at one of the Rexall Drug stores in Vincennes. Saturday he received word from Rexall Headquar- ters in Los Angeles that he was a winner of a 1959 Ford Thunderbird automo- bile, one of the prizes given away in this contest. One of the Ford dealers in Vin- cennes will make the de- livery to Mr. Couts of the car within a few days. This kind of car is selling at ap- proximately $4,000 retail. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beck, Petersburg, will cel- ebrate their golden wed- ding anniversary Sunday, February 22. Robert Brewster re- ceived word Thursday that he had been appoint- ed to West Point Acade- my. He was recommended by Congressman Winfield K. Denton as his principal candidate for the appoint- ment. Robert will take his examination in March. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Brewster and a se- nior in the Winslow High School. Mr. and Mrs. Don- ald Perry of Winslow, an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Sue, to James Edward Bolin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aileen Bo- lin and the late Roy Bolin of Winslow. Deaths: Noah Leighty of near Glezen was found dead Sunday afternoon by his daughter when she called on him at his farm. He had died sometime late Friday or early Satur- day, according to Coroner Owen D. Harris. Death had been caused by a heart at- tack; Charles Brenton, a former resident of Pike County, died early Tues- day morning in Indianap- olis, where he made his home. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, March 6, 1969 David Kinman, Repub- lican county chairman, moved the auto license branch from Winslow to Petersburg last Saturday afternoon. The auto li- cense branch is now locat- ed in the Risley building on Second and Main streets. The Otwell Millers came from behind Saturday night to win their first sec- tional in the school's his- tory, when they defeated North Daviess 80 -77. The Otwell team trailed most of the way, despite a high shooting average through- out the whole game. The seven room home belonging to Hazel Ma- lotte was destroyed by fire Saturday at 2 p.m. Not on- ly was the house destroyed but all its contents, includ- ing her clothing. She car- ried no insurance. Barbara G. Harris has been names 1969 Betty Crocker Homemaker of To- morrow at Wood Memori- al High School because she achieved the highest score in a homemaking knowledge and aptitude test. She will be awarded a special Betty Crocker sil- ver charm. Nature's Best French Fires were being sold at Voyles' IGA for 29 cents for a two pound bag. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Amos Schmitt, Velpen, in Memorial hospital, Jas- per, a daughter; To Mr. and Mrs. George Bates, Petersburg, a son; To Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hismey- er, Stendal, a son; To Mr. and Mrs. Vermilya, Peters- burg, Friday, February 28, a daughter; To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hayes, Ot- well, a son, Thomas Mar- tin, Jr; To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Armstrong of Oakland City, a son, Scott Alan. Deaths: Mrs. Amanda E. Whitehead, 82, of Pe- tersburg, died at 1:10 a.m. Thursday, February 27 at Holiday Home in Peters- burg; Funeral services for Mrs. Nora C. Allen, of Oak- land City, were at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Corn Mor- tuary; Memorial services for Mrs. Lydia Ann Stew- art, mother of Harry Stew- art of Winslow, were con- ducted Monday, March 3 at 2 p.m. at the United Meth- odist Church at Farmers- burg; Funeral services for Rutherford B. Grubb, 89, of Petersburg, were conduct- ed at Harris Funeral Home Tuesday at 10 :30 a.m. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Feb. 17, 1994 Pike County Deputy Sheriff John Palmer looks over the smashed front door of the Arthur Branch of the Spurgeon State Bank early Monday morning. Palmer said no entry was gained to the bank. He said he didn't have a motive why the door was smashed. "I'm not sure if they were trying to break-in or if they just were mad at the bank," said Palmer. He said truck driv- er Clayton Claridge saw it and flagged him down while he was on patrol at about 4:45 a.m. Monday. Petersburg Police inves- tigated vandalism to sever- al cars on the Woods Used Car lot at S. 12th St. Kev- in Woods told officer Joe Hill someone had been putting dents in his cars. A 1989 Mercury Cougar, 1991 Chevrolet Corsica and 1985 Pontiac Firebird each had about $100 dam- age. Also a center cap on the front passenger wheel of the Firebird had been taken. A Winslow woman has filed to seek the Republi- can nomination for the 8th District U.S. Congressio- nal seat. Phyllis Heuring, 30, filed her candidacy in Indianapolis last Thurs- day. Heuring graduated from Indiana University in December pf 1984 with a B.A. Degree in Comput- er Science. She graduated from Pike Central in 1981, as valedictorian with a per- fect 4.0 GPA. Marriages: Julie Cardi- nal and Terry Wayne Jones were united in marriage on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in Owensboro, Ky. Deaths: Irene L. Phil- lips, 90, of Petersburg, died at 10 :30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13 at Crestview Nursing Home in Vincennes; Fran- ces Asbury Burdette, 84, of Farmersburg, died Feb. 8 at the hospital in Sulli- van after a lengthy illness; Tony E. Shoultz, 61, of Pe- tersburg, died Friday, Feb. 11 at 5:47 p.m. at his res- idence in the Littles com- munity; Marlene Davis Henry, 61, of Buena Park, Calif., formerly of Winslow, died Wednesday. Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at her residence fol- lowing a lengthy illness. net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net Glass Factory, Petersburg, Ind. This postcard was mailed to Mrs. Walters, Omaha, Neb., c/o mailing room, World Herald – The mes- sage said "Dear Mrs. Walters, Here is a card from my town. It's not much of a town, but I'm having a good rest. Risher." It was postmarked about 1908. Photo submitted by Joan Woodhull Pike County and the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918-1919 By Cody Shoultz During the Autumn of 1918, the United States was on the move. Millions of people were crossing the country and the oceans as the nation found itself in- volved in World War I. The size of the U.S. Army grew from 140,000 in 1917 to 4,000,000 by the end of the war in November of 1918. Men from every city, town and community were being drafted into service and shipped to one of 32 new military cantonments constructed by the national government to turn these civilians into soldiers. By June of 1918, American soldiers were arriving in the war zones of France and Belgium at the rate of 10,000 per day. By the end of the war in November of 1918, over 2,000,000 Amer- ican soldiers would be serving in Europe. Amer- ican soldiers, totaling 116,516, would die during the war; around 25,000 of them from the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918 -19. The Spanish Flu virus (H1N1), started as an avi- an (bird) flu, mutated to in- fect swine (pigs), then mu- tated in swine to infect hu- mans. Despite its name, the Spanish Flu did not emerge in Spain. Spain re- mained a neutral country during World War I, mean- ing its press was not af- fected by war-time censor- ship. While the countries at war did not allow their press to report on the ill- nesses sweeping through their armies, Spanish re- porters were free to re- port on the illness sweep- ing through their country. This meant that the flu of 1918 -19 would forever be linked with Spain. Virologists, while not certain, commonly believe the Spanish Flu emerged in January and February of 1918 in Haskell County, Kan., and was then spread to Fort Funston, Kan., by soldiers returning to camp infected with the virus af- ter being home on fur- lough. From Fort Funston, it quickly spread from one military camp to another, as soldiers were moved about the country in prep- aration for shipment over- seas. Soldiers returning home on leave, and fami- lies visiting the soldiers at camp quickly spread the ill- ness throughout the coun- try. These American sol- diers also took the flu with them to Europe, where it would eventually become a worldwide pandemic, and also mutate into a much more severe form. In the United States, the Spanish Flu swept through the country in two separate waves. The first wave oc- curred in the Spring and early Summer of 1918. This wave, while highly conta- gious, was not extraordi- narily deadly. The second wave swept the country in the Fall of 1918 and in- to the Spring of 1919. This second wave of H1N1 be- came the deadliest pan- demic in the history of the world, killing an estimat- ed 50 -100 million people worldwide (three to six percent of the world pop- ulation), and killing up to 20 percent of all those who were infected. Influenza viruses are known to mutate quickly. Typically, influenza viruses mutate from a more severe to a less severe form rath- er quickly, because a virus Wednesday, March 20 • "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is published (1852) • LBJ sends federal troops to Alabama to supervise a civil rights march (1965) Thursday, March 21 • Carter tells U.S. athletes of Olympic boycott (1980) • Alcatraz closes its doors (1963) Friday, March 22 • Stamp Act imposed on American colonies (1765) • Equal Rights Amendment passed by Congress (1972) Saturday, March 23 • Mussolini founds the Fascist party (1919) • Reagan calls for new antimissile technology (1983) Sunday, March 24 • Exxon Valdez runs aground (1989) • Queen Elizabeth I dies (1603) Monday, March 25 • The settlement of Maryland (1634) • Martin Luther King leads march against the war (1967) Tuesday, March 26 • South Carolina approves new constitution (1776) • Israel-Egyptian peace agreement signed (1979) Source: History.com Continued from page 11