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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, March 27, 2019 A-7 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 23, 26 and 30, 1943 Chas McFarland (carbide) as he is known to many of his friends submitted to a major operation Monday morning in the Daviess County hospi- tal, for the amputation of his right leg, above the knee. His leg was broken a few weeks ago when he jumped from a burning truck. The break was a bad one and infection devel- oped. He withstood the op- eration fairly well and is get- ting along as well as can be expected. Last Thursday night the Buchanan Drug Store was robbed of $ 84 in cash and be- tween 1,000 and 1,400 mor- phine tablets. The thief ap- parently was locked up in the store having entered during business hours as all evidence pointed to entry as having been made from the rear of the store. From traces found after the robbery it appeared that someone had hidden on the rear balcony and had bro- ken the window glass in one of the inside doors to unhook the door; laid out two pints of liquor and from there leisure- ly took their time picking out the morphine tablets that they wanted as several other kinds of narcotics were not touched. From there the robber opened a cash register which set off an automatic burglar alarm and apparently frightened him so that he grabbed the first pile of cash which hap- pened to be $ 84 in $1 bills. He made his escape by crash- ing out through a rear window and jumping into the alley. Lo- cal police as well as state po- lice are working on the case and a federal investigator is to aid in the case. Mr. John Fulcher suffered some bad bruises Saturday evening about 8:45 when he was struck by a car on Sixth and Main street. Mr. Fulch- er started across the street and failed to see the car and stepped into the path of a car driven by Bob Deffendall. No bones were broken and he seems to be getting along al- right at his home west of town. Mr. Frank Helmerich, Pike County Game Warden and wife came near being asphyx- iated, last Friday noon when gas escaped from a burner un- der a water tank in the kitch- en and spread through their apartment on south fifth street. Mrs. Helmerich com- plained of being nauseous and dizzy and a physician was called. As Dr. Kime entered the apartment he noticed the odor of gas and left the door open, and started ventilating the house. Mr. Helmerich as overcome when he started to open the back door. Dr. Rice was called and both doctors also suffered ill effects from the gas before the house could be properly ventilat- ed. Miss Mabel Ault, County Nurse, helped to care for Mr. and Mrs. Helmerich and both have fully recovered from their dreadful experience. Friday night the Vikings of Montgomery took on the In- dians in the Petersburg gym and led the whole game. The final score was 46 -28. Marriages: Miss Eileen Nuhring and Lieutenant Nor- man Muchlenherd of Cincin- nati, Ohio were united in mar- riage, Saturday evening, No- vember 20 at 6 o'clock. The wedding took place in the Stendal Lutheran church; In a single ring ceremony per- formed at 11:30 Friday even- ing at the Methodist church parsonage in Morganfield, Ky., Miss Barbara Sawyer, daughter of Mrs. Bertha Lett of Evansville, became the bride of S 2-c McCrillis (Son- ny) Adams, son of Mrs. Ber- tha Adams of this city. Births: A four and 1/2 pound girl was born Sun- day to Mr. and Mrs. Sher- man Rhodes of Petersburg; Born Friday night to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Woods of Dutch- town, a girl; Mrs. Norah Ti- slow of North 5th Street re- ceived a telegram this week from her son, First Sergeant Paul C. Tislow of Waco, Tex- as. He is the proud father of a seven pound and five ounce daughter; Mr. and Mrs. James Hill of this city have received an announcement of the birth of a boy, born to Lieut. and Mrs. Doyle Howk of Macon, Georgia on Thanksgiving day. Lieut. Howk is a grand- son of Mr. and Mrs. Hill; Born Wednesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blackburn, a seven pound boy; Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Parker of Knox County are the proud parents of a baby girl born Thanksgiv- ing day in the Good Samari- tan hospital in Vincennes. Deaths: Diton J. Tokeley of Vincennes, died Sunday even- ing at 11:45 in the Good Sa- maritan hospital in Vincennes from burns received when the gas tank on his automo- bile exploded while he and his family were gathering hicko- ry nuts and roasting wean- ers, in the wood the Hamlin Chapel, in Harrison township, Know county, Sunday after- noon; Funeral rites for John Frank Jenner, Sr., who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas H. Fitz, in Indi- anapolis, Thursday morning were held Saturday morning. Burial was made in the ceme- tery at Marengo Ind.; Ewing R. Hornbrook, 85, a life-long resident of Union, this county, died at 3 o'clock Sunday after- noon at the home of his son, Willis. Infirmities of age was the cause of his death; Eni- ta Kathryn Woolsey, an in- valid for several years died at the home of her parents, near Oakland City, at noon Saturday; Mrs. Maud Hog - gatt, wife of former Washing- ton trustee, Alonzo H. Hog- gatt, died at the St. Joseph's Hospital in South Bend, Ind., Thursday afternoon, Novem- ber 25 at 3 o'clock from a heart ailment i which she had been suffering from the past two years or more; Mrs. Cath- erine Collins, widow of the late Nicholas Collins, died at the home of her son, Felix Col- lins, a teacher in the Peters- burg Public Schools, about 2 o'clock last Wednesday after- noon; Mrs. Carrie Belle Ste- phenson, wife of Robert Ste- phenson, and one of the most highly respected and wide- ly known older ladies of this city, died at the family home on South Ninth Street, Mon- day morning at 11 o'clock, af- ter suffering diabetes for the past six years; Mrs. Nina Cae passed away at her home in Winslow Thursday morning at 3:30 o'clock of bronchial pneumonia. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, February 26, 1959 Robert Abell of Ham- mond has been appointed by Wohl Shoe Company of St. Louis, Missouri, to man- age their Gassman's Depart- ment Store at 3014 East 92nd street in Chicago. The store features three departments, selling ladies;, men and boys' and children's shoes. Mr. Abell has been associ- ated with Wohl's Nagdeman store in Hammond for two years as assistant manager and buyer. He is the son of Mrs. Clara Abell of Winslow. Charles "Buck" Mitchell of Petersburg was struck by an automobile at the corner of Eighth and Main streets in Petersburg Sat- urday evening. Mr. Mitch- ell was at first thought not to be in serious condition. But he was later taken to the Daviess County hospi - tal in Washington where it was reported Tuesday that he is in critical condition. He was in an oxygen tent Tuesday, Driver of the car which struck Mr. Mitchell was Earl Richardson, 18, of Otwell. Mr. Mitchell is the third person to be hit at the corner of Eighth and Main streets in Petersburg in re- cent months. Lighting at the corner plus a decline of Eighth street makes it a dif- ficult place to see a person crossing the street. A fter getting a 15 point lead in the first quarter Fri- day night, Spurgeon was outscored in the second and third quarters by Sten- dal and the game finished with only three points dif- ference in the score. It was a hot battle in the last quar- ter to see which team would be on top when time ran out. But the Cardinals managed to score two more points than did their visitors and ended the game with 62 points. The Aces were right behind with 59 points. Yager of Spurgeon was the big man on the points for the game with 31 on 14 field goals and three free throws. Meyer of Stendal scored 22 points. With Leighty scoring 24 points and Lemond scoring 20 the Otwell Millers defeat- ed the Plainville Vikings Fri- day night at Plainville by a score of 66 -61 in an over- time game. But high scorer for the game was Chickend- antz with 25 points for Pla- inville. Marriages: Miss Inza Meyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Erich Meyer of Sten- dal and Eldon Dedrick of Otwell, were united in mar- riage Saturday, February 21 at 7 p.m. at the Lutheran par- sonage. Deaths: Mary Elizabeth McAllister, 87, of Oakland City died at 3 a.m. Sunday in the home of her niece, Mrs. Gotha McKinney in Oak- land City; Charles Smith, a former Pike county resi- dent, died Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at his home in Bra- zil; Mrs. Harry H. Smuck, 55, of 1307 East Madison street, Marshalltown, Iowa, died at the Evangelical hos- pital at 7:35 p.m. on Thurs- day, February 12; Eunice Jones, resident of Peters- burg, died shortly before noon Tuesday at an Evans- ville hospital where she had been a patient for sev- eral months; Karen Louise Brown, six month old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Brown of Stillwell, died Wednesday, February 11, in Stillwell. The little girl had been ill since birth with a heart ailment; Lee Dedrick, life-long resident of Otwell, died at 12:25 p.m. Sunday in the Jasper Memorial hospi- tal where he had been tak- en only a short time before his death. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, March 13, 1969 All Pike County schools except Otwell and Velpen, were closed down last Fri- day due to a teacher' strike. At the Winslow schools sev- en teachers reported for work and at Petersburg one teacher was present. Stendal and Spurgeon teachers were on the job, but were forced to close because school bus- es are linked with the Win- slow schools and returned pupils home immediately after delivering them to the schools. Throughout the state about half of all the schools were closed by the sudden walk out. Jim Bolte, president of Pike County Classroom Teachers' Asso- ciation attempted to explain the walkout. He pointed out that the legislature in his opinion, was not providing enough funds for schools and that the one day walk- out was to focus attention on the needs of some of the school systems of the state at the present time and pre- vent a shortage of funds in others in the future. Mrs. Rudolph Crandall of Indianapolis, the for- mer Helen Kendall of Pe- tersburg, will sing in a trio for the Indianapolis Mati- née Musical for Friday at 1 p.m. in the L. S. Ayers and Company Auditorium. Mrs. Crandall is the daughter of Mrs. Thomas Kendall of Pe- tersburg. The Senior Art Exhibit of Roger Willis opens Sun- day, March 16 from 2-4 p.m. in OCC Art Gallery with a reception given by the art Guild. Roger is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley B. Wil- lis of Petersburg. IGA frozen vegetables, corn, peas and mixed veg- etables were selling for just 37 cents per 24 oz. package. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Steve Nichols, Indianapo- lis, a daughter, Kristin Ann, March 5; To Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Sills of Oakland City, a daughter, Sonja Kay; To Mr. and Mrs. Arkie Coo- per, Oakland City, a daugh- ter, Linda Lou; To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tucker, of Mar- tinsville, Tuesday, March 4, a son, Robert Stephen Chris- topher Tucker, II. Deaths: Two sisters died within three days of each other last week. Mrs. Nina L. Meadors, 49, of Morris- town, Ill. died at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 in Shel- by community. Her sister, Mrs. Vaudrene Allison, 51, of Indianapolis, died at 11:30 Thursday night, March 6 at General hospital in Indi- anapolis. They were both born and reared near Ot- well. A very sad tragedy oc- curred Wednesday evening, March 5 at 7:15 when the life of a lively little 15 months old boy was suddenly snapped out. Todd Ellet Minnis, son of James E. D. and Don- na Kay Smith Minnis, Pe- tersburg, was electrocuted in the family home; Frank- lin Delano Young, 31, was found dead in his home at Burns City at noon Satur- day by his fiancée, Pat Bur- cham. Marion County Coro- ner Harry Miller established his death at around 1:15 a.m. Saturday from carbon mon- oxide and that death was accidental; Mrs. Alta Mae Garrison, 65, died Monday at noon at her home in Oak- land City following a long ill- ness; Mrs. Viola Smith, 90, of Otwell, died at the Holi- day Home in Petersburg at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, march 11; Virgil Hemming, 79, of Denver, Colo., died of a brain tumor Thursday, March 6 in a Denver hospital where he had been a patient about three weeks. Funeral servic- es were conducted at Capitol Mortuary Sunday at 2 p.m.; Lula Grace Cody, 70, Peters- burg, died at 12:30 p.m. Sat- urday, March 8 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Isabel- la Meadors, Abigail street in Petersburg; Funeral servic- es for Mrs. Jessie Lou Good- win, 80, Otwell, were at 2 p.m. Thursday at Harris Fu- neral Home in Petersburg; Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Russell, 86, of Stendal were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Nass and Son Fu- neral Home in Huntingburg; Mrs. Ada Cooper, 83, of Oak- land City died Sunday at 9 a.m. in the Gibson General hospital in Princeton where she was taken after suffer- ing a stroke Wednesday morning. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, February 24, 1994 Four grain cars belonging to the Indiana Southern Rail- road derailed Friday night, Feb. 18, just north of the rail- road bridge over the White River near the Gil Hodges Bridge. According to Indi- ana Southern general manag- er Dick Neumann, the cause of the derailment is still un- der investigation. Damages to both the cars and the Evans- ville-to-Indianapolis track were still being calculated as of press time (Tuesday). Al- though the cars were dam- aged, the grain in the cars was saved by reloading it in- to new cars. Libby Creech of Winslow escaped injury when her 1982 Datsun went off the north side of SR 56 near CR 700 E, struck a no-passing sign, knocked down a utility pole and came to rest in a field. Pike Coun- ty Sheriff Chief Deputy John Palmer stated Creech, who was not ticketed in the acci- dent, refused medical treat- ment. The Tuesday evening accident cut power for a short time to a number of REMC customers between Cato and Rabbit Leg. Matthew McCandless, a fourth grader at Winslow El- ementary School, was the school's winner in the annu- al Checker Tourney. The con- test was difficult, McCand- less said, although this strat- egy enabled him to prevail. "I just kept my back (pieces) in the back. It was kind of easy (to win) and then again it was kind of hard." Winslow Fire Depart- ment Chief Lee McCandless and Nina McCandless were among those working to free a trailer stuck on the South- ern railroad tracks near Ayr- shire. The crossing, com- monly known as Logtown, was blocked for several hours early Sunday night. Jefferson Township Fire Chief Roger Young and others respond- ed with Rescue Squad 51, us- ing airbags to raise the trailer and mount tires that had been damaged. Wreckers placed the trailer back on the road- way and airbag lifts provid- ed support so tires could be mounted. Ruth Leighty and Earl An- derson were elected king and queen Sunday, Feb. 13 at Pe- tersburg Healthcare Center. Marriages: Cindy Pan- cake and Scott Wandel were married January 1 at Winslow General Baptist Church; Mi- chelle Evelyn Barrett, daugh- ter of Bill and Beverly Barrett, of Otwell, was given in mar- riage to Clenneth Wayne Hall, son of Ken and Hope Hall of Winslow in a traditional cer- emony June 5, 1993 at 2 p.m. Births: To Glenda and Lance Capozella of Otwell, at St. Mary's Medical Center, February 16, twin boys Lance Antonio and Glenn Michael; To Mr. and Mrs. B.J. Bell of Otwell, at Daviess County Hospital, Washington, their first born, January 28, a son, Dakota James. Deaths: Amazette Phil- lips, 72, of Oakland City, died Sunday, Feb. 20 at 6:37 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evans- ville; Richard Thomas Harri- son, 70, of Oakland City, died Saturday, Feb. 19 at 5:35 p.m. at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton; Forest Dwight Swain, 35, formerly of Peters- burg, died Wednesday, Feb. 16 at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa, Okla.; Frederick Eu- gene (Tink) Kennedy, 43, of Paris, Ill. cousin of Shirley Pride of Petersburg, died at 1:40 p.m. Saturday, Febru- ary 12 at his residence; Car- roll A. Stone, 70, of Port Char- lotte, Fal., died Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 8 a.m. at Fawcett Memo- rial Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla.; Norman O. Bement, 61, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Pike County, died Thursday, Feb., 17 at 11:45 a.m. at the Veterans Nursing Home in Tampa, Fla. Lincoln Theatre, Petersburg The theatre was located on North 7th Street in Petersburg. In 1940, it cost 24¢ to see a picture on the weekend. Photo submitted by Joan Woodhull Wednesday, March 27 • Lincoln, Sherman and Grant meet (1865) • Fingerprint evidence is used to solve a British murder case (1905) Thursday, March 28 • Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island (1979) • Spanish Civil War ends (1939) Friday, March 29 • U.S. withdraws from Vietnam (1973) • Appomattox campaign begins (1865) Saturday, March 30 • President Reagan shot (1981) • Seward's Folly (1867) Sunday, March 31 • Eiffel Tower opens (1889) • Warsaw Pact ends (1991) Monday, April 1 • April Fools tradition popularized (1700) • Marvin Gaye is shot and killed by his own father (1984) Tuesday, April 2 • Pope John Paul II dies (2005) • Ponce de Leon discovers Florida (1513) Source: History.com