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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, May 1, 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 Friday and Tuesday, December 31, 1943 and January 4, 1944 Harvey Roettger, of Spur- geon, was in this city Tues- day, and came to this office to inform us that he was think- ing very seriously of asking for the republican nomina- tion for sheriff of Pike Coun- ty, Mr. Roettger is widely known throughout the coun- ty and is receiving much en- couragement from his friends in the party, and would make a strong candidate in the 1944 election. The County Commission- ers met in a brief session Wednesday and allowed out- standing claims for the year. The contract on the County Poor Asylum for the furnish- ing of supplies for the first quarter of 1944 was award- ed to James L. Gross. The ap- pointment of Marilou Baldwin as deputy clerk was approved. Mrs. Rose Thomas was called to Columbus, Ind. last Wednesday evening because of the serious injuries suffered by her son Jimmy Thomas, re- ceived in a 40 -foot fall from a power line pole. She returned home Sunday evening accom- panied by Mrs. Frank Scull, but they will return to Colum- bus Tuesday. Mr. Thomas re- mains in a very serious con- dition. The worker, Jimmy Thomas, 36, of Petersburg, suffered a broken right leg, and it was feared he might be injured internally. He spent a fairly restful night, but his condition was described at the hospital as still serious. The Western Auto Compa- ny of Petersburg through its manager, Mr. Paul Jones has announced the purchase of the pool room next door. Pres- ent plans call for expansion in- to the poolroom by means of a doorway cut through the wall dividing the two buildings. This will enable good display of the stock and the addition of a number of lines that the present room does not allow space to handle. The exact date of the move into the ad- joining store is not set, but an- nouncement will be made as soon as the date is known. Cpl. and Mrs. W. Bennett were among 118 soldiers and civilians that became ill af- ter eating a turkey dinner at Drew Field on Christmas day. A fter eating dinner Corporal and Mrs. Bennett left the field and went into Tampa, to their apartment, as Cpl. Bennett had a three day leave. With- in a short time they became very ill and continued so all Christmas night and Sunday. Their neighbors were away from home and they were too sick to go out and sum- mon help. They have recov- ered now and consider them- selves lucky to do so without medical aid as all of the cases at the Field were hospitalized at once. There were no fatal- ities. All others except a few civilian guests were soldiers. Marriages: Mary Willis, daughter of Mr. Mr. Clarence Willis of this county and Thurlow Alberry of Oakland City were married December 21 in this city by the Rev. Verner Preston; Mr. and Mrs. Walter English announce the marriage of their daughter, Beulah Warren to W.C. Carlisle, both of Indianapolis. The ceremoy was read December 23. Births: Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Hess, of Evansville, are the proud parents of a six pound girl born Wednes- day morning in the Welborn- Walker hospital. Mrs. Grace McBride, the grandmother, went down Thursday to see the new baby.; Born Friday, December 31 to County Trea- surer Lowell Oxley and wife, a nine pound four oz. boy. He has been named Leo Dean; A seven and a half pound boy was born December 31 to Mr. and Mrs. William Mallory of Petersburg. Gary Lee is the name of the new baby. Deaths: Edwin Moore, 61, farmer and former general store operator at Mt. Olym- pus, died at his home Satur- day night of a self inflicted bullet wound; William Mc- Intire, Auditor of Pike Coun- ty, and his wife, were called to Dale, Ind. the first of the week to attend the funeral of Mr. McIntire's nephew, Ed- gar T. Jones, who was killed instantly when his car over- turned three miles south of Fulda, about 9:30 o'clock Sat- urday night; Welzie Woods died at his home in Francis- co at 6:30 o'clock Wednesday morning; Culvin Green died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hovey Barrett in Velpen at 2 a.m., December 29 after a three months illness of leak- age of the heart; Marion Wil- son Adams, one of Winslow's highly respected aged citi- zens died at his home on the south side of Winslow, De- cember 26 at 815 o'clock in the evening; Mrs. Emma S. Shepard, a former resident of this city died suddenly Wednesday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock at her home in Wash- ington, Ind. of a heart attack; The funeral of Mrs. Minnie Stork, mother of Mrs. A. H. Martin was Wednesday after- noon at 2 o'clock at the Sch- mutzler Funeral Parlor at Huntingburg; Lawrence Ed- gar Burch, a member of one of the oldest and most highly re- spected families of this coun- ty, died suddenly at the home of his brother, near Velpen, at 12:10 o'clock Thursday after- noon, December 30 ; Phillip David, son of Hilda Moore, passed away December 31. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, April 2, 1959 About fifty persons attend- ed the annual basketball ban- quet given by the Winslow Methodist Men in honor of the Winslow high school bas- ketball team, the coaches and yell leaders. Allen Bradfiled, coach of Vincennes Univer- sity, was the speaker for the evening, following a chicken dinner prepared by the ladies of the church. Mrs. Bradfield and Principal Newton Thomp- son were also guests. Anoth- er feature of the annual din- ner is the presentation of a tro- phy by the Methodist Men to the most valuable player of the basketball team. This player is chosen by the votes of the boys themselves. Winner of the trophy this year was John Deen. Fred Burns of Winslow has announced that he has purchased the Hume Texa- co Station on Main and Cen- ter streets in Winslow from Lester Hume. The purchase was made Wednesday of last week, but Mr. Burns did not take possession of the busi- ness until yesterday, Wednes- day. Donna Sue Yates, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Yates, and Kenneth Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles An- derson, both sophomore stu- dents in Otwell high school, participated in the Regional Latin I contest held at Jasper Saturday. Donna Sue ranked first with a score of 176 points out of a possible 186. Sec- ond high honors were won by a student from Dale who scored 159. Kenneth ranked in fifth place with 147 points. June Popp, senior student at Otwell, ranked fourth in the second division. Mrs. Pansy Buecchele is Latin instructor at Otwell. These students will participate in the state contest which will take place April 25 in Bloomington. Oliver Parker, Jr., owner of the Parker Paint Store in Pe- tersburg was burned short- ly after 8 a.m. Wednesday when a burner for a wall paper steamer he was working on caught fire. Gasoline from the burner splashed out and was set on fire by a nearby heat- er. Parker's clothing caught on fire and he badly burned his right hand and suffered burns on his left hand trying to extinguish the flames. His leg was also burned. The Pe- tersburg fire department was called but the fire had been put out by Parker when the fireman arrived. Deaths: Willis J. Snow died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 at his home in Oak- land City; Thomas Channell, resident of Spurgeon, died at the St. Mary's hospital in Evansville at 6:05 a.m. Mon- day following a long illness; The body of Mrs. Kate An- derson, 89, was brought to Winslow Monday for burial in the Oak Hill cemetery where short services were held at 4 p.m.; Charles Leroy Chan- dler died at 8:30 a.m. Mon- day at the home of Charles Evans near Petersburg; Guy R. Frank, former assessor of Washington township and oil promoter, died at 7 a.m. Sat- urday at the Good Samaritan hospital in Vincennes. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, April 17, 1969 Sampson Alexander, re- tired rural postal carrier of the Winslow Post Office, was honored by his fellow-work- ers and the Federal Postal De- partment at a dinner Monday, April 7 at the Masonic build- ing in Winslow. Mr. Alexan- der retired last January 17, af- ter 45 years of service out of the Winslow Post Office. He served under five postmasters during his long tenure. John Tharp was taken to the Daviess County hospital Friday suffering from injuries received in a motorcycle acci- dent. Mr. Tharp lost control of his vehicle near the home of Oral Johnson. He ran off the highway into a telephone pole. The impact threw him into the yard at the James Campfield home. He received an injury to the right side of his fore- head, multiple bruises and abrasions. He was treated at the hospital then released. Bonnie Kinman who lives south of Petersburg, highway 61, will take part in the per- formance of Gilbert and Sulli- van's "Trial by Jury" Wednes- day, April 16, and Friday, April 18 at 8:15 p.m. The per- formance is being presented by Indianan State University Department of Music Opera Workshop in the Sycamore Theatre of the I.S.U. Labora- tory School. Campbell's soups were sell- ing for just 12 cents a can at Red & White in 1969. A six pack of Pepsi was sell- ing for just 38 cents at Red & White in 1969. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Don Craig of Oakland City, a son, Marcus Douglas, Satur- day, April 12 at Gibson Gen- eral hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Drew of Oakland City, a daughter, Natalie Michele; To Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Rus- sell of Winslow, Wednesday, April 2, in Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, their first child, a son, Annis Keith. Deaths: Joseph D. Mat- tingly, 23, of Petersburg, died at 10 :25 a.m. Saturday, March 12 in the Daviess County hospital from inju- ries sustained in a one car ac- cident at 12:15 a.m. Saturday; Mrs. Versie Elizabeth Mor- ton, 74, who lived on North Main Street in Winslow, died at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10 in a hospital in Shelbyville; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mar- tin received word st 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning tat their son-in-law, Bill Studer was killed in a car accident some- time late Tuesday night or ear- ly Wednesday morning; W. Prentice "Barney" Barnett, 78, native of the Cato commu- nity, east of Winslow, died at 1 p.m. Thursday at his home in Vincennes after an extended illness; Fred Victor Chew, Jr., age 50, died in San Diego, Ca- lif., April 5, 1969 from compli- cations following surgery for the replacement of an aorta; Mrs. Bernella M. Lewis, 67, wife of John Lewis, of Oak- land City, formerly of Win- slow, died Saturday, April 12 at her home; Frank R. Kinna- man, 64, an Oakland City res- ident, died Monday at Gibson General Hospital after an ill- ness of several years; Walter Jones, 91, a rural mail carri- er from the Hazelton post of- fice for 35 years, died at 8:40 a.m. Monday, April 14 in a nursing home in Washing- ton, Ill.; Charles Anderson passed away at his home in Vincennes, April 8; Funer - al services for Roy Burton, 66, Petersburg, were held in Harris Funeral Home, Fri- day, April 11 at 2 p.m.; Funer- al services for John Bernard Miley, 64, Petersburg, were Saturday at 2 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home; Mrs. Gladys Shaffer, 53, of Bloomington, Ill., died Friday of a heart at- tack; Mrs. Ethel Mitchell, 59, East Poplar Street, Boonville, died at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at her home; Forest A. Mor- ris, 78, of Oakland City, re- tired farmer, died Thursday in the Gibson General hospi- tal where he had been a pa- tient since April 4 following a short illness; Funeral servic- es for Mrs. Oma Mae Annis, 79, Petersburg, were at the Harris Funeral Home, Satur- day, April 12 at 10 :30 a.m. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, March 31, 1994 Are fireman work to extin - guish a blaze that destroyed the house of Charles and Donna Richardson of Win- slow, Monday night, Fire in- vestigators have ruled the fire was set. It ignited after three threatening phone calls and an apparent arson attempt. Firefighters were battling the fire from 11:30 p.m. Mon- day until about 7 a.m. the next morning. Winslow Fire Chief Lee McCandless said the dou- ble ceilings and double walls made it difficult for firemen to get to the fire. Police are investigating an attack of a woman on High- way 57 south of Petersburg near the Old Ben beltline. State Police Investigator Mike Hildebrand said a wom- an from Kentucky was driv- ing south and stopped along the road to tend to her child. State Trooper Frank Coleman said the small child had spit up on itself and she got out of the truck to walk around and clean her up. In the mean- time a man had stopped be- hind her. "About the time she reached the tailgate she saw him and was afraid, because of his appearance," said Cole- man. He said the man asked her if everything was okay, then he grabbed her, tear- ing her shirt and scratching her. "He told her to give him money or he would kill her," said Coleman. She was able to get away and jumped into the truck. He then began beating on the side of the truck trying to get her out of the truck. The woman was able to drive away. She returned to Washington, where she had been visiting with her husband, who had been working there. She then came to Petersburg to report the incident. Police are look- ing for a man between 40 and 50 years old, about 5'11" and 190 pounds. He was driving a yellow-green Ford Pinto. The incident took place about 8:45 a.m. Charger girls' varsity bas- ketball awards winners are Kristi Traylor, most improved; Angie Blatnic, academic and mental attitude; Lori Evans, rebounding and assists and Adrienne Seitz, field goal per- cent and free throw percent. Evans and Seitz also shared the defense award. Pike Central varsity wres- tler award winners are Todd Dawson, MVP; Ryan Johnson, mental attitude; Jeff Cannon and Curt Norick, most im- proved and Andy Houchins, academic award. Births: To David and Shawna Dawson of Otwell, their first child, a son, Tyler Gene; To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Todd Like at St. Mary's Med- ical Center on Tuesday, Mar. 15, their first child, a son, Gar- rett Lewis; To Mr. and Mrs. Mike Smith of Evansville, at Deaconess Hospital, Thurs- day, Mar. 24, a daughter, Alys- sa Jane. Deaths: Opal Mae Nolan, 70, of Arthur, died Wednes- day, Mar. 23 at her residence; Linda L. Meyer, 47, Stendal, died at 6:25 a.m. Wednes- day, Mar. 23 at her residence following a six month battle with ovarian cancer; Beulah A. Carlisle, 89, of Petersburg, died Sunday, Mar. 27 at 1:15 p.m. at Petersburg Healthcare Center; Ennos E. McKinney, 87, of Spurgeon, died Thurs- day, Mar. 24 at Warrick Coun- ty Hospital in Boonville; Wil- ma "June" Jones, 72, of Mt. Vernon, died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 15 at her resi- dence; Edith Elizabeth "Bet- ty" Theriac, 67, of Vincennes, died at 7 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 24 at Good Samaritan Hospi- tal in Vincennes. Petersburg High School Band The Petersburg High School Marching Band consisting of 125 members made special appearances in the 1966 500 Festival Parade, and both the 1968 and 1970 Kentucky Derby Festival Parade, and the 1972 Memphis Cotton Carnival Parade. Photo submitted by Joan Woodhull Saturday. The Lamb of God has been sacrificed, and the curtain of sin that separated us from God has been torn down. Yet we're still looking forward to, as Jesus said, the renewal of all things. Although we may be bat- tered and bruised, stum- bling, limping or crawling, we shouldn't wallow in de- feat. Instead, we can be confident in the victory Je- sus won for us. We can shout with Paul, "Thanks be to God, who gives us the vic- tory through our Lord Je- sus Christ" (1 Corinthians 15:57, NRSV ). While you look back to Friday and forward to Sun- day, live victoriously in Sat- urday. Jesus has won and has run the victory lap...and he's coming around again. Office hours: 9 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday. Boyd Heldring, Pastor Amy Melhiser, Secretary Presbyterian Presbyterian Wesleyan OTWELL WESLEYAN CHURCH 2277 N. Mechanics Street, Otwell Pastor 812-354-3028 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening worship service 6:30 p.m. Nursery available. Tues- day morning, women's Bible Church Notes Continued from page 3 study at the fellowship hall 10 a.m. Trouble Tree A carpenter was hired to help restore an old farmhouse. As he was finishing up a rough first day on the job, he began to tell the owner of the farm- house what had happened to him that day. "I had a flat tire and it made me lose an hour of work, my electric drill quit, and my ancient one-ton truck refused to start." The owner of the farmhouse offered to drive him home that evening. On arriving to his home, he in- vited her in to meet his fami- ly. As they walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands. When opening the door, he underwent an amazing trans- formation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he hugged his two small chil- dren and gave his wife a kiss. A fterward, he walked the kind lady back to her car. They passed the tree, and her curiosity got the better of her. She asked him about what she had seen him do earlier. "Oh, that's my trouble tree," he re- plied. "I know I can't help hav- ing troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure, those troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children. So, I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning, I pick them up again. Funny thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick 'em up, there aren't near- ly as many as I remember hanging up the night before." Our God is amazing. Turn your troubles over to Him. We invite all of you to come and worship with us. Roy Stilwell, Pastor Pam Lemond, Reporter Continued in next column Village Inn 242 S. State Road 57, Petersburg JOIN US FOR OUR MOTHER'S DAY BUFFET INCLUDES: Chicken, Roast Beef, Ham and all the delicious trimmings SUNDAY, MAY 12 • 11 A.M. - 2 P.M. $ 11 95 PLUS DRINKS & TAX Reservations a must, call 812-354-9259