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B-8 Wednesday, May 8, 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 Friday and Tuesday, January 7 and 11, 1944 Milford Buchta, 23, young farmer of near Otwell, was seriously injured and Ar- thur Furham, 25, mechanic at Scrapers garage in Otwell, was slightly injured Tuesday when a tractor tire they were mending blew up. Buchta, who suffered two skull frac- tures, a broken jaw and oth- er minor injuries was hurled into the air by the force of the explosion and fell to the ground on his head. Furham received cuts and scratches on his hands and face. Both men were taken to the Da- viess County hospital for ex- amination and treatment. Buchta remains in an uncon- scious condition. Furham will be discharged in a day or two. The office of the garage was badly damaged. Dr. and Mrs. A. R, Logan have received word that their son, Capt. Jesse Logan was in the Bast Hospital, Ft. Law- ton, Seattle, Washington, suf- fering from a broken leg re- ceived when he was hit by a car. No other information had been received concerning the accident at this time. Mr. Dewayne Lee em- ployed at the Tisdale mine near Winslow was struck in the head by a piece of coal Sat- urday evening. The coal cut a deep gash in his forehead which required five stitches to close. Pvt. Fred West, son of Mrs. Cora West, of Petersburg is stationed at Ft. McClellan, Alabama. He entered the ser- vice in November, 1943 from Indianapolis where he had been employed for several years. Pvt. West is studying radio and is learning the Rus- sian language. Births: An eight and a half pound boy was born Mon- day to Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Houchin. The baby was named Gary Michael; Mr. and Mrs. James Dorsey are the proud parents of a six pound ten ounce boy born January 4 in the Daviess County hos- pital. Marriages: On Thursday evening December 30, Miss Lorraine Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Harris of River Forrest, Ill., became the bride of Ensign Norman Hewitt McClevey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. McC- levey. Deaths: Rev. Nathan- iel Fouts, a former pastor of the United Brethren church of Princeton and relative of a number of people in this county died Wednesday af- ternoon at his home in Deck- er. He was 82 years of age; Mrs, May Chapman, age 71, died at her residence on the Portersville road at the edge of Washington, Ind. at 5:30 o'clock Tuesday morning; Arthur W. Young, 59, brother of Lawrence Young of Peters- burg died at 2:40 o'clock Jan- uary 2 in Indianapolis, where he had lived for nineteen years; Funeral rites for John Thacker, a native of this coun- ty who died Sunday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock at the fami- ly residence on the William Nicholson farm near Wheat- land, were held Wednesday af- ternoon at 2 o'clock from Don- aldson-Richardson funeral home in Wheatland; Mrs. Al- ice Canaan has received word of the death of her brother, W. C. Lewis of Flora, Louisiana; William Lane Yarber, 79, for- mer resident of Spurgeon, died Sunday at the Robert Long hospital in Indianapo- lis where he had been a pa- tient for five days; Henry A. Sutton, retired real estate and insurance agent, passed away Friday in a hospital in India- napolis, following a short ill- ness; John McClure, a retired farmer died at the home of his son, Rufo P. McClure, south of Winslow, Friday morning at 12:20 o'clock, following an ill- ness of three months. Infirmi- ties of age caused his death. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, April 9, 1959 It has been announced that Aaron Hyneman, farmer in Clay township, was elected as a director of the Pike Coun- ty Farm Bureau Coop at the recent annual stockholders meeting. Mr. Hyneman re- placed Floyd Chandler, who was elected as a director in 1955. The new director is a former manager of the Pro - duction Credit Association in Pike County. He is married and has two children. In the worst crash in Pike County in several years, two men were killed and four oth- ers were seriously injured ear- ly Sunday morning about four miles south of Petersburg on highway 57. One man was killed instantly and the oth- er died a short time later in the Daviess County hospi- tal, where all of the injured were taken. Five of the men were in one car which crashed head-on into a pickup truck. Killed in the wreck was Wal- ter E. Long, 46, of Elnora. He was driving the 1955 Oldsmo- bile. He suffered a crushed skull and a severe laceration around the side of his face. George R. "Dick" Raney, 37, owner of the car which was traveling north, died at 5:30 a.m., about two hours follow- ing the accident. Raney was a resident of Washington and was a plumbing and heating contractor. The pickup truck was driven by Orris Young, 35, of 115 Jackson Street, Oakland City. Others in the Raney car who were injured were Adrian Stafford, 30, of Petersburg; Sam Grider, 48, of Washington; and Robert Bringham, 32, also of Wash- ington. The men were return- ing from a coon dog derby at Mt. Vernon. Mr. Young was reported to have been frog hunting and was returning home when the accident hap- pened. William Myers suffered a brain concussion and frac- tured shoulder Monday at 4 p.m. when the truck he was driving turned over near the Sunset cemetery northeast of Winslow. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. James Moore of Petersburg, a daughter, born Friday in the Daviess County hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. William Co- chran, Petersburg, twin sons, born Tuesday in the Daviess County hospital in Washing- ton; To Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wer- ner of Petersburg, a daughter, Julie Marie, Sunday in the Good Samaritan hospital in Vincennes; To Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Boger of Petersburg, a son, Terry Joe, Friday, April 3 by Cesarean section; To Mr. and Mrs. Rodney McCandless of Winslow, a son, Mark Allen, born Easter Sunday; To Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cockerham of Petersburg, a daughter, born Monday, April 6. Deaths: Esta Capehart of near Otwell died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Jasper Me- morial hospital; Herschel L. Campbell of Petersburg died at his home suddenly Sunday morning. Death was caused by a heart ailment; Dr. Ear- nest I. Reveal, 78, died sud- denly Wednesday morning, apparently of a heart attack at his home in Evansville; Ruth Mount, former resident of Pe- tersburg, die at her home in Jackson, Mississippi, Satur- day morning. She was found dead in bed; William Harvey of Oakland City died at 9:25 a.m. Sunday in Welborn Bap- tist hospital in Evansville fol- lowing a long illness; Martha J. Dearing, life long resident of Pike County, died unex- pectedly at 3:35 a.m. Satur- day; Mrs. Delphia Slusher, 60, died at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, at her home in Oak- land City following an illness of only a few days; Emmet Tice, 70, died at 5 p.m. Sun- day at his home in Oakland City; Emily Williams, aged woman of Petersburg, died at the Ward Nursing home in Pe- tersburg at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday following a long illness. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, April 24, 1969 Two Pike County men were inducted in the army and two were taken for physical ex- amination for April. Inducted were Leotas L. Jones, whose address is Route 1, Oakland City, although he lives in Pike County, and Donald Sloan, Route 3, Petersburg. Barney Buress, 54, of Pe- tersburg, was seriously in- jured at 7:20 p.m. Monday while crossing Ninth Street just a few feet north of the in- tersection of Main Street in Petersburg. Burress was tak- en to Daviess County Hos- pital in Washington in Har- ris Ambulance, and was lat- er transferred to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, suf- fering from a broken pelvis bone, both legs broken, inju- ry to kidney, internal bleed- ing, fractured skull with a hole in the skull above the right eye. Investigating offi- cer, Walter Wyatt, stated that the driver of the car, Edmond Stewart, 39, of Monroe City, had stopped for the light and when the light turned, pro- ceeded North on 9th Street, which is Highway 6. Mr. Burress was cutting across the street north of the cross- walk and due to being dressed in dark clothing and the on- coming darkness the driver of the car was unable to see him. No ticket was issued. A head of cauliflower was selling for just 49 cents at Parker's Red & White Food Stores in 1969. Red and White All-Pur- pose flour was selling for just 29 cents per five pound bag. Marriages: Miss Debo- rah Ruth Fiscus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fis- cus, of Winslow, became the bride of Verl Lee White, son of Mrs. Serel White, of Washing- ton and the late Verl White in a double ring ceremony per- formed Saturday evening, April 4 in the Petersburg Church of Christ. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Larry Eck of Holland, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Tuesday, April 15, a son, Trent Chris- topher; To Mr. and Mrs. Den- ver "Bud" Bolin of Winslow, a daughter, Kristi Rachelle, born April 18 in Oakland City Hospital. Deaths: Lyndell E. Meadors, 43, native of Otwell, was found dead in his car at home in Indianapolis, Tues- day, April 15; Funeral servic- es for Mrs. Sadie Frank, 86, of St. Louis, Missouri, were Tuesday, April 29 at 2 p.m. in Harris Funeral Home; Mrs. Frances Evelyn Foster, 55, of Washington, died at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 in the Daviess County Hospital; John T. Mason, 72, of Oakland City, died en route to Welborn Baptist Hospital Wednesday of last week following a long illness; Mrs. Louise Brad- ley, age 45, wife of Paul Brad- ley, Loogootee, died at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 16 at Methodist hospital in Lou- isville, Ky.; Clyde E. Miller, 68, died at 11 p.m. Wednes- day, April 16 at his residence in the Oatsville community; Mrs. Lynn Holder, 89, of El- berfeld, mother of Owen Hold- er, of Winslow, died at noon Sunday, April 20 in the Baker Rest Home in Boonville; Fu- neral services for Mrs. Nan- cy Ann Wilson, 67, of Monroe City, sister of Byrd Chappell of Petersburg, were Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Monroe City with burial in Vincennes; Funeral services for Matthew Q. Cole- man, six month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Coleman, Pe- tersburg, were in Corn Mortu- ary, Oakland City, at 10 a.m. Friday; Funeral services for Leoma B. Parker, 74, Vin- cennes were conducted Mon- day at 10 a.m. at Gardner Cha- pel in Vincennes, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery; William Edward Struder, Vine Street, Rensselaer who was killed in a car accident at 1:18 a.m. Wednesday, April 16 in Indianapolis was brought to the Curtis Funeral Home Thursday. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, April 7, 1994 A house trailer owned by George and Freda Milford of Union was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. Ar- chie Sapp of the Union Fire Department said the fire start- ed from a wood burner in the trailer. He said the Millford's were at home when it start- ed. George noticed smoke and found the fire in the wall. They were able to get out un- injured. However by the time firemen arrived it was fully engulfed and they were not able to save it. They did man- age to save nearby buildings. Abby Dillon of Petersburg has become one of the Tri- State's most recognizable ce- lebrities since becoming one of the Host's of WEV V's Fox 44 Kids Club, along with co- host Jarad Peckenpaugh, of Evansville. Rae Ann Phillips escaped serious injury last week when her Ford Tempo went out of control and rolled twice be- fore coming to rest on its wheels. Phillips was travel- ing north on SR 61 just south of Petersburg near CR 75 E when the accident occurred. Indiana State Police offi- cer Paul Bastin investigated the accident which was wit- nessed by several motorists including Bob Price. He stat- ed the car doors flew open on each revolution and closed when it came to rest. Price, a Pike County Reserve Deputy Sheriff, made the emergency call and assisted. Phillips was able to exit the car on her own power and required only mi- nor treatment. Pike Central's junior three- year starter and leading scor- er this past winter, Adrienne Seitz, was recently honored by being named honorable mention in the 1994 Associ- ated Press All-State team. The 5'9" shooter and play- maker was named by an In- diana panel of sports writ- ers and broadcasters who al- so selected Forest Park Rang- er Curt Begle and Southridge Raider Tim Tooley. Seitz av- eraged nearly 20 points per game, five rebounds and 3.5 assists a game. She is a three- sport letter winner including volleyball and softball. The Pike Central High School welding team tied for second in the annual Mid- West Team Welding Tourna- ment at Jeffersonville. Team members are Billy Thomas, Rustin Hartke, Shane Rel- ler, Tim Marchino and Byron Fuhrman. Deaths: Gordon Lee Gil- liland, 71, of Winslow, died at 2:32 a.m. Friday, Apr. 1 at his residence; Belva Aistror- pe, 83, of Winslow, died Tues- day, Mar. 29 at 10 :50 a.m. at the Extended Care Unit in Daviess County Hospital at Washington; Bonnie Copple, 89, of Winslow, died Tues- day, Apr. 5 at 3:20 a.m. at Pe- tersburg Healthcare Cen- ter; Sandra K. McElvain, 50, of Pinckneyville, Ill, died at Washington County Hospital in Nashville March 30 ; Leroy McCain, 70, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:50 a.m. Tues- day, Apr. 5 at St. Mary's Med- ical Center in Evansville, suf- fering from heart failure; Dar- win D. Thompson, Sr., 62, of Clinton, Ill., died March 29 at 7:15 p.m. at BroMenn Re- gional Medical Center in Nor- mal, Ill.; Joseph "Buck" Alvy, 84, of Evansville, formerly of Pike County, died March 20 at 10 :35 a.m. at Gertha Nurs- ing Home in Evansville; Mar- jorie L. Willis, 73, of Vin- cennes, died Saturday, Apr. 2 at 2 p.m. at her residence; Martha DeCoursey Neal, 73, of Vincennes, mother of Mi- chael DeCoursey of Peters- burg, died at 9:25 a.m. Fri- day, Apr. 1 at Good Samari- tan Hospital in Vincennes; Elmer H. Loehr, 94,of Hunt- ingburg, died at 12:20 a.m. Monday, Apr. 4 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Huntingburg; El- sie H. Egbert, 88, of Hunting- burg, aunt of John Sickman of Stendal, died at 6:47 a.m. Sat- urday, Apr. 2 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Huntingburg. net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net Interior View of the Petersburg United Methodist Church This postcard has been written on the back and addressed to Charles Woodhull and postmarked Au- gust 2, 1982. On the right side, 4th row up from the back, Jeff, Charlie and Pam are seated. Joan says, "I didn't attend that day, and Brad was already married and gone." Photo submitted by Joan Woodhull Wednesday, May 8 • V-E Day is celebrated in America and Britain (1945) • Soviets announce boycott of Olympics (1984) Thursday, May 9 • L. Ron Hubbard publishes Diabetics (1950) • Buffalo Bill's Wild West show opens (1887) Friday, May 10 • Transcontinental railroad completed (1869) • Thomas J. "Stonewall Jackson dies (1863) Saturday, May 11 • Dust storm sweeps from Great Plains across Eastern states (1934) • Paratroopers battle for "Hamburger Hill" (1969) Sunday, May 12 • Body of Lindbergh baby found (1932) • Berlin blockade lifted (1949) Monday, May 13 • President Polk declares war on Mexico (1846) • Pope John Paul II is shot (1981) Tuesday, May 14 • Lewis and Clark depart (1804) • The Warsaw Pact is formed (1955) Source: History.com