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B-8 Wednesday, September 4, 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, April 28 and May 2, 1944 Information was re- ceived Tuesday by Mr. and Mrs. Loren Armstrong that their son, Wayne Al- bert Armstrong, 19, listed among the missing in ac- tion for one year, is dead. Letters from the Bureau of Naval Personnel and Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, confirmed the report. Young Armstrong was serving as a mem- ber of the armed guard crew on board a merchant ship when that vessel was sunk in the straits of Flor- ida during the early morn- ing of April 1943. The first torpedo caused the ship to break out in flames imme- diately. A fter the second torpedo struck, the order to abandon ship was given. The ship sank in a few min- utes, with the bow going down first. During the af- ternoon the same day, sur- vivors were rescued by the Navy and Coast Guard pa- trol boats, which searched the area thoroughly. Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox, passed away last Friday, making the sec- ond Navy Secretary to die during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mr. Knox was 70 years of age at the time of his death. He is automatical- ly replaced by undersecre- tary of the Navy James V. Forrestal. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Herald Kent, of Glezen, a girl, born Thursday morn- ing; To Pvt. and Mrs. Har- old Parker, in the Prince- ton Hospital, Monday, a girl, Diana Lee; To Mr. and Mrs. Howard Selby, of Bowman, a girl, born Wednesday morning; To Mr. and Mrs. Leroy De - Motte, of Velpen, a girl, born Wednesday morning. Marriages: Doris Jean Arnold and Richard E. Bechtel were united in marriage on Sunday eve- ning at 4:00 p.m. at the Christian Church in Win- slow; Miss Jean Thomp- son and Mr. Robert Ben- jamin were married Satur- day evening at 4 o'clock at the Methodist Church in Winslow. Deaths: John E. Cond- er, 53, of Winslow, passed away Thursday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at his home; Mrs. Leva Horne, 48, died at her residence in the Shiloh communi - ty at 10 o'clock Thursday night; Russell Coomer, 48, passed away at his home in this city at 6 o'clock last Thursday evening. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, July 30, 1959 Members of the Pike County 4-H Fair Board seemed well pleased with the 1959 fair, which closed Saturday night. It was esti- mated that one of the larg- est crowds in years attend- ed this year's fair. The mid- way was one of the largest ever held in Pike County and it was filled with peo- ple every evening. A fter a hard rain Friday, the mid- way was still filled with fairgoers Friday night. Hamburger was sell- ing for $ .49 per pound at Voyles' IGA. Biscuits were $ .10 per can, milk was three 1/2 gallon cartons for $1, sugar was $ .89 for 10 pounds and butter was $ .69 per pound. "Vertigo" starring Jim- my Stewart was playing at Oakland City Drive-In Theatre; "The Long, Long Trailer" starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz was playing at the Lincoln The- ater in Petersburg. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Roy Uppencamp, of Velpen, a son, born Monday in the Daviess County Hospi- tal; To Mr. and Mrs. Otho Oxby, of Spurgeon, a son, Timothy Wayne, Thurs- day in the Welborn Baptist Hospital. Deaths: Emma Parke, 87, of Oakland City, died at 9:10 p.m .Monday at Gibson General Hospital; Carolyn Sue Uppencamp, 4 months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Up- pencamp, of Otwell, died Monday at Riley Hospital in Indianapolis. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, August 14, 1969 A resolution was passed by Pike County School Board Monday night stat- ing that plans for a new single-unit high school be started immediately. The resolution went on to say that the new school be lo- cated at the junction of Highway 61 and 46, four miles south of Petersburg on the former "poor farm" property. Also in the res- olution was an ordinance that Spurgeon, Stendal and Velpen schools be left open for the coming school year providing enough pu- pils attend. The stipulation was also made that no stu- dents who have enrolled in Otwell or Winslow could change schools. Vote on the resolution was unani- mous. James Gryder was crit- ically injured on Friday night when his car hit the overflow bridge head- ed south on Highway 61, south of Winslow, at 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Most of the left underneath part of the car was ripped away. Gryder remains in critical condition in St. Mary's Hospital in Evans- ville. He suffered a bad- ly mangled left leg, along with a broken left arm, multiple cuts and bruises about the face, contusions and abrasions on his right side. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ed Frye in the Good Sa- maritan Hospital, Friday, August 3, a son, Kenneth Eldon; To Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Barnes, in Good Sa- maritan Hospital, Wednes- day, August 6, a son, Ja- son Edward; To Mr. and Mrs. Keith Shoultz, of Pe- tersburg, a daughter, Lisa Elaine, in Wirth Memorial Hospital, Friday, August 3. Marriages: Janet Marie Garland and Michael Al- an Vaughn were married Saturday evening, August 2 at 7 p.m. in the Vincent Christian Church; Miss Fern Broadwell became the bride of Guy C. Dors- ey at 5 p.m. Saturday, Au- gust 2 at the bride's home. Deaths: Gilbert Rich- ardson, 60, of New Leb- anon Church Communi- ty, drowned on Tuesday; Howard A. Burkhart, 76, died at home on Saturday morning, August 9; Noble C. Miller, 83, of Oatsville, died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, August 10.. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, July 28, 1994 One man was killed and another serious- ly injured as the car they were in went airborne and slammed into an embank- ment early Sunday morn- ing. Jarit Wininger, 22, of Montgomery, was pro- nounced dead at the scene by Pike County Coroner Lowery Cooper. Wininger was driving a 1988 Chev- rolet Corsica at a high rate of speed south on Highway 257 about 1.5 miles north of Velpen, when he went left of center and ran off the road. Wininger then hit a private driveway with a cul- vert that launched the Cor- sica airborne for 78 feet, where it slammed head- on into another embank- ment. Laura Alford, 21, of Jasper, was in the front passenger's seat. She was treated and released from Memorial Hospital in Jas- per for cuts and abrasions. Mark Wade, 25, of Crown Point, was in the backseat. He had to be extricated from the vehicle. He was transported by LifeFlight to the University of Lou- isville Hospital, where he was listed in serious con- dition with head and inter- nal injuries. Births: To Brian and Candi Brewster, of Peters- burg, at Good Samaritan Hospital, on Thursday, Ju- ly 7, a daughter, Cheyenne Brook; To Steve and Chris Garland, of Petersburg, at Memorial Hospital, July 22, a son, Tyler Christian; To Mari Young, of Oakland City, at St. Joseph's Hospi- tal, July 13, a son, Deme- tre Alan. Marriages: Lori Anne Harding and Gary Gene Williams were united in marriage June 18 in Vin- cennes at Franklin Heights Christian Church; Kimber- ly Jarvis and Damon Fair were united in marriage Ju- ly 23 at 2 p.m. at the Peters- burg First United Method- ist Church. Deaths: Richard E. Da- vis, 78, of Petersburg, died Saturday, July 23, at 8:30 a.m. at Petersburg Health- care Center; James E. Padgett, 70, of Winslow, died Monday, July 25 at 10 :26 p.m. at Memorial Hospital in Jasper; Lillian M. White, 90, of Oakland City, died Wednesday, Ju- ly 20 at 7:40 a.m. at Good Samaritan Nursing Home; Oral R. Whitehead, 77, of Petersburg, died Saturday, July 23 at 4:56 a.m. at Me- morial Hospital in Jasper. 1985 Pike Central FFA Pictured above are the members of the 1985 Pike Central Future Farmers of America (FFA), front row (l to r): Jay Clem, sentinel; Larry Gates, reporter; Rex Carlisle, vice-president; Gary Harker, treasurer; and Greg Johnson, secretary. Row two: Roger Knight, advisor; Becky Bement, Doyle Evans, Troy Gor- don, Beth Carlisle, Debi Knight and John Stephens. Back row: Mike Cully, Michael Dorsey, Ronnie Riley, Mark Fuhrman and Andy Willis. Photo from archive. CREATIVITY. OUR SPECIALTY. The Press Dispatch PIKE COUNTY'S NEWS NETWORK Design by two of Indiana's top designers is included with every ad purchase. Call today! 812-354-8500 OR ADS@PRESSDISPATCH.NET Wednesday, September 4 • Geronimo surrenders (1886) • Edsel arrives in showrooms at last (1957) Thursday, September 5 • Sam Houston elected as president of Texas (1836) • First session of Continental Congress convenes (1774) Friday, September 6 • First tank produced (1915) • Magellan's expedition circumnavigates the globe (1522) Saturday, September 7 • United States nicknamed Uncle Sam (1813) • World's first submarine attack (1776) Sunday, September 8 • Ford pardons Nixon (1974) • New Amsterdam becomes New York (1664) Monday, September 9 • President Cleveland's child born in White House (1893) • Congress renames the nation "United States of America" (1776) Tuesday, September 10 • First drunk driving arrest (1897) • New York City parade honors World War I veterans (1919) Source: History.com