The Press-Dispatch
Issue link: https://www.ifoldsflip.com/i/1180850
The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, October 30, 2019 A-11 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, June 23 and June 27, 1944 The swimming class spon- sored jointly by the Peters- burg Press and the Recre- ational Committee of the Ki- wanis Club started Wednes- day and from all reports is a huge success. Plans called for 40 children to take the lessons but with 51 registered, all 51 were accepted to take the les- sons. Much credit is due the Davidson twins for their fine efforts in developing this proj- ect and the Washington Pool Association and DAviess County Red Cross are to be thanked for their part. Herbert W. Lane, of De- troit, Mich., has filed a suit in the federal court asking a total of $250,000 against Eldo W. Wood, judge of the Pike-Dubois Circuit and Lou- is A. Savage, a Jasper attor- ney. The suit against Judge Wood, asking $150,000 judg- ment, charges the judge with protesting Mr. Lanes' admis- sion ot the Dubois County Bar and in engaging in a fraud and conspiracy against him by writing false letters. The plaintiff, in the $100,000 suit against Mr. Savage, charges the Jasper lawyer attempted to discredit him by claiming he never took an Indiana Bar examination and gained ad- mission to the Martin Circuit Court through politics. Dis- barment proceedings against Mr. Lane are pending in the Indiana Supreme Court. Births: To Mrs. Vivian My- ers, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, a girl, Phyllis Nadine; To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wyatt, of Union, in the Gibson County Hospital on Monday, a boy, Jackie Lee. Marriages: Pauline Fair and Richard Hilt were mar- ried Monday, Juen 19 at 8 p.m. at the home of Rev. M.O. Robbins; Wanda Lee Rumble and Pvt. Earl J. Jenkins were married at 5 p.m., June 21 at the home of the bride's par- ents; Jeanne Eaton and Eu- gene Walter exchanged vows on June 1 in the chambers of Judge E.H. Compton. Deaths: Oscar Kays, 44, of Pike County, passed away Saturday evening at 7 o'clock; Mrs. Ida F. Beard, 73, of Al- giers, passed away at the home of her son; Lucy Hel- en McGillem, 73, of Peters- burg, passed away on Thurs- day at 1:50 o'clock at the home of her son; Mabel Tisdale, 58, of Winslow, died Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of her daughter; Gertie Selby, 46, of Campbelltown, died early Tuesday morning at her home. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, September 24, 1959 The Jaycee sponsored Go- Kart race in Petersburg at the American Legion Fair- ground was a big success, ac- cording to reports from Jay- cee and Go-Kart members. Nearly 1,500 people attend- ed the first such event ev- er held in Pike County. Be- ing the first race, the event took all afternoon of a beauti- ful fall day. Officials said that races will be run without de- lay in the futures to cut down the amount of time required for the event. Announcement was made Sunday at the track that another race will be held Sunday afternoon and proba- bly each Sunday afternoon as long as weather permits. . Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark, of Velpen, a son, born September 4 in Stork Hospital at Huntingburg; To Mr. and Mrs Glen Brittain, of Otwell, a son, at Memori- al Hospital, Jasper Saturday; To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hen- ke, of Velpen, a son, born Sep- tember 7 in Stork Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Gail Woolsey, of Winslow, a daughter, born September 6 in Stork Hospi- tal; To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coleman, of Arthur, a daugh- ter, born September 8 in Stork Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Denver Bolin, of Oakland City, a son, Timothy Wayne, born Sunday, September 20 in Oakland City Hospital. Marriages: Phyllis Walk- er and Tom Jackman were wed Friday evening, Sept. 11 at 8:30 p.m. at the parson- age of the First Methodist Church in Petersburg; Patri- cia Miller became the bride of James Esarey on Sunday, August 30 ; Mary Jane Eak- ins and Bill Gray were united in marriage Friday evening in the Otwell Methodist Church; Thelma Jean Bartelt and Les- ter Oxley were married Sat- urday evening, August 29 at 7 p.m. in the Zoar Method- ist Church; Marjorie Hopper and Ronald Bryant were wed on Saturday, September 5 at Shawneetown, Ill. Deaths: Ethel McGillem, 64, of Glezen, died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the Oakland City Rest Home; Grace Black, 69, of Oakland City, died Sat- urday, September 19 at 6:15 p.m. in her home; George M. Eldridge, 50, of Winslow, passed away last Wednesday afternoon at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. George Briggs in Oakland City; George W. Myers, 78, of Petersburg, died at Good Samaritan Hos- pital in Vincennes at 2:45 pm. Tuesday. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, October 9, 1969 The New York Mets were the low team on the Totem Pole until Petersburg's illus- trious on, Gil Hodges, became their manager and lit the fire under them, shooting them to the top of the pole into or- bit. The miracle Mets have sailed to the top of the East- ern Division of the National League, passed the Nation- al League and into the World Series Saturday. It will be a breath holding, heart skip- ping, prayer praying time for all the New York Mets and Gil's fans until the splash down and the 1969 World Se- ries pennant is safe and se- cure. The Mets beat Atlanta 7-4 Monday, which complet- ed a three-game playoff for the National League Cham- pionship. Baltimore Orioles made three consecutive vic- tories in the best of five in the American League play off, de- feating the Minnesota Twins 11-2. The World Series opens Saturday at Baltimore and will also play there Sunday. Mon- day, they will travel by plane to New York, where they will play at Shea Stadium Tuesday and Wednesday, and if a fifth game is needed, they will play Thursday at Shea Stadium. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Matteson, of Peters- burg, a son, Travis Lee, on Wednesday, October 1 in Da- viess County Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Kl- eeman, of Francisco, a daugh- ter, Tamara Sue, Monday, Sep- tember 29 at Deaconess Hos- pital; To Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sloan, of Monroe City, a son, Garrett Ray, September 20 at Good Samaritan Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Rick Vaughn, of Winslow, a daughter, Sta- cy Lynn, Sunday, September 28 in the Daviess County Hos- pital. Marriages: Jane Ann Harker and Joseph A. Dick- man were united in marriage Saturday, September 6 in the United Methodist Church at Otwell. Deaths: Richard L. "Dick" Farley, 37, of Winslow, passed away Thursday, October 2 at 12:15 a.m. in the Luther- an Hospital in Fort Wayne; Byard W. Chappell, 73, of Pe- tersburg, died Sunday, Octo- ber 5 at 7:15 p.m. in Good Sa- maritan Hospital; William T. Craig, 66, of Bowman, passed away October 1 at 7 p.m. at his residence; James Gamble, 48, of Winslow, passed away Mon- day, October 6 at 3:50 a.m. at Welborn Baptist Hospital; Flo- ra Lindy, 81, of Hazleton, died in Gibson General Hospital on Wednesday, October 8 at 3:30 a.m. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, September 22, 1994 Many residents of Pike County will soon have a new address whether they are moving or not. The county is in the midst of "readdress- ing" in preparation for an en- hanced 911 emergency sys- tem. Those affected will be everyone not living in an in- corporated town with a street address. Everyone on a non- street address will have an ad- dress that resembles a street address, except it will be based on a county road. Pike County's road system has long been on a grid system that is based on a geograph- ic center, where Meridian and Division intersect each other. All of the roads are numbered by this system. Meridian runs north and south and Division runs east and west. By this system, the road one mile north of Division is County Road 100 N. The road south of Division is County Road 100 S. Now in Pike County addresses are typically tied to a post office, such as Pe- tersburg, Otwell or even Vel- pen. Then addresses in the ru- ral areas are on rural routes with a box number. These are the areas that will change the most. The new address exact- ly located that home or busi- ness on the county rad sys- tem within a few feet. This is supposed to inform emergen- cy personnel so they can im- mediately know the location of the emergency. Births: To Jerry and Mary Rolens, of Winslow, at Good Samaritan in Vincennes, Sat- urday, Sept. 10, a son, Ethan Thomas. Marriages: Angie Stout and Bryan Townley were united in marriage Aug. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Petersburg; Mol- ley E. Tucker and Byron Greg Hawkins were united in mar- riage Aug. 6 at 213 S. 6th St., Petersburg at 5:30 p.m.; Julia J. Matthews and Jason G. Wal- ters were married on Friday, July 29 at 6 p.m. at the Otwell United Methodist Church. Deaths: Rosemary Siebe, 65, of Winslow, died Sunday, Sept. 18 at 11:48 a.m. at her residence; Lena M. Boger, 85, of Petersburg, died Saturday, Sept. 17 at 1:10 a.m. at Daviess County Hospital; William E. Meyer, 57, of Oakland City, died Saturday, Sept. 17 at 3 p.m. at his residence. 1986 Pike Central National Honors Society Pictured are Pike Central 1986 members of the National Honor Society, front row (l to r): Joy Anderson, treasurer; Linda Caldemeyer, secretary; Chad Lem- ond, president; Brian Stieneker, vice-president; Susan Rogers, parliamentarian; and Mark Luff, reporter. Row two: Kristy France, Janise Dixon, Steve Newton, Sara Cummings, Jill Schmitt, Pam Ooley, Connie Hopf, Lana Kirby and Stacy Houchin. Row three: Danna Drew, Lori Shoup, Rhonda Phillips, Stacy Shoultz, April Whitehead, Angela Hunley, Carlene Garland, Tom Wyatt, Doug Henson and Brad Walters. Row four: Kristi Bolin, John Stephens, Mike Morris, Joe Bur- khart, Matt Bellamy, Stephanie Williams, Kristi Hightower and Janet Hagemeyer. Row five: Stacy Hamm, Gary Loveless, Jay DeJarnett, Beth Williams, Debi Knight, Sarah Fuhrman, Missy Gaines and Sara Shawhan. Back row: Tina Traylor, Diane Williams, Lynn Manges, Suzy Corn, Karen Tegmeyer, Hope Ballard Kiply Myers and Steven Thomas Fulk. Missing are Emily Sickman and Matt Sturgeon. Photo from archive. Wednesday, Oct. 30 • Orson Welles causes nationwide panic with "War of the Worlds" (1938) • Naval committee established by Congress (1775) Thursday, Oct. 31 • Martin Luther posts 85 theses (1517) • Harry Houdini dies (1926) Friday, Nov. 1 • Sistine Chapel ceiling opens to public (1512) • Parliament enacts the Stamp Act (1765) Saturday, Nov. 2 • Spruce Goose flies (1947) • John Paul Jones sets sail (1777) Sunday, Nov. 3 • D.C. residents cast first presidential votes (1964) • Detroit-Windsor Tunnel opens to traffic (1930) Monday, Nov. 4 • Entrance to King Tut's tomb discovered (1922) • Barack Obama elected as America's first black president (2008) Tuesday, Nov. 5 • George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ (1994) • Washington condemns Guy Fawkes festivities (1775) Source: History.com