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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, December 11, 2019 B-5 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, August 4 and August 8, 1944 The Jerrell Shoe Shop, located on North Eighth St., across the street from the Petersburg Press of- fice, was sold this week to Prentice Bradfield, living east of this city. He took possession immediately and will be open for busi- ness this Saturday. Mr. Bradfield is a young man and has been engaged in the coal mining busi- ness with his father, Clar- ence Bradfield for several years. Through this busi- ness, he has come in con- tact with many people, who have found him to be always courteous and hon- est at all times. Lt. Otto Caudell has been reported missing in action over Germany since July 19, according to a tele- gram received Wednes- day by his parents, from the war department. Lt. Caudell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Caudell, who live in Vincennes, but were former residents of this city and lived here at the time their son was in- ducted into the army. He is a chief navigator on a bomber and had been sta- tioned in Italy. He received his training at Clovis, N.M. camps in Kansas, Califor- nia and Georgia. Two local men, one a service man home on furlough, were arrest- ed Wednesday night on charges of raping a local girl sometime Wednes- day evening. The sher- iff was called to the girl's home and charges were filed, which brought about the arrest of the two young men. They were released on bond but are scheduled to appear in court during the September term. Both of the men have denied the charged. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. William James Pennell, a son, William James, at Wel- born Hospital in Evansville July 29; To Sgt. Robert L. Howard and wife, a girl, Sherilyn Kay, born Sun- day at 6:30 p.m.; To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mos- by, of Otwell, a boy, Rob- ert Lloyd, Friday. Marriages: Patricia Klipsch and Cadet William J. Doty were married on Sunday, July 30 at the First Methodist Church in Pana- ma City, Fla.; Frances Bur- khart and Pfc. Joseph Fur- man were united in mar- riage at the United Breth- ren parsonage at bowman by the Rev. J.S. Greathouse on Monday afternoon. Deaths: Pvt. Lester Maxey, 38, of Stendal, was killed July 12 on the battle- field somewhere in France; Harriett Malott, 73, of Pe- tersburg, passed away at Daviess County Hospital on Sunday afternoon; An- na; Maria Lisette Meyer- holtz, 92, of Stendal, died at her home on Wednesday morning. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, November 5, 1959 The home belonging to Fannie Wilson, of Glezen, burned to the ground Wednesday night. Mrs. Wilson was not at home when the fire started and it had gained such head- way by the time the Pe- tersburg Fire Department arrived that little could be done to save it. A neighbor spotted the fire and said it appeared to have start- ed from a chimney in the rear of the house. The fire quickly spread throughout the rest of the house. The one story house had one room which had been a log house and the heavy tim- bers burned for over three hours. The fire department answered the call at about 8 p.m. and remained at the fire to protect adjoining property until after 11 p.m. Officers of the Pike County Tuberculosis As- sociation have announced that the X-ray unit will be in Pike County next week to X-ray children in some of the schools and adults who care to take advan- tage of the service. Ac- cording to the program, the X-ray will be at the Ot- well school building Mon- day morning for X-rays of the Otwell school children. The schedule calls for the unit to be in Petersburg Tuesday. It will be located at the Petersburg school building all morning for X- raying of the school chil- dren. The unit will then be moved to Seventh and Main streets, at the side of the Handy Hardware, where adults may be X- rayed from 1-3 p.m. As in the past, it will cost $1.50 for adults to have an X-ray made. However, if a person is unable to pay the fee, the X-ray will be made free of charge. The officers of the local association said they did not want the fee to stop anyone from having an X- ray made. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Brown, of Ot- well, a daughter, born No- vember 1 at the Daviess County Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McA- tee, of near Petersburg, a son, Kenneth Ray, born October 29 at the Daviess County Hospital. Marriages: Phyllis Jean Coleman became the bride of Jerry Ray Claridge on October 31 at 7 p.m.; Bever- ly Sue Goodwin and James Michael Warren were unit- ed in marriage Friday, Oc- tober 23 in Princeton. Deaths: Iva Hewins, 94, of Petersburg, died at the Thornberry Nursing Home in Vincennes at 5:40 p.m. October 23; Alonzo B. Mc- Clure, 57, of Winslow, died Friday at 8;20 p.m. at his home; Edward Schlott- man, 64, of Oakland City, died at his home at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, Octo- ber 30. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, November 20, 1969 A 1966 Plymouth 4-door Fury was pulled from a pit along Highway 56, near Cato, at noon Tuesday by State Police. Sometime over the weekend, persons reported to State Police an oil slick on top of the wa- ter of the pit. An investi- gation revealed tire marks which indicated that a car had run into the pit. State Police divers were called in to dive in the pit and inves- tigate. They found the au- to which had been stolen from someone in Prest- wood, Mo. Complete de- tails were not immediately available on owners of the car. It was pulled up the 60 - ft. highwall by a wrecker. The highwall is nearly ver- tical. Last Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, thieves, or a thief, broke into Nelson's Station south of Winslow and Bill's Drive Inn north of Winslow. Two batteries, antifreeze and change from a vending ma- chine were stolen. At Bill's Drive Inn, the back door lock was jammed. Five cartons of cigarettes, and around $20 in cash was tak- en. They also tried to break into the jukebox, but were unable to get it open. No arrests have been made in the case. Steven R. Miley wrecked a 1969 Rambler 4-door, owned by his father, Claude Miley, when he turned over in an attempt to miss a child on a bicycle. Miley was driving north on road 2 east, near the Jim Werner home. According to police, he came over the top of a hill and a small boy, Steve McClellan, was rid- ing his bicycle in the road. In order to miss the boy, he pulled hard to the right, running into the ditch. The auto turned over and ended up on its wheels in the mid- dle of the road. There were no injuries and no charges were filed. Marriages: Miss Debra Schnarr and Richard An- derson exchanged vows Saturday, November 15 at 2 p.m. at the Contenders of Faith Mission in Otwell. Deaths: James A. Pride, 85, of Otwell, died at 8;15 p.m. Friday at Good Samar- itan Home in Jasper; Min- nie Richardson, 75, of Oak- land City, died Wednesday, November 12 at St. Mary's Hospital; Cretia Simpson, 86, of Oakland City, died Wednesday, November 12 at the Oakland City Rest Home; Dora Hazleton, 83, of Petersburg, died Satur- day at 12:41 a.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital; Ray Hobson, 74, of Oakland City, died Saturday at Wirth Osteopathic Hospi- tal. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, November 3, 1994 A vandalism spree last Tuesday night did sever- al thousand dollars dam- age in Petersburg. Some- one spray painted a truck, house, bus and garage door late Tuesday, according to police. Petersburg Police Chief said someone spray painted a truck owned by Loren and Tammy Ridge, of Trafzer St., causing an estimated $1,000 dam- age to the new Ford pick- up. Pike County Sheriff William Scales investigat- ed several other incidents in the same neighborhood that were just outside the city limits. He said in the Meadowbrook addition, someone spray painted the garage door and brick on Steve Huffman's house. They also painted a school bus that was parked at Lon- nie Helms' residence in the same area. Scales said a ga- rage door at Alice Shover's residence was painted. He said the Mi's Beauty Salon sign was also vandalized. At the Mike Voyles' resi- dence, vandals used par- affin on their screens and windows, threw a bloody, dead animal on their porch and toilet papered their trees and shrubs, causing quite a bit of damage with the paraffin. At Pike Cen- tral, three buses were van- dalized by soaping the win- dows and setting off fire ex- tinguishers inside the bus- es. Scales said they have a few leads about the van- dalism. Petersburg Police Chief Mike Key said they haven't had much vandal- ism other than that night. Petersburg has increased patrols for the last couple of weeks. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Gladish, of Petersburg, at Good Samaritan Hospi- tal in Vincennes, Monday, Oct. 24, a daughter, Kirstin Amberly; To Tina Bell and Jonathan Cloe, of Winslow, in Welborn Baptist Hospi- tal, Thursday, Oct. 13, a daughter, Tamika Mariah. Marriage: Adrienne Bernadette Schnarr and Joseph Allen Kiefer ex- changed vows at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 in Shiloh United Methodist church. Deaths: Daisy B. King, 76, of Winslow, died at 12:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg; Artie Howington, 91, of Oakland City, died Monday, Oct. 31 at 3 a.m. at Good Samari- tan Nursing Home in Oak- land City. Stendal School 1931-1932–5th and 6th grade Front row: Victor Klusemier, Eldo Wellemeyer, Harold Hagemeyer, Eloise Katter, Rose Henke, Maude Kielbock, Tond Sollman, Ei- leen Nuhring, Ruby Satkamp, Helen Barte, Wilker Hagemeyer and Melvin Hagemeyer. Second row: Elmo Sollman, Lowell McGloth- lin, Eugene Bone, Delmas Houchin, Kathleen Maxey, Grace Sollman, Evelyen Kielblock, Oliver Hartke, Clarence Kahle, Credric Cox and Garneta Butke. Third row: DeWayne Lee, Doris Martin, Norma Kroncmyer, Mabel Dimint, Edna Satkamp, Opal Hagemey- er, Kenneth Sollman, Kenneth Hendricks, Johnny Lee, Pearly Sollman and Ralph Singer. Back row: Mildred Kettler–Teacher, Delia Katter, Cleta Vaughn, Ivor Powers, Margie Nass, Hilda Sollman, Dorothy Butke, Norma Hagemeyer and Annis Russell. Wednesday, December 11 • British delay Washington's march to Valley Forge (1777) • UNICEF founded (1946) Thursday, December 12 • Da Vinci notebook sells for over 5 million (1980) • Pennsylvania ratifies the Constitution (1787) Friday, December 13 • Al Gore conceded presidential election (2000) • Sir Francis Drake sets out (1577) Saturday, December 14 • Roal Admundsen becomes first explorer to reach the South Pole (1911) • Indy "Brickyard" is completed (1909) Sunday, December 15 • Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens (2001) • The Bill of Rights becomes law (1791) Monday, December 16 • The Boston Tea Party (1773) • Battle of the Bulge begins (1944) Tuesday, December 17 • First airplane flies (1903) • "A Christmas Carol" is published (1843) Source: History.com