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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, December 25, 2019 A-7 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 18 and August 22, 1944 Two Petersburg residents were in the Daviess County Hospital this afternoon suf- fering from injuries received during a noon-hour rain- storm when the car, a 1937 Chevrolet coupe, in which they were riding, left Road 57 pavement and overturned five times and crashed in- to a tree near the Ira Doty peach orchard, about 7 miles northeast of this city. The two, reported riding in the car, were removed form the scene of the accident to the Daviess County Hospital in the Harris ambulance. At the hospital, it was report- ed that Carlton (Cotton) Boger, recently discharged from the U.S. Navy, husband of Mrs. Doris Engleman Bo- ger, was in critical condition. He received severe head in- juries and his entire body is broken and bruised. Howev- er, he passed away the next day from his injuries. Mrs. Dorothy Charles, wife of Roy Charles, the other passen- ger in the car, also of Peters- burg, was seriously injured about the head. Her injuries are serious, but at this time are not believe critical. Po- lice officers are investigat- ing the accident, but at the time we go to press, no re- ports have been made. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Willis, of Dutchtown, was completely destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. The contents of the house was also burned. The Wil - lis family lived in the house on the Bernard Garrison farm. Mrs. Willis was can- ning fruit and stepped out- side to get some glass cans and when she returned, the kitchen was in flames. She ran for help, but by the time help arrived, the fire had gained such headway it was impossible to save ei- ther the house or contents. It is thought that a kerosene stove exploded. No estimate had been made of the loss. Insurance was carried on the house, but the loss on the furniture was not cov- ered by insurance. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Shoultz, of Oatsville, a girl, Nancy Kay, born Sat- urday, August 19; To Mr. and Mrs. William Garner, of Oatsville, a boy, Frank- lin, born Sunday morning, August 20 ; To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glassford, a girl, Su- san LeaAnn, born Friday. Marriages: Flo Jackson became the bride of T/Sgt. Earl T. Basinger on Friday at 9 p.m. at the Methodist par- sonage. Deaths: Richard Spradlin, 13, of Oakland City, drowned Thursday about noon after stepping into a manhole of the sewer system. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, November 19, 1959 Sunday morning fire de- stroyed the home and con- tents of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Sudder in the east end of Winslow. The house was owned by John Wira. Mr. Sudder had just returned home from taking his family to some of their relatives and was working in his yard when he heard popping and crack- ing sounds coming from his house. He went in to find the wall all afire and oil spurting on the wall from a pipe to an oil stove. He was able to gr- ab only a few articles on his way out. Citizens of the town soon began gathering furni- ture, clothing, bedding and other items to help them set up house keeping in the Bar- rett house east of the Winslow school building. Joe Vance, who is employed by the Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, re- ceived a fractured right knee- cap at his work Saturday, No- vember 7. His spikes pulled out of the pole he was climb- ing, causing him to fall four- teen feet to the ground. He landed on the ground with such force, his knees buck- led and hit the pole. It will be six months before he will be able to return to his job. Gary Lemond, 18, narrow- ly escaped serious injuries Sunday evening at 6:30 when the 1958 Ford he was driving ran into a horse in the mid- dle of the road on the Dillon hill, near Lee Hulsey's home on Highway 257, three miles south of the intersection of Highways 257 and 56. Gary, who was alone at the time, had just started to raise up from adjusting the heater when he hit the horse. The horse was thrown over the car, taking with it, the whole top of the car, stripped the windshield and door glasses off even with the seats. Two of Gary's teeth were knocked out and he had cuts on his chin and bruises about his body. He was taken to the Jasper Hospital, where he was treated and released. The horse was killed outright. It belonged to Connie Beadles and had wandered three miles from home. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Hill, of Glezen, a daughter, in the Gibson Gen- eral Hospital in Princeton the first of the week; To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hellman, of Velpen, s son, born Satur- day morning at the Oakland City Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Moore, of Pe- tersburg, a son, Bobby Joe, in the Good Samaritan Hos- pital Saturday; To Mr. and Mrs. George Fiscus, of Ar- thur, a son, George Freder- ick, born October 30 in the Gibson General Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Miller, of Oakland City, a son, Tony Kevin, born Wednesday, No- vember 11 at Deaconess Hos- pital in Evansville; To Sgt. 1- c and Mrs. William Eubanks, of Oakland City, a daughter, Gayla Renee, born Saturday, November 7 in the Gibson General Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Steward, of Fran- cisco, a son, Phillip Lee, Sat- urday, November 14 in Gibson General Hospital. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, December 4, 1969 Winslow Fire Department was called to the home of Mrs. Helen Hughes, Sunday morn- ing around 10 o'clock to extin- guish a fire which caused an estimated $2500 damage. The fire started in the basement from the wiring. It burned a large hole in the living room floor and damaged a televi- sion beyond repair. The inte- rior of the house was exten- sively damaged by smoke and water. The house is tight with aluminum siding over asbes- tos shingles and storm win- dows. This caused the fire to smolder for sometime. Car- rell Wood, a neighbor discov- ered the smoke pouring from the eaves when he went out to burn some trash and called the fired department. Mrs. Hughes was at work at Jasper Memorial Hospital, where she is a nurse. The damage was covered by insurance. Construction began this week on a new Jay C Food Market, located at the south edge of Petersburg on High- way 57. According to J.O. Beals, of the John C. Groub Co., the new store will be a completely modern equipped store with 10,000 feet of floor space and a 70car parking lot. Crane and Nolan of Loogoo- tee are the contractors build- ing the new market. Beals pointed out that opening date would be controlled largely by the weather, but they are plan- ning a spring opening. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hardin, a son, Rod- ney Albin, at Daviess County Hospital on Tuesday, Novem- ber 25; To Mr. and Mrs. Jer- ry D., Mason, of Oakland City, twin sons, Larry Dale and Jer- ry D., Jr., born November 22 in Jasper Memorial Hospital Marriages: Tana McLemore and Donald Le- roy Hays were united in mar- riage November 22 at 2 p.m. at the Contenders of Faith Mis- sion, Otwell, with the Rev. John Hand officiating. Deaths: Eugene Grubb, 24, of the Oatsville Commu- nity, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday enroute to the Gibson General Hospital; Mrs. Lucille Bruce, 57, of Francisco, died Tues- day of last week at the Gib- son General Hospital; Mrs. Opal Hillman, 62, of Oakland City, died at 11:30 p.m. Tues- day, November 25 enroute to the Wirth Osteopathic Hospi- tal; Mrs. Muriel Morris, 78, of Winslow, died Thursday, No- vember 27 at the home of her daughter. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, November 17, 1994 Petersburg firefighters ex- tinguished a Monday morn- ing trailer fire about a mile east of SR 57, on CR 150 N. and Line Rd. The blaze de- stroyed the trailer home of Brad and Christina Zimmer- man, and their three chil- dren. The family was able to escape the trailer without in- jury, but Brad suffered smoke inhalation when he attempt- ed to re-enter the home be- fore firefighters arrived. The family lost all of their posses- sions but the trailer belonged to a grandmother, who had some insurance. The fire was reported to Pike County Cen- tral Dispatch at about 5:20 a.m. Monday morning. Martha A. Richardson, 62, of Winslow, was driving south on Highway 61 when she ran off the road and drove through a field before hitting CR 300 N., which intersects with Highway 61. Her car then ramped off the berm of the road and into a field. The car came to rest about 500 feet south of 300 N., according to Pike County Sheriff Elect Jeff Clements. Richardson told Clements she didn't know what caused her to run off the road. Her 1985 Ford sus- tained an estimated $1000 to $2,500 damage in the Thurs- day morning crash. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Jarrod Shoultz, of Oakland City, at Welborn Baptist Hos- pital, November 8, a daugh- ter, Miranda Rachelle; To Li- sa and Gary Harker, of Pe- tersburg, in St. Mary's Hos- pital, October 17, a daughter, Alexandra Leigh; To Mitch and Kendrea Parker, of Pe- tersburg, at Welborn Baptist Hospital, October 26, a son, Cain Andrew. Deaths: David Jobe, 59, of Petersburg, died at 2:37 a.m. Saturday, November 12 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes; Ruby Johnson, 76, of Petersburg, died Tuesday, November 8 at 4 p.m. at Pe- tersburg Healthcare Center; William Lynden Holmes, Jr. 52, of Oakland City, died Fri- day, November 11 at 1:16 p.m. at Wirth Hospital; Mathew Joel Houchins, 24 days old, died Sunday, November 13, at 4:20 p.m. at Welborn Hospi- tal; Oran Bob Litherland, 43, of Oakland City, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 9 at Forest Del Convalescent Center in Princeton. Glezen G.B. Church picnic Glezen G.B. Church picnic was at Washington Park in Washington on Sunday, July 24, 1949. The photo was submitted by Art Miley, of La Jolla, Ca- lif. Art said, according to his grandmother, Ada, the picnic was planned over several weeks. She said in her diary they had a good time, had lots of dinner and she brought six gallons of ice cream and cher- ries. Those attending the picnic included, front row: Bruce Kifer, Kathleen Adkins, Ford Carr, Jerry Bruce, Allen Williams, Gary Houchins, Dick Ste- phens, Eugene DeJarnett, Ronald Phillips, Al- an Dill, Dick Butrum, Delmas Culbertson, Paul Rhodes and Mike Blythe; second row: Geraldine Foster, Becky Foster (baby), Kenneth Howard, Bobby Culbertson, Gerald Shultz, Phyllis DeJar- nett, Donald Phillips, Linda Foster, Shirley Quig- gins, Peggy Barrett, Martha Lou DeJarnett, Car- olyn Rhodes, Mary Adkins, Anetta Shepherd, Lin- da Shultz, Shirley Houchins, Janie Willis and Char- lotte Selby; third row: Goldia Culbertson, Thursie Montgomery, Earle Howard, Ida Holland, Ella Abel, Mrs. Trueblood, Rosa Hurst, Ada Miley, Lau- ra Price, Dixie Houchins and Angelyn Houchins; fourth row: Thelma Robling, Ervin Davis, Betty Joan Smith, Lavada Williams, Delia Foster, Els- worth Williams, Opha Stephens, Arbutus Elmore, Nora Kinman, Margaret DeJarnett, Jennilee Dill, Rissia Williams, Murtle Davis, Millard Shoultz, El- sie Carr, Billy Culbertson, Mose Howard and Ruth Houchins; fifth row: W. A. Montgomery, Lloyd De- Jarnett, Charles Miley, Dexter Shultz, Clarence Wil- hite and Junior Miley. net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net Wednesday, December 25 • The Christmas Truce (1914) • Washington crosses the Delaware (1776) Thursday, December 26 • Bugsy Siegel opens Flamingo Hotel (1946) • "Porgy and Bess" opens in Leningrad (1955) Friday, December 27 • Radio City Music Hall opens (1912) • Office of Price Administration begins to ration automobile tires (1941) Saturday, December 28 • First commercial movie screened (1895) • American's first Labor Day (1869) Sunday, December 29 • U.S. Army massacres Indians at Wounded Knee (1890) • British capture Savannah, Ga. (1778) Monday, December 30 • U.S.S.R. established (1922) • Rasputin is murdered (1916) Tuesday, December 31 • Panama Canal turned over to Panama (1999) • Rick Nelson dies in a plane crash (1985) Source: History.com