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B-8 Wednesday, Januar y 8, 2020 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, Sept. 1 and Sept. 5, 1944 Sgt. Eugene F. Hammond, 24, was killed in action July 8 in France, according to word received by his mother, Mrs. Gus Davis. Sgt. Hammond was with Headquarters troop of the 106th cavalry and left Champaign with the troop in November 1940. He was stationed at Camp Liv- ingston until 1942 when he went to radio school at Ath- ens, Ga., and graduated with highest honors of his class. Later, he was transferred to Camp Hood, Texas, and in February 1944 was sent to England. From England, he went into France with inva- sion troops. On another page of this paper appears an advertise- ment announcing the open- ing of the Arbuckle Thrift Store in the building previ- ously occupied by the Index store. The building has been newly decorated and all new fixtures have been added. This store which has been located in the block oppo- site the courthouse had out- grown its quarters and it be- came necessary to seek larg- er quarters, for the display of their stock, which is being in- creased daily by the demand of their customers. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Nulis Jones, of Otwell, a son, Sunday; To Mr. and Mrs. Harland Tisdale, of Stendal, a son, John Harland, on Mon- day, Sept. 4; To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rhodes, of Peters- burg, a girl, Nancy Sue, born August 29; To Mr. and Mrs. Herschell Chamberlain, of Petersburg, a girl, August 29; To Mr. and Mrs. Lester Nash, of Otwell, a girl, Dixie Jean, on August 26. Marriages: Ernest G. Warner and Geneva Gorby were united in marriage Sun- day, August 27 in the home of Rev. Burl Eads, of Washing- ton; Mary Whitlock and Ol- iver Willis were married by Elder Clarence Rumble on Saturday evening at 3 p.m.; Clova McCord and Pfc. Le- onel Richard Dobbyn were united in marriage at noon on Sunday, August 27 in the Winslow Methodist Church. Deaths: Noble Howard, 39, of Velpen, died at his home; William E. Richard- son, 70, of Bowman, died Wednesday, August 30 at 5 a.m.; Perry Willis Lindy, 63, of Union, died at 1 p.m. Au- gust 28 at his home; Clar- ence Weitkamp, of Sten- dal, passed away at 5 o'clock Wednesday evening. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, December 3, 1959 Midwest Telephone Com- pany has announced that at 1:01 a.m. Sunday, the new dial system in Petersburg will be changed over. The new dial system will be on DDD, Direct Distance Dial- ing. Switching to DDD will be Decker, Fritchton, Mon- roe City and Wheatland, as well as Petersburg. All of these exchanges are part of the Midwest Telephone Company. Most important to telephone users in the Pe- tersburg area will be all new numbers, which will replace the short numbers required when an operator asked for the number. New directo- ries have been mailed to pa- trons of Midwest. These di- rectories include the new numbers for the exchang- es, as well as complete in- structions for DDD, which will be at the finger tips of the five Midwest exchanges mentioned above. Beginning Sunday morning, Petersburg numbers will begin with the name ELliott, followed by five numbers. Two automobile accidents involving five Pike Coun- ty young men sent all five to hospitals Thursday. Al- though three of the young men have been released from hospitals, two remain in hos- pitals for treatment. Still in the Daviess County Hos- pital is Lee Dedrick, of Ot- well, who was in the first ac- cident to happen Thursday, and David Schafer, of Peters- burg, who is in the Method- ist Hospital in Indianapolis, was in the second accident. The first accident occurred at about 2:55 a.m. Thursday about four miles north of Petersburg on Highway 61. Roger Brittain, Dedrick and David Kemp were traveling north when their car went out of control on a curve, hit a culvert, overturned into a field and caught fire. Brit- tain was thrown out of the car, Kemp and Dedrick were both pulled from the faming ca by a Monroe City resident who happened along shortly after the accident. The sec- ond accident occurred at about 4 o'clock. David Scha- fer was driving a car belong- ing to Wyatt Rauch, who was an occupant in the car, when it went off the road 1 1/2 miles west of Petersburg, near the Victor Sutton farm, struck a fence and came to rest at the side of the road. Schafer was thrown from the car and when it spun around, it came to rest on his body. The car had to be jacked up to release him. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Blaize, a daughter, Janet Renee, on Monday, No- vember 30 at Jasper Memori- al Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Ray Powell, of Winslow, a daughter, Kelly Renee, born Monday, November 23 in the Daviess County Hospital. Marriages: Janet Faye and Rev. Fred Brittain were married Friday, November 27 at 3 p.m. in the Algiers Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Deaths: Fred B. Ahlert, 57, of Pike County, died at 9 a.m. Friday; Stella S. Tracer, of Oakland City, died around 4 a.m. Tuesday in the Oak- land City Hospital; Daniel Davidson, 58, of Pike Coun- ty, died last Wednesday at the Daviess County Hospital. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, December 18, 1969 At 10 : 20 Saturday night, following a Winslow basket- ball game, a person or per- sons attempted to burn the home of an elderly couple and the band room of the Winslow High School. For- mer Curtis Grocery, locat- ed just southeast of the high school building is present- ly being used as the Win- slow band room. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Yager, which is the parsonage of the Church of God, received lit- tle or no damage due to the quick actions of Pete Osgath- arp and Bill Lewis. Both men live across the street, south of the Yagers. They saw the flare ore railroad fusee burn- ing on the west porch of the Yager home and both men ran over to the porch, with one of them throwing the flare into the street. Very lit- tle damage resulted. At the school music room, a flare was thrown through a hole in the front glass. It hit a metal storage cabinet and fell just inside the window where it did little more than scorch the plaster on the wall and the floor. Another flare, which had failed to ignite, was found in the basement. This one was lying in com- bustible debris, which could have caused serious damage had it ignited. The one fuse, which was ignited and placed in the upstairs, was quick- ly extinguished by Bob Er- win, a teacher at the Winslow school, who used a fire extin- guisher from the main high school building. He was al- so assisted by James Powers and Robert Smith, who were the first firemen at the scene. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. John Bement, of Petersburg, a son, Tuesday, December 9, in Daviess County Hospi- tal; To Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Edrington, Sr., of Oak- land City, a son, Kyle Gor- don, Tuesday, December 9 at St. Mary's Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. David Sollman, of Velpen, a daughter, Debbie Ann, Thursday, December 11 at Washington Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fears, of Petersburg, Sunday, No- vember 30 in Daviess Coun- ty Hospital, a daughter, Tri- cia Ann; To Mr. and Mrs. Larry Weisman, of Peters- burg, in Daviess County Hos- pital, Friday, December 12, a daughter, Tena Lynnette; To Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Shoultz, of Petersburg, Thursday, De- cember 11 in Daviess Coun- ty Hospital, a son, Clinton Rick; To Mr. and Mrs. Don- ald W. Davis, of Petersburg, Monday, December 15, by adoption, a daughter, Penel- ope Sue; To Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ross, of Oakland City, a daughter, Anita Lorraine, Monday, December 8 at Gib- son General Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. James Burnett, of Petersburg, in Daviess Coun- ty Hospital, Wednesday, De- cember 10, twin daughters, Carolyn Susan and Kathryn Susan; To Mr. and Mrs. Jer- ry Sullivan, of Petersburg, in Good Samaritan Hospi- tal, Wednesday, December 10, a son, Garry Scott. Marriages: LaValla Corn became the bride of Dale McAllister on November 22 in the Zoar United Methodist Church; Diana Lynn Mason and Mark Alan Broshears were united in marriage at the First General Baptist Church in Oakland City on November 22 Deaths: Martha Buech- ele, 74, of Winslow, died Tuesday, December 16 at 6:30 p.m. in Welborn Baptist Hospital; Charles F. Russell, 93, of Otwell, died Sunday at 5 p.m. in the Holiday Home in Petersburg; Vernie O'Neal, 74, of Oakland City, died at his home on Friday; John J. Cardinal, 52, of Union, died Monday, December 15 at 5 a.m. at his home; Sarah Elizabeth Kinman, 79, of the Spraggins Community, died Thursday, December 11 at 5 a.m. in the Holiday Home in Petersburg; Nellie P. Corten, 61, of Petersburg, died in the early morning hours Satur- day, December 13 in the Wel- born Baptist Hospital. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, December 1, 1994 Three armed robbery sus- pects were taken into custo- dy in Petersburg latew Sun- day night after a Daviess County deputy spotted a car matching the descrip- tion given in a district dis- patch. Paul Winterowd, 19, of Orleans, and Christ Bak- er, 22, of Bedford, were both taken into custody at the Pe- tersburg Pantry at about 1 a.m. Monday and charged with armed robbery. Bed- ford police said a lone gun- man entered the Pizza Hut in Bedford at about 11 p.m. and held the customers and staff at gunpoint while taking an undetermined amount of money. Bedford police were able to get a description of the gunman and his vehicle, which they broadcast in a district-wide dispatch. A Da- viess County deputy sheriff noticed a car matching the description and followed the car, which was driving south on Highway 57. He notified Pike County police. Peters- burg Police Chief Mike Key said they decided to put up a road block at Ninth and Main sts., but Witherowd turned into the Petersburg Pantry. They took Witherowd, Bak- er and a 16 year old male ju- venile into custody. Key said they found money taken from the Pizza Hut in the car. It was said to be about $ 3,000. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sims, of Winslow, at Memorial Hospital in Jas- per, November 26, a daugh- ter, Allison Nicole; To Mike and Angie Gray, of Velpen, a son, Tanner O'Neil, Novem- ber 23 at St. Mary's; To Mr. and Mrs. David Pennington, of Winslow, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Huntingburg, Wednesday, November 23, a son, Michael Jeffrey. Marriages: Bonnie Goe- bel and Gary Osborne were united in marriage at the Spurgeon General Baptist Church on November 19. Deaths: Jane Ann Cock- erham, 42, of Oakland City, died at 4:28 p.m. Saturday, November 26 at her mother's residence; Rosetta O'Leary, 85, of Oakland City, died Sunday, November 27 at 1:20 p.m. at Good Samari- tan Nursing Home in Oak- land City; Edward L. Bur- khart, 80, of Oakland City, died at 2:05 p.m. Tuesday, November 22 at Good Samar- itan Home in Oakland City. PHS grads and friends Petersburg High School graduates and friends include Rosemary Catt Abbott, Helen Blaize Byrd, Dor- othy Blaize Harris, Mildred R. (?), and John Gray. 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