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C-8 Wednesday, Februar y 26, 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 Wednesday, Feb. 26 • World Trade Center is bombed (1993) • Grand Teton National Park is established (1929) Thursday, Feb. 27 • New Orleanians take to streets for first Mardi Gras (1827) • Federal prisoners begin arriving at Andersonville (1864) Friday, Feb. 28 • Watson and Crick discover chemical structure of DNA (1953) • John Wesley charters first Methodist Church in U.S. (1784) Sunday, March 1 • Soviet probe crashes into Venus (1966) • Trains buried by avalanche in Wellington, Washington (1910) Monday, March 2 • Pioneer 10 launched to Jupiter (1972) • Kennedy propses plan to end the war (1967) Tuesday, March 3 • Police brutality caught on video (1991) • First indoor game of ice hockey (1875) Source: History.com SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Oct. 20 and Oct. 24, 1944 It was announced Thurs- day by officials of the Index Notion Company that they had purchased the Wolf Building and would start reconstruction at once. Cor- less Carter started the work Thursday morning and ev- ery effort is being made to put the building in shape so that they may serve the peo- ple of this county in time for Christmas. Mr. Lloyd Haw- baker stated that the compa- ny had plenty of merchan- dise in their warehouse at Sullivan to restock the build- ing immediately upon com- pletion of repairs and that he expected to spend about a week a the warehouse se- lecting the merchandise for the new store. There will be an announcement in the pa- per as the work progress- es and the actual date of reopening appears some- where definite. Mr. Pearl Garrison, of Ot- well, was notified last Fri- day morning by the war de- partment that his son, Pvt. Robert Garrison, who was reported missing as of July, is a prisoner of war in Ger- many. Pvt. Garrison, who received his training at Ft. Lewis, Wash., and Ft. Ben- ning, Ga., as a paratrooper was with the airborne troops that invaded France, where he was taken prisoner. Gimbel's was selling wom- en's fur coats for $49.95 and fall dresses for $4.98. Kroger was selling 2-lb. jars of peanut butter for $ .43, potatoes for $ .05 per pound and ground beef for $ .26 per pound. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Berl Goodwin, a girl, born Friday morning at the ma- ternity hospital in Oakland City; To Mr. and Mrs. Albert Robinson, of Washington, a girl, Diana Mae, born Octo- ber 18. Deaths: Earl Davis, 34, of Petersburg, died at 4 o'clock Friday morning in Madison; Mary E. Mosby, 80, of Petersburg, died Mon- day morning at the home of her son; Elizabeth Pride, 66, of Otwell, passed away at her home at 7:10 o'clock Tuesday evening. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, January 21, 1960 A freak accident involv- ing a large truck and four cars, all without drivers, occurred Wednesday night at the corner of Ninth and main streets in Petersburg. Since there were no drivers in any of the vehicles, no one was injured. A large semi- truck loaded with steel had been parked between the Voyles' IGA Supermarket and the Main Street Pres- byterian Church on Main Street while the driver, Car- roll Tharp, of Delphi, went across the street to a rest- room in a service station. While the truck was head- ed down Main Street, the brakes gave away and the truck began rolling. As it crossed Ninth St., it went on- to the sidewalk and knocked down a parking meter. It then hit a parked car owned by James White, knocking it into the street. The truck then hit the second parked car, pushed it from the curb and into a fourth parked car. With the White's car fender wedged between the wheel and fender of the truck, and the other three cars pushed into a pile around the front of the truck, it stopped. The truck remained half on the street and half on the side- walk. Persons driving by the 11 p.m. freak accident thought it to be very seri- ous because of the number of vehicles involved. How- ever, the amount of damage was estimated to be rather small because the newest car hit was a 1955 Ford. The other three cars were all old- er models. The Winslow Fire Depart- ment was called Monday evening to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pancake on south side across the street from Hurt's grocery. An oil stove in the living room ex- ploded and leaked fuel oil on the rug. Flames from the exploding stove ignited the rug. A chair was badly damaged and the rug was a complete loss. The interior of the home was damaged form smoke. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Henson, of Peters- burg, a son, born Monday in the Daviess County Hos- pital; To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gene Coleman, a son, David Keith, born December 17; To Mr. and Mrs. Noble Hay, Jr., a daughter, Rachelle Jayne, born January 7 at the Stork Hospital in Huntingburg; To Mr. and Mrs. Phillip W. Coleman, a son, Mark War- ren, born November 18. Marriages: Elaine R. Richardson and Bobby D. Cockerham were married at Shawneetown, Ill., on Thursday, January 8. Deaths: Anna Kinder, 83, of Winslow, died in the Daviess County Hospital at 4:10 p.m. Saturday; Ethel Wilhite, 67, of Glezen died at her home at 8:30 a.m. Fri- day. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, February 5, 1970 Named one of 100 final- ists in Pillsbury's Bake-Off 21 this year is Mrs. Joe Ray Fulk, formerly of Winslow. She will receive an expense- paid trip to San Diego, Calif., March 15 -17 to compete for the title "Best of Bake-Off" and prizes up to $25,000. In addition, she and all other finalists have each already won a $100 cash prize and a General Electric range. She and other prize-winning home cooks will prepare their dishes on Bake-Off Day March 16 in the Hotel Del Coronado, a stately Vic- torian hotel located on Coro- nado Island across the bay from San Diego. Fulk will prepare a casserole dish. This is the second time she has been a finalist in a Pills- bury Bake-Off. She was a fi- nalist in the contest in 1963 in Los Angeles, Calif. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fox, of Petersburg, in Daviess County hospital, Wednesday, December 31, a daughter, Donya Marie; To Mr. and Mrs. Rick Stafford, of Bowman, Sunday, Janu- ary 25, in Daviess County hospital, a daughter, Tere- sa Lynn; To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Aydelotte, of Oak- land City, a daughter, Sun- day, February 1 at Daviess County Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ross, of Oakland City, a daughter, Kathi Ann, Friday, January 30 at the Gibson General Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wool- sey, of Spurgeon, a daughter, Stephanie Renee, born Tues- day, February 3 at St. Jo- seph's Hospital in Hunting- burg; To Mr. and Mrs. Mor- ris Brewer, of Oakland City, a daughter, Danielle Lee, Tuesday, January 27 at Gib- son General Hospital. Marriages: Karen Gayle Davis became the bride of Donald Eugene Hudson in a double-ring ceremony Fri- day night at the First Baptist Church in Petersburg, with the Rev. Harold Bailey offi- ciating. Deaths: Delbert Camp- bell, 75, died Sunday at 10 :45 in Deaconess Hospi- tal in Evansville. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, January 19, 1995 Local law enforcement of- ficers have been kept busy this week working traffic ac- cidents. Five accidents were reported between Jan. 12-15. What a difference a year makes. This week is one of the warmest weeks on re- cord for January. Three re- cords were set last week. Highs were in the 50s on Thursday and since have been int he 60s, with a high of 62 on Thursday. An all- time high minimum temper- ature was set on January 14 in Evansville with a low of 61. That is 11 degrees high- er than the previous warm- est minimum temperature of 50 degrees in 1950. Petersburg Mayor Ran- dy Harris announced Tues- day he would be seeking reelection this year. Har- ris was elected in 1991. He said, "It has been my privi- lege over the last three years to serve Petersburg as may- or." He cited numerous im- provements and accomplish- ments during his adminis- tration, such as strength- ening infrastructure and utilities, new fire hydrants, new water line between Pe- tersburg and Pike-Gibson Water Corp. in Campbell- town, new blacktop streets, storm sewers and curbing, and refurbishing of the wa- ter plant. Deaths: Tim L. Hunt, 38, of Oatsville, died at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 at his resi- dence; Walter R. Brock, 77, of Petersburg, died Thurs- day, Jan. 12 at 4:20 a.m. at hi residence; Maurice E. Wool- sey, 69, of Petersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 5:15 p.m. at University Hospital in St. Louis; Sidney R. Co- chren, 52, of Oakland City, died Sunday, Jan. 15 at 2:15 a.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville; James Ring- ham, 32, of Oakland City, died Sunday, Jan. 15 at 12:01 a.m. at his residence. Mason school in 1906 Spurgeon graduates in 1918 to 1922 are shown above attending the Mason school. The photo was taken in 1906. Bert McMurtry is the 11th in the second row. Bert and his wife Freda operated a grocery store in Spurgeon during the 1930s and 1940s. Is it TIME for your next eye exam? 8–7 . Mon. 8–noon . Tues. 10–7 . Wed. 8–5 . Thur. 8–5 . Fri. Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th Street, Petersburg (812) 354-9400