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C-8 Wednesday, March 11, 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 Winslow High School athletic council 1946 Members of the athletic council of 1946 included in the front row, Charles Finch, Donald Coleman, Joseph Kays, and Dale Bottom. In the second row were Clarence Buechele (principal), David Heuring, Guy Mullin Jr., Bob Ashby, and MarvinHopkins. They were selected from all four classes of the Winslow High School. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Nov. 3 and Nov. 7, 1944 The Berlin radio report- ed that Allied shipping had already entered the three- mile wide Schelde River es- tuary with supplies bound for the Belgium port of An- twerp, even though the fighting was not completed in this important port. This reported movement of ship- ping toward the important port, which is expected to supply future Allied thrusts into Germany came as tri- ple assault forces stalked the last Germans within gunshot of the vital 50 -mile long inland waterway. "Ger- man E-boats attacked ene- my shipping in the Schelde estuary," was the way the Berlin radio stated the sit- uation, "and destroyed one vessel of 2,000 tons and a small gun boat." The ene- my broadcast was the first indication that supplies had started moving into the es- tuary to build up stores for the eventual great offensive against the Reich itself. The front lines facing Germa- ny, and at many places lap- ping into the Fatherland, are but 75 miles east of Ant- werp. Until now, Allied sup- plies have come 400 miles by road and rail from Cher- bourg or a slightly short- er distance from prefabri- cated beach harbors on the Normandy channel coast. It appeared likely today, in view of the three cross-estu- ary amphibious operations of Lt. Gen. H.D. Cerar's troops, that probably half of the Schelde, as far west as Hansweert, reality had been cleared of enemy mines. Births: To Cpl. and Mrs. Johnnie Gordon a boy, John Thomas, born Tuesday eve- ning in the Baptist Memo- rial Hospital in Evansville. Marriages: Mary Fran- cis Boyd and Pfc. Edwin A. Cox were united in mar- riage Thursday evening at 6:45 p.m. at the home of Rev. Frank McLaughen; Ol- ive Irene Willis and Arvel J. Strickland were married in a single-ring ceremony at First Baptist church in Evansville; Vada Marie and Doin Leighty were united in marriage at General Baptist Church on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Deaths: George Lindsay, 64, of Winslow, died sud- denly Sunday night at 11:15 o'clock; Mille E. Marsee, 73, of Petersburg, died Tues- day at 9:15 o'clock; Samuel Wesley Coleman, 89, died at 11:20 Monday evening. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, Feb. 4, 1960 James Werner, presi- dent of the Petersburg Jay- cees, has announced that a special treat for the peo- ple of Pike County has been planned for February 13. The T.V. Jamboree, which is seen on Channel Seven, Evansville, every Saturday night will be at the Peters- burg High School gymna- sium for a full evening of fun and entertainment. Big attraction of the evening will be the one and only fa- mous Minnie Pearl, star of the Grand Ole Opry, which originated in Nashville ma- ny years ago. The show has been a regular program on WT V W at 11:30 p.m. each Saturday fro some time and is becoming one of the most popular on that station. Min- nie Pearl is a special guest just for the Petersburg per- formance, which will begin at 8 p.m. Mr. Werner said that the entire proceeds from the show will be pre- sented to the Pike Coun- ty Swimming Pool Associ- ation Fund, which is being started for the construction of a swimming pool in Pike County in the near future. Tickets for the big show may be purchased at Wer- ner's Shoe Store, Tevault In- surance Agency and King's Barber Shop in Petersburg, and at Parker's Drug Store in Winslow. Admission is $1 per person. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fender, of Arthur, a son, mark David, in the Welborn Baptist Hospital Thursday, January 21. Marriages: Karen Mos- by and Rudy Brown were united in marriage Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Otwell Methodist Church. Deaths: Freddie Mc- Cord, 76, died Monday at 5 p.m. at the home of his niece in Winslow; Margaret Hilge- man, 84, died Tuesday at 5 a.m. at her home in Velpen; Lawrence Thompson, 79, died Sunday evening at 7:40 at the home of his brother; Bessie Whitelock, 76, of Pe- tersburg, died at Good Sa- maritan Hospital in Vin- cennes at 6 a.m. Wednesday. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Feb. 19, 1970 Postmaster Donald Whi- telock said today that a new order form Postmaster Gen- eral Winton M. Blount will mean substantial improve- ments in mail delivery ser- vices. Postmaster General Blount has advised the local postmaster of provisions of a new order making home delivery services available for the first time to four mil- lion Americans. The service improvement applies to per- sons served out of 18,700 first, second and third class post offices over the coun- try that do not have city de- livery services. A ffected are those postal customers living more than a quarter mile away from these offic- es and less than half a mile away. Persons living less than half a mile away previ- ously had not been provid- ed this service. The expan- sion of services should be virtually complete in all of the affected delivery areas by February 1, 1971. It will be accomplished principal- ly by adding delivery stops to already existing rural de- livery routes, or by expand- ing the area served by some shorter rural routes for the purpose and a limited num- ber of new rural routes may also be needed in other in- stances. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Leon Woods, of Campbell- town, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Saturday, Feb- ruary 7, a daughter, Amy Sue; To Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ard L. Hayes, of Peters- burg, in Daviess County Hospital Thursday, Janu- ary 29, a daughter, Juan- ita Sue; To Mr. and Mrs. James Willis, of Otwell, at the Daviess County Hospi- tal Sunday, February 15 at 9:35 p.m., a daughter, Shyla Sue; To Mr. and Mrs. Mar- vin Nelson, of Winslow, a son, Christian Lee, in Da- viess County Hospital Feb- ruary 14; To Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Mitchell, of Win- slow, in St. Mary's Hospi- tal, Friday, February 13, a daughter, Robyn Renae. Marriages: Vena Raisner became the bride of Her- man Wimpler on Saturday afternoon, January 24, at the Petersburg United Method- ist Church; Diane Baher and James Selby were married in a double ring ceremony at 6 o'clock Saturday, February 7 by Rev. James Blessinger in Sacred Heart Church in Vincennes. Deaths: Thomas Earls, 75, of Oakland City, died Tuesday at 9:25 a.m. in Gib- son General Hospital; Lu- cretia B. Woodus, 82, of Pe- tersburg, died Friday, Feb- ruary 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the home of her daughter; Mary A. Aders, 84, of Petersburg, died at 9:45 Monday, Febru- ary 16 in Good Samaritan Hospital. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995 A Gibson County girl was in fair condition Tuesday af- ter she was rescued from frigid Patoka River back- waters near Oatsville ear- ly Monday morning. April Whitfield, 20, of Haubstadt, was taken by LifeFlight to Welborn Hospital in Evans- ville after spending 60 to 90 minutes in backwaters of the Patoka River early Monday, according to Pike County Sheriff's Deputy William Parker. North Pa- toka firemen and the sher- iff's department located Whitfield at about 4 a.m., after a friend, Amber Sul- livan, 18, of Oakland City, went for help. Pike Coun- ty Sheriff Jeff Clements said Sullivan and Whit- field were driving east on CR 200 S., which is a farm dirt road. He said they were driving in water and the car became mired in the mud. Clements said Sullivan got out of the car to go get help and Whitfield was going to stay in the car. Walker said Sullivan walked about a half to three-quarters of a mile away to a residence. Whit- field stayed with the car, but Clements said she got out of the car and became disoriented in the dark and cold, and walked into the water, which had lots of cattails in the water that stand nearly year round int he bottom land area. Clem- ents said Walker respond- ed to the call. When he ar- rived at the scne, he could hear Whitfield responding to their calls as they shout- ed to her. A fter failing in their attempts to locate her, Walker called for the North Patoka Fire Depart- ment to help them search. Their search was ham- pered by the darkness and cattails. Walker said North Patoka firemen found her about four hours after the girls became trapped in the road. He said Whitfield had been in the water for about 60 to 90 minutes when she was found. She was suffer- ing from hypothermia. Cle- ments said her clothes were frozen to her. Temperatures were in the low 20s. Follow- ing an investigation, Whit- field was charged with mi- nor consuming alcohol, a class C misdemeanor. Marriages: Connie Tray- lor and Tony Smith were united in marriage Decem- ber 30 at St. Simon's Catho- lic Church; Sheila Marie Mi- ley and Ronald Allen Stuits were united in marriage at 3 p.m. January 7 at the Free Methodist Church in Peters- burg. Deaths: Seoria Vaughn, 65, of Stendal, died at 6:42 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville; Mary A. Corn, 77, of Oakland City, died Saturday, Jan. 28 at 12:25 p.m. at St. Mary's Medical Center; Donald Roland, 64, of Washington, died at 7:40 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23 at Da- viess County Hospital. Wednesday, March 11 • Great Blizzard of '88 hits East Coast (1888) • COPS makes T V debut (1989) Thursday, March 12 • Coca-Cola sold in glass bottles for the first time (1894) • Hail causes stampede at soccer match in Nepal (1988) Friday, March 13 • Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson begins (1868) • Eric Clapton leaves the Yardbirds (1965) Saturday, March 14 • Birmingham Six released (1991) • Mack Truck founder killed in car crash (1924) Sunday, March 15 • Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather opens (1972) • Washington puts an end to the Newburgh Conspiracy (1783) Monday, March 16 • First liquid-fueled rocket (1926) • Motown soul singer Tammi Terrell dies (1970) Tuesday, March 17 • Saint Patrick dies (461) • Clark pleads guilty in Yale grad student slaying (2011) Source: nbcwashington.com