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B-10 Wednesday, April 1, 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 PHS graduation day 1952 Several of the 1952 graduates of Petersburg High School. They were standing outside the north entrance of the old high school building. Left to right are: Bill Lindsey, Buddy Wiggs, Aja Holland, Ann Carlisle, Beverly Smith, Pat Kiefer, Sandra Weathers, Carol Day, Leila Ault and Lila Miley. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Nov. 24 and Nov. 28, 1944 A fire, which started in a clothes closet at the home of Louie Traylor, near the Lemmon Green- house, Tuesday morning at 1 o'clock, practically de- stroyed three rooms and damaged the contents in the rest of the house. Near 1 o'clock, Mrs. Traylor was awakened by the smoke and at this time, the fire had gained such head- way that they were able to save only a small amount of clothing and house- hold goods. Their daugh- ter, Frances, storekeeper, 3c from Peru, Ind., had ar- rived the evening before for a 10 -day furlough and had not unpacked her traveling bags, and was thus able to save all her clothing. Cloth- ing and pictures of their son, Robert, with the U.S. Navy somewhere in the Pa- cific and whom they have not heard from for several weeks, were burned. The Traylors carried no insur- ance, but the house, which was owned by Allen Gor- don, was insured with the Wendell Kinman Agency. Elder and Mrs. Oliver T. Kays, of west of Arthur, were notified by the War Department Friday that their son, Ancil Kays, 20 years old, has been seri- ously wounded in action in France. He entered the service May 19, 1943, and took 17 weeks training at Camp Wolters, Texas, and was transferred to A.S. T. P. training at Carnegie Insti- tute of Technology, Novem- ber 1943 and has been over- seas for several months. Births: To Sgt. and Mrs. George Stuckey, in the Da- viess County Hospital, a boy, George, Jr., on Mon- day evening; To Mr. and Mrs. Hilbert Matteson, of Petersburg, a girl, Tuesday morning; To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Upton, of Peters- burg, a girl, Joetta June, on Thanksgiving day. Marriages: Essie Har- din and Robert White were married Nov. 13 in Prince- ton by Rev. J.L. Magness; Virginia Louise Chap- pell and Wilbur F. Long were married nov. 18 by Rev. Verner Preston in the courthouse in Petersburg; Ethel Tisdale and Annis Russell, were wed Nov. 21 by Rev. James Jones at his home; Bonnie Jean and He- ber Benjamin were married Friday evening at the Meth- odist parsonage in Alford. Deaths: Oneida May, 6 months old, of Petersburg, died at 3:20 o'clock Monday afternoon; Martha Frances Deffendall, 72, of Ayrshire, died at her home Thursday morning at 1 o'clock; Mary Skinner, 64, died Wednes- day in Gibson General Hos- pital in Princeton. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, Feb. 25, 1960 The Pike County clerk's office was a busy place Tuesday when nearly 50 persons filed as candi- dates for offices in the pri- mary election, which will be held May 3. Several of those filing Tuesday were for precinct committee- men, who will elect county party chairmen following the primary. Several coun- ty offices are open for elec- tion this year and it seems that several candidates will file for the same offices on the same party. By 4 p.m. Tuesday, four person had filed for office of clerk of Pike County on the Dem- ocratic ticket. Fire destroyed the Eno- co Coal Dock and Lum- ber Company in Brucev- ille Friday night. The com- pany was owned by H.W. Ramsey. The $135,000 loss was covered by insur- ance. The fire broke out from some unknown ori- gin in back of the two build- ings. Both buildings and stock were destroyed. Six trucks valued at $ 60,000 and a large amount of lum- ber also were lost. Firemen from Vincennes, Brucev- ille, Bicknell and Oaktown managed to keep the fire from spreading to the ad- joining coal yard. Births: To Rev. and Mrs. Marvin Hughes, of Otwell, a daughter, Jewel Christi- na, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper on Saturday, Feb- ruary 19; To Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Clements, of Ot- well, a daughter, Brenda Jo, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper on February 19; To Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie L. Thompson, of Winslow, a daughter, Kimberly Ann, born Monday, February 8 in Gibson General Hos- pital in Princeton; To Mr. and Mrs. Dan Coleman, of Petersburg, a son, Grego- ry Scott, born Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Marriages: Carolyn Sue Arnold and Gordon Ray Jones exchanged vows Sat- urday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Winslow General Baptist Church. Deaths: Claude M. El- more, 63, of Petersburg, died at Jasper Memorial Hospital at 2 p.m. Sunday; Roscoe Faries, 77, of Win- slow, died Friday night at his home. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, March 12, 1970 In keeping with the pol- icy to serve Pike Coun- ty's healthcare needs, Hol- iday Home is building a $100,000 addition to its ex- isting facilities in Peters- burg. The addition will be 5,000 sq. ft. and will accom- modate and additional 28 guests. Plans for the expan- sion have been approved by the State Board of Health and construction will begin as soon as possible, accord- ing to Mr. Dunigan, own- er and operator of Holiday Home. Construction will be of the same type as the ex- isting structure. Upon com- pletion, the new facility will employ and additional 15 to 20 Pike County people. At Voyles IGA, bread was selling for $1 for five loaves, eggs were $ .49 a dozen; ground beef was $ .59 a lb., red grapes were $ .19 a lb., and Jello was $ .34 for four boxes. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. William Melvin, a son, William Dennis, Jr., Feb- ruary 23; To Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Griffith, of Peters- burg, Saturday, March 7, in Daviess County Hospi- tal, a son, Timmy Shane; To Sgt. and Mrs. Larry Eu- gene Mullins, of Oakland City, a daughter, Crystal Machille, Saturday, March 7 at the Wirth Osteopathic Hospital in Oakland City. Deaths: Maude Clark, 77, of Pike County, died Monday afternoon at 2:30 in Gibson General Hospi- tal in Princeton; Chester J. Evans, 74, of Petersburg, died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7 at his residence; Mamie Jenkins, 85, of Oak- land City, died Wednesday, March 4 at Welborn Hospi- tal; Alma J. Sanderson, 67, of Petersburg, died Satur- day at 8:45 p.m. in the Good Samaritan Hospital; Isaac H. Schnarr, 82, of Otwell, died at 10 :30 a.m. Wednes- day, March 4 at his home; Rufus McCrary, 64, of Mon- roe City, died at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Good Samaritan Hospital; Ray- mond Eskew, 63, of Oak- land City, died Saturday at Gibson General Hospital. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Feb. 23, 1995 A Winslow woman suf- fered minor injuries when she was run off the road, hit a culvert in a ditch and flipped onto Highway 61 at the top of Half-Mile Hill last Friday. William D. Rich- ardson, 68, of Petersburg, said he was driving south on Highway 61 and pouring coffee when he went left of center, causing Heather D. Thompson, 19, of Winslow, to run off the right side of the road, at about 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, ac- cording to Sheriff Jeff Cle- ments. Thompson was tak- en to Memorial Hospital in Jasper, where was treated and released. Pride Graff joined the staff of The Press-Dispatch in January as a reporter/ photographer. Graff is orig- inally from Henderson, Ky., and recently moved to Pe- tersburg. He graduated summa cum laude from Morehead State University in Eastern Kentucky in De- cember with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and history. Graduating with a perfect grade point average, Graff is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Pinnacle Honor Societies. He served one semester as editor of the university newspaper, The Trail Blaz- er, and is a past vice-presi- dent of the Morehead State Non-Traditional Eagles So- ciety. An early morning fire de- stroyed the house trailer of Lisa McGillem on Saturday, west of Arthur on Highway 64. South Patoka Lt. Fire Chief Eugene Abbott said water and smoke damage, along with the fire damage probably totaled McGil- lem's double-wide house trailer. He said there was no one home when the fire was reported at 1:37 a.m. Friday. It is the second time in about a year McGillem's residence has burned. Last year, while she was living with her mother, their res- idence was destroyed by fire. Ironically, it was next door to where this trailer is located. Births: To Tamara Kir- by and Warren McCand- less, of Winslow, at Wel- born Hospital in Evans- ville, Feb. 3, a son, Derek Clay. Marriages: Kimberly Ann Houcin and Matthew Deen Vaughn were unit- ed in marriage Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. at Spurgeon General Baptist Church. Deaths: Vontella L. Re- inhart, 59, of Otwell, died Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 3:30 a.m. at Memorial Hospi- tal in Jasper; Robert E. Dyer, 53, of Petersburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 12:35 a.m. at his resi- dence; Margaret Stafford, 84, of Monroe City, died Monday, Feb. 20 at 11:20 p.m. at Gentle Care in Vin- cennes.. 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