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B-10 Wednesday, April 15, 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 drum corps 1937 Members of the 1937 drum corps of Winslow High School were, LaVerne Ashby, drum major, standing in front; first row left to right, Mary McLain, Edna Earle Evans, Mary Helen Bellamy, Betty Bratton, Katherine Cassiday, and Roberta Buechele. In the second row are Betty Jo DeTar, Flo Craig, Irene Royalty (director), Margaret Copeland, and June Spaw. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Dec. 8 and Dec. 12, 1944 Chris Sollman of near Stendal was awakened Mon- day night by the barking of his dog and went out to in- vestigate a noise in his chick- en house. As he opened the door a red fox lunged at him and caught a firm grip on his leg. Mr. Sollman ran to the house with the fox holding on and picked up a broom with which he beat the fox to death. The head has been sent to the State Laborato- ry for examination to deter- mine whether or not the fox was mad. Paper Shortage coupled with lack of extra help has caused the elimination of the Christmas Bargain pe- riod again this year. We are running so close to our pa- per that we cannot offer an extra inducement to readers that might take us over the line and cause paper trouble. As announced last month all subscribers not paid will be removed from our list the month following their ex- piration. We regret the de- cision to discontinue the Christmas Bargain Period but are at a loss as to how to get by if we did have one. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hertenstein, of Dan- ville, a girl, Mary Beth, born Dec. 4. Marriages: Martha Thomas and Jack Small- wood were married on Sat- urday evening, December 1 in Evansville at the Church of Christ; Edith Young and Robert E. Peden of Sanborn were united in marriage on Friday, December 8 at the home of the bride's mother.. Deaths: Mahala J. Gray, 74, of Petersburg, died Monday afternoon, at 4:30 o'clock at her home; Fred Nixon, 62, of Patoka, passed away at his home at 2 o'clock Saturday morning. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, March 10, 1960 The house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. James Hard- esty in Oakland City was de- stroyed by fire about 10 a.m. Sunday. The family was not at home when the fire was discovered. Firemen fought the blaze for two and a half hours and Fire Chief Percy Slack said the fire was evi- dently caused by a faulty flue. The loss of the house and contents were each es- timated at$5,000 and both were covered by insurance. The property was owned by Mrs. Mildred Huff of Beech Grove, Kentucky. Keeping the soil produc- tive is one of the nations ma- jor conservation problems, according to Wendell H. Craig, Chairman for the Na- tional Wildlife Week obser- vance in Petersburg, March 20 -26. And, he pointed out, the richest of soils can be made more productive only if adequate amounts of wa- ter are available. He pointed out that the increasing pop- ulation not only is requiring more food and materials but additional space and water as well. The expansion of cit- ies, industries, airports and roads are taking more and more land out of agricultur- al production and making in- creased demands upon wa- ter supplies. At the same time, productive topsoil is being lost through wind and rain erosion while water is contaminated and wast- ed. There soon may come a time when farm produc- tion cannot meet demands. The theme of National Wild- life Week this year is "water- Key to Your Survival." Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hall, of Winslow, a daughter, born Sunday at the Daviess County Hospi- tal; To Mr. and Mrs. James Klipsch, of Ayrshire, a son, Thomas Keith, Saturday, February 27 in the Jasper Memorial Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Johnson, of Petersburg, a daughter, in the Gibson General Hospi- tal, Friday,; To Mr. and Mrs. Larry Richard Lane, of Pe- tersburg, a son, born Fri- day, in the Gibson General Hospital. Marriages: Betty Lou Cox and Donald L. Giesel- man were married on Sat- urday evening, March 5, at New Liberty General Bap- tist Church. Deaths: Mrs. Dora G. Parr, 77, of Washington, died at the Meyers Nursing Home Wednesday. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, March 26, 1970 At the Pillsbury Bake- Off held in the Del Corona- do Hotel at San Diego, Cal- ifornia recently, Mrs. Kar- en Kaye Fulk, Terre Haute, was awarded $1,000, for her easy main dish recipe. This was the first year a com- puter was used in the judg- ing and it was reserved for the special category won by Karen, that of nutrition. A fter facts about all 100 of the categories were fed in- to the computer, it selected Karen's recipe as the most balanced and nutritious in content. The quick casse- role combines pancake mix with ground beef and onion soup for a dish to satisfy the food value requirements of the most finicky computer. Don Montgomery, former owner of the Petersburg Press and presently editor and publisher of the Allen Coun- ty Times, is now at home re- cuperating from emergen- cy eye surgery. Montgom- ery was operated on for a de- tached retina at the Indiana University medical center in Indianapolis. He remained at the Indianapolis hospital until last Monday when he was returned home. He will recuperate at home for three weeks to permit the eye to heal. He is not allowed to read or write or do anything that will force him to use his eye muscles. The operation was termed successful by at- tending physicians. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ed Warner, of Petersburg, their first child, a daughter, Christine Lynette, Thurs- day, March 19 in Daviess County Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs Wayne Riester, or Oak- land City, a daughter, Sta- cy Suzette, Tuesday, March 10 at Daviess County Hos- pital; To Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidt, of Oakland City, a daughter, April Dawn, Fri- day, March 20 at the Wirth Hospital. Marriages: Angela Eliz- abeth Woodford and How- ell Jackson Davis were mar- ried on April 4, in the First Baptist Church, Sheffield; Jeannine Heuring and Son- ny Houchins were married on April 10, at the Winslow United Methodist Church. Deaths: Hoyt Arnold, 67, of Petersburg, died at 7:05 p.m. Sunday, March 22 in Good Samaritan Hospital; Mrs. Martha E. Baker, 94, of Wheatland, formerly of Pe- tersburg, died Thursday, at 1:10 p.m. in the Colvin Nurs- ing Home in Washington; Orvil E. Lamb, 70, former- ly of Petersburg, died Sun- day, March 22 in a hospital in Joliet, Illinois; Mrs. Anna B. McCameron, 85, of Loo- gootee, died at 10 :30 p.m., in the Prairie Village Nursing Home; Dessell McGillem, 44, of Indianapolis, formerly of Pike County, died sudden- ly at his home in Indianapo- lis, Thursday, March 19. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, March 9, 1995 A smoke alarm is being credited with saving at least one child's life early Sunday morning as fire broke out in a Velpen house. Johnny Mack Brown and his wife Lily were awakened by a screaming smoke alarm a few minutes before 4 a.m. Sunday as wiring caused fire to break out in his bath- room. Lily said she was in bed with their four-year- old and heard the alarm but was asleep and didn't re- alize what it was until she heard Johnny yelling to get out while he was waking up their 10 -year-old son Ja- cob. Fire Chief Roger Young said the fire was caused by wiring above the bathroom sink. They were able to get some of the wood furniture out before it was damaged too badly by smoke and wa- ter. It took about 10 min- utes to extinguish the fire once they got set up, and while the fire damage was contained to one end of the house, smoke and water damage was throughout. Midwestern Gas Trans- mission Company, a busi- ness unit of Tenneco Gas, is awarding a $1,000 scholar- ship to a Pike Central grad- uating senior, according to company representatives. The award is part of the com- pany's 1995 "Pipeline to Suc- cess" scholarship program. Students can use the schol- arship to pay for tuition, fees, books and campus housing during their first school year. A Pike Central committee will announce the winner of the scholar- ship later this spring. Ap- plicants for the scholarship will be judged based on ac- ademic achievement, finan- cial need and personal qual- ities. Births: To Gene and Joan Bottoms Jr., of Petersburg, a son, Tyler Allen, on Feb- ruary 21, at Gibson Gener- al Hospital Deaths: Buthel Tame, 72, of Washington, died Mon- day, Mar. 6 at 7:29 p.m. at Daviess County hospital in Washington; Chloe Ander- son, 89, of Monroe City, died Wednesday, Mar. 1 at 8:13 p.m. at Petersburg Health- care Center; Bertha Rum- ble, 91, of Oakland City, died Wednesday, Mar. 1, at Pe- tersburg Healthcare Center. Sunday, April 12 • The Civil War begins (1861) • President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies (1945) Monday, April 13 • Apollo 13 oxygen tank explodes (1970) • Tiger Woods wins his first Masters (1997) Tuesday, April 14 • Lincoln is shot (1865) • RMS Titanic hits iceberg (1912) Wednesday, April 15 • "Unsinkable" Titanic sinks (1912) • Lincoln dies (1865) Thursday, April 16 • Hallucinogenic effects of L SD discovered (1943) • Apollo 16 departs for the moon (1972) Friday, April 17 • Apollo 13 returns to Earth (1970) • The Bay of Pigs invasion begins (1961) Saturday, April 18 • The Great San Francisco Earthquake (1906) • Revere and Dawes warn of British attack (1775) Source: www.history.com We're about so much more than just the headlines... ...The convenience of home delivery. ...Announcements, greetings and personals. ...School news, sports, business news and more . The Press-Dispatch is Working Hard for You Call 354-8500 To Begin Your SubscriptionToday!