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April 22, 2020

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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, April 22, 2020 A-7 HISTORY Submit history photos: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Pike County School administration—1979 The Pike County School administration in 1979 included, row one, Larry Bell, vice president of board; Charles Puff, superintendent; and Tony Frederick, president of the school board. In row two are Jess Nelson, board member; Harrell Scholtz, secretary of the school board; and Gordon Curtis, board member. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Dec. 15 and Dec. 19, 1944 Pike County for the first time since war bond drives have been held in World War II seemed about to fail to meet the quota. Every oth- er drive has seen the total reached before the deadline. To date, the chairman, Carl M. Gary, has reports that only 210,000 of the 492,000 quota have been sold. This is not quite half of the quota. The sixth war loan is about to reach the end, and though credit will be given to the county quota for bond sale for the remaining portion of the month, great emphasis is being laid on meeting the quota to enable our boys to have the necessary fighting equipment, which will mean a quicker victory and bring them home sooner. The cor- poration quota for the coun- ty has been reached, but it is the E Bond series that must be pushed. The man on the street, you and I, must get our bonds and quick. Do it today. Chris Sollman, of near Stendal, is being given treat- ment for rabies. Mr. Sollman was bitten by a fox a few days ago and the head was sent to the state laboratory. The results have returned and have come back positive for rabies. Rev. and Mrs. Ivan Huff- man, formerly of Velpen, now of Evansville, have re- ceived word from the War Department that their son, Lt. Kenneth L. Huffman, has been missing in action since Nov. 22. Lt. Huffman was a member of the First Armored Infantry Battalion in France. He entered the Army in 1939 and was com- missioned Lieutenant at Fort Knox K1, and was later pro- moted to First Lieutenant. His wife, Mrs. Martha Bar- rett Huffman, lives in Spur- geon. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Willis, of Dutch- town, a boy, born Wednes- day, December 13; To Mr. and Mrs. Will Perry, of Dutchtown, a girl, Patricia Jean, born Monday morning Deaths: Joshua A. Wiggs, 83, of Monroe Township, died at the Baptist Memori- al hospital in Evansville, at 1:30 o'clock Thursday morn- ing; Mary Ellen Reed, 78, of Petersburg, passed away in the Daviess County Hospi- tal of pneumonia, on Satur- day morning at 1:45 o'clock; Charles Shoaf, 59, of Glezen, passed away Saturday morn- ing, near 11 o'clock, at the Gibson General Hospital. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, March 17, 1960 Harold Head, president of the Petersburg Optimist club, has announced that a wrestling show will be spon- sored in Petersburg the last week in March. The optimist sponsored show will fea- ture the famous Rip Hawk against Jim La Rock, the one wrestler who has floored Rip several times. The show will be held in the Peters- burg High School gymna- sium. President Heard said that he did not know where the word came from which said that the show would be held on Thursday night, March 31. He said that the exact date has not been set. An announcement of the day and time will appear in next week's Dispatch. Members of the Peters- burg Jaycees were shown pictures and slides of Go Karting at their regular monthly meeting in Kings Barber Shop Tuesday night. The picture shown was tak- en at the 100 lap feature race held at the Plainville track at the close of the season last year. The slides were taken at the Petersburg track dur- ing the two races held last summer before bad weather forced the track to be closed for the season. The Peters- burg Jaycees are the spon- sors of the Go Kart races in Petersburg. Work on the Pe- tersburg track at the Amer- ican Legion Fairgrounds is about to start and the first races of the season will be held some time during May. Go Karting is fast becom- ing one of the top sports in America. Deaths: Curtis W. Mar- tin, 89, of Oakland City, died Sunday morning at the Gib- son General Hospital at 6:30 a.m.; Thomas C. Chumbley, a Spanish-American War Veteran and former Oakland City resident, died Saturday, March 5, in his room at St. Louis, Mo.; Edward B. Rich- ardson, 82, of Marion town- ship, passed away Satur- day, March 12 at 4:50 p.m., in the Jasper Memorial Hos- pital; James Ottis Hall, 68, of Velpen, passed away Mon- day evening at 5:30 o'clock, in Silver Crest Hospital in New Albany. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, April 2, 1970 The home of Mr. and Mrs. James Rogers in Campbell- town was badly damaged by fire Thursday night. The kitchen was burned out and a back bedroom was badly damaged. Mr. and Mrs. Rog- ers were in Winslow at the time of the fire. Tom Kirby was passing by on his way home from Indianapolis for the Easter holidays when he saw the rear of the house on fire at 8:30 p.m. and turned in the alarm. Petersburg fire department came with one of their trucks and fought the blaze until they ran out of water, then came into Winslow to stand by while the Winslow Fire Depart- ment went out. Neighbors carried out most all of their furniture. The Rogers car- ried a homeowner's insur- ance policy, which will re- pair the house and replace any furniture damaged by the fire. It was thought the fire started from the wiring. They are living with rela- tives while their home is be- ing repaired. Petersburg High School Music Department proudly presents its annual Spring Concert Friday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Petersburg High School auditorium. This program will feature the high school band, stage band and the junior high band. Approximately 90 stu- dents will participate in this musical event. Special num- bers will include "Concerti- no" by John Morrissey, "Ex- po' 70," and selections from the musical "Chitty Chit- ty Bang Bang," arranged by Ken Whitcomb. Tick- ets may be purchased from students or at the door. Ad- vanced tickets will be sold at 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for students. Tick- ets sold at the door will be $1.00 for adults and 75 cents for students. Honorary band boosters will be admitted for free. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wood, of near Oakland City, a daughter, Michelle Christine, Fri- day, March 27; To Mr. and Mrs. Steve Meadors, of Pe- tersburg, a son, Kevin Mi- cheal, Wednesday, March 11 at Good Samaritan Hos- pital in Vincennes; To Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Sisson, of Oakland City, a daughter, Shannon Rae, Wednesday, March 11 at the Gibson Gen- eral Hospital. Deaths: Rex P. McCrary, 60, of Loogootee, native of Petersburg, died Tuesday, March 23 at 9:15 p.m., in the Daviess County Hospital; Mrs. Tempa Robling, 69, of Petersburg, died Easter Sun- day, March 29 at 4 a.m. at her home; Claude Phillipy, 79, of Otwell, died Monday afternoon at 2:25 o'clock, in Memorial Hospital in Jas- per; Mrs. Grace Edna Har- rison, 77, or Monroe City, died Saturday afternoon at Crestview Nursing Home in Vincennes; Mrs. Virgin- ia Hilsmeyer, 48, of Stendal, died at 9:25 p.m., Monday, in Memorial Hospital in Jasper from cancer. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, March 16, 1995 Carelessness has been blamed on causing numer- ous field fires over the last week. Petersburg fire chief Phil Taylor said they have been on at least five runs in the last week and North Patoka has had two runs that he knows about. He said conditions are dry de- spite recent rain, but mostly "people are just being care- less." At least two of the fires have been caused by people burning trash and leaving it unattended. Winds have been strong most days and quickly whip grass fires out of control. One field fire in Washington was deadly this weekend as a Washington man was fighting a field fire and was overcome by the smoke and died of smoke in- halation. Taylor added that when area fire departments have their men out fighting a field fire, it makes it difficult for them to respond to oth- er emergencies. Taylor said even though it has rained a lot recently and the ground is soft, the wind has dried the grass and underbrush, making it easy to ignite. The man who shot a for- mer Winslow man in Gary last Spring was convicted of manslaughter last Thurs- day. David T. Patterson, 19, or Gary, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for the shooting of James Allen Vinyard, 54, of Hammond. Vinyard was driving a cab last Spring, when Patterson, who was riding in the back- seat of Vinyard's cab with two other men, shot him in the head while driving. Pat- terson fled the vehicle be- fore it stopped rolling and was at large until late last November when a special task force in northern Indi- ana found him. The two oth- er men who were riding in the backseat at the time al- so fled the vehicle. They lat- er testified against Patter- son. Patterson is scheduled for sentencing on April 5 in Lake Circuit Court in Crown Point, where he was convict- ed last Thursday. Vinyard was a Winslow High School graduate and lived in Ham- mond, where he had been a cab driver for a number of years. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Mike Jones, of Petersburg, at Memorial Hospital in Jas- per, February 22, their first child, a daughter, Alyssa Nikole. Marriage: Stephanie Su- zzette Ennis and Scott Alan McCain were married Satur- day, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in Central Christian Church, Washington. Deaths: Clarence Inman, 86, of Petersburg, died Tues- day, March 14 at 10 :26 a.m., at his residence; Golda Pearl Meece, 69, of Winslow, died Thursday, March 9 at 11:18 a.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. Wednesday, April 22 • The first Earth Day (1970) • Germans introduce poison gas (1915) Thursday, April 23 • William Shakespeare born (1564) • Hank Aaron hits first home run of his MLB career (1954) Friday, April 24 • Easter Rebellion begins (1916) • Library of Congress established (1800) Saturday, April 25 • Ground broken for Suez Canal (1859) • Ginger Rogers dies (1995) Sunday, April 26 • Polio vaccine trials begin (1954) • Geneva Conference begins (1954) Monday, April 27 • Parliament passes the Tea Act (1773) • German forces enter Athens (1941) Tuesday, April 28 • Benito Mussolini executed (1945) • Mutiny on the HMS Bounty (1789) Source: www.history.com • Photo source: history.denverlibrary.org HOURS Mon-Fri 7AM - 6PM Saturday 7AM - 5PM Sunday 10AM - 4PM Hwy. 41 N., Princeton at Lyles Station Rd. 812-385-2641 • 23 HP - 27 HP Kawasaki and Kholer engines • 48", 54" and 60" Decks • 8 MPH Mowing Speed • Commercial-grade transmission • 4-year/400 Hour Limited Warranty BUILT SO HOMEOWNERS CAN MOW LIKE A PRO Memmer's Hardware & Outdoor Power Now you can have all the strength, durability, and power needed for commercial use, right in your own yard.

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