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A-6 Wednesday, May 27, 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 net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net Source: www.history.com • Photo source: wft1.com.com Wednesday, May 27 • Bismarck sunk by Royal Navy (1941) • Golden Gate Bridge opens (1937) Thursday, May 28 • Lieutenant Colonel George Washington begins the Seven Years' War (1754) • Volkswagen is founded (1937) Friday, May 29 • Hillary and Tenzing reach Everest summit (1953) • Danica Patrick becomes first woman to lead Indy 500 (2005) Saturday, May 30 • Joan of Arc martyred (1431) • First Indianapolis 500 held (1911) Sunday, May 31 • Big Ben goes into operation in London (1859) • Deep Throat is revealed (2005) Monday, June 1 • The Beatles release "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967) • Writer and lecturer Helen Keller Dies (1968) Vincent Christian Church congregation about 1942 Mary Lou Fettinger, formerly of Campbelltown now living in Panama City, Florida, submitted a picture of the Vincent Christian Church congregation in 1942 or 1943. Some of her relatives are in the photo She said her grandmother Vida Whitehead attended the church. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Jan. 19 and Jan. 23, 1945 The state police demonstrated the use of the drunk-o-meter at the Petersburg Kiwanis club Wednesday and caused a great deal of discussion as to its value and the merits of the machine. Delbert Chew, program chairman for the day, had invited the police to be present with their machine and Howard Lytten, in company of Technician Williams, explained the operation of the drunk-o-meter. While no actual test was made on a person, a test was run on the vapors of a weak solution of water and alcohol. Tin cans will be collected in Petersburg Wednesday with the aid of the Hi-Y and the City truck. The cans are badly needed in the war effort but the bulk is so hard to handle that the county salvage committee has not been active for several months. The cans will be collected and taken to the State Highway Department, where a State Highway truck will deliver the collected cans to the train at Vincennes. All persons are urged to have their flattened cans at the curb by noon of Wednesday, January 24. A telegram to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Burton, of Pe- tersburg, received Friday, informed them their son Sgt. Jesse Harlan is miss- ing in action since Decem- ber 22 in Luxembourg. The message gave no de- tails but said as soon as more details are received they will be noticed imme- diately. Sgt. Burton was in the Headquarters Compa- ny and had been overseas two years in October and has been in the army for 4 years, most of the time he was stationed in Virgi- na. He is married and his wife, Mrs. Lorene Burton, lives in Vinton, Va. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ander- son, of Knox County, a girl, Martha Belle, born January 16; To Mr. and Mrs. William Tisdale, of Petersburg, a girl, Donna Kay, born Thursday, in the Daviess County Hospital; To Pvt. and Mrs. Paul Mc- Clellan, a girl, Paula Kay, born Friday. Marriages: Miss Bet- tylou de Beauleaux and Pvt. Fred E. King were married December 29 at St. James Cathedral in Seattle. Deaths: Ethel Fay, 5 months old, of Mari- on Township, died at 11 o'clock Saturday after- noon, due to pneumonia; Mrs. Josephine Scroggs, 80, of Petersburg, died January 16 at 1 a.m. in her home; William Thomas Davidson, 80, of Marion Township, died Thursday at 5 p.m. at the hospital in Madison. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, April 21 1960 The 32nd Annual South- ern Indiana Track and Field Meet, better known as the Petersburg Re- lays, will be held Satur- day at the Athletic field of the Petersburg high school. The event is one of the biggest held in the state. There are 19 teams entered in the meet this year. The meet will begin at 1:30 p.m., Central Stan- dard Time. Field events will begin at 1 p.m. Bosse of Evansville is the defend- ing champion and will be a strong contender for hon- ors this year. The school has been the winner of the meet for the past four years and tied for first in 1955. The Annual Easter Egg Hunt for children of Pe- tersburg and vicinity was held at Hornady park near Petersburg Sunday after- noon at 2 p.m. The hunt was attended by approxi- mately 2000 persons. Five thousand eggs were hid- den and all the winning eggs were found. The Pe- tersburg Easter Egg hunt is recognized as one of the biggest in Southern Indi- ana and the number of prizes exceeds that of any other hunt. Births: To Edward and Mary Hall, of Winslow, a son, born April 17, in the Oakland City hospi- tal; To Mr. and Mrs. Al- an Thompson, of Oak- land City, a daughter, Li- sa Elain, born Sunday, in the Oakland City Hospi- tal; To Mr. and Mrs. Jer- ry Powell of Petersburg, a son, Stephens Michael, born Saturday, in the Da- viess County hospital. Marriages: Miss Mar- ilyn Sue Jones and Ronald Woodford were married Saturday evening at 7:30 in the Winslow General Baptist Church. Deaths: James William Wood, 92, of Pike County, died last Thursday at 1:15 p.m. at the Stork Memo- rial hospital in Hunting- burg; Bonnie H. Gray, 59, died Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. in her home. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, May 7, 1970 At noon Saturday, May 2, members of the class of 1920 of Petersburg High School gathered in front of the High School build- ing for their first reunion in 50 years after graduat- ing. A fter identifying each other, meeting the wives and husbands of married members, takings pic- tures and much conver- sion, the group journeyed to "The Ranch" in Oak- land City for noon lunch. Twenty-four persons gath- ered around a beautifully decorated table for a fine meal. Letters from class members who were un- able to attend were read by Earl McClellan and pictures of some were shown. Several very in- teresting reports of their lifetime activities were given by members of the class. A moment of silence was observed in memo- ry of ten deceased mem- bers from a class of 30 and Miss Hazel Welton, who is seriously ill in the Holi- day Nursing Home in Pe- tersburg. The group then adjourned to meet in the home of Mrs. Edith Peden in Petersburg, where they spent the rest of the after- noon enjoying each oth- er's company. Announcement that res- idents of the southside of Winslow received their first rural mail delivery on Saturday, May 2 was made by Officer-In-Charge Clayton Curtis of the Win- slow Post Office. Over 30 percent of the residents of the area signed a peti- tion circulated by J.P. Nor- rick asking the Postal De- partment to extend rural delivery to their homes, Prompt action was taken in extending the present Route One, which is car- ried by Lowell Gray, to ac- complish this purpose. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bailey, of Spur- geon, a son, Charles Rog- er, born Sunday, April 19, in Welborn Baptist Memo- rial hospital, in Evansville; To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anderson, of Petersburg, a daughter, Tracy Jean, born May 3, at the Daviess County Hospital. Marriages: Randall Ray Jones and Bonnita Ray Hollaway were mar- ried on April 12 at 1:30 p.m. at Neu Chapel at Uni- versity of Evansville. Deaths: Ott Deffendoll, 85, of Oakland City, died Wednesday, May 6, in the Gibson General Hospital; Ozzie Fettinger, 73, of Ayr- shire, died Sunday, May 3, at 5:50 p.m., in St. Joseph's hospital, in Huntingburg. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, April 20, 1995 Farming is well underway in Pike County and for once the weather is just what the farmers ordered. A long dry spell during the last of March and first part of April gave farmers a chance to get their ground prepared for planting. County agent Ken Salkeld said it has allowed farmers a couple of weeks ahead of where they normally are this time of the year. Rains on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday are just what the farmers needed. Most wanted to wait until after Easter and for a rain before they started planting. One farmer said he was ready to plant but he had never planted before Easter ,so he was just going to wait until after Easter and a rain. Salkeld said the rain should make conditions right to plant within the next few days. He said typical farmers want to wait until after a rain to plant for several reasons. He said chemicals they apply while planting often take 24 hours to activate and rain right after planting can neutralize the chemicals. Also a rain can compact the ground and leave a hard crust on top of the seed, making it difficult for the new plant to break through the ground. Another fear is a heavy rain that can wash the seeds out of the ground. While weather conditions are just about perfect, Salkeld said, that can always change. Last year, early rains delayed planting and many farmers were into June before they got all of their corn planted. A national magazine has issued a unit citation for heroism to the Pe- tersburg Volunteer Fire Department for the fire- fighters' actions in fight- ing the Silver Dollar Sa- loon fire on September 11, 1994. Petersburg VFD Chief Phil Taylor said he was notified by represen- tatives of Firehouse Mag- azine Heroism and Com- munity service rewards. The other award winners included such metropoli- tan areas such as Boston, Bronx, N.Y., Newburgh, N.Y., and Landover, Md. The Sunday morning fire killed two people: Ange- la Houston, 24, and Cara Abell, 5, both of Peters- burg. The fire department was cited for bravery in their actions, which was credited with saving the lives of Kevin Abell, 33, and two of his children, Heath, 8 and Taryn, 6. On September 12, 1994, rep- resentatives from the law enforcement agencies in- vestigating the fire pro- claimed that the fire was the result of arson. A fter seven months of investi- gation by state and local law enforcement agen- cies and arson investiga- tors, the circumstances surrounding the cause of the fire at the Silver Dollar Saloon are scheduled to be brought before the grand jury by Pike County Pros- ecutor Jeff Biesterveld on Wednesday, April 19. Births: To Richard Johns and Melanda Wil- lis, of Petersburg, a daugh- ter, Sarah Elizabeth, born Saturday, April 8 at Dea- coness Hospital, in Evans- ville. Deaths: Donald Wood- row Bottoms, 82, of Pe- tersburg, died Friday, April 14 at 9:25 p.m. at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Oakland City; Ivan L. Collins, 77, of Sten- dal, died Thursday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Jo- seph's Hospital in Hunt- ingburg; Mary Linda Mc- Candless, 48, of Oakland City, died Sunday, April 16 at her residence; Janavie Richardson, 98, of Oak- land City, died Wednes- day, April 12 at 7:50 a.m. at Good Samaritan Nurs- ing Home in Oakland City.

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