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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: www.letterboxd.com Monday, June 8 • Martin Luther King Jr. assassination suspect arrested (1968) • "Ghostbusters" released (1984) Tuesday, June 9 • Secretariat wins Triple Crown (1973) • Cartier discovers St Lawrence River (1534) Wednesday, June 10 • Joe Nuxhall makes MLB debut at 15 (1944) • First Salem witch hanging (1692) Thursday, June 11 • University of Alabama desegregated (1963) • "E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial" released (1982) Friday, June 12 • Anne Frank receives a diary (1942) • Terrorist gunman attacks nightclub in Orlando, Florida (2016) Saturday, June 13 • Alexander the Great dies (323 B.C.) • The Miranda rights are established (1966) Craig Store in Otwell A gab session was in progress in Craig's store in Otwell in the mid 1950s with Sen. Homer Capehart and members of the town. From Left to right are Thom- as Hayes, Harley Craig (owner of the store), Ellis Scraper, and Sen. Capehart. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Feb. 2 and Feb. 6, 1945 Mr. Tom Marsee and his brother-in-law, Ray Cain have purchased equip- ment and machinery for cutting buttons and will start production Monday in the building former- ly occupied by Allen Gor- don's Welding Shop. The plant now has facilities to employ twelve men and if sufficient materials are ob- tained to merit putting in more machines the num- ber of employees will be raised to twenty-four. Pe- tersburg had a button fac- tory several years ago and several of the old button cutters have been hired. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Glad- ish of Madison township were informed Saturday by the war department that their son, Sergeant Ansel Gladish is missing in action since January 13. Sgt. Gladish was an engineer on a large bomb- er. His sister, Miss Lucille Gladish has received a let- ter from him written on January 10 saying he had two more missions and then he would get to come home. The message gave no information as to the territory in which he was lost. He recently was mar- ried to a girl in England. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Bottoms, of Pe- tersburg, a girl, born Jan- uary 30 ; To Mr. and Mrs. Oliver White, of Campbell- town, a boy, Johnny Roy, born on Monday, in the Miller hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Levi Colbert, a girl, Joyce Sue, born on Mon- day, in the Daviess Coun- ty Hospital. Deaths: Robert R. Fowl- er, 80, of Petersburg, died Wednesday morning, in his home, while eating breakfast; Mrs Fannie Wil- son, 90, of Princeton, died last Friday morning, in the home of her daughter. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, May 5 1960 An estimated 1,800 per- sons were served from a huge birthday cake Fri- day and Saturday at the Voyles IGA Food Store in Petersburg. The cake, probably the largest ever baked to be eaten in Pike county, was 36 inches wide and 48 inches long. It was six layers high, with ic- ing between each layer. It weighed 210 pounds. The cake was decorated with white icing and trimmed in blue icing, wishing Mr. Voyles a happy birthday on his 24 years in the grocery business in Petersburg. Mr. Voyles came to Pe- tersburg as manager of the Kroger store. A fter man- aging the Kroger store for some time, he opened his own store, which was known as the J-V Store. John Norrick and Hil- bert Tooley Jr. will open a Dog and Suds Drive-In on North Main Street in Winslow within the next three weeks, where they will serve all kinds of sand- wiches and soft drinks, es- pecially hot dogs and root beer. They are erecting the building on the lot for- merly used as a used car lot by the late Fred Rauch. Mr. Norrick has had three years' experience in this type of business having managed a Dog and Suds Drive-in in Mt. Carmel, Ill., for his brother, Wayne Norrick. Both young men are well known, fine cit- izens and have a host of friends. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Deputy of Oakland City, a son, Max Eldon, born Thursday, April 28, in the Gibson General hospi- tal; To Mr. and Mrs. How- ard Lytoon Jr. of Peters- burg, a daughter, Danna Kay, born on Sunday, May 1, in the Daviess County hospital. Deaths: Johanna R. Whiteclock, 70, of Peters- burg, died Wednesday, at 8:20 p.m., in the Good Sa- maritan hospital. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, May 21, 1970 Disabled veterans of the Vietnam war are now shar- ing in the benefits of the annual sale of V.F.W. Bud- dy Poppies, according to Commander Don R. Wyatt of Coleman-Stewert Post No. 3587 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Peters- burg. Wyatt said that the casualty rate of the Viet- nam war has already sur- passed that of the Korean War and combat disabili- ties have been suffered by tens of thousands more. He also pointed out that a portion of the proceeds of the sale of V.F.W. Bud- dy Poppies which will be held in this area on Satur- day, May 23, will be used to augment money raised by dues of members of the overseas veterans group to provide claims counseling and assistance to disabled veterans. The balance of the funds contributed by the public during the Pop- py sale are used for direct relief to local disabled and needy veterans and their families, for support of the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for orphans of deceased veterans, and for programs in the var- ious veterans hospitals and facilities. Command- er Wyatt urged every patri- otic citizen to buy a Buddy Pop- py as his contribution to- ward the cost of this wor- thy project. The Zoar Womens So- ciety of Christian Ser- vice held its annual Moth- er-Daughter tea at the church Wednesday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. A short skit "Something for Mom" was given by Jenny kamman and Debbie Meyerholtz. A reading "What Does Mother Mean" was giv- en by Margaret Hagemey- er followed by a duet by Leulla and Delores Hem- mer. Another skit "Family Album" was narrated by Zona Kamman. Following the program games and refreshments were also enjoyed in the basement. There were 121 present. Marriages: Miss Bev- erly Leighty and Mr. Pat- rick Bewley were married Saturday, May 9, at 7:30, in the Old Bethel United Methodist church, in In- dianapolis; Barbara Jean Stone and Gary Rayman, of Washington, were mar- ried on Friday, April 10, at 7:00 p.m., at the Free Methodist Church of Pe- tersburg. Deaths: David L. Sim- mers, 24, of Petersburg, died Sunday, at 1 p.m., in the Good Samaritan Hos- pital; Mrs. Maud Steele, 85, of Oakland City, died on Friday, at the Gibson General Hospital. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, May 4, 1995 A Petersburg woman died Friday night from in- juries suffered in an ac- cident in Petersburg that afternoon. Vera Fine, 83, pulled from a driveway on- to SR 57 in front of a Nu- Gas propane truck and her vehicle was hit in the front left side, according to Pe- tersburg Police Chief Wil- liam Scales. He said wit- nesses told him Fine was attempting to turn left (north) onto SR 57 and was looking south and did not see the oncoming truck. Mickey Howes was driv- ing the truck, which was loaded with 2,000 gallons of propane. "He did all he could," said Scales. How- es skidded 26 feet prior to impact and then "jerked it" to the left in an attempt to miss Fine's car, according to Scales. He said the im- pact caused Fine's car to spin 360 degrees twice. It came to a rest at the edge of SR 57, south of the drive- way. The Nu-Gas truck went left of center and off the left side of the road, hit an embankment in Virgin- ia Voyles' front yard, then overturned in the north- bound lane of the highway. Squad 51 extricated Fine from her car. She was tak- en to the Daviess County hospital in Washington, where medical personnel stabilized her. She was then taken by LifeFlight to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Scales said he was later notified that Fine died during an oper- ation after 11 p.m. Traf- fic was blocked for sever- al minutes and backed up into the downtown area. The Fire Department was called to the scene due to the loaded propane tank truck being overturned. Howes refused treatment at the scene and was lat- er taken to an area hospi- tal, where he was exam- ined and released. Roger Young of Rescue Squad 51 said the propane tank was not leaking, but squad per- sonnel took precautions, such as disconnecting the battery cables. A Gibson County jury has found John R. Blake III guilty of killing a Win- slow man. Blake, 40, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, in the death of Robert S. Robling, who died on October 25, 1994, from injuries suffered six days earlier. Blake faces two to eight years in pris- on on the charge. Sentenc- ing has been set for May 17 by Gibson Circuit Court Judge Walter Palmer. Ac- cording to testimony and police reports, Blake was mad at Robling, thinking Robling had stolen some items from him. The court found that Blake went to a residence and waited on Robling. Initially, police were told Robling had fall- en and hit his head. Lat- er the next day, witness- es went back to police and told them Blake had beat- en Robling. Brian Robling, a stepson of the deceased, told police Blake had told him to tell the police Ro- bling had fallen down the steps. "I was scared to death," said Brian Robling. The jury reached its ver- dict on April 21. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Don Henson Jr., of Petersburg,, a son, Mav- erick Bryce, born Satur- day, April 29, at Deacon- ess Hospital in Evans- ville; To Stephen and Jea- nette French, of Winslow, a son, Stephen Lee, born on March 27, at Deacon- ess Hospital, in Evansville. Deaths: Arval W. Don- ovan, 71, of Vincennes, died Wednesday, April 26, at 2:10 a.m., at Crest- view Convalescent Cen- ter, in Vincennes; Elbert M. West, 87, of Peters- burg, died Friday, April 28, at 8:32 p.m.; Veral L. Fine, 83, of Petersburg, died Fri- day, April 28, at 11:50 p.m., at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.