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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, July 15, 2020 D-5 HISTORY Submit history photos: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, March 9 and March 13, 1945 The monthly paper drive will be held Saturday in Pike County with heavy pressure being put on the drive to ob- tain more paper this time than ever before. The rapid advance of the Allied troops has meant more and more food must be sent to take care of the people in the war torn areas. This food is shipped in cardboard containers manu- factured mainly from waste paper. In addition to this the huge quantity of supplies needed by the troops must be carefully packed for the long journey in waste paper and cardboard to take up the shock of transportation. This time the drive will sponsored by the boy scouts who under a national plan will try to gather at least a ton per boy for each boy scout helping. The last drive because of weather con- ditions did not net sufficient paper to warrant shipping so the paper was stored and will be shipped by the load. You can help by tying your paper securely of placing it in boxes at the curb no later than 9 a.m. Saturday morning. On Friday evening, March 16, the George Field Fliers will present an All-Army Show in the Petersburg High School Auditorium. This show is sponsored by the local George Field Welfare Committee and the Psi Iota Xi Sorority, — these organizations assum- ing the task of selling tickets, doing the general publicity work, and business manage- ment. All profits derived from the show will be used in the George Field Recreation and hospital work. The show "By George" will appeal to young and old alike. The admission will be fifty cents to all. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. George Byrne, of Petersburg, a son, George Wallace, born at the Deaconess Hospital, in Evansville; To Mrs. Fred McIl- rath, a son, born in the Da- viess County hospital. Marriages: Betty J. Brit- ton, of Winslow, and Edwin C. Hudson, of Brazil, were mar- ried on March 5, in Brazil; Miss Verona Blue and James Spraggins were married Sat- urday, at 6:30 p.m., at the First Methodist parsonage. Deaths: William Harrison Sappenfield, 70, of Petersburg, died February 27. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, June 9 1960 Someone evidently want- ed to play a practical joke on the Petersburg police Satur- day night and stole the police car right out from under the police. Someone had called the police station at about 2 a.m. and reported that they believed that someone was breaking into the Marathon Service Station at first and main streets. But the sta- tion was found locked tight- er than a revenuer's jug and everything seemed to be in order. A fter looking around, the police returned to the car, or rather where the car had been parked. Presto! It was gone. The car was found the next day in a parking space at the Carter Planting Mill. It had not been damaged, and apparently had been driv- en only to the place where it was found. The police didn't think it was much of a joke. In fact, if the joker is found, he will probably not care too much about the police when they put him in jail and have the last laugh as they throw away the key. A fire which could have easily burned the entire business section of Union was quickly brought under control shortly after noon Monday when people in and around the Earl Kine store pitched in and fought it. When the firetruck arrived, the firemen found that most of the fire was out. The fire apparently started from an extension cord or drop cord. The flames went up one wall and between the metal ceil- ing and the roof. The fireman tore off some of the tine roof and sprayed water into the attic to finish putting out the flames. Although there was quite some damage, the building can be repaired and the store will continue in op- eration. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gladish, of Winslow, twin boys, William Charles and Robert Paul, born May 27, in the Good Samaritan hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Lamb, of near Ot- well, a son, Kevin Ray, born Saturday, June 4, at the Da- viess County hospital. Deaths: Miss Flora Shel- ton, 81, of Winslow, died June 4, at the home of Mrs. Rin- da Royalty; Elden Ray Def- fendall, of Glezen, died June 4, at 10 :05 p.m., in his home. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 25, 1970 Beginning Tuesday, June 30, Young Pool will be open at 1 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday for swimming. Coun- ty swimming lessons will be discontinued, but buses will still be available for those who wish to swim. Kenneth Young's Pool will offer both children's private lessons and adult lessons during Ju- ly. Private lessons for chil- dren will be offered Mon- day, July 6 through Friday, July 17 between 9 and 11 a.m. Adult lessons will be offered during the same two week period from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Beginning and advanced les- sons will both be offered if there is a high enough de- mand. A charge of $5 will be made for the two week ses- sion of lessons. If interested, call the pool between 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The company that pro- cessed the Winslow Pops Concert records has an- nounced that it will cut an en- tire set of new records. On the last set there were engi- neering defects which result- ed in "skipping" and fluctua- tion in the sound. This was not due to your record player, but due to faulty equipment at the factory. Every record which was purchased will be replaced with a new re- cording which will be free of flaws. No additional charges will be made. The company is working very hard to cor- rect this error. All parents who did purchase record- ings may rest assured that the new recordings will be very high quality. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Mark Benjamin, of Peters- burg, a son, Bryan Keith, born on Saturday, June 20, in the Daviess County Hospital;To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dupps, of Oakland City, a son, Craig Lee, born at the Gibson Gen- eral Hospital. Marriages: Nora Sue My- ers and Dennis Duanne Bry- ant were married on Saturday, June 21, at 3 p.m. Deaths: Herman Ross Knight, 85, of Petersburg, died Tuesday, June 23, 5:30 a.m., in Oakland City Rest Home; Miss Creta Vaughn, 52, of Pikeville, died Friday, at 1 p.m., at her home. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 1, 1995 About 150 people gathered in the Petersburg Elementa- ry School gymnasium Sun- day in remembrance of the June 2, 1990 tornado, that left seven people dead and more than 400 houses and build- ing either destroyed or badly damaged. Ernest Hume along with Lowell Garland and Den- ny Eversoll were named Saga- mores of the Wabash by Indi- ana Governor Evan Bayh for their selfless service during the aftermath of the torna- do and flood. A Sagamore of the Wabash is the highest ci- vilian honor an Indiana Gov- ernor can bestow on a res- ident. Petersburg Elemen- tary School Principle Steve Meadors gave a slide show that was given to him by the staff. It showed pictures of ac- tivities at the school prior to it being destroyed by the torna- do, then would quickly change to an image of the destroyed building. The images were ordinated so they showed what happened to the area of where the preceding photo of the school activity took place. Petersburg Fire Chief Phil Taylor talked about the hard work put in by his department and area departments to help them with both the water cri- sis that preceded the tornado by two weeks and the torna- do. A fter a flood washed out a levee and the city's water- lines from the well field to the water treatment plant, fire- men hauled water from wa- ter wells at the power plants to the water tower until a tem- porary water line could be con- structed. Petersburg was de- clared a national disaster area twice in a period of about two weeks. Jerry Hauer, who was Director of the State Emergen- cy Management Agency at the time of the tornado, present- ed Mayor Harris and Kinman with a certificate honoring the job they have done in helping the city rebuild after the tor- nado. Others speaking to the group were John Manges, pastor of the First Christian Church in Petersburg, Patti Warner and Mary Lou Froeh- le of the Pike County Chamber of Commerce, Judy Clanton, an elementary school teach- er, and Jeff Stratton, who was chairman of the Petersburg Disaster Relief Fund. Those attending were also given a chance to talk. Kay Benjamin thanked groups for helping in the clean-up, and talked about a group of convicts who were bused into the county to help with clearing debris from the fields. Others related stories from the tornado and told how much the help from volunteers meant to them. Efforts to locate a state pris- on and its more than 600 jobs paying $20,000 to $ 60,000 an- nually in Pike County contin- ue. State Representative Don Hume said he met with local officials in Pike County on Sat- urday afternoon about the ef- fort to locate a prison in Pike County. Hume has been push- ing to get a state medium secu- rity prison located within two miles of Indianapolis Power and Light and Hoosier Ener- gy power plants on the White River just north of Petersburg. Hume said he has been try- ing to sell state official on the idea of using hot water from power plants to heat the pris- on. He said it would also allow the state to build greenhous- es, which could grow food for that prison and other pris- ons around the state. He said the group was non-partisan group, which included Demo- crat and Republican represen- tatives from the county coun- cil, commissioners as well as Winslow and Petersburg city councils and the Growth and Economic Development Com- mittee. Hume said Governor Evan Bayh would be appoint- ing a site selection commit- tee within the next two weeks. Ron Ballard, who is chairman of the growth council, said they were meeting this week to review resumes of appli- cants for the director's posi- tion. Petersburg Mayor Ran- dy Harris and County Com- missioner Ed Kluemper both said the group has some excel- lent resumes submitted. Births: To Dr. and Mrs. Gary Keeps, of Evansville, a son, Kyle Matthew, born on June 3, at the Deaconess Hos- pital, in Evansville. Marriages: Kristi Ann Po- len and George Stan Terwiske were married on May 13, at 2:30 p.m., in the St. Mary's Catholic Church, in Ireland. Deaths: John K. 'Buck- wheat' Bruner, 51, of Monroe City, died Tuesday, June 6, at 2:06 a.m., in the Good Samar- itan Hospital, in Vincennes. The Allen White, Louisa Brewster Corn family The Allen White and Louisa Brewster Corn family outside their home near the Fantod community located in Lockhart Township. It was around 1905 when the photo was taken. Shown in the photo are Allen White "Buddy" Corn, Mayme Corn Green, Louisa Brewster Corn, Ma- bel Corn Littell and Gilbert Corn. 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