The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, July 22, 2020 B-9 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 16 and March 20, 1945 A double header train was wrecked at Worthington, Sun- day with one engine turned over and the other thrown crossways of the track. Local trainmen worked all day Sun- day and Sunday night to re- store train service on the line with the wrecker called from Matton, Illinois. No one was injured in the accident. The Petersburg Business Association held their annu- al election of officers, Mon- day night at the Presbyterian Church after being served din- ner by the ladies of the church. The group discussed several ideas for obtaining a factory for Petersburg among which was a plan to acquire a certain tract of real estate that would make a good site for a factory. A report was made inquiry to the Association about locating in or near Petersburg. Mr. and Mrs. George Wil- liams received a card Friday evening stating that their son, Pvt. Bill Williams is in a hos- pital suffering from shell frag- ments in the chest. He was wounded on March 3 in Italy. He is in the infantry. Births: To Pvt and Mrs. Cecil Nelson Jr., of Winslow, a girl, Cecilia Kaye, was born in the Princeton hospital. Marriages: Miss Max- ine Anderson, of Sandburn, and Gordon Goodpasture, of Washington, were married March 10, Saturday after- noon, at 1:15 o'clock, in Wash- ington; Joy Ellen, of Indianap- olis, and Marion R. Weber, of Petersburg, were married on Sunday, March 18, at the Barth Methodist Church, in Indianapolis. Deaths: Norma Lee Erwin, 20, of Petersburg, died Tues- day afternoon, at 2 o'clock, of lymphatic leukemia; Mrs. Mary E. Evans, 74, of Otwell, died March 15, at 8 o'clock, in her family home. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, June 16 1960 More than 76 trombones will lead the big parade to the Indiana State Fair on Sep- tember 1, beginning at 8 a.m. The special attraction is the annual High School Band Pa- rade and Contest, which last year drew 75 bands and ran for three hours, nine minutes and 40 seconds. Marching in position number 43 will be the Petersburg high school band, hoping to qualify for a share of the $1,000 in cash prizes and trophies given the top ten bands. Some 15,000 can watch the parade from grandstand seats, and there will be no ad- mission charge for the event. Charles Curry of Evansville fell down a flight of steps on the second floor of the court house in Petersburg shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday and received injuries which put him in the hospital. Mr. Cur- ry had been in the court room as a witness for a trial and was coming from the third floor when the accident occurred. It is thought his foot slipped off the edge of the step, caus- ing him to fall. A doctor was called and he ordered Mr. Cur- ry to be taken to the Daviess County hospital in the Harris ambulance. Over 100 members have joined the Vacation Reading club this year at Barrett Me- morial library. The theme this year is the New Star Spangled Banner. Each member is giv- en a 50 -star flag reading card on which he or she attaches a silver star after reading each book. At the completion of five books, he or she is given a club win with a small Amer- ican flag. At the completion of ten books, coupons donated by the Lincoln Theater are given each member. The boys and girls are entering into the fun with lots of enthusiasm, and the library is a lively place this summer. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Lemoin McKinney of Elber- feld, a son, Timothy LeMoin, was born June 7. Deaths: SP5 William Hess, 43, of near Iva community, died Wednesday, in the Wom- ack Hospital, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, July 2, 1970 Twelve of the county's choice young ladies are en- grossed in the series of ar- duous rehearsals in prepara- tion for the opening of the an- nual Pike County 4-H Fair on July 20, according Mrs. No- la Corn, Beauty Pageant Di- rector. The Beauty Pageant will be the leading attraction of the fair and will take place Tuesday night, July 21 with all twelve vying for the title of "Miss Pike County." Mrs. Corn is announcing the names of the 12 contestants and their sponsors in this issue of the Press-Dispatch. One automobile was burned and two trucks damaged in a near tragedy on Roger's bridge, Tuesday morning, Winslow grade and high school faculty 1949 The Winslow grade and high school faculty includes, the first row, Preston Potter, Patricia Ambrose, Lucille Amos, Vivian Dedman, Helen Ballard, Gladys Cooper, Le- na Melton, and Newton Thompson (principal). In the second row are Poole Sellers, Etta Ambrose, Titania Smith, Dorothy Dearing, Dorphine Poehlein, Ruth Bottom, Mary Curtis, and Ruth Cottrell. In the third row are Mary Kay Potter, George Nichols, Roy Dayton, Bryan Reed, Wrex Reed, Kern McGlothlin, Wrex Burns, and Susie A. Thompson. Source: www.history.com • Photo source: www.totalprosports.com Wednesday, July 22 • Lincoln tells his cabinet about Emancipation Proclamation (1862) • Cannibal and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is caught (1991) Thursday, July 23 • Miss America resigns (1984) • Guns N' Roses make popular breakthrough with "Sweet Child O' Mine" (1988) Friday, July 24 • Machu Picchu discovered (1911) • Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France (2007) Saturday, July 25 • World's first "test tube baby" born (1978) • The first recorded railroad accident in U.S. history occurs (1832) Sunday, July 26 • U.S. postal system established (1775) • Truman signs the National Security Act (1947) Monday, July 27 • House begins impeachment of Nixon (1974) • First commercial jet makes test flight (1949) Tuesday, July 28 • 14th Amendment adopted (1868) • "Animal House" released in theaters (1978) PH: 812-743-2382 HEATING & AIR-CONDITIONING Perry ' s LLC Serving the area since 1950. 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Cool Cash is only available for a limited time. COOL CASH $1,650 REBATES UP TO ON A QUALIFIED HOME COMFORT SYSTEM BY CARRIER ©Carrier Corporation 11/2016. *Purchase of qualifying products required. 0% financing cannot be combined with Cool Cash. north of Petersburg. A 1966 Oldsmobile driven by Guy Decker of Cleveland, Ohio was completely destroyed by the fire. The accident oc- curred as Decker, accompa- nied by his wife and small child were headed south through the bridge and slowed their speed as they met an on- coming truck. The oncoming truck was driven by George A. Osmon of Washington and was a 1956 GMC semitrailer. As Decker reduced his speed, a truck loaded with steel en- tered the bridge, also headed south. It was driven by Charles McGee of Middletown, Ohio. He hit the rear of the Oldsmo- bile, swerved and hit the on- coming truck and then hit the side of the bridge. Upon im- pact the car burst into flames. Decker was reported to be an employee of the Federal Bu- reau of Investigation. He had a box of 38 caliber shells in the car and during the fire the car- tridges exploded. There were no injuries. McGee, driver of the truck which hit the car, the oncoming truck and side of the bridge was charged with oper- ating into and against proper- ty of others. The accident was investigated by State Trooper Phil Wietholter. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Larry N. Matthews, of Oak- land City, a son, Joseph Pres- ton, was born at the Welborn Baptist hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Micheal Wilson, of Pe- tersburg, a son, Michael Ed- ward, was born Tuesday, June 23, in the Good Samaritan hos- pital. Marriages: Miss Jeannene Hale and Max Edward Inglert were married Saturday, June 27, at the Neu Chapel, on the campus of the University of Evansville. Deaths: Miss Flora Dun- can, 83, of Oakland City, died Thursday at the Daviess Coun- ty Hospital; Mrs. Mamie Kam- merer Kolb, 74, of Evansville, died Wednesday, June 24, 10 :35, in the Deaconess Hos- pital TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 15, 1995 Pike County Sheriff Jeff Clements brought several in- mates from the Pike County Jail to help in the efforts to turn a location of tragedy in- to a memorial playground Fri- day afternoon in Velpen. Six children died in a house fire at the location last summer and the owner of the house, Jeff Johnson, donated the prop- erty to an organization, Citi- zens Helping in Little Dreams Child, that was formed by Vel- pen citizens to establish a me- morial for the children, ac- cording to Barbara Fiscus. The playground will include a monument donated by Eaton Monument Company on which will be listed the names of the six victims of the fire. Sever- al Velpen residents worked on the playground on Satur- day, June 10, and a yard sale took place to raise money to fund the playground. Two men have been charged with battery in separate inci- dents over the last week. Jo- seph G. Sturgeon, 31, of Box 4 Concrete Trailer Court, Pe- tersburg was arrested at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Gerald E. Froman, 31, of North St., Winslow, was ar- rested in Winslow at about 10 p.m. Monday. Petersburg Po- lice Sgt. Gary West said he was dispatched to the trailer court where he spoke to Jo El- len Eden outside the trailer home. He said she told him she was gathering her things up to move out of the trailer, where she had been living the past few months when she and Sturgeon began arguing about what property was owned by her. West said Eden told him Sturgeon grabbed her by the throat and pinned her against the door "forcing his thumb into her neck causing it to choke her." She said she left and went to the Pantry where she called police and her fa- ther. West said he then went to the trailer and arrested Stur- geon. Froman was arrested by Winslow Town Marshall Steve English. English said he was dispatched to the res- idence and met Donna Fro- man in the driveway and she was holding her finger and complaining of head and neck pain. English said Fro- man told him she was wash- ing dishes and Gerald was yelling at her so she went to the bathroom and sat down at a desk, but he followed her and pushed her over back- wards onto their four-year- old daughter and began hit- ting her in the head. She said once she got up he grabbed her by the head and twisted her neck and then grabbed her finger and twisted it. En- glish said she believed her finger was broken. English said he went to the trailer and asked Froman about the incident and he said he didn't have anything to say. English said he arrested Fro- man and took him to the Pike County Jail, where he was charged with battery. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Freeman David Kroeger, of Petersburg, a girl, Allison Lea, was born June 10, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper; To Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Boyd, of Winslow, a son, Logan Jeffrey, was born on May 31, at Welborn Baptist Hospital. Marriages: Lucinda J. Can- non, of Petersburg, and Rich- ard A. Fuhrman, of Loogoo- tee, were married on May 6, at 2 p.m., at the gazebo at West Boggs Park, in Loogootee.. Deaths: Kathy (Deen) Westfall, 44, of Vincennes, died Saturday, May 27, in her home; Alissa Paige Meece, of Winslow, was stillborn, Friday, June 9, at 8:57 a.m., at Memo- rial Hospital, in Jasper; Mon- zell L. Harden, 86, of Oakland City, died Tuesday, June 6, at 11 p.m., in the Gibson Gener- al Hospital.