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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, August 26, 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, April 20 and April 24, 1945 Mr. and Mrs. Hillis Mar- tin of this city received a tele- gram from the War Depart- ment, Tuesday morning stat- ing that their son, Pvt. Wil- liam Terrell Martin who was reported missing in action since December 31st in Bel- gium was returned to mil- itary control on March 27, 1945. Pvt. Martin was in the infantry and had been over- seas just three months when his parents received the word that he was missing in action. He received his training at camp Maxey, Texas prior to leaving for overseas duty. Staff Sergeant William L. Gross has been awarded the bronze star, the purple heart and the presidential citation. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gross of this city. He is in the infantry and it was near Loi Kang, Burma on Jan- uary 1945, that he was award- ed for heroism. In a hard bat- tle it is said that Sgt. Gross, "remained well in advance of the patrol extricating those who had been informed of the patrol's withdrawal." The courage and devotion to his men displayed by Sgt. Gross reflects great credit upon him- self and exemplify the highest tradition of the Armed Forces of the United States. Residents of Pike county can supply enough waste pa- per for 56,816 "suits of armor" for 105 mm. shells, if they will buckle down and save an aver- age of 10 pounds of newspa- pers, wrapping paper and box- es a month. The 105's are the big ones that have been help- ing American forces in their advance toward Berlin and Tokyo. For each ammuni- tion container or "paper suit of armor" used to protect the shells from salt water, dents, nicks and corrosive dirt, ap- proximately three pounds of waste paper are required, ac- cording to W. J. Wardell, vice president of the American Can Company, which is man- ufacturing millions of the con- tainers. Ammunition contain- ers board, one of the principal materials used in making the "suits of armor," is made from mixed paper and old corrugat- ed boxes, Mr. Wardell said. Another material used in called "tube and can stock," which is made from all types of waste paper. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Oswell Crow, a boy, born Wednesday afternoon, at 6 o'clock. Marriages: Miss Miriam Burke and Pfc. Victor E. Dil- ley were married last Thurs- day evening, at four o'clock, in the parsonage of the Mis- sionary Baptist church, in Henderson, Kentucky; Miss Mildred Stork, of Winslow, and Mr. Elmo Burdetter, of the United States Army, were married Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, at the Main Street Presbyterian church. Deaths: Elmer Bechtel, 52, Daviess County Commis- sioner and farmer, died Mon- day afternoon, at the Good Samaritan hospital, in Vin- cennes; Mary Jane Wilson, 84, of Washington, blind since 12 years of age, died Sunday morning, at 6:30 o'clock, at the Home Hospital, in this city. Coomer family 1932 The Virgil and Lula Bessie Coomer family in a photo taken in 1932. Standing are Chester Coomer, Warren Kenneth Coomer, Laura Belle Coomer (mother of Virgil), Lula Bessie Coomer holding Charlotte Coomer (Ra- sche), Helen Coomer, Virgil Coomer, Pearl Coomer, Lawrence Coomer, Leslie Coomer and Luther Coomer. Seated are Hazel Coomer and Virginia Sowers. The 1932 photo was taken at the home of Laura Belle Swain Coomer about one mile southeast of Union. All the children attended Thomas School and were taught by Har- old Campbell except for Charlotte. Source: www.history.com • Photo source: www.time.com Wednesday, August 26 • First televised Major League base- ball game (1939) • 19th Amendment adopted (1920) Thursday, August 27 • Red Scare dominates American pol- itics (1952) • NFL star Michael Vick pleads guilty in dogfighting case (2007) Friday, August 28 • Charles and Diana divorce (1996) • Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks to March on Washington (1963) Saturday, August 29 • Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf Coast (2005) • Soviets explode atomic bomb (1949) Sunday, August 30 • Thurgood Marshall confirmed as Su- preme Court justice (1967) • California Senate passes Global Warming Solutions Act (2006) Monday, August 31 • Jack the Ripper claims first victim (1888) • Princess Diana dies in a car crash (1997) Tuesday, September 1 • Wreck of the Titanic found (2001) • P.T. Barnum brings European opera star Jenny Lind to New York (1850) The Experts Are More Affordable Than You Might Think. 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Following Sunday school Sunday morning the Winslow General Baptist church will welcome their new pastor, Rev. O. B. Clark and Mrs. Clark with a 45 minute pro-teach- ers and talent of the church to the Clarks and the Clarks to the church. There will be a reception in their honor in the church basement from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday after- noon sponsored by class num- ber 14. The public is invited to attend. Rev. Clark has been in the ministry for 20 years. Half of this time was at the Hender- son church from where he re- signed to accept the Winslow charge. Before his work with the Henderson church he was part time pastor of sever- al churches and was full time pastor for six years at Ear- lington, Ky., General Baptist church. Rev. Clark is a grad- uate of the Moody Institute in Chicago. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Arbuthnot, of Oak- land City, a son, David De- Wayne, born Monday, July 18, at the Gibson General hospital, at Princeton; To Dr. and Mrs. Donald L. Hall, of Petersburg, a girl, Terri Lynn, born Tues- day, in the Daviess County hospital. Deaths: Albert Nelson, of near Otwell, died Wednesday, at 8 a.m., at the Jasper Memori- al hospital;Jessie Woodall, 68, of near the Algiers communi- ty, died Tuesday, at 11:45 a.m., at the Daviess County hospital, in Washington. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, August 6, 1970 The John C. Groub Compa- ny of Seymour will be open- ing a brand new store on low- er Main Street in Petersburg within the next few day ac- cording to Tom Dodge, local store manager. The large, new, modern building was built by Crane and Nolan of Loogootee. The property was purchased from John Henson, according to company officials. Inside the store are several aisles of goods all leading back to the meat counter. The meat de- partment is decorated in a rus- tic effect with shingled roofs over the meat counters. The preparation rooms for meat and produce are equipped with new stainless steel equipment and the store is under a new sanitation program instigat- ed by the food chain recent- ly. Disposable towels and spe- cial cleaning fluids are used in keeping the rooms sanitary. Eugene "Jeep" Thomas of Petersburg is reported to be getting along nicely in the Good Samaritan hospital in Vincennes after suffering elec- trical burns while at his work Wednesday morning at 2 a.m. Barry Burnett received a 8–7 . Mon. 8–noon . Tues. 10–7 . Wed. 8–5 . Thur. 8–5 . Fri. Trouble with vision at school? Now Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th St., Petersburg 812-354-9400 Call For Appointment four year scholarship at Indi- ana University worth $12,000. He was one of only six young men in the entire United States receiving a scholarship of this kind. He was signed as a catch- er but he also plays first base and the outfield. The Indiana coach stated that he was im- pressed with Barry's versatili- ty. Along with being a good hit- ter he can play different posi- tions. He has a good chance of being in the starting line-up as a freshman. Barry ranks high scholastically and plans to ma- jor in business management. In high school he hit .565 his senior year and in two sea- sons of high school ball he hit 15 home runs. In his two sea- sons of American Legion ball he hit over .300 and hit seven home runs each year. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Simpson, a girl, born Sunday, August 2, in the Gibson General Hospital, in Princeton. Deaths: Charles Harry Jones, 81, of Petersburg, died Tuesday, July 28, at 7:30 a.m., in a Vincennes nursing home; Normal Flower, 72, of Spur- geon, died Saturday, August 1, in St. Mary's Hospital, in Evansville. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, July 20, 1995 Despite the sizzling heat and humidity, more than 200 people were on hand to watch as Jamie Evans was crowned the 1995 Miss Pike County Queen and Nicole Meadors was selected as the 1995 Jr. Miss Pike County on Wednes- day Evening, July 12 Evans is a 1995 graduate of Pike Cen- tral High School and will be attending the University of Evansville in the fall. She was sponsored by Wyatt Seed Company of Petersburg. Au- tumn Sorgius was selected as the first runner-up in the Miss Pike County pageant and Jen- nifer Grady was chosen as sec- ond runner-up. Sorgius 16, was sponsored by Ripco LTD of Ot- well. Sorgius was also selected as most photogenic. Grady, 17, was sponsored by Biggs-Tis- dale Insurance of winslow and received the Directors Award. The Miss Congeniality Award went to Michelle Russell. Rus- sell, 171, was sponsored by D's Pizza of Winslow. Cassandra Blake, 17, received the Speech Award. She was sponsored by Citizens State Bank of Peters- burg. The 1995 Pike Coun- ty Fair was kicked off by the first-ever Jr. Miss Pike County pageant. Nicole Meadors was selected as Jr. Miss Pike Coun- ty. Annie Tichenor was select- ed as first runner-up. Chelsea Tisdale was chosen as second runner-up. A Petersburg teen is in fair condition at St. Mary's Hospi- tal in Evansville following an accident Saturday night on Blackburn Road. Larie Y. Loh, 15, sustained a skull fracture when the 1977 International 4x4 ran off the left side of the road and hit a group of trees, according to State Troop- er Frank Coleman. Coleman said Loh was westbound on Blackburn Rd. when she at- tempted to brake but accel- erated instead prior to the ac- cident. She was taken to Me- morial Hospital in Jasper then transferred to St. Mary's Hos- pital in Evansville. The vehicle she was driving was owned by Griffin W. Shoultz, 16, of Pe- tersburg. He was a passenger in the vehicle, according to Coleman. Shoultz was treated at the scene for multiple con- tusions and scrapes. A third person, Brittany R. Claridge, 14, sustained a severe lacera- tion to the forehead. Coleman said she went back to her res- idence and was taken by par- ents to Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Coleman said he cit- ed Loh for violation of a learn- er permit and speed too fast to avoid collision and Shoultz was cited for minor consuming after testing positive for blood alcohol at 0.07 percent. Births: To Mark and Mi- chelle Johnson, of Minneap- olis, a daughter, Carlin Eliza- beth, born on Saturday, July 8. Deaths: Donna Regina Traylor, 63, of Otwell, died Wednesday, July 12, 6:15 a.m., in her residence;Caro- lyn S. Osborner, 60, of Peters- burg, died Friday, July 14, at 2:50 a.m., at St. Mary's Medi- cal Center, in Evansville; Jack R. Hayes, 71, of Petersburg, died Thursday, July 13, at 1:18 a.m., at Good Samaritan Hos- pital, in Vincennes.