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Call today to $ 75 00 F a ll M ain tena nce Only C-8 Wednesday, October 7, 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 Operetta cast of Winslow High School in 1937 The Operetta group in 1937 at Winslow High School consisted of several students. In the front row, left to right, are: Margaret Littell, Jeanne Miller, Edna Earle Evans, Mary Helen Bellamy, Roberta Buechele, Virgin- ia Ehrlich, Elizabeth Minor and June Spaw; second row: LaVerne Ashby, Betty Jo DeTar, Carolyn Buechele, Al- ice Horstmeyer, Paul Chumbley and Violet Woolsey; third row: Frank Long, Lorna Stone, Betty Bratton, Joe Biggs, Jack Graves, Eileen Spaw and Weldon Young; fourth row: Jack Woolsey, Robert Thompson, Isabel Spill- man, Bill Evans and Katherine Cassiday; back row: Charles Glassford, Wilson Simpson, Samuel Rosebraugh, George Woodford, Robert Lee Poehlein and director Irene Royalty. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, June 1 and June 5, 1945 Mrs. Edna B. Colvin writes from Evansville to say that she had received a letter from her son, Pfc. F.E. Bilderback who had been liberated after 9 months as a German prisoner of war. She had not heard from him since the first of December. Pfc. Bilderback writes that he is extremely happy to be free and can hardly wait until he can start home, which he expects to do very soon. His letter contains many plans for his visit. George Mitchell, of this city, who has been making arrangements to open the Sinclair Oil Station at the corner of 5 and Main street, was stricken, Tuesday after- noon around 4 o'clock while at his place of business and was immediately removed to his home a short distance south of this city. As yet the seriousnesses of his illness has not been determined, but his many friends in this city and community hope that he may recover from the at- tack. Mr. Mitchell is a veter- an of World War I, and has not been in good health for quite some time. The Past Chief's Club meet Thursday evening May 31 at the Burger Tea Room with Mrs. Florence Fine, host- ess. At seven o'clock a de- licious chicken dinner was served to eight members of the Club after which the usual business was trans - acted. The program consist- ed of two readings given by Mrs. Mary Martin and Mrs. Forrest Braden. A number of contests were given. The next meeting will be held at the K.P. Hall with a covered dish luncheon. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Montgomery, of Evansville, a boy, John Ed- ward, born May 21; To Sgt. and Mrs. Byron Wilson, of Indianapolis, a son, David Lopuis, born on May 27, in the St. Francis hospital, in In- dianapolis. Deaths: John Henry Soll- man, 72, died, Tuesday, May 29, at 2:15 p.m., at his home; Mrs. Alma M. Loveless, 43, of Winslow, died Friday, at 9:45 p.m., in her home. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Sept. 1, 1960 A large barn on the Har- vey Sturgeon farm about two miles south of Peters- burg burned Sunday after- noon when two grandchil- dren of the Sturgeon's acci- dentally set it on fire. The two children were playing in the barn when one of them ran to Mr. Sturgeon and told him the hay was on fire. He ran to the barn and drove out a tractor and one piece of farm machinery and turned loose some dogs and rabbits he had in the barn. Before he could get back into the building to remove anything else, the en- tire structure was engulfed in flames. The Petersburg fire department was called, but when it arrived minutes later the roof of the barn had fallen in. Water was played on the back of the Sturgeon home and other outbuildings to keep them from catching on fire. Mr. Sturgeon said he carried no insurance on the barn or its contents. Winslow Little League has just finished the third year of play. Much improve- ment can be seen in these boys each year. This year the league consisted of three teams from Winslow and two from Otwell. Two teams, the Winslow Yanks and Pirates, finished with identical re- cords, 16 wins and 8 loss- es. The Pirates had a two game lead but lost the last two games to end in a tie. The last game went seven innings with the Winslow Braves winning 10 -7. The Braves finished the season with a 13-won, 11-lost record. The White Sox won 9 and lost 15. The Otwell Yanks won 6 while losing 18. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. George Meyer, of Winslow, a daughter, Kathleen Eliza- beth, born August 23, in the Oakland City Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Carey Burch, of near Otwell, a daughter, Li- sa Kay, born on August 25, in the Daviess County hospital, in Washington. Marriages: Martha Ann Wilson and Joe Phil- lip Todrank were married on August 16, in the First Methodist Church, in Oak- land City. Deaths: John N. Nix, of Evansville, died Sunday, at 5:50 p.m., in St. Mary's hos- pital; Benjamin Rufus Fol- som, 39, of Somerville, died Thursday morning, when the truck he was driving over- turned. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Sept. 17, 1970 Swimming at the Peters- burg school has temporarily cancelled due to the bubble at the pool bursting. School board members are seek- ing a solution to the prob- lem, but have not made any definite plans about what to do. Seams in the four year old bubble let go and it col- lapsed. The bubble is sup- ported by forced air and must be air tight in order to stay in- flated. The seams apparent- ly were held together with a glue of some type. Because of the extent of the damage, repairs cannot be made on site. It must be shipped to the factory located somewhere in New York and estimates of repair are $ 3000 or more plus shipping charges with a one year guarantee. A new bubble would cost upward of $20,000, according to school officials. The old cover was four years old. Board mem- bers discussed the possibil- ity of building a permanent cover for the pool but made no decision on the matter. The second Annual White River Catfish Festival begins today, Thursday on the court house square sponsored by the Petersburg Jaycees and Chamber of Commerce. Fresh white River catfish will be served each noon and eve- ning during the three days. The Jaycees have enlarged their fish stand and frying equipment. They are well prepared to handle the crowd this year. They also have or- dered plenty of fresh catfish for the three days. There are other concession stands on the square, Blackburn rides, and fun booths. The rides are on the south side of the court on Walnut Street and con- sist of Ferris wheel, merry- go-round, etc. There is a ta- ble next to the Jaycees' fish stand to register for free gifts. The gifts will be given away every two hours Saturday af- ternoon. At 8:00 Saturday evening there will be a draw- ing for a grand prizes which is a portable black and white T V. The free gifts were do- nated by Petersburg Mer- chants. The rides will begin Thursday at 6:30 p.m., Fri- day at 4 p.m. and Saturday at 1:00, and continue each night until 10 :00. The Jaycees and Chamber of Commerce invite everyone to come out to the festival and enjoy the three evening of fun, fellowship and the good fresh White Riv- er catfish. Deaths: Mrs. Vada Ander- son, 82, of Ft. Branch, died Saturday, at 4:30 a.m., in St. Mary's hospital, in Evans- ville; Ronnie Edward Under- wood, day old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie E. Underwood, of Evansville, died Septem- ber 5, Saturday morning, in St. Mary's Hospital. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, August 31, 1995 The Petersburg Jaycee An- nual Catfish Festival will open on Wednesday, Sept. 6, with a parade at 6 p.m. The pa- rade will begin at the Moose Lodge on Third Street, trav- el up Main Street, turn east on State Highway 61 and con- tinue on Sycamore Street to the Old Petersburg Football Field. The Miss Catfish Pag- eant will begin immediately after the parade. The pageant will be presented on the ten- nis court at the football field. On Thursday, the Pike Cen- tral Middle School Jazz Band will perform under the direc- tion of Jim Bolte at 7 p.m. Fri- day evening at 7 p.m., the Lit- tle Miss Catfish Pageant will take place. There is no enter- tainment or program sched- uled for Saturday evening. The Petersburg Jaycees will be serving catfish sandwich- es for lunch on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Jaycees are also sponsoring a Pretty Baby Contest each night at the festival. Canisters will be available at the contest booth for people to vote by do- nating money in the canister with the picture of the baby of their choice. All proceeds from the contest will be do- nated to Pike County Hos- pice. The winner will be de- termined by which baby's canister has the most money collected. A Pike County landmark, Augusta Lake, is for the sec- ond time the site of tests of new clean water technolo- gy. A joint effort between the National Fish and Wildlife Service and Waste Manage- ment's Community Connec- tion division is constructing a new design to treat acid run- off. Augusta lake, also known as Copperas Lake is an ideal test ground for acid treatment technologies because it is one of the worst examples of acid pollution. For the last 40 years it has been a dead body of wa- ter. Mining began in the late 1930s or early 1940s and con- tinued in the areas until 1958. This areas was mined prior to reclamation laws, conse- quently most of the area sur- rounding Augusta Lake was literally left turned upside down. Bill McCoy, Project Manager of the Patoka Riv- er National Fish and Wildlife Refuge and Management Ar- ea explained that during strip mining the left the bottom of the pit on top of the ground. Much of this Material is made up of sandstone with a high content of pyrite. Pyrites and iron sulfide minerals re- act with water and oxygen to form sulfuric acid, which is the same thing as battery ac- id. The spoil banks surround- ing Augusta Lake act like the sponges because they are large piles of porous rock and sands. They hold water which mixes with oxygen and large amount of concentrated py- rites and iron sulfides. Then this high acidic mix seeps out and eventually drains in the Augusta Lake. These acidic seeps, most measuring below a pH of 3, drop the pH level below what will sustain any forms of life. Construction of the new project began Mon- day morning as they drained a setting basin to install the new device. Marriages: Darla Mi- chelle Ashcraft and Christo- pher Frank Ayers were mar- ried on June 17, at 5:30 p.m., at Church at The Crossing, in Indianapolis. Deaths: Donald Uppen- camp, 47, of Winslow, died Monday, August 28, at 9:12 a.m., at St. Mary's medical Center, in Evansville; Clau- dia L. Myers, 56, of Peters- burg, died Tuesday, August 29, at 7:40 a.m., at the Peters- burg Healthcare Center. LOUIE CAMPBELL Sales Professional lcampbell@patriotonline.com CALL OR TEXT 812-899-6267 @LouieYourCarGuy HWY. 64 W. • PRINCETON "Quite Simply, A Better Experience!" Looking for a Great Deal On Your Next Vehicle?