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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Feburar y 10, 2021 A-5 HISTORY Submit history photos: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg CRASH Continued from page 1 COVID Continued from page 1 cohol and her speech was slurred. Pena admitted to drinking a "Four Loko" and a "Pink Whit- ney." Pena also told police there was another girl with her, who had walked away from the crash. However, police said after a lengthy investigation, they determined that person was still at the Petersburg res- idence Pena had left. Pena failed a field sobriety test and was taken to Memo- rial Hospital in Jasper, where she was checked and given a blood test. She tested 0.248 percent, which is more than three times the legal limit for blood alcohol content in Indi- ana. She was then taken into cus- tody at the Pike County Jail. Pike County Prosecutor Darrin McDonald said they are checking hospital records to determine whether the OV- WI charge will be enhanced to a charge of causing serious bodily injury, which would be a level 5 felony. A level 5 felony carries a penalty of one to six years in jail. ple vaccinated in Pike Coun- ty. Gladish said the Pike County Clinic operates on Tuesday from 1 to 6 p.m., Thursday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. People must register online for an ap- pointment at ourshot.in.gov. She said they typically give 100 vaccines on both Tuesday and Thursday, and 200 on Sunday. Right now, vaccines are available to everyone 65 years old and older. It is ex- pected they will become available for those 60 and older soon. "I hope this continues and isn't the calm before the storm," said Gladish. "We are being told the new vari- ants will hit Indiana in the spring." Jones and Beck crash at CR 500 E A two-vehicle crash on Mon- day morning at the junction of CR 500 E. and 300 N. resulted in no injuries. Gracie Jones, of 3017 N. CR 500 E., was travel- ing south in a 2009 Mazda on CR 500 E. and Kenley Beck, of 898 E. CR 300 N., was east- bound in a 2015 Nissan when they collided. Beck disregard- ed the stop sign and crashed into Jones, according to Pike County Deputy Paul Collier's report. Damage was estimat- ed to be between $2,000 and $5,000. Source: www.history.com • Photo source: www.home.bt.com Wednesday, Feb. 10 • Iconic child star Shirley Temple dies at 85 (2014) • Mormons begin exodus to Utah (1846) Thursday, Feb. 11 • Nelson Mandela released from prison (1990) • Underdog Buster Doug- las knocks out Mike Tyson (1990) Friday, Feb. 12 • Congress enacts first fugi- tive slave law (1793) • Hollywood writers' strike ends after 100 days (2008) Saturday, Feb. 13 • Patrick Henry named colo- nel of First Virginia battal- ion (1776) • Galileo arrives in Rome to face charges of heresy (1633) Sunday, Feb. 14 • St. Valentine beheaded (278) • The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1929) Monday, Feb. 15 • Disney's "Cinderella" opens in theaters (1950) • Canada adopts maple leaf flag (1965) Tuesday, Feb. 16 • Archaeologist opens tomb of King Tut (1923) • Silver dollars made legal (1978) SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday, Feb. 8, 1946 Marjory Poehlein, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Poehlein, is in the Washing- ton Hospital suffering from a broken collarbone sustained in an auto wreck Tuesday eve- ning. She was riding with her parents and her sister, and they were coming down the Winslow hill, and were meet- ing a car. When apparent- ly, another car came up be- hind them and struck them for the rear left side. This car was driven by Dallas Phil- lips, enroute from work to his Winslow home. It is thought that Mr. Phillips turned out to go around the Poehlein car before he saw the approach- ing car. The Poehlein car was pushed into the ditch with the Phillip's car on top of it. All occupants were taken to the Miller Hospital for the first aid and then were taken in the Curtis ambulance to the Washington Hospital. None of the injuries were believed to be serious except the broken collarbone and all the family, except Marjory, returned to their home. Mrs. Charles Nelson, of east of Petersburg, was tak- en to the Washington Hospi- tal to have a deep cut in her hand sewed up on Wednes- day. She had caught her hand in the wringer. A fter the inju- ry was dressed, she was able to return to her home. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Rex Phillips, of Glezen, a son, Donald Lee, January 31 at Oakland City Materni- ty Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Sam West, Jr., a daughter, at their home, Monday, Febru- ary 4; To Mr. and Mrs. Don- ald Myers, a daughter, Tues- day, February 5. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Feb. 9, 1961 A veteran Pike County school teacher was instant- ly killed at 10 :45 a.m. Satur- day in a spectacular three-car wreck on Highway 57, three miles west of Petersburg. In- jured in the crash were the woman's son, and Indiana University foreign exchange instructor from India, and a Petersburg woman. The two men still remain in the Da- viess County Hospital and are listed in fair condition. Meet- ing instant death was Mrs. Rissa Williams, teacher in the Glezen grade school and resident of Glezen. She had been a school teacher for more than 35 years. Injured were Allen Williams, driver of the car in which Mrs. Wil- liams was riding, Al-Lami Fadhill, of Bloomington, and Lillian Myrtle Cummings, who lives on Highway 57 at the west edge of Petersburg. According to police, the Wil- liams' car was traveling to- ward Petersburg in the north lane, while the car driven by Fadhill and Mrs. Cummings were headed south. Accord- ing to the report, a fourth car traveling south slowed to turn into a driveway. Mr. Fadhill pulled into the northbound lane to pass the car and hit the Williams' car head-on. A fter the Fadhill car hit the Wil- liams' car, it turned around in the middle of the highway and struck head-on the car driven by Mrs. Cummings. The Wil- liams' car went off the side of the road and traveled up the shoulder of the road for sever- al feet. The Fadhill car came to rest in the northbound lane, but was headed south. Mrs. Cummings' car went off the west side of the highway and stopped with only the rear part of the car on the pave- ment. Although the road was clear of ice and snow, there was water on the road caused from melting snow. All three cars were demolished in the accident. Mrs. Williams and her son were enroute to Pe- tersburg, where she was to call on a physician. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brammer, of Spur- geon, a son, Timothy Lee, February 1 in the Gibson General Hospital. Deaths: Timothy L. McK- inney, 7-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lemoin McKinney, died Friday while enroute to the hospital. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Feb. 11, 1971 Around 28 monuments have been destroyed or dam- aged in Oak Hill Cemetery in Winslow, according to Winslow Marshal O.D. Er- win. Many of the markers are of the expensive type, and range from the largest to the small grave marker. Several of the grave markers, which were very small, were thrown over the bank into the ditch on the west side of the cem- etery. Many old graves have had the markers taken from them and it will be impossible to identify the exact location of the graves. Marshal Erwin and Pike County. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Farmer, of Oakland City, a son, Brian Keith, Saturday, January 30 at St. Mary's Hos- pital. Marriages: Karen Thel- ma McCain and David Robert Norrick were united in mar- riage Saturday, January 23 at 7 p.m. in the First Christian Church of Oakland City. Deaths: Denver McRob- erts, 78, of Petersburg, died at 7 a.m. Thursday, February 11 at Good Samaritan Hospi- tal; Eunice Earle Hardin, 75, of the Burr Oak Community, died at 12;55 p.m. Friday, Feb- ruary 5 at the home of her son. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Feb. 8, 1996 Jack Brock, of Petersburg, was seriously injured Satur- day when an electrical box be- hind the Petersburg Health- care and Rehabilitation Cen- ter apparently exploded, throwing Brock through a wooden fence. The accident occurred around 4 p.m. and began when Brock, the cen- ter's maintenance supervi- sor, noticed a small fire shoot- ing up from around an elec- tric pole behind the building. According to Tom Brakie, the center's administrator, Brock ran to the area to try and put out the fire. He said Brock then went to the elec- trical box, but no one knows for sure what he planned to do. The box, located about 75 to 100 feet behind the center, exploded and threw Brock through the wooden fence that was used to hide the elec- trical equipment. Janet Hunt, director of the Pike County Emergency Medical Service, said that Brock was trans- ported to Memorial Hospital in Jasper and was conscious during the ambulance ride. He had multiple abrasions and injuries. He was seriously injured on the left side of his body, which his wife, Sandra, said took most of the blow in- to the fence. A Stendal man's brakes failed and the truck he was driving jumped a curb and sidewalk, then slammed into the side of the Winslow Pan- try, according to Winslow Town Marshal Steve English. It broke a section of wall out from the ceiling to the floor about eight feet wide and knocked over movie racks and broke soft drink bottles. Store manager Ruthie Copple said an adjuster was sched- uled to come, but she wasn't sure about the extent of the damage. She said it was possi- ble there was roof and ceiling damage as well, but wouldn't be sure until the adjuster was able to review it. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ed Middleton, of Winslow, at Good Samaritan Hospi- tal, January 24, a son, Dan- iel James. Deaths: Maggie Bur- khart, 92, of Petersburg, died at 10 :25 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 at Petersburg Health- care Center; Arthur W. Willis, 84, of Petersburg, died Mon- day, Feb. 4 at 8 a.m. at High- land Pines Nursing Home in Clearwater, Fla.; Dorothy D. Andrus, 77, died at 10 :30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 6 at Petersburg Healthcare Cen- ter; Robert W. Mize, Sr., 78, of Monroe City, died at 5:44 p.m. Monday, January 29 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Vic Colvin custom tailor Vic Colvin's store in 1926 was one of Petersburg's active businesses. Vic ran a men's store for many years and also ran a cleaning business. After he retired, he still sold tailored suits for men. CORRECTION The cutline for the 1941 Petersburg basket- ball team county champi- ons on the Feb. 3 Histo- ry Page incorrectly list- ed C.D. Manhart as C.C. Manhart. We apologize for the error. Karan Thacker, AFSP Owner 704 E. Haub Street Haubstadt, IN 47639 THACKER TAX SERVICE 906 Blackfoot Drive Fort Branch, IN 47648 812-615-0071 (offi ce) 812-789-3852 (cell) kthacker01@gmail.com stated this vandalism began sometime around Halloween and has been going on ever since. The damage is to the point that it can be seen from about any place in the ceme- tery. Many of the stones are broken beyond repair. The new time and tempera- ture sign installed at the First National Bank of Petersburg, now in operation, comes at a most opportune time. When the first cold blasts of winter come this week, the weath- er has been one of the main topics of conversation, along with the new sign. The old clock, which stood for many years, was recently damaged and removed when an errant parked car rolled into it. The new sign is accurate in time to the minute and in tempera- ture to the degree. The read- ings are controlled by a syn- chronous meter. There are 1,750 moving parts in the sign. The stockholders, along with bank management, who have been leaders in commu- nity services in the past, are please to bring this brand new public service to Petersburg