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A-10 Wednesday, June 23, 2021 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 Source: www.history.com • Photo source: www.history.com Wednesday, June 23 • "Mercedes" registered as a brand name (1902) • Nixon signs Higher Education Act (1972) Thursday, June 24 • Soviets blockade West Berlin (1948) • Jacqueline Bouvier and Senator John F. Kennedy announce en- gagement (1953) Friday, June 25 • Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) • Korean War begins (1950) Saturday, June 26 • U.S. begins Berlin Airlift (1948) • Congress approves Federal Highway Act (1784) Sunday, June 27 • Route 66 decertified (1985) • Germans get Enigma (1940) Monday, June 28 • Workers assemble first Corvette in Flint, Mich. (1953) • Archduke Ferdinand assassinat- ed (1914) Tuesday, June 29 • The Globe Theater burns down (1613) • U.S. space shuttle docks with Russian space station (1995) net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, June 21 and June 25, 1946 The first real signs of the bread shortage hitting Pe- tersburg was the closing of Risley's Cafe. Opell, long the supplier of bread and rolls to many of the stores and cafes of Petersburg, ran out of flour and has been forced to close. Their capacity is somewhere near 30,000 loaves per day plus the rolls. Biggs Brothers started pro- duction of concrete blocks this week at their new plant locat- ed in the back of the Peters- burg Ice Plant. Many weeks of effort have been put into the building of the plant and the gathering of the necessary materials and equipment to start production. Until now, all blocks sold in Petersburg have been hauled in from Washing- ton. Distribution will be direct and through dealers. Aritta June Cline, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cline, of Montgomery, died in the Daviess County hospital, Wednesday night, of injuries received in an auto wreck the evening before. The 17-year- old girl was a passenger in a car driven by Raymond Swain, son of Claude Swain, of this city. Another passenger was Kenneth Boger, also of this city. Neither of the boys were seriously injured. The driver of the car lost control and the car ran over he curb on Walnut St. in Washington and crashed into a concrete wall. He was fined $10 and costs in a jus- tice of peace court for reck- less driving. With the bread situation about the same as the ny- lon hosiery situation, gro- cers faced a problem of how to best distribute their allot- ment of bread in Petersburg. It seemed that every time a bread truck appeared in front of any store, people all up and down the street formed lines to be first on the sale of bread. Grocers faced the problem of distributing the bread over their steady customers, taking care of those who always order by telephone and at the same time, controlling the crowds Members of Bass family in 1932 Three members of the Bass family were photographed on the running board of an automobile on August 14, 1932. They were, left to right, Lois Bass, Emily Bass and Paul Bass, all of Stendal. Larry Bass, a descendant of the three, now lives in Winslow. that pushed and shoved at the front door. No relief can be expected until Opell, now out of production because of the flour shortage, resumes regu- lar delivery to the grocers and restaurants. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burton, a daughter, Karen Sue, on June 20 at Da- viess County Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. William Mallory, a son, Marion Eugene, Friday, June 14; To Mr. and Mrs. Clar- ence Rhodes, a son, Larry K. Saturday, June 14; To Mr. and Mrs. Cletis Campbell, a daugh- ter, Lela Fay, Monday, June 17; To Mr. and Mrs. Gress Amos, a daughter, at their home near Clark's Station, Wednesday, June 19. Marriages: Mary K. Rich- ardson became the bride of Jesse Polen on Saturday, June 22 in Huntingburg; Velma Hale and Tim Pancake were married at Winslow Christian Church on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Deaths: Jesse Arnold, 45, of Campbelltown, died at Da- viess County Hospital early Friday evening. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, June 22, 1961 Unfortunately, the June 22 issue from 1961 was either not filed or was oversold and therefore, there is no copy of it available. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 24, 1971 Linda Morton, bookkeep- er at McCord Auto Sales Co., Inc., of Winslow, fractured her left arm at the wrist in a fall at her work Monday morning. She had started downstairs from the office storage room when she slipped on the fifth step from the bottom and fell to the concrete floor. She was taken to the Wirth Memorial Hospital, where the fractures were reduced and where she is undergoing observation to determine the extent of dam- age to her lower spine. The Board of Trustees of the Pike County School Cor- poration met in special ses- sion to discuss the merits of the Wiscaver site as com- pared to the Smith site for the Otwell Elementary School. The board felt that the price of the Wiscaver site was too high, but many other things had to be considered. The fi- nal decision to negotiate an op- tion to purchase the Wiscav- er site was made on the fol- lowing facts: Event though the price per acre was con- sidered high, the final cost of a completed building would cost less than it would on the Smith site. The cost of provid- ing fire protection for more fa- vorable insurance rate was a major factor in this decision. It was felt that it would be in the best interests of the tax- payers in the long run if the site nearer the water supply be purchased. A fter all these considerations, the board of school trustees prepared an option to purchase the Wiscav- er site at $775 per acre and it was signed by the board and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wiscav- er. The option is to run for 365 days. The board's decision to exercise the option is depen- dent upon site approval by the State Board of Health and the State Tax Commission approv- al of the appropriation. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Don Pemberton, of Lynnville, Tuesday, June 15, in St. Mary's Hospital, a daughter, Fayla Dawn; To Mr. and Mrs. Mi- chael Norrick, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Sunday, June 20, a daughter, Holly Elaine. Marriages: Erma Cissna and Gary Young were mar- ried at Patoka Grove Church Friday night of last week; Faye Kamman and Mark Luff were united in marriage Fri- day night, June 18 at 7:30 at the Zoar United Methodist Church; Brenda J. Corn be- came the bride of Daniel L. O'Neal at the First General Baptist Church in Oakland City on Sunday, May 30 at 2:30 p.m. Deaths: Sarah E. Fowler, 78, of Petersburg, died at 2:15 p.m. in the Holiday Home in Petersburg; Inez Grubb, 66, of Petersburg, died at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, June 22 in Good Sa- maritan Hospital; Robert Em- bree Cox, 71, of Oakland City, died at Gibson General Hospi- tal Thursday; Ida Wilhite, 79, of Oakland City, died at 10 :55 a.m. Monday, June 21 at St. Mary's Hospital. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 20, 1996 A former Petersburg man escaped a crash with only mi- nor injuries after the engine in a small airplane failed. Charles (Marty) Perkins, 41, of Princeton, was flying a Cessna 150D south near Vin- cennes last Thursday morn- ing when the engine appar- ently failed. He was forced to crash land on private proper- ty near the REMC power plant about four miles south of Vin- cennes. Indiana State Police said Perkins complained of back and neck pain and was taken to the hospital, where he was treated but released later. The plane sustained an estimated $2,500 damage to its left wing and tail. A Francisco man was arrest- ed for possession of marijuana after he asked police for a ride. David W. Allen, 42, was arrest- ed at 1:11 a.m. Monday after police were called to the Sun- set Motel in Petersburg, where Allen was trying to get a room, but didn't have money to pay for it. Allen asked police if he could get a ride to his house in Francisco. Before putting him in the car, Petersburg Police Officer Alan Woodford patted him down because of depart- ment regulations. During the search, Woodford found a con- tainer with a small bag of mar- ijuana and cigarettes in it. An- other cylinder was also found with marijuana in it. Woodford said he took Allen to the Pike County Jail and charged him with possession of marijuana. Births: To Christian and Heather Nelson, of Winslow, at St. Mary's Medical Cen- ter, on Wednesday, June 12, a daughter, Madison Kay; To Russ and Samantha Sheffler, of Coe, at St. Mary's Medical Center, on June 8, a daughter, Allison Claire. Marriages: Tabatha R. Sturgeon and Aaron J. Olvey were united in marriage on June 1 at 5 p.m. at First Unit- ed Methodist Church; Tamela J. Loveless and Steven R. En- glish were married on June 2 at the House of Mercy. Deaths: Magnolia Davis, 88, of Petersburg, died at 6:35 a.m. Sunday, June 15 at Gib- son General Hospital; Voris R. Gray, 91, of Petersburg, died at 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 at Pe- tersburg Healthcare Center; Eileen Purl, 75, of Winslow, died at 12:05 p.m. Friday, June 14 at Memorial Hospital; Mil- ton D. Smith, Jr. 74, of Peters- burg, died at 2:22 a.m. Mon- day, June 17 at Daviess Coun- ty Hospital; Riburn Like, 72, of Monroe City, died Sunday, June 16 at his residence; Ba- sil H. Loveless, 80, of Francis- co, died at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday, June 11 at Woodbridge Health Care in Evansville.