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Poplar Street, Petersburg Source: www.history.com • Photo source: www.theatlantic.com Wednesday, July 14 • French revolutionaries storm Bastille (1789) • Billy the Kid is shot to death (1881) Thursday, July 15 • Ford Motor Company takes its first order (1903) • Nixon announces visit to com- munist China (1971) Friday, July 16 • Atom bomb successfully test- ed (1945) • World's first parking meter in- stalled (1935) Saturday, July 17 • Disneyland opens (1955) • Joe DiMaggio ends 56 -game hit- ting streak (1941) Sunday, July 18 • FDR nominated for unprecen- dented third term (1940) • Nero's Rome burns (64) Monday, July 19 • Rosetta Stone found (1799) • Doc Holiday kills for the first time (1879) Tuesday, July 20 • Armstrong walks on the moon (1969) • Sitting Bull surrenders (1881) PUZZLED ABOUT WHAT TO READ? ..and you will have your solution. subscribe to 812-354-8500 net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@ pressdispatch.net Mary Ann Totten Rhodes Mary Ann Totten Rhodes and two of her unmarried children, Dora and Harry. They lived in the Iva commu- nity. The photo was taken in the late 1800s or early 1900s. Photo furnished by the Pike County Historical Society cour- tesy Sandy McBeth SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, July 12 and July 16, 1946 Risking another presiden- tial veto, the senate Wednes- day pile more items into a class which the OPA , if revived, may not touch: milk and dairy products, petroleum, cotton- seed, soy beans and anything made from them. Of four ad- ditional test votes to exempt specific commodities from re- vived price ceilings, follow- ing the exemption of meat and poultry, only one went the way the administration want- ed. That was a proposal to re- move grains from the control list. More amendments were on tap for Thursday. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. William Key, a daughter, July 4, Karen Suzanne, at the hospi- tal in Bloomington; To Mr. and Mrs. Alva Horrell, a daughter, Marcella Sue, at the Daviess County Hospital, Wednesday, July 19; To Mr. and Mrs. For- rest Dixon, a son, at their home in Alford, a son, Sunday, July 14. Marriages: Mozelle Nance and Edward Evans were mar- ried Saturday evening, June 29 at the Church of God near Monroe City; Dorthia Dillon and Sammy Lemond were wed on Friday, June 28 at the home of Rev. Vernon Preston in Pe- tersburg. Deaths: Ambrose Willis, 80, of Glezen died Tuesday at his home; Amanda Barrett, 83, of Stendal, died at her home on Thursday; Bart Stinson, 44, of Winslow, died at Daviess County Hospital Thursday at 8:30 p.m.; Margaret Ashcraft, 31, of Otwell, died at Boehne Hospital in Evansville; Etha M. Bryant, 56, of Bowman, died Friday, July 12 at her home; Henry Fox, 87, of Petersburg, died Sunday, July 14. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, July 13, 1961 The case of "The Missing Hare" came to light Friday morning when Pike County Prosecutor George Hornbrook went to the post office in Pe- tersburg to pick up his mail. There was a note in his box to call at the window for a pack- age. Calling for the package, Mr. Hornbrook was handed a three by five inch box marked with "Handle with Care." In the lid were several holes punched by the sender. Tak- ing the box to his office At- torney Hornbrook opened the box and inside were five or six little black objects — and they weren't raisins, either. Also, there was a note which said "He was here, but he got away." Noting the postmark on the box Mr. Hornbrook saw it was mailed from North Car- olina. He said that he under- stood that Sheriff Whitehead had been on a vacation trip to North Carolina and he thought the sheriff had sent the box to him. Shortly before noon Mr. Hornbrook called Justice of Peace L. D. Biggs and ordered a search warrant issued so he could give it to Sheriff White- head and cause a search of the Pike County Jail. When the warrant was delivered to Whitehead, the sheriff refused to search the jail, saying, "only the Grand Jury has the right to inspect the county jail." So far, Mr. Hornbrook has not called the Grand Jury to look for the roaming rodent. Sheriff White- head has the warrant. And the rabbit is still at large. Robert J. Baker, convicted for the cold-blooded slaying of Marine Pvt. Larry "Mike" Kirk of the Cato community just before Christmas in 1956, has been denied a sanity hear- ing. Baker appeared in Union County (Illinois) Circuit Court in Salem, Illinois, Friday with Public Defender William Hall as defense counsel. The rea- son for the appearance was to prove to the court that the pe- tition for a sanity hearing was never given Baker and that his defense counsel appointed by the court was not adequate due to the length of time they had to prepare for the case. Baker had three court appointed at- torneys prior to his sentencing to life in prison by the court. Marriages: Roberta Weit- kamp and Harold Wellmeyer were wed on Saturday, June 17 at the Zoar Methodist church; Mary Jane Willis and Joe Da- vid Black were wed on Satur- day, July 1 in the General Bap- tist Church at Winslow; Ellen Duane Cacia and Ned Eugene Barr were wed on Saturday, Ju- ly 1 at the Newburgh Presby- terian Church; Loma Elmore and Charles B. Corn were wed on Thursday, June 3 at the Chapel of Flowers in Las Ve- gas. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, July 15, 1971 The 23rd Annual Beau- ty Pageant—for the purpose of choosing Miss Pike Coun- ty Fair—is made possible through the whole-hearted cooperation of business firms and individuals through Pike County. Not only do each of the young ladies who are partici- pating have a sponsor — but the queen and her court will receive many valuable gifts that have been donated to the event by firms and individu- als. The twelve young ladies who are featured in this year's Beauty Pageant and their sponsors are: Lu Ann Stone (P. N. Hirsch); Deanna Mat- teson (Cy Woodall Electric Service); Becky Dorsey (Kin- man Insurance Agency) and Marla Burns ( Winslow Lum- ber Company). Also featured are Angela Floyd Sponsored by Minnis Limestone; Holly Nalley (Giffs-Tisdale Insur- ance Agency); Suzanne Meyer (Farm Bureau Insurance) and Cindy Mosby who is sponsored by the Doty Agency. Teresa Farmer will be sponsored by Indianapolis power and Light, Loreli Craig by Songer's Red and White Store, Carla Tevault by the Index Notion Company and Mary Ann Klipsch will be sponsored by The Tevault In- surance Agency. Each of the girls who participate in the event will receive a memen- to of the occasion for the Pike County Fair Board. This cos- tume jewelry will be standard for all of the pageant entrants and the queen will receive a tiara (courtesy of Petersburg Jaycee Club) and she, and her court, will receive additional trophies. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. James Eck, of Otwell, a son, Jeffery Don, on Friday, July 2 at Memorial Hospital in Jasper; To Mr. and Mrs Ronnie Sills, of Oakland City, a daughter, Rob- in Lynn, on Sunday, July 11 at Gibson General Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Shelley, of Indianapolis, a daughter, Di- ane Kay, on June 23. Marriages: Sherry Leah McCandless and Daniel Jo- seph Schmitt were wed on Sat- urday, April 24 at the Muren Church of God. Deaths: John Winland, 49, of Spurgeon, passed away on Saturday, July 10 at Welborn Hospital; Bertha Blevins, 79, of Oakland City, passed away Friday at Gibson Gen - eral Hospital; Fred S. Taylor, 80, of Oakland City, passed away on Monday, July 12 at Holiday Home in Princeton; Frank Chamness, 50, of Pe - tersburg, passed away on Ju- ly 10 of a heart attack; Curtis Hale, 75, of Winslow, passed away on July 10 ; George B. Greek, 73, of Oakland City, passed away on Monday, July 5 at Welborn Baptist Hospital; Lloyd R. Ashby, 83, of Dalev- ille, passed away on Sunday, July 11 in a Muncie Hospital; Carl McDowell, 83, of Somer- ville, passed away Wednesday, July 7 at his residence. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, July 11, 1996 A Petersburg woman died from injuries suffered when her car ran off the road and hit a utility pole. Lois Black - burn, 63, was driving south on Illinois St., about 400 feet south of First St., near the PSI substation when she ran off the right side of the road, ac- cording to Petersburg Officer Joe Hill. Hill said she traveled 260 feet off of Illinois St. be- fore impact with the pole. Ac- cording to Hill's accident re- port, there were no signs of braking or attempts to steer the vehicle away from the pole. Because of this, he speculat- ed she might have been un- conscious when she went off the road. Pike County Coro- ner Lowry Cooper said Black- burn died of injuries resulting from the crash. Stan Hill, of Petersburg, got a little more than he bargained for when he went to the Jeffer- son Township Ruritan Fourth of July Celebration to watch the fireworks on Thursday night. Hill said he was taken to Jasper Memorial Hospital when he was hit about a quar- ter-inch from his left eye after a box of fireworks malfunc- tioned and went spewing into the crowed of spectators. Hill said people began "scrambling everywhere to get away from the fireworks." German American Bancorp is in the process of demolish- ing former business build- ings on Main St. in Winslow in preparation for building a drive-thru window as well as other remodeling improve- ment of the bank building. The buildings being taken down ha deteriorated until they were considered a hazard. For some time, Winslow Town Council had been discussing what to do about the buildings and had notified the former own- ers that something must be do- ne with the buildings. Births: To David and Ra- ma Crockett, of Vincennes, a daughter, Emily Ann, on June 24 at Good Samaritan Hospi- tal; To Ronnie and Janet Higgs, of Otwell, at Welborn Hospital on July 1, a daughter, Ashlyn Jane-Nichole; To Kelly and Kelly Loveland, of Otwell, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Wednesday, June 19, a son, Zachary James. Deaths: Timothy J. Kline, 23, of Oakland City, died July 1 at 10 :35 p.m. in Princeton; Il- ia I. Fowler, 73, of Petersburg, died at 1:50 a.m. Sunday, Ju- ly 7 at Wirth Regional Hospi- tal in Oakland City; Juvernia Grubb, 87, of Petersburg, died at 2:25 a.m. Sunday, July 7 at Memorial Hospital in Jasper; Harold Wayne Julian, 59, of Petersburg, died at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday, July 9 at Deaconess Hospital; Frances P. Cato, 91, of Oakland City, died at 4:45 a.m. Monday, July 8 at St. Vin- cent's Hospital in Indianapolis.