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D-8 Wednesday, September 29, 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.latimes.com Wednesday, September 29 • Nazis and communists divvy up Poland (1939) • Allied forces break through the Hindenburg Line (1918) Thursday, September 30 • USS Nautilus commissioned (1954) • James Dean dies in car accident (1955) Friday, October 1 • Yosemite National Park estab- lished (1890) • Mao Zedong proclaims People's Republic of China (1949) Saturday, October 2 • Hollywood icon Rock Hudson dies of AIDS (1985) • Checkered flag waves at first postwar U.S. road race in Wat- kins Glen, N.Y. (1948) Sunday, October 3 • Lincoln proclaims official Thanksgiving holiday (1863) • East and West Germany reunite after 45 years (1990) Monday, October 4 • Work begins on Mount Rush- more (1927) • Pope visits U.S. (1965) Tuesday, October 5 • First presidential speech on T V (1947) • Chief Joseph surrenders (1877) PUZZLED ABOUT WHAT TO READ? ..and you will have your solution. subscribe to 812-354-8500 Mason School students who graduated from Spurgeon The photo was taken at Mason School and the students eventually graduated high school at Spurgeon. The younger graduated in 922 while the elder students graduat- ed from years to 1918. Bert McMurtry is the eleventh one in the second row. Bert and his wife Freda operated a grocery store in Spurgeon during the 1930s and 1940s. The photo and information was submitted by Don and Annetta Parke, of Newburgh. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Sept. 27 and Oct. 1, 1946 The Greyhound Bus Lines applied for an interstate per- mit to supplement their in- terstate permit in a petition which was heard by the Pub- lic Service Commission last Monday morning in India- napolis. Results of the hear- ing have not been announced as yet, but there was no protest or opposition at the hearing. Granting of this permit will make it possible to travel di- rectly to Detroit from Peters- burg, and will open a direct route to Evansville instead of going via Winslow. Tuesday morning, a group of businessmen purchased a building site near the Fred Malotte Machinery Company for the purpose of building a factory building to house the dress factory that has agreed to come to Petersburg. The ground was purchased and will be held in trust by the six businessmen until corpora- tion papers are drawn up for the Business Men's Associa- tion. At the same time, a stock sale will be started to raise a sum of money to cover the cost of erecting the building. The company will lease the building and pay a reason- able rent which will be used to retire the stock certificate or to erect another building if the directors so decide. A clear statement on this mat- ter will be issued at the time of selling the stock. Long has the city of Petersburg waited the first industry to move into the town and at long last, it ap- pears that one will be in opera- tion soon, giving employment to 25 to 100 women. Plans call for a building 50x100 feet of concrete block construction. At this time, it appears that a new labor survey should be made and the businessmen are asking that readers who would like to have employ- ment in the new factory so signify by returning the cou- pon at the bottom of this ar- ticle to Box 135, Petersburg, IN. There is no obligation nor is there any promise that this will lead to employment, but it should show approximate- ly what the labor supply is in the city of Petersburg and sur- rounding communities. Catcher Gil Hodges was vot- ed by fans as the highest in popularity among the mem- bers of the Newport News Dodgers in a recent poll. Be- fore the game with the Rich- mond Colts, he was singled out to receive a gift of distinc- tion. Mr. Hodges is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hodges, of Petersburg. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Randall Fulcher, a son, Jim- my Edward, at their home in Madison Township, Sunday, September 22. Marriages: Pvt. Paul R. Sims and Betty Jane Engle were united in marriage Tues- day evening, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Methodist Church in Petersburg; Arlene Scroggs became the bride of Fred E. Willis Sunday eve- ning at 7 p.m. at the residence of Rev. James E. McCord in Washington; Patricia Ann McCrary became the bride of Gerald David Loveless on Sat- urday, Sept. 14 at the home of Rev. Grover King; Virginia Morton and Adrian Ross were wed on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. at the home of the bride's parents near Petersburg. Deaths: Sherman McCoy, 80, of Stendal, died suddenly Friday morning on the John Patberg farm. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Sept. 28, 1961 Announcement is being made by members of the Winslow Volunteer Fire De- partment that an important meeting which concerns all of the people of Winslow will be held Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the city hall in Winslow. The pur- pose of the meeting is to see if enough people will take part in a fire and rescue squad for Winslow. There will be a nota- ry public present at the meet- ing to notarize all of the appli- cation forms free of charge for those who sign up for the train- ing required for members of the squad. If a squad is formed in Winslow, the United States Civil Defense Department will send an instructor to Winslow to help train the squad in the important work. There will al- so be training films available for teaching. Also, if enough interest is shown and the class becomes a reality, the Civil Defense Department will also furnish needed equipment and materials to the fire depart- ment and rescue squad. Since the formation of the squad will be of great benefit to Winslow, members of the fire depart- ment are urging every person in Winslow who is interested in the welfare of the communi- ty to be at the meeting. Mrs. Lena Ornbaun, manag- er of the Lincoln Theater in Pe- tersburg, has announced that the unsurpassed spectacle, "Gone With the Wind," will be shown both Friday and Sat- urday of this week. She said that the times of the showing should be noted. There will be one show only Friday. It will begin at 7 p.m. There will be two showings Saturday. The first will be at 3 p.m. and sec- ond will be at 7 p.m. Millions of people are thrilled to have the biggest screen event of century starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. Births: To Rev. and Mrs. Herschel Sullivan, of Velpen, September 14, a son, David Merril; To Mr. and Mrs. Car- ol W. Erwin, of Winslow, a son, David Carol, September 22 in the Daviess County Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wood, of Campbelltown, a son, born Monday, September 25 at the Good Samaritan Hospital. Marriages: Mary Myers and Dr. William S. Kenshol were united in marriage at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Sep- tember 24 at Algiers Method- ist Church. Deaths: Lettie Jane Haw- kins, 85, of Giro, died sud- denly at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at her home; Mary Elizabeth Burch, 84, of Winslow, died at her home at 7:30 p.m.; Er- mil Dougan, 53, of Spurgeon, died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Sept. 30, 1971 Bids for the new Otwell El- ementary School were accept- ed Monday night at the court- house in Petersburg. Nine firms submitted bids for the general construction of the building. Low bidder of the nine was $46,000 under the engineer's estimates. Total bids for the complete build - ing appeared to be $129,000 under the engineer's esti- mates. Along with the general contract bids for the physical structure of the school, other bids accepted were for food service, mechanical, electri- cal, floor covering, small sec- tion of bleachers, scoreboard and basketball goals. Jim Wil- son, of M&W Architects took all the bids in order that they may be evaluated. He will have them ready for the board Mon- day night at an open meeting and will make recommenda- tions on the lowest and best bids. At this time, letters of in- tent will be prepared to send to successful bidders. Peti- tions will be prepared to initi- ate a general obligation bond issue for the Otwell building. This is one step in qualify- ing the school corporation for low interest veterans memori- al and common school loans from the state. One contrac- tor listed 330 days for comple- tion. County Superintendent Carl Swift stated that a start on construction could be made in about eight weeks providing the bond issue is approved. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Don Stafford, of Petersburg, a son, in Gibson General Hos- pital; To Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hayes, of Petersburg, Satur- day, September 4 in the Wirth Memorial Hospital, a son, Tra- vis Ted; To Mr. and Mrs. Ev- erett L. Stephens, of Oakland City, a son, Jeremy Jay, at Dea- coness Hospital Sunday, Sep- tember 19; To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Oser, of Campbell- town, at Memorial Hospi- tal Sunday, September 26, a daughter, Tammy Lynn. Marriages: Nyla Gale Fair and David Jerome Willis were united in marriage Saturday, August 28 at 7 p.m. at the Gen- eral Baptist Church in Peters- burg; Leanna Faye Thompson John Wayne Blemker repeat- ed their wedding vows in the United Methodist Church of Huntingburg at 2 p.m. Satur- day, August 21. Deaths: Carl Burlingame, 75, of Arthur, died at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, September 28 at Good Samaritan Hospital; Charles C. Killion, 73, of Pe- tersburg, died Friday, Sep- tember 24 at 12:15 p.m. at the Good Samaritan Hospi- tal; Charles Loren Day, 61, of Petersburg, died Wednesday, September 22 at a new pit be- ing opened at Algiers by Chap- man Coal Company; Carl M. Martin, 62, of Petersburg, died Monday, September 27 at Good Samaritan Hospital; Gerald D. Loveless, 42, of Pe- tersburg, died Monday, Sep- tember 24 at 9:40 a.m.; Thom- as H. McKedy, 82, of Oakland City, died Tuesday, September 21 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home; Jack O'Berg, 39, died Monday evening, September 27 around 7:40 p.m. on SR 61, four miles east of Vincennes; Raymond Leighty, 61, of Pe- tersburg, died Sunday, Sep- tember 26 enroute to Daviess County Hospital. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Sept. 26, 1996 Wanda Garland, 66, of Winslow, was driving a 1984 Chevrolet north on Division when she apparently hit some loose gravel, lost control of her vehicle and ran off the right side of the road, striking a tree. According to police re- ports, Garland's vehicle had an estimated $2,500 to $5,000 from the Sept. 17 wreck. James Brian Powell, 25, of Chandler, plead guilty to two charges related to the rape and beating death of a 15 -year-old Evansville girl. His plea came during an emotional hearing in Pike Circuit Court Monday morning. Powell told the court of his involvement in the death of Shannon Wentzel as mem- bers of his family sat sobbing and in near shock. His four- year-old daughter was taken from the courtroom crying for her mother as Powell's grand- mother and other young rel- atives left the courtroom be- fore his testimony about the brutal death of Wentzel. Pow- ell and Pike County Prosecu- tor Jeff Biesterveld entered a plea agreement in which Pow- ell agreed to testify against both Leon R. Jones, 21, of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Kelly Craig, 16, of Newburgh, who have al- so been charged in the case. Jones is set for trial on Octo- ber 21, while Craig is sched- uled for trial on November 18. However, Craig is in the process of negotiating a plea agreement as well. Powell plead guilty to aiding another person to commit the crime of murder and criminal deviate sexual conduct resulting in se- rious bodily injury. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ortiz, of Petersburg, at Deaconess Hospital, Mon- day, September 9, a son, Rich- ard Gage. Marriages: Dana Duane Wright and Melinda Jo Mc- Crary were united in marriage on August 17 at the Free Meth- odist Church in Petersburg. Deaths: Paul E. Robling, 83, of Petersburg, died at 5:40 a.m. Monday, Septem- ber 23 at St. Mary's Medi- cal Center in Evansville; Oli- ver Quitman Richardson, 66, of Winslow, died at 9:10 p.m. Monday, September 23 at Pe- tersburg Healthcare Center; Fern L. Davis, 87, of Peters- burg, died at 11:43 p.m. Tues- day, September 17 at Peters- burg Healthcare Center; Mar- garet L. Nettleton, 76, of Oak- land City, died at 10 :15 p.m. Tuesday, September 17 at Dea- coness Hospital in Evansville.

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