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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, October 6, 2021 C-7 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, October 6 • First U.S. train robbery (1866) • Kennedy urges Americans to build bomb shelters (1961) Thursday, October 7 • Japanese execute nearly 100 American prisoners on Wake Is- land (1943) • East Germany created (1949) Friday, October 8 • Great Chicago Fire begins (1871) • First transcontinental air race (1919) Saturday, October 9 • Belgrade falls to Austria-Hunga- ry (1915) • Hoover Dam begins transmit- ting electricity to Los Angeles (1936) Sunday, October 10 • Birth of the U.S. Naval Acade- my (1845) • Custer's funeral is held at West Point (1877) Monday, October 11 • Apollo 7 launched (1968) • Yellow fever breaks out in Phila- delphia (1793) Tuesday, October 12 • Columbus reaches the New World (1492) • John Denver dies in an aircraft accident (1997) net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net Spurgeon grade school—first and second The Spurgeon grade school, 1937 and 1938, graduated in 1948 and 1949. In the front row are unknown, unknown, Bill Green, Frank Wade, Carl Eugene Cato, (?) Nixon, Robert Chapman, Charles Schmidt and James Sharber; Row two: Wilma Tatum Frakes, unknown, Jerry Holder, Doris Willis Stigall, Paul Gene Riddle, Ruth Thei- ring Pollard, Viola Gieselman Floyd, Levaun Lance Luff, and Jane Winland McGregor; Row three: Rosalie Bailey Henager, Carol June Fowler, Byron Brammer, Colleen Riddle Logston, John McGregor, Max Parke, June McKinney, David Bailey, unknown, Pauline Parke Tyler, and Mary Jo Smith; Row four: Lloyd Clark, Norman W. Er- win, Paul Gene Davis, Victor Oxby, Violet Oxby Mason, Carmalett McMurtry Zenthofer, Myrtle McKinne Gentry (teacher), and Eugene Riddle. The photo was furnished by Donald A. Parke, of Newburgh. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Oct. 4 and Oct. 8, 1946 Mrs. Grace Kime is in the hospital at Washington nurs- ing a fractured right wrist, and a dislocated shoulder which she received in an auto accident Sunday. She was rid- ing with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kime and daughter, Freda, when Mrs. Fred Kime, who was driving struck a hole in the road, lost control of the car and it turned over on its side. The driver and her daughter suffered minor injuries, but Mr. Kime was not injured. The accident oc- curred on Cart Road in Madi- son Township. Through the cooperation of Metro Services in New York City, The Petersburg Press will bring to its readers a fash- ion section with the Friday pa- per, which will give the read- er a good outline of the latest creations. With one bad case of van- dalism already reported, Mayor Kinman has issued orders to the police force to press charges against any caught in the act of vandal- ism. Last week, the home of Albert Dosch was marked, the screens ruined and shin- gles on the home so stained that it will require a paint job to cover up the marks. Hallow- een was started and supposed to be good natured pranks that would cause lots of fun but harm no one. Of late years, the vandalism has been especial- ly hard because of the scarci- ty of materials to replace dam- aged property. Births: Top Mr. and Mrs. Howard Boger, a girl, Sherryl Lynn, at the Maternity Hospi- tal in Oakland City; To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sullivan, of Hazle- ton, a daughter, Faith Lucile, Sunday, Sept. 29. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 5, 1961 John O'Brien, of Peters- burg, received painful injuries Thursday when the car which he was driving went out of con- trol near his home west of Pe- tersburg and crashed into a bank at the entrance to Hor- nady Park. Mr. O'Brien was on his way home when the ac- cident occurred. It is thought the accelerator on the car he was driving stuck as he neared the sharp turn, and he lost control of the car. The car plowed into the bank and was badly damaged. Mr. O'Brien was rushed to the Daviess County Hospital in Washing- ton in the Harris ambulance, where he was reported in fair condition Wednesday at noon. He suffered a broken arm, bad laceration on his face and one leg, and a broken nose. He al- so suffered minor internal in- juries. The Pike County T.B. Asso- ciation held its first meeting of the year Monday, Sept. 25, in the Citizens State Bank build- ing. Eight members answered roll call. The president, Floss- ie Salmon, presided during the meeting. Plans were made for the X-ray Unit, which will be in the county October 17, 18 and 19. The unit will be in Peters- burg Tuesday, October 17 for the school in the morning and the public in the afternoon. Winslow Community Fall Festival committees are to meet Monday evening at 7:30 in the town hall. Plans are well underway for a gala affair with all churches, clubs and oth- er organizations taking part. The festival is to be for raising money to purchase suits and other equipment for the vol- unteer fire department. The committee is working hard to have all plans ready by the time Winslow's new fire truck arrives. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Shelton, of Otwell, a son, Joseph Calvin, born Sept. 28 in Daviess County Hospi- tal in Washington; To Mr. and Mrs. James N. Werner, of Pe- tersburg, a daughter, Mary Ann, born Thursday in Da- viess County Hospital. Marriages: Karen Col- linsworth and Dale McKin- ney were married Saturday, September 23 in the Church of God in Petersburg. Deaths: Edgar Ed Burns, of Arthur, died Wednesday evening of last week at 9:15 at his home; Virgil O. Nelson, 55, of White Oak, died at his home Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock; Mary Agnes Wer- ner, 57, of Petersburg, died at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday at Good Sa- maritan Hospital; Edna F. Tis- low, 56, of Petersburg, died at Daviess County Hospital on Friday. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 7, 1971 Bids for the Otwell Elemen- tary School building were of- ficially accepted at a meet- ing Monday night of the Pike County School Corporation. Bids accepted were 12 percent under engineers' estimates. This is $105,202 less than was estimated. Engineers esti- mated that the building would cost $1,142,228. When all low bids were tallied, the total was $1,039,172. Ramsey Cor- poration Co. was the success- ful general construction bid- der. Their bid was $579,840. The mechanical construction bid, which includes plumbing, sanitary, water and mechani- cal was awarded to H.G. Heinz for $289,945 plus $13,383 for an alternate bid for an 8 -inch water main. Electrical con- struction work was awarded to B&D Electric Service for $ 83,935. Food service, which included kitchen and cafeteria appurtenances was awarded to G.V. Aikman. Their bid was for $17,960. Carpeting bid went to H&R Floor Covering, Inc. for $17,549. Lee School Sup- ply was awarded the bid for bleachers. Their bid was $218 higher than the lowest bid, but not only was considered the best bid, the lowest bid was not properly submitted. Reynolds Judah was awarded the contract for sound equip- ment, scoreboards and back- stops for $1,121. Square foot cost of the building will be $26.22. Following the official rewarding of the contracts for the elementary school, prelim- inary plans for the middle and high school building were ap- proved. A Friday morning fire de- stroyed an estimated $20,000 worth of logging equipment for Charles Kreig, of Winslow. The equipment was parked near an abandoned house near the Maryville Communi- ty belonging to the Ayrshire Colleries Corporation. The house caught fire in some un- known manner and burned to the ground, destroying the equipment parked next to it. The logging truck and large tractor used for handling logs were dragged away from the house after the fire was over, but they appear to be total losses. Krieg used the equip- ment in cutting an hauling pulpwood. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Western, of Peters- burg, in Deaconess Hospital September 29, a son, Chad Michael; To Mr. and Mrs. Sam Polen, of Otwell, in Me- morial Hospital September 29, a daughter, Kristi Ann; To Mr. and Mrs. William A. Bolin, of Muren, Friday, October 1 in Wirth Memorial Hospital, a daughter, Brook Lynnette; To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell, of Winslow, in St. Mary's Hos- pital, a son, Richard Allen, Fri- day, October 1. Marriages: Deborah Jo- anne Bottoms and Dennis Ray Wills were united in marriage Saturday, September 11 at the Oakland City First Christian Church. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 3, 1996 Three Pike County teens were seriously injured and re- main hospitalized following a fiery head-on collision early Monday morning in Illinois. Samuel "Robbie" Teague, 18, his brother, William J. Teague, 19, and Gregory Ridao, 18, all of Otwell, and another passen- ger in their vehicle Jeff Kim- mel, 22, of Vincennes were all seriously injured when the 1984 Ford Bronco II driv- en by Robbie Teague was hit head-on about one mile west of Shawneetown, Ill, on High- way 12 at about 1:30 a.m. Ac- cording to Illinois State Po- lice, Teague was westbound and hi head-on by David R. Nowakowski, 54, of Sebree, Ky., who crossed the center- line. Teague's Bronco caught fire. Richard Ridao, father of Greg, said there were guard- rails on both sides of the road preventing them from be- ing able to avoid Nowakows- ki. He added that Greg man- aged to get out of the burning vehicle, despite two broken elbows and a broken pelvis. Ridao said two men on their way to work at a coal mine stopped and put Greg in their truck and then got the other three boys out of the burning vehicle. Illinois State Police said the miners were able to get them out of the vehicle be- fore "it became completely en- gulfed in flames." Ridao was transferred from the Harris- burg Hospital to Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, where he underwent surgery. Rich- ard said his surgery on Mon- day afternoon went well. Rob- bie and William Teague were both transferred from Harris- burg to St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Both re- mained in intensive care Tues- day morning. Robbie was list- ed in critical condition, with numerous injuries, including burns. William was listed in serious, but stable condition. Richard said the boys were roommates at the University of Southern Indiana and had been to Illinois to look at a car one of the Teague boys was in- terest in buying. The accident is still under investigation. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Miles, of Winslow, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednes- day, Sept. 25, a son, Conor Daniel. Marriages: Laura Jean Drew and Michael Lee Woolard were united in mar- riage Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Arthur General Baptist Church; Jewel Dean Lawson and Jack Randall Fulcher were married Sept. 21 at their home on Hill Road in Eastwood Ad- dition, Petersburg. Deaths: Andrew W. Melton, 90, of Oakland City, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Wirth Regional Hospital.