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D-6 Wednesday, November 3, 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.britannica.com Wednesday, Nov. 3 • Soviet Union launches a dog in- to space (1957) • One World Trade Center offi- cially opens in New York City, on the site of the Twin Towers (2014) Thursday, Nov. 4 • Entrance to King Tut's tomb dis- covered (1922) • Barack Obama elected as Amer- ica's first black president (2008) Friday, Nov. 5 • George Foreman becomes old- est heavyweight champ (1994) • FDR re-elected for a third term (1940) Saturday, Nov. 6 • Abraham Lincoln elected presi- dent (1860) • John Carroll named first Catho- lic bishop in U.S. (1789) Sunday, Nov. 7 • Magic Johnson announces he is HIV-positive (1991) • FDR wins unprecedented fourth term (1944) Monday, Nov. 8 • German scientist discovers X- rays (1895) • John F. Kennedy elected presi- dent (1960) Tuesday, Nov. 9 • East Germany opens the Berlin Wall (1989) • The Great Northeast Blackout (1965) net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@ pressdispatch.net Petersburg second team—1941 The Petersburg second team is shown holding the basketball stating they were the Pike County champs that year. The first team was also the county champs in 1941 and had Gil and Bob Hodges on the team. Shown in the photo in row one are Carol Becthell, Jack Graham, A. J. Boger, and Morris Klipsch; Second row: Bob Walk- er, Wally Gilliland, Bernard Benjamin, and Arthur Beck; Back row: C.D. Manhart (principal), Johnny Cannavan, Bert Bell, Travis Young, and Lorel Coleman (coach). SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Nov. 1 and 5, 1946 A truck-car crash near Ca- to Wednesday night resulted in the death of Clarence Mi- ley, of Otwell. The accident oc- curred very near to the same spot in which James Gross was injured about a year ago. An eyewitness stated that Mr. Mi- ley, traveling east, turned out to pass another car traveling in the same direction and met a semi-trailer owned by Buch- ta Company of Otwell travel- ing in the opposite direction. The driver of the semi-trailer turned out in an effort to avoid the collision and the Miley car crashed into the truck, just be- hind the tractor connection. The accident happened about 6:30 p.m. Cleo Taylor, brakeman on the Big Four railroad was fatally injured Wednesday night while switching cars int he Ashby yard. Taylor had stepped between a moving engine and a car, and in some manner, fell, breaking his back. He died early Thursday morning in the Daviess Coun- ty Hospital. Edward Scales, postmaster of the Petersburg Post Office for the past ten and one half years has announced his res- ignation to that office. The res- ignation is effective today, No- vember 1. No reason has been given for the resignation oth- er than the duties of the of- fice have been growing daily and with the Christmas sea- son soon approaching, Mr. Scales felt that a younger man might stand the strain better. He has been replaced by Phil- lip F. Kiefer, Jr., son of Mr. Tip Kiefer, of this city. Kiefer start- ed with the post office depart- ment last February after four years of active service int he United States armed forc- es. He is married and was in the oil business prior to his entering the armed forces. Scales has led an active life in this community, having been county clerk, the Petersburg Ford dealer, a farm and a store- keeper for the old Ingle Coal Company, which at one time operated stores in Winslow, Littles, Ayrshire and Muren. He will remain in the county. Marriages: Melba Jeane Masters and James Davis were married at the home of Rev. Reeve on Tuesday afternoon at 1:45; Irene Ropp and Arthur Elmore were united in mar- riage Sunday evening at 6:00 at the Main Street Presbyteri- an Church; Carol Virginia Sul- livan became the bride of Rob- er Ayers Watson at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Main St. Presbyterian Church. Deaths: Maggie Kelshaw, 41, of Petersburg, died sud- denly at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning at her home; Charles Luff, 85, of Winslow, died at his home on Tuesday; Lillie Jane Phillips, 89, of Hazleton, died at her home Saturday af- ternoon. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Nov. 2, 1961 Mrs. Velma Fleming, direc- tor of the Pike County Depart- ment of Public welfare, has is- sued the following announce- ment concerning federal funds available to aid children: "Due to the shortage of temporary housing of children, Feder- al Funds have been allocat- ed to counties for emergen- cy care. Funds referred to are provided under Park 3, Title V of the Federal Social Securi- ty Act, as Amended. They are made available through the United Stated Department of Health, Education and Wel- fare by Congressional ap- propriations. Four counties are planning to share funds. Knox, Gibson, Daviess and Pike Counties have joined in establishing quad-county in- termediate homes. These homes will be established to care for children who must be removed from undesirable sit- uations as an emergency ba- sis. If suitable facilities can be found, the participating coun- ties are considering setting up two facilities. One for chil- dren who must be removed from undesirable home sit- uations. The other for emer- gency placement of per-delin- quents or delinquents who are now housed in jail. Judges in- volved feel this will be a great asset to the court for minors who should not be locked up as adult offenders. Facilities needed: It is the hope of the County Welfare Directors that two large homes can be found. Operators of these homes will be paid a monthly retainer fee in order to have the home available at all times. An addi- tional amount would be paid when a child is placed in the home. Homes should have a capacity of six to ten children. Included in the plan is also a home for care of infants under two years of age. This ambi- tious project will meet a long- hoped for need. Children will be placed as an emergency ba- sis not to exceed 90 days. This will allow the County Welfare Department to either rehabil- itate the family or find perma- nent homes for the children. Rushing placement of children is a serious problem. This is often true of placements of infants for adoption. Homes must have sufficient space to house at least six children and must have couples to take the place of parents while children are in their home. Couples in- terested in the above project may contact Mrs. Velma Flem- ing, Director, Pike County De- partment of Public Welfare, Courthouse, Petersburg." Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Clester Erwin McQueen, of Winslow, a daughter, Carla El- len, born Sunday, October 29. Deaths: Dora Nelson, 90, of Cato, died at 9 p.m. Friday at the Rowe Nursing Home in Oakland City; Lydia Cole, 85, of Oakland City, died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Vin- cennes Nursing Home; Mrs. Ollie Langford, 85, of Oakland City, died at 6:30 p.m. Satur- day in the Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel, Ill. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Nov. 4, 1971 The home of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Christie, Jr. and fam- ily, at 16th and Locust St., Petersburg, burned Sunday morning between 1:30 and 2 a.m. The house and all the family belongings were com- pletely destroyed. The cause of the blaze and the estimat- ed damage was not known. Mr. and Mrs. Christie were in Cynthiana to be with Mr. Christie's father, who is quite ill. The children were at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Catt, in Petersburg. The Christies learned of the fire about 5:30 in the evening when they re- turned home. Lloyd Stephens, of Littles Community, is in serious con- dition but not considered crit- ical in the Welborn Memorial Baptist Hospital in Evansville, from injuries receive in a corn picker accident. Mr. Stephens' clothing became caught in the corn picker power take off. He suffered torn flesh and abra- sions below his waist and is undergoing skin grafts at the hospital. The accident oc- curred Monday at 9 a.m. in his field near his home. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd and Karen Jones, a daughter, Christine Kelly, on October 30 at St. Joseph's Hos- pital in Huntingburg; To Mr. and Mrs. James Bolte, of Pe- tersburg, in Deaconess Hos- pital, Saturday, October 30, a daughter, Christine Marie. Marriages: Jennifer Rae Stephens and Jimmie Dale Drew were united in marriage Saturday, October 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Arthur General Baptist Church; Carla Dianne Deen and William H. Knight were married at 7 p.m. Sat- urday, October 2 at Winslow General Baptist Church. Deaths: Charles Antone Poehlein, 78, of Winslow, died Sunday, October 31 at 11:55 a.m. at Deaconess Hospital; Ora F. Loveless, 79, of Peters- burg, died at the home of her daughter at 2 p.m. Monday, November 1; Eva Phillips, 66, of Oakland City, died at 8 a.m. Monday at her home. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 31, 1996 Five people miraculous- ly escaped serious injury in a four-car pile up on SR 64, just east of SR 257 on Mon- day morning. Pike County Sheriff's Deputy John Palmer said Jerry L. Underwood, Jr., 31, of Bristow, was traveling westbound on SR 64 about 6 a.m. when a vehicle in front of him braked to avoid hitting a deer. Palmer said Underwood hit his brakes but wasn't able to stop in time, crossed left of center, crashing head-on into an eastbound 1990 Jeep driven by Sondra Erwin, of Winslow. The vehicle which started the chain reaction left the scene of the accident. A vehicle driv- en by Ruth M. Copeland, 35, of Winslow, then plowed into the rear of Erwin's jeep. The fourth vehicle, driven by Kel- ly E. Eckert, 23, if Somerville, then ran into the back end of Underwood's truck. Erwin, 36, suffered abrasions to her legs. A passenger in Erwin's vehicle, Shelby Corn, 59, of Winslow, suffered abrasions to her face. Glendel (Buck) Ashby was painfully injured a few days ago when a large furnace boil- er fell on his hand, cutting off one of his fingers. Ashby said they were installing a new boiler for Kimball at the Dale plant at the time. He said he was reaching under the boil- er, which was sitting on crib- bing and was attempting to pull out a loose piece of crib- bing when one of the pieces disintegrated. It let the boil- er fall and caught the forefin- ger of his left had, smashing it flat. He was taken to Jasper Memorial, then went to the Jewish Hospital in Louisville to attempt to rebuild the fin- ger. Doctors there told him it was too badly damaged to re- build and too it off up to his hand. He is able to work and said it really wasn't bothering him too much or wasn't giving him any pain. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Terry Welch, of Petersburg, a son, Matthew Allen, on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Daviess County Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Colby, of Peters- burg, in St. Joseph's Hospital in Huntingburg, October 15, a son, Logan Bruce. Marriages: Dawn Renee Couts and Nicholas Riley were united in marriage Oct. 21 at Good Shepherd United Meth- odist Church in Oakland City at 3 p.m.; Kristine Campbell and Todd Shortt were married Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7;30 p.m. in the Greenwood Communi- ty Center; Angela Sue Grego- ry became the bride of Aron Dewayne O'Neal on Saturday, Sept. 28 at St. Peter's Luther- an Church in Stendal. Deaths: Eva V. Minor, 88, of Winslow, died Saturday, Oct. 26 at 32:50 p.m. at Memori- al Hospital; Henry G. Send- leweck, 83, of Otwell, died at 2:55 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 at Memorial Hospital.