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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 17, 2021 D-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.britannica.com Wednesday, Nov. 17 • Siege of Knoxville, Tennessee, begins (1863) • Nixon insists that he is "not a crook" (1973) Thursday, Nov. 18 • President Lincoln travels to Get- tysburg (1863) • Mass suicide at Jonestown (1978) Friday, Nov. 19 • Lincoln delivers Gettysburg ad- dress (1863) • Reagan and Gorbachev hold their first summit meeting (1985) Saturday, Nov. 20 • Nuremburg trials begin (1945) • New Jersey ratifies the Bill of Rights (1789) Sunday, Nov. 21 • Edison's first great invention, the phonograph (1877) • "Rocky" premieres (1976) Monday, Nov. 22 • John F. Kennedy assassinated (1963) • Mike Tyson becomes the young- est heavyweight champ in histo- ry (1986) Tuesday, Nov. 23 • First issue of "Life" is published (1936) • "Boss" Tweed delivered to au- thorities (1876) SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Nov. 15 and 19, 1946 The 1946 Christmas Seal Sale of the Pike County Tuber- culosis Association which con- ducts a county-wide program for the prevention and control of tuberculosis will be direct- ed by a committee headed by Mrs. F.J. Freihaut. This was an- nounced recently by Mrs. Carl M. Gray, president of the associ- ation, who said the dates set for the 1946 sales are from Novem- ber 25 to December 25. "This is the 40th annual Christmas Seal Sale in this country," said the chairman. "I am honored that I have been asked to head the 1946 campaign. The work of the association in fighting tubercu- losis, which last year killed ma- ny persons, must be continued. It will be continued if the ap- proaching sale is a success, for the organization draws its sole financial support from the Seal Sale. I am confident that I shall have the full cooperation of all residents of the county in mak- ing this a successful Seal Sale. The chairman will be assisted by volunteer committees from each section of the county. In this issue will be found a large advertisement announc- ing the arrival of the new Kai- ser automobile. The car will be on display starting at 9 a.m. Fri- day morning in the showroom of Jimmie's Motor Sales in Peters- burg. Jimmie Sandage has ren- ovated the new showroom and installed a mechanical depart- ment in the back room to ser- vice all makes of cars. He ex- pects soon to have a new Frazer automobile on display, but that date will be announced later. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ber- nard Willis, a son, at Daviess County Hospital, Friday, No- vember 15. Marriages: Marie Brewer and Millard Nance were mar- ried at 1 o'clock Sunday after- noon, November 10 at the home of Lucy Nance; Merilyn Finney became the bride of Foster Al- exander on Sunday, November 17 at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church; Fern Robling married Earl Horrell at First Methodist Church at Washington, Satur- day afternoon at 6 o'clock. Deaths: Morton Woolsey, 69, of Stendal, died Thursday at his home; Luce E. Church, 40, of Petersburg, died at Daviess County Hospital, Monday, No- vember 18 at 2 a.m. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Nov. 16, 1961 Mrs. Muriel Early, executive secretary of the Pike County Tuberculosis Association, has reported the results of the x- ray program conducted in Pike County October 17, 18 and 19 of students, industry, business- es, housewives, etc. Mrs. Early said that 483 x-rays were taken in the three-day period. Out of this number, 453 of them were negative. Tabulation of the oth- ers show the following: en- larged heart, one; prominent aorta, one; curvature of spine, two; pleurisy, one; azygos lobe, one; rib anomaly, one; calcifica- tion or fungus; 19; and inactive, four. Seniors, freshmen, ath- letes, yell leaders, cafeteria em- ployees and all contacts or sus- pects in all of the high schools in the county were x-rayed. The secretary said, "This pro- gram is made possible free of any charge to the students be- cause of the generous response of those who know the impor- tance of such a program in our schools and in our communities. The money is raised for this by the sale of the Christmas Seal. It is the only means of raising money to carry on this work." There was a small charge made to the general public for the x- rays, but those who could not af- ford to pay were x-rayed anyway and it was paid by the associa- tion. Mrs. Early also stated that she wants to express her appre- ciation to all those who helped with the work on the x-ray unit while it was in Petersburg, Ot- well, Winslow and Spurgeon. The students from Velpen took part in the x-raying at the Otwell school and the students from stendal school are x-rayed every other year. Heath cards have been sent to each person who had an x-ray. Mrs. Early stated that if anyone did not receive a card or has any questions in re- gard to their report, they may feel free to call the Pike County TB office or see her at 208 South Ninth St., Petersburg. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ce- cil E. Couts, of Winslow, a son, Kevin Warren, born Wednes- day, November 8 at Daviess County Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dawson, a daughter, Linda Kay, in Daviess County Hospital, Tuesday, November 7; To Mr. and Mrs. John H. Drof, a son, Jon Stephen, born Tues- day evening in Daviess County Hospital. Deaths: Ella Thomas, 81, of Petersburg, died suddenly at 3:45 p.m. Sunday at Daviess County Hospital; George James Clark, 69, of Oakland City, died at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Oak- land City Hospital; John Adrain Weathers, 35, of Petersburg, died at the family residence at 5 a.m. Friday; Mamie Cole- man, 86, of Oakland City, died at 2 p.m. Friday at the home of her stepson. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Nov. 18, 1971 Herman Lysle Gideon was re- ported to be in critical condition in an Indianapolis hospital fol- lowing a hunting accident Mon- day morning. Gideon was shot in the upper right arm, accord- ing to report, as he attempted to climb a fence. He had placed the shotgun in some manner against the fence and when he climbed the fence, it reportedly broke, allowing the gun to fall. He is reported to have grabbed the barrel with his right hand and in some manner the gun discharged, striking him in the underneath part of his left arm. The accident is reported to have taken place near Algiers. At the time, he was with his brother-in- law, Joe Cummings. Cummings drove him to Needmore, a small community near the White Riv- er bridge on Highway 57, and called from Brock's tavern for an ambulance and a doctor. Gideon was rushed to the Wash- ington Hospital, where he was kept until Tuesday morning, when he was taken to an India- napolis Hospital reportedly be- cause of kidney failure. Rickard W. Burgeson has been appointed District Service Forester for this area, replacing Neal Teague. Teague was pro- moted to reclamation supervi- sor. Burgeson's office is in the Southgate Office Building on Highway 61 South in Peters- burg. The 24-year-old forester is a graduate of Purdue. He is originally from Lafayette and has been employed by the State of Indiana for about one year. Burgeson's job is to assist pri- vate landowners with manage- ment of their woodlands. The Teagues moved to Jasonville recently, where be assumed his duties as reclamation supervi- sor. He was located in Peters- burg about three years. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Alva Willis, of Petersburg, in St. Jo- seph's Hospital, a daughter; To Mr. and Mrs. Steven Ennis, of Petersburg, Monday, November 15, in Daviess County Hospital, a son, Steven Randall; To Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wells, of Oak- land City, by adoption, Thurs- day, November 8, a daughter, Sally Ann. Marriages: Kathie Lynn Ruckriegle and Raymond Allen Bates were united in marriage Sunday, November 14 at 2 p.m. in the Otwell United Methodist Church. Deaths: Retta Carlisle, 67, of Velpen, died Wednesday, November 10 at 7 p.m. in Jas- per Memorial Hospital; Robbie Hartley, 5, of Oakland City, died in Wirth Memorial Hospital at 1:35 p.m. Wednesday; Merlin Harrison, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Tredway, of Peters- burg, was stillborn at Good Sa- maritan Hospital on Sunday, No- vember 14; Louis V. Robb, 88, of Hazleton, died at 7:30 a.m. Mon- day in Gibson General Hospital. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Nov. 14, 1996 Police are investigating a se- ries of break-ins and a stolen car Sunday morning during church hours in the Peters- burg area. Four residences in the Petersburg area were bro- ken into Sunday morning be- tween 9:30 a.m. and noon. Po- lice also believe they may be related to two break-ins in Da- viess County on Saturday. Pe- tersburg Police Chief Bill Scales said three residences in Peters- burg were targeted by burglars. Sometime between 9 a.m. and noon on Sunday, they broke into Una Rudolph's house on north Main St., taking jewelry, stereo equipment and her 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix. Scales said Rudolph and the other victims were at church when the thefts took place. He said and attempt was made to break into Bill Thomas' residence on lower Main St. A window was broken, but another barrier behind the window pre- vented them from gaining en- try into Thomas' house. On Pike Ave., a vacant house was broken into, but nothing was reported to have been taken, accord- ing to Scales. A few miles out- side of Petersburg, on Highway 56 in the Bowman area, James Moore's residence was broken into and several guns were tak- en, according to Deputy Sher- iff John Palmer. Palmer said it happened sometime between 9:50 a.m. and 11:50 a.m. when the Moores were at church. He said the burglars broke a door to enter the house and took on- ly the guns, leaving several oth- er items he would have expect- ed burglars to take. Palmer said it looked like the burglars knew what they wanted, went in and got it, and got out quickly. Po- lice have some leads in the case. They have a description of a ve- hicle seen at some of the resi- dences. Also, they were called to the Guest Motel, where some items were found in a room that may have been taken from two burglaries in Daviess Coun- ty on Saturday. Also, a vehicle driven by the person renting the room where the suspicious items were, matched that of the vehicle seen where the burglar- ies took place. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Jackie L. Hamm, Jr., of Peters- burg, a son, Chance Matthew, at St. Mary's Medical Center on November 1; To Eric and Karla Hill, of Coe, at St. Mary's Med- ical Center, Thursday, Novem- ber 7, a son, Kaleb Donell. Marriages: Laura Smith and Ryan Lee were united in mar- riage on Saturday, October 5 at the Jasonville Assembly of God; Jenny Sue Litherland and Dan- iel Andrew Newman were mar- ried at 2 p.m. on June 6 at Evan- gel Temple in Princeton; Barry Query and Kristi Hayes were wed on October 22. Deaths: Geraldine S. Wad- dle, 79, of Petersburg, died at 11:55 a.m. Thursday, Novem- ber 7 at Good Samaritan Hospi- tal; Adell Bruce, 89, of Oakland City, died at 7:45 a.m. Wednes- day, November 6 at Good Sa- maritan Nursing Home; Glad- ys Harris, 89, of Petersburg, died at 11:10 a.m. Saturday, No- vember 9 at Petersburg Health- care Center; Dorothy I. Phillips, 86, of Oakland City, died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 6 at her residence. Contenders of Faith Sunday School Class This picture was taken in 1953 in front of the Contenders of Faith Church in Otwell. Rev. John A. Hand was the pastor. The ladies were members of the Sunday School Class which was taught by Mrs. Grace Hand. In the front row are: Rosalie Schnarr, Grace Hand, Irma June Burch and son Brian, Imel D. Braun, Eloise Hill and daugh- ter Marcella. In the back row are: Albertine Stephens, Almina Myers, Garnett Teague McFarland, Mimalou Hill, Myrnith Hayes and Fleeta Hayes. Submitted by Irma June Burch.