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D-6 Wednesday, December 15, 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, Dec. 15 • U.S. House of Representatives recommends impeaching Clin- ton (1998) • The Bill of Rights becomes law (1791) Thursday, Dec. 16 • The Boston Tea Party (1773) • Battle of the Bulge begins (1944) Friday, Dec. 17 • First airplane flies (1903) • Clean Air Act becomes law (1963) Saturday, Dec. 18 • Mayflower docks at Plymouth Harbor (1620) • Slavery abolished in America (1865) Sunday, Dec. 19 • President Clinton impeached (1998) • "A Christmas Carol" is pub- lished (1843) Monday, Dec. 20 • Elvis Presley is drafted (1957) • Berlin Wall opened for first time (1963) Tuesday, Dec. 21 • Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotloand (1988) • Apollo 8 departs for moon's or- bit (1968) net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net Seventh grade domestic science class—WHS The seventh grade domestic science class at Winslow High School in 1921 consisted of Mildred Heacock, Oris Vanlaningham, Ruby Hathaway, Vonda Fettinger, Leona Keith, Eva Hardin, Georgia Kammer, Mary Curtis, Ethel Royalty, Geneva Black, Lela Minnis, Lois Clark (teacher) and Clara O'Neal. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Dec. 13 and Dec. 17, 1946 A retail credit bureau is be- ing established in Petersburg under the guidance of John Harris. The location for the of- fice has not as yet been settled on but the grocery association has agreed to abide by the rules and regulations starting Janu- ary first. Further, details will be announced as the bureau gets further along with its organi- zation. Three young men were sen- tenced Wednesday for disturb- ing the peace and reckless driv- ing as a result of an episode that took place Sunday night on Ninth and Main. The driver of the car drove on the sidewalk and tried to outrun the police car. All were taken into court be- fore Judge Nixon, but because of their ages, the names cannot be published. The Pike County Beverage Company truck turned a corner at Fifth and Walnut Wednesday afternoon with a huge load of beer and didn't quite get around with a complete load. Folks down that way said that many wanted to just stand around and absorb the odors. About 25 cas- es hit the dirt. Harley Fair is in Good Samar- itan Hospital in Vincennes suf- fering from injuries received in a mine explosion at No. 2, Bick- nell, where he is employed. Mr. Fair works at night and the ex- plosion occurred as he entered the mine Friday evening. He was badly burned about the face, arms and back. It is not certain whether or not the inju- ry to his eyes will prove serious. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodpasture, of Peters- burg, a daughter, Vonda Anna, Thursday at their home; To Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Woodall, a boy, Robert Dallas, December 7 at Oakland City Maternity Home; To Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sanders, a son, at Daviess County Hospi- tal Monday morning. Marriages: Carrie Ann Def- fendall became the bride of Er- nest Dee Loveall on Monday evening in the First Baptist Church parsonage. Deaths: Agnes Willis, 62, of Glezen, died Monday at her residence; Ruben Bement, 85, of Petersburg, died at his home on Tuesday; Emma Ashby, 81, of Oakland City, died at her daugh- ter's home Saturday; William P. Craig, 92, of Otwell, died Satur- day morning at the home of his daughter. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Dec. 14, 1961 A Petersburg woman was in- jured Tuesday night at about 10 :30 when the car in which she was riding overturned on the curve on Highway 61, near the Carl M. Gray home, about a fourth of a mile south of Peters- burg. Receiving lacerations and bruises on her body was Sue Glassford. She was riding in a car driven by Russell Lachar, of Indianapolis. There were three other occupants in the car, but none of them was injured oth- er than minor cuts. All five of them were taken to the Da- viess County Hospital in Wash- ington in the Harris and Sons ambulance. They were treated and released. Miss Glassford was pinned in the overturned car. Several men had to raise the car before ambulance at - tendants could pull her from the wreckage. Lena Ornbaun, manager of the Lincoln Theatre in Peters- burg, has announced that a free Christmas show for children will be held Thursday, Decem- ber 21. The show will begin at 1 p.m. There will be a Three Stooges feature and several car- toons. All children are invited to attend the free show. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Miley, of Petersburg, a son, born Saturday; To Mr. and Mrs. Verner McDaniel, of Bald- win Corners, a daughter, born last week; To Mr. and Mrs. Jer- ry Lee, a son, Terry Alan, born Sunday, December 10 at Gibson General Hospital. Marriages: Sandra Sue Col- linsworth and Tony J. McCand- less were married Saturday, December 2 at Little West Fork Baptist Church in Ringgold, Tenn.; Sandra Jane Inman and Marion B. Reinbold were wed Thursday, November 23 at 3:30 p.m. in the First Baptist Church in Seymour. Deaths: Barney McCrary, 76, of the Oatsville community, near Oakland City, died at 12:05 p.m. Thursday in Good Samari- tan Hospital; Otice W. Dyer, 77, of Alford, died at 3 p.m. Wednes- day in Good Samaritan Hospi- tal. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Dec. 16, 1971 State Trooper Philip Wietholter, 29, of Petersburg, suffered a minor flesh wound of his left hip and was treated and released at the Wirth Hos- pital in Oakland City, where it required five stitches. He is re- portedly doing nicely. Trooper Wietholter, who is assigned to the Jasper post of the Indiana State Police, received the injury after he stopped a car on State Road 64, about seven miles west of Huntingburg, around 10 :30 Wednesday night, December 8, because one headlight was not burning. He reported that when he got to the car, one of the two occupants pushed a small automatic pistol against his abdomen. He was hit with the bullet in an attempt to get the gun. Wietholter dropped to the ground and fired two shots at the vehicle as it sped away. He believes that one of the bul- lets struck the car. The car was described as late model Ford Thunderbird and was very dirty. The man who wounded the trooper was described as having a stocky build, being unshaven and having long, dark hair. State police and other offi- cials were involved in the chase. Dubois County Sheriff Ambrose Wilz joined in the search in a small aircraft owned by Indiana Airmotive. Two wind and rain storms swept through Pike County during the past few days, caus- ing considerable damage to property. Wednesday morn- ing, an apparent tornado swept throughout the county, destroy- ing buildings and trees on the Clyde Morton farm south of Pe- tersburg. Extent of the damage throughout the county was not available at press hour Wednes- day. Other buildings were se- verely damaged in the area. Iden Lee, who lives just off High- way 612, near the half-mile hill, could not get to work because of trees being blown across the road. His home is located be- hind the Clyde Morton farm. Debris was blown around and siding and roofing was even in the tops of trees left standing in the area. Over 9,000 square feet of siding was blown off the Indi- anapolis Power and Light Com- pany's building, which hous- es unit number two. Industrial contractors have been working on the plant since Saturday re- pairing the damage. During the Friday morning storm, a mobile home was reported to be a total loss due to the wind. The mo- bile home had been parked at the home of Ike Elliott, north of Winslow, by Bob Smith Pon- tiac-Buick, Inc. It had been pur- chased by Stanley Reed, who was planning to set it on a lot at Otwell. It was valued at $7,000. Deaths: Harold A. Cummins, 50, of Petersburg, died Satur- day at 3 p.m. at the office of Dr. Milton Omstead; Susan Athel- da Christmas, 95, of Peters- burg, passed away at the Holi- day Home in Petersburg, Friday, December 10 at 2:10 p.m.; Rev. Jesse Johnson, of Coe, died sud- denly Friday morning, Decem- ber 10 at 5:30 a.m. at his resi- dence; Thomas Mitchell, 61, of Petersburg, died Thursday, De- cember 9 at the Daviess Coun- ty Hospital at 2:30 p.m.; Garland Jenkins, 68, of Petersburg, died at 1 a.m. Sunday, December 12 at his residence. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Dec. 12, 1996 The alertness and quick thinking of a 12-year-old boy saved the lives of three people Monday morning. Larry and Angie Fettinger, of 1604 Syc- amore St., Petersburg, were awakened by their son, Lar- ry, Jr., just before 1 a.m. "Little Larry woke us up and said he could hear something going on in the kitchen," Angie Fettinger said. "I heard what sounded like a glass or plate breaking from the kitchen and my husband, Larry, went to see what it was." The strange sounds the family was hearing were explained in an instant. "Larry said smoke was rolling down the hallway," Angie said. "The trailer was on fire. It took me a minute for me to realize my home was on fire. We have two smoke alarms and neither one of them went off. I grabbed my purse and thought I grabbed my tennis shoes, but I guess I didn't, and we got out of there," she said as she looked at her feet. Angie said very lit- tle time elapsed between the time Larry, Jr., awoke the fam- ily and the time it took to get out of the house. "But by the time we got out of the hosue, flames were already shooting out through the kitchen win- dows," Angie said. She said she and her husband were able to get their family vehicles out of the driveway of their house, but by that time, the home was fully engulfed in flames. With- in the space of 10 minutes, the fire spread through the trailer. Mike Shoultz, of 1607 Sycamore St., said he heard a woman yell- ing, "Call the fire department." He said, "I looked outside and could see fire in the kitchen of the trailer." In mere min- utes, the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department arrived at the scene of the fire. The firefight- ers couldn't save the house. All they could do was try to prevent any other structures from catch- ing fire in the neighborhood. Marriages: E. Michelle Bry- ant and Todd M. Jones were united in marriage November 2 at 2 p.m. at the Gospel Center in Petersburg. Deaths: Jewell Miller, 87, of Petersburg, died at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville; Julia Evans, 86, of Petersburg, died at 11:35 p.m. Saturday, De- cember 7 at Petersburg Health- care Center. 812-354-8500 to get all your local news and stories! Call Today!

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