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Poplar Street, Petersburg net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net Source: www.history.com • Photo source: www.bbc.com Wednesday, March 9 • The Barbie doll makes its debut (1959) • President Eisenhower criticiz- es Senator Joseph McCarthy (1954) Thursday, March 10 • "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" pre- mieres on the WB (1997) • First speech transmitted by tele- phone (1876) Friday, March 11 • Great Blizzard of '88 hits East Coast (1888) • Paul McCartney knighted (1997) Saturday, March 12 • Coca-Cola sold in glass bottles for the first time (1894) • FDR broadcasts first 'fireside chat' during the Great Depres- sion (1933) Sunday, March 13 • William Herschel discovers Ura- nus (1781) • Eric Clapton leaves the Yard- birds (1965) Monday March 14 • Albert Einstein born (1879) • The FBI debuts "10 Most Want- ed Fugitives" list (1950) Tuesday, March 15 • Lyndon B. Johnson calls for equal voting rights (1963) • Washington puts an end to the Newburgh Conspiracy (1783) SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Mar. 7 and 11, 1947 Last Thursday Mrs. Glen- na Miley, Mrs. Charlie Battles, Mrs. Frank Willis and Mrs. Sal- ly Brisco gathered at the home of Mrs. Lucille Valin for a quilt- ing party. Sonny Adams, son of Mrs. Bertha Adams received a med- al of commendation for his work with unit 12 of the hospi- tal corp in the Empress Victo- ria Hospital in South Hampton, England. The letter accompa- nying the medal stated that the award would be officially noted on his records in file in the war department. The Net Fishing Bill spon- sored by Representative Beech- er Conard passed the state sen- ate 41 to nothing and passed in- to the hands of Governor Gates, Wednesday morning. The farm and home train sponsored by Purdue Univer- sity and widely advertised over the state attracted a large crowd Wednesday night when it ar- rived in Petersburg. In all 610 persons saw the exhibit. The bad weather coupled with the siding being so far from Peters- burg without a doubt cut down the attendance considerably. The train consisted of fourteen cars in all with eight arranged to display exhibits of farming methods, modernization and other worthwhile farm projects. Starting at the far end of the train visitors moved towards the front of the train from car to car ending at a large bulletin board on which many bulletins were offered free for the asking. The county agent and those interest- ed in the project expressed their gratitude to the firms who spon- sored much of the publicity for the train. Advertisements: Index No- tion Company- Ladies print dresses, we are offering en- tire stock of ladies dresses, all styles, from size 14-52, valued up to $5.98 for $2.98. Ladies blouses, new shipment of the famous Roberta Lynn Blouses, sizes 34-38, with new styles and colors for $ 3.98. Kitchen cot- tage curtain sets, white with red trim for $1.98 or white ruf- fle tie backs, with 2 1/2 yards long, extra full cut for $2.98. Cast iron Blue Label Skillets, machine polished, 3 sizes, for 49¢, 79¢ and 98¢. Rit-Easter egg color with mystic pencil, 10 ¢ per package. House slippers- selec- tion of ladies and kiddies house slippers, all styles and sizes for 98¢. Men's knit "Mac Dee" un- dershirts, sizes 36 -44, for 65¢. Mens sanforized print shorts, with elastic sides and zipper front, sizes 30 -44, for 79¢. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Terrel, of Washington, a boy, Fri- day evening, at the Washington hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Ken- neth Woolsey, of Petersburg, a son, Danny Joe, March 5; To Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Braun, of Otwell, a daughter, Anita Jean, Saturday, March 1; To Mr. and Mrs. Lester Kline, of Peters- burg, a daughter, Esther Lo- rene, at home, Sunday, Feb. 23; To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beck, a son, Carol Allen, Feb. 28. Marriages: Stella Fowler and Robert Garland, both of Winslow, were married March 1; Mary June Loveless and James B. Charles were married March 1, in the home of Rev. Grover Kreig; Helen Rumble and Wilbur Muncy were mar- ried March 1, in the home of Rev. C. Oskins. Deaths: Frank Williams, 51, died Friday, at his home; John Hubert Timme, 51, former Pe- tersburg resident, died Sunday, March 9, at his daughter's home in Loogootee; Leonard Thomp- son, 75, of Arthur, died Satur- day, at Daviess County hospi- tal; Myrtle Deffendall, 46, of Petersburg, died Sunday, at In- diana State hospital in Evans- ville; Walter Eugene Coble Jr., 6 months and 28 day old son of Walter Eugene Coble Sr. and Mary Francis Yamrick Coble, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, at his home; Paul Daniel, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thomas, died Feb. 7; Robert B. Stephenson, 89, died March 3, at the home of his daughter; Robert Snyder, 82, of Petersburg, died Friday morning, at his home. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Mar. 8, 1962 Winners of the Cradle of Lib- erty Chapter of the DAR Good Poor Farm School The Poor Farm School photo was taken in the early 1940s. The school was located near where Pike Central now is located. It was known as the "poor farm" school, because the school building was near where the farm was located. The poor farm was a large building which housed people who had inadequate income, and was actually a farm. It had nothing to do with the families of the students who went to school near there. Students in the first row included Ruth Young, Leliah Alert, Betty Kline, Clester McQueen, Doyal Bottoms, Gordon Nance, Gene Tyring, Donald Deffendoll, Philip Stewart, Maurice Nance and unknown. In the second row are Betty Abell, unknown, unknown, Myrna Chew, Lo- la Deffendoll, Charles Sturgeon, unknown and Jerry Tyring. The third row included Heber Miller (teacher), Geraldine Nance, Donald Stur- geon, unknown, Albert Stephenson, Shirley Sturgeon, Arbutus Johnson, unknown and unknown. The photo was submitted by Arbutus Reed. Citizens Contest this year were Miss Judy Kinman of the Peters- burg high school and Miss Mary Ann DeMotte of the Otwell high school. Miss Kinman, a senior in the Petersburg high school, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Kinman. She is third in her class, a Student Council member 1960 -61 and a member of the Science club. She is a past member of the Dance club, Pep club and high school band. She was the recipient of the Gray's Good Citizenship Award, 1961; a member of 1961 State Junior Leader Council and delegate to State Fair Girl School in 1961. She is the Past Honored Queen of Bethel No. 48 of Petersburg and member of Y Teens. She is a member of the First Baptist church of Petersburg. Miss De- Motte, a senior in Otwell high school, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy DeMotte. She is a member of the band, chorus, Future Homemakers of Ameri- ca, Pep club and Pep Band. She is also part-time accompanist for the chorus. She has been the secretary and treasurer of her class for the past two years. She was also treasurer of the Future Homemakers of Amer- ica last year. A fter graduation, Mary Ann Plans to enter Indi- ana State Teachers college and major in music. Miss Kinman and Miss DeMotte and their mothers are to be the guests of the Chapter at the meeting on March 13 at the home of Mrs. Herman Helfenbein. Mrs. Gar- rett Qualkinbush, Southern Dis- trict, will be guest speaker and will present the Good Citizen Certificates to the girls. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eh- rlich are proud of their grand- son, Rodney Ehrlich of Monte- rey, who won first place in the state contest with a coronet so- lo. June Ellen Zechiel was the accompanist. Rodney is the son of Don and Marion Ehrlich, for- merly of Winslow. The Ehrlich's moved two years ago from Fran- cisville to Monterey where Mr. Ehrlich is teaching. He is Rod- ney's music instructor. Mr. and Mrs. Don Ehrlich are former Winslow residents. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miller, of Otwell, a daugh- ter, Thursday, March 1, at the Daviess County hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Brew- er, of Oakland City, a son, Mi- chael Ray, Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Gibson General hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Donald War- ner, of Petersburg, a son, Don- ald Brett, Thursday, March 1, at the Daviess County hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Don Davis, of Petersburg, a son, Jeffrey, Sat- urday, at the Washington hospi- tal; To Mr. and Mrs. Dick Kind- er, of Portland, Mich., a daugh- ter, Lana Sue, Saturday, at the Daviess County hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Lyndon Abbott, of Ot- well, a daughter, Kyra Lynn, Thursday, March 1, at the Da- viess County hospital. Marriages: Tanya Henager and Donald Jones were married Friday afternoon. Deaths: Radis Denzil Ash- by, 51, of Cato, died suddenly on Saturday, at his home; Eliz- abeth (Barnett) Gray, formerly of Cato, funeral services were held Tuesday, March 6; Ira B. Kinman, 82, died Tuesday, at the Good Samaritan hospital; Jennie (Barrett) Deffendoll, 91, of Union, died Tuesday at the Oakland City Rest Home; Silas Chumbley, 79, formerly of Winslow, died Feb. 27; Harold H. Bowles, 77, of Otwell, died Tuesday morning, in the Me- morial hospital; Mary M. Wil- lis, 84, of Petersburg, died Sat- urday, March 3, at the Good Samaritan hospital; Lloyd C. Walls, 46, formerly of Otwell, services were held on Friday at the Traylor Union Church. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Mar. 9, 1972 The Pike County courthouse has been undergoing a face lift through the efforts of Green Thumb workers. The workers have painted all the stairs in the building, the basement floor and the rest rooms have received paint,plumbing repair and re- placement. The outside grounds have been cleaned. Work start- ed in January and is expected to finish around April 1. Leap Year twins sons Jim- my and Timmy Stafford, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Staf- for, Winslow, were born Tues- day, Feb. 29 at Wirth Hospital in Oakland City. They have a brother Michael Jr. 2 1/2. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Abell, of Glezen, a son, Jona- than Carl, Wednesday, Mar. 1; To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Reel, of Wheatland, a daughter, Ra- chel Marie, Friday, Feb. 18; To Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Burton, of Petersburg, a daughter by adop- tion, Gaynecia Sue, Feb. 23. Marriages: Geraldine Wil- lis and Stephen Layer were wed on Saturday, Feb. 26; Phyl- lis Gail Leighty and Dennis Al- an Whitehead were wed on Sat- urday, Feb. 26; Annetta Aileen Malott and Lloyd Stroud, both of Petersburg. Deaths: Helen Kinman, 63, of Glezen, died Friday, March 3; Kenneth W. Beadles, 47, of Vicksburg, Mich., formerly of White Oak community, east of Winslow, died Tuesday, Feb. 28; Donald R. Robling, 52, of Berkley Heights, Petersburg, a W WII veteran, died Sun- day, March 5; Delta B. Corn, 83, of Winslow, died Wednes- day, March 1; Robert P. Carter, 76, of Hollywood, Fla., former- ly of Surgeon, a W WI veteran; Roy Nicholson, 71, of Wenona, Ill., formerly of Iva communi- ty, died Wednesday, March 1; Edmond D. Stephens, 46, of Oakland City, a W WII veteran, died Tuesday, March 7; There- sa Ann Cresgy, Infant daugh- ter of George and Roberta Aik- man Cresgy, of Washington, died Thursday, March 2; Ber- tha Henderson, 89, of Wynne, Ark., formerly of Pike county. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Mar. 6, 1997 Heavy rain of about two inch- es over the weekend is causing flooding and several washouts around the county. The White River at Petersburg is supposed to crest late Thursday at 22.8 feet, barring no more rainfall this week. Floodstage is 16 feet at Petersburg. A county official said the county had a couple of washouts and a crew worked much of the day on Sunday repairing them following the heavy rain on Saturday night. Above is water rushing over the Old Ditch Road near Bowman. Pike Central ribbon winners in the recent Oakland City Uni- versity's High School art show included juniors Jacy Fox and Cassie Whittington and senior Gina Lackner. Jacy entered a pastel drawing called "Eye of the Tiger." Cassie submitted a self-portrait sculpture called "Glimpses of My Life." Gina's entry was a mixed media draw- ing called "Kitchen table Col- lage." The three girls are art students of Carolyn McGehee. Junior Jared Thomas cuts a piece of the Southridge Sec- tional basketball net after the Chargers pounded the Raiders for Pike Central's first ever sec- tional championship. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ki- eth Claridge, of Campbelltown, a son, Nicholas David, on Feb. 28, at Memorial Hospital; To Robbie and Marcia Davis, of Campbelltown, a daughter, Trin- ity Nicole, on Feb. 25, at Good Samaritan Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Catt, of Otwell, a daughter, Lindsey Erin, on Feb. 28, at Jasper Memorial Hospital; To Mr. and Mrs. Steve Houchin, of Winslow, a son, Tanner Ste- phen, on Feb. 28, at Welborn Baptist Hospital. Deaths: Cletis B. Thomas, 82, of Petersburg, died at 10 :58 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at Memori- al Hospital in Florida; Beatrice A. McCord, 84, of Vincennes, died Sunday, Mar. 2, at Wel- born Hospital; Leroy Wiscaver, 80, of Otwell, died at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Memo- rial Hospital; Claude T. Colvin, 87, of Otwell, died at 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at his res- idence; John Webster Kinsey, infant son of James W. and DeAnn Burns Kinsey, of Carm- el, was stillborn Feb. 14, at St. Vincent's Hospital; Norma E Wirey, 84, of Vincennes, former- ly of Union, died at 5 p.m. Tues- day, Feb. 25, at her daughter's residence in Vincennes; Royce Wayne Padgett, 65, formerly of Otwell, died Saturday, Mar. 1, at Community South Hospi- tal in Greenwood; Madge Nos- sett, 91, of Oakland City, died at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Good Samaritan Nurs- ing Home; Geraldine L. Kahre, 88, of Edwardsport, died at 8:03 a.m. Sunday, Mar. 2, at Am- ber Manor Care Center; Jerry Max Houghland, 56, of Phoe- nix, Ariz., formerly of Oakland City, died Feb. 28, in Phoenix, Ariz.; Marvin D. Cousert, 92, of Francisco, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Gibson General Hos- pital; Frances L. Borders, 83, of Petersburg, Friday, Feb. 28, at Petersburg Healthcare Center. Want to share your news with others? 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