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March 30, 2022

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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, March 30, 2022 A-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.theguardian.com Wednesday, March 30 • President Reagan shot (1981) • 15th Amendemnt adopted (1870) Thursday, March 31 • "The Matrix" released in theat- ers (1999) • Eiffel Tower opens (1889) Friday, April 1 • April Fools tradition popular- ized (1700) • Marvin Gaye is shot and killed by his own father (1984) Saturday, April 2 • Pope John Paul II dies (2005) • Ponce de Leon discovers Flori- da (1513) Sunday, April 3 • Pony Express debuts (1860) • Unabomber arrested (1996) Monday, April 4 • Dr. King is assassinated (1968) • Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home run record (1974) Tuesday, April 5 • Pocahontas marries John Rolfe (1614) • Kurt Cobain dies (1994) SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Mar. 28 and April 1, 1947 Newsprint, that paper upon which this is printed is slated for another rise Tuesday, April 1st. At this time another $ 6.00 will be tacked on making the total price in Petersburg $116 per ton plus freight. This is the fourth rise during the past four years. Paper continues to be scarce and in some of the larger cities advertising is still being dropped and the sizes of the paper reduced. Rev. F. W. McLaughen of the Main Street Presbyterian church will be assisted by the Psi Iota Xi chorus in the first of the Holy Week services to held Sunday evening at 7:30. Services in observation of Ho- ly Week have been arranged by Rev. McLaughen for each evening and the public is cor- dially invited to participate. Ralph Gray, Donald Wolven and Earl Adkerson winners of a two weeks new subscrib- er contest were guest of C. D. Hook circulation manager of Evansville Courier and Press, Wednesday evening. Ralph and Donald deliver the Cou- rier and Earl the Evansville Press and they were winners over the group of seven Peters- burg carriers. Mr. Hook took them to the wrestling match at the Coliseum after which they were taken on a tour of the Courier and Press plant. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wiscaver, a daugh- ter, Pamela Sue, March 20 ; To Mr. and Mrs. Car Thomas Corten, a son, Carol Thomas Corten, Jr., March 5; To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Huffman, a son, March 25. Marriages: Valeria Hale and Jake R. Sanders were married Sunday, March 16, she wore a grey suit with na- vy blue accessories and cor- sage of red roses; Dixie Carter and Everett "Dutch" Frederick were wed Saturday, March 29. Deaths: Martha Brew- ster, 73, of Winslow, funeral services were Tuesday after- noon; Jonathan Barrett, 74, formerly of Glezen, died Mon- day, at his Princeton home; Grant Jackson, 84, formerly of Daviess County, died Sun- day at his Indianapolis home; Ernest W. Weisheit, 57, of Otwell, died Jan. 25; Molly Raney Mominee, 61, formerly of Glezen, died Monday night at her Evansville home; Albert Klein, 62, died Monday night, at his Jasper home; Elda Iola Miller, 84, died Saturday, at her Otwell home. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Mar. 29, 1962 Seventh, eighth grade agriculture class—WHS Mr. Hayden was teacher of the class. Many members of the class remained residents of Winslow throughout their life. In the first row was William Lindsay, William Farley, Leo Woolsey, Wilburn Singleton, Edward Fork and Mr. Hayden (teacher). In the second row were Frank Coberly, Fred Willis, Otis Luttrell and Fountie Hayden. The third row included Eugene Smith, Lyndon Sims, Jesse Nelson, George Nichols and Prentice Willis. In the fourth row were Watson Powell, Oatis Luttrull, Herman Bryant, Delbert Keith and Ralph Fowler. John Knight of Glezen is try- ing to trace the whereabouts of one of three guns stolen from his home Feb. 28. The other two have been recov- ered. The shotgun still miss- ing is a 16 ga. Remington au- tomatic Sportsman Model 48, serial number 3519446. The guns were sold at least once af- ter being stolen and wound up in a store in Princeton where one of them were recovered. The other was found in Evans- ville. Knight said he will re- fund the purchaser's money for the weapon. A Princeton storekeeper said the gun was sold about two weeks ago, but he doesn't remember who pur- chased it. Wallace R. Eads, of McCord Auto Sales, Inc., Winslow, has been selected as one of the na- tion's leading Ford dealership salesmen and will receive Ford Motor Company's Top Hatter Award at a banquet in India- napolis at the Murant Temple Saturday, March 31. The Top Hatter citation is awarded to only one percent, or 300, of the nation's Ford dealership sales- men and represents the high- est sales honor accorded by Ford Division of Ford Motor Company. At the banquet, in addition to Top Hatter recog- nition, 300 -500 club member- ship awards will be presented to Ford dealership salesmen in the district for excellent re- tail sales performance keyed to the size of the dealership. The Ford salesman's club was founded in 1950. Frank Evans, also of McCord Auto Sales, Inc., qualified for 300 - 500 club membership. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hall, of Winslow, a son, Edward Hall II, March 18; To Mr. and Mrs. Hardi - son Martin, of Louisville, Ky., a daughter, March 24; To Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Besing, of Somerville, a son, Jeffery Scott, March 19; To Mr. and Mrs. Eddie M. Williams, of Oakland City, a daughter, Kel- ley Sue, March 22; To Mr. and Mrs. Don Welch, of Indianap- olis, a daughter, Donna Kay, March 24; To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephens , of Otwell, a son, Robert Brent, Sunday morning; To Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward L. Gldish, of Cisne, Ill., a son, Jeff Daniel, March 23; To Mr. and Mrs. Gettis E. Roe, of Chandler, a son, by adoption, Daniel Edwin; To Mr. and Mrs. William Lamb, of Otwell, a son, Dale Edward, March 25; To Mr. and Mrs. Bill Newman, of Petersburg, a daughter, Di- ana Gay, March 24. Deaths: Marvin B. Rad- cliff, 82, formerly of Algiers, died Monday, at the Method- ist Memorial Home in War- ren; George W. Coberly, 76, of Winslow, died Thursday of last week, in the Stork hospi- tal annex; Arla Russell, 59, of Winslow, died Monday, at the Stork hospital; Mattie Scrap- er Craig, 89, of Otwell, died Thursday, at the Meyer Nurs- ing Home; Carrie Wellemey- er, 81, of Holland, died Sunday at the St. Ann Nursing Home. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Mar. 30, 1972 The annual Women's Bowl- ing Tournament held the first of March at Oak Lanes in Oak- land City champions were Stel- la Nelson, Judy Cohrane, Lo- is Corn, Dolores Tisdale, Bar- bara Dowden with Bob Smith, sponsor. Smith, owner of Bob Smith Pontiac and Buick of Winslow received the tam plaque. Dolores Tisdale won the actual All Events contest with a 1550 score. Doris Gow- en was the winner of the hand- icap All Events. Mrs. Tisdale was also the winner of the handicap Singles with a 649 score. She and Stella Nelson teamed to win the handicap Doubles competition. Lisa Ann Selby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Selby of Shelburn, has been named the 1972 Sullivan County Easter Seal child. Selby, a fifth grad- er at Shelburn Elementary, has adjusted well to her hand- icap which she received in a car accident a year ago. Be- cause of her being at a grow- ing age, she will need two ar- tificial legs a year at a cost of $ 600 each. She is the grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Selby of Winslow. Otwell students placed first in the state DAR con- test recently. Lynn Mehring- er, Betty Russell and Doreatha Houtsch, first and Dee Ann Bush, second place. The Jasper Daily Herald hosted the first All Area Bas- ketball Banquet, March 24, in Jasper. Two area players re- ceived awards. Rick Fears, Ot- well, was presented the "Play- er of the Year" award and Ran- dy Betz, Dubois, was awarded the "Dubois County Leading Scorer" award. Fears was al- so named to the All Area team at the banquet Friday. A senior at OHS Fears has played var- sity for three years and was co-captain of his team this year. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pride, of Petersburg, a son, Christopher Todd, Wednesday, March 22; To Capt. and Mrs. John Thom- as Schnarr, Adana, Turkey, a son, Jason Mathes, Thursday, March 23; To Mr. and Mrs. Leo Duram, Greenville, K Y, a son, Mark Anthony, Friday, March 24; To S -Sgt. and Mrs. Robert Nalley, Jr, Sierra Vista, A Z, a daughter, Misty Mach- elle, Wednesday, March 9; To Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Willis, of Rumbletown, a son, Brent Dale, Monday, March 27. Marriages: Annetta Malott and Loyd Stroud were married Saturday, March 11. Deaths: Fern George, 76, of Paris, Ill., died Thursday, March 23; Mary Alene Wade, 56, Winslow, died Sunday, March 26; Frieda Krempp, 47, of Jasper, died Sunday, March 26; Doyle L. Brown, 44, of Evansville, former- ly of Winslow, died Monday, March 27; Mayzie Padgett, 73, of Oakland City, died Friday, March, 24; Cecil McQueary, 76, of Lynnville, died Mon- day, a W WI veteran; Ed Em- mons, 57, of Enos Corners, died Tuesday, March 28; Wil- liam G. Payne, 41, of Winslow, died March 27, from injuries he received while a passenger in a one car accident early Fri- day morning. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Mar. 27, 1997 Petersburg Odessey of the Mind participants were Chelsea Chamberlain, Olivia Hamilton, Natalie Flint, Lind- sey Boyd, Stephanie Carter, Amanda Billings, Jeff Love- less, Jake Miller, Frank Cole- man, Jason Tichenor, Brad Ridao and Sponsor Jim Love- less. The team competed in the regional competition in Corydon. For the contest, some of the members built a balsa wood bridge, and test- ed it's stability under pres- sure. Some of students in the group undertook an archaeo- logical dig project. Winslow Elementary School students built sever- al bluebird houses and placed them around the school. Brad Dedman, a student teacher at Winslow Elementary School, oversaw the project of building bluebird boxes with the stu- dents. He said bluebirds over the years have lost habitat. One lost source was in wood- en fence posts, which are be- ing replaced with metal fence posts. Dedman said bluebirds are cavity dwellers and lived in the wooden fence posts. Births: To Tim and Kathy Fears, a daughter, Jacey Chris- tine, March 18; To Christo- pher Gowen, a daughter, Mad- ison Brooke, March 21. Marriages: Shelia Kay Mc- Clellan and Gary Ray Teague were married March 14. Deaths: James J. Lem- mons, 59, of Petersburg, died Wednesday, Mar. 19, at his Petersburg home; Landis "Fastie" Howard, 86, died Monday, Mar. 24; Julius Nich- ols, 85, died Wednesday, Mar. 19; Lestle Atkinson, 90, died Mar. 23; Marion L. "Pedad" Cain, 71, died Sunday, Mar. 23; Thelma F. "Mickey" Butts, 75, died Friday, Mar. 21; Carl Smith, 91, died Tuesday, Mar. 24. Want to share your news with others? The Press- Dispatch can help deliver it to Pike and the surrounding counties. NEWS! 812-354-8500

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