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D-6 Wednesday, May 11, 2022 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.vox.com Wednesday, May 11 • Dust storm sweeps from Great Plains across Eastern states (1934) • Bob Marley dies at 36 (1981) Thursday, May 12 • Body of Lindbergh baby found (1932) • Bob Dylan walks out on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (1963) Friday, May 13 • President Polk declares war on Mexico (1846) • Pope John Paul II is shot (1981) Saturday, May 14 • Lewis and Clark depart (1804) • Early smallpox vaccine is test- ed (1796) Sunday, May 15 • The Seven Years War begins (1756) • Governor George Wallace shot (1972) Monday, May 16 • First Academy Awards ceremo- ny (1929) • Discovery of Ozone Hole an- nounced (1985) Tuesday, May 17 • Brown v. Board of Education is decided (1954) • Televised Watergate hearings begin (1973) SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, May 9 and 13, 1947 New Butler Ladies Will Make Soap: Members of the ladies Aid of New Butler church will make soap out of your left-over grease. Notify Mrs. Ada Kelle or any member of the Aid So- ciety. Thy will give you three pounds of soap in return for your four pounds of grease. Dry Wet Wool Slowly: Wet, muddy, wool clothes can be ru- ined further if placed near a stove or radiator, and for this reason it should be dried slow- ly at room temperature, and brushed before being worn again. Has Very Old Confeder- ate Bank Note: James Harrell brought a confederate bank note into the Press Office Sat- urday which was interesting. On the back of the note several mer- chants had advertisements. The note was dated Feb. 17, 1864 and was to be payable two years af- ter victory. On the back of the note were advertisements for D. S. Osborn, C. C. Murphy, Fred Gompf, Smith and Eagen and Adam A. Lorry. The only per- son know to be living is Elmer Eagan. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Her- schell Nelson, a son, Gene Ed- ward, Saturday, May 3; To Mr. and Mrs. James T. Mansfield, of Tell City, a daughter, May 5. Marriages: Mae Beadles and Gus Taylor were married May 3, by Verner Preston; Lois A. Bot- tom and Wilbur K. DuBruler were married May 3, by Vern- er Preston. Deaths: Mary Ann Sim- mons, 85, widow of Alvin Sim- mons, died Monday morning at the home of her son, Charles Simmons in Princeton; Wil- liam D. Hopkins, died Friday at his Ayrshire home; Isaac Coleman, 92, died Monday at Daviess County hospital; Wil- mettie Teague Patton, 76, wife of Lawrence Patton, died early Saturday morning at the fami- ly residence near Otwell; Miss Susan J. Hurst, 92, died Sun- day morning at her home near Winslow; Oscar E. Thomas, 43, died at his home in Spurgeon, his wife had just had their new baby over the weekend, he was a miner; Miss Rita Richardson, 8 year old daughter of Fred and Irene Deffendoll Richardson, of Winslow, died Thursday at Ri- ley hospital. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, May 10, 1962 School Teacher Retires A fter 37 Years: At the end of this pres- ent school year, May 19, Mrs. Lena D. Melton will retire from teaching after 37 years. Thirty years was spent in the Winslow schools in the primary grades, mostly the first grade. Prior to her marriage to Roscoe De- Tar (deceased) she had taught in Spencer county, five years at Kinderville and Hatfield, Petersburg football team 1917 The 1917 football team of Petersburg won three of five games. They defeated Bicknell and Huntingburg (in two consecutive games). They lost to Linton and Princeton. Players in the front row are Charlie Nicely, Dee Fine, Herman Helfenbein and Clyde Gray. In the second row are Charles Killion, Commodore Miley and Marion Tislow. The back row consists of Beecher Conrad, Eddie Warren, Everett Catt, Emory Deffendoll, Clive Harris and Otis Adams (coach). On the far right is Lee Harris. and two years at Newburgh in Warrick county, in the pri- mary grades. When she came to Winslow she took Mrs. Kit- ty Dillon's place in the prima- ry room. Later married ladies were not hired in the township schools and Mrs. DeTar became a full time housewife. A fter the death of Mr. DeTar she went back to teaching and has taught every year since. She later mar- ried G. C. Melton from Akron, Ohio and continued teaching in Winslow schools. Mr. Melton died in 1948. She says she is go- ing to be lost and will miss those first graders and teachers next September when the school bell rings. She has been an out- standing teacher in the Winslow schools. The people of the town- ship have the highest regards for her. The boys and girls, ma- ny of whom are men and wom- en, have often expressed their appreciation of having her as one of their teachers. Girls' State Delegates: Miss Wanda Royalty and Miss Shir- ley Cato have been selected to attend Girl's State July 1 to July 8 at Indiana university in Bloom- ington. Miss Royalty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Roy- alty, has been selected by the Delta Theta Tau Sorority. She is a junior in the Winslow high school and is a member of the choir, band, drill team, and is al- so a majorette. Her alternate is Miss Jane Williams, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Walter Williams of Winslow. Miss Cato, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Artho Cato of Spurgeon was chosen by the American Legion Auxiliary of Winslow. She is a junior in Spur- geon high school where she is a varsity basketball cheer leader and drum majorette. Her alter- nate is Miss Mary Carolyn Dys- on, of Spurgeon. Girls State is held each year. Wins Bronze Medal: Danny L. Sendelweck of Otwell high school received a bronze med- al in the first year Latin compe- tition in the finals of the 48th an- nual state high school achieve- ment program in English, math- ematics, Latin and Spanish Saturday, April 28 at Indiana university. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Randall Cox, of Candy, a daugh- ter, April 30 ; To Mr. and Mrs. George Blaize, of Union, a daughter, Carol Elaine, she is welcomed by four brothers; To Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Young, of Oakland City, a daughter, Jen- nifer Ann, April 27, she is wel- comed by two sisters; To Mr. and Mrs.Dean Allison, a daugh- ter, Teresa Ann, May 7; To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Corn, of Coe, a daughter, Teresa Ellen, April 27, she is welcomed to one sis- ter and two brothers; To Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Matheis, of Dubois, a son, Kim Lee, May 1. Marriages: Isabell Edrington and Gilmer Ohara Willoughby were married, April 21, in Tennessee, the bride grad- uated from Otwell high school in 1961; Margaret L. Garland and Robert L. Townley were married, April 21, at Universi- ty Heights Christian church, in Indianapolis. Deaths: Ernest George Grimes, 33, of Spurgeon, died Wednesday, at Daviess Coun- ty hospital, he was elected Pike county surveyor in 1960 and led the democratic ticket in the county; Wayne Bryan, 87, of Petersburg, died Friday, in the Ward Nursing Home, he was sheriff of Pike county for eight years in the early 1920s; Henry J. Miley, 70, died Sunday, May 6, at Daviess County hospital, a re- tired farmer and business man of Petersburg and a W WI veter- an; Tina E. Hutchinson, 76, of Bradenton, Fla., sister of Mrs. Edd J. Roush, of Oakland City, died Saturday; Alice Mae Rich- ardson, 71, died Thursday, at her home in Oakland City, she was a retired school teacher and music supervisor; Lydia Abbott Lyden, 63, of Glezen, died Sat- urday, May 5, at Gibson General hospital; Ada French, 75, of Pe- tersburg, died Sunday morning, May 6, at Good Samaritan hos- pital; Ralph J. Evans, 61, of Pe- tersburg, died Thursday, May 3, at Good Samaritan hospital, from injuries from falling from a tree that he was working on; Elmer E. Jones, 58, died Thurs- day, May 3, at his Petersburg home, from a heart attack; Ha- zel Hoffman, of Chicago, for- merly of Velpen, cousin of Ba- sil Sumner, of Spurgeon. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, May 11, 1972 The Winslow Elementary School grades two through six and an eighth grade group pre- sented "Folk and Rock Con- cert" May 11, on the school playground. Lisa Aust and Jen- nifer Burns were the soloists and Vance Hays, music teacher. Fifth grade students at Winslow who presented the Johnny Appleseed production last winter under the direc- tion of Vance Hays, presented Winslow Elementary School with a US Flag and one of the State of Indiana. Presenting the flags were Jeff Young, Darcy Hume, Rachel Hemmer, Mark Aldridge, Walter McCord, Mar- la Winsted and principal Rich- ard Wallace. PHS Spring Sports Queen was crowned April 28, before the track meet with Dale and Huntingburg. Debbie Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hill, was crowned queen by Bob Johnson. Members of the queen's court were Connie Whitehead, Renee Sims, Kar- la Hyneman and maid of honor was Sandy Whitehead. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keller, Sr., of Otwell, a daughter, Lisa Kay, Sunday, April 30 ; To Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wayne Cox, of Oakland City, a son, Troy Patrick, Monday, April 24; To Mr. and Mrs. Ru- ben Ortega, of Alameda, Calif., a son, Ruben II, April 13; To Mr. and Mrs. John E. McKin- ney, near Boonville, a son, Tim- othy, Saturday; To Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Shoultz, of Petersburg, a daughter, Amber Ilene, Mon- day, May 8; To Mr. and Mrs. Jim Warner, of rural Petersburg, a son, Dee Jay, Sunday. Marriages: Dolly S. Ben- nett and Michael L. Melvin were married; Ada Campbell Gaither and Henry M. Fork were mar- ried; Phyllis Popp and Norbert Schmitt were wed on Saturday, April 22. Deaths: Clara Wolven, 73, of Pike County, died Tuesday, May 2; John C. Gabbert, 86, Prince- ton, died Tuesday, May 9; Flor- ence Langebrake, 61, of Sten- dal, died Tuesday; Virgil Ad- ams, 63, of Velpen, died May 2; Lawrence D. Luff, of Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Oak- land City, died Saturday, May 6; James Gray, 32, of Hammond, nephew of Attorney Carl Gray, died Friday; Jack Crow, 82, of Mackey, native of Pike County, died Thursday, April 27; How- ard Pancake, 64, of Oakland City, died Tuesday, May 9; Cor- rine Smith, 57, of Oakland City, died Saturday; Roseanna Bur- khart, 90, of Winslow, died Mon- day, May 8; Manford L. Shelby, 67, of Redings Mill, native of Winslow, died Sunday; Beatrice Weathers Roberson, 69, of Mi- ami, Fla., native of Pike County. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, May 8, 1997 Pike County hit with a rash of burglaries in last four months: An unusually high rate of bur- glaries have occurred in Pike County since the first of the year including a series of 12 burglar- ies just off of Line Road in Logan and Patoka Townships. The se- ries of burglaries in the area ac- count for nearly half of the 27 burglary reports the Pike Coun- ty Sheriff's Department has re- ceived since Jan. 1. The break- down of the locations of the 27 burglaries by township is: Pa- toka, 11; Logan, 4; Madison, 4; Jefferson, 2; Marion, 2; Wash- ington, 2; Clay, 1; and Mon- roe, 1. A variety of items have been stolen from Pike County residences including jewelry, antique furniture, VCRs and chain saws. The favorite target of the thief or thieves seems to be tools and guns. The two burglaries of the Rothrock resi- dence are very similar to 10 oth- er burglaries committed in the same area, according to Pike County Sheriff's Chief Depu- ty Bill Walker. Luck and a con- cerned neighbor turned out to be the cornerstone of catching the burglars. A neighbor saw two men go into Melissa Corn's trailer and come out with a VCR and a suitcase on the morning of April 14. With a description of the two men and their vehicle in hand, Clements and Walker be- gan scouring the area. The noti- fied the Gibson County Sheriff's Department, and Gibson Coun- ty Sheriff's Deputy Tim Coom- er stopped a car matching the description and discovered Ja- son McCrary, 18, of Oakland City and Nathan Mathias, 18, of Francisco, in possession of the VCR taken from Corn's res- idence. "We've made some ar- rests and several recoveries of property," Clements said. "We are still investigating some of the burglaries and have some suspects in them." A motion has been filed to amend the charges against Kel- ly Craig. Pike County Prosecu- tor Jeff Biesterveld has filed a motion in Pike Circuit Court to amend charges against Craig. Craig, 17, of Newburgh, fac- es five charges in the beating and raping of 15 -year-old Shan- non Wentzel of Evansville. Her body was found in a rural ar- ea of southern Pike County on December 9, 1995. Leon Jones, 22, of Michigan and James Bri- an Powell, 25, of Chandler have both already plead guilty and been sentenced in the murder. They also have agreed to testi- fy against Kelly Craig. Pike Cir- cuit Court Judge Marvin Strat- ton has set a court hearing for 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 13. Deaths: Margaret J. Field, 66, of Petersburg, died Satur- day, May 3, at her home; Har- old C. "Chuck" Morton, 77, for- merly of Winslow, died Friday, Apr. 25, at his residence; Roman Beck, 81, of Jasper, died Mon- day, Apr. 28, at Memorial hos- pital; Natalie Drew, 28, of Oak- land City, died Wednesday, Apr. 30, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. We've been giving it to South Gibson and the surrounding counties for a long time, why not share what news you have with others? NEWS! 812-753-3553 South Gibson