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May 18, 2022

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C-6 Wednesday, May 18, 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 18 • Facebook raises $16 billion in largest tech IPO in U.S. histo- ry (2012) • Mt. St. Helens erupts (1980) Thursday, May 19 • Lawrence of Arabia dies (1935) • Spanish Armada sets sail (1588) Friday, May 20 • Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans (1873) • "The Simpsons" airs 400th epi- sode (2007) Saturday, May 21 • American Red Cross founded (1881) • Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to make solo, non- stop transatlantic flight (1932) Sunday, May 22 • Great Emigration departs for Oregon (1843) • Manchester Arena bombed during Ariana Grande concert (2017) Monday, May 23 • Police kill famous outlaws Bon- nie and Clyde (1934) • New York Public Library dedi- cated (1911) Tuesday, May 24 • Brooklyn Bridge opens (1883) • MLB holds first night game (1935) Winslow Eighth Grade—1923 Members of the Winslow eighth grade class included in the first row, Frank Coberly, Rebecca Rosebraugh, Ruby Sexton, Thelma Close and Mr. Hayden, teacher. Second row, William Lindsay, Williarm Farley, Etolia Er- win and Prentice Willis. Third row, Mary Belle DeTar, Watson Powell, Lyndon Sims, Genevia Brewster, Leo Woolsey, Jesse Nelson, Hidred Tooley, Bettie Chesser, Fred Willis, George Nichols and William Sullivan. Back row, Eugene Smith, Herman Bryant and Otis Luttrull. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, May 16 and 20, 1947 More Sugar For All Consum- ers: The Agriculture Depart- ment announced Tuesday that sugar ration stamp No. 12 for in- dividual consumers will become valid June 1 instead of July 1 as originally planned. It will allow purchase of 10 pounds. Huge Egg Received In Egg Shipment: In an egg shipment received by the Harrison Pro- duce company an egg weighing close to 45 ounces was received. It measured about 3 1-2 inches long. The egg contained one complete egg inside of the out- er shell which was suspended in another egg. The egg came from near Holland, Ind. Plead Guilty of Torture Death: Seven former privates of the Japanese Army this week pleaded guilty to the tor- ture death of a crewman of an Army B-29. The airman was Lt. Darwin T. Emory of Denver who served with Denis Tyring of this county. It will be remembered that Tyring was lost for some time during the war and it was at this time that his fellow crew- man was used as live bayonet target, decapitated and thrown into a common grave. No sen- tence has yet been announced for the guilty seven. Petersburg Man Helps Re- vive Japanese man: Army au- thorities said last week three G.I.'s saved the life of an elder- ly Japanese who attempted sui- cide last week. Twenty minutes of artificial respiration by Pri- vates first class Fidel Otero, San Fidel, N. M.; Donald L. Sammil, Lerna Ill., and James Wither- spoon, of Petersburg, revived Tojijiro Kondo after he had been pulled from a river. Peeling Eggs: The age of eggs when boiled makes a dif- ference in the ease with which they peel. Tests at Kansas State college showed that eggs one day old were hard to peel when boiled 10 minutes then cooled in tap water. Eggs five and six days old peeled easily. Bottle Delivery: When milk was first delivered in bottles most people were so pleased with the improvement that the lack of protection was over- looked. Then it was realized that the unprotected lip was a source of possible contamina- tion. Now most boards of health require hoods as well as paste- board caps. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ot- tis Brown, of Winslow, a daugh- ter, Tuesday, May 13; Mr. and Mrs. Posey N. Scraper Jr., a daughter, Adrienne Jeanette, Friday, May 2. Marriages: Mary Kathryn Chappell and John Galloway were married Saturday after- noon, at the family residence on East Main, by Rev. F. W. Mc- Laughen; Ruth Hensley and Donald Robling were wed on May 7, by Verner Preston. Deaths: Audie May Berlin, 76, died Tuesday at the home of her son, Eskel, in Winslow; Fred B. Manhart, 57, brother of C.D. Manhart, died Wednes- day morning at his home in Los Angeles, Calif.; Thomas Sher- man, 83, died Monday after- noon; Carl Whitehead, 57, took his life Saturday afternoon at his home near Vincent Chap- el; W. D. (Mack) Bolling, 79, of Marion township, died Fri- day, he was a bachelor; Virgin- ia Chambers, 84, died Sunday at the home of her great niece, Mrs. Lossie Hill, near Union. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, May 17, 1962 Larry Newton Elected Ind. District Secretary Circle K: Lar- ry Newton, Oakland City col- lege junior from Winslow, has been recently elected Interna- tional Circle K Indiana district secretary. Larry was elected at the second annual Circle K con- vention in Gary. Circle K is a col- lege organization which is affil- iated with Kiwanis Clubs Inter- national. It serves as a service club for the college and commu- nity. Mr. Newton's duties will be to serve as editor of the Circle K Newsletter, register all of the monthly reports from affiliated Indiana clubs, and make period- ical trips throughout the state visiting individual clubs. He is also responsible for recording all meetings of State Circle K of- ficers, and for acquainting oth- er organizations and the public with the purpose of Circle K. Local Women Attend Annu- al Lutheran Meet: Second An- nual Convention of the Ameri- can Lutheran Church Women of the Southern Illinois-Indiana Conference was held May 10 at the Emanuel Lutheran church, Evansville, with the Rev. Don- ald Comnick as the host pastor. convert the horse camp to fam- ily camping. Four drafting students came away with second through fifth place awards at the Michigan Multi-State MITEA Contest this weekend. The four are students of Bill Krause in Computer Aid- ed Drafting at Pike Central. The accomplishment of the four stu- dents especially prestigious be- cause they won the awards in a field that included 4,000 en- tries. The students are Jason Ewer, second place; Eric Glad- ish, third place; Mat Burdette, fourth place; and Mike Moore, fifth place. Births: To Don and Sta- cy Corn, of Nashville, Tenn., a son, Maxwell Bannon, April 30, paternal grandparents are Pam and Gary Pancake, of Oakland City; To Mark and Diana Cham- ness, of Hatfield, a daughter, Sarah Nicole, Saturday, May 10 ; To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mor- ris, of Worthington, Ohio, a son, Samuel Weber, May 7. Marriages: Patricia S. Fulfer and Kenneth Laurence Bumpus were married. Deaths: Robert D. Abell, 70, of Petersburg, died Tuesday, May 6, at Petersburg Health- care Center, retired coal miner and W WII Navy veteran; Do- reen Garland, 87, of Winslow, died Wednesday, May 7, at Am- ber Manor Care Center; Esther Smith, 81, of Otwell, died Thurs- day, May 8, at Daviess County hospital; John Grissom, 81, of Winslow, died Wednesday, May 7, at Petersburg Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center; Barbara McQueen, of Hartford Ky., for- merly of Winslow, died Tuesday, May 13; Uleva O. Kerr, 78, of pe- tersburg, died Thursday, May 8, at Amber Manor Care Center; Dorothy Deffendoll Palmeri, 91, of Oakland City, died Sun- day, May 11, at Wirth Regional Hospital; Verena Theresa Pend- ley, 84, of Evansville, mother of Barbara Ann Dixon, of Peters- burg, died Friday, May 9, at St. Mary's Medical Center; Sam- my L. Ingle, 55, of Celestine, father of Lucinda Kempf, of Petersburg, died Wednesday, May 7, at Memorial hospital; Raymond H. Prior, 71, of Hunt- ingburg, died Thursday, May 8, at St. Joseph's hospital, a car- penter; Ralph Tooley, 73, broth- er of Helen Goodrid, of Peters- burg, died Monday, May 5, at his residence, W WII Army vet- eran and recipient of five Battle Stars; Dorothy D. Webster, 69, of Odon, died Sunday, May 11, at her home. You expect to get hit with a sales pitch when you want to buy a car. But Dr. Alan Friz knows that when it comes to your dental health, you don't want a sales pitch, you want straight answers. Dr. Friz and his caring staff will explain your dental condition and all of your options without any pressure sales tactics. Call 812-683-5810 for a free consultation. As Dr. Friz always says, "We tailor your treatment to YOUR needs." 1411 N. Chestnut Street • 812-683-5810 • www.FrizDental.com FAMILY FAMILY AND AND IMPLANT DENTISTRY IMPLANT DENTISTRY OF HUNTINGBURG OF HUNTINGBURG Smiles for Miles DR. ALAN PAUL FRIZ The theme was "Thy Word Is A Lamp to My Feet and A Light to My Path." Total attendance was 210 and 15 pastors. Ladies from this area were well repre- sented from Dubois, Haysville, Lynnville, Stendal, Holland and Otwell. John Brenton Cuts Thumb on Saw: John Brenton, fresh- man in the Winslow schools, received a ragged cut on the ball of his left thumb Tuesday morning in shop class. He was using a broad blade on a table saw when in contact with the blade. He was taken to the of- fice of Dr. Manning where five stitches were required to repair the wound. He is a son of Mrs. Opal Coleman. Deaths: Shirley W. Perry, 75, of Petersburg, died Monday, May 14, he was a retired Enos Coal miner; Jesse T. Clark, 67, died unexpectedly, Sunday, at his Francisco home, from a heart attack; Lillian Mae Hall, 36, of Glezen, died Monday, at the Deaconess hospital, after a one-day illness. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, May 18, 1972 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith of Bob Smith Pontiac and Buick Inc. won a trip to Florida as guest of Pontiac Motor Division of GM for sales achievement during February and March. Smith was the top dealership in sales in a group of 30 dealers in the midwest. Closing activities at area schools: Otwell, 31 seniors graduated with Kathy Vaughn, Valedictorian and Judy Garri- son, Salutatorian. Dr. Bernard Loposer, President of Oakland City College was the speaker and Lee Royce Ayres, a 1960 graduate of OCC, gave the bac- calaureate sermon. Winslow, 65 seniors graduated with Mark Rothrock, Valedictorian and John Quick, Salutatorian. Dr. Robert Jerry, ISU associated professor of education was the speaker. At Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Win- ifred L. Brown, of Oakland City, a daughter, Michele Lee, Thurs- day, May 11; To Mr. and Mrs. Randy Willis, of Petersburg, a son, Jarod Anthony, Thursday, May 11; To Mr. and Mrs. James Popp, of Otwell, a daughter, Ti- na Kay, Thursday, May 11; To Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cannon, of Pe- tersburg, a daughter, Lesli Car- ol, Tuesday, May 9; To Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bodkins, of Oak- land City, a daughter, Ivy Ni- cole, April 3. Marriages: Maureen Kay Woodall and Michael Ray Ash were married on Sunday, April 30 ; Carol Ziegler and Jackie Ray Hawkins were wed on Sat- urday, May 13; Valerie Ann Nel- son and Kenneth Alan Robbins were married Friday, April 28. Deaths: Etolia Thomp- son, 67, of Evansville, former- ly of Winslow, died Tuesday, May 9; Henry Haubry, 68, of Petersburg, died Wednesday, May 10 ; Jerome Grider, 74, na- tive of Winslow, died Tuesday, May 9, operated a barber shop; Charles Glassord, Sr., 75, of Winslow, died Wednesday, May 10, a retired miner; Willa Morgan Koch, of Los Angeles, Calif., native of Marion town- ship, died April 18; Pearl John- son, 81, of Petersburg, died Fri- day, May 12; Christopher Bry- an Weitkamp, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weitkamp, of Scottsburg community, died Monday, May 8; Sarah Hag- gard, 76, near Francisco, died Friday, May 12, mother of Pike County Sheriff Raymond Hag- gard; Levi Johnson, of Prairie Creek, died Saturday; James Edward Kinder, 52, of Ft. Lau- derdale, Fla., died May 6; James Burl Shackelford, 66, died Fri- day, May 5; Pearl L. Palmer, 76, of Petersburg, died May 16; Lu- ceine O'Dell, 66, of Washington, died Thursday, May 11. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, May 15, 1997 Don't close the horse trails!: Rich Willis and his nine-year- old son Miles are just one ex- ample of the many people who don't want to see the Division of Natural Resources close the horse trails and camp at Pike State Forest. Saturday morning Willis was enjoying the cama- raderie of other friends at the forest who regularly ride hors- es on the trails. Willis said the idea of converting the horse- camp to a family camp is ter- rible. "There's a family camp down the road and you are lucky if you see two people there at once, while here it's always filled with people." Having a meal at the horse- camp in Pike State Forest: Mem- bers of the Pike County Saddle Club enjoyed a meal during a break from riding the trails at Pike State Forest during a St. Jude's Ride-a-thon on Saturday. The group frequently makes use of the horse trails and camp on the state property. Several members of the horse club said they are against a DNR propos- al to close the horse trails and 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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