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SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, June 13 and 17, 1947 Sugar Rationing Comes to Close: The nation's housewives reached the end of a five-year coupon ordeal Wednesday when the government ended rationing of sugar for households, hotels and restaurants, effective at midnight. Last of a multitude of things that once could not be bought with money alone, sugar was freed from ration controls because larger quantities are available. However, price con- trols remain. So does rationing of industrial sugar. (All sugar controls are due to end Oct. 31 unless congress says otherwise). Wednesday announcement came from Secretary of Agriculture Anderson. His action ended all rationing of articles for ultimate consumers for the first time since April 28, 1942. Sugar, last food to be removed from rationing was the first to be rationed. 1947 tips, Egg Whites: Egg whites, warmed to room tem- perature, beat more readily and give more foam than do those chilled in the refrigerator. 1947, Peel Potatoes: One of the most time-consuming kitchen jobs, peeling potatoes, has been reduced to a factory process in Seattle and Boston. Peeled by steam at 60 pounds pressure, the potatoes are dipped in a solution which prevents discoloring for as long as five days. They are deliv- ered to the restaurant or institu- tion in the quantities and at the time required; this practice saves both storage space and time. 1947 tips, Butchering Pork: To prevent souring of home butch- ered pork, avoid overheating the animals before slaughter, slaughter and butcher when temperatures are low, be sure of thorough and complete bleeding, chill the carcass before packing it in cure, use pure salt, clean sugar or syrup and saltpeter, boil brine before using, scald barrel or oth- er receptacles, and practice clean- liness in handling meat. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Church, a son, Tuesday, June 10, at Daviess County Hospital, the mother is the former Colleen O'Rourke; To Mr. and Mrs. John D. Colvin, of Sacramento, Calif., a son, Michael Allen, May 29, the father, formerly of Petersburg, is the son of Mrs. Edna Colvin Boruff. Marriages: Elizabeth Goddard and Wayne H. Russell were mar- ried on May 27, at Jackson, Wyo.; Rosemary Craig and John M. Spraggins were wed on June 7, by Rev. Verner Preston; Grace Wellmeyer were married June 12, by Rev. Verner Preston; Dor- thy C. Kemper and Robert W. Neukam were married Tuesday, June 3, by Rev. Sealing, at Christ Luthern Church. Deaths: Mary Muchmore, 87, Pike County native, died Satur- day morning; Amanda Williams, 74, died Thursday morning, at her Petersburg home; Joseph Rutledge, son of Mrs. Marie Rutledge of Oakland City and brother of Gene Rutledge of A and B Market Petersburg, died Tuesday, at Boehne hospital, af- ter a long illness; Polly L. Willis, 86, died Thursday at midnight, at her Petersburg home, she was the widow of the late Rev. Aja Wil- lis; Sally Thomas, of Arthur, sister of Marion Kingman of Peters- burg, died Sunday, at the home of her son Clarence Dyer near Oakland City; Norma Carter, 66, died Wednesday afternoon, at Daviess county hospital, after being ill for several months, her father, James Robinson was born in England; Melvina Kirby,50, died early Monday evening at her Petersburg home, she was the wife of John T. Kirby; Samu- el J. Britton, 80, died Wednesday night, he was the brother of Fred C. Britton, of Petersburg; Amelia Alice Tharp, 66, died Monday night, at her Petersburg home; Will McClure, 55, of Winslow, died Tuesday afternoon follow- ing an accident at the strip mine a few hours earlier, he was driving a bulldozer at No. 8 east of Augus- ta when a tree fell from the high wall and struck him on the head fracturing his skull. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, June 14, 1962 Judy Kinman Receives High Honor in State 4-H Program for Public Speaking: Judith Ellen (Judy) Kinman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Kinman of Petersburg, has been honored for her achievement in 4-H club work. This honor was present- ed at the recent 4-H club Round- up at Purdue. Judy's honor was to be a member of the six top members in the state who were recognized for their participa- tion in the Public Speaking ac- tivity of the state 4-H club pro- gram. She was presented with a Blue Ribbon designating her achievement and the presenta- tion was announced to the gen- eral assembly of the 2700 mem- ber delegation of the Roundup. Miss Kinman has been a mem- ber of the Dainty Daughters 4-H club since 1954. In 1959, Judy along with Marilyn Hart- ley, both Junior Leaders, took over the leadership of the Dain- ty Daughter of 17 members, successfully completing more than 100 projects. She did this, in addition of completing 11 projects of her own. 4-H Fair Beauty Contestants: Gloria Ault, daughter of Mrs. Ralph Ault of Petersburg, who is a candidate for the Pike Coun- ty Fair Queen. Miss Ault is be- ing sponsored by the Dougan Freed Store of Petersburg. An- other candidate is Lynda Mor- ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Morton of Petersburg. Miss Morton is being spon- sored by the Petersburg high school band. Marriages: Karen Lea Cole- man and James Alan Williams were married Sunday afternoon on June 10, by Rev. Wesley Fink at the Spurgeon Methodist church; Carol Erwin and Dawn Rademacher were married Sat- urday evening, by Rev. Frank McCandless at the Church of God. Deaths: Ray L. Burns, 68, for- merly of Petersburg, died Tues- day, June 12, of a heart attack in the Barnes hospital in St. Louis, Mo., executive vice president of the Citizens State Bank in Pe- tersburg; Ralph "Pete" Boger, 79, of Petersburg, died Friday, June 8, at his home from a heart ailment, he was a retired coal miner having worked for Patoka for 40 years; Emmitt Jean Yager, of Santa Fe, N. M., formerly of Spurgeon, died Monday, in a veterans' hospital in Albuquer- que, N.M., he was a war veter- an; Ermal Craig, 60, formerly of Otwell, died Wednesday, June 6; Robert T. David, 38, of Hollywood, Fla., who visited in Winslow with the Clarence Barnetts, died May 29 following surgery May 23, he was a prom- inent land developer and real estate broker. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 15, 1972 Candidates for the 1972 "Miss Pike County Fair Beauty Pag- eant" are Janet Scraper, Pam Johnson, Lana King, Stephanie Abbott, Patty Oxendine, Denise Hume, Janet Selby, Bambi Smith, Kim Risley, Ann Markham, Amy Hawkins and Melinda Hayes. The queen will be crowned Tues- day, July 18. Prides Creek Park opens Sat- urday, June 17, at 6:30. Camping, fishing and swimming will be available to the public. Local Psi Iota Xi To Host Na- tional Convention: Psi Iota Xi Sorority, founded in Muncie, Indiana, September 19, 1897 will celebrate its 75th Anniversary at the 69th annual national conven- tion to be held June 22, 23, and 24th at the French Lick Sheraton Hotel, in French Lick. Alpha Tau chapter of Petersburg, will host- ess the social activities with each of the two luncheons and two din- ners depicting an era of Psi Iota Xi. The heme of the convention will be "Those Fabulous Years" and events are planned to take the members through many of the highlights of the philanthrop- ic sorority's achievements and honors. Approximately 800 Psi Otes are registered representing 148 active and 21 auxiliary chap- ters and seven states. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ken- neth Armstrong, of Scottsburg, a son, Todd Edward, Thursday, June 8; To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hale Coe, a daughter, Shiela Fay, Wednesday, June 7; To Mr. and Mrs. David Kincaid, of Oakland City, a son, Brett Duane, Mon- day, June 5; To Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Allen, of Oakland City, a son, Scott Wayne, Friday, June 2; To Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dil- lon, of Petersburg, a daughter, Lorie Gail, Friday, June 9; To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Anderson, of Washington, Pa., a daughter, Rachel Warner, Wednesday, May 31; To Mr. and Mrs. Melvin H. McVey, of Houston, Texas, a daughter, Dorothy Elizabeth, Friday, May 19; To Mr. and Mrs. David Williams, of Spur- geon, a son, Bruce Ray, Friday, June 9; To Mr. and Mrs. David Yager, of Surgeon, a son, Ryan Neal, Thursday, June 8; To Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Howard, of Big Rapids Mich., twins, a boy, Andrew Robert and a girl, Kelly Margaret, Sunday, June 11. Marriages: Karen Jean Ar- nold and Patrick Henry Robling were married Friday evening on June 2, in the United Methodist church; Susan Louise Heilman and Paul Lloyd Thoren were married on Saturday, June 10; Jan Elaine McDonald and James Michael Keefer were married on Saturday, June 3; Barbara Ann Ropp and Richard Lee Calvin were married on Saturday, May 27; Glenda Sue Berry and Reg- inald W. Harrell were married Saturday, June 10; Carolyn Sue Henson Grubb and Robert Or- vil McCandless were married; Sheilah Diann Hunt and Gleason Kelly Martin were married; Tina Lynette Dorsey and David Nor- man Mohr were married Friday, in El Paso, Texas; Delta Corn Er- win and Thomas Nordhorn were married June 3; Harold Gene Ab- bott and Shelena Fay Goble were married Saturday, May 20; Os- wald Adkerson and Clara Belle Sharp were married May 25. Deaths: Ruth E. Dunigan, 72, of Petersburg, died Friday, June 9; Daphne M. Houchins, 68, of Littles, died Monday; Nora Wolfson, 73, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Augusta, died Thurs- day, June 8; Randall C. Abell, 61, of Petersburg, died Wednesday; Omer T. Gray, 70, of Otwell, died Thursday, June 8, a WWII vet- eran; Rev. Oscar Snyder, 61, of Washington, died Friday, he was pastor at Twin Oaks Church for four years; Theodore White, 68, of Plant City, Fla., formerly of Alford, died Friday, June 9; Ge- neva Davis, 62, of Winslow, died Thursday, June 8; Hallie Dillon, 56, Phoenix City, Ala., former Pe- tersburg resident, died Monday, June 12; Harold E. Barb, 57, of south Petersburg, died Friday, June 8; Addie Hawkins, 79, of Pe- tersburg, died Sunday, June 11; Loren Ellis Davis, 56, of Peters- burg, died Wednesday, June 14, retired from NYC railroad; Ethel Ambrose Corn, 77, of Oakland City, died Monday; James Ran - dall Williams, 20, of Petersburg, died Wednesday, June 14; Ber- nice H. Gardner, 64, of Indianap- olis, formerly of Petersburg, died Monday. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 12, 1997 Dr. Robert Greene travels to Moldavia on medical mission: Petersburg Chiropractor Rob- ert Greene spent seven days in Moldavia a former republic of the USSR. Greene traveled with a group of 22 chiropractors as- sociated with the Kale network. They left on May 16 and flew to Moldavia via Hungary arriving about 27 hours later and stayed until May 25. Greene said the medical doctors in Russia are much more accepting of chiro- practic practices than medical doctors in the US. While there Greene saw and adjusted be- tween 500 and 600 people each day. He said because he was one of the more experience chiro- practors on the trip he dealt with some of the more serious cases, so he spent more time with pa- tients he saw and did not see as many a day as he had on other mission trips. He said the Kale network is a group of chiroprac- tors who use a specific methods of brain stem treatment and have been trained by Dr. Kale. The doctors did not charge a fee for their work, but Greene said many of his patients brought him small trinkets and gifts to show their appreciation, ranging from chocolates to Cognac to dolls. One of the more unusual gifts for adjustments came on a flight. He said one of the stew- ardesses was suffering from a headache during the flight. So during a layover in Hungary he adjusted her and when her head- ache disappeared his seat was upgraded to a vacant business class seat for that portion of the 27 hour trip. Not only do doctors not get paid, they pay their own way to get there. He said seeing people get better made the trip worth while. Gil Hodges bust to be ded- icated in court house: It has been more than two years since a fundraising project was started to raise money to have a bronze bust of famed baseball player Gil Hodges sculpted. Saturday afternoon residents will get to see the fruits of the fundraiser when Petersburg Mayor Randy Harris and other organizers of the project dedi- cate the one-and-a-half life-size bust of Gil Hodges which is to be placed in the Pike County Court House rotunda. Harris said the bust was sculpted by Don Ingle, of Evansville. Births: To Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Myers, of Merritt Island, Fla., a daughter, Grace Tessa, May 29, at Cape Canaveral hospital in Co- coa Beach, Fla.; To Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cummings, of Petersburg, a daughter, Alivia Jean, Satur- day, May 31, at Welborn Baptist hospital; To Sara Deffendall and Kelly Freeland, of Petersburg, a son, Jordan Alan, Sunday, May 18, at IU Medical Center; To Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ciukowski, of Knoxville, Tenn., a son, David Alan, Sunday, June 1, at Univer- sity of Tennessee Medical hospi- tal; To Mr. and Mrs. Andy Scott, of Monroe City, a son, Andrew Martin, May 14, at Deaconess hospital. Marriages: Maria Paloma Cabrera Santos and Jose Luis Campos Argumedo were wed; Elizabeth A. Morton and Paul Edward Jansen were wed. Deaths: Roberta Burns, 66, of Glyndon Md., native of Pe- tersburg, died Friday, June 6, at Northwest hospital center; Mildred E. Burdette, 80, of Spurgeon, died Monday, June 9, at St. Joseph's hospital; Sibel Farmer, 93, of Winslow, died Monday, June 9, at Deaconess hospital; Faye Shallenberg, 69, of New Castle, native of Peters- burg, died Tuesday morning, June 3; Lavaun "Bonnie" Corn, 69, of Evansville, formerly of Pike County, died Monday, June 9, at her home; Roy W. Brock- riede, 87, of Huntingburg, died Wednesday, June 4, at Hunt- ingburg Convalescent Center, he was a WWII Army veteran; Louis Carl Mullen, 56, of Hunt- ingburg, died Tuesday, June 3, at his residence, suffering from cancer, he was born in Kyana in 1941; Arla I. Meyer, 80, of Hol- land, died Sunday, June 8, at St. Joseph's hospital; Letha Marian (Myers) Sammons, 96, native of Otwell, died June 3, at Godrey's Foothill Retreat in Brigham City, Utah. Submit history photos: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. 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