The Press-Dispatch
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SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, June 20 and 24, 1947 Origin Of Island in White River: Through the cour tesy of Mr. Stoops, an interesting sidelight on the origin of the island upriver from Lincoln Memorial bridge, has com to light. It seems that there have been two names ap- plied to the island "Stork's Fer r y Island" on account of the proximity of the fer r y of that name and "Jackson Island" so named because it was claimed by W. W. Jack- son who owned the adjacent land. There are three theo- ries concer ning the origin of the island. There is no doubt that it was built around a stone-laden barge which sank at that point in the late for ties, probably about a hundred years ago. Some older residents claimed that the stone was taken from easter n Pike county, floated down the east fork of White River and was intended for use in abutment of the Erie Canal aqueduct. Others said the stone was intended for use far ther down the canal where it cut through Patoka and Logan townships. The other theor y was that the barge-load of stone was des- tined for use in the founda- tion of the old cour thouse. The island now comprises more than two acres, cov- ered with a dense growth of underbr ush and is a popular camping spot for fishermen. Pauline Dosch To Man- age A & B Market: Pauline Dosch, daughter of Alber t Dosch assumed the manag- ership of the A & B Market, Monday mor ning at which time Bill Har vey former manager took over a half interest from Glenn Rober t- son in Dosch's restaurant. Har vey had managed the A & B since Dosch purchased the market from Earl Str upe. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Novak, of Streator, Ill., a son, William Thomas, Saturday, June 21; To Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Staf ford, of Petersburg, a son, Lar- r y Stephen, at their home, Tuesday, June 17; To Mr. and Mrs. Hector Willis, a daughter, Sunday, June 15; To Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ar nold, a daughter, Carolyn Sue, June 10; To Mr. and Mrs. For rest Wester n, of Vin- cennes, a son, Dannie Jesse, June 11. Marriages: Minnie Jean Toler and Ber t E. Bottom were mar ried on June 17, by Ver ner Preston; Mar y Blackbur n and Kenneth Boger were mar ried on June 16, by Rev. Raymond- Street of Petersburg; JoAnn McChenney and Orace T. Beach Jr. mar ried June 12, Orace is the grandson of Polly C. Sanders; Miriam Tilton and Rober t P. Pearson were mar ried Sunday after- noon, at Otterbein United Brethren Church, by Rev. H. Or val Moore. Deaths: Isabelle Tuck- er, 76, wife of John Tucker, died Saturday mor ning, of a hear t attack; Har r y W. Byers, 79, brother of John Byers of Petersburg, died Sunday mor ning at his home in Washington, D.C.; Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Cox, of Bowman, died a few hours after bir th, Saturday, Mrs. Cox is one of Pike County's war brides; Marial G. Chumbly, 85, died June 21, at his Winslow home; Bonnie Scraper, formerly of Otwell, formerly employed here as a barber, was found dead, Monday mor ning, in his apar tment in a barber shop in Evansville. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, June 21, 1962 4-H Fair Beauty Contes- tants: Miss Nancy Mulkey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Mulkey of Otwell, who is a candidate for the Pike County Beauty Con- test. Miss Mulkey is being sponsored by the Jef ferson Township Ruritan club. Another candidate is Miss Clare Elvina Willis, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Olive Willis of Petersburg. Miss Willis is being sponsored by the Wer ner's Shoe Store. Miss Cher yl Fink, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Fink of Petersburg. Miss Wil- lis is being sponsored by Voyles IGA Market. Miss Carol Roeder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Roed- er of Velpen. Miss Roeder is being sponsored by the Ot- well band. Marriages: Dorothy Milles and Charles Fleener were mar ried; Helen Kay Lee and Richard L. Harper were mar ried; Beverly Kay Boger and Julius Ber nard Church were mar ried. Deaths: Frank Boger, 63, of Indianapolis, formerly of Petersburg, died Wednes- day, June 13; Fred Lichlyter, died Saturday, at his Evans- ville home after seven years illness from strokes; Sophia Brittain, 66, of the Bur r Oak community, died Sunday, a few hours after a stroke; James Abbott, 77, life long resident of Winslow, died Sunday, after a stroke; Gammon L. Boger, 76, died T uesday at his Washington home. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 22, 1972 Voyles IGA: Jello 9¢ per box; IGA bread four 20oz. loves 88¢; US number one red potatoes 79¢ for 10lb. bag; golden ripe bananas two pounds for 25¢; whole fr yers 29¢ per pound; Free 5lbs. sugar or 1/2 gallon ice milk, with $20 purchase. Home Economics Lead- er Elected To State Coun- cil: LaVer n (Mrs. Har rell) Shoultz, of Petersburg, has been chosen as the Evans- ville District representa- tive for the State of Indiana Extension Homemakers Council. Mrs. Shoultz was chosen for this post at the annual State Homemak- ers Conference at Purdue during the week of June 14 through June 16. Her duties, in the state of fice, will be that of liaison be- tween the Homemakers clubs of the nine counties in Southwester n Indiana, her district of fice and the State Extension Homemak- ers Council which is based on Purdue campus. In her work, as a state representa- tive, Mrs. Shoultz will be re- sponsible for coordination of programs among all of the counties in the "pocket area." She will, in addition to visiting the Extension Homemakers Council of each county, during the coming year, preside over all of the district meetings and will assist in the plan- ning of the State Homemak- er's Conference for 1973 and 1974. Rose Festival Princess: Miss Carla L ynn Tevault, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Tevault, of Peters- burg, was selected third Princess in the Indiana Rose Festival Queen Pag- eant of the 32nd annual In- diana Rose Festival. Thir- ty-four girls throughout the state of Indiana competed at the Pageant. She was se- lected by a six-member pan- el of electors on Saturday, June 10 during the judging and selection of the Indiana Rose Festival Queen Pag- eant. Bir ths: To Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mullen, mother formerly of Ar thur, a son, Jason Kent, June 11, at the Navy hospital, Green Cove Springs, Fla.; To Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Reinhar t, of Oakland City, a son, T imo- thy Edward, Saturday, june 10; To Sgt. and Mrs. Den- nis M. Couts, of Oceanside, Calif., a son, Michael Illya, T uesday, May 30, mother is the former Valerie Du- Bose; To Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gar rison, of Enos Cor ner, a daughter, Janessa L yn, Thursday, June 15; To Mr. and Mrs. David Chesser, of Petersburg, a daughter, Nichole, Saturday, June 17. Marriages: Sandra L ynn McCormick and Alan Phillips were mar ried on Saturday, June 3; Barbara Carpenter and Rober t Bon- er were mar ried Sunday, June 18; James Br yon Fick- lin and Deborah Jo Mosby were wed; Richard Alan Grif fith and Judy Rae Willis were wed; Gar y Lee White and Connie Sue Hayes were wed; Joseph Quinn Blat- nic and Dianna Kay Ar nold were wed. Deaths: Myr tle F. Klipsch, 82, formerly of Petersburg, died Thurs- day, June 15; Christopher Kent Tegmeyer, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Teg- meyer, of Indianapolis, was stillbor n Sunday mor ning, June 18; George Dersch, 83, a retired miner of Oakland City, died Wednesday, June 14; Infant Traylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Er win Tray- lor was stillbor n Thursday, June 15; Roy Nuhring, 71, life long resident of Sten- dal, died Wednesday, June 14; Samuel "Sammy" Blair, 66, of Ireland, formerly of Winslow, died Wednesday, June 14; Frank A. Cavana- ugh, 75, husband of the former Gladiolia Welton of Petersburg, died Wednes- day, June 14; John R. Cur tis, 86, of Grosse Pointe, Mich., formerly of Evansville and Newburgh, died Thursday, June 15; Oval R. Decker, 69, of Petersburg, died Satur- day, June 17, at his home. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, June 19, 1997 Memor y of Gil Holdges honored by many friends, Bust unveiled in rotunda of cour t house in impressive ceremony: More than 200 people crowded into the Pike County Cour thouse Saturday afternoon to pay tribute to Gil Hodges, a hometown hero. A sculpted bronze bust of Hodges was unveiled during the ceremo- ny. People drove from as far as California to take par t in the hometown hero's honor- ing. "This is a great tribute to my father. You know him for what he was of f the field," said Gil Hodges, Jr. "He was a man of strong moral char- acter, who rose to greatness and never forgot his roots," said Petersburg Mayor Ran - dy Harris, who organized the event, which he began in 1994. Hodge's sister Marjo- rie Hodges Maysent of Rock- ford, Ill., was thrilled with the tribute. She was also thrilled with the number of people who attended. The Plaque on the bust reads: Gilber t Ray- mond Hodges; Born: April 4, 1924, Princeton, Indiana; Died: April 2, 1972, West Palm Beach, Florida. Births: To Elliot W. and Linda S. Dent, of Peters- burg, a son, Zachar y Wayne, Wednesday, June 11; To Kelly Sue Beard and Darrin Michael Thomas, of Oakland City, a daughter, Kour tney Rachel Thomas, Tuesday, June 10. Marriages: Angela Jean Catt and Scott Aaron Brawdy were married on Saturday, May 17, by Dr. Richard V. Beesley; Marcella F. Church and Basil J. Collins were wed; Lorrie Y. Brawner and Russell L. Wallace were wed; Maria A. Walker and Freder- ick Wayne Crooks were wed; Kathleen Susan Davis and Sean Foster Chef f were wed. Deaths: Edith Morning, 84, of Petersburg, died June 15, at Hoosier Christian Vil- lage, in Brownstown; Charles Doyle Willis, 75, of Washing- ton, formerly of Algiers, died Tuesday, June 17, a WWII vet- eran; John Ar thur Nation, Jr., 53, of Boiling Springs Lakes, N.C., died Saturday, June 14, at his home, a Vietnam vet- eran; Lloyd E. Doades, 85, of Otwell, died Wednesday, June 11; W. Kenneth Con- ner, 69, of Mackey, formerly of Winslow, died Thursday, June 5, at his home, a WWII veteran; Gilber t N. Phillips, 80, former resident of Ha- zelton, died Saturday, June 7, at Columbia Augusta Med- ical Center, in Augusta, Ga., a WWII veteran. HISTORY Submit history photos: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, June 29, 2022 B-3 Spurgeon school 1903 The Spurgeon school was a four room school for grades one through 12. It was located west of the Methodist Church cemeter y, in Spurgeon. Samuel J. Julian had built the school before the fall of 1903. It is believed this is the first year in the new building. The Picture was provided by James Corn of Lynnville to Don Parke, of Newburgh.