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SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, July 4 and 8, 1947 All Out Soft Coal Strike Aver ted, Lewis and Nor th- ern Group Agree on Con- tract Terms: An all-out strike apparently was aver ted to- day when John L. Lewis and negotiators for a large par t of the bituminous industr y reached a tentative agree- ment granting Lewis big con- cessions. However, many opera- tors still were balking at the terms and the prospect remained that their mines would stay closed when the miners holiday ends July 8. After secret conferences in a hotel room, the following announcement was issued: "Negotiators for nor thern commercial coal operators and the captive mines, to- gether with representatives of the United Mine Workers, announce that a tentative agreement in principle has been reached subject to the terms of a written contract and subject to the approval of the par ties." A union of ficial said that these par ties produce about one-third of the nation's an- nual output of 520,000,000 tons of bituminous coal. The captive mines referred to in the statement are mines owned by steel companies, which use the coal in mak- ing steel. Lewis' full wage demands consisted of a 35-cent hourly pay increase – from $11.85 to $13.05 a day – for one hour's less work each day. Presi- dent Benjamin F. Fairless of the U. S. Steel corporation and president George M. Humphrey of the Pittsburgh Consolidated coal compa- ny met Lewis last Thursday and bowed to his wage hour request, other operators dis- closed. This week there was a move to grant Lewis even greater contract conces- sions. Steel and Pittsburgh Consolidation repor tedly took the lead in this move - presumably because of the critical need for steel, and therefore the coal to make steel with, and the Pitts- burgh company's advanta- geous position in the com- mercial field. Onion Nutritious: While their flavor appeal is the on- ion's biggest bid for popular- ity, they have a rightful claim to a place in the diet because they contain small amounts of vitamin C and B complex as well as mineral elements, calcium, and iron. Like other vegetables, Onions provide needed bulk in the diet. Farm Work: With less har- vest work and more people employed, the nation's farm operators and hired hands worked fewer hours per day than a year ago. But there was still plenty of work, with farm operators averaging 10.5 hours per day and hired workers 9.1 hours. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jef ferson, a daughter, Sharon Kay, Friday, July 4; To Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Smith, of Kingpor t, Tenn., a son, July 2, the mother was the former, Mildred Miller, of Petersburg; To Mr. and Mrs. Lew K. Miller, of Muncie, Ind., a daughter, Linda Jo Ann, June 27. Deaths: Charles E. Shurig, 84, his funeral was Thursday afternoon in Oak- land City; Maude Warner, 58, of Petersburg, died Tuesday; Barbara Mann, 64, died Sun- day morning, at her home near Otwell, wife of George F. Mann. SIXTY YEARS AGO Pike County Dispatch Thursday, July 5, 1962 4-H Fair Beauty Contes- tants: Linda Loehr, Cher yl Fink, Rosemar y Christmas, Ellen Hornbrook, Beverly Thomas, Clara Willis, Car- ol Roeder, L ynda Mor ton, Gloria Ault, Erlene Teague, Annelle Kinder and Nancy Mulkey. O.T. Fitzwater, president of Indianapolis Power and Light Company, announced today that engineering and design wor for the generat- ing station to be built by the company near Petersburg, is being done by the Stone & Webster Engineering Cor- poration, of Boston and New York. The Stone & Webster engineers are among the best-known in the public utility field, Mr. Fitzwater said, and have had extensive experience in constr ucting larger power plants of the kind planned by IPALCO. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Doane, of Alford, a daughter, Vicky Evelyn, Thurs- day, May 29, at their home. Marriages: Audrey John- son and Elza Coleman were married on May 17, by Rev. W. A. Montgomer y, in Glezen. Deaths: Edwin Thomas, 48, formerly of Petersburg, died May 19, son of Horace C and Mar y Smith Thomas. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, July 6, 1972 Outstanding in the past years. A ground-breaking cer- emony signifying the be- ginning of constr uction of Pike County's new Middle School-High School com- plex, has been scheduled for Sunday, July 16. The event will take place at the site of the new building - the junc- tion of Highways 56 and 61 - half way between Petersburg and Winslow. The new building will be constr ucted on 62 acres of the 105 acre tract that was previously the County Farm. The remainder of the land is timberland and plans of the school administration is to use a par t of the remaining 43 acres for outdoor educa- tion projects. A comprehensive high school, based on the "com- munity school" concept is being planned for the new str ucture which will con- tain approximately 200,000 square feet. The building has been designed to house 1500 stu- dents, but has the capabil- ities of being expanded to handle an additional 500 stu- dents, if necessar y. Frank Spradley was elect- ed president of the newly re- organized school b0ard Sat- urday morning at a special meeting at the cour t house in Petersburg. Lloyd Perr y was elected vice president and Harrell Shoultz secretar y. Spradley and Shoultz are newly elect- ed members of the board. Pikeville covered bridge on highway 257 burned Tuesday, July 4 and its ash- es fell into the Patoka river. This is the last of the cov- ered bridges in Pike County and its burning gave the cit- izens of the county a sense of nostalgia. In its early days it was a gathering place for the young folks, a place of recreation where ballgames were played near by, farmers with hay down would hustle when a storm was coming and baptismal ser vices were conducted in the river under it. It was built in March 1987 by Obediah Greenway. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Doane, of Alford, a daughter, Vicky Evelyn, Thursday, May 29, at their home. Marriages: Audrey John- son and Elza Coleman were married on May 17, by Rev. W. A. Montgomer y, in Glezen. Deaths: Edwin Thomas, 48, formerly of Petersburg, died May 19, son of Horace C. and Mar y Smith Thomas. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, July 3, 1997 The Division of Forestr y employees, Allan Faith, Rov- er t Melvin and Ron Mer t- er, helped erect a new Pike State Forest sign. The sign was erected in preparation for the proper ty to be trans- ferred back to the forestr y division on Tuesday. The reinstatement of Pike State Forest was especially grat- ifying to Faith and Melvin. Both men had worked for the division of forestr y and were transferred to the fish and wildlife division when the forest was made par t of the Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area last year. The proper ty's redesignation as Pike State Forest is a culmi- nation of ef for ts by Senator Lindel Hume and Represen- tative Dave Crooks to bat- tle the proposed closing of horse camps and horse trails in the forest. Frank Ridao, a city coun- cilman representing Precinct Two, was pronounced dead at Daviess County Hospital shor tly after midnight after suf fering a hear t attack. Buchta Tr ucking is cele- brating 60 years in business. Elmer Buchta, Jr. attributes the success of the company to the work ethic and phi- losophy established by his father long ago. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Doane, of Alford, a daughter, Vicky Evelyn, Thursday, May 29, at their home. 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