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SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, July 25 and 29, 1947 Mysterious Bullet Hits Boy At Play: Philip Wineinger, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wineinger of Velpen, was shot in the left fore arm with a rifle bullet Thursday afternoon while playing in the yard at the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Os- gathorpe, in Otwell. It is not known who fired the shot. The boy removed the bullet himself and dropped it into the yard. Later search failed to reveal the bullet, but phy- sicians at the hospital said the wound was made by a .22. A fter receiving treat- ment, the boy was returned to the Osgathorpe home. The accident occurred around 3 p.m. According to Mrs. Osgathorpe no shoot- ing had been heard up to the time the boy was struck. However, later in the after- noon the report of rifle fire could be heard in the neigh- borhood and several times bullets could be heard whiz- zing overhead. Teacher Outlook: In 1920, 22 percent of all college stu- dents in the United States were attending teachers college; in 1945 -46 only 7 percent. Pike County Man Wit- nesses Murder: Bill A rnold who lives near Winslow says he was in Boonville, Saturday and was an eye- witness to the murder-sui- cide which occurred on the crowded street Saturday af- ternoon. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Austin Eck, of Petersburg, a son, Thursday, July 24, at their home. Marriages: Normalee Stafford and Wallace Selby were married Saturday af- ternoon, by Rev. Stringer; Hazel Dollahan and Mahlon Gilbreath were married on Sunday, July 20, by Rev. H. O. Rankin; Vivian Nance and R. Cole Spooner were married Saturday morning, June 28, by Rev. A ndrew Jarboe; Ida Huff and Calvin Thompson were issued a marriage license on July 19 ; Shila Decker and Thomas Johnson were issued a mar- riage license. Deaths: Ethelbert A r- buckle, 73, of Petersburg, died Saturday afternoon; Jesse R. Traylow, 28, was killed instantly after a auto wreck on Saturday after- noon; Nancy Margaret Frederick, 71, widow of the late Edward H. Frederick, died Thursday morning, at her home in Union. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, July 26, 1962 Sharon Mehne, Jim Riney Presented Gray Citizenship Awards- $50 Each:The 1962 Gray Citizenship awards have been won by Jim Riney of the Union Eagles 4-H club and Sharon Mehne of the Otwell Farmerettes. The awards, $50 in cash, are pre- sented annually to the most outstanding 4-H club boy and girl in Pike County through the courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Gray. Jim is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Riney of Hazelton. He has been a 4-H club member for seven years during which time he has completed a to- tal of 23 projects. Sharon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Mehne of Otwell. She has been a 4-H club member for seven years during which time she has completed a to- tal of 33 projects. As a part of the presentation, the judge read the composition which each member had to submit in the competition. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Canaan, of Gary, a son, Michael DeWayne, Sat- urday, July 7; To Mr. and Mrs. Don McCaslin, of Lorain, Ohio, a son, Christian An- drew, Tuesday, July 24, moth- er, the former Martha Sue Braun, is formerly of Otwell. Marriages: Ruth Ann Con- ner and Richard Paul Green were married on July 14, by Rev. Walter Williams, in the Winslow Methodist Church. Deaths: Major John Davis, 45, of San Antonio, Texas, twin son of Mr. and Mrs. Er- vin Davis of Petersburg, died suddenly Thursday, in his car in a friend's garage from a heart attack; Mrs. Georgia F. Richardson, 42, died Mon- day, July 23, at her home after a long illness; Mrs. Bertha E. Erwin, 73, of Petersburg, died Thursday, July 19; Mrs. Daisy L. Brown, a former Winslow business woman, died Friday in an Indianapolis nursing home; Kelly Lynn Shoultz, 18 day old daughter of Doyle and Sharon Sharp Shoultz, of Chandler, died July 18, in the Deaconess hospital. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, July 27, 1972 Zoe Ann Crecelius was awarded championship award at the Pike County 4-H Fair in the dress revue divi- sion of the clothing project. Crecelius will participate in the State dress revue at the Indiana State Fair. Man Loses Artificial Leg In Mud Slid At Work: Joe Horath, 33, of Princeton, a haulage truck driver at Black- foot mine north of Winslow, was injured at the mine at 12:30 p.m. Thursday and is a patient in the Gibson General hospital. Mr. Horath received bruises and contusions when a mud slide from a high wall pinned him against the front end of a pay loader. The mud came up around his waist. As he was being pulled out of the mud by fellow workers he lost his artificial leg. Around five years ago while working as a drill helper, at the mine, and was watching a welder, a drill stem blew up injuring one of his legs which had to be am - putated. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Leon Hart, Sr., of Princeton, a daughter, Ange- la Michelle, Saturday, July 15; To Spec. four and Mrs. John M. Elliott, of Fort Gordon, Ga., a son, John Patrick; To Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Myers, of Decatur, Texas, a daugh- ter, Lacy LeeAnne, Monday, July 24; To Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas Meadors, of Winslow, a son, George Thomas Jr., Saturday, July 22, To Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ha- zelton, of Winslow, a daugh- ter, Amy Marie, Friday, July 21; To Mr. and Mrs. Randy Green, of Muncie, a daughter, Thursday, July 13. Marriages: Rose Marie Leighty and James Norman Hughes were married Friday, June 30 ; Deborah Mosby and James Ficklin were married Saturday, June 24; Marla Faye Burns and Thomas Vin- cent Morrison were married Saturday, July 8. Deaths: Delmas Barrett, 64, of Decatur, Ill., native of Winslow, died Monday; Joyce Miley Buhr, 74, of Pe- tersburg, died Friday, July 21; William C. Harbison, 78, of Petersburg, died Tuesday, July 25, worked and retied from Onyett's Welding Shop after 13 years; Carrie Ann Beck, one day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Berry Beck, of Indianapolis, died Friday, July 14; Harry F. Tussey, 84, of Velpen, died Friday, July, 21, was a retired highway crane operator. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, July 24, 1997 Miss Pike County 4-H Fair Queen Contestants: The 1997 Miss Pike County 4-H Fair Queen Pageant contestants are: Abigail Benjamin, 1996 First runner-up Beth Wil- lis, 1996 Miss Pike County Courtney Price, 1996 Second runner-up Summer Sorgius, Andrea McLaughlin, Mandie Couts, Margie Couts, Min- dy Martinez, Marie Fenol, Shelly Johnson, Jada Frey- berger, Cassandra Whitting- ton and Teia Boyd. Rainfall Of Up To Five Inches Hit County Tuesday: Rainfall varied from torren- tial rains of up to five inches in the southern part of the county to about a quarter of an inch in the northern part of Pike County on Tuesday morning. Rain is just what farmers in the area needed. "It has been about five weeks since we've had a measurable rain," said Allen Schnieder of IMC Farm Market in Otwell. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kendall, of Hazle- ton, a son, Cody Hall James, July 19; To Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Waggoner, of Christmas Lake Village, a son, Tyler Ryan, Friday, July 18; To Kev- in and Amy (Pride) Kasier, of Lerna, Ill., a daughter, Rachel Ann, July 19. Marriages: Emily Marie O'Brian and Bradley J. Han- ner were married; Rebecca Ione Riley and Russell Edwin Neukam, Jr. were married; Tempa L. Hinkle and Randall Dean Davis were married; Roberta Lynn Claridge and Steven Michael Blount were married; Jamie Lynn Polen and Christopher Dwayne McKinney were married; LeiLani Juana Caluga and Charles Jason Hulfachor. Deaths: Myrle Osgath- arp, 73, formerly of Otwell, died Thursday, July 17, a war veteran; Alma Fiscus, 98, of Winslow, died Wednesday, July 16; Robert W. "Bob" Al- corn, 86, of Morgantown, native of Pike County, died Monday, July 21, an engi- neer for Indianapolis Beltway Railway; Martin Keith, 73, of Winslow, died Wednes- day, July 16; Beatrice Elvada Schnarr, 78, of Washington, died Wednesday, July 16; Robert Lindsay, 86, of Evans- ville, formerly of Winslow, died Thursday, July 17, re- tired coal miner.