The Press-Dispatch
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Opinion | Histor y Wednesday, October 26, 2022 The Press-Dispatch D-4 HISTORY Court Report INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court Shay R. Schlimmer charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Keeya N. Corlett charged with distracted driving. Brenden D. Young charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Joshua D. Hambrick charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Ronald E. Sanchez Saravia charged with speeding in a 55 mph zone. Robyn D. Thomas charged with speeding in a 55 mph zone. Colin S. Craig charged with speeding in a 55 mph zone. Michael L. Rodgers charged with speeding. Aubry L. Davenport charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Mallory Logston charged with expired plates and oper- ating without financial respon- sibility. Mark A. Durham charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Corey M. Benner charged with speeding in a school zone. Michael A. McKitrick charged with speeding. Dusty L. Cooper charged with speeding in a school zone. Dallas C. Jenkins charged with speeding in a school zone. Jaden K. Guth charged with speeding in a 55 mph zone. Clayton D. Sanders charged with speeding in a school zone. Scott A. Richardville charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Jill E. Chavez charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Adrienne E. Casanova charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Jessica M. Johnson charged with speeding. Darious F. Glover charged with speeding. Nicholas R Gobert charged with speeding. Kala P. Fellows charged with speeding. Jarrett. T. Dudley charged with speeding. Andrews Adjapong II charged with speeding. James D. Hill charged with speeding. Amanda D. Smith charged with speeding. Jill K. Scott charged with speeding. Chance B. Tretter charged with speeding. Melgar Urbina Elder charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Heather M. Bruner charged with speeding. Mangel Castrol charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone and no valid driver's li- cense. Dex R. Keeman charged with speeding. CIVIL DOCKET Pike Circuit Court Hoosier Accounts Service sues Sara Segert for civil col- lection. Midland Credit Manage- ment Inc. sues Troy Stewart for civil collection. William E. Hudson II sues Stephen Edward Fiscus for civil tort. Caliber Homes Loans Inc. sues David Ryan Early, Hoo- sier Accounts Service, State of Indiana, Dept. of Revenue Collection Division for mort- gage foreclosure. In re: the matter of B. L. miscellaneous civil. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike Circuit Court Charles Frymier charged with possession of marijua- na, a class B misdemeanor and possession of parapher- nalia, a class C misdemeanor. Jerald D. Charles charged with resisting law enforce- ment, a class A misdemean- or; public intoxication, a class B misdemeanor; disor- derly conduct unreasonable noise, a class B misdemeanor and possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor. Todd Reynolds charged with two counts of theft, a class A misdemeanor. Amanda Thomas charged with two counts of theft, a class A misdemeanor. Katie Majercak charged with possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor. Cody A. Brown charged with possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor. Amy Moore charged with public intoxication. Dalton L. Fravel operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent, but less than 0.15 percent, a class C misdemeanor and minor in possession of alcohol, a class C misdemeanor. CRIMINAL DOCKET Pike Circuit Court Kimberly J. Slunder, charged with neglect of a de- pendent, a level 6 felony; re- sisting law enforcement with vehicle; operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of more than 0.08 percent and less than 0.15 percent and op- erating a vehicle while intoxi- cated, a class C misdemeanor. Seth Miller charged with neglect of a dependent, a lev- el 6 felony. Kaitlyn Rhodes charged with neglect of a dependent, a level 6 felony. Samuel Trey Parsons charged with domestic bat- tery in presence of a child less than 16 years old, a lev- el 6 felony. Rebekah L. Lamar charged with possession of meth, less than 5 grams, a level 6 felony and possession of parapher- nalia, a class C misdemeanor. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Oct. 24 and 28, 1947 Miss Baldwin Accepts Position At Cit- izens Bank: Ray L. Burns, Cashier of The Citizens State Bank in Petersburg announced this week that Miss Mari- lou Baldwin, present Deputy Clerk of Pike County, has accepted employment with The Citizens State Bank as Sec- retary, effective at the end of the term of Verner Preston, present Clerk. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Baldwin and a graduate of the Peters- burg High School. Y-Teens Sponsor All School Party: The first all-school party was given last night in the High School gymnasium. The affair was sponsored by the Y-Teen Club. Chairmen of the committees un- der the direction of the president, Mar- tha Ann Martin, were Nancy Conrad, Luella Lee Lamb and Nancy Thompson. Boy Looses Finger In Wheat Drill: Keith McAtee, son of Kenneth McAtee injured his index finger of his left hand in a wheat drill last week. He was taken to the Washington hospital where the finger was removed. He is about five years old. Mayor Fines Aviator: Charged with reckless flying, Denver Barrett, of Knox County, pleaded guilty and was fined $5 and costs and received a thirty-day sus- pended sentence by Mayor Ray Green in City Court, late Monday afternoon. The Mayor gave him a strict lecture on the hazards of reckless flying. Hunting Deaths By Carelessness: Fourteen persons were killed and sev- enteen seriously injured in hunting ac- cidents during the last twelve months, Indiana Department of Conservation of- ficials announced today. Henry P. Cot- tingham, director of the Pittman-Rob- ertson Wildlife Habitat Restoration Proj- ect who annually compiles these statis- tics, declared "the totals are extremely high for a stat like Indiana where no big game is hunted." Cottingham consid- ered it "significant" that six of the four- teen recorded deaths involved men un- der the age of twenty-five. One ten-year- old lost his life. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Luther Him- sel, of near Otwell, a son, Thomas Lee, Saturday, Oct. 18; To Mr. and Mrs. Dutch Frederick, a son, Tony Everett, last week. Marriages: Miss Renn and Elde- na Kovalski were married; Victor L. Knight and Bertha McClellan were mar- ried Oct. 15, by Earl E. Vayette; James L. Thomas and Marrette Channel were married. Deaths: Ella Cottrell, 69, of near Bowman, died Saturday morning, at the home of her daughter; Charles Miller, 64, died last Thursday; Elmer Peach, 78, died Tuesday afternoon, at the home of a son, Orville of Velpen. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 25, 1962 Two Winslow Boys Complete Marine Recruit Training: Marine Private John K. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wood and Marine Private Donald R. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Wood, both of Winslow, completed re- cruit training Oct. 10 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C. Hayes Super Market: Red, ripe Scout Cabin tomatoes, 303 size cans, 10 ¢; Pet milk, two tall cans, 27¢; Joan of Arc red kidney beans, 303 size cans, 10 ¢; Pork Roast, 25¢ per pound; Pork Sau- sage, fresh ground, three pounds for $1; Ice Cream, 1/2 gallon for 49¢; new crop! Florida juicy navel oranges, 39¢ per dozen. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Western, of Union, a daughter; To Mr. and Mrs. Earl Voineag, of Long Beach, Calif., a son, Craig Earl, Wednesday, Oct. 17, the mother is the former June Marsee; To Mr. and Mrs. John Truitt, of Oakland City, a son, Lowell Kent, born Thursday, Oct. 18; To Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Bellamy, of Urbana, Ill., a son, Wil- liam Caul, Oct. 11; To Rev. and Mrs. Lloyd Wilkins, of Oakland City, a son, Paul Lance, Monday, Oct. 15; To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nelson, of Plainville, formerly of Cato, a daughter, Beverly Elaine, Oct. 6; To Mr. and Mrs. Don- nie Gray, a daughter, Kimberly Ann, Oct. 10 ; To Mr. and Mrs. Tipton Hahn, of Kankakee, Ill., a son, Daniel Scott, Oct. 8. Marriages: Sharon Louise Harrison and Phillip Horace Wineinger were mar- ried on Sept. 22, by Rev. L. M. Gaines, at the Petersburg Free Methodist Church. Deaths: Howard Owen Mason, 54, died suddenly at his Spurgeon home, a Winslow High School mathematics teacher; Owen D. "Stiffy" Harris, 61, died Wednesday afternoon, was a mem- ber of one of the oldest funeral director firms in this section of Indiana; Harry W. Gray, 71, of Petersburg, died sudden- ly Thursday morning of a heart attack, a W WI veteran; Guy G. (Happy) Miller, 78, died suddenly Monday evening of a heart attack; Berniece Goodwin, 64, of Long Beach, Calif., cousin of Mrs. Ralph Craig of Otwell, died Wednes- day, Oct. 10 ; Jessie Frances Sizemore, 76, of Somerville died Wednesday, Oct. 17; Oran Quiggins, 79, died Tuesday morning. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 26, 1972 Gus Dorsey, 91, of Winslow, was hit by an American Dairy delivery truck, Friday, and suffered a brain concussion and sever lacerations to the back of his head. Richard Shaw, of Evansville, was driving the truck headed north on Main Street in Winslow and Dorsey walked in- to the left front of the truck. Dorsey was on his way to the Press Dispatch office to renew his subscription. Dorsey asked Wrex Burns, who visited him in the hos- pital, to renew his subscription for him. Winslow Police Chief Jim DeCisto, while making his rounds Monday, saw smoke and flames coming from the Fair Scrap Yard and Body Shop, formerly the Hurt & Son building. Petersburg and Winslow fire departments were called and within 15 minutes after the arrival of the fire trucks two cartons of rifle am- munition stored in the building began to explode. Tanks of gas used for heat- ing the building also began to explode. An automobile and backhoe equipment were damaged. Fireman Rodney Dix- on and Dick Greene were overcome by smoke inhalation. The cause was un- known. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Walters, of Otwell, a son, Jason Glenn, Monday, Oct. 16; To Mr. and Mrs. Mark Whitman, of Winslow, a daughter, Sar- ah Vanessa, Wednesday, Oct. 18; To Mr. and Mrs. Gary Pride, of Petersburg, a daughter, Shannon Gayle, Friday, Oct. 20 ; To Mr. and Mrs. Larry LeMond, of Petersburg, a son, Wednesday, Oct. 25; To Mr. and Mrs. James L. Denton, of Lompoc, Calif., a son, Derrick Christo- pher, Tuesday, Oct. 24. Marriages: Forrest Gene Brenton and Elizabeth Marie Sullivan; Jerry Wayne Krieg and Effie Joretta Aldridge. Deaths: Olive Brinson, 91, of War- ren, died Saturday; Helen Staunton Mercker, of San Francisco, Calif., for- mer resident of Petersburg, died Oct. 21; Mrs. Cecil Youngs, 71, of Pike Coun- ty, died Thursday, Oct. 19; Harve W. Lance, 86, of Spurgeon, died Thurs- day, Oct. 26; Belma Marie Julian, 70, of Winslow, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, she and her husband operated Julian's De- partment Store in Winslow, later operat- ed a grocery store on Center Street un- til her husband Evart became Winslow postmaster and for 18 years she operat- ed a knit and needle shop near Winslow. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 23, 1997 Kelly Craig Sentencing Hearing 9 a.m. Thursday: A Newburgh teen is scheduled to be sentenced in the rape and beating murder of 15 -year-old Shan- non Wentzel. Holland Man Killed By Cow Monday A fternoon: Alva Leistner, 66, of Holland, was killed by a cow which he was calv- ing on Monday afternoon, according to Pike County Coroner Lowry Cooper. Cooper said relatives of Leistner discov- ered his body at a farm in the Stendal ar- ea. Cooper said Leistner had extensive rib fractures. He said he was called to the scene about 5:30 p.m. and believes Leistner died about 2:40 p.m. Citizens State Bank Merges with GAB; to Build New Building: Citizens State Bank of Petersburg announced Tuesday morning they are merging with German American Bancorp and will build a new building in Petersburg. German American Bancorp, owns Com- munity Trust Bank in Petersburg and the two will merge together into the new building, which will be located at the site of the former Moose Lodge on the 300 block of Main St. Commissioners Still Hearing Haul Road Complaints: It took more than two hours of intense negotiations Mon- day night during the county commis- sioner meeting to hammer out agree- ments between the county and two min- ing companies. Commissioners voted to allow Kindill Mining Co. to close three roads in their new mine field located be- tween the Belt Line and Sugar Ridge Road and Highway 61 and Line Road. Commissioners also turned down a re- quest from Solar Sources to build a two crossings over a county road and in a separate action paved the way for Rog- er Hamm to be named County Highway "Leadman." Hunter Kills Wild Boar in County: A Newburgh man hunting deer in the Five Points area became the first person in recent years to kill a wild boar in Pike County. Donald Boyer, 66, last Saturday was on his way to a deer stand near Bass Pit in southern Pike County, Saturday at about 2:30 p.m. when he noticed the boar. He said they both saw each other at about the same time and it just stood there and looked at him. "I didn't know if it would charge me or not," said Boy- er. He was only armed with a bow and several arrows. He moved to the trees in case the boar were to charge. Boyer was able to knock it down with one ar- row, then finished it with a second shot. "I didn't go out to hunt a wild boar-if I had I wouldn't have done it with a bow," said Boyer. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Tim Wal- burn, of Petersburg, a son, Daythan Leevi, October 7; To Joe Faulk and Beth Brenton, a son, Trace Allen Faulk, Fri- day, Oct. 10 ; To Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Morris, of Carmel, a daughter, Sarah Ann, October 16. Marriages: Megan Elizabeth Car- ter and Thurman Matthew Gentry were married on September 27, at Muren Church of God, by Rev. Frank McCand- less. Deaths: Randall L. Coleman, 60, of Winslow, died Saturday, Oct. 18, an Ar- my veteran; Frank T. Sage, 71, of Oak- land City, died Sunday, Oct. 19; Blanche McRoberts, 97, of Mount Olympus, died Monday, Oct. 20 ; Kenneth L. Moore, 75, of Oakland City, died Monday, Oct. 20, a W WII Army veteran, receiving four Bronze Stars, Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Unit Award, Amer- ican Theater Service Medal, and Victo- ry Medal; Alva A. Leistner, 66, of Hol- land, died Monday evening as a result of an accident while calving a cow, ac- cording to the Pike County Coroner's Office, Lowery Cooper; Nora Hanes, 69, of Dale, mother of Roger Hanes of Sten- dal, died Wednesday morning, Oct. 15; Doris J. Besing, 65, of Somerville, died Wednesday, Oct. 15; Olive M. Wilson, 92, of Monroe City, died Saturday, Oct. 18; Rose Myers, 89, of Westmont, na- tive of Velpen, died Thursday, Aug. 14. Roscoe Evans and Eck Berlin Roscoe Evans and Eck Berlin were mechanics at Winslow Ford garage in the early 1920s. Both men worked there at that time. The photo was furnished by Jackie Winland Elliott. AREA HAPPENINGS Celebrate Recovery – Will meet every Monday at 6 p.m. at the River of Life Church, 342 E. CR 300 N., Petersburg. For more information, contact Pastor Jim at 812-354-8800. Pike County History Center – Will meet the fourth Monday of each month at the History Center, 1104 Main Street, Petersburg at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. History Center hours Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until further notice. Winslow Alcoholics Anonymous – will meet every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789 -8535 for location of the meeting. Odd Fellows IOOF Pacific Lodge #175 meeting – the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area mem- bers are encouraged to attend. Otwell Ruritan – will have its monthly meetings the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&A.m. regular stated meeting – the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Otwell – will have its monthly meetings the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Perinatal Loss Support – Expectant parents who sud- denly lose their child often experience a wide range of emo- tions and grief. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers support to assist those who have experienced the loss of a child (conception to one month of age) through the grieving process. For more information about Perina- tal Loss Support, contact Theresa O'Bryan, Pastoral Care, at 812-996 -0219 or tobryan@mhhcc.org. Stendal Community Create and Craft Night – The first Tuesday of each month, anytime between 6 -9 p.m., at St. Peters Lutheran Church fellowship hall. Bring a craft, sewing, yarn or unfinished projects. Create and finish proj- ects, and learn new ones while having fun. For more infor- mation, call Sherry Meyer at 812-457-9842. Grief Support Series – The death of a loved one, a child leaving home, overwhelming changes in one's per- sonal life – each can cause profound grief and suffering. To offer reassurance and comfort, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center has developed a free support program called "Grief Support Series." Call for the next five-week program. Programs will be at 6:30 p.m. in Memorial Hos- pital and Health Care Centers Chapel. This program is free and space is limited. Pre-registration is necessary, call 812-996 -0219. Petersburg Senior Citizen Will be Offering Senior a Lunch Menu – Petersburg Senior Citizen will be of- fering seniors lunch on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to ? At the Petersburg court house basement, 801 Main Street.