The Press-Dispatch

School Wednesday, November 2, 2022 The Press-Dispatch D-4 HISTORY SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 4, 1947 1500 Witness Parade On Hallow- een Night: Fifteen hundred per- sons witnessed the Halloween pa- rade, sponsored by The Press. Fri- day evening, in which more than 200 persons participated. Fifteen prizes of $75 in merchandise were award- ed by Petersburg merchants for out- standing costumes. The Parade be- gan at the Main Street Presbyterian church and the judging of costumes by the three woman judges, Mrs. Ray Fields, Mrs Doyle Manhart and Mrs. Kenneth Smith was on a truck belonging to the Pike County Lum- ber Co., on the High School Athlet- ic Field. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Abell, of Petersburg, a daughter, Donna Marlene, Wednesday morn- ing; To Mr. and Mrs. Crillus A. Ad- ams, of Petersburg, a son, Allan An- drew, last Thursday morning; To Mr. and Mrs. Miles Jones, a daugh- ter, Barbara Jean, Nov. 2; To Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Garceau, of Velpen, a son, Nov. 4. Marriages: Jennie C. Newkirk and Walter H. Collins were married on Oct. 18, by Justice of the Peace, Harry T. Minos; Joseph L . Camp- bell and Wilma M. Holland were wed; James E. Slunder and Lena M. Bea- dles were wed; Robert Donell Willis and Elizabeth Ruth Williams were wed. Deaths: John Reed, 90, died sud- denly Friday Evening from a heart at- tack; Nancy J. Garner, of Princeton, native of Winslow, died Friday; Linda Ruth Ross, eight-month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ross, of Al- giers, passed away last week; Marga- ret Clark, 67, died Thursday; Russell Barr, 42, of Winslow, was killed acci- dentally Nov. 6, from a bullet wound. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Nov. 1, 1962 Denny Elmore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Denzil Elmore of Winslow, was crowned king and Donna Dawson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dawson, was crowned queen of the Winslow school Fall Festival in the Winslow Gymnasium Friday night. They are both juniors. Deaths: Emma Jane Doughty, 82, of Oakland City, formerly of Ayr- shire, died Friday, Oct. 26; Rickey Wayne Thompson, infant son of Da- vid and June Williams Thompson, of Winslow, died Friday, Oct. 26; How- ard Wayne Mann, infant son of Mau- rice and Marilou Baldwin Mann, of Kokomo, died Wednesday, grandpar- ents are of Glezen; Prentice Whit- man, 85, native of Pike County, died Thursday, Oct. 18; Elva Richardson, 64, of Danville, Ill., formerly of Pike County, died Monday after suffering a hear attack; Mary Risley, 78, wife of James Risley, of Velpen, died Tues- day, Oct. 23; Lt. Gen. Frank Melborn, 70, Jasper native and cusin of Mrs. Mattie Cooper, Mrs. Clellie McCord and Atty. Carl Gray, died Thursday; T. P. Cole, 90, formerly of Oakland City, died Oct. 23. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Nov. 2, 1972 A new way to braking into auto- mobile trunks appeared in Peters- burg Saturday night and again Sun- day night when thieves apparent- ly cut open the wrong Chrysler. On Sunday night Bill Meador's car trunk was cut into and nearly $ 650 worth of collectors items were taken from the trunk. Meadors, a coin collec- tor, had placed about 175 silver dol- lars in the trunk of his car along with a pair of matched Derringers. Both the coins and Derringers were taken valued at $500 coins and $ 80 for the guns. Entry was made by punching a hole in the side of the automobile and then taking a pair of tin snips and cutting the metal. On Saturday night a Chrysler belonging to Ed- gar J. Corten was cut into the same way. Only nuts, bolts and assorted scrap parts in a cigar box were taken. Corten set their value at around 25 cents. Both vehicles were the same make and color with vinyl tops. Of- fers assumed the Corten automo- bile was a mistake. Thieves appar- ently knew that Meadors kept valu- ables in the trunk. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hayes, of Winslow, a daughter, Deb- orah Lynn, Saturday, Oct. 21; To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Poehlein, of High- land, a son, Anthony Lee, Sunday, Oct. 15; To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Si- etz, of Terre Haute, twin daughters, Susan Michelle and Stacy Lynn, Tuesday, Oct. 24; To Mr. and Mrs. Steve McCoy, of Owensboro, Ky., a son, Chad Steven, Saturday, Oct. 28. Marriages: Pauline Caldemeyer and Ted Wright were married on Sun- day, Oct. 8. Deaths: Nellie Lindsay, 86, of Winslow, died Thursday, Oct. 26; frank S. Borden, 66, of Pike Coun- ty, died Friday, Oct. 27; Lewis F. Klipsch, 62, of Petersburg, died Sun- day, Oct. 29; Mrs. Garnet DeMotte Cosner, 85, of Pasadena, Calif., na- tive of Petersburg, died Wednesday, Oct. 25; James Walter Coberly, Sr., 66, of DeMotte, formerly of Winslow, died Sunday, Oct. 22, a W WII veter- an and a power house operator for 30 years at U.S. Steel Gary Works; Beu- lah Wiley, 84, Ettric, Wi., formerly of Otwell, died Sunday, Oct. 22; Ma- bel Rosalena Myers Doctor, 77, of Van Nuys, Calif., formerly of Peters- burg, died Tuesday, Oct. 24; Hugh Kirk, 83, of Hazleton, died Thursday, Oct. 26; Jean Lillian Wyatt Crouch, 68, of Petersburg, died Saturday, Oct. 28; Infant Matthew Neal, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Neal, of Petersburg, died Wednesday, Oct. 25; Forrest Gibson, 72, of Winslow, died Satur- day, Oct. 28; Charles F. Yeager, 81, of Oakland City, died Saturday, owned garages in Oakland City, Somerville, and Petersburg, was a school teach- er and dairy farmer. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997 Dr. Honesto Fenol, his wife Rose and daughters Mary Rose and Jo Ann traveled to Brazil for the Sec- ond World Meeting of the Holy Fa- ther with Families conference on Sept. 28. Fenol was one of 45 dele- gates from the United States who at- tended the Catholic conference. Anna Lagle On Road To Recovery: Anna Lagle knows what it means to have faith in God. She knows what it mens to keep that faith even through adversity and pain. She also knows what it feels like to have one's faith rewarded by having one's prayers an- swered. For more than two years, La- gle has suffered from a disease know as primary biliary cirrhosis of the liv- er. At times the disease caused Lagle to have trouble breathing. She gained weight because of fluid build-up and couldn't wear much of her clothing. Despite the pain caused by her con- dition, Lagle refused to give in to it. The 43-year old Petersburg woman's positive thinking and prayers were answered on Oct. 5, when she re- ceived a telephone call from Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis notify- ing her a donor had been found. "I was sitting by the phone about 10 :45 that night when the phone rang," La- gle said. "When they called they said they were from the transplant office and they had a liver," she said. "My faith in the Lord God is what I rely on and I still believe his love is why I kept as healthy as I did up to that time." Lagle said she went into sur- gery on Oct. 6, about 12:30 p.m. Nine hours later the surgery was complet- ed and Lagle was moved to the re- covery room. Seven days after enter- ing the hospital, Lagle returned to Petersburg. Since then she has been recuperating at her sister Janet's and brother-in-law Mike Morton's house on Locust Street. "I'm overwhelmed, overjoyed and over-blessed," Lagle said. "I could feel a difference right away. I no longer have the fluid build- up and I can breathe so much easier." Earles Recently Departs On Six Month Deployment: Navy Chief Pet- ty Officer Mitchell L. Earles, a 1969 graduate of Wood Memorial High School, recently departed on a six month deployment to the Mediter- ranean Sea aboard the dock land- ing ship USS Oakhill as part of the USS Guam Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Scott Haller, of Richmond, Va., a daugh- ter, Caylie Lynne, Oct. 20 ; To Mr. and Mrs. Greg and Janet Curtis, of Evansville, a son, Garrett Wayne, Oct. 16; To Mr. and Mrs. Brad Tred- way, of Petersburg, a son, Alex Bra- den, Oct. 20 ; To Mr. and Mrs. David A. Dedman, of Ashburn, Va., a daugh- ter, Wesley Hannah, July 24. Deaths: Royal N. Pitchers, 70, of Velpen, died Monday, Oct. 27, a re- tired electrical engineer for Bell Telephone; Austin R. Brittain, 88, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Alfords- ville, brother of Ruth Fuhrman of Ot- well, died Friday, Oct. 24; Mildred L. Sumner, 60, of Washington, died Monday, Oct. 27; Alta Ray "Dick" Tyree, 85, of Winslow, died Thurs- day, Oct. 23; Rev. Ralph Coomer, 71, of Phoenix Ariz., formerly of Pe- tersburg, died Sept. 14 after several weeks of illness, a W WII Navy veter- an; Imogene Lloyd, 57, of Princeton, brother of Steve Lewis,of Hazleton, died Oct. 20. Otwell Millers Pike Central Petersburg Elementary 1952 Petersburg High School basketball team The 1952 Petersburg basketball team was coached by Bob Sakel. Members of the team were front row, left to right: Don Col- lins, Bob Mercker, Jerry Taylor, Lee Nicholson; second row: Stu- dent Manager Jim Large, Bob Douden, Henry Harrison, Bill Al- len and Coach Bob Sakel; third row: Bud Dyer, Don Ficklin and Les Miley.—Submitted by Don and Edith Collins of Indianapolis. PTO and faculty hosted the fun event, as they and the sheriff, police, fire department, K&J Insurance, and Infinite Sports joined in with booths set up for the ghouls, fairies, ninjas and other creatures to get many treats as the children traveled the halls. The night was a huge success as a large number of ap- proximately 500 children along with their escorts showed up throughout the evening. Inside Out characters, left to right: Joy (Ms. Kes- sen), Anger (Mrs. Dawson), Sadness (Mrs. Booth), Fear (Mrs. McCutchan) and Disgust (Mrs. Elliott) took a break for a group picture. A large number of ghouls, fairies, ninjas, and other creatures had al- ready come through during the PES Trunk-Or-Treat night on Thursday, October 27. First grade teachers had lots of fun giving containers of PlayDoh as a special treat. Left to right: Karis Mill- er, Ms. Heather, Mrs. Beck and Mrs. McKinney. Minnie Mouse (Ms. Amber) gives treats to the chil- dren walking by during the PES Trunk-Or-Treat night on Thursday, October 27. PTO joined in on the fun during the PES Trunk-Or- Treat night on Thursday, October 27. Alice in Won- derland came together with, left to right, Mariah Po- teet, Kaci Farmer, Alisa Hill, Jessica Kessen, Echo Petty, Courtney Maxey and in front, Addy Mann and Brielle Sweet. These four girls won the 'Tower of Bones' STEM challenge in Mrs. Hay's class on Tuesday. From left: Georgia Hedges, Kylie Jines, Eloise Elliott and Kylee Prevo. Sisson Steel Inc. donated new clothing racks they made for Mason's General Store at Pike Central Mid- dle School. We appreciate the community support. If anyone wants to learn more about Mason's Gen- eral Store and how it serves our students, con- tact cwaddell@pcsc.k12.in.us for more information. Above, Keith Brock of Sisson Steel, PCMS sixth grade teacher Christine Waddell, Jim Gaskins and Jeff Brooks Sisson Steel stand next to a rack donat- ed by Sisson Steel. These third grade students met their AR goal for the first grading period. Back row: Ryker Harbin, Rhett Houtsch, Austin Breidenbaugh, Dicen Moyes, Bailey Amburgy and Gage Willis. Front row: Fayelynn Hayes, Zeb Gilbert, Reid Byrd and Ruger Moore.

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