The Press-Dispatch

SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, Nov. 14 and 18, 1947 Closing of Mine Leaves 200 Idle: The King's mine fire and explosion Monday closed the mine for at least sixty to ninety days and left more than 200 worker idle before the Christmas season. The deepest mine is Indiana, King's mine had a fire and an explosion followed, causing the mine to be sealed. The fire began at 10 a.m. Monday in the main en- try after an electrically powered tow- car leaped the rails and overturned, short-circuiting electric wires. The fire appeared to be under control but a series of three explosions rocked the area in the early evening. The en- tire working shift escaped without injury. Many workers were not pres- ent because of the beginning of the hunting season. Henry P. Smith, of Terre Haute, owner of the mine, said it would take at least sixty days to smother the blaze. Marriages: Billie Willis and Ho- mer Leighty were married on Nov. 10, by Rev. Homer Leighty, at the home of the bride groom's parents. Deaths: William L. Bass, 62, a patient at the Veterans Hospital at Danville Ill., since 1943, died Tues- day evening, a W WI veteran; Alice Stilwell, 83, of Stendal, died Friday evening; Dan D. Quiggins, 90, of Winslow, died Friday night. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Nov. 15, 1962 Rogers Bridge Claims Three More Lives: Three men were killed in a truck-automobile accident at the Rog- ers bridge two miles north of Peters- burg on highway 57 Monday morn- ing. The wreck occurred at 8:30 a. m. during a rain. The truck involved in the accident was the large, green coal truck seen daily making trips through Pike county from Washing- ton to the Enos Coal Co. mine. Frank Bruner, driver of the truck, hauled coal for the City Light and Power Company of Washington. The pas- senger car involved in the accident was driven by James Leonard Fer- guson, 20, of Evansville. Riding with Ferguson at the time of the accident was Frederick Johnson, 16, also of Evansville. It appeared that the Fer- guson crossed the center line and was about three and half feet over the center line at the time of the crash. The loaded coal truck went off the west side of the highway and caught fire when it hit the bottom of the em- bankment. Authorities said internal injuries and a skull fracture killed Mr. Bruner instantly. The Passen- ger car was partly covered with coal. State Trooper Ray Ham of Washing- ton said the driver was found dead and the passenger lived only a short time following the accident. The pas- senger car traveled 173 feet from the point of impact and was sitting diag- onally across the center line of the highway. Wreckers had to pry loose the twisted parts of steel before the bodies could be removed. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Dave Terfehn, of Mesa, Ariz., a daughter, Nov. 6, the mother is the former Sha- ron Kamman, formerly of Zoar; To Mr. and Mrs. Larry Joe Phillips, of West Salem, Ill., a son, Jeffery Mi- chael, born last week, the mother is the former Sue Perry, formerly of Winslow; To Dr. and Mrs. Stanford H. Hyslop, of Princeton, a daughter, Ann Elizabeth, Nov. 6, the mother is the former Nancy Deutsch, former- ly of Oakland City; To Mr. and Mrs. John Caldemeyer, a daughter, Caro- lyn Faye, Nov. 12, the mother is the former Cecile Gladish. Marriages: Velda Keene and Rod- ney Chesser were married on Oct. 20, by Rev. A. G. Hetherington, at Third Avenue Baptist church, Flint, Mich. Deaths: Virgil "Cotton" Luttrull, 48, of Pike county, died Sunday night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the chest; Martha Jordan Green, 80, wife of Charles Green of Oakland City, native of Monroe township, died Monday evening; Oral M. Bodkins, 71, of Oakland City, died suddenly in his car at the home of his son, Or- ris, at Somerville from a heart attack; Minnie Tuttle, 89, of Petersburg, died Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Millard (Nova) Willis; Lowell S. Swain, 61, of Peters- burg, died suddenly on Tuesday, of a heart attack at the Petersburg Moose Lodge; Ethel Vandeveer, 85, former- ly of Oakland City, died suddenly Fri- day in a hospital at Muncie. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Nov. 16, 1972 Winslow schools were evacuated Friday morning when an unidentified caller phoned the high school secre- tary Geraldine Cooper and reported that a bomb was going to go off at the school within eight hours. At the same time Winslow Town Marshall Jim Decisto received a call and was given the same warning. A complete search of the building was made and nothing resembling a bomb or any type explosive was found. No other school in this area was Threatened Friday. Penalties are severe for any- one caught telephoning a false bomb scare. Whether there is any explo- sives involved or not it is both a state and federal offense. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rudolph, of Petersburg, a son, Alex Robert, Thursday, Nov. 9; To Mr. and Mrs. Delmas Russell, of Evansville, a son, Scott Alan, Monday, Nov. 6; To Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Ray, Jr., Little Rock, Ariz., a daughter, Katine Mi- chelle, Saturday, Oct. 28; To Mr. and Mrs. Bill Meece, Arthur, a daugh- ter, Menea Deneese, Monday, Nov. 6; To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Carl- ton, Huntingburg, a daughter, Ali- son Jean, Nov. 8. Marriages: Janice Sue Swafford, Miamisburg, Ohio, and James Allen Loveless, Petersburg, Oct. 7; Ron- ald Lee Brothers, Washington, and Debra Lynn Stilwell, Winslow; Fred Dawson, Winslow, and Elsie L. Parks Fowler, Petersburg; Clarence Car- lyle Cassidy Jr., Paris, Ill., and Cheryl Denise McCormick, Winslow; Larry Ray Doane, Petersburg, and Martha Dung Nguyen, Petersburg;Teresa White, Monroe City, and Bill Dun- can, Lafayette, were married on Sat- urday, Sept. 30. Deaths: Margaret (Maggie) Shiv- er, 91, Owensboro, Ky., sister of A. J. Heuring, died Wednesday, Nov. 8; Mary Estella Rumble, 91, of Peters- burg, died Thursday, Nov. 2; Bernice Whitehead, 83, Dubois County, died recently; Etta Anderson, 72, Oakland City, died Saturday; Effie I. Dedman, 68, of Winslow, died Sunday, Nov. 12. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997 FFA Wins District Crops Judging for Sixth Consecutive Year: Pike Central FFA members who com- peted in the crops judging contest last week were Todd Arnold, Beau Norrick, Mike Furman, Craig Him- sel, Jared Traylor, Frank Doades, Tom Rudolph, Cory Scraper, Craig Weisman and Jacob Hardin. Arnold placed first individually in the con- test and was a member of the chap- ter's first place team along with Fur- man, who was fifth, Norrick and Weisman. On the second place team were Doades, Rudolph, Scraper and Traylor. Himsel and Hardin were on the practice team. Births: Chad and Sandy Schmitt, of Velpen, a daughter, Bailey Jo, Oct. 26; To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heath, of Petersburg, a daughter, Elisabeth Ann Margaret, the mother is the for- mer Michelle Jaeger. Marriages: Christel Eileen Klkins and John Franklin Didat, Jr. were married on Sept. 7, at the Royal Lahaina Resort in Maui, Hawaii; El- bert Lee Blackwell, Jr., of Winslow and Anna Louise Erwin, of Winslow were married. Deaths: Reva Head, 71, of Peters- burg, died Monday, Nov. 10 ; John J. Carter, 73, of Petersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 6, a farmer and a W WII veteran; Gertrude McMi- cheal, 94, of Decatur, Ga., aunt of Betty Ison of Otwell, died Friday, Nov. 7, in Jasper; Lorene (Faye) Ev- ans, 68, of Princeton, died Wednes- day, Nov. 6; Kenneth Wayne Brew- ster, 45, of Petersburg, died Tues- day, Nov. 11; Samuel Bishop Seitz, Jr., 71, of Oakland City, died Satur- day, Nov. 8, a W WII veteran; Rich- ard Allen Steimel, 55, of Vincennes, died Friday, Nov. 7, a veteran; Avis O. Miller, 77, of Oakland City, died Monday, Nov. 10 ; Ralph Hix, 77, for- merly of Pike County and Westmin- ster, S.C., died Thursday, Nov. 6., a W WII veteran. School Wednesday, November 16, 2022 The Press-Dispatch D-4 Winslow Eighth Grade A Winslow Eighth Grade A was taught by Roy Dayton. Members of the class are fi rst row: Bonnie Trusty, Lee McCandless, Gordon Duane Jones, Alan Lyn Selby, Charles Esmeier, Gary Thompson, and Miarna Loy Hale; second row: Carolyn Bugher, Darlene Norrington, Emma Mae Brewster, Ruth Ann Schumacher, Charlene Nelson, James Meyer, and Randall Lee Coleman; third row: Alva Odell Cox, Gale Barber, Carole Nelson, Ramona Marlene Padgett, Audray Fay Russell, Sylvia Sue Hels- ley, and Joan Lewis; fourth row: George Jay Fettinger, Maurice Nance, Charles Young, and Ronald Nelson. HISTORY Submit history photos: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Pike Central Pumpkin Chunkin' grade winners were Josh Smith, Halie Brock, Loralie Hoskins, and Jaron Woolsey with a throw of 8 meters. Ms. Angie Baker's science class had a Pumpkin Chunkin' contest. Kade Ben- ner, Braxton Maxey and Kody Carter designed and built a mini catapult to cata- pult candy pumpkins.

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