The Press-Dispatch

Thursday, May 11, 2023 Page 15 Press DisPatch HISTORY TO ADVERTISE: Call 812-766-11611 or Email: plemond@pressdispatch.net The Pike Central girls track team members are front row: (l to r) front row: Tiana Weber, Kearstan Hartley, Ashlyn Shoultz, Athalee, Loveless and Ruby Sallee; second row: Kylee Weathers, Makynna Satterfield, Xavery Weisman, Aubree McGowan and Abby Boyd; third row: Regina Martin, Anna O'Brien, Jaelee Loveless, Kaliea Hart- ke, Kenadie Houchins and Mya Hudson. LADY CHARGER TRACK Good Luck at Sectionals P.O. Box 67, Petersburg, IN 47567 812-354-9995 | www.fourstarfab.com Chargers! Glezen Revival Center Go 245 S. Glezen Center St. • Petersburg • 812-354-9909 Since 1870 705 E. Walnut St., Petersburg | 812-354-8844 2134 E MAIN STREET, PETERSBURG | C A L L 812 - 380 - 7453 P.O. BOX 218, HWY. 57 SOUTH, PETERSBURG, IN 47567 Phone: (812) 354-8542 or 1-800-581-5826 Wyatt Seed Company, Inc. GO CHARGERS! 820 E. Poplar St., Petersburg Pike County's News Network Since 1898 SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday and Tuesday, May 7 and 11, 1948 Another County Soldier Being Brought Home for Re-Burial: C. V. Frederick of Union has been advised that the remains of his son, Pfc. Clifford V. Frederick, Jr., are among the 2,024 war dead en-route to the United States from Honolulu aboard the United States Army Trans- port, Cardinal O'Connell. Pfc. Frederick died on Oct. 23, 1943 following surgery at the 181st General hospital located in Karachi, India. Marriages: Edna Lois Way and Donald Riker were married Saturday, at the First Baptist Church; Kath- ryn Blaize and Kenneth Mc- Clure were married May 1; Harold Ebler and Rosetta Stoll were married; Her- man D. Hurwitz and Rho- da Binsky were married; Sgt. Claude Way and Neva Drewry were married last month. Deaths: Elmer E. Riddle, 60, of Petersburg, died Mon- day; Rufus Lemond, 40, of Otwell, died Monday at his home; Anna Williams, 69, of Vincennes, formerly of Pe- tersburg, died Wednesday night. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, May 9, 1963 Mr. and Mrs. Laymon Hill and daughters attended a birthday dinner for Dale Foster at his home in Wash- ington. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Mathies of Du- bois, a son, Keith Alan, May 3; To Mr. and Mrs. William D. Morris of the Iva commu- nity, a son, Apr. 7. Deaths: Ervin Davis, 81, of Petersburg, died Apr. 26 after suffering from injuries by being hit by a pick-up truck while walking home; Vada Irene Beadles, 63, died May 2; Lula Maude Myers Chamberlin, native of the Brenton Chapel community, died Apr. 29; Harry Daniel, 67, of Indianapolis, son of Fred and Jane Daniel, died Apr. 22; Anna Idella Hartley, 82, of Glezen, died May 4. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, May 10, 1973 The home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell of Winslow received extensive damage Monday night when lighten- ing hit their home during a strong storm. Persons who had been driving by at the time told of seeing a large ball of fire roll over the roof of the Mitchell home. The explosion was so bright it caused the dusk to dawn lights to go off. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Griffith, a son, Terry Allen, May 5; To Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Benjamin of Petersburg, a daughter, Jody Lynn, May 3; To Mr. and Mrs. Bill Holder of Oakland City, a son, William Keith, May 3; To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Folsom of Oakland City, a son, Brent William, Apr. 29. Marriages: Hiram Mi- chael Knight and Rosemary Eads were married; Roy Lee Keller and Mary Melvina Neeley were married; Ter- rell DeWayne Houchins and Shelley Rae Lynch were mar- ried. Deaths: Albert Horace Be- ment, 71, of Petersburg, died May 3; Clarence E. White- head, 78, of Otwell, died Thursday, May 3; Eunice G. Fair, 66, of Petersburg, died May 3; Maudie Fowler Willis, of Kokomo, native of Algiers; Mahlon Winchell, 79, of Oak- land City, died Friday; Fred Packard, 54, of Hammond, died May 6; Ruth Julian Roe, 64, of Oakland City, died Fri- day; Mary Ollene Houchins Simons, 45, of Schaumburg, Ill., died May 4; Anna M. Vick, 73, of Petersburg, died May 7; Opha M. Jackson, 85, of Petersburg, died Sunday, May 6; Carl D. Thompson, 89, of Bicknell, native of Pike County, died Sunday. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, May 7, 1998 Indiana Department of Transportation Commis- sioner Curt Wiley left no doubt which side of the I-69 issue he stands on when he spoke to a group of Pike County citizens during an in- formal meeting sponsored by the Pike County Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday. Wiley said the opposition to the I-69 project has become more vocal recently. He said he had been interviewed for a NBC News Fleecing of America segment by Tom Brokaw and added "I don't know what they are going to say, but I'm sure it won't be flattering." "We've got six contractors working on the pre-design." said Wiley. "This project is 30 years old. It's gone through six gover- nors and it's time we get it done." Deaths: Mary Lois Boger, 85, of Otwell, died Saturday, May 2; Floyd B. Potts, 67, of Petersburg, died Apr. 30; Ha- zel Dike, 83, of Owensville, sister of Ruby Kirk of Pe- tersburg, died May 4; James A. Sunn, 49, of Evansville, son of Opal Sunn formerly of Pike County, died May 3; Rose M. Owens, 47, of Princ- eton, sister of Kathaleen Nel- son of Petersburg, died May 3; Laura Mae Dent, 54, of Pe- tersburg, died Apr. 30; Daisy S. Minnis, 94, of Evansville, formerly of Pike County, died May 1. Petersburg Sophomore Class 1920 The Petersburg sophomore class of 1920 is listed in alphabetical order. They are Flosse Arnold, Mary Baker, Amos Benjamin, Hubert Battles, Frank Batson, Ruth Bradfield, Theodore Brown, Bernard Bry-ant, Helen Bush, Aileen Butler, Lowell Carlisle, Blake Coan, Darwin Cross, Mar- garet Crow, Daisy Den-ham, Leo Dodge, William English, Paul English, Edna Fox, Mildred Garland, Courtney Gladish, DeFor-est Gladish, Mable Gray, John Hadlock, Alma Harper, Robert Heathman, Eloise Hornbrook, Allen Kime, Russell Lucas, Edna Masters, Arthur Miley, Regina Mill- er, Sherman Minnis, Albert Nordhorn, Victor Posey, Hazel Robinson, Glenys Robinson, Basil Weathers, Alice Welton, Roy Whitehead, Elma Wy- att, Lillian Wyatt.

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