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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 20, 2013 C-9 From out of the past Sixty years ago The Petersburg Press Thursday, Oct. 8, 1953 Army Pvt. Stanley G. May, son of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle F. May, of Winslow, is now serving with the Korean base section which controls most of the rear area units in providing supplies, services, communications, and transportation for other UN forces on the peninsula. Pvt. May is a member of the 434th Engineer construction battalion's headquarters company. He entered the Army last Dec. and was stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va., before being transferred to Korea. Ralph Gray, a junior at Hanover, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gray in Petersburg over the weekend. Thursday visitors of Mrs. Gola Finn in Velpen were C. R. Brown, of Paintsville, Ky.; Myrtle Harrison and daughter, of Evansville; Mrs. William Watson, of Albuquerque, N.M.; Dr. R. V. Brown, of Oakland City; Mrs. J. W. Allen and children, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Allen, and Mildred Brown, of Chandler. After visiting in the afternoon and everyone left for their homes, Mrs. Finn left with her brother, C. R. Brown where she will visit indefinitely. Marriage: Joan Gray, of Otwell, and Eugene Schnarr, Oct. 3 Deaths: George Stephens, 88, of Otwell, died Oct. 6; Carrie Brewster, 82, of Winslow, died Oct. 1; Myrtle Welton, 75, of Monroe City, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mayfair Welton in Monroe City; Arthur Schreiber, 63, of Waverly, Ohio, died Oct. 1, at the home of his sister, Mrs. John Fulcher, in Petersburg; Robert Neeswinger, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Mearl Nesswinger, died last Friday morning. Fifty-nine years ago The Pike County Dispatch Friday, Oct. 15, 1954 Earl Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Poedker Nelson, who is serving with the U.S. Army in Germany, left October 2 on a 12 day pass for a trip through parts of Europe. He hopes to visit Church of Christ Missionaries in Triesta, Rome, Italy, Uienna, and Austria. Nancy Whitelock will be crowned 1954 football queen at Homecoming tonight, Friday, preceding the game between Petersburg and Dale. Judy Willis and Geneva Shoultz will be the attendants. Herbert Wiseman, 16-year-old son of Walter Wiseman, of near Algiers, won the 4-H Fuel Plowing Contest last Saturday, Oct. 9. He plowed .700 acres with one gallon of gasoline in his tractor, an Allis Chalmers WD45, pulling three 16 inch plows. Norman Pride placed second with a gallon of fuel, driving a John Deere 50 and pulled two 14 inch plows. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn, of Petersburg, a daughter, Kathy Jo, Tuesday morning; to Mr. and Mrs. Doyle M. Mead, of Petersburg, Tuesday; to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Whitehead, a daughter, Oct. 2; to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grissom, a son, Charles Kenneth, Tuesday; to Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Sims, of Wichita, Kan., formerly of Holland, a son, Doyle Dewayne, Sept. 20; to Mr. and Mrs. Milford Buchta, of Otwell, a daughter, Oct. 11; to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Frederick, of Petersburg, a son, Kevin, Oct. 13. Marriage: Betty Willis and Dwain Asbell, both of Petersburg, Oct. 12. Deaths: Lana Faye Tevault, infant daughter of Ivan and Wilma Tevault, of Evansville, died Oct. 8; John L. Fine, former resident of Petersburg, died Oct. 8, suffering from a heart attack; Clovis Jenkins, 61, died Oct. 12 in the home of a sister, Golda Chance in Oakland City. Fifty years ago The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 24, 1963 Janna Hunt won second place Saturday in Indianapolis at the state twirling contest. Two weeks ago she won first in her division at the contest at jasper. She was taken to Indianapolis by her music teacher, Larry McKinney, and Mrs. McKinney. Accompanying them were Maribeth Cox and Pam Erwin. Barbara Adams was crowned Petersburg Football Homecoming Queen Friday evening at the Petersburg-Owensville football game. Other members of the court were Betty Whitehead, Rosemary Christmas, Donna Carey and Linda Ficklin. Mrs. Howard (Reba) Burns, Marla and Stanley, were Sunday dinner guests of their mother-in-law and grandmother, Mrs. Ed Burns. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Bunner, of Oakland City, a daughter, DeAnn, Oct. 12; to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seitz of Terre Haute, a son, Steven Scott, Oct. 15; to Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Clements, of Otwell, a daughter, Lisa Kay, Oct. 19; to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hill, of Petersburg, a son, Richard Scott, Oct. 20; to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wayne Bruce, of Oakland City, a son, Ricky Dewayne, Oct. 15. Marriage: Lizzie Ruff, of Petersburg, and Charles M. Sullivan, of Marion Township, Oct. 3. Deaths: James A. Wright, of Petersburg, was killed Sunday evening, Oct. 20 when hit by a car; Richard Keith, 25, of Ayrshire, died Oct. 21; Stella Catt, 70, of Petersburg, died Oct. 18; Jeffe E. Porter, 75, of near Somerville, died Oct. 20; Elma Tislow, 59, of Laguna Beach, Calif., died Oct. 20; James Overton, 52, of Stewartsville, father of Mrs. Kent Soderling, of Indianapolis, formerly of Winslow, burned to death in his car when the gasoline tank exploded; May C. O'Key, 62, of Des Moines, Iowa, died Oct. 18. Twenty-five years ago The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 13, 1988 Pike Central's Marching Brigade advanced to the regional marching band contest in Bedford this weekend by receiving a first rating at the Jasper district contest. The regional which is scheduled for Saturday at Bedford requires a score of 60 for a first rating. Only the top five bands will advance to the state. There will be 17 bands competing. A/1C Paul J. Hellman, son of Doris J. Hellman, of Velpen, has graduated from the U.S. Air Force security police specialist course at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He is a 1982 graduate of Pike Central High School. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Gary Williams, of Monroe City, a daughter, Jennifer Lynn, Sept. 29; to Mr. and Mrs. George Stuteville, of Indianapolis, a son, George Samuel, Oct. 6; to Mr. and Mrs. Scott Harvey, of Petersburg, a daughter, Keri Ann, Oct. 5. Marriages: Yvonne Annette Sturgeon, of Winslow, and Aaron Thomas Cook, of Petersburg, Sept. 3; Carrie R. Russell, of Winslow, and Elmer L. Lindauer, of St. Meinard, Sept. 10; Kristi Ann Sokeland, of Francisco, and Michael Gene Pflug, of Oakland City, Aug. 14. Deaths: Lucille E. Wood, 82, of Winslow, died Oct. 9; Kelly Jo Sanders, 28, of Jasper, died Oct. 10; Dollie Hebbeler, 85, of Buckskin, died Oct. 5; Kent Hall, 24, of Oakland City, died Oct. 5 in a car-train accident; Jerry Underwood, 44, of Winslow, died Oct. 6; Kenneth Dale Nowling, 61, of Petersburg, died Oct. 7; Lewis Simpson, 70, of Cynthiana, formerly of Winslow, died Oct. 7; Harry Doidge, 67, of Burton, Mich., died Sept. 18; Jack Miley, 53, of Crothersville, formerly of Petersburg, died Oct. 10; Rev. Ralph Bright, 70, of Washington, former resident of Petersburg, died Oct. 10; Donald Beard, 61, of Monroe City, died Oct. 9. 1970 6th grade basketball team Winslow sixth grade boys' basketball team—Row 1: Terry Coleman, Robert McDonald, Danny Houchins, Jimmy Skinner, Curtis Genco, Steve Bruce, Charles Jones, Johnnie Abel, Phillip Barrett, Anthony Loveless and Billy Benjamin. Row 2: Jim Wheeler, Eddy Bailey, Mike Deen, Ronald Taylor, Ryan Nelson, Lennis Russell, Billy Gowen and Phillip Ferguson. Row 3: Greg Cook, Jerry Royalty, Stanley Young, Gary Couts, Donald Weathers, Tim Newton, Eddie Casson, Hubert Barrett, Terry Clark, Wayne Gish and James Lamey, Coach. Pike County Historical Society Gleanings from the Pike County Democrat, 1904 By Sandy McBeth 4/15/1904—In the above picture there are four generations of Pike county people represented. All four of the subjects are males and were born in Madison township, three of which still reside in that township. Lowery Gladish, the eldest, was born July 10, 1822, and is one of the most highly respected citizens of that township, having the confidence and respect of all classes. Charles J. Gladish was born Dec. 5, 1855, and is now a resident of Petersburg, where he is engaged in the grain business with his cousin R. E. Gladish, their ware house being on lower Main street. Montgomery B. Gladish is a popular and prosperous young farmer who manages his father's fine farm of 200 acres of the fertile land of Madison township; he was born May 17, 1881. Forest C. Gladish was born October 3, 1902, and is an exceedingly bright little fellow who gives promise of growing into a good and useful man. It is perhaps, needless to add that all are first-class people and Democrats. Mrs. Hezzie Thompson of Pittsburgh, Pa., was the guest of her brother J.B. Hendricks several days last week, and left Monday for her home. It has been twenty-four years since Mrs. Thompson married and left here to reside in Pittsburgh, and this was her first visit to the home of her childhood during all that time. She was greatly pleased at the wonderful improvements that had taken place here during her absence. H. L. Cary and family left last week for Petersburg, Ind., where Mr. Cary is engaged in the dry goods business. The Cary family has been prominently identified with the business interests of Bolivar for the past twenty-five years. The removal of this family takes the last of the Carys from Bolivar. Tom removed to Aurora a few weeks ago. Will and Rogers and their mother are in Portland, Oregon. The many friends of the family will wish them the greatest success in their new home. - Bolivar, Mo., Free Press. On Wednesday night of last week while the Evening Lights were holding a meeting at a private residence at Blackburn, some unknown person touched off a stick of dynamite under the house. The damage to the building was very small. The people were badly frightened. The grand jury will be called upon to investigate. School closed at the Mail school in Johnson township last Thursday. A large crowd was in attendance and a bountiful dinner was spread by the patrons. The dinner was in the nature of a surprise for the teacher, Miss Jessie V. Bergen, of Petersburg, Ind. Those present were presented with a fine treat by the Wabash buggy company. The patrons all hope to have Miss Bergen again with them—Vincennes Commercial. Perry C. Collins, aged 54 years, died late Wednesday afternoon under rather unusual circumstances. Mr. Collins has been in poor health for some time and on Saturday last was found on Second street in an unconscious condition. He was taken by the police to the hospital ward of the Knox county jail and placed in charge of a physician, but his condition grew worse and having no relatives here it was thought best to take him to the county infirmary, where he could be better attended to. He was placed in a vehicle to be conveyed to that point but just before reaching the institution he succumbed. The driver Ab Slawson, did not observe that the unfortunate man was dead until he drove up to the institution. Deceased was a lawyer of considerable ability and enjoyed a good practice at Washington, Ind., where he was formerly located, but after coming to this city his health failed him and he was unable to practice his profession. He was twice married, but both of his wives are dead. One daughter, residing at Washington, and a son whose address is not known, survive him. His relatives have been communicated with as to the dispo- sition of the remains—Vincennes Commercial. A Francisco, Gibson county, correspondent in writing to the Princeton Democrat of last week says: Edward Hughes, a young man residing at this place temporarily, but whose home is at Union, Ind., was thrown from the rear end of a work train on the Southern railroad near this place last evening and seriously inured. Hughes is employed here with a number of other men loading telegraph poles for the Southern railroad company which are being taken west of this place on the road and last evening he was on the train when it was returning home. He was standing on the rear platform of the caboose just as the train sped over a hill, one mile west of here, and a sudden jerk of the train in its momentum threw him from his feet and stood him on his head in the center of the track. The train was running at such a speed it could not be stopped before they had reached this place and a party of his fellow workmen immediately procured a handcar and returned to the place where he fell from the train and picked him up. An examination by physicians disclosed the fact that he was severely bruised about the head and shoulders and his neck was severely strained. He is a young man about 18 years of age and single. Office Education Association Members of the Office Education Association at Winslow High School in 1970 include front row: CoSponsor Mrs. Wyatt, Bridget Young, Dalynda Frederick, Jenny Hart, Tiffeny Church, Lorrie Fox, Stacy Hamm, Rachel Coleman and Mindy Hunt. Row 2: Kristi Bolin, Reese Gray, Joy Anderson, Sara Cummings, Lisa Shoultz, Sonja Henson, Barbara Vaughn, Jodie Griffith and Tina Traylor. Row 3: Angie Westfall, Chrissy Parks, Lisa Collins, Susan Wilson, Bobbi Tryon, Beth Neal, Pamela Ooley, April Whitehead, Rachel Dillon, Lisa King and Kim Jones. Back row: Lisa Singer, Rhonda Robling, Michelle Gladish, Susan Ropp, Anita Bolin, Tom Wyatt, Debbie Zint, Chris Rogers and Todd Davis. Air Doctor Z Refrigeration • Plumbing • Electrical Heating • Cooling • Appliances Fall and Spring preventive maintenance FREE ESTIMATES on new equipment 26 years experience Serving Gibson, Warrick and Pike counties 812-632-0205 or 812-795-4155 M yeah, it' that fast! s netedition The Press-Dispatch. 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