The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, April 23, 2014 C-9 From out of the past Pike County Historical Society Gleanings from the Democrat, 1904 By Sandy McBeth 6/10/1904—Dr. Frank Luke arrived last Monday night from Muncie, Ind., and on Tuesday took charge of the dental business of L. P. George occupying the same rooms as those used by his predecessor. Dr. Luke comes endorsed as a first class citizen and gentleman and dentist, having gradu- ated at the Indiana medical college several years ago and engaged a large prac- tical experience since that time. The Democrat recom- mends Dr. Luke to the Pe- tersburg people and wishes him success. His family will arrive here next week. D. G. Farmer, who travels for a farm implement house, met with an accident at In- dianapolis last Saturday. De- siring to take the elevator to the upper floor he opened the door and thinking the el- evator was there stepped in and fell to the bottom below, a distance of ten or twelve feet. He was badly bruised up but not seriously injured. He returned home Monday. The following named per- sons have filed applications for divorce, the suits to be tried in the Pike circuit court commencing next Monday: Ben. Guard vs. Julia Guard; John Lagle vs. Minnie Lagle; Robert Patton vs. Nora Pat- ton; Mollie Shaw vs. Fletch- er Shaw; Carrie E. Ling vs. Albert King; Wm. F. Jones vs. Rosella Jones; Kather- ine Stork vs. Wm. G. Stork; Jas S. Brenton vs. Maggie Brenton; Ida B. McClelland vs. John B. McClelland; John Hawkins vs. Mary E. Hawkins. Dr. Holloway will move in- to his new office next Mon- day. The doctor is a graduate of one of the oldest and best Homeopathic colleges in the United States and one that teaches pure Homeopathy; a post graduate of the Post Graduate School of Medi- cine and Surgery, of New York City; took a special course in Materia Medica and the science of prescrib- ing under Prof. J. T. Kent, of Chicago, who it is conceded, knows more Materia Medi- ca than any man in America; took a special course in ob- stetrics (confinements) un- der Prof. Levitte, of Chica- go, and who devotes his en- tire time to that specialty alone and whose fee in each case is $100; took three spe- cial courses in artificial sur- gery under the eminent sur- geon, Prof. Pratt of Chica- go, and after a rigid exam- ination was admitted to full membership in the Ameri- can association of surgeons. Dr. Holloway holds the on- ly certificate of member- ship in this association in Pike county. He has had our twenty years' practical ex- perience and practices pure Homeopathy. Office and res- idence on north Sixth street. Both phones 149. The marriage of Phil- lip Kiefer and Miss Merle E. Parker was solemnized at half-past four o'clock Wednesday morning at the M. E. church, Rev. W. M. Whitaitt pronouncing the ceremony that made them husband and wife. Only the immediate relatives were present at the happy affair. After the two had legal- ly been made one, a light breakfast was served at the home of the bride, and then the crowd went to the de- pot, and mid showers of rice, took the 5:35 o'clock train for a ten days honeymoon at Chicago, and on their re- sixty years ago the petersburg press thursday, March 11, 1954 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ben- jamin received word from their son, Bernard, who is a math teacher and basket- ball coach at Fish, Mo., that his school had won the sub regional for the first time in its history. Mrs. Benjamin is also a teacher at the same school. Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Frandsen and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Willis were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Willis and family. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Agnes Crew were Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Shal- lenberg and Mike, of New- castle; Mr. and Mrs. Gard- ner Freeland, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. June, and Mr. and Mrs. Travis Arnold. Afternoon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson. Kroger: Pork and Beans 16 oz. can, 10 cents; Round Steak, 79 cents a lb. Pansy Garretson and Norma Willis left Saturday to spend the weekend with their husbands at Camp Leonard Wood, Mo. Charley Beck, Clarence Warner and Elden Coo- per went to Robinson, Ill., Thursday night for a recep- tion. Beck and Cooper re- ceived a diamond pin for 30 year's service with Ohio Oil Company. births: To Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Potts, of Montgom- ery, twins, Mary Jean and Gary Dean, March 4. Fifty-nine years ago the pike county dispatch Friday, March 18, 1955 Mrs. Theodore Brittain, Jr., of Otwell, arrived home by plane Saturday morn- ing from Frankfort, Germa- ny, where she had spent the past four months with her husband. She left Frankfort, Thursday night, arrived in New York Friday morning and then arrived in Evans- ville Saturday morning. She is the former Billie Buchta. Mr. and Mrs. James Dors- ey and Tommy, Mr. and Mrs. Otho Dorsey and Barney El- kins, Jr. attended the cap- ping service at St. Antho- ny's Church of St. Mary's School of Nursing in Evans- ville, Sunday afternoon. Ju- dy Dorsey, daughter Mr. and Mrs. James Dorsey, was one of the pre-clinicals to receive her cap. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Fears and sons, of Otwell, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fears and family. Those spending Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. McClure were Mrs. Harry Mills, of Princeton; Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie McClure, Ter- ry Joe Powers, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stewart and daugh- ter, Bob McClure and Deb- by Sue, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Coleman, Randall and Bev- erly, and Nancy Chanley, all of Winslow. Afternoon call- ers were Omer Norrick, of Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sheridan and chil- dren, of Princeton. births: To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Luker, of Stendal, a daughter, Debra Ann, March 11; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aydelott, of Arthur, a daughter, Vicki Carol, March 3. Marriage: Delores Benja- min, of Petersburg, and Wil- liam Sorgius, of Otwell. deaths: Martha Maud Breidenbaugh, 61, of Harri- son Township, Knox Coun- ty, died Friday; Hobart Alex- ander, former pastor at Ayr- shire Valley G.B. Church, died March 7 at his home in Plymouth, Mich., suffering from a heart attack; Malis- sa Anna Teague, 69, of near Otwell, died Monday; Mar- garet E. Dennison, 73, of Petersburg, died Tuesday morning. Fifty years ago the pike county dispatch March 26, 1964 John Voyles celebrated his 28th anniversary of be- ing in the grocery business in Petersburg last Friday and Saturday with a huge 210 pound birthday cake. The cake was made from 20 sheet pans of cakes and was decorated to fit the occa- sion. Voyles said there was enough cake to serve 2000 people and there was very little of the cake left, indi- cating that nearly 2000 per- sons were served cake, ice cream and coffee. Nancy Meier was elected District Projects Chairman at the Spring District Meet- ing of the Future Homemak- ers of America. She was re- quired to give a speech on the same topic as her op- ponent. She will serve for the school term of 1964-65. There were nine other offi- cers elected with Nancy as the only one from this area. She is a junior at Spurgeon High School. She has an A average in school work and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Meier, of Lyn- nville. Mr. and Mrs. James Bur- ton, of Astoria, Ill., were Sat- urday overnight guests of State Trooper and Mrs. Paul Oxendine and family. They also visited relatives before returning home on Monday. births: To Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Johnson, of Oak- land City, a daughter, March 19; to Mr. and Mrs. William D. Whitehead, of Otwell, a son, James Edgar, March 23; to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shoultz, a son, Rickie Lee, March 16; to Mr. and Mrs. James Craig, of Murray, Ky., a daughter, March 17. Marriages: Sherrill Joan Hudson, of Otwell, and Her- schel Roy Myers, of Wash- ington; Judy Hoffman, of Princeton, and A/2C Tony Moore, March 7; deaths: James Leroy Like, 34, died March 17 in auto accident; Fern B. Dors- ey, 52, native of New Liber- ty Community in Marion Township, died Friday, suf- fering from cancer; Etha Shoultz, 71, of Glezen, died March 21, suffering from heart dropsy; Andrew Mc- Clure, 58, of Winslow, died Sunday evening, suffering from a heart attack; May McCord, 81, of Oakland City, died Friday. twenty-five years ago the press-dispatch thursday, March 16, 1989 Robert Kirby, of Winslow, was seriously injured when a 130 ton capacity Rimpull coal hauler he was driving went off of an overpass at Old Ben Coal No. 1. It fell onto Highway 61 about two miles north of Spurgeon last Thursday night. The truck was empty at the time, but because of its size, it was several hours before a crane and front end loader could remove it. Highway 61 was closed all night and most of Friday morning. Maggie Helton visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Greg Helton, Whitney and Cory at Oakland City and at- tended church at Spurgeon United Methodist Church where a baptismal service was conducted for Whitney Helton. Friday night visitors of Jackie Rogers in Petersburg were Sue Rogers and Jean- nine Potter, both of Stendal; Lois Eilert, of Holland; Mar- ilyn Fleck, of Huntingburg; Sue Arburn, of Winslow; Vel- ma Southwood, Joyce Catt, Hope Barnett and Nola Gar- tin, all of Petersburg. The birthday of Sue Rogers was celebrated. births: To Mr. and Mrs. Terry A. Lee, of Petersburg, a daughter, Amanda Marie, March 2; to Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Doane, of Oakland City, a son, Zachery Math- ias, Feb. 28; to Mr. and Mrs. Brian Neely, of Belleville, Mich., a daughter, Heather, March 8; to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence , of Sandborn, twin sons, Elbert Ray and Del- bert Jay, March 7; to Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Allen, of Holly- wood, Calif., a son, Shepard, March 8. Marriages: Shanna Ma- rie Henson and Robert Scott Poole, both of Peters- burg, Feb. 18; Tracy A. Beau- champ and Joseph A. Myers, Feb. 3. deaths: Herschel Harper, 87, of Winslow, died March 12; Ora Martin, 87, of Peters- burg, died March 9; Doug- las Wayne Rademacher, 26, of St. Joe, nephew of Steve Arnold, of Petersburg, died March 8, suffering from a broken neck in a two vehicle accident—Tammy, his wife, was injured and expecting a child within a few weeks, and due to the accident, the child did not survive; Oliver Charles, 80, of Washing- ton, brother of Rev. Ibran Charles, of Glezen, died March 12; Elmo Davis, 68, of Santa Claus, formerly of Seymour and Oakland City, died March 10; Fred Stil- well, 103, of Oakland City, died March 12; Rev. Ray- mond Chitty, 94, former pas- tor of Petersburg Free Meth- odist Church, died Saturday night in a nursing home in Flora, Ill. turn will go to housekeep- ing in Mrs. Perry Chappell's house on Eleventh street, just north of the residence of the late Mrs. N. Thornton. The contracting parties are among Petersburg's best productions, both be- ing born and raised here. Both are of good families, both are leaders in society and extremely popular in Pe- tersburg. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kief- er and is employed as assis- tant agent at the E. & I. De- pot, a position that for sev- eral years he has acceptably filled. The bride is the oldest daughter of Mrs. John Wat- son, has efficiently served the patrons of the local post office and telephone ex- changes. She is handsome in looks, charming and gra- cious in manners, is fit to queenly grace any home, and has won for herself quite a local reputation as a vocalist, as she possesses a voice of rare sweetness and clearness. Every one in the city knows "Tip" and Mer- le, and they like them on ac- count of that knowledge, and they unite in wishing them a life of earth's best blessings and that all dark clouds of sorrow and trouble will van- ish as quickly as if borne on tele-photic or lightning's rapid wings. Father Paroled; Son in Prison—Frank Purcell, who has been serving a sentence in the Michigan City prison on the charge of kicking his wife to death, has returned to Washington, having been paroled from that institu- tion. Purcell was sentenced to from two to twenty-one years, having been convict- ed of manslaughter. The people of Washington well remember the tragic story of Purcell, who was an en- gineer of a coal mine south of the city, and who lived at Maysville. On the evening of his daughter's marriage, his wife died and the hus- band asserted that death was caused by heart disease. The following day, however, Purcell's 12-year-old son Jes- se, told the story that he was hidden in the barn and had watched his father kick the woman to death. Purcell was arrested and the story of the boy was verified. The man is much broken in health, but says that he expects to settle in Wash- ington and spend the re- mainder of his days there. Frank Purcell, Jr., the son of the returned prisoner, is serving a life term at Mich- igan City on the charge of shooting Rufo Ross, a Pike county boy, in a most cold- blooded manner. Young Pur- cell is in good health. Hazleton High School—1932-33 lions gibson county's first team to reach the "sweet sixteen" and play in a state tournament at butler Field house in indianapolis. team record was 27-2. Front row (l to r): byron boyer, Mascot—Franklin conn and Forrest ro- bling. Middle row (l to r): al dixon, john hauck, henry hauck and roger thorne. back row (l to r): coach howard "casey" decker, allan edwards, le- land dixon, harold shawhan, Malven barnett and principal charles barnes. Photo courtesy of Henry Hauck. Hale reunion—1925 the following names were submitted: virgie jewell hale, beulah hale, curt corten, luetta corten, tom hale, norma Fay hale, Morris blake kirk, Frances hale, Mary hale loveless, eleanor kirk and Wannalee hale, richard hale, rudolph hale, lorene hale, ruby hale, uncle jessie tooley, grandma sally hale, grandpa kirk hale, aunt cam Mcroberts, aunt Minnie shaffer, tom corten, uncle Marvin?, rev. richard hale, Merle Morton, ethel kirk and george, alma ammerman and ruth ann, Maggie crow, Wayne ammerman, Walter hale, elmer hale and nora helen, doug crow, luther hale, everett hale, clyde Morton, jlejale hale, Merle conrad, bessie corten, edna corten and Warner ammerman. several in attendance were unknown. soMeThing newsworThy? 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