The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, May 21, 2014 C-7 From out of the past Pike County Historical Society Gleanings from the Democrat, 1904 PHS sophomore class—1920 the 1920 sophomore class of Petersburg high school included flossie arnold, Mary baker, amos benjamin, hubert battles, frank batson, ruth bradfield, theodore brown, bernard bryant, helen bush, aileen butler, lowell Carlisle, blake Coan, Darwin Cross, Margaret Crow, Daisy Denham, lo Dodge, William english, Paul english, edna fox, Mildred Garland, Courtney Gladish, Deforest Gladish, Mable Gray, John hadlock, alma harper, robert heathman, eloise hornbrook, allen kime, russell lu- cas, edna Masters, arthur Miley, regina Miller, sherman Minnis, albert nordhorn, victor Posey, ha- zel robinson, Glenys robinson, basil Weathers, alice Welton, roy Whitehead, elma Wyatt and lillian Wyatt. Spurgeon School—1927-1928 this is spurgeon school before the gymnasium was added in about 1943- 44. two of the three teachers standing in front of the school are helen Wilson and bernice Weatherford. horse drawn kid hacks (school buses) were still being used at spurgeon until 1939. Contributed photo by Don Parke. sixty years ago the Petersburg Press thursday, april 8, 1954 Joe O'Brien, president of First National Bank, returned home Friday af- ter spending the winter in Birmingham, Ala. with his son-in-law and daugh- ter, Rev. and Mrs. E. Dale LeCounty and family. Mrs. Ollie Meyers was honored at a birthday din- ner Sunday in her home. Spending the day with her were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Shelton, Mr. and Mrs. Ver- il McClure, Mr. and Mrs. George Hostetter, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Christy, Mr. and Mrs. James Barber, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Him- sel, and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Walters. Mrs. Claude Alcorn visited Saturday eve- ning with her son, Duke Alcorn and family and watched the Rambler Program on T V. Her broth- er, Marce Hancock and daughters, Marilyn and Patty, were in the square dance. Others from Pop- lar community were Jess and Noble Traylor, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hollon. They will be on again Saturday night, April 10 at 8 p.m. birth: To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jack Kinman, a son, Robert Dale, April 5. Deaths: Sally Abell Carter, 83, of Petersburg, died Tuesday, suffering from a stroke; Rolla B. Smith, 66, of Petersburg, died Saturday, suffering from a heart attack; Mar- garet A. Henke, 81, na- tive of Stendal, died April 1 at the home of a daugh- ter, Mrs. S. G. Rickrich in Evansville; Mrs. May Fer- guson, 73, of Hazleton, died April 6 at the home of her daughter, Gertrude Armstone in Hazleton; Ida Campbell Lewis, 80, of Pe- tersburg, died April 6; Os- car Pride, of Arkansas, former resident of Otwell, died March 26 suffering from a heart attack; A. C. (Doc) Stewart, 81, of Oak- land City, died April 1. fifty-nine years ago the Pike County Dispatch friday, april 15, 1955 Larry Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Carter, of Winslow, and freshman in Vincennes University, won the McQuaid Mental Atti- tude Scholarship Award at a dinner for the basketball team Tuesday night at the Terrace Room at the uni- versity. This is the first time a freshman has won this award in the three years it has been given. Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Cart- er were guests at the ban- quet. Jack Aikman, of Peters- burg, has announced that he and his son, Joe Dan Aikman, will be distribu- tors of Prairie Farms dairy products to stores and ca- fes in this area. Aikman stated he will begin his truck deliveries to Peters- burg, Winslow, Arthur and Oakland City stores the first of the week. Jessie Lee Arnold pur- chased the Drug Store Beauty Shop Wednes- day evening from Eunice (Bugher) Yoakum. She will take possession May 1, but will be in the shop each day until then to meet Mrs. Yoakum's patrons. births: To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blackburn, of Peters- burg, a son, April 1; to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ro- bling, of Petersburg, a son, April 1; to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sherman, of Velpen, a daughter, Sharon Sue; to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Fair, of Alford, a son, Phillip Edward, March 27; to Mr. and Mrs. Loral Gieselman, a son, March 26; to Mr. and Mrs. Warner Nalley, of near Coe, a daughter, Hol- lis Ann, April 2; to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hart, of Gen- tryville, a son, Thomas Mi- chael, April 11; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burger, of Peoria, Ill., a son, Robert Charles, April 11; to Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Berry, of Petersburg, a daughter, Katherine Karen, March 21; to Mr. and Mrs. James W. Drof, of Bremen, a son, Richard William, April 8; to Attorney and Mrs. Ger- ald Stinson, of Indianap- olis, a son, Bruce Allen, April 5; to Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Hale, by adop- tion, a son, Charles De- Forrest, April 1. Deaths: Mamie Keith, 64, of Algiers, died Tues- day at her home; Hen- ry T. Morgan, 93, of Vel- pen, died Saturday at his home; Stanley Southwood, 74, of Oakland City, died April 10; Sarah Charlotta Bristow, 86, lifelong resi- dent of Pike County, died Tuesday afternoon; Rob- ert Jones, 74, of Ayrshire, died Tuesday morning at an Evansville hospital; Ralph Smith, 87, of Peters- burg, died Thursday. fifty years ago the Pike County Dispatch thursday, april 23, 1964 Joe Black, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arvel Black, of Winslow, has completed work on a Doctorate of Ju- risprudence Degree at In- diana University School of Law. This degree is only awarded to approximately the top one third of the law school graduating class each year. The remainder of the class receives Bach- elor of Legal Law Degree. Black, a 1961 graduate of Evansville College, will upon successful comple- tion of the state bar exam- ination begin a three year tour of duty as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He is married to the former Mary Jane Willis, of Pe- tersburg. Tom McGlasson, son of Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Mc- Glasson, of Bloomington, has been awarded the Se- nior Managership of the Indiana University bas- ketball team for the com- ing year. He will be the head manager of the team and will receive a full ath- letic scholarship in con- nection with the appoint- ment. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hurt, of Arthur,and the great- nephew of Mrs. Jessie Morton, of Winslow. to be ordained The Service of Ordina- tion to the Christian Min- istry of Philip Queen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Queen, of Petersburg, will be Sun- day, April 26 at 3 p.m. at Main Street Presbyteri- an Church in Petersburg. He began his study for the ministry at Hanover Col- lege where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960. While at McCormick Seminary he received awards during his Junior and Senior years for the Best Sermon. After his or- dination, he will be called to serve as Assistant Min- ister of the Covenant Pres- byterian Church in West Lafayette. Mrs. Paul (Barbara) Luttrull, of Midway, Ohio, formerly of Petersburg, became the Champion of National Insurance All Ohio T V Bowling Tour- nament for Women when she won the finals Sunday, April 12 at Fiesta Lanes, Columbus, Ohio. Her hus- band, Paul, is a native of Winslow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Luttrull, of Winslow. Deaths: Leon O. Spade, 56, of Petersburg, died April 17 suffering from a heart attack; Carl F. Fred- erick, 61, of Union, died Tuesday suffering from a heart attack; Benjamin H. Hayes, 81, of White Oak community, died April 16 suffering from a stroke; Velma Richardson, 48, former resident of Oak- land City, died Thursday at her home in Indianap- olis; Clyde Fowler, 53, of Spurgeon, died April 16 suffering from cancer; Er- nest Hyden, son of Mrs. James C. Ellis, of Camp- belltown, died Monday from injuries suffered in an automobile accident March 22, 1964; Fannie McNeely, 95, of Winslow, died Thursday at a nursing home in Cynthiana suffer- ing from pneumonia; Otto- way Whittaker, 80, of Con- nersville, former resident of Petersburg, died April 16; Cora Estes, 61, of Oak- land City, died April 15; Helen Ashley, 56, of Oak- town, who had visited ma- ny times in Winslow with Nora Schade and Wilma Abell, died Saturday; Es- tella Parker, 85, died Tues- day at Franklin Hospital— buried Saturday at Spur- geon Cemetery. twenty-five years ago the Press-Dispatch thursday, april 13, 1989 Viola Ragle, bookkeep- er at Pike County Motors, was honored for the 23rd consecutive year for ac- counting excellence. Ra- gle has worked 30 years for the company. She be- gan in Otwell with Scrap- er Sales, which is now Pike County Motors. Ragle has won the award given by Ford every year it has been given. She lives at Route 1, Otwell. Spurgeon General Bap- tist Church will observe its 100th anniversary, Sunday, April 16 at 5 p.m. A special all day service is planned and a basket din- ner at noon. Everyone is welcome to attend and cel- ebrate with us. Mechanic for racer kiedrowski Shawn Nalley maintains the number one 125 -cc racer and 125 -cc Honda super-cross bike for mo- to-cross racer Mike Kied- rowski. The difference between master and me- chanic is that while Kied- rowski flies home to Can- yon Country, Calif. After every motocross, Nalley drives the van to the next stop. Sometimes that can be pretty far away. On Nal- ley's next road trip, he will drive from Glezen to De- troit, then west to Sacra- mento, then across the country to Virginia in three weekend's time. If Kiedrowski continues to win, he and Nalley will race for Honda next year. If not, Nalley is confident another motor company will hire them. birth: To Mr. and Mrs. Ken Richardson, of Hunt- ingburg, a son, Jordan Jamison, March 29. Marriages: Debbie Ann Sollman, of Velpen, and Michael Phillip Le- mond, of Jasper, March 4; Julie Ann Booth and George Robert Criswell, both of Petersburg, March 4; Kaye Walker and Rickie Cantrell, both of Oakland City, April 7. Deaths: Carl M. Gray, 93, 60 year trial lawyer, of Petersburg, died April 7; Thomas Polen, 71, of Huntingburg, died April 9; Bettye Carter, 66, of Valley Station, Ky., died April 9 at her residence; Ralph Ezra Robertson, 93, of Little- ton, Colo., former resident of Pike County, died Eas- ter Day; Odelia Maikranz, 86, of Mackey, died April 9; George Lavan, 68, of Imperial Beach, Calif., fa- ther of Hope Hall, of Win- slow, died April 8, suffer- ing from cancer. by sandy Mcbeth 6/24/1904: Last week the jury commissioners met and selected the following named persons to serve as jurors for the present term of the Pike circuit court: Grand jurors—John O. Miley, Jo- seph Troyer, George Ab- bott, Geo. W. Sullivan, J. D. Selby and John W. Brenton. Petit jurors—S. G. Coonrod, Samuel Hargrove, J. D. Hol- lon, J. Upencamp, T. C. Nel- son, W. H. Blaize, George E. Johnson, C. A. Littell, Dan- iel Snyder, B. A. Humphrey, Thomas A. English and John A. Chumbley. The following from the Evansville Journal refers to a sister of ex-county trea- surer Owen O. Smith of this place: At St. Mary's hospi- tal this afternoon a difficult surgical operation was per- formed by Dr. P. V. McCoy, assisted by Dr. Leopold Hel- mann, upon Mrs. Palmer, an aged lady from Hosmer. The operation was for the re- moval of a cancer from the breast and was successfully performed. Mrs. Palmer is a widow and 70 years old. The chances are in favor of her recovery. The cancer, how- ever, may return. An enthusiastic meeting of the Business Men's asso- ciation was held Wednesday evening. A report was made by the committee that visit- ed Princeton and inspected the interurban railroad. A report was also made to the association of the amount raised for the purpose of securing the window glass works. The amount so far subscribed falls far short of the sum, and the business men and all those interested should go to work and raise the necessary amount. The sum asked, $5,000, is very small when taken into con- sideration with the bene- fits that the business inter- ests will receive by the loca- tion of this plant. The works when in operation will em- ploy 150 men, and these em- ployees receive good wag- es. The payroll of this plant amounts to $15,000 per month. Two or three plants the size of this would make a wonderful increase in pop- ulation and business to the merchants. Every business man in Petersburg and ev- ery farmer should subscribe liberally to this fund. Don't wait for some one to solic- it you but hunt up the com- mittee. Medium and high grade kitchen cabinets: priced right at Colvin & Brenton's. Henry Hollon returned Tuesday from a month's vis- it to Hot Springs, Ark. Deb Smith returned from St. Louis Saturday, where he had been in attendance at the world's fair. Marshall McCoy, aged 31 years, died at his home at Monroe City, Knox county Monday. He was well known in Petersburg. Samuel H. Stucky, George Martin and Charley Mine- hart attended the State En- campment at Warsaw last week. They reported a good time. W. W. Jackson attended the soldiers' encampment at Warsaw last week. Mrs. Abner McAllister, of Lockhart township, died last week aged 37 years. Her remains were buried at the Log Creek cemetery. Tuesday morning of this week Dick Mitchell packed his household goods and shipped them to Linton, and left today with his family for that place where he will lo- cate. Sylvester Thompson, su- perintendent of the Peters- burg schools, and family were guests of Mrs. Thomp- son's brother, Dr. G. B. Grim and family a few days last and this week—Oaktown Record. No one in Pike county who can should fail to at- tend the big exposition at St. Louis this year as they will probably not have the oppor- tunity in a life time to attend such an exhibition. Its size and cost will prevent anoth- er being given for a gener- ation or more to come. Be- sides at the fair you can see something of every known country in the world, and, comparatively speaking, at a minimum cost. During the services at the Hamlin chapel Sunday, sneak thieves rifled some baskets in the buggies near the church and carried way the eatables they contained that were intended for the basket dinner served after the services. Certain Pike county people are suspect- ed of having done the steal- ing and several arrests will likely follow—Vincennes Commercial. A wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. Edwards Thursday evening at Ow- ensville, which united in marriage Miss Alice Crab- tree and Mr. William Rum- ble. The groom is from Pe- tersburg and the bride's for- mer home was at Poseyville. They will reside on a farm near the Black river school house, north of Owens- ville—Princeton Clarion. Lee Houchins, a mus- sel and pearl buyer was drowned in the Wabash riv- er near Griffin Friday af- ternoon. From what can be learned it appears that Houchins made an attempt to wade across the river at a point near the mussel dig- ging camp, when he got in- to deep water. He was con- sidered a good swimmer, but from some cause he was swept down with the current and drowned. His body was recovered a few hours lat- er. The drowned man was a brother of Lum Houchins, a well known character along the Wabash river. He has a number of relatives living in this county. History pAge pHotos WAnted! 812-354-8500 or 820 E POPlAR ST., PETERSbURG