The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, June 11, 2014 C-7 From out of the past Pike County Historical Society Gleanings from the Pike County Democrat, 1904 Sixty years ago The Petersburg Press Thursday, April 29, 1954 nazarene dedication Mrs. Wanda Donson, Dean of Women and Professor of Biblical Literature at Olivet Nazarene College in Kanka- kee, Ill. will be the speaker at the dedication of the Church of the Nazarene at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 2. The church was built five years ago un- der the supervision of Rev. Cloval Patton, first pastor of the local church. Rev. Har- old Small served as pastor for one year. Rev. Iretha Dar- nell is the present pastor. The interior of the building was recently completed. Cpl. and Mrs. Robert Was- kom, of Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., spent a few days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bakeis and daughter in Petersburg. James Houghland and sister Pearl Johnson, who spent the winter in Flori- da with their brothers, have returned home. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Gene Shandy, of Petersburg, twin daughters, Karin Jean and Kathy Dee, April 25; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert How- ard, of Bessemer, Mich., for- mer residents of Petersburg, a daughter, Sally Rena, April 21; to Mr. and Mrs. Jean Tray- lor, a son, William Jean, at Veterans Hospital in India- napolis, April 9. Marriage: Betty Hale, of Petersburg, and John Hadlock, of Glezen, Saturday evening. Deaths: Mark Wayne Dunn, three months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dunn, of Velpen, died April 25; An- thony Troxler, 80, of Peters- burg, died April 23; Jonathan W. Jerrell, 73, of Glezen, died April 24; John S. Kays, 81, for- merly of Winslow, died last Thursday; Omer Gears, 63, former resident of Francisco, died April 20 at the home of a son, George, of Evansville; John R. Cannavan, 63, of Pe- tersburg, dropped dead in his store last Friday; Ivan Wilson, 53, of Long Island, N.Y, for- mer resident of Petersburg, died April 22. Fifty-nine years ago The Pike County Dispatch Friday, May 6, 1955 Dr. and Mrs. L. R. White are both confined to their home in Winslow suffering from the mumps. Dr. White became ill Monday and Mrs. White became ill Tuesday. They contracted the mumps from a house guest who be- came ill with the mumps while visiting in their home two weeks ago. Lenore Vinyard enter- tained a group of friends from Indiana University with a lun- cheon Saturday, April 30 at 1 p.m. at her home in honor of Dixie Lee Corne, whose mar- riage followed at 6 o'clock in the evening. The bride's col- ors were pink and green. Guests were Esther Wyan- dt, of North Baltimore, Ohio; Betty Snyder, of Cannelton; Sue Goerlitz, of Boonville; Jacquelin Wright, of India- napolis; Marion Black, Low- ell and Patricia Bradley, of Chicago. The group attend- ed the wedding. Mary Deen, daughter of Mrs. Blythe Carr, has been chosen by Winslow Ameri- can Auxiliary to attend Girls' State in Bloomington June 19 -26. She is an honor stu- dent in Winslow High School and was chosen for scholar- ship, citizenship, honesty and participation in school activities. Lyndall Faye Nel- son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Nelson, was chosen as an alternate and is also an honor student. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hayes, a daughter, Sherry Sue, April 27; to Mr. and Mrs. John Hucmaster, of Velpen, a daughter, Deb- ra Sue, April 15; to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kirby, of Wat- sonville, Calif., a son, Dennis Ray, April 14; to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eglert, of Hunting- burg, a son, Robert Edward, April 29; to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Livermore, of Patoka, a son, Billy Mac, April 19; to Mr. and Mrs. Glendell Beli- les, of Chandler, a daughter, Glenda Catherine, April 25; to Mr. and Mrs. Maury Cun- diff, of Petersburg, a son, Jo- ey Dee, April 18; to Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Buse, of Hol- land, a son, David Ray, April 24; to BT/3 and Mrs. Rob- ert Dale Norrington, of Win- slow, a son, Michael Dale, April 16; to Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Butcher, of Indianapo- lis, a daughter, Susan Leann, May 3. Marriage: Dixie Lee Corne, of Winslow, and Len- don Lee Wright, formerly of Columbus, Saturday evening. Deaths: Delia Wilder, 77, of Akron, Ohio, former res- ident of near Arthur, died By Sandy McBeth 7/01/1904—The friends of Arthur H. Taylor, of Pe- tersburg, are urging him to make the race for governor on the democratic ticket, says an Evansville dispatch. Mr. Taylor is an ex-member of congress and has been prominent in democratic pol- itics in the first congressio- nal district for a number of years. He and John W. Spen- cer, of Evansville, are dele- gates from the first district to the St. Louis national con- vention. Judge Thomas H. Dillon, of Petersburg, for- mally announced his candida- cy for the governorship sev- eral weeks ago. This makes three democratic candidates from Southern Indiana, Wm. Cullop, of Vincennes, being the other candidate—Da- viess County Democrat. Spurgeon Items—John Parker, who lived several years in Pike county, died Saturday at his home in Lyn- nville of measles, aged 75 years. He was buried Sun- day at Mt. Zion, near his late residence. Last Sun- day, the crack baseball club of Lynnville came here, accompanied by the Lyn- nville brass band and crossed bats with the Spurgeon Stars, which resulted in an easy victory for the latter, with a score of four to fifteen. Mrs. Lucinda Warner, living near here, died Wednesday morn- ing at 6 o'clock, of consump- tion, aged about 30 years. The funeral was held here Thurs- day afternoon at 2 o'clock, with interment at Log creek cemetery. She leaves two chil- dren and a host of friends to mourn their loss. Otwell News—Everett Abbott is fast improving in health and will soon leave for Chicago where he has a position with the Pennsylva- nia railroad company. The fol- lowing named teachers of Jef- ferson township have made their first license to teach: Herschel Abbott, Lula Craig, Albert Risley, Lillie Hadlock, of Otwell, and Link Risley, of Iva. Otwell is preparing to cel- ebrate the 4th of July in grand style. Otwell always has a big crowd and a good time on such occasions. We expect a big delegation from Peters- burg; don't disappoint us. Arthur Items—We had quite a thunderstorm last Saturday evening. Lighten- ing struck George Skinner's large straw stack and burned it. The Linton coal company are still drilling south of Ar- thur and meeting with good success. There is a world of coal in this part of the coun- ty. T. W. Shoulders, the en- terprising farmer and ma- chine agent of our town, re- alizes that the boom is com- ing and is getting ready for it. He has built a large res- ervoir on his farm just north of Arthur. Tom says that you can't boom things with- out water, for it takes water to make steam. Arthur is a town south of Winslow three miles and in the heart of the oil field, where W. L. Davis & Co. have struck oil and are drilling more wells. Here is a good opening for capital- ists to invest their money in manufacturing plants. Plen- ty of good coal and no doubt plenty of natural gas, though it has not been fully devel- oped, yet every indication points to an immense quanti- ty. We have an excellent farm- ing country and one that is extremely healthy. Winslow Bridge Demolition—1997 Pictured is the demolition of the winslow Bridge in 1997 on Highway 61. PCHS boys' varsity baseball team—1985 Members of Pike Central High School boys' varsity baseball team in 1985—Front row (l to r): Lance gilham, Jared garrison, Scott wirey, Lane Powell, Tommy Miley, Jim nalley, gary keepes and Ryan Lemond. Middle row (l to r): Mike Morris, Steve Pride, greg Johnson, Eric Hill, Brad Cox, Todd Sulli- van and Trent Horrall. Back row (l to r): Head Coach Stephen Barrett, Joe Armstrong, Richie knight, Ryan Powell, Matt Bellamy, Brian Beane, Barry welch, Trent Stone, Pete Adkins and Assistant Coach Terry wornica. April 28 at her home; Gilford Wiley, former schoolteacher in Otwell, died May 2 suffer- ing from a heart attack; Joe McCafferty, Jr., of Muncie, formerly of Winslow, died Wednesday suffering from a cerebral hemorrhage. Fifty years ago The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, May 14, 1964 Leslie Pence has accepted the position of principal of Ot- well High School. Pence re- signed his school at Birds- eye where he has been prin- cipal the past two years. He is a native of Columbia City, and a graduate of Moorehead State College. He received his Bachelor's degree in mu- sic in 1958. In 1959 he com- pleted his Master's degree at Indiana University. Shirley Schmett, Eunice Wood, Carolyn Edrington, Leo Curtis, Mabel Russ, Marilou Tisdale, Minnie Jean Bottom, Hazel Robling, Ethel Ward, Stella Mae Clark and Julia Simpson, of Win- slow G.B. Church; Eleanor Bellamy and Bonnie Winst- ed, of Ayrshire Valley G.B. Church; Julia Evans, Myrtle Boger and Catherine Mosby, of Petersburg G.B. Church, attended the One-Day Mis- sionary Convention of Flat Creek Association at Concord G.B. Church near Bloomfield last Thursday. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Fowler, of Glezen, a daughter, Tuesday; to Mr. and Mrs. James H. Cochran, of Oakland City, twin daugh- ters, born this week; to Mr. and Mrs. James Hill, of Love- less vicinity, a son, Steven Ray, May 6; to Mr. and Mrs. Hank Hollander, of Fort Branch, a daughter, Tilla Jay, April 9; to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burkhart, a daugh- ter, Angela Kay, April 23; to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kelley, of Indianapolis, a son, Kevin Patrick; to Mr. and Mrs. Eu- gene Hardin, of Bicknell, a daughter, Melissa Ann, May 9; to Mr. and Mrs. Cal Samp- son, of Chicago, Ill., a son, May 5; to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Heacock, of Boonville, a son, Larry Kent, May 8; to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bailey, of Spur- geon, a daughter, Linda Kay, May 8; to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rothrock, of Mt. Carmel, Ill., a daughter, Elizabeth Jane, May 1. Marriage: Barbara Jean Harvey and Jon D. Welch, both of Petersburg, May 2. Deaths: Elmer J. (Shorty) Green, 74, of Winslow, died Tuesday suffering from a heart ailment; Nannie P. Dil- ley, 70, wife of Rev. E. E. Dil- ley, of Petersburg, died Fri- day suffering from a possi- ble blood clot after being in- jured a car accident April 29; Lincoln Tooley, 76, of Francis- co, died Sunday after suffer- ing a stroke; Nettie Kellams, of Tulsa, Okla., native of Pike County, died May 6; Winfield Weeks, 75, of Glezen, died Tuesday in Ward's Nursing Home where he had been a patient after suffering a stroke three years ago; Frank Coleman, 66, brother of Wil- lard Coleman, of Winslow, died Tuesday. Twenty-five years ago The Press-Dispatch Thursday, May 4, 1989 Joseph Keller, of Peters- burg, was among the Ball State University athletes hon- ored recently by University President John Worthen for maintaining a grade point av- erage of 3.0 or better. Keller is a sophomore on the swim- ming and diving team. He is a graduate of Pike Central High School. Lance and Bryce Newton, of Bridgeport, Ill., were Fri- day through Sunday guests of their great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mi- ley in Bowman. Other Friday night and Saturday guest was Sheila Miley, of Petersburg. Saturday afternoon visitors in the Miley home were Shir- ley Miley, Glenna Miley and Esta Goodpasture. Saturday evening visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hayes, of Alford; Tony Goff and Mi- chael Joe Hayes, of Oakland City. Sunday night guests were Pastor and Mrs. Jeffrey Newton. Angie Osgatharp, a Pike Central sophomore and resi- dent of Cato, found out recent- ly she had been selected to at- tend the Governor's Leader- ship Seminar at Ball State University for three weeks this summer. She'll attend lectures and workshops, and when she returns she'll be required to spend 80 hours a month in community service. The seminar is free, but Os- gatharp will pay for her trav- el to and from Muncie. She is the daughter of Kenneth and Beverly Osgatharp. Tim Morton is Coach Steve Barrett's choice for co-play- er of the week. Morton had six hits in the Chargers' three wins last week including four doubles and four runs batted in. He also made 10 assists at shortstop without an error. Andrea and Jason Tichenor were first place winners at the tricycle pull at Walmart in Jasper. Andrea placed first in the five-year-old division. Jason was a first place win- ner in the three-year-old di- vision. They each won $15 in prizes. They are the children of John and Sandra Tichenor, of Petersburg. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Popp, of Otwell, a son, Kenneth Wayne, April 26; to Dr. and Mrs. Christo- pher (Nancy Hollis) Ezell, of Petersburg, a son, Ian Chris- topher, April 26; to Mr. and Mrs. David Ice, of Peters- burg, a daughter, Kelsy Jo, April 26; to Rev. and Mrs. Steve (Audrey) Selby, of Ow- ensboro, Ky., a son, Clarence DuRay, April 11; to Mr. and Mrs. Walter McCord, of Cato, a son, Nathan Thomas, April 24; to Mr. and Mrs. David Bellamy, of Bonita Springs, Fla., a son, Ryan William, April 14; to Mr. and Mrs. Da- vid Cowan, of Petersburg, a son, Joshua Thomas, April 21. Marriage: June Bouchie and Charles Cochran, both of Vincennes, April 29. Deaths: Edna Burton, 85, of Petersburg, died April 27 at her residence; Robert E. Brooks, 55, of Petersburg, died April 27; Jessie Lee John- son, 73, of Rozet, Wyo., for- merly of Otwell, died April 14; Inez Lois Hazleton, 57, of Indi- anapolis, formerly of Peters- burg, died April 30 at her res- idence; Gilbert A. Gardner, 71, of Louisville, Ky., broth- er of James Gardner, of Ot- well, died April 28; Mable M. Kramer, 69, of Mackey, died April 25; Evadine M. Robling, 77, of Oakland City, died April 24. Logan Township Items— Miss Polly Troutman, of Oak- land City, visited E. F. Rum- ble and wife last week. There will be a picnic in the Heath- man grove, near Hosmer on the fourth of July. Everybody invited to attend. Mrs. Rob- ert Grubb, of this township, while in Petersburg last Fri- day week ago, had the misfor- tune to lose a five dollar bill. Stillman Willis, aged 53 years, living near Sugar Ridge, died Wednesday. The funeral services were con- ducted Thursday at the Mar- tin cemetery in Patoka town- ship, by Rev. Mart Burch. Wanted to rent—a good, five to seven room house. Dr. Luke. The Ladies' town hall as- sociation have for the present abandoned the idea of build- ing a hall and library. The lot was nicely graded and the rubbish removed, and will be set out in flowers and trees, and make a small park. On Monday night, Mrs. Wm. Meadors entertained the Women's Relief Corps at the hall of the latter with ice cream and cake. There were forty seven persons present and all had a pleasant time. Dr. Frank Luke and fam- ily arrived here Tuesday from Covington, this state. The doctor has located here in the practice of dentistry, having recently bought out Dr. George. B. F. Morton, of Pittsburg, Pa., was in the city last Fri- day. He built the tank at the Carter glass plant and was here looking after put- ting in gas producers for the company. Joe Miley's baby, four miles east of Petersburg, while ly- ing on the bed playing with its parents Tuesday eve- ning, suddenly turned over, breaking its arm. 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