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From out of the past Pike County Historical Society Gleanings from the Democrat, 1904 we need history Page Photos! If you have a historical photo that you would like to appear on this page, please bring it to The Press-Dispatch office, located at 820 E. Poplar St., Petersburg. Please include names and dates of the subjects in the photo. By Sandy McBeth 7/29/1904—Don't for- get the lawn fete to be giv- en at the Catt school house on Saturday night, July 30th, for the benefit of the church. A splendid time will be rendered to those in at- tendance. Judge E. A. Ely and son Frank, will leave here next Monday for Albuquerque, New Mexico, to visit Har- ry Ely, who has been locat- ed there for several years. They will be gone until about the first of October. Died at his home in Wash- ington township last Thurs- day morning, of consump- tion, S. C. Selby, aged 46 years. The deceased resid- ed about five miles south- east of Petersburg, was well known, popular and an ideal citizen. His funeral servic- es were held at the White church last Saturday, the re- mains being interred in the adjoining cemetery. The Cummins lumber company is working full time and have a large num- ber of men employed at the mills and in the woods. Last week the firm shipped out twelve car loads of lumber for the eastern markets, several of which will be ex- ported. This plant will be run steady from now on as they have an immense num- ber of logs in the yard and in the woods. The decision in the Jake Johnson trial at Peters- burg, last week is another victory for the temperance workers of this township. The case was thrown out of court because the appeal bond had not been filed in time. Johnson applied for a liquor license at Patoka and a remonstration was put in against him, he got sever- al to withdraw their names but not enough. He took the case to the Gibson circuit court and then venued it to Pike with the above results. It looks like the attorneys were afraid of the case— The Hazleton Herald. The brick masons who will construct the coal gas producers at the Carter glass works arrived today and will begin at once on the work. It will take about six weeks to complete the work. The glass is being taken out of the tank this week and as soon as work- men complete the inside work which will take sev- eral days the gas from the gas well will be turned into the tanks and melting will begin. The company ex- pects to begin blowing bot- tles within 40 days if noth- ing happens to the gas well. The well is getting stron- ger each day and now has a great pressure and volume. The gas will be used to heat the tank until the producers are completed when coal gas will be used and the nat- ural gas will be used in the glory holes and the lebrs to temper the glass. This afternoon the board of county commissioners met in joint session with the commissioners of Pike county to probate the ex- penses for repairing the Miller bridge, an iron struc- ture between Pike and Gib- son counties. A number of bridge men were present to bid on making the repairs. There will be new steel stringers and abuttments placed and the structure otherwise repaired. The two counties will jointly stand the expense—Princ- eton Democrat. Southfork Items—The Woolsey string band fur- nished music for the ice cream festival at Arthur last Saturday night. A large crowd was in attendance and a good time had by all. The fair to be given by the farmers, of Monroe town- ship will be held Oct. 6th. Every farmer in Pike coun- ty should make his arrange- ment to be present and take his family with him. The rel- atives and friends surprised Thornton Bodkin and wife last Sunday, with a grand dinner, it being his 62nd birthday. A large crowd was present and a splendid meal was served. Fred Alexander and mother, of near Peters- burg, were present. Joseph Dempsey and family, of Ot- well; Henry Bodkin and wife, of Ireland, Ind.; Isam Gatton, of Winslow; Mar- vin Radcliff and wife, of Al- giers, and Aaron Madden, of Warrick county, were in attendance. Music was fur- nished by the Woolsey or- chestra. 8/5/1904—Petersburg now has two automobiles, J. W. Wilson receiving one on Monday from Indianapolis. Jesse Little, a miner em- ployed at the Ayrshire coal mine, had his arm broken while at work in the mine one day last week. Willie Shanks, a four- teen-year-old boy, of Win- slow, died at the home of county superintendent Law- rence Ashby in that place, last week of flux. The body was buried at the Ashby cemetery. Charles Krebs, of New Albany, has been granted a patent on a parquetry floor. He is well known in this city, where he was born and raised and for several years was the editor of the Press. The Democrat wishes him success. Rev. Mitchem, pastor of the A. M. E. church of this city, returned Monday from Worthington, where he had been conducting religious services. The foundations for the new residences of John Vannada and Dick Patter- son have been built and car- penters have commenced work on their part of the contracts. sixty years ago The Petersburg Press Thursday, Aug. 5, 1954 Pike County Young Demo- crats gathered Monday night to hear speech making by Winfield K. Denton, demo- cratic aspirant and elected Wilmer Whitehead, candi- date for Sheriff to the presi- dency of the club for another year. Other officers elected were Dan Tretter, vice presi- dent; Juanita Barnett, secre- tary; and James Werner, trea- surer. Bill D. Erwin, engine- man second class USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Er- win, of Petersburg, and hus- band of Mrs. Silvia Erwin, of Vincennes, has been select- ed "Sailor of the Month" for June while serving aboard the USS L ST 819. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Spear, of Augusta, Ga., a son, Robert Conrad, Aug. 3; to Mr. and Mrs. Otis Cook, of Velpen, a daughter, Renda Sue, Friday. Deaths: Cornelius A. Gor- man, 35, of Evansville, for- merly of Winslow, died June 29 after suffering an electri- cal flash while working at the Ayrshire Colleries Sub- station near Winslow; Eth- el Pearson, 67, of Oakland City, died Saturday after being struck by an engine while walking along New York Central tracks near her home;Harley Stevens, 63, of Winslow, retired coal min- er, died July 27 at his home; Hall Nelson, 69, of Winslow, former Pike County Sheriff, died July 28 in Baptist Hospi- tal in Evansville. FiFty-nine years ago The Pike County Dispatch Friday, Aug. 12, 1955 Sam Nelson came home Sunday of last week from Lit- tleon, Colo. to visit with his mother, Stella Nelson, and other relatives. He leaves Friday for Ft. Knox, Ky., hav- ing been inducted into the armed services. Mrs. Lottie Gryder, 80, of Stockton, Calif., has been visiting the past two weeks with her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Verner Coleman and and other relatives. She left Thursday for Washington, D.C. by plane to visit with her son, George Gryder, be- fore returning to California. Ted Vaughn, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Delmas Vaughn, of Bloomington, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Vaughn, of Camp- belltown, was first place win- ner in the summer Youth Op- portunity program hosted in Bloomington, Thursday eve- ning. The winner played his trombone to victory over the 11 other boys and girls who were contestants in the pro- gram. He won a $25 bond. TO GR ADuATE AT ST. MARY'S Kay Louise Knowles, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Millard Hightower, of Pe- tersburg, will be one of 39 nurses to graduated from St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing August 21 at 2:30 p.m. in St. Anthony's Cathe- dral, Evansville. She was graduated from Petersburg High School in 1952. She is attending school on a partial scholarship given by the Pike County Medical As- sociation. She will be the first Pike County student to com- plete nurses's training on a Pike County Medical Asso- ciation scholarship. While in training, Knowles has been associated with St. Vincent Hospital in St. Lou- is, Mo.; Sunnyside and Ri- ley Hospital in Indianapolis. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Weeks, of Peters- burg, a son, Saturday; to Mr. and Mrs. David Youngs, a son, Steven Ray, July 29; to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Eilert, of Velpen, a daughter, Aug. 1; to Mr. and Mrs. James Rad- ford, of Tulsa, Okla., a son, July 29. Marriages: Beth Sher- ry Kemp and Jerry G. Ross, both of Central City, Ky., Aug. 7; Marianna Hunt and Jack Richardson, both of Oakland City, Aug. 1. Nan- cy Lee Davis, formerly of Winslow, and Edwin Carter, Jr., of Florida, July 21, grand- daughter of Rev. and Mrs. James Jones, of Ayrshire. Deaths: William Harrison Gillie, of Wheatland, broth- er of Lawrence Gillie, of Win- slow, died Monday; Effie A. Sullivan, of near Otwell, died Thursday at her home; Mrs. Raymond (Rosina June Mi- ley) Maxwell, 33, of Pontiac, Mich., died Saturday. FiFty years ago The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, Aug. 20, 1964 State Director of Selective Service, Robert K. Custer, of Indianapolis, was in Peters- burg Tuesday afternoon to award honorary certificates to three members of the lo- cal selective service board. Receiving the certificates were Col. I. O. Gladish, John K. Chappell and Vernie Eu- banks. Wayne Davis, of Hatfield, formerly of Winslow, will teach in Odon High School next fall. He graduated from Oakland City College this spring. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norval Davis. Georganna Hale, who has been employed at Baylor University Medical Center of Dallas, Texas, returned home for a visit Aug. 6. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hale, of Win- slow. Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Hale, went to Dallas to accompany her home. She and her moth- er went to Indianapolis last week to visit her sisters, Mi- arna Loy Hale and Mrs. Ken- neth W. Shull and family. Bill Nease, of Garden City, Kan., and Mr. Hale joined them in Indianapolis for the week- end. J. WILSON RECEIVES HARTKE APPOINTMENT Senator Vance Hartke has announced the appointment of Joseph Wilson, of Peters- burg, to serve as his cam- paign coordinator for Pike County. The appointment was made on the recommen- dation of David Eilert, Chair- man of Pike County Demo- cratic Central Committee. Senator Hartke said that Wilson will serve as his per- sonal representative for ac- tivities in Pike County and will keep him abreast of de- velopments in the area. He will work closely with the county chairman and other county residents in helping to reelect the senior Indiana Senator. LENOR A BECHTEL RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP AWARD Lenora Vinyard Bechtel, native of Winslow, was awarded the first Woman's Press Club of Indiana $50 fel- lowship to Indiana Universi- ty Writers' Conference July 6 -11. Born at Winslow and graduated from Indiana Uni- versity, Mrs. Bechtel lives in Dearborn, Mich., with her husband, Jack Bechtel and their two pre-school chil- dren. Between graduation and 1960, when she received a master's degree in English at IU, Mrs. Bechtel and her husband spent three years in Germany while he was in the U.S. Air Force. She is a teach- er at Wayne High School in Michigan and also conducts classes two nights a week at Henry Ford Community Col- lege. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Vinyard, of Boonville, formerly of Win- slow. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Walker, of Francis- co, a daugher, Kaye Ellen, Aug. 11; to Mr. and Mrs. George Meyer, south of Win- slow, a son, Phillip Ray, Aug. 1; to Mr. and Mrs. William Eads, of Muncie, a daugh- ter, Melody Ann, Aug. 4; to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mur- ray, of Indianapolis, a daugh- ter, Guya Aaron, Aug. 14; to Mr. and Mrs. James Comer, of Oakland City, a son, Aug. 19; to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bolin, of Otwell, a son, Greg- ory Alan, Aug. 18; to Lt. and Mrs. Donald Weisman, of Lawton, Okla., a daughter, Dawn Ellen, Aug. 8; to Rev. and Mrs. Alfred William Foust, of Winslow, a son, Jo- el William, Aug. 15. Marriages: Anne Eliz- abeth Jacobs, of New Cas- tle, and Michael Wilson, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 24; Mariena Kay Lashbrook, of French Lick, and Harry Al- an Jones, of Cuzco, Aug. 15. Deaths: Paul Johnson, 51, of Lincoln, Ill., former- ly of Winslow, died sudden- ly Aug. 12 while on vacation in Jackson, Wyo.; Mary Hus- ton, wife of Rev. Carl Huston, of Cynthiana, pastor the past four years at Spurgeon United Methodist Church, died Fri- day, suffering from cancer; Mrs. Victor (Ida) Wirth, 72, died Friday at the home of a sister, Flora Duncan, south of Oakland City; Bertis C. Ri- ley, 63, of south of Francisco, died Friday; Lydia Moyer, 38, of Indianapolis, died Aug. 12 in a Cleveland, Ohio hospital; Edith Edna May, 74, of Otwell, died Aug. 17, suffering from a ruptured appendix. twenty-Five years ago The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Aug. 17, 1989 Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Clark, of Belleville, Ill., and their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Doyle were week- end guests of friends and relatives in Otwell and Ar- thur. Shawn Erwin, of Ar- thur, returned to Belleville with the Clarks. She visit- ed until Tuesday when her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Erwin went to Belleville to bring her home. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hulsey and Crystal Steinhart, of Velpen, spent Sunday in Evansville and were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Schwerdtfeger, Cindy and Jessica. Crystal remained as a houseguest for sever- al days. Carolyn Weitkamp, Kath- leen Claridge, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rogers were in Nash- ville, Tenn., from Wednes- day until Friday last week to visit Ivor Harrell Powers, who is a patient at Vander- bilt University Hospital. Powers was involved in a serious truck accident and is in critical condition in the intensive care unit. Marriages: Beth Feast- er, of Ft. Branch, and Jon Schmitt, of Cynthiana, July 15; Linda M. Richards and Rex D. Hume, formerly of Winslow, July 29. Deaths: Thelma Conder, 79, of Anderson, formerly of Oakland City, mother of Jan- nalee Todd, of Arthur died Aug. 10; Dorothy Adkins, 47, of Eagle Point, Ore., sis- tr of Janice DuPont, of Pe- tersburg, died July 30 from injuries suffered in an auto- mobile accident; Charles E. Bourland, 65, of Chandler, father of Emily Bottoms, of Otwell, died Aug. 13. Fundraiser to benefit the new Edith Barrett Memorial Genealogical and Historical Center NiGHt Italian tuesday, September 23 at tHE VillaGE iNN 6 p.m. eat in or carry out by reservation only Dinner includes meat, salads, dessert & drink $15 per person Call reservations by Saturday, Sept. 20 to 812-354-9259 Support Pike County's rich history! PCHS Office assistants—1988 Pike Central High School Office Assistants for the first and second semes- ter include: Front row: Desi Enoch, Andrea DeJarnett, Andrea Earley, Sta- cey Loveless and Tricia Fears. Row two: Dana Swain, Kerry Swain, Janette Browning, Mendi Winsted, Jamie Gryder and Amy Rayman. Row three: Tina Weisman, Stephanie Nelson, Dawn Lough, Robyn Mason and Stacey Brand- sasse. Back row: Scott Cullison, Trent Stone, Cindy Morton, Tonda Thorne, Stephanie Cox, Keri Fox and Amy Hatfield. winslow elementary Fifth grade—1973 Front row: Angela Smith, Tina Stilwell, Lana Kinder, Tammy McKinney, Melody Auten, Gay Hayden, Richelle Alford and Susan Scraper. Middle row: Helen Lewis (Teacher), Jeff Perry, Brad Zimmerman, Regina Rowe, Terry Nelson, Denise Coleman, Kelly Henke, Eddie Middleton and Keith Taylor. Back row: Barry Scott Williams, Michael Benefiel, Gary Osborne, Colleen Cox, Lana Richardson, Tonya Null, James Rothrock and Mark Houchins. The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 17, 2014 C-9