The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch From out of the past students from Pike County have been elected to mem- bership in Beta Gamma Sigma, national scholastic honorary business society. The Pike County students chosen are senior students on the Indiana University Bloomington campus and rank in the upper 10 percent of their class in the School of Business. They are Joseph L. Kays of Winslow and Ow- en M. Weathers of Peters- burg. Mr. and Mrs. Vanice Tuesday, April 8, 1952 Friday, April 11, 1952 Two Indiana University The Petersburg Press Sixty years ago Clure and son moved into the apartment Mr. and Mrs. Veril McClure moved out of. The McClures' and Ker- ry Wayne moved the first of the week to their home south of Arthur. Mrs. Harley Bechtel of Smith and Nancy of Evans- ville spent the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ros- coe Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mc- Reggie, Mr. and Mrs. Rus- sell Evans, Shirley Sue Ev- ans and friend, Mary Mar- tha Long, Ronald Wood and Ruth Griffith. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. der of Winslow and Don- ald Ray Burch of Princeton, April 5; Alberta Walls of Jas- per and James Robinson of Clinton, March 29; Donna Sharp of Winslow and Rich- ard Poehlein of Winslow, March 23. Deaths: Rev. Leonard Harold Bailey of Lynnville, a son, Harold Stanton, April 3; to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Luff of Boonville, a daughter, Cathy Diane, March 31; to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stan- ley of Nebo, KY, a daughter, March 30; to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Stinson, a daugh- ter, Dee Kaye, April 2. Marriages: Delores El- Winslow received a tele- gram April 1 that her son, Pfc. William Green had been wounded in Korea March 26. Pfc. Green suf- fered chest and leg wounds with six slugs being found in one leg. Green has been flown to a hospital in Japan for treatment. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hare of Griffin, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Law- rence Stafford of Velpen, a son, April 7; to Mr. and Mrs. William B. Wilson of Frank- fort, IN, a son; to Pvt. and Mrs. Donald Gene Barrett, a son, Stephen Alan, April 3. Deaths: John Lewis Cok- er, 75, died April 3 at his home between Spurgeon and Enos Corners; Levin Earl Coleman, 70, native of Pike County, died March 31 at his home in Bloomfield, MO, following a stroke; Bev- erly Gay Wade, nine-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Wade of Winslow, died April 2; Trudy K. Thom- son, three-year-old daughter of Mary Thompson, died April 7 in Butlerville; Myr- tle Drew, 69, of Pike Coun- ty, died April 3 in Daviess County Hospital. Fifty-nine years ago The Pike County Dispatch Barrett and daughter of East Chicago were Sunday sup- per guests of her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Tinch- er and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Friday, April 10, 1953 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Harry Long in Campbelltown were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Long and Ross and family spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Ez- ra Nixon. Afternoon callers were Mrs. Bernice Erwin, Mrs. Audie Hagemeyer and daughters, and Mrs. Arlene Rich and daughters. Sunday dinner guests of L. Arnold, 70, of Princeton, retired G.B. minister and former Pike County resi- dent, died April 2; Walter H. Finn, 69, of Velpen, died April 5; John A. Woolsey, 62, of Somerville, former- ly of Winslow, died April 6; Harley Everett Doades, 67, of Washington, former Pike resident, died April 3; Billy Nunn, 78, of Ft. Lau- derdale, FL, uncle of Lena D. Melton of Winslow, died March 30; Mrs. Herschel (Grace) Walts, 58, of near Union, died April 3; Mer- rell Schick, 63, of Hazleton, died April 6 at the home of her son in Detroit, MI; Jacob L. (Jack) Bowers, 86, former Otwell resident, died April 2 in Pueblo, CO. Fifty years ago The Pike County Dispatch of Winslow, was recently installed president of Be- ta Sigma Omicron Sorority at Evansville College. Wil- liams, selected Miss Student Nurse of Evansville Welborn Hospital, is a junior in the School of Nursing and has been active in the Methodist Student Movement. She is a daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Walter C. Williams of Win- slow. She is a graduate of Ri- ley High School. Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Mor- Judith Ann Williams, 19, Thursday, April 19, 1962 of Bee Springs, KY, visit- ed over the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vaughn. She also visited with her daughters, Mr. and Mrs. DeWayne Newton and daughters in Winslow, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Selby and daughter in Wash- ington. Other Sunday vis- itors in the Vaughn home were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Padgett of Otwell; Mr. and Mrs. Prentice Vaughn and son of Winslow; Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Vaughn and family, Mrs. Sarah Lemond ton, Linda and Connie of An- derson, were Monday after- noon visitors of Mrs. Clar- ence Osgatharp and Mrs. Alex Whaley. Mrs. Belva Aisthorpe Charles White of Oakland City, a son, C. Quinten, April 10; to Mr. and Mrs. Chong Do Hah, a daughter, Mary Kim, April 9 in Ap- pleton, WI; to Mr. and Mrs. Don Corn of Elberfeld, a son, Chris, April 7; to Mr. and Mrs. George Meyer, a daughter, April 18; to Sp/4 and Mrs. DeWayne Griffith of Ft. Lee, VA, a daughter, Shelley Ann, April 16; to Mr. and Mrs. Billy Gene Arn- holt of Spurgeon, a son, Wil- liam Scott, April 14; to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weisheit of Westminster, CO, a daugh- ter, March 14; to Mr. and Mrs. Brice Rumble of Ana- heim, CA, a son, Jeffrey Wil- liam, March 25. Marriage: Mary Ann and Gary, Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Nonnweiler. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Wednesday, May 16, 2012 C-7 for the basketball team. They were, left to right, William Corn, Earlena Hedg- es, Jack Houchins, and Barbara Ellen Powers. Most cheerleaders had boys as well as girls on the cheerleaders teams. Winslow Eskimos Cheerleaders in 1946 The Winslow cheerleaders included two boys and two girls leading the yells Pike County Historical Society Wiseman of Otwell and Lar- ry Roy Doane of Petersburg, March 29. Deaths: Mrs. Lou Hill, 70, of Otwell, died April 15; Roy Wyatt, Hornady Park custo- dian, died April 17 suffering from a heart attack; Daniel McKinney, 84, of Spurgeon, died April 11; John H. "Dick" Wininger, 73, of near Win- slow, died April 12; Byron "Barney" Phillips, 85, of Union, died April 17; Verde- lia Foster, 64, of Glezen, died April 12; Martha Satkamp, 69, of Huntingburg, former- ly of Stendal, died April 11; Lucy M. Colvin, 78, of Princ- eton, native of Velpen, died April 13. Twenty-five years ago The Press-Dispatch meyer, Cindy and Sandy Marchbanks of Petersburg were Monday, March 30 sup- per guests of Rev. and Mrs. Ron Ficklin and family near Glezen. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Thursday, April 9, 1987 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Teg- Shoultz spent a week recent- ly in Hawaii. Their daughter, Lisa spent Wednesday night, March 25 with her grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shoultz near Glezen. Artist Jack Hamm will dis- ta Items —"Coon Hunting" parties are in style now. The Cable & Kaufman switch is nearly completed. Uncle Dave Corn has built 10/27/1893—Augus - By Sandy McBeth a business house in our lit- tle burg. Joseph Bush, who is build- been bedfast for several years, is worse than she has been for several weeks. Dr. N. Corn and Dr. Mc- ing a barn for Moses Skin- ner, of Arthur, was at home Sunday. Annie McKain, who has his windpipe and it was on- ly by the quick help of his wife that he was saved from death by choking. The Augusta base ball club is yet on top of the di- amond and challenges any nine in the county. This will be open till Christmas night at 12 p.m. D. D. Corn, captain. Otwell Items—William Glasson have formed a part- nership and are doing busi- ness at Dr. Corn's old office. Dr. N. Corn went to Win- slow, Wednesday, to attend the meeting of the pension examining board of sur- geons. Glenmore McGraw got a gristle from a beef bone in play two of his paintings at Barrett Memorial Library in Petersburg beginning April 13. Hamm graduated from Pike Central and Oakland City College where he ma- jored in art. He is a licensed art teacher for kindergar- ten through high school. He has been working as a substitute teacher regular- ly in Pike and Gibson coun- ties. Besides oil paintings, he has worked in ceramics, drawing, photography, and is taking classes in water painting from Jerry Baum. Capt. William C. Gladish, a 1978 graduate of Pike Cen- tral High School, has gradu- ated from the U.S. Air Force pilot training and received silver wings at Vance Air Force Base, OK. He is a 1982 graduate of Indiana Univer- sity in Bloomington. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Eric Bryan Edmonds of Pe- tersburg, a son, Cody Rob- ert, March 30; to Mr. and Mrs. John Burgess of Win- slow, a daughter, Mallory Mechel, March 27; to Mr. and Mrs. Steven Vaughn of Winslow, a son, Justin Seth, March 15; to Elizabeth Mc- Bride and Randall Copeland of Augusta, a daughter, Emi- ly Grace, Feb. 17; to Mr. and Mrs. Randall Hollen of Ot- well, a son, Cameron Joseph, March 27. Deaths: Howard P. Staf- ford, 80, of Petersburg, for- merly of Monroe City, died April 4; Tina Marsee, 95, of Petersburg, died April 5; Lena Wilhite, 83, of Peters- burg, died March 31; Wan- da Mae Johnson, 59, former- ly of Petersburg, died April 4; Donovan Lee Horton, 78, of Evansville, sister of Hat- tie Ehlert of Winslow, died April 2; A.J. "Pat" Glader, 83, of Las Vegas, NV, former Pike County resident, died April 6; Chester Dellinger, 86, of Vincennes, died April 5; Kenneth Axsom, Sr., 67, of Crawfordsville, brother of Gilbert Axsom of Peters- burg, died March 31. McCormick has bought the Wiseman property. Quite a number attended the Wrat- ten sale in Daviess coun- ty last Saturday. Hume De- Mott has left his farm; bought property in Otwell and moved into it. Bids will be received by the postmas- ter of Otwell for carrying the mail from Otwell to Ireland, until November 6, 1894. The case of State of Indiana vs. Jake Levi, for carrying con- cealed weapons, is set for next Saturday, before Squire Edmondson. Oliphant Items—Richard liam Davis moved to Gib- son county last Monday where he will make his fu- ture home. William Single- ton has purchased the Wil- liam Davis property and will make that his home when he catches the bird. G. B. Campbell has pur- Phillips and Ambrosia Hill- man were united in mar- riage at Butler Chapel, on the night of the 19th inst by Rev. Jacob Frederick. Pikeville Items—Wil- Gleanings from the Democrat 1893 into his residence on up- per Main Street, which he recently purchased of J. W. Wilson. Halloween has come and braska where he has been visiting his sister a few weeks. Joseph Newkirk moved gone. Likewise several gates are gone and other things too numerous to mention. Things loose were gathered up and exchanges made. Hub Tislow has opened up a jewelry shop in the room occupied by Miss Brazzle- ton as a millinery store. Hub is a good workman and will no doubt secure a share of the trade. Persimmons are ripe. The pucker having been taken out by the late frosts. Sixth street is receiving more attention. That part be- tween Cherry and the rail- road is being raised some three feet. Squire Chappell has re- moved his office to the front room over Kime's grocery, where justice will be meted out to the evil doers. Walnuts are only worth chased the old drug store property in Pikeville and will commence improve- ments on same at once. Patoka Items—The infant child of Sam Rhed died on the 19th. A coal mine is being win Hornbrook and fami- ly moved back to their old stamping ground in this vi- cinity last Thursday. At the spelling bee at the Items—Er- court house last Friday eve- ning, given by the W. C. T. U, Mrs. Thomas Read car- ried off the honor of having "spelled down the house." The attendance was very large. Some of the best spell- ers went down on very easy words. 11/3/1893—Will Doty re- turned on Monday from Ne- Kiwanis son, John Erwin, Donna Leslie, Sharon McKinney, Mary Woolsey, Barbara Hedges, Lennie Steele (se- nior sponsor), Helen Lee, Carol Corn, Larry Luff, Linsa Loehr, grant Feaster, and Davod Yager. The pho- to and information was sent in by Don Parke of Newburgh. The 1962 graduates, which was 50 years ago, include Paul Montgomery, Donald Pancake, Aja Ma- Spurgeon High School seniors 1962 Yes! You Are Approved! 6 Years Sales 36 Years Sales opened on the farm of E. M. Selby. Daniel Wagner has re- turned from his prospective visit to the Cherokee Strip. He reports matters favorable and will dispose of his prop- erty here and return with his family in the near "time to come." We wish them suc- cess. Union have been granted to the First congressional dis- trict during the past week, and include original, res- toration and increase of pension: Margaret West- fall, Boonville; Margaret Finch, Grandview; William Grubbs, Poseyville; George Haughland, Boonville; Cora Ellis, Evansville. Carl Lemasters, the black- fifty cents per bushel while hickory nuts being six- ty cents and pecans $2 per bushel. The crop this year is very large. The following pensions few cats around, but when some person makes an ex- change with us after night he should leave something equivalent to that taken. One night last week some sneak- ing cuss without the love of some good woman stole sev- eral of our chickens and left in their place several half- grown cats. Now we don't care anything for the cats, but we did hate to lose those chickens. smith, has been doing some very fine work in his line of trade this week. He is a very fine workman, and on Tues- day last became so excit- ed that he forgot all about his work and rushed home, book in hand, and com- menced to learn the latest songs which he sings to his ten-pound son during the wee sma' hours of night. We don't mind to have a Come Help Us Help Our Kids! All proceeds to benefit scholarships, Christmas gifts and clothes for our school kids from Petersburg, Winslow and Otwell. Food and Drinks Available Play for Cash & Prizes NOt resPONsible fOr ACCideNts ANd NO smOkiNg iN the buildiNg. InDIAnA gAMIng lICenSe # 125109 Saturday, May 19 6 to 10 p.m. VFW in Petersburg 1202 E. Main Street