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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, August 16, 2017 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS Petersburg and Winslow Elementary Open Houses will be Thursday, Aug. 17 The Petersburg Elementary and Winslow Elemen- tary will be having their Open Houses on Thursday, Aug. 17 from 6 -7 p.m. This is a great opportunity for the parents to meet their child's teacher. Girl Scouts sign-up Sunday, Aug. 20 Pike County information and sign-up meeting will be Sunday, Aug. 20 from 2-4 p.m. at the History Cen- ter, 1104 Main Street, Petersburg. For more informa- tion, call 812-421-4970 or register online at girlscouts- gssi.org and click Join Now. Blue Jeans Center will host Sunday dinner The Blue Jeans Community Center in Monroe City will host Sunday dinner, August 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu will include: Chicken and noodles, salis- bury steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, carrots, slaw and dessert. Carry-outs available. All proceeds benefit the center. Winslow Lions Club pageant sign-ups this Sunday The Winslow Lions Club will be having sign-ups for the Community Fest Lions Club pageant Sunday, August 20 from 2-4 p.m. in the Winslow Community Center. The pageant is open to girls age 5 -16 and will be Saturday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Community Cen- ter. For more information, call Linda Nelson at 812- 766 -0734. Oakland City Library offering Eclipse glasses The rare total eclipse is taking place on Monday, Au- gust 21. The Oakland City Public Library is prepared and offering anyone in the community free viewing glasses, while supplies last. The library was selected to receive the special glasses from the Space Science In- stitute who administered a grant from the Moore Foun- dation that will provide over a million eclipse glasses to public libraries nationally. A look at Xavier Jubier's 2017 Total Eclipse Interac- tive Google Map shows the area can expect up to a 97 percent totality rate. The next total eclipse in North America will be in 2024 according to the Great Amer- ican Eclipse website. Farm Bureau, Inc. annual dinner meeting Sept. 6 The Pike County Farm Bureau Inc. annual dinner meeting will be September 6 at 6 p.m. at the Muren Church of God in Arthur. Make your reservations, by calling 812-354-8488 by August 18. READER GUIDE Subscriptions: Subscription rates: One year: $30 for Pike and surrounding counties and all 475 and 476 addresses; elsewhere in Indiana $33; out of state $50 Paid in advance. Change of address — subscribers changing addresses will please give their old address as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change unless this is done. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Press-Dis- patch, P.O. 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The historic papers were found after the northside Evansville couple pur- chased a house that had belonged to Erin's great aunt, Ester Schlusmeyer. Erin found a large piece of cardboard in the attic covering up dozens of front pages clipped from the Courier-Press. Erin has kept them for 20 years now through four family moves, knowing that her aunt "just knew" that the head- lines would be historical and collect- ible. The couple moved into the house when Erin was 19 and she has kept them in a plastic box for safe keeping ever since. Neighbor Reno Richardson brought the front pages to the atten- tion of Petersburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3587 Commander Ray Stil- well, where they are stored presently. Plans are to preserve them and consult with local historian Sandy McBeth re- garding their safe keeping. Erin knows her grandfather, George Stuteville's, World War II history through her Army veteran father, Joe Stuteville. Joe's father, George, was stationed aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis in the Pacific during World War II. The ship was named "Lucky Lou" since it was "one of the few ships to get out of Pearl Harbor" after the sneak attack on December 7, 1941, according to Erin. Erin said, "My grandfather, George "Buck" Stuteville, was stationed on the U.S.S. St. Louis (Lucky Lou) in 1944 and was a part of the invasion of Leyte Gulf, the battle of the Philippines and the Battle of Okinawa in 1945." She said years later her father was also on Okinawa in the U.S. Army as a mili- tary policeman. Besides being on the Lucky Lou, George was really fortu- nate because he was to transfer to the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis. In- stead, the U.S.S. Indianapolis left the area before George could be trans- fered and he remained on Lucky Lou until the surrender according to Erin. The USS Indianapolis delivered the atomic bomb "Little Boy" to Tini- an, which helped end a war that killed tens of millions. The Indianapolis was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-58, with great loss of life on the cruiser. According to the U.S.S. Indianapolis survivors' site, of the 1,196 crew mem- bers, 300 went down with the ship on July 30, 1945. About 900 men were in the water with no lifeboats and most with no food or water. Four days lat- er, 316 crewmen were rescued, setting the loss of life at 880. The captain was court marshaled for failing to use a pre- cautionary zip-zap course, which the military claimed was responsible for the sinking. The Indianapolis had no escorts on the return trip and was ad- vised that no Japanese subs would be encountered. A fter the war, the captain of the I-58 said that it would not have mattered if the ship zig-zagged to avoid torpedoes. Decades later, the captain of the Indianapolis was exonerated af- ter crew members and the public peti- tioned the government for a reversal. The "Japs Surrender" is one of many front pages clipped from the "Courier Press" toward the end of World War II, kept by Erin Jones for 20 years after the passing of her great Aunt Ester Schleismeire, who had collected them. Ester passed away in 1996, and Erin bought the house 20 years ago and found them in the attic. This classic 1940's World War II photo is of George Stuteville, his wife, Norma Patrica (Pat), and the cab driver they had on their wedding day. Erin Jones is pictured with her father, Joe Stute- ville, in recent times. It was taken about three years ago and is Joe's favorite. Both Joe and his father, George, were at Okinawa; Joe in the Army and George in the Navy on the U.S.S. St. Louis "Lucky Lou" during World War II. This brick for George Stuteville is a tribute to his World War II involvement and is a part of the Evansville Riverfront.