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C-8 Wednesday, October 25, 2017 The Press-Dispatch HISTORY Submit history photos: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Tuesday, August 25, 1942 On display this past week end in the First National Bank was a peach that had grown into the shape of a pig. With the addition of match sticks for legs it looked like a good fat hog with its head lowered as though routing ground. Also on display was a huge Wolf River apple in the window of the Burg- er Jewelry store. The apple in the window of the Burger Jewelry store. The apple was perfect in shape and about 6 or 7 inches in diameter. Patty Klipsch and Virgin- ia Palmer gave a tacky par- ty in the Klipsch Dairy barn, Thursday night, August 20. The guests were met in town by Mr. Klipsch and a hay ride was enjoyed. Prizes for being the tackiest were won by Bill Von der Lehr and Kenny Vance. Elmer G. Anderson, af- ter 20 years services as city mail carried, has retired or a pension, and from now on he will take life easy. He has bought a motorboat and in- stalled it on White River, and the first month of his vaca- tion he will spend fishing along White River. Ander- son is 62 years of age, and for the past twelve years his hearing has been get- ting worse each year, until the Government decided he had served long enough to be pensioned, and they gave his job to a younger man, Doyle Rumble, age 35 years. Icle Freeland of Peters- burg caught a 68 pound catfish while fishing in the White River early Satur- day morning. He was using a number seven hook on a trout line. He was fishing just off of Bilderback land- ing when he caught the fish. Richard Hayes, who has been operating a mine north of this city was appointed Saturday to fill the place made vacant by the resigna- tion of Floyd Thomas, the remainder of this year. Mr. Hates has had quite a bit of experience of this kind hav- ing served in the same ca- pacity a number of years ago. Pleas Goodrid will re- main as extra policeman. Births: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Robling of Union, Sunday a girl, Barbara Ann; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lemke are the proud parents of a girl born Sunday, August 22, named Mary Ann. Deaths: Mrs. Elizabeth Pearl Sealing, 54, wife of Rev. J.L Sealing, died at her home at Holland at 4 Sunday afternoon. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday, September 13, 1957 Senator William E. Jen- ner will deliver his first ma- jor political address since the adjournment of Con- gress when he speaks be- fore the luncheon meeting of the Indiana State Federa- tion of Women's Republican Clubs October 9. The state- wide luncheon will be in the Riley Room of the Claypool Hotel at 12:15 p.m. An audi- ence of some 650 women are expected to hear the Junior Senator from Indiana. PHS Quarterback Club had its first regular meeting Tuesday night at the gym and heard the coaches and scouts report on tonight's game at Oakland City. Over 50 joined the club a week ago tonight when dues were collected at the Owensville game by treasurer, Dewey Catt. Twenty-two men forming the field crew of the under- ground gas storage depart- ment of Texas Gas Trans- mission Corp., received the company's three-year acci- dent prevention award at a special dinner in their hon- or Thursday evening. The dinner was served at Hill- ie's restaurant at Washing- ton, Ind. Mary Jo, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mc- Ilrath will leave Saturday for Fulton, Mo. where she will enter the Jameson Mu- sic Conservatory at William Woods College. She will ma- jor in Hammond organ un- der Professor Lindberg and Dr. Meldrum. Mary Jo has been pianist and organist at the First Baptist church for several years and all through school her main interest was music. Since graduating from high school, Mary Jo has been working in the of- fice of Mr. Ferd Veeck. Marriages: The Union Community church was the scene of the wedding of Miss Gloria June Lindy and Ron- ald Dean Like. The couple was united in marriage at 3 p.m. Sunday, September 1. Births: Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Barnett are the proud parents of a baby boy, born September 7. He has been names Tony DeWayne. Deaths: Andrew Query, 74, Petersburg, died at 10 :55 a.m. Friday, September 6; Funeral services for William F. Richardson, 82, were at 2 p.m. Sunday, at the Augus- ta General Baptist church; Funeral services for Theo- dore Brittain, 72, of Otwell were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 11, at the Meth- odist church in Otwell; The community was grieved to learn of the death of Bren- da Kay Ellis, age 8 years, 5 months and 21 days, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Asa El- lis, at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, in the Good Samaritan Hos- pital, at Vincennes. Little Kay was burned August 26, in an accident in her home; Oscar E. Kinman, 72, Win- slow, died at 3 a.m. Wednes- day, at his home in Marion township. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, September 28, 1967 Paul Johnson of Indianap- olis, husband of the former Lorraine Horton of Algiers lost both legs in an accident Thursday. He was moving heavy equipment between Lebanon and Shelbyville when he attempted to avoid an approaching truck in his lane of traffic and turned over in a ditch. Officials were two and a half hours re- moving him from the wreck. An army doctor came along and applied tourniquets just after the accident and was responsible for saving his life. One leg was severed just below the hip and the other leg was cut off just above the knee. Today marks the open- ing day of the first October Bargain period for the new- ly formed Press Dispatch, and at the same price for one year as either The Pe- tersburg Press or the Pike County Dispatch prior to their merger. During the Bargain Period, which lasts until Tuesday, October 31, persons living in Pike and surrounding counties may pay to subscribe for $2.50 for one year. This includes Gibson, Warrick, Knox, Da- viess and Dubois counties. Otwell High School Band, directed by William Mac- Donald, and Winslow High School Band, directed by Daniel Lebmann will partic- ipate in Indiana University's annual Band Day show Sat- urday, September 30 when I.E. hosts the University of Kansas on the football field. Maps on Pike County are still on sale at the auditor's office in Petersburg. The maps cost $1.00. They show road intersections, numbers and names, state and county roads, townships, sections, cities, towns, creeks, riv- ers, railroads, rural subdivi- sions, state property, feder- al property, churches, cem- eteries and schools. They could prove useful for any- thing from driving through the backroads of the coun- ty to locating various land- marks. Eighth district State Po- lice Commander Lt. How- ard Lytton, swing a sledge hammer destroying four pin-ball machines seized in two separate Pike County raids earlier this month. Po- lice said the machines were destroyed on an order from the Petersburg city court. The devices were termed "il- legal" for featuring a right of free games and right of re- play mechanism. Marriages: Miss San- dra Kay Allen and Larry Michael Traylor exchanged marriage vows at 2 p.m. Sat- urday, September 2 in the Methodist Church at Brin- ghurst. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marvel of Monroe City, Thursday, September 21, a daughter; To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Carrie, Monroe City, September 20, a son; To Mr. and Mrs. James Thorne, Oakland City, a daughter; To Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Williams of Oakland City, a son, David Lynn; To Mr. and Mrs. Glendel Ashby of Otwell, a daughter, Trac- ey Allison; To Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Giesler of Jasper, a son, Bradley Allen; To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kent Burns, Oakland City, a daughter September 19, named An- drea Louise; To Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Hill, a son, Sidney Loren. Deaths: Robin Lynn Hart, eight year old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron- ald Hart, died Saturday in James Whitcomb Riley Hos- pital for children from a kid- ney ailment; William Har- mon Stuckey, 65, of Detroit, Michigan, native of Peters- burg, died Friday, Septem- ber 22 from multiple sclero- sis; Graveside services were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at the Sunset cemetery for the stillborn baby of Mr. and Mrs. Clenneth Bruce of Arthur; Herschel Julian, 74, native of Monroe township, died at 8:45 p.m. Saturday in the Deaconess hospital; Wil- liam M. Greenfield, an Oak- land City resident for the past 30 years died Sunday at the Oakland City Rest Home where he had been a patient for three months; Mrs. An- na L. Thomas, 83, life time resident of Algiers died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Septem- ber 26 in the Good Samari- tan hospital. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, September 24, 1992 A Petersburg man heard a loud noise then found the windshield of a truck had been broken. Charles Hig- don was at Bill Sutt's house on S. Fifth St. at about 8 p.m. Friday and heard a loud noise. When he went out in the backyard, he saw two people running away. Upon further investigation he found the windshield to Sutt's pickup truck was bro- ken. Damage was estimated at $100. The Pike County Sheriff's Office and the Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a 29 -year-old Pike County man presumed to be Robin Racine, of Winslow. "At this point we are treat- ing the death as a drown- ing," said Sheriff Bill Scales. Deputy Bill Walker respond- ed at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday af- ternoon to a report of a body found in a pit near Number Seven Road. Racine was re- portedly last seen on Satur- day. Authorities are treating the death as a drowning, but have not yet ruled out foul- play pending the outcome of the autopsy. Just two weeks after be- ing broken into, the new Pe- tersburg Elementary was vandalized. Principal Steve Meadors told the police sometime between 11 p.m. September 16 and 11 a.m. the next day someone had ripped a gate post out of the concrete near the kinder- garten area. No damage es- timate was given. It was in- vestigated by Police Chief Mike Key. A Tuesday morning acci- dent on Old State Road 64 near Stendal resulted in ex- tensive damage, but no one was injured , according to police. Billy D. Thomas, 17, of Stendal was driving north on Old 64 and went left of center and hit Shane Rel- ler, 16, of Stendel head-on, according to State Trooper Frank Coleman. "Both driv- ers were wearing seatbelts and that probably prevent- ed injuries," said Coleman. Thomas was cited for driv- ing left of center. Marriages: The wedding of Lynn Ellen Smith and Bri- an Scott Beard took place at Neu Chapel on the Universi- ty of Evansville campus on August 22 at 5 p.m.; Mr. and Mrs. Milton Smith of Peters- burg announce the marriage of their daughter Joyce Lynn Smith to Alan Roy Gladish, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Heber Gladish. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Brad Cox of Petersburg on September 3, their first child, a daughter, Whitney Brooke; To Mr. and Mrs. William Stone of Jasper on August 18, a daughter, Alex- andra Lynn. Deaths: Colette Heiple, 45, of Trafalgar, formerly of Washington and Petersburg, died Sunday evening, Sept. 20 ; Gordon Cunningham El- liott, 73, of Hazelton, died at 8:06 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 at his residence; June L. Hil- debrand, 65, of Stendal, died at 1:04 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 at her residence; Helene Roeder, 91, of Ot- well died Friday, Sept. 18, at 2 a.m. at Memorial Hospital in Jasper; Helen Esther An- this, 83, of Mt. Carmel, Ill., mother of Patsy Hillyard of Petersburg, died Septem- ber 16 at her residence; Su- san Juanita Robb, 78, for- merly of Hazelton, died Sat- urday, Sept. 19 at 11:12 a.m. at Toulon Healthcare Center in Toulon, Ill.; Olive M. Ri- ley, 87, of Indianapolis, for- merly of Augusta, died Fri- day morning, September 20 at Community East Hospi- tal in Indianapolis; Velma Ruth Bayler, 65, of Prince- ton, died Thursday, Sept. 17 at 4:11 p.m. at Gibson Gen- eral Hospital in Princeton; Margaret Labacheux, 86, of Oakland City, died Sunday, Sept. 20 at 5:04 a.m. at Dea- coness Hospital in Evans- ville; JoAnn N. "Jo" Wern- ke, 46, of Princeton, died Wednesday, Sept. 16. By Sandy McBeth Pike County Historical Society The first Boy Scout Troop to organize in Petersburg did so in February of 1914. Sponsored through the pub- lic schools, the first troop was under the leadership of Professor J. W. Foreman at Petersburg High School as Scoutmaster. He was assist- ed by Joseph Hammond and Salem Watson. Committee Members for the troop were: Dr. Frank Luke, Dr. Frank Bethell, W. D. Curll, William Liibs and M. McC. Stoops. The troop was comprised of four patrols, the Panthers, Fox, Crow and Eagle. Boys be- tween the ages of twelve and seventeen were able to join Pe- tersburg Troop #1. Most peo- ple saw scouting as a method of keeping boys busy and out of trouble. By 1916 the Peters- burg troop had added a fifth patrol known as the Beavers and their numbers had in- creased to forty-two scouts. All of the troop members were registered with the National Boy Scout Council. According to the Petersburg High School Yearbook that year, the troop had three First Class Scouts, sixteen Second Class Scouts and twenty-three Tenderfeet Scouts. Some of their early activ- ities included hiking to oth- er towns and camping trips. Two members of the troop rode their bicycles down to Kentucky and back, a trip of almost 500 miles during their summer vacation in 1915. Be- tween 1914 and 1916 members of the troop and former mem- bers were credited with sav- ing four people from drown- ing in the White River. During the fall of 1914, the troop organized a foot- ball team and played against other local teams. They were undefeated until they played against Evansville and lost by a score of 27 to 0. When Petersburg held their first Municipal Christ- mas Event in 1914 the Boy Scouts did their share by de- livering approximately 100 baskets filled with fruit, can- dy and toys for children to families throughout the com- munity. In August of 1916 the troop lost their scoutmaster, Prof. J. W. Foreman when he moved to Vincennes, Ind. to accept the position of Principal of the High School there. The boys presented Foreman with a silk umbrella which was engraved on the handle with "Peters- burg Boy Scouts of Ameri- ca". He was replaced by W. E. Treanor and Brooks Pinnick signed on as Assistant Scour- master. During meetings, the boys worked on signalling, ban- daging, life saving, pyramid building and wall scaling. Drills were a part of every meeting. They attributed the success of their troop and the number of members to a film which was shown to all of the young boys in Petersburg in the spring of 1915 called "The Adventures of a Boy Scout". The Pike County History Center is seeing information on the history of Boy Scouts in Pike County. Troops were formed in Spurgeon and Win- slow in addition to Peters- burg during the same time period. Please stop in at the Pike County History Cen- ter to share any information and photographs you have on these and other troops in the area. Petersburg's first Boy Scout Troop formed in 1914 1933 Pike Central Swing Choir Pictured above are the 1933 Pike Central Swing Choir. Front row: Amy McLaughin, Stacy Stidd, Am- ber Clark, Katie Sullivan, Stacy Nance, Candi Phillips, Janna Burns, Chastity Whitehead, Danielle Rus- sell, Beth Willis, Shawn Erwin and Amber Novak. Row two: Lesley Sharp, Emily Schmett, Rachell Tip- ton, Tina Russell, Heather Harris, Kristi Hathaway, Michelle Willis, Jacy Robling, Mary Ann Manges, Amy Western, Andrea Majors and Denise Weist. Row three: Brandon Shoobridge, Kris Weist, Jason Smith, Matt Sullivan, Jay Thorne, Cory Smith, Jeff Burns, Lawrence Fenol, B.J. Willis, B.J. Sorgius, Chris Drew, Jeremy Kinman, Curtis McGill, Shawn Mason, Terry Aldridge and Steve Julian. Back row: Dan Nelson, Chris Blue, Johnny Voyles, Nathan Harker, Jeff Aydelott, Jason Whann, Jon Dickson, Ja- son Sturgeon, Jeff Sharp, Jeff Nelson, Danny Waddle, Jason Roy, Chris Clement, John Wick, Matt Hays and Cody Shoultz. The first Boy Scout Troop to organize in Petersburg did so in February of 1914. Sponsored through the public schools, the first troop was under the leadership of Professor J. W. Foreman at Petersburg High School as Scoutmaster. He was assisted by Joseph Hammond and Salem Watson.