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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 8, 2017 A-9 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, September 1, 1942 Internal revenue offi- cers assisted by state and local police at South Bend cracked down on motorists who failed to purchase fed- eral auto use tax stamps in a surprise enforcement check which resulted in the arrest of 119 drivers who were bound over to the federal grand jury. On Sunday afternoon the Beta Omicron Chapter of Be- ta Sigma Phi met at Rainbow Beach for a Swimming Par- ty. Following the swim the girls had a 6 p.m. Picnic sup- per in Gregg Park. Those at- tending were: Frances Can- navan, Rosemary Frank- lin, Lillian Fine, Juanita Lu- cas, Mickey Nairn and Leola Troxler. Albert "Dude" Hammond, a former Petersburg boy was here Saturday for a day's vis- it with his mother, Mrs. Lu- ther Selby and Mrs. Selby, before leaving for Canada where he will be employed for several months. Mr. and Mrs. Selby drove him to In- dianapolis, where he visited with his sister, Mrs. Hannah McCormick, and left for his destination in Canada. Kenneth I. Shumak- er has been transferred to this county to act as super- intendent of the Pike Coun- ty State Park, located about two miles southeast of Win- slow to succeed Carl Locke, who has transferred to the Jackson county state forest project. Mr. Shumaker was formerly connected with the Morgan-Monroe state forest. Effective September 1, 1942, employees of Phillips Petroleum Company, with some exceptions, will go on longer working schedules. Every employee now on the pay roll is badly needed. The new working hours are made necessary by the Company's increasing demands for man- power to operate new war production plants and to fill jobs left vacant by the depar- ture of a large number of em- ployees entering the military services. Marriages: Mr. and Mrs. Orville Johnson announce the marriage of their daugh- ter, Kathleen to Charles Hugh Johnson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson of Bowman, Ind. The cere- mony was performed Sat- urday night at 8 o'clock by the Rev. Victor B. Hargitt at the Methodist parsonage in Oakland City. Deaths: The many friends, neighbours and ac- quaintances of the Conrad and Meadors families of this city were greatly grieved Fri- day to learn of the death of Mrs. Artie Meadors Con- rad, wife of Earl Conrad, of Bicknell, who died at the St. Mary's hospital, in Evans- ville at 8:05 a.m. on Fri- day, August 28; Mrs. Nan- nie Colvin died at her home two miles west of Union, last Thursday night. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday, September 27, 1957 X=rays taken last week for what doctors thought might be stomach ulcers revealed an imbedded needle in the abdomen of a Petersburg woman who had undergone surgery nine years earlier, it was reported yesterday. Mrs. Howard Miley, Jr., who resides on the south edge of Petersburg is employed at the Vincennes hospital, re- turned to her job this week after doctors advised that the needle was probably not the cause of stomach dis- turbances which have been bothering her for the past several months. Doctors said the needle need not be removed since apparently it is not in the process of mov- ing around. Mrs. Miley was not assured what her ailment is, the family said. When the school bell first peeled out this year, one dear lady who has long had a place in the community's heart was not there. Miss Flossie Salmon, for thirty eight years a teacher and administrator in the Peters- burg schools, had retired. Miss Salmon has become a part of her community in so many ways we can't enu- merate all of them here. Her contribution to education has been a remarkable ex- ample of dedication and loy- alty. Her life has been en- riched by her continued ef- fort to give and to correctly mould the minds of future generations. Petersburg retailers have launched a new eigh- teen-month program of re- tail business promotion and unanimously applauded the fine work of Albert Dosch and other members of the Retail Committee which has devoted much time in the past year and a half to the project. Jack Wilhite, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wilhite left Monday, Sept. 16 for Los Angeles, Calif. where he has been accepted a po- sition as associate engineer with the Douglass Air Craft Company. Jack received his B.S.A.E. degree August 2 from Purdue University. He also received a commis- sion as second Lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve from Langley Air Force Base near Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 31. He spent ten days with his parents before leaving for California. Marriages: Falyn Lee Chesser and James Donel Tharp were married Satur- day, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of God Parson- age. Rev. Mull read the vows. Births: A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ken- neth Curtis of Winslow, Sat- urday, Sept. 14 in Vincennes; Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Whitehead, Otwell, Satur- day, Sept. 21 twin boys. This is the second pair of twins for the Whitehead family. Deaths: Funeral servic- es for Rhoda Clara McClary, 75, were at 2:30 p.m. on Tues- day, at the Nazarene church, Winslow; Funeral services for Frank J. Willis, 73, Ot- well were at 2 p.m., Wednes- day, at the Otwell Methodist church; Alonzo Hawkins, 73, Petersburg, died at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 21, 1957 at the Daviess County Community hospital; Mrs. Isabelle Fileds Murray, 89, died Sunday at her home in Lynn. She was a former res- ident of Hazelton. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, October 12, 1967 Sheri Riney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Riney of Route 3, Peters- burg, continues to add to her achievements as a result of her participation in the Pike County 4-H Club program. Her latest reward is to be the recipient of a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago during the first week in December. She was awarded this trip as a result of her participation in a state- wide contest in the Automo- tive Project of the 4-H Club program. Sheri won this award as a result of being picked as the first alternate in this particular contest ear- lier this year. Clyde Blackburn of Coal Springs Avenue, Petersburg was taken to the Daviess County hospital at Wash- ington Friday afternoon from third degree burns on his left leg and both hands. Mr. Blackburn received the burns at 6 p.m. Thursday. He had filled his cigarette light- er and the lighter exploded when he started to light a cigarette. Friday of this week falls on the 13th, however the omens of Friday the 13th have been brushed aside by Petersburg merchants with a united day of bargain "Black Cat Spe- cials." Beware of black cats, ladders and spilled salt. Wear your four leaf clover and shop the money saving sale in Petersburg Friday the 13th. Whether you're super- stitious or not, this is one Fri- day the 13th that's sure to be your lucky day- be sure you don't miss out on these black cat bargains. Ray Letts and Charles Green announced the pur- chase of Hudson's Furni- ture Store, in Petersburg, on Monday of this week. The store, for the present, will continue to operate in its present location on Main Street in Petersburg, next to the Citizens State Bank, and will be known as Letts Fur- niture, Inc. Births: To Dr. and Mrs. William Kenshol of Sand- wich, Ill., a son, Douglass Al- lan; To Mr. and Mrs. James Bolte of Petersburg, a daugh- ter, Kimberly Ann; To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Bass of Boonville, a daughter, Shei- la Renee; To Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lemond of Loogoo- tee, a son born Wednesday; To Mr. and Mrs. Roy Abel of Shoals, a son, Ernest Leland; To Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Paul Keith of Winslow, a daugh- ter, Melinda Kay; To Mr. and Mrs. John Nagel, Jr., Route 3 Petersburg, a daughter, Jodie Janel; To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hunt of Oakland City, a son, Brian Keith; To Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mor- gan, Jr. of Indianapolis, a daughter, Rebecca Lynn; To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bates of Los Angeles, Calif., a son, Jason Robert. Deaths: DeWayne Pers- inger of Indianapolis, died in an Indianapolis hospi- tal Monday evening from a cerebral hemorrhage he suffered earlier in the day; Mrs. Besse Mary Erwin passed away in Largo, Fla. September 14; Services will be conducted today, Thurs- day, at 2 p.m. at the Hazel- ton Methodist church by the Rev. Ernest Hayden for Mrs. Faye Thorne Milburn, 72, a retired bookkeeper at the Hazelton Branch of Gibson County Bank; Funeral Ser- vices for Rev. Frank Black- ford of Oakland City were at 2 p.m. Friday at Blackfoot church with the Rev. Claude Hunsaker officiating. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, October 8, 1992 Pike County Emergency Medical Service personnel responded to a 12:51 p.m. report of an accident where a rolling pickup struck the wife of the driver pinning her between the truck and the Anderson Heating and Air- conditioning building at 607 Main Street. City Police Of- ficer Russell Green report- ed that a child put the truck in gear and it rolled forward injuring Lori Frederick of Route 3, Petersburg. She was transported to Memo- rial Hospital by Pike Coun- ty EMS. Area police agencies said they will be increasing pa- trols and closely watching for Halloweeners who are committing vandalism. It (vandalism) will not be tol- erated. Anybody caught will be prosecuted," said Winslow Town Marshal Steve English. Chief Depu- ty Rick Chamberlain of the Pike County Sheriff's De- partment said they intend to increase patrols during the month of October in an effort to prevent vandalism. Christopher DeSchamp, a senior at Pike Central High School has been named a commend student in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation according to Pike Central Principal Rick Fears. DeSchamp, son of Da- vid and Debra DeSchamp of Rt. 1, Oakland City (Arthur), was one of over a million students who took the 1991 Preliminary Scholastic Ap- titude Test, and placed with- in the top 35,000 commend- ed students nationwide. De- Schamp receives a letter of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program for his outstanding performance in the Nation- al Merit Scholarship Quali- fying Test. Petersburg City Coun- cilmen and Mayor Randall Harris may have a paving projects list this Thursday when then and three paving company representatives meet Thursday morning in an effort to attach costs to the city's worst streets. The Council met Monday evening to finalize a list of streets in need of repair as reported by individual coun- cilmen and city police. A former Winslow man was found shot to death Sun- day morning in a field near Jasper. The body of Mitch Winsted, 38, of Jasper was found lying in a field about three miles east of Jasper, by hunters. According to Indiana State Police, Win- sted died of three gunshot wounds to the upper body. Marriages: Rachel Anne Houchin and Ryan Jay Hage- meyer were married on Sep- tember 5 at 2 p.m. at Victory Temple of Jasper. Rev. John Thomas officiated at the cer- emony. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Brad Nelson on September 23, a daughter, Victoria Re- id; To Paul and Lisa Rathge- ber of Ramsey, a son, Ethan Kane; To Mr. and Mrs. Eu- gene Abbot of Winslow, on October 5, a son, Chase Do- erner; To Mr. and Mrs. Dan- iel Hill, their first child, a daughter, Ashley Diana. Deaths: Hilda M. Bal- low, 84, of Petersburg, died Thursday, Oct. 1 at 10 :05 p.m. at her residence; Mitch- ell Winsted, 38, of Jasper, formerly of Winslow, died Sunday in Jasper; Hom- er Robling, 94, of Winslow, died Friday, Oct. 2 at 10 :07 p.m. at Welborn Hospital in Evansville; Kathryn L. Jen- kins, 99, of Princeton, died Sunday, Oct. 4 at 9:45 a.m. at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton; Robert L. Apple, Sr., 73, of Princeton, died at 2:04 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville after an automo- bile accident in Washington; Laura E. Barnes, 84, of Bick- nell, mother of Ed Barnes of Petersburg, died Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:43 a.m. at Good Samar- itan Hospital in Vincennes. net edition yeah, it's that fast! Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe It's The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. Delivered every Wednesday morning! Add it for $5 to your current print subscription or stand-alone for $35/year. 1974 Winslow Eskimo Freshmen Boy's Basketball Pictured above is the 1974 Winslow Eskimo freshmen boys' basketball team. Front row (l to r): Curtis Genco, Rick Phillips, Ronnie Harper, Max Elliott and Tony Cocheran. Back row: Coach Ralph Bertram, Greg Poehlein, Ernie Chapman, Tim Bolin and Kevin Stillwell. Wednesday, November 8 • German scientist discovers X-rays (1895) • John F. Kennedy elected president (1960) Thursday, November 9 • East Germany opens the Berlin Wall (1989) • Fire rips through Boston (1872) Friday, November 10 • Sesame Street debuts (1969) • Birth of the U.S. Marine Corps (1775) Saturday, November 11 • World War I ends (1918) • Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknowns (1921) Sunday, November 12 • Ellis Island closes (1954) • The destruction of Atlanta begins (1864) Monday, November 13 • Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated (1982) • Indiana Textbook Commission member charges that "Robin Hood" is communistic (1953) Tuesday, November 14 • "Moby-Dick published (1851) • Apollo 12 lifts off (1969) Source: History.com