The Press-Dispatch
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C-10 Wednesday, Januar y 3, 2018 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, September 29, 1942 Mrs. Minda Catt fell at the home of her son, Ed Catt, in Madison township, Sun- day morning and broke her right arm near the shoulder. Mrs. Catt was on the porch and caught her show heel on something and fell strik- ing the concrete curbing of the cistern. She is now rest- ing very well at the home of her son. Robert Mitchell, this city and Marion Franklin Bully- blum of St. Francisville, Ill., involved in a car crash on highway 64, west of Princ- eton, Thursday night at 11:45 in which six persons received minor injuries en- tered pleas of guilty in the Gibson county circuit court, Friday on charged of intoxi- cation and driving while in- toxicated. Mitchell plead guilty to a charge of intoxi- cation and was fined $10 and costs. Bullyblum plead guilty to a charge of intoxication and driving while under the influence of intoxicating li- quors and was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to serve 60 days on the state farm. The Petersburg High School six man football team defeated the Owens- ville High School team Fri- day night at the local athletic field by a score of 36 to 14 in a very interesting game, which was the first win for the local team this year. The Shamrock Restaurant here changed management on Monday, passing from Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Crews to Mrs. Martha Ferber, her son-in- law and daughter of Madi- son township. The Crews ran the place during the past four years, quitting on account of not being able to secure help. Grand Central Murder played at the Lincoln The- atre on Sept. 29. Marriages: Friday af- ternoon Rev. Frank W. McLauhen, read the mar- riage service for Miss Lo- is Senn and Sergant James Wilkins using the impressive ceremony of the Presbyteri- an church. The lovely sim- ple ring service was used. Seargeant Wilkin's whose home is in Leavenworth, In- diana is the son of Henry Wilkins and a nephew of Mr. Guy Wilkins. He is now in the armed forces and is stationed at Camp Polk, La. Miss Senn is the daughter of Mr. Louis Senn of Fredonia, Ind. Births: A 7 3-4 pound son was born Sept. 19 to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Flick of Evans - ville at the Deaconess hos- pital. The baby was named Gary Lee; Daryl Albert is the name given to the boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Verl Youngs on Thursday. Deaths: Lincoln Corn, a member of one of the wild- est known and numerous families in this county, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H.C.Darby, Sunday morning after an illness of two weeks; Cornelius Haley, who spent practically all his working life in the coal indus- try in this county, died at his home in Glezen, 6:15 Mon- day morning after an illness of some duration; Following an illness of five weeks, Mrs. Etta Wilder passed away at her home in Augusta, Sun- day morning at 7 o'clock; Mrs. Margaret Conrad, one of the most widely known and best beloved elderly la- dies of this city, passed away at her home Sunday morn- ing. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday, November 22, 1957 Mother and Dad will re- turn to school Monday night and probably without their lessons. P TA President John Voyles this week urged all friends and parents of Peters- burg pupils to turn out for the Monday night event which will be unique in the local P TA's long history. Teach- ers will meet their classes on a speeded up schedule dur- ing the P TA session begin- ning at 7:30 p.m. A fter par- ents have gone through their schedule, refreshments will be served in the schools' fine new cafeteria in the old gym. The program is designed to fulfill the annual American Education Weel program of bringing parents into the school and to promote clos- er community interest inn the school program, Voyles explained. Ralph Onyett, manager of the Pike County Co-op do- nated a ton of grain to the Petersburg Conservation Club for wildlife feed. This is cracked and damaged grain from shelling corn. It is good feed for quail, rabbit and all kinds of wild life. Fire destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Art Wilder, Tuesday morning. All furni- ture and clothing were de- stroyed. The Wilder's have six small boys and a baby girl two weeks old. Turkeys were being sold at IGA for 39 cents a pound. Marriages: Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Davis of Winslow, an- nounce the marriage of their daughter, Mary A. to Donald Eugene Meinhart of Peters- burg. The ceremony was at the Gospel Center church, Saturday, October 26. Births: Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Schuerger of Evansville announce the birth of their first child, a son, named Ki- eth Robert; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Meyers announce the birth of a son on Novem- ber 18. Deaths: James Edward Wilson, 78, Harrison town- ship Know County, Monroe City, RR. 1, died at his home Tuesday morning; Funeral services for Leatus (Addis) Fettinger, 67, Winslow wee at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Gen- eral Baptist church; Mrs. Elizabeth Adams, 61, Vin- cennes, died at 11:55 p.m. Friday; Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Jane Harris, 87, Algiers were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, at Pleasant Ridge church. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Decembner 7, 1967 Gary Wayne Gladish, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Glad- ish, Route 3 Oakland City, was among the 52 Sopho- mores named to the Dean's list at Rose Poly Technical In- stitute. Upper classmen who accumulate a grade point av- erage of 3.10 or better dur- ing the 1966 -67 college year, were honored by the institute as superior students. Members of the Spurgeon Community Club are work- ing to try to improve the fa- cilities at Jordan Park, spe- cifically, to build a kitchen on the shelter house at the park. Their latest project to raise money is the annual turkey supper which will be held Saturday, December 9 in the Spurgeon school caf- eteria. Serving will begin at 4 p.m. The price is $1.25 for adults and 75 cents for chil- dren under 12. The public is cordially invited. Arvel Norrington is on the critical list at the Community hospital in Indianapolis. He underwent an operation for tumor of the brain on Mon- day. A tumor the size of a lemon was removed from the base of his brain which took several hours for the opera- tion. He has been ill for sev- eral months and it is hoped by his many friends that he will soon make a complete recovery. Supply officer Carroll Everist of the Salvation Ar- my has announced that any- one who feels they should have a Christmas basket this year to mail a card to the Salvation Army in Princ- eton by December 16. Sup- ply Everist already has sev- eral names from the Pike County Welfare office who will receive the Christmas baskets from the Salvation Army. Hundreds of baskets are delivered to needy fam- ilies each Christmas by the Salvation Army. Needy peo- ple are helped by this orga- nization, not only at Christ- mas time, nut throughout the year. Bruce Carlisle of Winslow, an employee of the furniture factory at Huntingburg, lost three fingers on his left hand Monday while at work. Mr. Carlisle got his hand caught in a saw. He was taken to St. Joseph's hospital, Huniting- burg where he remained overnight and was brought home Tuesday evening. Mr. Carlisle, who is married to the former Sandra Kay Nor- rington, will be unable to work for at lest three months. Marriages: James Black- grove and Miss Virginia Krusenklaus were united in marriage Saturday, Novem- ber 25 at 6:30 p.m. in a can- dlelight service in the Zo- ar church by Rev. Vernon Brothers. Deaths: David DeTar of New Oxford, Pennsylva- nia died at 4 a.m. Wednes- day. He was a son of the late Dr. George and Viola DeTar of Winslow; Russell Ruck- riegle, 57, died in the Memo- rial hospital in Jasper where he was admitted Tuesday, November 28, after suffering a massive coronary on Mon- day; Rev. Andrew J. Haste, 89, of Bedford, former pastor of the Monroe City, Peters- burg and Winslow Church of God, died at Bedford hospi- tal Sunday evening; Mr. Fred Lee, 83, a retired salesman, died at 12:35 a.m. October 28 in the Poplar Bluff hospital. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, December 3, 1992 A former Miss Pike County and her husband were killed Tuesday before Thanksgiving in a traffic ac- cident near Lexington, Ky. Myrna Sue Habig, 54, of In- dianapolis and her husband, Neil, 56, were on their way to North Carolina to visit fami- ly for Thanksgiving when the accident occurred. Mrs. Hab- ig, the former Myrna Tyring, was Miss Pike County in 1953 and a graduate of Spur- geon High School the same year. Her husband Neil, was an All-American center and linebacker for the Purdue University football team in 1958. Deputy Sheriff Howard Knight escaped injury in a crash while he was on his way to respond to a bank alarm. Knight was at home near Union when he got a call to check a bank alarm at the South Western Indiana National Bank in Winslow. Knight was driving south on Highway 65 with his red lights and siren and attempt- ed to pass a car that pulled to the left, according to Deputy Sheriff William Walker, who investigated the accident. He was the only vehicle in the ac- cident and was uninjured. Many residents had to deal with no heat on one of the colder days this winter. A problem with a gas meter at the "purchase station," in Pe- tersburg caused the gas ser- vice in Winslow to be shut off for about 18 hours. Some of the colder temperatures of this winter season made conditions worse for gas cus- tomers, who rely on gas for their heating systems. The high temperature was 34 de- grees Friday and even cool- er on Saturday. Union Pacific steam loco- motive No. 3985 thrilled hun- dreds of Southern Indiana railfans last Saturday, Nov. 28. The engine is a mam- moth example of motive pow- er once used by Union Pacif- ic Railroad to move freight trains across the Rocky Mountains. Hundreds of motor vehicles, loaded with railroad enthusiasts pursued the locomotive on its journey across Southern Indiana. A number of Petersburg children will be getting win- ter coats at Christmas that they either wouldn't receive or would cost them anoth- er part of their Christmas. A Coats for Kids program is being advocated by the Petersburg Rax restaurant which is contributing twen- ty cents for each Rax regu- lar roast beef sandwhich sold Dec. 7 through Dec. 13. The project, which will culminate with a Christmas party and presents from Santa, is a part of the Rex Community Sup- port Program. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hamm of Petersburg, November 20, a daughter, Kacy LeeAnn; To Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. (Lorie) Sipes of Ayrshire, at Memo- rial Hospital, December 1, a son, Tyler Williams. Deaths: Eugene R. Brit- tain, 73, of Winslow, died Monday, Nov. 30 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Hospital in Huntingburg; Denver James Burch, four months old, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1 at Memorial Hospital in Jas- per; Harold "Dink" Richard- son, 70, of Princeton, father of Sandy Majors of Peters- burg, died at 4:43 p.m. Sun- day, Nov. 29; Roy Foster Ow- ens, 71, Monroe City, died Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 2:55 p.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes; Richard Van- Patten, 89, of Hazelton, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 5:15 p.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital; Lawrence John Schnarr, 92, of Washington, died at 2:55 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26 at Memorial Hospital. The last Christmas at Petersburg High School—1974 John Ficklin, Sharon Tevault, Tricia Gross and Eva Hall decorating the main Christmas tree in the hall. As Christmas is upon us, the halls of PHS are all a glitter with Christmas trees and ornaments. During the last week, Christmas music will be piped through the speakers. Wednesday, January 3 • Noriega surrenders to U.S. (1990) • United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba (1961) Thursday, January 4 • The euro debuts (1999) • President Nixon refuses to hand over tapes (1974) Friday, January 5 • Golden Gate Bridge construction begins (1933) • Truman delivers his Fair Deal speech (1949) Saturday, January 6 • Morse demonstrates telegraph (1838) • Harold II crowned king of England (1066) Sunday, January 7 • First U.S. presidential election (1789) • Truman announces U.S. has developed hydrogen bomb (1953) Monday, January 8 • Crazy Horse fights last battle (1877) • President George Washington delivers first State of the Union (1790) Tuesday, January 9 • Thomas Paine publishes "Common Sense" (1776) • First modern circus is staged (1768) Wednesday, January 10 Source: History.com