The Press-Dispatch
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C-12 Wednesday, Januar y 17, 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, October 6, 1942 The Mt. Vernon High School Football team came to this city last Friday eve- ning and defeated the local High school Six man team by a score of 36 to 14. The In- dians were ahead 11 to 16 at the end of the first half, and were in a foot of the goal line shortly after the opening of the second half when a pen- alty for holding and another for offside on the next play spoiled their chances, and Mt. Vernon produced the punch for three more touch- downs afterwards. Much has been said about disposing of the old can- non, placed on the court house lawn by the histor- ical Society of Pike Coun- ty, three years ago. Friday Mayor Kays ordered it re- moved, sold and the money to be added to the War Chest Fund. The amount received for the cannon was $ 37.92. Mrs. Estelle D. Evans, Ot- well, chairman of the wom- en's committee of the Pike County war savings staff announced today that local women who pledge to buy an extra war bond during Octo- ber will be honored by hav- ing their names inscribed on a Roll of Honor that will be presented to Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. on October 7 when she visited Indiana to participate in the Million Dollar Bond Luncheon pro- gram at Marott Hotel. Harry Black, word travel- ler, author, Prophetic lectur- er and evangelist visited the Gospel Tabernacle in Otwell on October 11. About all the New Deal- ers have left to talk about id "pre-Pearl Harbor" stands some of their opponents. Most of their "reforms" have been shot so full of holes they would not make a good sieve. So they had to revert to the cry of isola- tionism in their confusion over lack of anything con- structive to offer in the way of political reasoning. But if they want to shout about the "Pre-Something-or-Other" as being a threat to Ameri- ca, how about going a bit fur- ther back. Deaths: Henry F. Gloss- brenner of the Iva commu- nity died at his home, Fri- day evening at 8:15. He had been in declining health for several months and pneumo- nia developed two days be- fore his death. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday, December 6, 1957 The four room home of Delbert Willis of near Rum- bletown, was completely de- stroyed by fire Tuesday, Nov. 26, when a gas stove explod- ed. One senior at Petersburg high school has been named a Semifinalist in the Nation- al Merit Scholarship com- petition according to Prin- cipal William A. Weathers. The local student is listed among the 7,500 high scores on the Scholarship Qualify- ing Test, a nationwide col- lege aptitude examination given in 14,000 high schools on October 22. The Peters- burg Semifinalist is Larry Doane. A total of 178 freshman at Indiana University were valedictorians or salutatori- ans first or second scholas- tically-in their high school classes, including Joy E. Gideon of Otwell. Jerry O. Hargis resumed the duties as editor of The Petersburg Press, Monday, Dec. 3, replacing Robert Millis who has served as ed- itor for the last five months. Hargis, who was in the ser- vice for five months, was re- cently transferred into the reserves and will finish his military obligation in that capacity. IGA was selling pork steak for 49 cents a pound. Births: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Murray, a son, Thursday, November 28; Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell, Otwell, a son; Born to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Charles, a son, Tuesday; Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Woodall an- nounce the birth of a son, Carl Richard. Deaths: Curtis Davis, 81, died at 4:30 p.m. Mon- day, December 2 at the Col- vin Nursing Home in Wash- ington; Funeral Services for Ruth Ann Chandler, 67, Win- slow, were at 2 p.m. Thurs- day at the Methodist church with Rev. James Smith offi- ciating; Funeral Services for Floyd G. Norman were at 10 a.m. Monday, December 2 at Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Head officiat- ing. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, December 21, 1967 Winslow basketball team's victory over Haub- stadt was a suitable climax for the impressive ceremo- ny between the first and sec- ond team games Saturday night in the Winslow gym- nasium for the crowning of the basketball queen. Miss Paula Elliot, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtner Elliot of Oakland City was crowned queen by co-captain Dayne Hartke after her entrance to the song, "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" played by the Winslow High School band which also played appropri- ate sections for the entrance of the attendants. The stage was attractively decorated in white, purple and gold and centered with the throne up- on which Miss Elliot reigned for the first half of the game. Mrs. Carolyn Songer Dean of Franklin, Ky., has been selected to appear in the 1967 edition of "Out- standing Young Women in America." The publication is an annual biographical publication honoring 6,000 outstanding young wom- en between the ages of 21- 35, for accomplishments in civic, religious, profession- al and political activities. Mrs. Dean is the wife of the Rev. David R. Dean, pastor of Sulphur Spring Baptist church in Franklin, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Songer of Petersburg. Miss Beverly Wheatley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willliam Wheatley, Jr. was crowned Otwell High School basketball queen Saturday night at the Otwell-Medo- ra basketball game at Ot- well. She was crowned by Otwell's team captain, Lar- ry Weisman. The generosity of indi- vidual persons and busi- ness firms in southern In- diana is making possible a Christmas trip for the boys and girls who live at the Jes- sie Levering Cary Home for Children in Lafayette. A trip to southern Indiana on De- cember 24, 25 and 26 has been scheduled for 24 of the children and they will be ac- companied by ten members of the staff and their fami- lies. Full O' Juice, Florida Or- anges were being sold at Red & White, three dozen for only $1. Two years ago, plans were drawn for a Meditation Cha- pel to be built on the cam- pus of Oakland City Col- lege; a religious center to serve as a beacon for stu- dent life. The estimated cost of the Chapel is $70,000. To date, $ 38,005.59 has been received from alumni and friends of the College. The Chapel has long been a dream of the college family. It will be used for student weddings, group servic- es, recitals and for person- al meditation. The proposed structure will be of contem- porary design featuring a modified A-frame with lam- inated beams, stained glass windows and a brick exte- rior. Marriages: Miss Lor- raine Kay Bell became the bride of Joe Wendell Craig, on Saturday, December 16, in a 6 p.m. candlelight cer- emony at the First Gener- al Baptist church in Peters- burg. The Rev. Harold W. Bailey officiated at the dou- ble ring ceremony, assisted by Rev. David Deal, of Jason- ville. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Claridge, Winslow, a son, Clifford Ross; To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Love- less, of Glezen, a daughter, Jill Ann; To Mr. and Mrs. Max Dilley, of Evansville, a daughter, Lisa Carol; To Mr. and Mrs. Denzil Frand- sen, of Petersburg, a son, Ronald Eugene; To Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Falls, of Oak- land City, a son, Bradley Da- vid; To Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ard Lee Stephens, of Green- field, a son, Richard Lee Ste- phens, Jr.; To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bruce, Petersburg, a daughter, Michelle Eileen; To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richardson, of Winslow, a daughter, Cheryl Lynn. Deaths: Marion David DeTar, 71, New Oxford, Pa., founder of the Aero Oil Company, a member of the Board of Associates at Get- tysburg College and a prom- inent fisherman and in oth- er sports fields, died at 4 o'clock Wednesday morn- ing, December 6 in the Ha- nover hospital where he has been admitted as a patient over the weekend; Funeral services for Mrs. Estel Eng- lish were conducted from the Harris Funeral Home, Petersburg at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 17; Friends in the Bowman community were shocked recently when they heard of the death of Jim Helfer, who died while vis- iting his sister in Kentucky, Friday, December 1; Mrs. Je- rome Hardesty, 56, of Darm- stadt, sister of Albert Tatum of Spurgeon, died Sunday at 8:10 a.m. after a long illness; The Rev. John H. Siebrase, 72, who had pastored Baptist churches in Oakland City and Pleasant Ridge, Bethel and Lynnville, died Monday at 2 a.m. at the Bowles Nurs- ing Home in Crawfordsville. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, December 17, 1992 County officials broke ground for the $2.7 million county jail to be built on the 400 block of Main St. in Pe- tersburg. The facility will also house the sheriff's de- partment. Actual construc- tion won't begin until March, but architect Lawrence Gold- berg said, "There is a great deal of work to be done be- fore March." He said they would be receiving sched- ules and drawings getting ev- erything ready for the proj- ect to start on March 1, 1993. Expected completion date is March 1, 1994. Petersburg Jaycees re- cently donated about $400 to the Petersburg Little League. Rob Waddle, Little League Treasurer, accepts a check from Jaycee past pres- ident Don Gladish. The Jay- cees gave a $200 donation plus paid one months utili- ties for the ball parks. The Jaycees had their annual Cat- fish Festival at the park and made the donation in appre- ciation for being allowed to have the festival in the Little League Park. Petersburg gifted and tal- ented students stand behind toys they collected to give to needy children, who are tak- en shopping for clothing by the Petersburg Ministerial Association. Rev. Jeff Strat- ton said about 80 toys were collected and each child will be allowed to choose two. Jason Dickson of Otwell was named winner of the an- nual Bausch and Lomb Sci- ence Award November 22 at Pike Central High School. A handsome bronze medal is presented each year to win- ners in the United States, Canada and several foreign countries. Marriages: John Gwalt- ney of Petersburg and Melis- sa Cox of Bloomington will be married on Friday, Dec. 18 in a private ceremony at the Free Methodist Church in Petersburg. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Hoover of Washing- ton on Sunday, Nov. 8, a son, Matthew Ray; To Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Dillingham of Petersburg, Saturday, Dec. 12, their first child, a daugh- ter, Alexis Chanel; To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilson of Sten- dal on Wednesday, Dec. 9, a daughter, Sarah Brooke; To Mr. and Mrs. James Morgan Johnson, Otwell, December 1, their first child, a daugh- ter, Morgan Ranee; To T- Sgt. and Mrs. David Elber of Alamagorda, New Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 9, a daugh- ter, Hannah Michelle; To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clements, Jr., of Petersburg, Decem- ber 3, a son, Allen Charles; To Mr. and Mrs. David Wil- liams of Oakland City, No- vember 20, a son, Tyler An- drew. Deaths: Howard D. Miley, Jr., 70, of Petersburg, died Monday, Dec. 14 at 4:25 p.m. at Good Samaritan Hospi- tal in Vincennes; Tamara Sue Loveless, 28, of Peters- burg, died Thursday, Dec. 10 at 10 :28 a.m. at her resi- dence following a lengthy ill- ness.; Josie E. Bartless, 55, of Campbelltown, Winslow, died Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 6:50 a.m. at Welborn Baptist Hospital in Evansville; Jer- ald D. ( Jerry) Heacock, 61, of Oakland City, died Monday, Dec. 14 at 5 p.m. at his resi- dence; Eunice M. Morrison, 91, of Francisco, died at 1:20 a.m. Friday, Dec. 11; Charles Jackson ( Jack) Gottman, 63, of Washington, died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 at Washington Nursing Center suffering from cancer; Mar- jorie G. (Madge) Robling, 66, of Union, died Wednes- day, Dec. 9 at 7:25 p.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes; Joseph Franklin LaMer, 89, of Monroe City, died Friday, Dec. 11 at 1:21 a.m. at Crestview Nursing Home in Vincennes; Ter- ry James "T.J." Noble, 17, of Washington, died in an auto accident Monday, Dec. 14 at 10 :43 p.m. on SR 57 south of Washington; Paul Eskew, 95, of Oakland City, died at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton; Horace (Chuck) Stafford, 87, of Monroe City, died Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 12:35 a.m. at Willow Manor Nursing Home in Vincennes; Norma D. Goodwill, 84, of Oakland City, died Wednes- day, Dec. 9 at 9:05 p.m. at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Oakland City; Mar- vin Ross, 71, of Princeton, Ky., stepson of Josephine Tis- dale of Winslow, died Tues- day, Dec. 8 at the V.A. Hos- pital in Marion, Ill., at 11:45 p.n. following a lengthy ill- ness; Radie McKinney, 86, of Lynnville, stepsister of Ches- ter Arnold of Spurgeon, died at 7:10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 at the home of her daugh- ter; Owen Capehart Jackson, 81, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Petersburg, died Novem- ber 28 at his residence. Wednesday, January 17 • Americans overthrow Hawaiian monarchy (1893) • PGA is formed (1916) Thursday, January 18 • Cook discovers Hawaii (1778) • Jefferson requests funds for Lewis and Clark (1803) Friday, January 19 • Edgar Allen Poe is born (1809) • First McDonald's drive- through opens in Beijing (2007) Saturday, January 20 • FDR inaugurated to fourth term (1945) • Iran Hostage Crisi ends (1981) Sunday, January 21 • President Carter pardons draft dodgers (1977) • King Louis X VI executed (1793) Monday, January 22 • Ted Kaczynski pleads guilty to bombings (1998) • Roe v. Wade (1973) Tuesday, January 23 • Toy company Wham-O produces first Frisbees (1957) • Elizabeth Blackwell becomes first female physician in U.S. (1849) Source: History.com Otwell Millers JV team 1956-57 Front row (l to r): Denzil Pride, Bill Whitehead, Gary Lemond, Charlie Williams and Ronnie Boger. Back row (l to r): Scott St. Clair (Assistant Coach), Denzil Walters, Ronnie Braun, Gerald Morganett and Maurice Sakel (Head Coach).