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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Januar y 24, 2018 A-5 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 Friday, October 9, 1942 A letter written August the 26th by Corporal Rich- ard Gladish and received here Monday, October 5 by his mother, Mrs. Herschell Gladish, brought the good news that he was alive and well and was now stationed on the Guadalcanal island. It had been several months since Mr. and Mrs. Gladish had known the exact loca- tion of their son. Sunday night two local boys broke into the Farm Bureau and robbed the store of eleven boxes of shotgun shells and about one hundred pennies. The robbery was not discovered until Monday morning, at which time the Chief-of-Po- lice and the County Sher- iff were called in to investi- gate the matter. While the two were later discussing the robbery at the City Hall, a party called in to say that there was a boy trying to ex- change a number of pennies for other coins. The Chief- of-Police, Richard Hayes, went to the store and after talking with Wesley Steel, age 16, obtained a confes- sion from him and the name of the accomplice, Lysle Rid- dle, also 16 years of age. Mrs. Pearl ( Wells) Hines, of Winslow, is the first Pike county girl to join the WA AC. She, with seven- ty other girls, were sworn in last Saturday, by Capt. Frank, Ruvio, at Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Hines enlisted as an ambulance driver or re- ceptionist. The WA AC will be assigned to both foreign and domestic service. The Ruff's Service Sta- tion was entered Monday evening by some unknown thief or thieves who took several dollars worth of mer- chandise such as candy, pea- nuts, cigarettes, etc. City Po- lice Hayes has several clues to the robbery, but has made no arrests. Deaths: Mr. Harvey Hayes, of this city, received a telegram Wednesday from the War Department inform- ing him that his son, Bruce Hayes, had been fatally in- jured in an airplane crash near Aberdeen, Maryland where young Hayes was stationed; Mrs. Henry Glad- ish of Madison township re- ceived a telegram Monday, that Mrs. James M. Back, a former resident of this city, had died suddenly, Friday evening at her home in Ole- an, New York. Funeral ser- vices and burial were in Ole- an; Mrs. Elizabeth Lusette Skinner, widow of the late Moses Skinner and who, until a number of years ago, was a life long and highly re- spected lady of the Arthur community just south of Winslow, died at the home of her daughter in Oakland City, Tuesday afternoon at 4 from complications due to her advanced age. Mrs. Skinner was past 85 years at the time of her passing; Mrs. Geneva Hopper, 36, wife of Gurley Hopper, died Monday following a major operation. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday, December 13, 1957 Pvt. Kenneth E. Black- burn, age 22, son of Lon- nie Blackburn, R.R. 3, Pe- tersburg, has recently been assigned to the 3d Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga., where he will undergo mili- tary training and accompa- ny the "Marine" Division to Germany next Spring. Miss Judith Kemper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Kemper, of Stendal, has been selected as a member of the Indianapolis Concert Choir. The second public appearance of the choir will be on December 15 at 2:30 p.m., at the Murat Temple. Luther B. Hale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hale, Petersburg, has been elect- ed Secretary of the Tau Kappa Epsilon pledge class at Evansville College. Mr. Hale, who is a freshman, is a member of the Evansville College Choir. The piano pupils of Nellie Onyett and Mary Jo With- erspoon will be presented in a piano recital at the Free Methodist church, Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. Willie Sakel's Winslow Eskimos weathered a last quarter rally by Rockport last Friday night to whip the Zebras, 66 -62, in a thrilling contest between the two old rivals. Deaths: Funeral servic- es for Oma N. Scraper, 64, Winslow, were at 2 p.m,, Tuesday, December 10 ; Fu- neral services for Mary El- len Harrell, 88, were at 2 p.m., Thursday, at the Har- ris Funeral Home; Funeral services for Bertha F. Wil- liams, 70, were at 10 :30 a.m. Thursday at the Harris Fu- neral Home; H. Rollin Hog- gatt, 50, died suddenly pre- sumably of a heart attack at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Decem- ber 10, while at work in the Ashby Yards, of the New York Central Railroad; Fu- neral services for Nellie Mae Marsee, 66, were at the First Methodist church at 2 p.m., Monday, December 9; Fu- neral services for Mrs. Opha Hicks, 50, Francisco, were at 10 :30 a.m. Tuesday. She died Saturday, December 7, after being struck by a car; Funeral services for Ervin H. Willis, 54, were at 2 p.m. Monday, December 9, at the General Baptist church. Er- win died Friday evening at his home in this city after a short illness; Funeral servic- es for Frank August Mey- er, 76, were at 2 p.m. Thurs- day, at the Winslow Chris- tian church; Funeral servic- es for James H. ( Jim) Perry, 51, Monroe City, were at 2 p.m. Thursday; Funeral ser- vices for Alta Susan Brittain, Otwell, will be at 2 p.m. Sat- urday, December 14; Mrs. Edith Darnell, wife of Evan- gelist Rev. Leo Darnell, died at their home in Columbus, Sunday, December 8, after a lingering illness. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, December 28, 1967 Two places in Winslow, one a private club, the other an auto agency, were robbed over the Christmas holidays. The Eagles Lodge in Win- slow was robbed of about $1,000 sometime Saturday night or Sunday night. It was discovered by the paper boy, according to the Pike Coun- ty Sherriff's department. John Hurt's Car Lot was al- so hit by thieves. On Friday night thieves stole the dis- tributor cap, wiring, alter- nator regulator and oil cap from a 1963 Chrysler. They came back Monday night and took the rest of the dis- tributor. Also on Monday night they stole parts from a wrecked 1968 Chevrolet Impala and a 1960 Corvette. Charles and Clesta Cole- man celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary Sun- day, December 24 at their home in Pikeville. They are the parents of four sons and one daughter. Mrs. Meryl Chesser, Pe- tersburg, announces the en- gagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Mary Rose to George Faith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Faith of Odon. A January wedding is being planned. Rose Marie Traylor is a new operator at Bernice's Beauty Box in Otwell. Rose Marie is a graduate of Vin- cennes Beauty College. Marriages: Miss Connie Sue McRoberts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Basil McRob- erts, of Winslow, became the bride of James Westfall Sun- day evening, December 3, at 7 p.m. in the Winslow Chris- tian church. Births: To Marine Ser- geant and Mrs. Bill Ferrel of Camp Lejuene, North Caro- lina, a son, Michael Bradley; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jones of near Otwell, a daughter, Kimberly Louise; To Mr. and Mrs. Roger Booth, Pe- tersburg, a daughter, Julie Ann. Deaths: Mrs. Kather- yn Knight, 53, of Peters- burg, passed away at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Good Sa- maritan hospital after an ill- ness of several years from cancer; John C. Woodall, 86, Petersburg, died at 12 a.m. Wednesday morning in the Daviess County hospital af- ter suffering a blood clot on his brain Sunday morning; Funeral services for Jeffrey Allen Carlisle, eight month old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Carlisle, were con- ducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Curtis Funeral Home; Fu- neral services for Mrs. Gar- net Vovos, 57, Petersburg, were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Harris Funer- al Home; Walter J. Cole- man, 60, dropped dead at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Decem- ber 23 at his home in Glezen from an apparent heart at- tack; Byron Haskins, 77, of near Washington, died sudden;y from an apparent heart attack at 4 p.m. Sun- day, December 24 at Cape- hart Farms on the Edward- sport Road; Funeral servic- es for Mrs. Anna Wilkins, 79, will be at the Providence church with burial in the church cemetery at 2 p.m. Thursday. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, December 24, 1992 A Jasper woman was in- jured last week, when a truck came across the cen- terline causing her to run off the road and crash. Carrie A. Schwartz, 18, of Jasper, was driving south on Highway 257 about two miles north of Otwell, when a truck came across the centerline forc- ing her to swerve right, ac- cording to Pike County Sheriff, Rick Chamberlain. She suffered a possible bro- ken wrist, but her passenger Amanda Simmers was not in- jured. Two car-deer accidents occurred in Pike County on Friday and Saturday. Jo- seph A. Burkhart, 24, Peters- burg, was driving on Coun- ty Road 75E near the inter- section of County Road 150 S at 11:30 p.m. Friday, when a deer ran in front of him. Burkhart was not injured, but his 1991 Dodge Dakota truck sustained an estimat- ed $1,000 to $2,500 damage. On Saturday night about 7:30 p.m. Robert Maikranz, 63, of Fort Branch, hit a deer when he was driving west on High- way 64 about a mile west of highway 61. Maikranz also was not injured, but his 1987 Buick sustained an estimat- ed $2,500 to $5,000 damage. The Otwell Elementary School D.A.R.E. graduating class was welcomed to their program by Superintendent Howard Briscoe and school principal Jenny Cherry. The graduation marked the first county sponsored and taught D.A.R.E. graduation with instructor Sheriff Wil- liam (Bill) H. Scales. Top stu- dents Barbie Culbertson, Ja- mie Foley, Jasmine Camp, To- ny Wooden and top school es- say winner Darla Shoobridge were honored for their dedi- cation and top results. Linda Benjamin, former- ly of Petersburg, graduated from Mesa Community Col- lege on December 16 with an associate degree in applied science in nursing. She will be employed as a registered nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix in their complete care labor and delivery unit. Marriages: Keri Lynn Fox and Jeffery Neal Brooks, of Petersburg, were united in marriage on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pe- tersburg with candlelight service. Deaths: Amanda Slunder, 102, of Decatur, Ill., formerly of Pike County, died at 10 :13 a.m. Sunday, December 20 ; Thelma Juanita Rogers, 71, of Oakland City, died at 8:10 p.m. Friday, December 18 at Huntingburg Convalescent Center; Frances T. Bottom, 70, of Oakland City, died De- cember 17 at 2:20 a.m. at her residence; Danny L. Hamm, 47, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Winslow, died Monday, December 14 at 6:37 p.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center in Fort Branch; Earnest Zolton, 84, passed away December 6; Ronald A. Reel, 57, Wash- ington, died at 2:50 a.m. Sun- day, Dec. 20 at his residence; Wilbur Max Brothers, 58, of Jasper, died Friday, Dec. 18 at 10 :55 p.m. at Amber Man- or Care Center in Peters- burg. SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call: 812-354-8500 Pike Central Homecoming Court—1985 Homecoming court includes front row (l to r): Jamie Morrison, Shelly Buenaventa, Bambi Brown, Stacy Nixon, Dana Meyer and Ryan Elder. Back row (l to r): Kathy Collins, Susan Rogers, Jody Mattingly, Sonja Henson, Amy Woods and Kelly Riesenbeck. Wednesday, January 24 • Boy Scouts movement begins (1908) • Winston Churchill dies (1965) Thursday, January 25 • First Winter Olympics (1924) • Charles Manson and his followers are convicted of murder of seven people (1971) Friday, January 26 • "The Dukes of Hazzard" premiers (1979) • U.S. Olympic Committee votes against Moscow games (1980) • Saturday, January 27 • National Geographic Society founded (1888) • Americans bomb Germans for first time (1943) Sunday, January 28 • Challenger explodes (1986) • American recording artists gather to record "We Are the World" (1985) Monday, January 29 • U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members (1936) • King George III dies (1820) Tuesday, January 30 • Gandhi assassinated (1948) • "The Lone Ranger" debuts on Detroit radio (1933) Source: History.com