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C-8 Wednesday, Januar y 31, 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 13, 1942 Wesley Steele, age 16, es- caped prisoner from the Pike County jail was captured Sun- day afternoon after a diligent search by the Sheriff, Herman Willis, the state police, How- ard Lytton, and city police, Hayes, had failed to locate any trace of the boy. Steele faked sick and made the break when the officer came to check on him. Mr. and Mrs. James Stradt- ner, living near Traylor Cha- pel on the river road, suf- fered a great loss last Friday evening when their brooder house and two hundred small Barred Rock chicks burned. Mrs. Stradtner had fed the chickens and careful adjust- ed the brooder stove for the night. It is thought that the oil in the stove probably over- flowed and caused the stove to explode. The loss was approx- imately $125.00. Among those to be com- missioned second lieuten- ants at the graduation exer- cises of the Chemical War- fare Service Officer Candi- date School here tomorrow is Rodney M. Leas, son of Prof. and Mrs. J.B. Leas, of Peters- burg. A.R. Stimson was running for Judge. Henry Kline, who lives at 4th and Sycamore street in Petersburg, has been do- ing some remodelling on his home. Recently he came across some spikes of hand vintage. They appear to be hand forged and are in good condition for the number of years that they have been in the house. The property is that which has been known as the Eisert property. The spikes will be on display at the Press office window this week. Marriages: A marriage ceremony was solemnized Saturday evening, October 3 at the Methodist parsonage in Otwell uniting Miss Nel- da June Chambers and Rob- ert Teague. Births: Mr. and Mrs. Lem- uel Brittain are the proud par- ents of a baby boy born Sep- tember 28. He was named Charles Wright;Merilyn Ly- nette is the name given to the girl born October 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Alva Luther of Petersburg; A boy was born October 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomas of Winslow. The baby was named William Lee; Born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Condo Thurman, of Win- slow, a boy, Gary Richard; A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wathen, of Win- slow, Saturday evening. Deaths: Josiah Colvin, one of the most substantial and highly esteemed citizens who ever resided in this commu- nity passed away at his home on South Fourth Street in this city at 3 a.m. Friday, October 9, after a serious illness of a week's duration; Pike coun- ty lost another of its aged citi- zens Monday morning at 5:45, when Mrs. Elizabeth Dillon, widow of the late Dr. Erastus Dillon, passed away at the home of her daughter-in-law. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Friday, December 20, 1957 James Teague, son of Mrs. Gladys Teague of Otwell, re- ceived a gun shot wound in a freak accident last Friday and was taken to the Daviess County Hospital for treat- ment. Teague was shot in the right thigh while playing bas- ketball. He had been hunting and had placed a 20 -guage shot gun against a wall. While playing, the ball hit the gun and caused it to discharge. The shot hit the boy. He is re- ported in good condition. A bridal shower in honor of Miss Jan Knowles and Harry Earl Nelson, was given in the Methodist parsonage recre- ation room, Monday evening, December 16, by Mrs. Verle Youngs and daughter, Ellen. The Petersburg City Coun- cil accepted a bid from Cole- man Motors, Inc. for a new police car at its regular meet- ing on Monday night, Dec. 16. Coleman's bid was on a Del- ray 2-door for $490.84 and the 1957 Chevrolet. Bids from Rush Buick Company and Pe- tersburg Auto Company were turned down. The new car will be delivered shortly. The Nazarene Young peo- ple met at the home of their teacher, Rev, Iretha Darnell, Monday night, December 16, for a Christmas dinner. A fter dinner they went carolling, visiting the shut-ins. They then returned to the Darnell home, and gathered around the Christmas tree to open their gifts. Sixteen of the class were present. Births: Mr. and Mrs. John Benjamin, Winslow, an- nounce the birth of a son, Fri- day at the Daviess county hos- pital; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stone announce the birth of a son, December 16, at the Daviess county hospital; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leighty announce the birth of a daughter, Thurs- day, December 12, at the Da- viess county hospital. Deaths: Dora E. Everly, 85, died at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, De- cember 15 at the home of her son; Funeral services for Sol Eilert, 70, formerly of Stendal, will be at 1 p.m. Friday (to- day) in St. Petetr's Lutheran church. Sol was a retired Uni- versity of Chicago Professor; Funeral services for Mrs. Cle- vona Miller, 69, Velpen, were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at the Velpen Methodist church; Lu- ie Bottoms, 69, Vincennes, a livestock dealer, died Tuesday morning at the Good Samari- tan hospital, after a lingering illness; Funeral services for William H. Shawhan were at 2 p.m. Monday, December 16, at the Harris Funeral Home; Funeral services for Herschel Lytton, 70, Evansville, were at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 14 at the Koehler Brothers Funeral home in Boonville; Graveside services for Sher- ry Lynn Buck, infant daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buck, who died Tuesday were Wednesday. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, January 4, 1968 Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Te- vault, who live south of Spur- geon, observed their Golden Wedding anniversary Sunday. Sliced bacon was being sold at IGA for only 59 cents a pound. Increased rates for all class- es of mail except parcel post and international mail will go into effect January 7, Post- master Donald B. Whitelock reminded postal customers today. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Deen, Winslow, announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Tanya, to Rick Vaughn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Prentice (Bud) Vaughn, also of Winslow. Marriages: Miss Zella Ma- rie Summitt, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Homer Summitt, Jr., of Otwell, and Larry Chester Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Russell, of Otwell, plighted their marriage vows in a candle light service in Ot- well Methodist church Friday evening. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Elliott. of Otwell, a daughter, Wednesday, De- cember 27,; To Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Ford, Petersburg, a daughter, Candi Lee Starr; To Rev. and Mrs. David R. Dean, Dranklin, Ky., a son, Michael David; To Mr. and Mrs. Je- rome Petry, Dale, January 1, a son; To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cummings, Petersburg, their first child, a daughter, Sara Lee; To Mr. and Mrs. Cob Grantham of Vandalia, Ohio, December 28, a daugh- ter, Jeanne Christine; To Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gideon, of Petersburg, a daughter, Patri- cia Gayle. Deaths: William F. "Phineas" Reuss, 68, who lived at 17th and Maple streets, Petersburg, died sud- denly Saturday night from a heart attack; Mrs. Donna Cur- tis Abbott, 85, lifelong resi- dent of Winslow and charter member of the Winslow Gen- eral Baptist church, died at her home in the east end of Winslow at 1:45 p.m. Tues- day after a long illness; Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Madge Smith Long, 71, of Newport Ritchey,, Fla. on December 16; Fred Racine, who would have been 93 years old had he lived un- til Monday, died Saturday, December 30 at the home of friends; John William Mavity, 82, of Los Angeles, Calif., na- tive of Pike County, died De- cember 19; Robert E. Peden, 67, employee of Emos Coal Company 20 years, died at 1 p.m. Thursday at his home; Mrs. Jennie Bolling, 64, who lived on the White Oak road one mile south of highway 56, died Thursday morning in the Oakland City hospital; Ser- vices for Mrs. Jesse M. Mor- ris, 85, were Tuesday, Janu- ary 2; Basil Tooley, 58, Oak- land City resident, died of a heart attack Sunday morning at the Gibson General hospi- tal where he was a patient for only a few minutes. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, December 31, 1992 A white Christmas meant most area residents had a pic- ture perfect Christmas morn- ing, but for others it meant a lot of frustration and work. A Newburgh woman was in- jured and there were at least 10 other accidents in Pike County on Christmas day. Most were directly due to freezing rain that fell until about 7:45 a.m. when it turned to snow. Some areas got as much as three inches of snow making the roads slick, snow covered and hazardous on a morning when a lot of people were trying to get to friends and relatives' homes to visit and open gifts. A temporary warning about eating Indiana catfish with yellow flesh was recent- ly lifted by the Indiana De- partment of Health. It was is- sued in May of this year when state officials had several re- ports of yellow-fleshed chan- nel catfish. A fter a number of tests on the fish, Dr. Greg Steele said, "We weren't able to link any contaminant to the yellowing of the meat." The Kentucky Wesleyan College Office of Enrolment Services awarded a $2,000 ac- ademic scholarship to Ange- la Burch, of Winslow. Burch is the daughter of Dana and Janice Burch of Winslow and attends Pike Central High School. Jennifer Lynn Boyd and Stacey Renee Ferguson of Pe- tersburg were recently select- ed to Who's Who Among Stu- dents in American Universi- ties and Colleges as national outstanding leaders. Marriages: Lisa Elaine Shoultz, formerly of Pe- tersburg, and Darren Kent Shanks, of Fort Knox, Ky., were united in marriage on Saturday, November 21 at 4:30 p.m. at First General Baptist Church in Princeton; Michelle Lynn Brewster, of Winslow, and Michael James Shoultz, of Petersburg, were united in marriage on Friday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Shiloh Church of God in Odon; Pat- ty Brumfield and Tim Decker were married in a private cer- emony on Monday, Nov. 30. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morton, of Winslow, Friday, December 18, a son, Craig Michael; To Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hall, of Jasper, on December 21, a son, Tory Lendle. Deaths: Foster E. Willis, 86, of Petersburg, died Tues- day, Dec. 29 at 8:55 a.m. at his residence; Martha C. Rumble, 72, of Hazelton, died Sunday, Dec. 27 at 12:40 a.m. at Gib- son General Hospital in Princ- eton; Jody Morton, 62, of Oak- land City, died Sunday, Dec. 27 at 7 a.m. at her residence; Rosemary B. Aull, 71, of Indi- anapolis, died Saturday morn- ing, Dec. 26; Helen English Hollingsworth, 86, died Fri- day, Nov. 20 at the Health Care Center in Bryson City, N.C.; Alethea M. Fiscus, 70, of Artur, died Monday, Dec. 28 at 1:30 p.m. at Deaconess Hos- pital in Evansville; Lilah J. Ja- cobs, 64, of Vancouver, Wash., died Sunday, Dec. 13 at her residence; Edwin A. Cox, 82, a resident of Washington for 44 years, died Sunday, Dec. 27 at 3 p.m.; John James Dear- ing, 95, of Seymour, formerly of Petersburg, died Thursday, Dec. 24 at his residence. Otwell Milling Co. in 1950s The employees of the Otwell Milling Company in the late 1950s. Kneeling, from left: Charles Anderson, Bob Sorgius, Horace Dil- lon, Bob Whitehead, Edgar Davis, Claude Postlewaite, Sig Capehart, and Jack Weathers. 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