The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch From out of the past and Seaman Apprentice Tom Witherspoon have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Witherspoon for the past few days. Tom com- pleted a 14-day leave and Jim has a delay enroute to California for overseas ship- ment for his third trip to the war east in seven years. He has re-enlisted for six more years. Tom has been trans- ferred from San Diego to Bainbridge, to attend naval school four months. Roger Craig Bell of Ot- Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1952 Friday, Oct. 24, 1952 Cpl. Jim Witherspoon The Petersburg Press Sixty years ago well has returned after serv- ing two years in Korea. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bell of Otwell. Rufus Edrington has re- The award was made for selling during a four week period. There are 40 IGA states in the district who were participating in the contest. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. James Deffendall, a son, Fri- day; to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Held of Evansville, a daugh- ter, Linda Marie, Friday; to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glass- ord, Jr., a son, Samuel Ste- ven, Oct. 18; to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whittington, a daugh- ter, Sheran Elizabeth, Oct. 12; to Mr. and Mrs. Rush Rich of Stendal, a son, Ran- dy Rush, Oct. 14; to A/1C and Mrs. Ray R. Stilwell of Goodfellow Air Force Base, TX, a daughter, Brenda Jo, Oct. 16—The Stilwells were former Velpen residents. Marriage: Beauton Eads Adams, and Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Lucas were Sun- day week ago guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whaley in Algiers. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Capehart and Linda Kay of Terre Haute; Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Sick of Hazleton and Marie Clements spent Sat- urday and Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Emmitt Capehart. Birth: To Rev. and Mrs. and Harlan Bryant, Oct. 13. Death: Walter Willis, 65, Marriage: Alice Willis of Petersburg, died Oct. 22. Fifty-nine years ago The Pike County Dispatch slow has been elected in an office in the women's halls of residence at Indiana Uni- versity. As a part of the stu- dent government system at I.U. members of each of the 16 women's halls of res- idence elect their own offi- cers. In addition, each res- idence hall has graduate counselors. Thompson has been elected religious ac- tivities chairman of Hicko- ry Hall. John Voyles, owner of Friday, Oct. 23, 1953 Elaine Thompson of Win- Voyles Supermarket in Pe- tersburg, has been award- ed a wrist watch for his out- standing selling of Phillip Morris cigarettes. He was awarded a Bulova watch. turned from overseas after serving with Armed Forces 21 months in Korea. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Edrington of Winslow. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Earl and Wallace Kinder, both of Winslow, Oct. 17. Death: Mrs. Della Paul Fair, a daughter, Oct. 23. and Mrs. Denzil Elmore of Rt. 1, Winslow, and Don- na Dawson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Daw- son were crowned king and queen of the Winslow School Fall Festival in the Winslow Gymnasium, Fri- day night. They are both ju- niors. Gene Shirley Morton, Thursday, Nov. 1, 1962 Denny Elmore, son of Mr. The Pike County Dispatch Puthoff, 69, of St. Louis, MO, died Oct. 18. Fifty years ago Richey Wayne Thompson, infant son of David and June (Williams) Thomp- son, died Oct. 16; Howard Wayne Mann, infant son of Maurice and Marilou (Bald- win) Mann of Kokomo, died Oct. 24; Prentice Whitman, 85, native of Pike County, died Oct. 18 in Lower Lake, CA; Elva Richardson, 63, of Danville, IL, formerly of Pike County, died Oct. 29; Mrs. Jim (Mary) Risley, 78, of Velpen, died Oct. 23 suf- fering from a heart attack; Lt. Gen. Frank Melborn, 70, native of Jasper, cous- in of Mattie Cooper, Mrs. Clellie McCord and Attor- ney Carl Gray, died Thurs. in a Montana Hospital; T. P. Cole, 90, of Hillsboro, TX, former resident of Oakland City, died Oct. 23. Twenty-five years ago The Press-Dispatch Thursday, Oct. 22, 1987 named postmaster of Spur- geon Post Office and was sworn in Oct. 9. Mrs. Deen replaces Mark Shutz, who was promoted to postmas- ter at Birdseye in June. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Mable U. Deen has been son of Mrs. Minnie Morton, south of Winslow, has been named to fill a new teach- ing post at the Starr Com- monwealth Campus at Van Wert, OH. The position was created when the school de- cided to provide specialized educational service to some boys who are referred to the Van Wert Campus from juvenile courts and wel- fare departments through- out Ohio. Morton is a 1948 graduate of Winslow High School. He served two years in the Air Force. He gradu- ated from Anderson College two years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Burns and Timmy visited with Mr. and Mrs. Melton Stephens over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Burns are leaving for Pheonix, AZ to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Carr and family of Terre Haute are going with them. Deaths: Emma Jane Doughty, 82, of Oakland City, died Oct. 26 after suffering a stroke July 2; Ropp, Paula and Geraldine Welch and Barbara Ropp visited Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN and Sil- ver Dollar City in Branson, MO. While there they vis- ited Eureka Springs, AR and saw the glass church called Thorncrown Chapel and visited the area of the Passion Play. Bob Sanders and Mike at left is Nancy Meadors, Wendall Clements, Kenneth Jones, Joyce Padgett, Wilma Grubb, Joyce Ashby, Royce Pride, and Freda Myers. In the second row is Claud Hayes, Patsy Scroggs, Lydia Houpt, Betty Garretson, Laetitia Jones, Marlene Hellman, Horace Dillon, and Fred Gray. In the back row is Craig Himsel, Roger Davis, Joe Hardin, Kenneth Arnold Jr., Charles Garris, Donald Dorsey, and Merlin Brittain. The photo and information was sent in by Donald Ray Parke of Newburgh. The Otwell High School senior class of 1951 in the front row beginning Otwell High School Seniors—1951 Pike County Historical Society Gleanings from the Democrat 1893 of rice for 25 cents at City Bakery. Miss Ruth Stocks left yes- 12/22/1893—Six pounds By Sandy McBeth terday for Texas, where she will spend the winter with her sister. The general store of An- drew Ingleman at Algiers was raided by burglars last Tuesday night. The cash box was opened and seven or eight dollars taken, besides a quantity of other goods. Dosch, juniors at Pike Cen- tral High School and mem- bers of William Krauses' Drafting III class won the trophy for first place and the plaque for overall best score in a "mousetrap car" contest sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engi- neers on Tuesday evening. Their car entry was judged best. The pair also won rib- bons and dinner for their mousetrap mobile. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Perry of Petersburg, a son, Jared Lloyd, Oct. 2; to Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bene- fiel of Winslow, a daughter, Jennifer Kay, Oct. 6; to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hazelton of Bacliff, TX, a son, Thom- as Walter, Sept. 30; to Mr. and Mrs. James Henning of Louisville, KY, a son, Nich- olas Perry, Oct. 6; to Mr. and Mrs. David Samuelson of Tyler, TX, a son, Derek Ryan, Oct. 7. 71, of Petersburg, died Oct. 14; Marion Lindell, 62, of Pe- tersburg, died Oct. 18; Ma- rie Gross, 79, of Winslow, died Oct. 19; Michael How- son, 81, of Campbelltown, died Oct. 17; Doris Gillum, 80, of Petersburg, died Oct. 16; Ollie Doughty, 86, of Springdale, AR, died Oct. 17; Elva Chambers, 91, for- merly of Velpen, died Oct. 14 in Greenfield; Lennis Lehr, 85, of Oakland City, died Oct. 15; Maud Clark, 88, of Indianapolis, died Oct. 12; William Ralph Smith, 69, of New Harmony, father of Judy Boger of Petersburg, died Oct. 12; Harold Hen- zman, 47, formerly of War- rick County, brother of Mary Chaney of Winslow, died Oct. 18 at Communi- ty Hospital in Indianapolis; Nora Jones, 61, of Princeton, sister of Joe White of Hazle- ton, died Oct. 5; Lisa Mc- Cracken, 19, of Vincennes, formerly of Hazleton, died Oct. 12. Deaths: Denzil Scraper, were making Rome howl last Monday evening the city marshal was not on the streets. It looked very dangerous for citizens to pass along the streets, and many were kept from go- ing to the various entertain- ments from the fear of being shot. Firearms were thicker than fleas, and it reminded some of the old veterans of days long ago. Such western scenes should not be enact- ed in a city which is under official restraint. Charles Crow, one of the While the "greasers" respected citizens of Pato- ka township, died last Sun- day at the age of 55 years. He was a veteran in the late war and a member of the G. A. R. which organization conduct- ed the funeral Monday last. Estrayed—Two ponies on and a tin can placed over the top. The fuse was lighted and before he could get out of the way it exploded tearing away one finger and terribly lac- erating others. Drs. Byers & Link dressed the wounds. The old-timers speculat- ing on the beautiful day last Monday recalled the Christ- mas of 1865 as a similar day, when the weather was that of a May day. Never in the his- tory of the writer can be re- called such a pleasant Christ- mas day as that of this year. The following will settle Wednesday, November 21, 2012 C-7 Miss Minnie Cunningham were married at the bride's home near Patoka, Wednes- day. They will make their future home in Tennessee where Mr. Davidson has been residing for some time past. Our congratulations. Everett Fleming, son of the 11th of December from the owner's residence near Noxid. One is a sorrel with white face and the other is a dark bay with star in fore- head and slightly lame in right leg. Finder will please inform the owner, Charles A. Gilley, Noxid, Indiana. Joseph Davidson and brothers and sisters oc- curred at the residence of Thomas Smith, near Hos- mer last Monday. The broth- ers are Harrison, Owen and Thomas. There were five sis- ters present. A splendid time was had by all present. There is considerable some argument over the le- gal tender business: Cents, two cents, three cents and nickles are legal tender on- ly in the amount of twenty- five cents; silver half-dimes to the amount of $5; half- dollars, quarters, twenty cent pieces and dimes to the amount of $10; trade dollars are not legal tender; silver dollars are legal tender for an unlimited amount. A reunion of the Smith ex-postmaster Fleming is minus the index finger of the left hand. He with others last Tuesday about noon were fir- ing a piece of gas pipe which had been filled with powder complaint made in regards to the old cemetery in the east part of the city. It is said that persons are taking the fenc- es away to be used for fuel and otherwise desecrating the cemetery. The matter should be looked after by the proper authorities, and see that the burial ground is kept in proper condition. ret Copeland, June Spaw, Katherine Cassiday, Jeanne Miller, Claudia Taylor, Roberta Buechele, LaVerne Ashby, Mary McLain, Betty Bratton, Mary Helen Bellamy, Betty Jo DeTar, Edna Earle Evans, Laura Mae Davis, and Irene Royalty (sponsor). The drum corps of 1938 was under the direction of Irene Royalty. Members of the corps were Marga- Winslow High School Drum Corps—1938 Christmas Craft and Vendor Fair Charles Hunt, MD, FACS, RPVI Good Samaritan Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of Charles Hunt, M.D. to its medical staff. Dr. Hunt is board certified in Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, and Phlebology (Vein Specialist). Dr. Hunt earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. His internship and general surgery residency was completed at Carraway Methodist Medical Center in Alabama. His cardiothoracic residency was completed at AB Chandler Medical Center in Kentucky. Dr. Hunt and his wife Christina have two children, a daughter, Morgan Alexis, and son, Dylan. In his free time, Dr. Hunt enjoys fishing, scuba diving, skiing, watching IU basketball and chasing his daughter around. Good Samaritan Hospital 520 S. Seventh Street, Vincennes, IN 47591 (812) 885-3243 gshvin.org • facebook.com/GoodSamaritanHospital Here Comes Santa! Santa will be there between 10AM and 3PM to hear Christmas lists and for pictures! (Please bring your own camera) 9AM-5PM • Saturday, Nov. 26 • Petersburg Pike County 4-H Building • Hornady Park Saturday, November 24 from 9-3 Otwell Community Center Donations of food for Somebody's Place or animal treats or cleaning supplies for PAWS. Admission • $2 AdmiSSioN $1 animal treats or cleaning supplies for PAWS) Food Concession provided by Winslow Lions Club For more information, call: 789-5287 Food Concessions provided by the otwell Community Center OR $1 + a donation (food for the food bank or To Bene t PAWS and Somebody's Place