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C-12 Wednesday, April 18, 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 and Friday, December 8 and 11, 1942 The five room frame house of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Traylor, of the Iva com- munity, caught fire from some unknown origin, and burned to the ground Mon- day morning. Insurance carried will only cover a small part of the loss. Coach Coleman led his tribe of Indians to a victory Friday night over the Oak- land City Acorns by a score of 34-22. Bernard Benjamin headed the scoring list for both teams with a total of 16 points and Church of Oak- land City followed next with nine points. Several gathered at the home of Mrs. Helen Car- ey's Wednesday evening for a 6 o'clock dinner in honor of Mr. Joe Shawhan, who is leaving for Uncle Sam's Service. All the guests left wishing Joe very much suc- cess in the new task he is going to undertake. With the appointing of Mrs. Bruner Lemmon as head of the Tin Can sal- vage for Pike County, an- other war scrap drive was launched in Pike County. Plans call for a central de- pot and some kind of col- lecting organization to gather the salvaged cans. All cans must be washed and have the top and bot- tom opened and the lids placed inside after which there are to be flattened out so as to conserve space. Marriages: Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Tate, of Winslow, announce the marriage of their daughter, Margaret to Second Lieutenant Halliee Wiggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Josh Wiggs, of Spurgeon. Births: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Noble Swain, of Base- line. Mich., an eight pound girl on December 3. She has been named Judith Ann; Born December 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Klipsch, of Sandusky, Ohio, a son, Ronald Eugene. Deaths: Silas Brenton, son of Joseph L. and Dor- othy Francis Adams Bren- ton, was born in Washing- ton township Pike County, February 6, 1874, and de- parted this life at Oakland City, November 28, 1942 be- ing 68 years, 9 months and 22 days of age; William El- liot died at his home one mile south of this city, Sun- day evening at 5:45 o'clock after a serious illness of two weeks; Edwin James, native of England and a resident of this city since 1918, died at his home Tuesday evening at 10 o'clock; Funeral ser- vices were held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning for little Stella Mae Hale, 17-month- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hale, who died suddenly Sunday af- ternoon; Sarah Jane Mat- thews, wife of Prof. Mat- thews, died suddenly at her home in Scottsburg, Ind., Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Tuesday and Friday, March 4 and 7, 1958 The Petersburg Indi- ans met defeat in their first game of the 1958 sectional when the Loogootee Lions took advantage of 26 Pe- tersburg personal fouls to convert 32 free throws and thus grabbed an 86 -67 win. Willis Traylor, of Peters- burg, and Gardner Willis, of Petersburg, were among the 44 enlisted men and four officers leaving Evans- ville Saturday, March 1 for two-week Naval Reserve training duty. Mrs. Ida Doty, who turned 95 years of age on Tuesday, held an open house at her home, and she was greeted by more than 100 well wishers. She was born in Knox County, March 5, 1863. Luther B. Hale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hale, Petersburg, is included among the members of the Evansville College A Ca- pella Choir which will be- gin its spring concert tour at Brazil, Indiana, Sunday morning, March 16. Hale is a sophomore at Evansville College. Marriages: A Valen- tine's Day theme was car- ried out in the wedding of Miss Patricia Pancake and William R. Wilson on Feb. 14 at 7:30 at the Monroe City Rural Church of God. Births: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Waddle, a son, Joseph Lewis, Mon- day; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Selby, Winslow, announce the birth of a son, Tuesday. Deaths: Mrs. Hester F. Mattingly, 80, died at her home in Vincennes Thurs- day at 7:30 p.m.; Fred Buechele, 85, of Winslow died at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes; Pearl Duncan, 70 -year-old Oakland City resident, passed away at his home Monday, March 3. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, March 21, 1968 Just prior to press time Wednesday, it was learned that Steven Max Prout, 24, of Velpen, had been arrest- ed and was to be formally charged with arson. Dep- uty Fire Marshall Charles McGurk, of New Albany, as- sisted in the investigation. No further details were available at press time. Open House will be Sat- urday all day March 23 be- ginning at 9 a.m. at the new Day Oil Company, Inc. and Dayco Nitrogen Compa- ny, Inc. Plant just complet- ed. The plant is located on east Spruce Street in Pe- tersburg. One Blackfoot No. 5 em- ployee was killed instant- ly and another suffered a stroke at work Wednesday morning. Around 9 a.m. Wednesday, Raymond E. (Red) Benjamin was found in his truck by John Kerr, another employee of the mine, suffering from a stroke. Mr. Benjamin was not unconscious, but was unable to talk. He drives a supply truck and had run off the road and come to a stop. He was taken to the Welborn Memorial Baptist hospital in Evansville. His condition was not known at press hour. About three hours later at the mine, Omar (Musty) Coplen was killed instantly. A large boulder rolled off a spoil bank and crushed him, kill- ing him instantly. Carol Thomas, Jr., of Bedford, an employee of Texas Gas Transmission, suffered a crushed foot in an accident at work Monday morning. He was expected to be released from the hos- pital today, Thursday. Members of the news staff of WT V W, Channel Seven, Evansville, were present at a dinner given in their honor by the "Hinky Dinks," a Petersburg Fra- ternal Organization. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Singer, of Oakland City, a daughter; To Mr. and Mrs. James Higdon, Otwell, a son; To Mr. and Mrs. James Brace, Jasper, their first child, a daugh- ter; To Mr. and Mrs. Ken- neth Osgatharp, Evans- ville, their first child, a son, Kenneth Michael; To Mr. and Mrs. Gary Siekman, of Buckskin, a daughter, Sta- cy Lynn; To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hopf, Otwell, a daughter, Connie. Deaths: Eugene De- Mott, 77, a resident of Ot- well, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday after- noon at 1:30 ; Funeral ser- vices for Mrs. Elizabeth York, of Pikeville, who died suddenly of a heart at- tack Wednesday morning of last week, were conduct- ed at Nass and Son Funeral at 10 a.m. ; Evert R. Davis, 77, died Monday afternoon at his home in Lynnville from what his sister stated, "that he was just worn out." He had been ill four years; Mrs. Frances M. Horrell, 54, wife of Alvin Horrell, Plymouth dealer in Peters- burg, died Sunday, March 17, at their home; Jess Hall, 80, of Petersburg, died Sunday, March 17, from a heart attack; Services for Carl Willis, 73, of Oakland City, will be at 2 p.m. Thurs- day, today, at Corn Funer- al Home; Mrs. Edith H. Eaton, 75, native of Marion township, died unexpected- ly at 5 p.m. Tuesday at her residence in Washington; Herman Baker Barrett, 62, died suddenly from an ap- parent heart attack at his home in Petersburg; Otho Corn, 54, lifelong resident of Winslow, died in the Good Samaritan hospital at 1:50 p.m. Friday, March 16 after a five months illness of cancer. TWENTY- FIVE YEARS The Press-Dispatch Thursday, March 18, 1993 Petersburg police are investigating the theft of truck parts on Monday. Lewis Vickers, Petersburg, told police someone stole a set of chrome bed rails and a screwdriver from his pick- up truck which was parked at his house. Vickers said it took place some time be- tween Saturday night and Sunday morning. Peters- burg officer Rick Barnes investigated the incident. Construction on Pike County's new jail began last Monday. Deig Bros. of Evansville is doing the proj- ect. The contract with Pike County calls for the $ 3 mil- lion facility to be completed in one calendar year. It is a 44-bed facility that can be expanded to 51 beds. Herbie the Healthcare Bear talks with Petersburg Elementary students in Linda Wilson's class about healthcare to promote the Wellness Festival, which will be this Saturday at Hor- nady Park. They are spon- soring a poster contest. Susie Horrall, an em- ployee at the Petersburg Post Office since 1967, was named Post Master on Monday. Horrall began with the Petersburg office on January 5, 1967, as a flex- ible part-time clerk. She was promoted to full-time clerk in August of 1977. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. David Craig, of Evansville, in St. Mary's hospital on Monday, a daughter, Alex- andria Marie; To Dave and Alicia Whitehead, of India- napolis, their first child, a son, Benjamin Matthew; To Mr. and Mrs. Harrell Ryan, of Coe, at Memorial Hospi- tal in Jasper, a son, Cody Al- exander. Deaths: Leman F. Spradin, 81, of Petersburg, died at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 12; Larry H. Gil- ham, 53, of Otwell, died at 6:30 a.m. March 9 at his residence; Lillian Virginia McClure, 97, of Petersburg, died at 8:45 a.m. Monday, March 15; Samuel A. McK- ean, 67, of Pendleton, for- mer band director at Win- slow High School, died Thursday, March 11; Wil- fred Kamman, 74, of Hunt- ingburg, died at 10 :30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10 at his residence; Ernestine Hayes, 80, of Washington, died at 3:10 a.m. Thurs- day, March 4, at Washing- ton Nursing Center; Mabel F. Mowery, 77, of Washing- ton, died at Eastgate Man- or Nursing Center at 10 :18 a.m. Saturday, March 13; Mary E. Elaman, 67, of Buckskin, died Thursday, March 11 at 12:30 p.m. at her residence; Clara D. Fer- gusen, 90, of Oakland City, died Sunday, March 14, at 5:55 a.m. at Wirth Hospital in Oakland City. net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net 1967-1968 Petersburg Fourth Grade Classmates Pictured above are students from Miss. Regina Miller's 1967-1968 Petersburg fourth grade class. Top row: Terry Swain, Leslie Walker and Ricky Parker. Bottom row: Jane Welch, Andy Thomas and Judy Miller. 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