Petersburg Pilot -

August 16, 1918 A vicious lible on the good name of the town of Petersburg has been uttered and spread broadcast by Assistant District Attorney Steve Ragan, is credited by the Daily Dispatch with having made the statements against the good name of Petersburg. Petersburg has been branded as a “hotbed of pro Germanism” and the statement was published intimated that the red light district was closed as a result of pro-German activities. The red light district here was closed as the result of a petition of the citizens.

August 13, 1943 Word has been received from Delegate Dimond’s offi...