Rifle Club Notes and Post Equipment Return Request
In 1935 the Frank Courtney post No. 22 American Legion started a rifle club above Mack Tyler Plumbing. The U S government loaned ten .22 rifles and gear after a $10 annual payment. By July 1 a letter ordered all rifles returned. by Sept 1, 1948, all but one rifle and one web sling were accounted for. Martin Hinman Sr. asks for return of the missing items.
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Frank Courtney
American Legion
Mack Tyer
Legion
U. S
Conservation Club
Lee-Siverrard Park
T. F. Wessells
Washington, D. C
Main Street
J. Fred Hinman Sr
Post
Ruling Announced in Seed Corn Suit
Federal Judge Fred L. Wham dismissed an Indiana seed company’s charge that 58 Illinois farmers conspired to refuse selling popcorn. The McCarty Seed Co. of Evansville had alleged antitrust activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Fred L. Wham
Indiana
Illinois
Wham
McCarty Seed Co
Evansville
Ind
Illinois farmers win dismissal in popcorn conspiracy case
A federal judge ruled no conspiracy existed and too few crops met the $3,000 threshold for federal jurisdiction. The McCarty company had sued farmers in Gallatin, White and Saline counties over unmet popcorn deliveries amid a 70 percent crop drop and a price rise to 7.50 per hundred pounds. The judge also dismissed McCarty’s damages suit against Bates Brothers Seed Co for alleged conspiracy by purchasing part of the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallatin
White
Saline
Illinois
McCarty
Wham
Bates Brothers Seed Co
New Haven
Ill
Tiny Babe Thrives At Fourth Week In South Bend
Jeannette Dikowski weighed 32 ounces at 22 days old, a gain of four and a half ounces since birth on July 14. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Casimir Dikowski, she arrived at Memorial hospital weighing 1 pound 12 ounces. doctors call her one of the tiniest survivors of premature birth. Nurse Gladys Tillman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Jeannette Dikowski
Casimir Dzikowski
Memorial Hospital
Gladys Tillman
Premature Baby Jeannette Faces Extended Hospital Stay
Jeannette, born two months early, is described as normally hungry and active. Nurses note she wriggles and kicks making coverage difficult and usually cries about an hour before her formula. Doctors give the baby a good chance to live and she must remain in the hospital for at least three more months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette
Housing project aids paraplegic veterans in Needham Heights
In Needham Mass a wheelchair friendly veterans housing project under construction aims to serve paraplegic war veterans. Two homes already occupied and five more soon, including Cy Kosenthal a former Boston Red Sox outfielder crippled after his son was killed in service. Builder Charlie Cimino and paraplegic Joseph Villa developed features like wide ramps and a kitchen to garage ramp.
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Needham Mass
Needham Heights
Cy Rosenthal
Boston Red Sox
Kosenthal
Charlies A. Cimino
Joseph Villa
Villa
Wide Home Features Highlight Small Community Homes
A description notes floor plans with no thresholds and doors six inches wider than standard, an extra-wide stall shower, and a wash bowl with mirror at chair height in the bathroom. The features appear across twenty eight homes in the community.
Gas main blamed for brick kiln blast injuring four
A leaking gas main sparked a brick kiln explosion at Hydraulic Press brick Co in Brazil Indiana injuring four men Porter Farris 70 general manager Frank Hamm 58 Albert Walker 56 and Roman White 40. Farris suffered a broken leg Hamm a broken shoulder while Walker and White were badly cut. The blast occurred after the day shift left and before night shift reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
U.P
Hydraulic Press Brick Co
Porter Farris
Frank Hamm
Albert Walker
Roman White
Farris
Hamm
Walker
White
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Hiome
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NEW Home Furnishing CO
W. Vincesnes St
Bert
Farthing
Optometrist
Optical Service
Linton
American Legion Post News
Home Loan & Finance CO
N. Main
St. N. E
Engle & Pirtle Clothiers
Linton Motor Sales, Inc
A” St, N. EL
Chevrolet
Chevrolet CO
Sullivan
Ghee
Frances
Bill
Haseman
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Acne
Harton, Coan
Tiny Babe
Nash Parts and Accessories
Penns Lyra Motor
N. Penn
Indianapolis
Riley
Phtelco
D.C
Philco
A.C
Philcso
A.C. D.C
New Home Furnishing Company
West Vincennes Street
Newkirk
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Kirk
Turner’s Home Appliances
Warner
LeGani
Cushing
Prompt Sanitary Truck Service
Farmers Tankage Company
Philgas
Hares Lige le Seleion
Philco Refrigerators
Carl Roach
Linton, Indiana
Axminster Rugs
FIAT
Dick Stayton, Gwmer
Greene County Loan Co
S. Main
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