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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1952
Page
8
A promotional notice urges readers to start a Savings Account now and add to it regularly. It emphasizes that better times may come or go and that saving prepares for both good and bad times, endorsed by the Insurance Corporation.
Summary of notable stories from the Linton Daily Citizen on corresponding dates in 1932. Includes local events, community notices, and brief items reflecting the period’s daily life.
A funeral service yesterday at City Park drew an estimated crowd of 7 000 to 8 000 for Taylor Keller who was killed at the Dixie B mine. Sheriff's deputies say they have clues after Bandits in Washington township tied up Ab Bogard and ransacked his home seeking money. The 28th annual Chautauqua at Merom opens August 13 for ten days.
Evansville Indiana reports a week of mysterious limestone rocks striking the Lewis Schattin farm home seven miles north. Rocks vary from one inch to tennis ball size and fall in hourly flurries near dusk. Deputy searches found nothing as locals hide in bushes seeking the source of the noise.
Walter L Lyons 77 a former Linton resident was found dead in his daughter Blanche Williams home at 1015 E Locust Vincennes He was a retired coal miner He is survived by daughter Mrs Williams of Vincennes son William E Lyons of Indianapolis brother George Lyons Carbondale Ohio sister Mrs H L Williams New Lexington Ohio The body taken to Flummerfelt Funeral Home of Vincennes with calling after three Thursday Burial in Fairview Cemetery Vincennes.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill convenes a special Cabinet session in London to discuss alarming reports from Iran, scheduled for Thursday, according to informed sources.
In remote Arctic zones occasional shade temperatures exceed 85 degrees, startling researchers. The statement notes unusual warmth in sparsely populated areas, contrasted with typical polar climate patterns.
Maynard Smith a 41 year old Medal of Honor recipient in Washington faces charges over allegedly causing a fake report to police. Mrs Ernestine Whomble a 21 year old mother claimed a trumped up death by own action plot with a $500 payoff for faking a threat to leap from a window Smith supposedly talked her out of. A friend Roland Bennett 26 disputed the story and said it was imaginary.
A UN B 29 Superfortress on its way to Korea crashed after takeoff from Yokota Air Force Base. Twelve crew members included nine who parachuted to safety. Three men were missing with details unclear. The plane struck a rice field and burst into flames. three Japanese firefighters sustained minor injuries. Bombs were jettisoned and disarmed before the crash. Cause under investigation.
Mercury ranks as the fastest planet orbiting the sun and completes its revolution at about 30 miles per second. The statement notes its rapid orbital speed within the solar system.
Bernard Baruch sails into New York Harbor aboard the Queen Elizabeth and declines to name a preferred presidential candidate. He urges the next president to possess intelligence and courage to curb inflation.
Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from infectious disease, underscoring its enduring threat.
James Allan of Lexington Kentucky died from injuries after a van carrying Golden Star to the Illinois State Fair struck a parked truck near Napper Clinic Scottsburg Indiana. The $50,000 show horse died in the crash as well, with the mare destroyed after a broken back.
Funeral services for Mrs Iva Lyene Slinkard 67 wife of Dr Emil F Slinkard of Bicknell were held at Poindexter Wampler Funeral Home. A native of Newberry Rev R A Shumaker of the Bicknell First Methodist Church officiated and burial followed.
Mrs Slinkard, ill for eleven years and bedfast since 1949, is buried in Slinkard Cemetery at Newberry. Born December 5, 1684 in Newberry to Frank and Mollie Woodhouse, she moved to Konx county with her husband in 1912 and was a member of the Bennwell Methodist church. Survivors include husband, son Gail Slinkard at home, and sisters Ethel Kuehrman of Indianapolis and Martha McIntosh of Newberry.
George Hartwick 54 of Indianapolis told police he was slugged and robbed of 9125 today in Indianapolis. The incident headline notes a violent robbery, with Hartwick as the primary victim and police investigation underway.
Hartwick said an assailant approached from the rear as he stood outside his office Tuesday night and slugged him. He and two companions had been discussing a lumber mill and timber in Mexico before the attack while at a tavern.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warned that auto thieves are stepping up operations nationwide. Police reports from 381 communities show car thefts rose 21.2 percent in large cities during 1951.
FBI chief describes a highly organized auto theft racket with agents coordinating “special orders” for specific makes and colors. He notes 15.1 percent thefts in rural areas, total car value at $95,312,596, and that 90 percent of stolen cars are recovered eventually.
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