Linton Boom Days Stirred by 1887 Laborers Tribune Find
Elkin C Turner reports on Linton in 1887 as boom town with coal mining expansion and new frame brick homes. The Laborer's Tribune 1887 issue found in West Linton details railroads, coke plans, Island Coal Company investment, and a Switz City to Merom excursion. The paper highlights rapid growth, commerce, and community exhortations to work for collective welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkin C. Turner
Linton
Laborer's Tribune
Charles Earl
West Linton
Earle
Oscar
Switz City
Merom
Dugger Soldier Joins 1957 Nevada Test Site Exercise
Army Specialist Third Class John L. Fuzesi of Dugger Indiana takes part in the 1957 summer nuclear test series at the Nevada Test Site near Las Vegas. The 20 year old draftsman entered the Army in March 1955 and last served at Fort Ord California. He is a 1954 Union High School graduate.
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Camp Desert Rock
Nev
AHTNC
Army
John L. Fuzesi
Louis Fuzesi
Dugger
Ind
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Test Site
Las Vegas
Fuzesi
Fort Ord
Calif
Union High School
Johnson Challenges President's Charge
Senate debate on the civil rights bill winds down as Lyndon B. Johnson attacks Eisenhower's claim the jury trial amendment weakens the measure. Five Southern Senators, including Johnson and Estes Kefauver, are expected to back the bill, while House fate hinges on conference options and possible presidential veto.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eisenhower
Johnson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
House
Joint Conference Committee
Senate House Conference Committee
Pitman Moore Expands Asian influenza Vaccine Output
Indianapolis firm Pitman Moore increases production to about five million doses monthly by August 15 with a seven day week lab shift at its Zionsville facility. The company holds a U S contract for armed forces roughly half a million doses and plans commercial shipments next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Pitman-Moore Co
U. S
Leroy E. Burney
U.S
Kenneth F. Valentine
Indianapolis Pharmaceutical
Zionsville
Asia
Pitman-Moore
Boses
Russia Likely To Reject Open Skies Plan At Conference
London diplomats predicted the Soviet Union would reject the West’s open skies disarmament proposal unless American and British bases in North Africa and the Middle East are included. Valerian Zorin was to test Western willingness on Middle East skies as Harold Stassen attended the session.
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London
Russia
North Africa
Middle East
John Foster Dulles
Valerian Zorin
Harold Stassen
Zorin
Father and Son Report Strange Sky Object
George Luxton and his son Richard of West Linton reported a strange object seen in the sky Saturday around 11:25. They watched it travel from horizon to horizon in about two minutes and described it as a blinking red orange light about a thousand feet above their home.
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George Luxton
Richard
West Linton
Luxtons
Indiana's oldest publisher to mark 101st birthday
Rockville publisher Art hur A Hargrave turns 101 next week and plans to continue his weekly column in the Rockville Republican. He has written the column for nine years and will reach 101 on August 15 barring illness.
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Rockville
Ind
Arthur A. Hargrave
Indiana
Hargrave
Republican
Americans Report Real Income Rise Despite Dollar Decline
Government data show the dollar’s purchasing power at five sixths of its 10 years ago value while national per capita real income in 1956 was about 50 percent higher than in 1929. Manufacturing workers gained the most. older fixed incomes fared worst.
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United Press
Washington
Ith
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Commerce Department
Indiana Boys School Guard Is Suspended
A guard at the Indiana Boys School is suspended by Supt. James McCart after seven boys escaped their cottage early Monday. Another guard faces discipline for possible key access. Perry Jackson, 16, was captured. six others remain at large including Campbell, Gaines, Jackson, Willoughby, Davis, and Brooks.
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Plainfield
Indiana Boys School
James McCart
McCart
Perry Jackson
Anderson
Robert Campbell
Elkhart
Rufus Gaines
Gary
John Jackson
Morris Willoughby
Ralston Davis
Indianapolis
Augustus Brooks
Linton Stockton Class of 1952 Plans Labor Day Reunion
Members of the 1952 graduating class of Linton Stockton High School announce a reunion to be held over Labor Day weekend. Marilyn Hightower of Indianapolis is chairman of arrangements and asks members to write her with names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton-Stockton High School
Marilyn Hightower
East Fourteenth Street
Indianapolis
Humphrey orders probe into REA loan policy move
Senator Hubert Humphrey chairing a Government Operations subcommittee demanded an immediate Senate investigation into claims that REA loan approval power over 500000 moved from the Rural Electrification Administration to a deputy in the Agriculture Department. The inquiry targets whether Ezra Taft Benson’s secretary engaged in an off the books transfer with Wesley D Ewart cited as the key figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Department of Agriculture
Humphrey
Congress
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Penson
Wesley D'Ewart
Montana
Agriculture Department
D'Ewart
Comerce
Secretary of Agriculture
Cynthia Hornbaker Dies After Week Long Illness
Cynthia Hornbaker 77 of Bloomfield died Monday afternoon at Freeman-Greene County Hospital after a one week illness. Born February 21, 1880 in Greene County to John and Elizabeth Shields Brosman, she is survived by children Ora Timmons Dell Illinois Orville Timmons Indianapolis Robert Shields Detroit nine grandchildren and two brothers Ezra Brosman Fairmont and Alva Brosman Bloomington. Funeral services 11 AM Wednesday at Jenkins Funeral Home Bloomfield with Rev. A W Jarbo officiating burial Grand View Cemetery.
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Cynthia Hornbaker
Bloomfield
Freeman-Greene County
Greene County
John
Elizabeth Shields Brosman
Ora Timmons
Sidell
Illinois
Orville Timmons
Indianapolis
Robert Shields
Detroit
Michigan
Ezra Brosman
Fairmont
Alva Brosman
Bloomington
Jenkins Funeral Home
A. W. Jarbo
Grandview Cemetery
Lyons 50th Fair Plans Outlined By Community Club
The Lyons community club met at Benham Truck and Tractor Sales to finalize the August fair schedule. Labor details include men working August 17 at the fairgrounds, and women serving meals in the American Legion Hall. On August 22 women prepare the exhibit building, with entries due August 27 and the exhibit building closed on opening day.
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Lyons Community Club
Benham Truck and Tractor Sales
Lyons
Hudson Begins Six Month Army Training at Fort Leonard Wood
Private Harry D. Hudson 18 son of Mrs Bertha L Hudson Route 3 Bloomfield Ind started six months of active training under the Reserve Forces Act at Fort Leonard Wood Mo He will receive eight weeks of basic combat training followed by advanced individual and unit training After the tour he will serve with a local Army Reserve or National Guard unit Hudson graduated from Bloomfield High School this year.
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Fort Leonard Wood
Harry D. Hudson
Bertha l Hudson
Route 3
Bloomfield
Ind
Hudson
Bloomfield High School
Permits Army To Screen Draftees
The House approved a bill to allow the Defense Department to reject draftees deemed below the 30th percentile in IQ for combat roles in atomic age weapons. Rep. Brooks argued for stricter selection citing costs from discharges in 1956 and a large manpower pool.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Operton Brooks
D-La
Baxley Boy Injured In Yard Fall
Carolos Baxley nine year old son of Mr and Mrs George Baxley suffered a compound fracture of his left arm after a fall in his yard on Linton Route Two. He was taken to Freeman Greene County Hospital for treatment.
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Carolos Baxley
George Baxley
Linton
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Bank manager killed in Wolcottville shooting
Robert Klink, 47, is to be charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Maurice Kent, 42, Wolcottville branch manager of Farmers State Bank. Kent died hours after being shot three times during an attempted gun cashing incident at the LaGrange bank.
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Auburn State Bank of
Auburn
Kent
Klink
Stally
Rittenhouse
Richard Taggart
Wallcottville Herald
Taggart
Stolen Checks and Papers Recovered After Farm Theft
A Sunday to Monday theft at Ellis and Company Farm led to recovered money orders and checks scattered across Linton. Police found a hammer and driver near the back door. several victims reported valid checks from six to two hundred dollars.
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Ellis and Company
Linton
Anvil Tyron
Marshall Robertson
Second
Marion Parks
Fifth
H” Street
Clint Reinties
Reintjes
Herb Ellis
Calvin McDaniel Rites Announced
Calvin McDaniel a Greene County resident died at Robert Long Hospital Indianapolis at ten PM Monday born November 24 1882 never married and survived by several cousins Funeral services are set for two PM Wednesday at Jenkins Funeral Home Bloomfield with Rev A W Jarbo officiating burial will follow in Ridgeport Cemetery.
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Calvin McDaniel
Greene County
Robert Long
Indianapolis
Mr. McDaniel
Jenkins
Bloomfield
A.W. Jarbo
Ridgeport Cemetery
Rescheduled Picnic for Past Matrons Club
The Columbian Past Matrons club announces a new date for its picnic now set for Thursday August 22. Officers issued the update today, noting the event will take place at the usual site with those invited to attend.
Group Cuts Federal Spending In House Appropriations
The House Appropriations Committee reduced military construction and related funds by 16 percent from Eisenhower’s request. The panel recommended 1 1 1 million in total aid a cut of 279 million with most cuts going to Army Navy and Air Force base projects.
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Washington — i
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
House
Army
Navy
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
First Lady Eisenhower Undergoes Planned Operation
Mrs. Eisenhower, 59, underwent a two hour internal operation by a gynecologist at Walter Reed Hospital for a benign condition. She is in good condition, and the White House says the surgery was planned, not an emergency, with no malignancy detected. President Eisenhower learned of the successful result while meeting with Republican congressional leaders.
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Washington (i
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
White House
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed
Hagerty
Riva
Engineers Stage Surprise Strike Delays Welk Show
A walkout by 800 engineers in Chicago San Francisco New York and Los Angeles halted ABC broadcasts including the Lawrence Welk show. Supervisors staffed the gap and restored operations in about an hour. The dispute stems from a clash with WFIL ABC affiliate and Welk rehearsed until show time. Welk then produced a live impromptu program for spectators.
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Chicago
Lawrence Welk
American Broadcasting Co
BKB
San Francisco
New York
Los Angeles
National Association of Broadcasting Engineers and Technicians
ABC
Hollywood
Welk
Philadelphia
WFIL
Traffic Cases Tried In Worthington Court
Two traffic cases were heard in Worthington Justice of the Peace Mrs. Elmira Driscoll court. Ronald L. Arnold, 20, Mt. Carmel, pleaded guilty to following too closely and was fined 5.00 with 15.75 costs totaling 20.75. Max A. Ramsey, 21, Washington, arrested July 24 for speeding on road 67, pled guilty and paid 1.00 fine plus 15.75 costs totaling 16.75.
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Elmira Driscoll
Worthington
Ronald L. Arnold
Mt. Carmel
Lll
James O. Smith
State Road
Max A. Ramsey
Washington
Trooper Smith
Child Near Death Prompt Search for Joyce Murphy
Authorities追seek Joyce Murphy a 4 month old migrant worker child presumed dead from dehydration. Police and hospital staff say the baby was taken from St. Joseph Hospital by her parents who left before doctors could treat her. A wide search across Michigan and neighboring states remains fruitless as authorities chase leads and confirm family connections.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Joyce Murphy
St. Joseph Hospital
Michigan
Joyce
Mildred Benning
David Murphy
Coloma
Murphy
Regulation reminder for Greene County Acreage Reserve
A.S.C. Chairman Clina E Hasler cautions Greene County farmers to control designated noxious weeds on Acreage Reserve land. Farmers bear weed control costs. list includes Canada thistle, Johnson grass, wild garlic, quackgrass, and others. action via clipping or discing to prevent spread.
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Greene County
Clina E. Hasler
Greene County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Hasler
Indiana
ASC
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The
Island Coal Company
Coal Company
Indiana Boys
United States
Evelyn Starkey
Eli Libby Company
Greenfield
International Soundphoto
Calvin McDaniel Rites
Douglas
Peggy) Andrews
Marathon
Fla
Mexico
Robert Sloan
Mr. Andrews
A.S.C. Chairman
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