Prospects for a Better Apple Crop in Greene County Area
Read more on fruit outlook around Linton Greene County and nearby Knox and Daviess counties with apples expected to improve over last year though not exceeding average yields peaches described as spotty with some orchards doing well while others falter a farmer notes a strong Greene County apple potential could reach thousands in value last year’s peach crop was unusually high. James Marlow explains the new congressional pay raise and pension rules detailing eligibility six years service at age sixty two required to draw a pension and required contributions to a pension fund with examples of how much may be paid and later collected.
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Ferdsten
Knox
Daviess
Greene
Linton
Congress
Axtell Wins Democratic Nod in Fifth Missouri District
Enos Axtell won the Democratic nomination for Rep. Roger Slaughter's seat in Missouri's fifth district as Slaughter fell under President Truman's opposition. Returns showed Axtell 19 741, Slaughter 17 424, Walsh 5 495 from 254 of 255 precincts.
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Kansas City
Enos A. Axtell
Roger Slaughter
Slaughter
Truman
Cio-Pac
Fifth Missouri
Axtell
Jerome Walsh
Pendergast
James Pendergast
T. J. Pendergast
Fifth
Missouri
LaGuardia Charges Russians Drain Austrian Goods
UNRRA Director General F H LaGuardia accused Soviet authorities in Austria of diverting 15 000 tons of crude petroleum to Czechoslovak firms and requisitioning land with potential annual production of 70 000 tons of food. He urged the UNRRA council to back him or remove him and called for international action on Potsdam rules. He noted UNRRA aims to finish work in Europe by end of 1945 and the Far East by next March.
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Geneva
U.P
F. H. LaGuardia
UNRRA
LaGuardia
Austria
U.N.R.R
Europe
Far East
Former resident Jacob B. Comer dies at 71 in Indianapolis
Jacob B. Comer 71 of Clay City and former Linton resident died at 3 45 this morning in Robert Long hospital Indianapolis after seven weeks in hospital and a year of failing health. He belonged to the Masonic lodge at Clay City and was father of Austin Irish O'Brien of Linton. Funeral arrangements were not yet made.
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Jacob B. Comer
Clay City
Linton
Robert Long
Indianapolis
Mr. Comer
Masonic Lodge
Austin Irish O’brien
Gates Abused of Grave Mistake in Calling Troops
Indiana CIO leaders accuse Gov Ralph Gates of illegal use of state troops during a Rex Manufacturing plant dispute in Connersville. About 200 guardsmen and 130 troopers dispersed among 20 arrested pickets, while a circuit court injunction targeted mass picketing. The CIO seeks a conference to resolve jurisdictional disputes and end the two week plant shutdown.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Cio
Ralph F. Gates
State Guard
Rex Manufacturing Company
Connersville
Ind
James Robb
CIO
Gates
Statehouse
Two Sailors Receive Navy Discharge at Great Lakes Center
Dewey E Gaunnac and Donald R Gambill both of Sullivan and Linton routes were honorably discharged from the Navy at the Naval Personnel Separation Center Great Lakes Illinois, per report today.
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Dewey E. Gaunnac
Linton
Navy
Naval Personne
Great Lakes
Donald R. Gambill
Sullivan Route Five
Quapaw Council Team Rehearses for Tri-County Meeting
The Quapaw Council No. 80 degree team is urged to attend a 2:00 PM Sunday practice at the hall to prepare for the tri-county meeting. The event will be held Monday evening at Linton hall with representatives from nearby counties present.
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Quapaw Council No. 80
Linton Hall
Stomach Ulcers Prove To Be Poison Attempt
Rushville Indiana Aug 7 during a police probe Mrs Maxine Milligan 22 was jailed on poisoning charges against her husband Raymond Milligan 34 a war veteran and father of two. authorities say she confessed to adding small amounts of arsenic or lead to his coffee on several occasions to stop him from beating her. Raymond Milligan in VA hospital in Indianapolis for stomach ulcers. sheriff Virgil Grimstead noted the couple’s dispute over their children Raymond Jr 2 and Mary Ella 5. another man William Baker 25 was held for contributing to child neglect.
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Rushville
Ind
Maxine Milligan
Virgil Grimstead
Milligan
Rush County
Aleutians
Raymond, Jr
Mary Ella
Grimstead
William Baker
Linton Legion foursome tops district golf event
Linton American Legion golf foursome led by Joe Potochnik fired a 71 to win the district Legion tournament at Linton Municipal Golf Course. The Linton team totaled 301 to earn a trip to the state finals at Lebanon on August 13, alongside Walter Wakefield of Jasonville and Bill Moore of Bloomfield. Wakefield and Moore were among the day’s low scorers.
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Linton American Legion
Linton Municipal
Joe Potochnik
Linton Legionnaires
Bloomfield
Jasonville
Linton Legion
Walter Wakefield
Bill Moore
Alan Country Club
Lebanon
Legion
Wakefield
Moore
Linton
Potochnik
Fern Duvivier
Bob Fry
Roger Cole
Collins funeral to be Thursday
Funeral services for John W. Collins 67 of Jasonville will be held at 2 30 Thursday afternoon at Mathers Funeral home in Taenanwilla Lebanon burial in Abraham Lincoln cemetery. The log cabin in which Abra said to be 12 feet wide.
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Collins
John W. Collins
Jasonville
Mathers Funeral Home
Jtaenanwilla
Zella Anthony Wil Cifi
Aham Lincoln
Lebanon
Wah
Lyons Reverts to Slow Time After August Meeting
The Lyons community returned to Central Standard Time by turning clocks back one hour at noon Tuesday after an August Lyons Board of Trustees action. Several nearby communities including Linton also moved from fast time to standard time, causing only minor confusion as the noon whistle shifted hour.
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Lyons
Lyons Board of Trustees
Linton
Constellation Club to Meet Friday Evening at Mrs Allie Pearl’s
The Constellation club will meet at 7 30 Friday evening at the home of Mrs Allie Pearl according to an announcement made here today.
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Constellation Club
Allie Pearl
Peace conference invites former Axis allies to speak
Paris August 7 The rules commission ordered the secretariat to invite Italy Romania Bulgaria and Finland to appear before a plenary session of the 21 powers to present their cases. Byrnes proposed August 10 as hearing date with hearings before all 21 nations rather than only commissions.
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Paris
Peace Conference Rules Commission
Secretariat
James F. Byrnes
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Finland
Byrnes
Rules Commission
Andrei Vishinsky
Soviet Union
V. M. Molotov
Commission
Labor tensions flare as Rex plant reopens under guard
State police monitored Rex Manufacturing after CIO United Electrical Workers sought to appeal a temporary injunction restraining picketing. Production resumed with police on site while two days of guard duty were cut short to avoid violence. Gov. Ralph F. Gates cited no major disturbances in 24 hours as he met CIO leaders at the statehouse.
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Gates
David Scribner
United Electrical Workers
Charles Kern
Connersville
Kern
AFL
Rex
State Guard
Ind
U.P
Rex Manufacturing Company
Ralph F. Gates
Hiv
Indianapolis
Statehouse
State Cio
James McEwan
South Florida Draws One Third Tourists for Fishing
Tourism in South Florida hinges on fishing as at least one third of visitors participate in angling activities, boosting local economy and outdoor recreation appeal.
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South Florida
Hospital Birth and Discharges Across Several Towns
A girl named Vivian Marie was born to Mrs. Jack Trent of Bloomfield on Tuesday afternoon and taken home. Several patients were admitted for observation including Mrs. Claude Lynch and baby of Sandborn, Kermit Floyd of Bloomfield, Wilma Goodman of Linton had a tonsillectomy, and Mrs. Everett Hondell of Jasonville plus Mrs. Frank Tolen underwent major operations. Discharges include Daisy Martindale of Bloomfield, Mrs. Earl Utterback, Mrs. Herbert Davis and Kinby, and William David White of Worthington.
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Bloomfield
Vivian Marie
Claude Lynch
Baby
Sandborn
Kermit Floyd
Wilma Goodman
Linton
Everett Hondell
Jasonvile
Frank Tolen
Betty Ann McKee
Jnsonville
Herbert Davis
Kinby
Daisy Martindale
Earl Utterback
William David White
Worthington
Wholesale price index hits new peak at 5.32
The Dunn & Bradstreet index shows the wholesale price index reaching 5.32 for the week ended Aug 6, beating the previous all time high of 5.30 set in 1919. Earlier figures show 5.24 for the prior week and 4.07 a year ago.
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New York
Dunn & Bradstreet, Inc
County Fathers to Ask for Bids in Greene County
Greene County Board of Commissioners will advertise bids for No. 4 coal for county buildings and for repainting the old White River bridge southwest of Bloomfield. A petition to vacate an alley in White township was set for Sept 2 hearing. Routine business included approving claims and accepting the county nurses' report.
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White River
Bloomfield
Greene County Board of Commissioners
Court House
White Township
USWV Urges Attendance at James M. Wilson Funeral
United Spanish War Veterans members from Linton David D. Wiles camp urged to attend the 7 30 a m Thursday funeral for James M. Wilson 77 at the Christian church in Lyons. Wilson died Monday night at his Lyons home and the USWV camp will oversee the graveside ceremony at Mt Pleasant Cemetery near Gosport.
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Linton
David D. Wiles
United Spanish War Veterans
James M. Wilson
Christian Church
Lyons
Mr. Wilson
US WV
Stainess
Mt. Plesisant
Gosport
Local Sign Painter Hurt in Downtown Fall
Wilbur Struckmeyer a local sign painter was taken by ambulance to Freeman Greene county hospital after falling on a downtown sidewalk suffering a head injury. Doctors had not finished examinations by press time.
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Wilbur Struckmeyer
Freeman-Greene County
Heirens Ends Confession Session in Chicago Jail
William Heirens, 17, concluded a 14 hour confession detailing murders of Suzanne Degnan and two women, plus multiple assaults. He signed three confessions, prayed, and returned to his jail cell as prosecutors weigh the death penalty.
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Chicago
William Heirens
Suzanne Degnant
University of Chicago
Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
Frances 'Wn
Josepnine Ross
William J. Suony
Tuhey
Little Suzanne
University of Arizona Founded on Gamblers Ground
The University of Arizona began in 1890 on land donated by Tucson’s leading gamblers. The eyebrow raising origin marks the school’s humble, controversial start in the city.
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Tucson
Ariz
University of Arizona
DDT Eliminates All Three Livestock Flies
A study asserts DDT kills the three common fly species affecting livestock, offering a potential wide impact on farm pest control. The claim notes high efficacy but raises considerations about safety and resistance.
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