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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1944
Page
4
A long list details prize winners across swine, sheep, beef, poultry, and other livestock divisions. Names and locations such as Lyons, Worthington, Switz City, Midland, Linton, Bloomfield, and Newberry appear for gilts, boars, sows, lambs, and other categories with multiple color divisions noted.
Garden Dept lists Blue Red and Yellow divisions with names and towns for junior and senior groups. Entries include Jo an na Carr Elza Brown Bobby Hinman Ruth Phegley Helen Phegley and others from Linton Worthington Switz City Bloomfield Marco Marco and Lyons among many more.
County 4 H officials announce sweepstake winners across divisions. Duroc breeding Don Winters Linton on Boar pig. Chester White James Deckard Switz City on Boar pig. Spotted Poland Kenny Weathers Worthington on gilt. QOIC Ted Miller Bloomfield on gilt. litter Robert Warren Worthington on Duroc litter. Fatbarrow Gene Warren Worthington on Duroc barrow. sheep Jerry Clayton Switz City on Shropshire ram. dairy Jersey Jolly Moody Switz City on cow. Guernsey John Pickel Midland on cow. Holstein Buddy Biggs Switz City on heifer calf. Hereford Vance York Switz City on yearling heifer. Angus Dale Burger Wright Twp on yearling heifer. Shorthorn Dee Archer Wright Twp on 2yr heifer. Fat Steer John Starnes Worthington on Shorthorn steer. poultry Pen of light Breeds Max Lynch Midland on White Leghorn pullets. Pen of Heavy Breeds Frank Wilson Linton on White Rock pullets. Junior Joan Carr Lin. Senior Eric Thornton Switz City Ted Ogle leader 5 sweepstakes ribbons. Worthington L C McIntosh leader 4 ribbons. Linton C E Creager leader 4 ribbons. Midland Elmer Keller leader 2 ribbons. Wright Two C F E Baker leader 2 ribbons. Bloomfield O R Dilley leader 1 ribbon.
Clarence H Colvin with the United States Seabees since Sept 8 1942 has spent twenty months overseas and now serves in the Central Pacific after a promotion to shipfitter 2nd class. S Howard Colvin formerly of Allison Manufacturing Indianapolis entered service Nov 11 1943 and is stationed at Camp Rucker Alabama.
Pfc. and Mrs. Merle O. Bucklew have returned to Orlando Florida after a fifteen day furlough with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pigg and Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bucklew.
Pfc and Mrs Bert Lammey left for California after a furlough with Mr and Mrs J H Lammey. Pvt Loraine E Haviland 21 Coal City Ind returned from service outside the continental US and is at the Army Air Forces Redistribution Station No 2 in Miami Beach awaiting assignment. Haviland served 34 months as a cook in Panama and enlisted in June 1941.
S/Sgt. Charles K. Duncan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Duncan of Linton Indiana, and husband of Mrs. Virginia Duncan, is assigned to the supply section of the Air Service Command in Britain. He is part of a division handling over 200000 distinct items to keep Allied aircraft operating across the channel. Duncan previously served in the Quartermaster Corps and has served four years in total.
Pvt. Reece H. Hubbert son of Bruce Hubbert has completed training and graduated from Chanute Field Army Air Forces Training Command. While attending the school he received instruction in the air.
The program covers electrical and mechanical operations vital to maintaining the nation's fighting planes. Trainees study essential technical tasks and procedures to ensure aircraft readiness and reliability during operations.
Mrs. Woodward presents the Social Security millionth monthly benefit checks totaling 65 350 000 in several categories including 418 500 retired workers 122 000 wives 109 000 widows with children 288 000 children under 18 and 58 000 widows 65 or older 4 500 aged dependents. the ceremony supports the need for broader coverage and highlights the system limits and goals.
More than 600 American B nineteen heavies pounded German troop concentrations near Caen while 400 bombers hit northern France airfields and installations. RAF forces joined in the campaign, dropping 6,000 tons in a line of raids extending from Italy to Vienna, with several aircraft reported as missing or shot down.
Virgil D. Sexton was re-elected county agent by the county commissioners yesterday. Large crowds attend the inter church twilight baseball games each evening. Congressman Arthur Greenwood spoke at the first Democratic campaign meeting here last night. Big preparations are under way for the inter church council county meeting at Haseman's grove tomorrow.
Thomas E. Flynn of the Teamsters says 30,000 over the road drivers are on strike in the Midwest with 40,000 more likely to join within 24 hours. The walkout began in four cities yesterday and has spread to Oklahoma Nebraska and Iowa amid wage dispute over a seven cent hourly rise ordered by the War Labor Board.
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