Woman Killed, Husband Hurt Two Are Jailed
Mrs. Leona Worth 34 of Dayton Ohio is dead and her husband Clarence Worth is seriously hurt after a head on state road crash near Ashboro Clay County. Two men Amos Bowersock and Ralph Pruitt are in Clay County jail with charges pending following a two car crash that also injured Worth.
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Leona Worth
Dayton
Ohio
Sullivan County
Clay County
Ashboro
Clarence Henry Worth
Jasonville
Brazil
Charles Brush
Clay
Amos Bowersock
Coal City
Ralph Pruitt
Martin Slack
Brush
Four Civil Suits Put on File in Greene Circuit Court
Four civil actions placed on file in Bloomfield at Greene circuit court clerks office list plaintiffs and defendants and the nature of each suit. Barbara Bridges v Donald Bridges for divorce. Mary A Allen v William Ead ward Allen for divorce. Universal Credit Corp and Lough Brothers v Edith and Myles Rogers on note. John T Wright v Hazel A Wright for divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Barbara Bridges
Donald Bridges
Mary A. Allen
William Eadward Allen
Universal C.lt. Credit Corp
Lough Brothers
Edith
Myles Rogers
John T. Wright
Hazel A, Wright
Sale plans for rummage event at former Maddison Market
Donations for the save the Canteen rummage sale may be brought to the former Maddison Market building on Friday or Saturday. Fruit and vegetables may also be dropped off there, as announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maddison Market
Visits in Linton by Detroit resident Charles Barnett
Charles Chuck Barnett of Detroit and formerly of Linton is spending a few days in Linton visiting friends and familiar faces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles “Chuck” Barnett
Detroit
Linton
Affidavit Error Cited In Prisoner’s Plea
Ezekiel Obie, 51, an Indiana State Prison inmate, seeks habeas corpus in La Porte County arguing his 1949 grand larceny sentence is void due to an affidavit claiming a theft in AD 194. He claims the date 1,750 years ago is a typographical error and calls the action invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
Ezekiel Obie
Indiana
Obie
Valparaiso
la Porte County
Massive Defense Bill Moves Toward House Approval
Washington August 9 U P Republicans protested the fifty six billion dollar defense appropriation saying it lacks spending detail yet planned no effort to trim it. The bill finances army navy and air force for the current year and is expected to pass by an overwhelming vote later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Appropriations and
Armed Services Committees
Europe
Omar N Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Augustine B. Kelley
U.S
Senate Crime Committee
New York
Senate Armed Services Committee
Navy
William H. Bachteler
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Gen. N. Bradley
Farm Hands House
Senate
Formosa
Tom Connally
Tex
Chiang Kai-Shek
Island
Return from trip for Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown and daughter
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown and daughter Yvonne return home after a vacation in New York Boston Massachusetts Newport Rhode Island and Atlantic City New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Brown
Yvonne
New York
Boston
Mass
Newport, R. I
Atlantic City
N. J
MacArthur G-2 Testifies Today On Spying Ring
Maj. Gen. Charles A. Willoughby testified today that Agnes Smedley and Guenther Stein were members of the Richard Sorge spy ring in the Far East. He said the 1949 Sorge report was withdrawn after Smedley threatened libel and affirmed the report’s accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles A. Willoughby
Agnes Smedley
Far East
Guenther Stein
Richard Sorge
Willoughby
Douglas
China
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
House Un-American Activities Committee
Senate Committee
Sorge
Institute of Pacific Relations
Miss Smedley
Stein
IPR
War Department
Secretary of War
France
California
Sen. Home. Ferguson, R
Mich
Two Boys Held In Childs Death In Indiana
Two boys aged 12 and 13 were held for juvenile authorities after the fatal shooting of seven year old Robert Fraley in Demotte Indiana. The sheriff said the pair admitted firing a rifle as Robert played with his sister, and the case may go to circuit court for a murder charge once the term opens September 10. Names were not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer
Ind
Robert Fraley
William Webb
Robert
Demotte
Here
Jasper County
Webb
Circuit Court
Chicago
Fraley
Reds Abandon Pyongyang as UN Patrols Advance
UN patrols pushed into communist territory across Korea as Pyongyang was found deserted after a Wednesday entry. Allied forces widened the push along the front, with heavy rains hindering armored movements and a blackout on troop locations.
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8Th Army
Korea
U.P
Pyongyang
Tosudae
Propa-Ganda
Kaesong
38Th Parallel
United Nations
Pyonggang
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Munist
Carnival Planned at High School Park by Church Group
An amateur carnival with side-shows booths and free entertainment will be at the High School park Friday and Saturday August 17 and 18. Sponsored by the Loyalty class of the Saron Evangelical and Reformed church, leaders announced today. Gates open at 6 30 each evening.
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Parx
Saron
Speed and Fog Blamed in State Fatal Crash
Covington Indiana August 9 1950 James G Cafad 72 Urbana Illinois was killed when his car ran off a highway near Covington overturned and flipped end over end He was hurled through the windshield Police blamed high speed and heavy fog for the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Ind
API
James G. Cafad
Urbana, Jr
Here
Cafad
Indiana welfare fund suit seeks release of federal payments
Indiana filed suit in U S District Court here to force Oscar R Ewing to release welfare fund payments. Hearings set for Aug 29 after Ewing cut off 20 million dollars yearly for nonconfidential welfare lists. The state argues the ruling is erroneous and violates the 10th Amendment.
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Washington
Indiana
U. S. District Court
Oscar R. Ewing
Ewing
Clyde H. Jones
J. Emmett McManamon
Police Ask Public to Help ID Body Found in Wabash River
Indiana state police sought public help to identify a white man, 47 to 51, found July 27 in the Wabash River near Lafayette. He stood 5 ft 3 in to 5 ft 7 in, weighed about 170 pounds, wore brown-striped suit fragments and tan shoes, belt buckle showed initials mM, with no foul play evident. The body may have floated downstream.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Wabash River
Lafayette
Linton School Announces 1951 52 Opening Schedule
Linton city officials issued advance notice of the upcoming term with class start on August 31 for most students after registrations begin August 29 for eighth graders and August 30 for grades 1 7 9 12. Four new teachers join the staff this fall and high school schedules are being mailed for adjustments.
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Linton City
Linton
City
Wayne Wright
Helen Holby Hanna
Grace Pope
Dale Quebbeman
Glee Club
Reds Press for Immediate Resumption of Korean Cease Fire Talks
Communists again demand immediate resumption of cease-fire talks at Kaesong and charge UN forces with four neutrality violations. Gen Nam Nam II and Gen Peng Teh Huai sign new communique as Ridgway delays reply and Joy questions evidence of air attacks on Pan Mun Jon.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kaesong
Nam II
Sibyon
Hawngju
Sariwon
Pan Mun Jon
Ridgway
C. Turner Joy
Peng Teh- Huai
Korea
Rac Ng
Kid
Ringway
Kaesor
Kae- Song
Two Die and Eleven Hurt in Missouri Bus Crash
A collision on Highway 50 near Ballwin Missouri killed Mr and Mrs Luther Tate of St Louis County and sent 11 others to area hospitals. The Tulsa bound Greyhound bus struck the Tate car at Ballwin Road and Highway 59, then plunged into a creek. Among the injured, Norene Cooper of Manhattan Kansas and others from Missouri Oklahoma and Indiana were named. Four Dijerlando family members from Los Angeles were also listed among those affected.
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Ballwin
Highway 50
Here
Luther Tate
Manchester Road
St. Louis County
Tate
Greyhound
Ballwin Road
Highway 59
Norene Cooper
Manhattan
Kaw
Fred Young
Springfield
Salvadore Mendoza
Monterey City
Mexico
Elizabeth
Ida Speinkampe
St. Louis
Charles Marrett
Fort Worth
Tex
Annie Brandenburg
Connersville
Ind
Dijerlando
Tony
Mary
Susan
Roger
Los Angeles
Fog Shrouds Indiana States Highways In Morning
Fog covered most of Indiana with zero to light visibility in Goshen Terre Haute Lafayette and Indianapolis while Evansville had clear air. A fatal crash near Corydon killed 72 year old James G Cafad of Urbana Illinois with fog listed as contributing factor. Showers cooled temperatures with forecasts of more rain in the south.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Goshen
Terre Haute
Lafayette
Evansville
Fet
James G. Cafad
Urbana
Ill
Coryington
Brazil Woman 91 Dies in Linton After Short Illness
Mrs. Alice Schmalz 91 of Brazil died Wednesday afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs. Albert Cornelier in Linton after a short illness. She formerly lived in Patricksburg and had resided in Brazil for many years. The body is at Moore Funeral Home in Brazil. Funeral services set for Friday at 2:00 p.m. DST at the funeral home with burial in Patricksburg cemetery. She is survived by two daughters Mrs. Nellie Ruddell of Bloomington and Mrs. Lottie Stoops of Brazil.
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Alice Schmalz
Brazil
Albert Cornelier
Linton
Schmalz
Patricksburg
Cornelier
Moore Funeral
Nellie Ruddell
Bloomington
Lottie Stoops
Return Home Party Visits Relatives in Gambill Area
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Foraker and son Ronnie and Mrs. Charles Juggan and son Kevin Dale of Chicago, NL, returned home after a visit with their mothers Mrs. SaEmma Walter and Mrs. Ada Goodman. They also spent time with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robertson of Gambill.
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Lyle Foraker
Ronnie
Charles Juggan
Kevin Dale
Chicago
Foraker
Juggan
SaEmma Walter
Ada Goodman
Robert Robertson
Gambill
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Armed Me
U.S.A
Truman
Carl Compton
Massachussetts Institute of Technology
James W. Wadsworth
Umt
Buckner
Legion
Marshall Abrams
Greencastle
Indiana Building Congress
Abrams
Douglas MacArthur
Richmond State Hospital
Lytle Freehafer
New Castle
Worth
Bowersock
Slack
Pruitt
Owen County
John
Edna Moore Rankins
Frigidaire Corporation
Clarence
Thomas
Donald Worth
Betty
Virginia Rawley
Carlisle
Betty Goodpasture
Plainfield
Frank Rankins
Kokomo
John Rankins
Switz City
William Rankins
Kathleen Kirton
Graysville
McClanahan
MacArthur G-2
Blast
Gambler
Herbert
Cat
Eighth Army
Reds
Missouri
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