Stockton Township Pioneer Francis Fields Death Remembered
Obituary records the passing of Francis Field a long time Stockton township resident born eighty six years ago. It recounts his father Daniel H Field also born in the township and the area's early naming from Buack Creek to Stockton with references to Linton once called New Jerusalem and a Washington post office confirmation.
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Francis Field
Stockton Township
Sons of Pioneers
Daniel H. Field
Daniel Field
Linton
Humphreys Park
Dan
Mr. Field
Fairplay
Washington
Stafford
Buack Creek
Wickliff Wines
Stockton
Field
New Jerusalem
Post Office
Washington, D. C
Varied Evening Program Promises Baseball and Softball
Tonight's recreation program features a 6:30 p m baseball game between the New Hope Miners and a Linton team, part of the Miners' Picnic tourney at Terre Haute. A softball match between Dugger and Maumee starts about 8 p m at Lin-Stock park with free admission.
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New Hope
Linton
Terre Haute
Dugger
Maumee
Lin-Stock Park
Cravens 67 Dies. Linton Leader Remembered in Obituary
Guy William Cravens known as Gravy dies at 12 40 AM at his home in Linton at age 67 years 1 month and 20 days. He long served in Linton schools under superintendent John L Cravens and is survived by wife Della brother John C Cravens and several nephews. Burial in Fairview follows funeral service at 2 30 PM Saturday officiated by Rev Lozier Ziegler.
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Linton
John L
Elizabeth Cravens
Cravens
Della Cravens
John C
Cap) Cravens
Lena Myers
Lillian Wolford
Linton Lodge No
B. P. O. Ellis
Woodmen of the World
Welch & Cornett
Fairview
Lozier Ziegler
Guy William Cravens
James Guy Smith
Bloomfield
Vincennes
Beech Creek Township
Joseph G
Amanda Raper Smith
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Avis Hattabaugh
Fannie Smith
Joseph
Robert
United States Army
Web Horner
Port Huron
Mich
Oscar
R. B. Smith
Ernest Dugger
Anderson
Gardner Funeral Chapel
Christian Church
Worthington
Hitler Orders 160000 Troops to East Front in Last Stand Push
Moscow dispatches report Hitler has ordered 160000 to 240000 men from Central Germany and occupied territories to fight to the last soldier on the eastern front. Soviet forces claim gains north and west of Siedlce and near Riga, with new advances toward Liepaja.
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Moscow
U.P
Adolph Hitler
Germany
New York
Warsaw
Normandy
Stockholm
NEA Telephoto
Germans retreat from Arno bridgehead as British seize control
Allied forces report German main forces pulling back from the Arno southern riverbank east of Florence leaving patrols to harass British Eighth Army troops who now hold high ground. In a nearby pocket west of Florence British tanks and infantry cleared 70 Germans at a monastery atop Point 557 and took 70 prisoners. On the Adriatic front Poles and Italians pushed into German positions with the village Francaville captured.
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Rome
U.P
Arno River
Florence
Arno
Point 557
Adriatic
Francaville
Cesano River
Mount Grillo
Guiliana
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Marianas
Japan
Chester W. Nimitz
Pati Point
U. S
Pacific
First Marine
3Rd Marine Division
77Th Army
Rota Island
Tinian
Central Pacific
Wake Island
Truk
Ponape
Carolines
Nauru
Gilberts
HDQRS
AEF
U.pr
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Buren
le Mans
Caen
Brenton
Brest
Lorient
Nantes
Angers
Gunther von Kluge
Brereton
Sky Raiders
Moutain
Avranches
Mortain
Orne River
Thury-Harcourt
Falaise
Orne
Caen-Thury
Dominion
Caen-Falaise
Caen- Paris
Vimont
Oe Raga Pc Eae
Hitler Demands From Exhausted German Home Front
London reports a total war decree by Joseph Goebbels expanding the Nazi mobilization. Exempt workers and officials are drafted into front line roles or war industry, with civilians pressed into broader public life duties to support the war effort.
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London
U.P
Germany
Wehrmacht
Reich
DNB
Reach
Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Power plant outage planned at Antioch Friday morning
A power disruption is scheduled at Antioch Power Plant from 2:00 to 3:00 or 4:00 Friday morning. The exact end time depends on repair progress. Utilities urge customers to prepare for brief service interruptions and monitor updates.
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Antioch
Government Seizure of All Strike Bound Trucking Firms Predicted
Chinese loss of Hengyang reported as key Canton-Hangkow railway city falls to Japanese. Allied troops advance toward Mandalay capturing Taungni. In Chicago the Midwest strike of 50000 trucking and freight handlers widens to Oklahoma and Colorado with government seizure expected. Omaha reports cities cut off from meat and dairy. drivers under AFL protest restrict shipments to oils and perishables.
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Chungking
U.P
Hengyang
Canton-Hangkow
Southeast Asia
Burma
Mandalay
Taungni
Mogaung
Liang River
Chicago
Midwest
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Colorado
Omaha
M. xXrupinsky
Midwest Operators Association
North Platte
Neb
General Drivers Union
AFL
Alec Baxter
Army Transportation Corps
Merchants Clerks picnic committees named for annual event
Special committees to run the annual Merchants Clerks picnic were named by the Greater Linton club. The picnic will be held at La-Stock park on Thursday August 17 with committees covering Entertainment Gifts and Prizes Refreshments Eats and Grounds led by named local officials and club members.
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Merchants Clerks
Greater Linton Club
la- Stock Park
Lozier Ziegler
Lew Good
Garland Ladson
Paul Lester
R. T. Dale
Bod Griffith
Cal Rhodenbeck
Sherrell Johnson
Wayne Hamilton
Ott Harting
Rex Winters
Leonard Guiffre
Arthur Harbin
E. V. Bull
Clarence Hatcher
DuWayne Fisk
Wayne Corbin
William B. Carlton
Carl Harris
War Mothers Auxiliary No 2 Meeting Tonight
The War Mothers Auxiliary No 2 will meet at the Legion home at 7 30 this evening. Members will discuss important business and a program is being arranged. Refreshments will be served and all members are urged to attend.
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War Mothers Auxiliary No. 2
Legion Home
Currans Pleads Guilty in Bloomfield Disorderly Conduct
John W. Currans of Bloomfield pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in Justice Charles W. Laughlin’s court in Bloomfield. He was fined 10 dollars plus costs.
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John W. Currans
Bloomfield
Charles W. Laughlin
Paris Area Raided for Eleventh Day
On the eleventh consecutive Allied air offensive, Eighth Air Force Liberator bombers hit bridges and fuel depots around Paris while 500 Italian based heavy bombers attacked oil refineries near Ploesti. Losses included two Liberators and nine fighters missing. eight German planes were shot down in the air and 18 on the ground.
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London
Eighth Air Force
Paris
Italy
Ploesti
Romania
Dugny
le Bourget
Ninth Air Force
Nazi Execution Squads Prove Busy in Bern
Frontier reports that relatives of eight German army officers hanged in Berlin for treason were executed. Wives children and even personal friends faced death within hours of the officers’ execution as trials and punishments spread after the abortive plot to replace Hitler.
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Bern
U.P
Berlin
Adolph Hitler
Erwin von Witzleben
Germany
Final Shine To B 29 Superforts by Youth Volunteers
A 16 year old high school student in Seattle speaks of polishing the Boeing B 29 Superfortress bombers during a Win the War Vacation program. George Bann, 4 foot 1 inch, works as inside man on Renton bombers cleaning interiors with cloths and a vacuum.
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Seattle
U.R
Renton
George Bann
Mrs. Fry in Critical Condition at St Vincent Hospital
Mrs. Paul Fry, confined to St Vincent hospital in Indianapolis for months, is reported to be in critical condition.
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Paul Fry
St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis
Allies Reach 90 Miles From Paris as Guam Conquest Ends
Allied forces complete the Guam campaign with Tokyo report of heavy Japanese losses and pocketed survivors. Further U S and British units push toward Paris from Le Mans and Caen areas as Brereton’s air army debuts.
Bloomfield Births and Local Discharges Highlight Busy Wednesday
A daughter named Patricia Kay weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces was born to Mrs. Marlin Haines of Bloomfield on Wednesday afternoon. Patricia Kay is joined by a 6 pound 5 ounce girl named Sandra Sue born to Mrs. Wesley Stoker of Bloomfield on the same day.
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Marlin Haines
Bloomfield
Patricia Kay
Haines
Cine and
Grand Theatres
Wesley Stoker
Bloomfield Wednesday
Sandra Sue
Birth of Karen Roi Genty in Dalhart Texas
Lit and Mrs Mack Genty of Dalhart announce the birth of a 6 pound 14 ounce daughter born August 8 in Dalhart hospital. The baby has been named Karen Roi. Mrs Genty is formerly Miss Dolly McCullaugh of Jasonville, niece of Floyd and McCullough families of Linton. Lt Genty is the son of Mrs Walter Freund of Linton.
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Mack Genty
Dalhart
Tex
Dalhart Hospital
Bhen
Karen Roi
Genty
Dolly McCullaugh
Jasonville
Floyd McCullough
Linton
Walter Freund
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Sullivan Union
Robert P. White
Bob White
Indiana
Guy Gravens
Guy W. Cravens
Hitler
Eighth Army
East Prussia
Krakow
Siedice
Riga
Liepaja
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Siedlce
Ivan C. Bagramian
Auce
Latvia
Estonia
Shore
Beskid
Carpathian Mountains
Greene County
Light and Power
WAR Mothers Meeting
France
Clarence Creager
Linton Stockton High
Noah Hardesty
Paul Michael
Jack Short
Jules Berns
Baby
Charles Browning
Ronald Max Shields
Delema
Donnie Gene Baize
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