Indiana Town Names Clarified by 1948 State Road List
The Daily Citizen reports official Indiana sources confirm the correct spellings Calvertville and Freelandville, not Calvert(s)ville or Freeland(s) ville. A nearby Evansville visitor shared a Linton city directory from 1908 noting Linton’s 1908 population, trades, and the 1950 Centennial, with a humorous drugstore poem and local anecdotes.
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Daily Citizen
Col’m Colactor
State of Indiana
Calvertville
Freelandville
Calvert(s)ville
Freeland(s) Ville
Jimmy Wells
Evansville
Bob Wells
City of
Linton
Purge of German Resistance Group Reported in Mines
Soviet secret police reportedly arrested 38 members of a German resistance group operating in uranium ore mines near the Czech border. The group allegedly ran an underground railway for slave laborer escapes, with leadership tied to the Free Germany faction linked to Marshal Friedrich von Paulus. Reports note sabotage acts before arrests.
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Berlin
Fiz
Czech
Germany
Friedrich von Paulus
Sixth Army
Stalingrad
Hospital Notes From Local Communities
Mrs. Alice Alkire of Linton was admitted for medical treatment yesterday evening. Carl H. Smith of Bloomfield submitted to surgery Monday. Miss Lolia Falk of Worthington underwent a tonsillectomy this morning. William Thomas Sherrill of Linton received medical treatment today. Arthur Lifford of Jasonville Route 3 underwent minor surgery today. Miss Sharon Sherman of Vincennes was released Monday evening. Mrs. Marian Henderson of Crane was taken to her home today.
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Alice Alkire
Linton
Carl H. Smith
Bloomfield
Lolia Falk
Worthington
William Thomas Sherrill
Arthur Lifford
Jasonville
Princeton Mine Back in Operation After Fatal Explosion
Coal hoisting resumed yesterday at King's Station Mine in Princeton Indiana for the first time since the July 27 explosion that killed 13 miners. Mine inspectors said the shaft was recently deemed safe for work.
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Princeton
Ind
King’s Station
Hannum Baker Reunion Set for Worthington City Park
The annual Hannum Baker reunion is planned for Sunday August 15 at Worthington City Park. Dinner will be served at noon, and all family members are invited to attend.
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Hannum-Baker
Worthington City Park
Miners Football Drills Set for August Start in Linton
Coach Roy Williams announced 1948 Miners football drills begin August 16 at 6 pm with all boys and fathers invited for an organizational meeting and season preview. Eighth grade players may attend. The schedule features six home games and four away, opening September 10 against Gerstmeyer Black Cats at Oliphant field, with new opponents Brownsburg Jacksonville and Dugger.
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Linton
Roy Williams
Miner
Miners
Gerstmeyer Black Cats
Terre Haute
Oliphant Field
Brownsburg
Jasonville
Dugger
Gerstmeyer
Garfield
Bicknell
LaPorte
Brazil
Dagger
Washington
Sullivan
Lyons doctor pays fine after failure to yield case
Dr. J. S. Simons of Lyons pays a total of 11 dollars in William L. Jackson court at Linton for failure to yield the right of way. The charge stems from a collision between his car and Milton Fuller of Toledo on state road 67 near Lyons last Friday morning.
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J. S. Simons
Lyons
William L. Jackson
Linton
Dr. Simons
Auto
Milton Fuller
Toledo
Former OSS Man Heard in Red Quiz
Duncan Lee a former OSS lieutenant colonel testified before the House Un American Activities Committee that he knew Elizabeth Bentley, a confessed Communist spy courier, and used the alias Helen Grant. Bentley claimed Lee was an independent source but said he did not belong to espionage rings.
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Washington
Office of Strategic Services
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Duncan Lee
Communist Party
Lee
House
UnAmerican Activities Committee
OSS
Miss Bentley
Helen Grant
Robert F. Stripling
Labor Day Parade Planned for Linton 1948
A Labor Day celebration in Linton features a 10 o'clock Monday parade on September 6 as part of the Sept. 6 11 events. Lions and Band Parents clubs sponsor with Florida Amusement Co engaged for rides and concessions. labor groups Scouts lodges urged to march. Call Lions secretary Taylor H. Brown for participation.
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Linton
Lions and Band Parents Clubs
Florida Amusement Company
Boy Scouts
Taylor H. Brown
Lions Club
President Truman Signs GOP Housing Bill But Criticizes It
President Truman signed the Republican sponsored housing bill saying it falls far short of what was needed. He denounced Congress for neglecting the urban and rural poor and called the act emasculated though he said it would be of some help. He blamed House leadership for blocking the Taft Ellender Wagner proposal.
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Congress
Truman
House of Representatives
Truman Orders High Price Action
The administration seeks to curb inflation after congress rejects anti-inflation laws. Secretary of Treasury John W Snyder announces a rate increase on short term government securities to steer money from consumer spending and raise private loan costs.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of Treasury
John W., Snyder
Treasury
Meeting of Coal Leaders Is Set in Terre Haute
A 200 member Indiana coal industry meeting is scheduled for September 24-25 in Terre Haute. The Indiana Coal Preparation and Utilization Society sponsors the event with C. C. Lydick of the Indiana Coal Trade association announcing details. Hugh B. Lee Jr. of Terre Haute will preside, with tours of strip and hard mine planned and Lee serving as Maumee Collieries general manager.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Indiana Coal Preparation and Utilization Society
C. C. Lydick
Indiana Coal Trade Association
Hugh B. Lee, Jr
Strip
Hart
Lee
Maumee
Delinquent Tax Sale Conducted Across Townships and Cities
Property with delinquent taxes totaling 1609 was sold yesterday in the county auditor’s annual delinquent tax sale at the Bloomfield courthouse. The parcels covered Wright Richland Center Taylor Beech Creek and Jackson townships and the cities of Linton and Jasonville.
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Bloomfield
Wright, Richland
Center
Taylor, Beech Creek
Jackson Townships
Linton
Jasonville
New Harris Faye Radio Show Set For NBC Return
NBC will air the Phil Harris Alice Faye show next fall drawing over eighteen million listeners per C. E. Hooper. Linton residents expect local mentions as Phil Harris promotes hometown ties. Anne Whitfield and Jeannine Rous join as their children with Rexall Drug Stores backing the program. The Hooper survey ranks Harris Faye and Benny head of listening figures ahead of Fred Allen.
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Phil Harris
Alice Faye
NBC
C. E. Hooper
C. F E. Hooper, Inc
United States
Linton
Phil
Harris
Anne Whitfield
Jeannine Rous
Rexall Drug Stores
Jack Benny
Fred Allen
Terre Haute Ten May Take Crown
Terre Haute American Legion post No 40 defeated Greater Linton club 5 to 3 at High School Park. They will face Allen's Flower Shop at 8:30 pm for undisputed 1948 championship. post 40 has not lost on the local diamond. A curtain-raiser at 7 pm features Greater Linton versus Indiana State Teachers College. Junior All-Stars from Terre Haute beat Linton 9 to 1 in the preceding game.
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Terre Haute American Legion Post No. 40
Greater Linton Club
High School Park
Terre Haute
Allen's Flower Shop
Roy Williams
Charles Hoskins
Greater Linton
Indiana State Teachers College
Allen
Linton
Perseid Meteors Set to Light Up Night Sky Show
A three night heavenly display begins tonight as the Perseid meteors from Tutle's comet of 1862 sweep the northeastern hemisphere. Observers may see up to 50 to 70 meteors per hour from midnight to dawn with the peak expected Wednesday night and a lingering dawn Thursday.
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New York
U.P
Tutle
Robert R .Cole
Hayden Planetarium
Perseus
First peacetime draft calls may delay induction to Nov
Officials expect the first draft call around Oct 1 with processing taking about 60 days after August 30 registration. Men who turn 26 before Nov 1 could avoid induction, while 18 through 25 must register and 19 through 25 are eligible for service. Irene Miller, 30, formerly of Linton and Lyons, is jailed in Greene County on a charge of administering poison with intent to kill following a South Bend arrest. Bond set at 2500 dollars. trial date to be determined in September.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army
Irene Miller
Linton and Lyons
Greene County
Bloomfield
South Bend
Ben F. Wallace
Sheriiff
Moomaw
Greene Circuit
Amnesia victim found in county
Ralph F. Thompson a 21 year old Navy veteran of Indianapolis was found in Newberry suffering amnesia after a gas station incident. He was escorted to Greene county jail in Bloomfield and later returned home with his father. No charges were filed.
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Ralph F. Thompson
Indianapolis
Newberry
Young Thompson
Greene County
Bloomfield
Joe Feeney
Ralph F. Thompson Sr
Feeney
John O. Moomaw
Thurston Gutherie
Mr. Gutherie
National Safety Record Reports 1947 Fatalities
The National Safety Council reports about 100000 accidental deaths in 1947 with 34500 from general accidents 32200 from traffic and 17000 from occupational hazards. Rural traffic deaths reached 20900 and urban 11400 with Nevada leading per capita injuries.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Texas City
Texas-Oklahoma
Centralia
Mina
Nevada
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico
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