Seven Are Injured In Accident Today On State Road 57
Seven persons were injured in a head on collision on state road 57 near the White River bridge north of Newberry. The Lyons group of six men in one auto collided with a car carrying Mr and Mrs Robert M Bridges of Washington.
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White River
Newberry
Lyons
Robert M. Bridges
Washington
Burns City Naval Depot
Ford Tidd
Rolla Bridges
Tidd
Freeman-Greene County
Bridges
Daviess County Hospital
Sinclair Oil Company
Martinsville
Earl Reed
Jesse Schantz
Leather Ellett
Ellett
Luther Nichols
Emmett Allen
Nichols
Unusual Murphy Potato Display Reported
An Irish Cobbler potato grew into a shape resembling a monkey and was shown at the Daily Citizen office by C. Padgett of 99 D Street Southwest. Padgett said he had grown several unusually large potatoes this year.
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Daily Citizen
C. @. Padgett
D” Street
Flames destroy vessel and pier in New York blaze
A fast moving fire destroyed a 525 foot Brooklyn pier and a 3570 ton freighter with hundreds of longshoremen aboard. FBI agents investigated the cause while rescue teams recovered two bodies and searched for more. About 300 workers were on site with sixty injured and ten in serious condition.
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New York
U.P
Brooklyn
Great Britain
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Scout Meeting Set for Local Library
The third in a series of discussion meetings for men and young men interested in the Boy Scout movement will be held at 7 30 o'clock Tuesday evening in the local public library. All persons interested were urged to attend.
Picnic Planned for Church Nursery Groups at Humphreys Park
A picnic is scheduled Wednesday afternoon from three to five in Humphreys Park for members of the Nursery, Beginners and Primary departments of the First Christian Church. Transportation for small children should be arranged by calling Mrs Earl Aikin.
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Humphreys Park
First Christian Church
Earl Aikin
Three Suits Filed in Greene County
Roscoe Weller Mrs Moody I Sheets and Sarah Jarrett of Indianapolis sue William J Dietrich of Worthington in Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield seeking 56000 in damages for July 20 1941 car collision on state road 59 near Jasonville. Weller seeks 3500 Sheets 15000 Jarrett 17500.
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William J. Dietrich
Worthington
Greene
Bloomfield
Roscoe Weller
Moody I. Sheets
Sarah Jarrett
Indianapolis
Dietrich
Bogle Corner
State Road 59
Clay County
Jasonville
Weller
Sheets
Jarrett
Bingham, Cook & Bingham
Powell and Haywood of
Coker Child Dies Rites Conducted
Dihone Coker ten months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Coker of Marco died at 1:30 Sunday in Freeman Greene county hospital from spinal meningitis after a week illness. Born Oct 20, 1940 the child survived by parents three brothers Lester Orval Jr and Stanley Mack and three sisters Ruby Kent Jean Wanda and grandfather Kirk. Funeral services were held Sunday from the family residence in Mareo with Rev L C Robertson of Sandborn officiating Newkirk Funeral Home Pleasantville in charge
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Dihone Coker
Orval Coker
Marco
Freeman- Greene County Hospital
Orval
Fay Coker
Lester, Orval, Jr
Stanley Mack
Ruby Kent
Rockville
Jean
Wanda
Kirk
Mareo
L. C. Robertson
Sandborn
Newkirk Funeral Home
Pleasantville
Hospital and Birth Notices From Local Community
Miss Gertrude Turner undergoes a tonsillectomy this morning. Mrs. Harold Berns of South Carolina gave birth to Peggy Jeanne eight pounds two ounces on Sunday morning. The newborn was named Peggy Jeanne and Mrs. Berns was formerly Miss Eula Heaton. The family moved to the Heaton home this morning. Robert Jackson of Linton route 1 and Ford Tidd of Lyons were admitted for medical treatment this morning. Shirley Carmicheal, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Carmicheal, Switz City route 1, had an appendectomy Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Homer Street of Worthington was taken home.
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Gertrude Turner
Elkin C. Turner
Harold Berns
South Carolina
Peggy Jeanne
Berns
Eula Heaton
Curt Heaton
Robert Jackson
Linton
Shirley Carmicheal
F. H. Carmicheal
Switz
Ford Tidd
Lyons
Homer Street
Worthington
Japanese Protests Over Hostage Accusations To U S
Tokyo reports the Japanese foreign office protests U S insinuations that Americans are being held as hostages. It accuses Washington of misrepresenting Japan's stance on denying permission for President Coolidge to stop at a Japanese port to pick up about 100 Americans seeking to leave.
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Tokyo
Japan
U.P
Foreign Office
United States’ State Department
Washington
Coolidge
Death Claims Mrs. Lillie Harris After Illness
Mrs. Lillie A. Harris, 72, died at 5 45 p m Sunday at the family home seven miles northeast of Linton after a two week illness. She was born November 17 1868 in Stockton township and spent most of her life in the area. Survived by husband Walter S Harris two sons Roy of Milwaukee and Melvin of Cleveland seven daughters and several grandchildren. Funeral services at 2 30 p m Tuesday at the family residence with Rev Roy Bridwell of Midland presiding. Burial in Salem cemetery.
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Lillie A. Harris
Linton
No. 9
Harris
Stockton Township
Alexander
Elizabeth Mitchell
Salem Baptist Church
Vicksburg
Walter S. Harris
Roy Harris
Milwaukee
Wis
Melvin Harris
Cleveland, CO
Harry Conrad
Milton Detch
Lorene Harris
Chicago
Ozro Pigg
North of Dugger
E. Robertson
Midland
Frank Wesner
Niles, Mich
Robert Hutchings
Cassopolis
Mich
Elbert Mitchell
Dugger
Baker
Cleve Mitchell
George Mitchell
Jasonville
Alexander Mitchell
Henry Pope
Lewis Doublemount
Welch and Cornett
Roy Bridwell
Salem
Unions Deadlock Over Peru Furniture Plant Bargaining Rights
Officials of two rival unions failed to reach a settlement in a conference aimed at settling a dispute over bargaining rights at the S. J. Bailey Furniture Factory in Peru. Two outbreaks of strike violence were reported last week.
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Indianapolis
S. J. Bailey Furniture
Peru
Deferment Bill Signed In Capital For 28 Plus
President Roosevelt signed a draft deferment measure in Washington authorizing automatic annual deferments for men who turn 28 by July 1 each year and directing dismissal of selectees who reached 28 on or before July 1 1941. The bill's aim is to reduce involuntary service for older men while extending army service by eighteen months.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Roosevelt
Secretary of War
George W Riley 84 Dies of Heart Attack En Route Fishing
George W Riley aged 84 of Bloomfield died of a heart attack early Sunday while traveling to a White River fishing spot southwest of Bloomfield. He lived in Bloomfield for many years and was a member of the Bloomfield I.O.C.F. lodge. Survived by four daughters Martha Treman La Grange Ore Josephine Cain Akron Ohio Mable Ropp Sacramento California Dorothy Rosing Mormence Illinois and five sons John Elmer William George and Fred Riley all of Chicago Ill one sister Mrs Mattie Kidd Bloomfield. Services set 40 oclock Wednesday at Bloomfield Methodist Church Rev N C Pfeifer officiating burial in Grandview cemetery with graveside rites by the lodge. Kidd and Jenkins Funeral Home in charge.
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George W. Riley
Bloomfield
White River
Riley
Bloomfield 1.0.C.F. Lodge
Martha Treman
la Grange
Ore
Josephine Cain
Akron
Mable Ropp
Sacremento
Calif
Dorothy Rosing
Mormence
Ill
John
Elmer
William
George
Fred Riley
Chicago
Mattie Kidd
Bloomfield Methodist Church
N. C. Pfeiffer
Grandview
Bloomfield 1.C.C.F. Lodge
Kidd and Jenkins Funeral Home
Fever Tyke Death of Mrs Bailey in Solsberry
The rare Rocky Mountain spotted fever caused the death of Mrs Lillie Bailey 50 of Solsberry after admission to Robert Long hospital in Indiangopolis Friday night. She belonged to Solsberry Order of Eastern Star and had long resided in the community. Funeral services were held at Solsberry with Rev Frank Messersmith officiating and burial in Solsberry cemetery. The Solsberry O E S assisted in the services.
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Lillie Bailey
Solsberry
Robert Long Hospital
Indiangopolis
United States
Bailey
Mary Anderson
George Sullivan
Jesse
Dan Sullivan
Little Cincinnati
Nancy Stephen
Elmer Sullivan
Centertown
Indianapolis
Frank Messersmith
Britain's Churchill assumes command in united war effort
Britain forms new war leadership as German forces push in the Ukraine toward Odessa and a battle for Leningrad looms. Churchill returns to London after talks with Roosevelt aboard the Prince of Wales. Tokyo bars foreign travel as Britain and United States face renewed tensions.
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Ukraine
Smolensk
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
America
Russia
Leningrad
Far East
Estonia
Lake Ilman
London
U. S
Joseph Grew
Teijiro Toyoda
Japan
Britain
United States
Suit for damages filed against Dr. James S. Simons
Dode Wright of Marco sues Dr. James S. Simons of Lyons in Greene circuit court for 20000 dollars for loss of an eye and injuries after Wright says the physician struck him with a glass vessel in his Bloomfield office on June 9 1941. Wright alleges head and facial injuries and unconsciousness requiring Specialists and removal of his right eye. Powell and Haywood represent the plaintiff.
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James S. Simons
Lyons
Greene
Bloomfield
Dode Wright
Marco
Wright
Simons
Powell and
Haywood
Roy Raymond dies after yearlong illness in Indiana hospital
Roy Raymond 57 of Worthington died at 4 PM Saturday in Robert Long Hospital Indianapolis after a year of illness and a month in serious condition. Born August 22, 1883 in Daviess County, he lived in Greene County for 40 years and was a coal miner. Survived by widow Minnie, two sons Ralph and William, two grandchildren, one brother Frank and three sisters. Funeral set 9:60 AM Tuesday at St. Peter's Church Linton with burial at Lebanon Cemetery near Midland. Myers Funeral Home, Worthington, in charge.
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Roy Ramond
Worthington
Robert Long
Indianapolis
Mr. Raymond
Daviess County
Frank and
Anna Steen Raymond
Greene County
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Linton
Minnie Raymond
Ralph Raymond
William Raymond
Frank Raymond
Taylorville
Mary Dover
Terre Haute
Mattie Ecker
Helen Watkins
License Bureau Opens New Linton Office
Robert Trinkle was named head of the Lin ton branch of the Indiana Auto License bureau and opened a new office at 20 East Vincennes street in the former George Secrest barber room. Future auto license and related business will be handled there, announced today by secretary of state James Tucker.
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Robert Trinkle
Linton
Indiana Auto License Bureau
Vincennes Street
George Secrest
Barber
Linton Finance Company
James Tucker
Indiana
Wiener Roast Planned by Local Junior Class
Members of the Junior class of the First Church of God will hold a wiener roast in Humphreys park Tuesday evening at 30 o clock. Each attendee was asked to bring wieners and buns.
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First Church of God
Humphreys Park
Ickes Urges 10 Percent Gasoline Cut on East Coast
Defense oil co ordinator Harold L Ickes is expected to urge oil companies to plan an industry wide ten per cent reduction in gasoline deliveries to blacked out East coast filling stations. He notes the move would not violate anti trust laws and leaves distribution decisions to individual stations. Major companies group met with Ralph K Davies to discuss rapid execution of Hendersons ten per cent cut.
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Washington, D. C
Defense Oil Co
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Justice Department
Ralph K. Davies
Leon Henderson
Davies
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