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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1952
Page
8
Fragmentary local sentence mentions 98 umbrellas and a reference to coffee spilled from flying saucers. It notes fewer wrecks in horse and buggy days due to horse intelligence, and ends with a reminder that Histe appears again on Wednesday.
Herbert Yardley of Worthington posted a 74 for 18 holes on the Legion course northwest of town to hold a big lead in the local golf tournament. Kenneth Norris of this city shot an 84 in the second flight. The miners and operators conference at Terre Haute ended without agreement or a date for future talks. Thieves blew open the gate of David Whittaker's general store at Scotland and took about $300.
In Hawaii Mount Kilauea's Halemaumau eruption draws 15,000 spectators and boosts tourism and local business. Volcano House owner Uncle George Lycurgus sees a rebound after 18 years of slim patronage as hotels, airlines, and services ride the spectacle.
The Linton High School Band Parents Club announced an inspection of the new music room at 7 30 oclock Tuesday night during the group meeting at the local high school building. Attendees will inspect the new facility and its features.
Clay Sparks of Burlington Iowa died Friday at his home after a weeklong illness. His widow is the former Louise Neal sister of Mrs. Fritz. Funeral services were to be held in Burlington.
In DYERVILLE California Bernard M Baruch marks his 82nd birthday with a low key event under the world s tallest redwood. Gov Earl Warren and state officials join Redwood Empire Association members to dedicate a bench carved from a giant redwood with a bronze plaque praising Baruch as philosopher philanthropist and stalwart American.
Pfc. Lowell D. Browning, son of …, winds up six months of duty with the 7th Infantry Division in Korea on August 18. He is identified as the credited recipient in this military notice.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Browning of Linton have finished six months duty with the 7th Infantry division on the west central front in North Korea. Patrols clash in the Iron Triangle near Khumwha as tank and artillery pound entrenched positions. Browning, an aidman in the 32nd Regiments Medical Company, earned the Combat Medical Badge and the Korean Service Ribbon with one campaign star. He joined the Army in August 1951.
A young tornado struck the area south of Poland bridge in Clay County, Indiana, hitting the Brazil region on August 18. No injuries or damages are reported in this brief weather event.
Sheriff Martin Slack reported an early Saturday tornado near the Eel river area. A 18 inch limb blocked the doorway as he and his family fled to the car. The Lintz cabin roof tore off and the Harry Mischler farm also sustained damage as the twister moved through the area. Other reports indicated scattered damage.
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