Indiana reforms review finds prison sentences fair says board
The Indiana State Board of Corrections reports its case review of over 6 000 inmates shows sentences largely conform to laws and are uniform across offenses. Adjustments occur for parole violators and good behavior. but calls for broader reform remain amid parole and trailer housing challenges. Leaders like Hugh P. O Brien Arthur Campbell and Ralph Howard oversee the process while Governor Craig and business groups emphasize law and public safety to attract industry.
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New State Board of Corrections
Corrections Board
Hugh P. O’brien
South Bend
Arthur Campbell
Indianapolis
Ralph
Cap) Howard
Hoosier
Indiana
State Troopers Sent to Clinton In Phone Dispute
Indiana Bell strike tensions escalated as Gov. George N. Craig ordered three state police cars to Clinton to reopen the exchange after 24 hours of violence. Police guarded the building while CIO workers and Bell officials disputed union busting and public safety.
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Indiana _ State Chamber of Commerce
C. I. O. Union
Bell Telephone
Clinton
Indianapolis
W.P
George N. Craig
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
National Guardsmen
CIO Communications Workers
Bell
Craig
Indiana
Clinton Exchange
CWA
U.P
Ind
Indiana Bell
CIO Communications Workers of America
Kokomo
W. P. Dean
Dean
E. R. Moore
Moore
Trial of Judge Harris Set for September in Indiana
Madison Circuit Judge Wilson Stewart said the trial for Sullivan Circuit Judge Norvall Harris charged with drunken driving will occur in the latter part of September. Harris attorney Jay Arould pleaded innocent in Anderson court. Harris was arrested July 3 near Pendleton.
Grass fire along Milwaukee railroad right of way
Linton firemen were summoned around 10 45 PM Monday to West Linton where a grass fire broke out along the Milwaukee road right of way. No damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
West Linton
Milwaukee Rairoad Company
Eskew to Host Indi anola Club Meeting At Home
Mrs Nellie Eskew will host the Indi anola club at her home at 7 30 Thursday evening members are asked to note the change of place
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Nellie Eskew
Indianola Club
Nut Growers Plan Linton Meeting
Indiana Nut Growers Association may form at an all day meeting in Linton. Nut growers from across the state will attend a field trip and a pitch in dinner at Humphreys park. A business meeting will follow then members tour Ford Bolten’s nut propagation experiments and exhibits of black walnuts persimmons pecan seedlings and oak tests.
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Indiana Nut Growers Association
Linton
Edward W. Pape
Marion
Indiana
Northern Nut Growers Association
John Talbott
Ford Bolton
William Croxton
John Woner
John Datena
Humphreys Park
Ford Bolten
Bolten
Bloomfield Mother Mabel L Thompson Dies in Bloomington Hospital
Mrs. Mabel Lorene Thompson 28 of Bloomfield died at 7 10 this morning in Bloomington City hospital after a short illness. Born December 11 1923 in Richland township she lived at Marshall Apartments Washington Street Bloomfield. Survived by husband Forrest J Thompson son Darrell Bays parents Roscoe and Minnie Bland Bayes sisters Dorothy Eckland and Marjorie Jeffers and brother Dexter Bays. Funeral at 2 00 DST Thursday Tulip Church of God with burial in Grandview Cemetery Bloomfield.
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Mabel Lorene Thompson
Bloomfield
Bloomington City Hospital
Thompson
Richland Township
Marshall
Washington Street
Forrest J. Thompson
Darrell Thompson
Roscoe
Minnie Bland Bayes
Solsberry
Dexter Bays
Dorothy Eckland
Marjorie Jeffers
Jenkins and Sons
Tulip Church of God
Grandview
Skomp Funeral to Be Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Bea Skomp a former Linton resident who died Monday at her home in Danville will be held at 10 30 Wednesday morning at a Danville funeral home. The body will be moved to Fairview cemetery in Linton for continued graveside services around 3 00 that afternoon.
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Bea Skomp
Linton
Danville
Fairview Cemetery
Linton Reverts to Slow Time August 28
Linton will set clocks back one hour at midnight August 27 returning to Central Standard Time for the 1953-54 school year. City Council acted at a special meeting to switch from fast to slow time, with schools starting Friday August 28 while most Indiana communities stay on fast time until September 27.
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Linton
Indiana
No Rain Fears Grip Greene County as Drought Deepens
U.S. Weather Observer O H Brown in Elliston notes last night’s 49 degree low signals approaching fall. August rainfall barely 0.74 inches, July total 3.58 inches with daily peak of 0.75 inches, ponds and wells dry, farmers hauling water, late gardens failing, forecasts offer little rain soon.
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O. H. Brown
U. S
Elliston
Brown
Greene County
Former Democratic Leader Edward Flynn Dies in Ireland
Edward J Flynn aged 61 former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and longtime boss of the Bronx County Democratic organization died Monday night while vacationing in Ireland He had been in ill health since a May 1950 heart attack and remained active in politics and his Manhattan law firm until recently.
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New York
U.P
Edward J Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Bronx County
Democratic Organization
Ireland
Todas
Chicago
Manhattan
Centerville Man Killed by Train At Unprotected Crossing
Centerville Indiana Earl Harper 39 was killed when his car skidded into a Pennsylvania freight train at an unprotected crossing north of Centerville. The accident occurred today and involved a fatal impact on the vehicle's front.
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Centerville
Ind
U.P
Earl Harper
Pennsylvania
Here
President Eisenhower to Fly East for Talks and Dedicates Housing Project
President Eisenhower interrupts vacation to fly to New York for talks with federal officials on discrimination in government and to dedicate a $32 million Manhattan housing project. After meetings and a lunch with Attorney General Brownell, he will return to Denver for trout fishing and western relaxation.
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Denver
U.P
Eisenhower
New York
Manhattan
White House
Lowry Air Farce
New York City
Washington
Herbert Brownell Jr
Brownell
Cherry Hills Country Club
New County 4 H Club Starts Rate of Gain Project
Greene county launches the Rate of Gain beef project for 4 H club members. Steers are weighed on January 1 and again at the 4 H exhibit to compute daily gain. Harold Harper leads with 2.43 lb daily gain, followed by Max Bender, Sally Sloan, Lyle Sloan, and Beverly Rossister earning special 4 H club ribbons.
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Greene County
Harold Harper
Worthington
Max Bender
Harold
Sally Sloan
Lyle Sloan
Beverly Rossister
Fidelis class to meet at Shakamak Park Friday
The Fidelis class of the Evangelical United Brethren Sunday school will hold a fellowship gathering at Shakamak Park at 7:00 p m Friday evening. Refreshments of ice cream cake and coffee will be served. All members and their families are invited to attend.
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Fidelis
Evangelical United Brethren Sunday School
Shakamak Park
France faces broad general strike as unions defy Laniel
Paris reports say four million workers idled at the peak as government tanks and troops move into the Paris region. Premier Laniel shorts the talks and calls for mass return to work while CGT and CFTC vow continued action across private and public sectors amid widespread walkouts.
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Paris
U.P
France
Joseph Laniel
Antiriot
Laniel
the Nation
General Confederation of Labor Cgt
CFTC
Russia Proposes 11 Nation Slate for Far East Parley
Soviet delegate Andrei Vishinsky submits to the United Nations a plan for an 11 nation Far Eastern conference roster including the Soviet Union and India with veto rights for armistice signatories. The proposal conflicts with the 16 nation Korean combatant group favoring broader invites and faces Western splits over inviting India and North Korea and China for preliminary talks.
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United Nations, N. Y
Iu.p
Russia Today
Soviet Union
India
United Nations
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U. N
Beasley Named to Committee for State Association Meeting
Kern G. Beasley of Linton has been appointed by Perry O Neal Bar Association to the Attendance committee for the state association summer meeting at Ft Wayne on Sept 18 and 19. The new Probate Code adopted by the last Legislature will be discussed and explained during the two day session.
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Kern G. Beasley
Linton
Perry O'Neal
Indiana State Bar Association
State Association
Ft. Wayne
Band Parents to Meet at Lin ton Stockton High
The Band Parents club of Lin ton Stockton High School will meet in the Band Room at the high school at 7:30 this evening.
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Band Parents Club
Linton-Stockton High School
Reunion in Japan features Brock and Justus sailors
Robert L. Brock SII and James W. Justus SK2, both from Switz City, met in Yokosuka Japan on August 5 and posed for a photo. Brock, Harbor Defense Patrol, enlisted June 29 1951 and hopes for November leave. Justus enlisted October 9 1950 and expects late August leave. Both are graduates of Switz City Central school.
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Robert L. Brock Sii
Robert Brock
Switz City
James W. Justus Sk2
Frankie Justus, Jr
Yokosuka
Japan
Robert
Harbor Defense Patrol
Navy
James
Switz City Central School
North Koreans Replaced Russians as Rulers Say U.S. POW
Cpl. Lester E. Williams of Texas, among 75 returning prisoners, says Chinese Communists now run North Korea and the North Koreans are treated as inferior. He notes the Chinese volunteers claim the regime as a reward for intervention. The POWs’ release continues as repatriation proceeds amidst UN and Pyongyang broadcasts.
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Red China
Mae
Tse-Tung
Georgi M. Malenkov
Josef Stalin
Williams
North Korea
South Korea
United Nations
Koje- Do
U.N
Peiping
Voice of Red China
Pyongyang
POWs Freed From Freedom Village Highlight Cpl Davis
U S prisoners of war released today include Cpl Richard K Davis and his mother Mrs Dorothy M Davis of Cambridge City. The disclosure marks a notable repatriation as part of ongoing wartime relief.
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Freedom Village
U.S
Cpl
Richard K. Davis
Dorothy M. Davis
Cambridge City
Order Uniforms For Linton Stockton High School Twirlers
Girls from Linton Stockton High School marching band traveled to Cincinnati Ohio for measurements and fittings for new uniforms. Participants include Julia Ann Woner Kay Bales Patty OHern Beverly French and Mignon Donahue who is hospitalized in Barnes Hospital St Louis and will also receive a uniform.
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Linton - Stockton
Cincinnati
Ohio
John Woner
Julia Ann Woner
Kay Bales
Patty O’hern
Beverly French
Mignon Donahue
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Academy to Meet Women of the Moose Thursday Evening
Members of the Academy of Friendship of the Women of The Moose meet at 7 30 Thursday evening. They are asked to bring a gift for the contest and sandwiches.
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Academy of Friendship of the Women of the Moose
City abandons dump as council awards cover and bids
Linton's municipal dump will be abandoned after the council awarded John Hamm Construction a 1800 dollar contract to cover trash. Three bids for excavation were rejected in favor of other firms, with later plans for trenches and dirt mounding to create sanitary dumping and a new site rented nearby. Public notification and police supervision will govern dumping until a new field is prepared.
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Linton
John Hamm Construction Company
Russell Excavating Company
Lyons
C. W. Taylor
Jagonville
Robert C. McFadden
Time House
SGM
McFadden
Plans For Rodeo Event In Lee Sherrard Park
The Fishing Rodeo for youths under 15 will start at 1 00 pm Sunday August 30 in the rearing pond at Lee Sherrard park. The Linton Community Conservation club sponsors final arrangements after a meeting at the park clubhouse. Prizes go to the largest catches and the pond is stocked with bass bluegill rock bass red ear sunfish and catfish. Bleachers may be added for spectators and no admission or entry fee is charged.
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Lee-Sherrard Park
Linton Community Conservation Club
Conservation Club
Boy Scouts
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