Lyons Fair Opens Tuesday With Five Day Program
The 45th Lyons Fair in Greene County begins Tuesday at Lyons Municipal Park and runs five days ending Saturday at midnight. Highlights include horse pulling contests, exhibits, a Western horse show, band concerts, parades, judging of poultry dairy cattle and livestock, free acts, and a comprehensive schedule of events each day featuring the Lyons Band and Dr. Conrad and Aerial Christenseans. The Lyons Community Club sponsors the event with committees handling concessions publicity and entertainment.
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Greene County
Lyons Municipal
Lyons High School
Dr. Conrad
Aerial Christenseans
Courtney Rifles
Linton American Legion Post
Christenseans
Lyons Band
Dre. Conrad
Aerial
Aevial Christenseans
Ortons
Paul Stadelman
the Ortons
Grand Parade
The
Lyons Community Club
Bernard Schantz
Dwight Johnson
Bob Gillan
Lex Edwards
R. W. Powers
Voris Davidson
Mae McKee
Flossie Haywood
Olivia Baker
C. S. Foster
Bill Johnson
Isaac Benham
Burl Carmichael
Jennie F. Slack
Hugh Johnson
G. O. Neidigh, Sr
Reba Gillan
Annabel Edwards
Nina Dayhoff
Shirley Ault
Fall of China Called Frightening Event
Archbishop Karl J. Alter of Cincinnati told delegates at the Catholic Students' Mission Crusade convention at the University of Notre Dame that the fall of China to Communism was the most frightening event in 12 years. He blamed a spiritual vacuum for China's collapse and urged intensified missionary work for global spiritual salvation. He added that democracy and emancipation of backward peoples are by products of Christian truth and practice.
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South Bend
Ind
U.P
China
Karl J. Alter
Cincinnati
Catholic Students’ Mission Crusade
University of Notre Dame
Alter
Four killed and 53 wounded as Communist shore guns shell US destroyer Thompson
The US coast of Korea destroyer mine sweeper Thompson was hit by ten enemy shells near Songjin on August twenty second. Six shells landed in the water while three killed earlier and ten seriously hurt crew members were taken to the battleship Iowa. Survivors recalled the fear and brave acts as the Thompson returned fire with five inch guns.
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Tokyo
Thompson
Korea
Navy
Songjin
Iowa
Yunan
Chas. M. Meznarich
Mont
Donald B. Smith
Modesto
Calif
Monroney challenges Eisenhower over McCarthyism tactics
Sen. A. S. Mike Monroney urged Dwight D. Eisenhower to disassociate from Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy tactics and repudiated Mundt’s claim that Eisenhower would endorse McCarthy. Hagerty said Eisenhower would speak for himself and support GOP candidates in November without exception.
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Washington
U.P
Carl E. Mundt
S. D
Mundt
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Denver
James C. Hagerty
GOP
Hagerty
Legion Leaders Plan Policies for Meeting
Committees in New York orient policy for the 34th American Legion Convention to be held next week. Proposals call for universal military training, a speedy end to Korean hostilities, and urging nations to compare their cultural codes with Communist doctrine. The national security commission discussed aeronautics civil defense merchant marine and military affairs as speakers prepared for closed sessions. A key resolution is expected to back universal training starting with six months of basic training and seven and a half years in the reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
National American Legion
National Security Commission
Commission
Martin Buckner
Flint
Mich
Eagles to Host Guest Night at Linton Lodge Hall
The Linton Eagles lodge hall will hold a guest night on Saturday at 7 30 p m. Officers announced the event inviting members to bring a guest. An orchestra will perform with entertainment numbers.
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Linton Eagles Lodge Hall
Midland School Opens With Short 1952 Term Schedule
The Midland school system announced the 1952 53 term will begin August 28 at 8 15 a m CST with A I Messick as principal and a roster of teachers. Classes run only Thursday and Friday mornings with lunch at home. Labor Day delays next session to Tuesday September 2 with 30 cent lunches. Children turning six by January 1 1953 may enroll.
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Midland
Charles Hammond
Wright Township
A. I. Messick
Avery Gabbard
Irene Bedwell
Donald R. Duncan
Muriel Kramer
Jessie Messick
James Oxley
Robert Keesee
Gene Hawkins
John B. DeFore
Ruth Liston
Juanita Gabbard
Sarah Sexton
Pearl Cook
Spotted Squirrel Mystery Baffles Local Youth
Harold Thomas, 17, near Lone Tree north of Linton, reports a fox squirrel with four or five large white spots on its coat. He wonders if camouflage or a cross between a fox and a rare white squirrel explains the markings and asks for opinions.
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Harold Thomas
Lone Tree
Linton
Harold
Ronald G. Wilson Serves Aboard USS John A. Bole
Ronald G. Wilson yeoman seaman USN, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Wilson Linton, serves on the destroyer USS John A Bole which returned from its second combat tour in Korean waters. The ship supported UN ground and air forces with 5 inch guns and participated in Formosa Straits Patrol and anti submarine hunter killer exercises.
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John A. Bole
United States
Korean
Ronald G. Wilson
USN
Ralph Wilson
Linton
Far East
Bole
Korea
United Nations
Formosa Straits
UN Warplanes Hit Red Troop and Supply Bases in Big Raid
UN air force struck Communist troop and supply concentrations on both coasts of North Korea. Ground forces repulsed a Chinese attack on Bunker Hill. Sabrejets damaged two MiG-15s south of the Suiho Dam while F-51s hit targets near Wonsan. B-26s attacked a Red supply area at Anak on the Haeju Peninsula. Chinese troops attacked Bunker Hill but were driven off.
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Seoul
Korea
U.P
United Nations
North Korea
Bunker Hill
Suiho Dam
Yalu River
Wonsan
Anak
Haeju Peninsula
Panmunjom
U.N
Eighth Army
Nine of ten Indiana Boys' School escapees recaptured
Plainfield Indiana August 22. U P nine of ten teenage boys who escaped from the Indiana Boys School Tuesday are back in custody. Bill Wyatt 16 Auburn remains at large. Vincennes police seized three of the fugitives early this morning after gunfire. A fourth boy believed Wyatt escaped. Two Marion County deputies later nabbed two along Ind 37 north of Indianapolis. In Vincennes two boys hid in a locked car. Patrolman Richard Yochum fired at the tire and the car fled. Edward E Barnett 14 Switz City was later captured after police arrested the other boy trying to steal a car.
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Plainfield
Ind
U.P
Indiana
Bill Wyatt
Auburn
Vincennes
Wyatt
Marion County
Indianapolis
Two of Brazil quintuplets die in San Paulo
In San Paulo Brazil two of the five girls born to a poverty struck couple died today. The quintuplets, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jose Albano, were born Tuesday night at home without a doctor and later placed in an incubator at the maternity hospital.
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San Paulo
Brazil
U.P
Jose Albano
Indiana Democrats Launch Campaign in French Lick
Indiana Democrats opened their campaign with optimism over the nominations of Gov. Adlai Stevenson for president and Gov. Henry Schricker for Senate. Sparkman will speak Saturday to highlight the two day program as Schricker introduces campaign against Jenner. Butler and Skillen also address the crowd.
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Ind
Indiana
Adlai E. Stevenson
Henry F. Schricker
U.S
Stevenson
Schricker
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Truman
Sorenson
John J. Sparkman
Sparkman
William E. Jenner
Paul M. Butler
Charles E. Skillen
Alabama
Compromise
Meat Highjacking Case Lands Man in Greene County Jail
William Phipps of Linton is jailed in Greene County on charges of attempting to hijack a meat truck. The incident occurred around 2 PM when driver Mack Hoffa left key in the truck in Jasonville and an armed man fled with the vehicle. Mayor Earl Row helped recover the truck and return Phipps to Jasonville.
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William Phipps
Linton
Greene County
Bloomfield
Phipps
Greene
Paul Haywood
Mack Hoffa
Terre Haute
Jasonville
Hoffa
Bill Phipps
Oscar Suthard
Suthard
Bill Branstetter
Earl Row
Lebanon Church
Midland
Row
Haywood
Miller promoted to Airman First Class in Germany
James Bruce Miller serving with the Air Force in Germany has received a promotion to Airman First Class. News comes to his parents Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Miller of route one.
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James Bruce Miller
Air Force
Germany
Dewey Miller
Route One
Millard Walraven Admitted for Surgery at Methodist
Millard Walraven of Linton is admitted to Methodist Hospital Indianapolis in Ward No 5 North and is scheduled to undergo surgery.
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Millard Walraven
Linton
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
North
Jasonville Man George H. Wilson Dies by Self-Inflicted Wound
Funeral services for George H. Wilson aged 65 will be held at McClanahan Funeral Home. The Jasonville man, a former coal miner, was found dead at his home near Lattas Creek crossing two miles west of Jasonville. Police reported a .32 caliber pistol wound and a death ruled as a personal safety related gunshot. Survived by a son Hubert Wilson, a brother Thomas Wilson, a sister Mrs Clarence Dennis, and a grandson.
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George H. Wilson
Jasonville
McClanahan Funeral Home
Mr. Wilson
Jim Leach
Wilson
Lattas Creek Crossing
Ed Nash
Kenneth Fortner
Greene County
Bill Branstetter
Lem Clark
Oscar Suthard
M. W. Manzie
Manzie
Boonville
Kentucky
Ivy Wilson
Hubert Wilson
South Bend
Thomas Wilson
Rochester
Clarence Dennis
Beaver Dam
Fatal Wreck Near Vincennes Claimed One Life
Mrs. Ola Besteen Bell of Rome Georgia was killed when a car driven by Felix A. White also of Rome side swiped a bridge over White River on U S 41 near Hazleton Indiana. Two other passengers were unhurt seriously as the trio were returning from Chicago.
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Vincennes
Ind
U.P
Ola Besteen Bell
Rome
White River
U. S. 41
Hazleton
Felix A. White
Chicago
Trucker Killed When Dump Truck Overturns Near Bicknell
Norman Phillipe aged 40 of near Bicknell was killed when his dump truck overturned on a country road near his home. He was crushed beneath the cab.
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Bicknell
Ind
Norman Phillipe
Train Strikes Car Kills One, 70 Hurt In Wisconsin Crash
A high speed electric commuter train collided with a car in Racine Wisconsin killing Epifania Leal 31 and injuring more than 70. Motorman Hiram Bryant 53 said the train hit the car at 75 mph and he escaped injury. A Navy doctor aided passengers and a Seabee association president helped evacuate victims. Bus service replaced rail until clears.
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Racine
Wis
U.P
Epifania Leal
Chicago
North Shore
Milwaukee
Kenosha
North Shore Line
Hosiital
St. Mary's Hospital
St. Lukes
St. Catherine's
St. Mary’s
St. Catherine’s
Edward Gavin
Hiram M. Bryant
Waukegan
Leal
Bryant
John L. Guminski
Seabeat Assn
Milawake
Seabee Assa
Guminski
Dateor
Hedden to Hunt For Old Homes In This County
Worthington resident L. H. Hedden, new Greene county historian, begins an Old House Hunt to survey houses built before 1860. The study aims to document architectural heritage for preservation and allow expert evaluation, with calls for local information on qualifying structures.
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Hedden
L. H. Hedden
Worthington
Greene County
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