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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1944
Page
4
The Citizens National Bank promotes its varied services and accommodations, calling itself friendly and inviting new and casual patrons to come in. It emphasizes welcoming visitors whether or not they intend to buy.
John Fry led the Linton Gun Club with a 93 out of 100 in yesterday's shoot. Workmen enlarging the First Christian Church basement uncovered a blade of grass embedded in a concrete chunk, buried 22 years, described as green and tender.
Ukrainian forces push from the Dnepr south of Tiraspol about 60 miles from the Black Sea and breach a wide German line, continuing a fresh offensive against Romania.
Allied forces push along the channel coast and Seine valley as American and Allied columns trap the German Seventh Army. Canadian and British troops seize Trouville, Deauville, and surrounding towns while U S forces advance toward Le Havre Paris and Troyes. Patton said to press the offensive with rapid leap frog tactics as units cross rivers and secure key junctions.
Allied troops moved through the pocket east and northeast of Argentan after a final liquidation. Official reports said 100,000 Germans were trapped previously, but the advance killed or captured the remaining Nazis. The area now contains only the dead, captives, and vast piles of abandoned equipment.
CAPT JAMES C McNAMARA reports from the front as American and British forces encircle and trap a major German army south of Argentans. A 20 square mile valley shows burning vehicles and prisoners marching toward Allied lines in a day of retribution.
Mary E. Armstrong daughter of Mr and Mrs R Armstrong 449 Fourth street Linton Ind recently graduated from the Naval Training School Yeomen W on the Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Iowa Selected for specialty training based on recruit aptitude and civilian experience The course covered shorthand typing Naval correspondence records and forms and current events The training will aid future advancement within the continental United States
Mr and Mrs Robert Smith Sr report their son Pfc Robert Smith Jr of the United States Marine Corps has been transferred from Camp Lejeune North Carolina to Quantico Virginia.
Mrs James Clayton reports her husband Pfc James Clayton has moved from Camp Chaffee Arkansas to Fort Knox Kentucky in a recent transfer.
2/C Bob O. Dunning has finished training at the Naval Air Technical Training Center radioman school in Memphis Tennessee. He is married to Mrs Barbara J. Dunning of Linton.
President reports U S lend-lease aid through the quarter ending June 30 at 4.045 billion while noting allies furnished roughly 3 billion in reverse aid and sacrifices. Since March 11 1941 about 54 percent of aid has been fighting equipment 21 percent industrial materials 13 percent food and 12 percent services.
Bill Good son of Mr and Mrs Lew Good has completed his course at United States Army Radio School Scott Field Illinois and has been sent to Yuma Arizona for ten weeks of advanced training.
Leoral Searle Smith 2/C, stationed in Washington DC, spent several days on leave with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Leota Smith of Gilmour.
Hogs 7 000 steady with good and choice 120 to 240 pounds at 14 dollars. Above 240 pounds at 14.05. 100 to 120 pounds 13.75 to 14. Near 120 pounds up to 14.25. Sows 14 to 14.05. Cattle 1 000, calves 700 steady. Lightweight steers 12.65 to 14, common 10 to 12. Heifers 11.25 to 14.50. Cows 8 to 11. Canners and cutters 5.25 to 7.75. Dealers steady, top 15.50.
Coroner Grover M Nie reports Solomon Bonewitz 75 of Huntington died by his own hand after being found hanged. A note blamed despondency from failing eyesight. In Indianapolis John Hall 32, Fort Benjamin Harrison civilian employee, bound over to the federal grand jury after pleading guilty to aiding a military prisoner to escape from the fort on Aug 17. Copp, AWOL from Camp Barkley, was not yet captured.
Mrs Dewey Lee Miller appeals for information on her husband missing since July 12. In South Bend Alfred Benjamin Gurney 18 of Wayne Michigan jailed on $2500 bond after posing as an army hero due to taunts over his 4-F status. Also Indiana reports 100000 war ballots distributed across 92 counties and Riley High School graduate Robert Rush 18 signs with the Chicago Cubs to play this summer and attend college later.
A special meeting is set for 7 o clock Thursday evening August 24 in the K of P hall. The session is arranged by board member Stell Hobbs and will include full board attendance.
Pat Alarcon, a Canon City slaughterhouse employee, was dressing a hog when he found two perfectly formed smaller hearts on each side of the animal's main heart, an unusual discovery after more than 25 years in the trade.
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