Old Dagger mine gob pile sparks coal fire memories
The write up recalls the Dugger mine near Old Island City and a chalky gob pile that burned for years, describing miners in 1880s and the early history of the mine. It cites a Bureau of Mines report on underground coal fires burning in hundreds of mines and notes efforts to seal and control fires with earthen barricades.
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Dagger
Dugger
Linton
Old Island City
Bloomfield
Henry T. Neal
F. M. Dugger
Francis M. Dugger
Duggerville
Post Office
Ville
M. R
United States
Daniel Harrington
Bureau of Mines
New Straitsville
Ohio
Columbus
South Wilkes- Barre
Straitsville
Harrington
Dink Holden Fractures Ankle At Lyons Fair
T. K. Dink Holden fell near the horse barn at Lyons Fair stepping into a hole and broke his right ankle. He was taken to Freeman Greene County Hospital where doctors reduced the fracture and he returned home later.
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Jack
T. K. “Dink Holden
Lyons Fair
Dink
Freeman Greene County Hospital
Mushroom Supply Concentrated in Two Pennsylvania Counties
More than half of the nation's mushroom supply comes from Chester and Delaware counties in Pennsylvania, highlighting regional dependence on local growers.
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Pennsylvania
Chester
Delaware
Heat Wave Deaths Rise Across Nation
A week of extreme heat causes 67 deaths nationwide, Illinois leading with 16. Chicago rescue squads revived 98 people since Sunday as New York offers city workers a half day. Forecasters expect 90s with little relief, while some towns face record heat and unusual weather contrasts.
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Midwest
Illinois
Chicago
New York
William O'Dyer
New York Weather Bureau
Fitchburg
Mass
San Francisco
Indianapolis Weather Bureau
Indiana
Auto Collision Near Switz City Injures Driver
An afternoon crash at the state roads 54 and 57 intersection east of Switz City left one driver with minor injuries and caused heavy damage. C. D. Guthrie 65 of Washington failed to stop at a stop sign and hit Joe L. Filbeck 37 of Dearborn Michigan who was northbound on 57. Guthrie was treated, later arrested and to appear in Bloomfield justice court. Damage totaled 250 to the Chevrolet and 400 to the Oldsmobile.
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Switz City
C. D
Guthrie
Bennie Wallace
Ollie Hayek
Justice of the Peace
Robertson
Bloomfield
Lloyd McCammon Released on Bond in Drunken Driving Case
Lloyd McCammon 21 of Dagger was released on $500 bail in Sullivan circuit court on a drunken driving charge. Prosecuting Attorney John Knox Purcell filed the affidavit after an Tuesday arrest following an accident that seriously injured Joe D. Hall of Dugger, who remains in critical condition at Mary Sherman Hospital.
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Lloyd McCammon
Dagger
Sullivan
John Knox Purcell
Joe D. Hall
Dugger
Hall
Mary Sherman Hospital
Troop School To Be Held Here
A troop school for Reserve officers in Greene and Sullivan counties and other reservists will meet Friday evening August 27 at 7 30 at the Elks Home in Linton. Captain Allen W Head will serve as unit instructor.
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Elks
Linton
Greene and
Sullivan Counties
Allen W. Head
Hurricane shifts by Florida coast
A tropical hurricane moving toward the U S mainland shifted slightly and aimed more toward the southeastern coast while winds reached 115 miles per hour. Forecasters warned a direct path remained uncertain as Red Cross and storm centers prepared shelters along the coast.
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Miami
Fla
South Atlantic
U.S
Hurricane Warning Service
Florida
Grady Norton
Atlantic
Louisiana
Mississippi Gulf
Nonstop Flight Hawaii to Chicago Sets 4400 Mile Aim
The Navy’s Caroline Mars left Keehi lagoon at 7 13 a m on a nonstop Hawaii to Chicago flight. If favorable winds, the route may add a dog leg over St Louis reaching a 4400 mile record. The giant flying boat carries 17 crew and 25 passengers with 22000 pounds of cargo for the Cook County fair and Chicago dignitaries.
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Honolulu
U.P
Keehi Lagoon
Hawaii
Chicago
St. Louis
Patuxent River
Natal
Brazil
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Omaha
Mars
California
James Lang
Mapleton
Minn
Pilotis Ltd
Robert Hunt
Trenton
N. J
Cook County
William E Cooke Ends His Life in Crane Apartment
William Edward Cooke 41 shot himself with a .22 pistol in his Crane apartment amid marital troubles and a pending divorce case in Greene Circuit Court. He served 18 years in the Navy then worked at Crane Naval Ammunition Depot and belonged to the Loyal Order of Moose. Surviving are his mother Hettie Carlisle of Linton and widow Norma Louise Cooke. Funeral at United Brethren Church Monday at 2 pm with burial in Fairview Cemetery. American Legion Post aids at graveside.
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William Edward Cooke
Fourth Street
Linton
Leahy Street
Crane
Greene Circuit Court
Mr. Cooke
Edward and
Hettie Barnard Cooke
Carlisle
William Medcalf
Grady Spiegel
Fairview Cemetery
American Legion Post
State Fair Trip Assured for Greene County 4-H
4-H Booster club members in Greene County have arranged a free bus trip to the Indiana State Fair for 4-H members who completed projects and turned in record books. Buses from Worthington assemble at 6:30 AM Saturday, with return planned for 10:30 State Fair time.
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Linton
Greene County
Worthington
McGriffins Return From Western Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McGriffin and Mrs. McGriffin's parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Campbell of Sandborn have returned from a trip to the West visiting Yellowstone Denver Salt Lake City and Cheyenne. Mr. McGriffin met Gordon Evans in Salt Lake.
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Jim McGriffin
McGriffin
Harry Campbell
Sandborn
Yellowstone
Denver
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Mr. McGriffin
Gordon Evans
Salt Lake
Funeral services planned for Jimmy Walker in Lanesville
Jimmy Walker 87 of Lanesville died from injuries after walking into a car driven by Rodney Williams 35 of Corydon. Funeral arrangements were announced as part of Indiana reports from Lanesville.
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Lanesville
Jimmy Walker
Rodney Williams
Corydon
Evansville Youth Dies After Long Night Crawl
Evansville reports 16 year old Mason Merta died after crawling a quarter mile to reach a farmhouse for help following a motorcycle crash with a bridge abutment near Rockport. Authorities say it took 10 hours to cover the distance seeking aid.
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Evansville
Ind
U.P
Mason Merta
Rockport
Funeral rites set for K. M. Gerachty Jr drowned fishing
In South Bend Indiana K. M. Gerachty Jr 25 drowned while fishing his body recovered two hours after he fell into water Funeral services for his family were arranged today in an article from the time.
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South Bend
Ind
K. M. Gerachty, Jr
Air Force Lieutenant Killed When Plane Crashes Near Grenier Field
Air Force Lieutenant Warren M. Loper, 25, of Shelbyville Indiana, died when his fighter crashed into woods near Grenier field after taking off. The veteran of 84 combat missions in Europe was killed as engine trouble developed shortly after liftoff. his body was recovered three hours later by searchers.
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Manchester
N. H
Air Force
Warren M. Loper
Shelbyville
Ind
Grenier Field
Loper
Europe
Elkhart Man Admits Killing Best Friend Over Wife
Walton Burda 22 talked with police about murdering Charles Prugh 38 at the Excel Corporation plant after Prugh allegedly pursued Burda’s wife Marilyn Presswood who married Burda at 14. Burda refused a written confession and awaited grand jury action.
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Elkhart
Ind
U.P
Walton Burda
Burda
Charles W. Prugh
Elkhart County
Charles Hughes
Prugh
Excel Corporation
Goshen
Hughes
Indiana State Police Pursue Stolen Boat Down White River
Two Indiana State Police officers Charley Harbison and Ollie Hayek joined two Worthington residents to search the White River after a stolen boat was reported. They followed leads from E. Cullison and Paul Hinds, sighted three Bloomfield teens aged 16 to 19, who admitted ownership but not theft. The youths were asked to meet at Greene County jail at 1 PM. a truck found at Gandis Bluff suggested planned Bloomfield return.
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Indiana
Worthington
White River
Charley Harbison
Spencer
Ollie Hayek
Linton
E. Cullison
Paul Hinds
Cullison
Rock Ripple
Gandies Bluff
Bloomfield
Law
Greene County
Gandis Bluff
Organized Communist Demonstrators Storm In Berlin City Hall
Report notes a protest in Berlin City Hall by organized Communist demonstrators. A local garden anecdote mentions Chaulky Goodman promoting double or nothing radio programs and displaying a notably long cucumber at 11 inches and about 4% pounds in Linton.
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Berlin
Chaulky
Goodman
Linton
Citizen
Nine Man Group to Rule Berlin
Berlin witnesses a massive Communist protest as 4,000 demonstrators storm city hall forcing a second meeting suspension. Karl Littke demands a nine man commission to run Berlin while authorities scramble to maintain order and neutral zones amid sector tensions.
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Berlin
City Assembly
Karl Littke
Littke
Potsdamer Platz
Ferdinand Friedensburg
Democrats Unite for Victory at Indiana Editorial Outing
French Lick Indiana hosts 1200 delegates for Democratic Editorial Association event. Alben Barkley and Henry Schricker keynote speeches, unity hailed after internal feuding. Schricker campaign pushes statewide as party kickoff.
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French Lick
Ind
Indiana
Democratic Editorial Association
Alben Barkley
Henry F. Schricker
Truman
Schricker
Pleas Greenlee
Ira Haymaker
Franklin
Greenlee
Barkley
Haymaker
John Watkins
Bloomfield
Idea
Curtis Hostetter
Lafayette
Hospital births and discharges in several Indiana towns
The report records multiple hospital events including Mrs. Effie Royer undergoing major surgery in Jasonville, Miss Arlene Schmitt and Oscar Watt being discharged from Linton Rural Route two, and several other residents from Bloomfield Linton Worthington and Worthington noted for admissions births and homecomings.
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Effie Royer
Jasonville
Tom Christenberry
Bloomfield
Harry Welch
Linton
Thelma Henico
Kathryn Carson
Baby
Worthington
Billie Jackson
Jack
Patricia Wolfe
Ethel Nash
Frances Johnson
Arlene Schmitt
Oscar Watt
Eagles to Play Coalmont Sunday
The Linton Eagles travel to Coalmont Sunday afternoon to face the Coalmont aggregation at two o'clock. Manager Millick predicts a good game and urges Linton fans to support the home team.
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Eagles
Coalmont
Linton Eagles
Millick
Linton
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