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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1944
Page
4
A vintage bank advertisement extols CITIZEN'S NATIONAL as "the friendly bank" offering varied service and accommodations. It invites casual patrons and welcomes visitors whether or not they make purchases or use services.
The Red Army closed on Focsani and Galati as Tolbukhin and Malinovsky advanced on multiple axes. German forces trapped in a pocket near Chisinau were wiped out after repeated attempts to break free, with 18,000 captured in the trap and heavy casualties reported in central Romania.
Russian and Romanian forces sweep through Ukraine and into the Carpathians cutting all passes from Bukovina along the Transylvania Alps to Yugoslavia. German garrisons flee Bulgaria as Red Army moves toward Tito forces. escape routes collapse leaving Germany exposed in the Balkans.
The Polish government in exile seeks help from Allies neutrals and the Vatican to avert mass Warsaw exterminations within days. Allied bombers hit 10 Japanese bases in the Pacific over three days as Japanese guns claim Allied destroyers bombarded Watte Island in the Marshalls. Allied patrols reach near Geneva three miles south of the Swiss border. Supreme Headquarters, AEF reports a Seine bridgehead east of Louviers with four crossings between Rouen and Paris. Paris authorities seize on sight German snipers after attacks on De Gaulle, killing at least 15. London reports heavy Allied air activity along German escape and supply routes north of the Seine. A Stockholm dispatch hints at an imminent Finland Russia armistice within 24 hours.
Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Elgan of Wheatland with son Cpl. James Alfred Elgan visited Mr. and Mrs. James Mowery and children in Marco on Sunday. Ramona Mae Whaley stayed in Vincennes on Tuesday. James Mowery and family visited Sandborn on Wednesday. Sp. James Alfred Elgan spent Monday and Tuesday in Linton.
Leslie Harold Sims 2/c son of former Linton residents Benny and O. Sims has been wounded while serving in the United States Navy and will be returned home. He has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by President Roosevelt for heroism as radio man and gunner aboard a dive bomber during a strike against the Japanese fleet on June 20, 1944. The order commends his coolness under fire and crucial role in a successful rescue after a crash water landing.
Norman M Edwards son of Mrs Marie Martin of Indianapolis has been commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant at Kirtland Field and awarded a most outstanding soldier badge. Thomas Frederick Dorraugh of Akron Ohio is officially listed as dead by the U S Navy, after being missing since July 18 1943 with action recorded August 14 1944.
American forces widened their push in France with units reaching the Var river area and advancing toward Nice. French Maquis fighters aided by American troops disrupted German columns in the Rhone valley, felling trees to block retreats as tanks and anti tank vehicles disrupted enemy movements.
Douglas Stone, gunner in the United States Navy, has returned to the United States after eighteen months service in the South Pacific. He visited his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stone of Vicksburg and Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of Jasonville Route 1, in the company of his wife Mary Lou, his mother Mrs. Vera Edwards of Anderson, and his sister Leba Jean Stone of Anderson.
Leo W. House, sailor first class and husband of Berniece Sims House, a former Linton resident, has been reassigned with the United States Navy to Alaska. Mrs House and Miss Incahinee Sines rt A previously lived in California and have returned to Indianapolis to live with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benny Sims.
Mr and Mrs E J Martin report son Wayne A Martin finished beat training at Camp Perry Virginia and now training in basic engineering at Gulfport Mississippi Their other son Pvt Harold Martin Infantry completed 17 weeks basic training at Camp Wolters Texas and transferred to Fort Meade Maryland
Mrs. Frank West of Bloomfield reports her son James E Headley in the U S Marine Corps Artillery on Guam. Headley was noted in a piece by S/Sgt James E Hague, a former AP correspondent, after an attack on Japanese where 75 enemy were routed. He also served on Bougainville.
Pfc. Charles Duke returned to his base in Florida after a two week rest. He visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charley Duke of Seventh Street Southeast during his leave.
Walter Bryant RM 2/c is spending a thirty day furlough with relatives and friends in Linton and Indianapolis after sixteen months on active duty overseas.
William H Heitman SK 3/C visits his mother Mrs Jennie Heitman after active duty in the South Pacific. He wears the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Ribbon with four stars and a Presidential Citation ribbon. An all time high in fertilizer use by U S farmers is forecast at 11,000,000 tons this year, about 1 million more than 1943.
Mrs. Betty Mullis of Vincennes reports her husband Pfc. Emil Mullis has arrived safely overseas and is currently stationed in England. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Mullis of Lyons.
2nd Lt Clifford E Dugan son of Mr and Mrs Walter H Dugan of Linton Indiana is assigned to the 72nd Fighter Wing Indoctrination Unit at Harding Field Louisiana before transfer to a Fighter Combat Crew Training School. He will receive equipment and begin ground and flight training including intelligence and small arms. Dugan graduated Linton High School in 1940 and worked at Allison Engineering Company Indianapolis.
Mrs. Betty Thompson and her daughter Linda have returned home after four months with Pvt. Edwin Thompson who was stationed in Columbia South Carolina.
Charles Bryant MMS 3/C returns to Norfolk Virginia after a fifteen day leave with wife Mrs. Virginia Liddil Bryant. He has spent the past fifteen months on overseas duty with the United States Navy. Mrs. Bryant left to join him in Norfolk.
United Press reports from Marseille on Genevieve a 23 year old French militiaman described as a pistol packing woman warrior. She has killed two Germans wounded several and helps hunt snipers while driving an automobile with her body atop the car. She says women can kill Germans as well as men and joined the militia to free France. Mado a 28 year old former city hall secretary is described as a better shot.
County Agent Arthur Haseman announced emergency crop and feed loans due to statewide drought. Greene county farmers may borrow up to 400 dollars to buy feed or to support winter grain production, with a four percent interest rate and first lien on pledged livestock or crops. Inquiries go to Carter Holland, Field Supervisor, Box 83, Terre Haute Indiana.
Allied forces push toward Paris region as Meaux falls and Patton’s U S Third Army seals a major advance. Paris area fighting expands with rapid advances across the Marne and toward Troyes as 65,000 enemy prisoners and 16,000 killed are reported in the drive into eastern France.
California tuna canners reported 509 002 cases packed in the first third of 1944, 65 percent above last year’s 293 598 but below the 746 806 from 1940, as fishing fleets shrank after boats were requisitioned for war service.
Sullivan county prosecutor Norval K Harris denounces the K K K and its allies as stirring up strife and appealing to Governor Branch to remove him for alleged failure to enforce law. Also notes campaign kickoff by John W Davis in New Jersey and a shooting contest at Linton Gun Club with Ora Ax leading.
Mr and Mrs Tom Summerville and family are among residents noted in Pleasant Grove activity. Richard Peters of Camp Campbell Ky and Maggie Revis with kin from Vincennes and Linton called in the area. Wilson Trueblood joined the Wilson Courier reunion at Humphreys Park. Ollie Lehman traveled to Indianapolis on business.
The August 28 livestock report shows hogs at 6,000 head with prices for various weights from 13.75 to 14.80 per cwt. Cattle and calves total about 1,900 head with steers, heifers, and cows higher across the board. Top beef steer prices reach 16.95 per cwt while vealers climb to 16.00.
Brazil, a key source of semi precious stones and industrial diamonds, has opened a dedicated school to train its own diamond cutters and polishers. The industry now employs 3,000 people in the country.
John W. Edelman Washington representative of the Textile Workers Union of America says cotton textile production in 1944 will be about 15 percent below the 1942 peak, reflecting wartime adjustments.
Members of the Primary Department of the Methodist church will hold a party in the church basement on Wednesday afternoon from two to four. All members are urged to attend.
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