Remembering Dr August Knoefel and wartime memories
The Terre Haute physician for the Vandalia Coal Co. is mourned by Linton friends while reminiscing on safer mining days. The piece reflects on early mine accidents, local lack of hospital care, and the two year mark since World War II began in 1939 with Britain and Poland’s crisis and President Roosevelt’s warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August F. Knoefel
Terre Haute
Lintonians
Knoefel
Vandalia Coal Co
Dr. Knoefel
Russia
Germany
Victim of Wreck Seriously Ill in Local Hospital
Miss Marcelle McClung aged 18 of Bicknell remains in critical condition at Freeman-Greene county hospital after an auto wreck on South Main street in Linton Tuesday night. Miss Gloria Gibson 15 and Miss June Jones 18 were discharged, while Troy Wessel 3 of Linton was unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcelle McClung
Bicknell
Freeman-Greene County
McClung
Gloria Gibson
June Jones
Troy Wessel
Linton
South Main Street
Dnieper Dam Destroyed as Russians Flood Ukraine
News reports describe the destruction of the Dnieper dam and power facilities by Soviet forces under Budenny. Americans and an engineer Col. Hugh Cooper aided the project, with extensive property losses totaling about 250 million dollars. The flood covered hundreds of square miles as retreating troops withdrew across the river.
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Moscow
U.P
Dnieper
Europe
Ukraine
Semyon Budenny
Russia
Budenny
Dnieper Dam
Col
Hugh Cooper
September Term of Court Opens Tuesday at Greene Circuit
The Greene circuit court begins its September term Tuesday after Labor Day. Judge Pro Tempore Karl Parker Vosloh will supervise civil and probate dockets and calendar civil cases. The judge’s succession question remains unsettled as Judge Orval D. Hunter serves in the Army in Macon, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Parker Vosloh
Vosloh
Orval D. Hunter
Hunter
U.S. Army
Macon
Indiana
Dove Paroled by Indiana Clemency Commission
George Dove of Burns City who pled guilty to forgery in Greene circuit court Bloomfield in March 1940 was granted parole by the Indiana State Clemency Commission. He was sentenced to two to four years at the Indiana State Reformatory for passing a fraudulent $8 check in Worthington and is expected to be released once suitable arrangements are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dove
Burns City
Greene
Bloomfield
Indiana State Clemency Commission
Dove
Indiana State Reformatory
Worthington
Reformatory
Cruiser Arrives to Show Navy Movies in Linton Park
The U S Navy recruiting cruiser arrives in Linton Indiana for a weekend visit. Lieut F M Hall announces a free Know Your Navy film program at Humphreys park at 730 pm tonight. The cruiser will be moored on A street northwest and will be open to visitors including young men exploring Navy opportunities.
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United States Navy
Indiana
Linton
Humphreys Park
F. M. Hall
USNR
Eyes of the Navy
Princeton
Army detachment of 5500 troops passes through Greene County
A 5500 strong East detachment from Camp Custer Mich with 700 plus vehicles moved through Greene and surrounding counties on state road 67. The parade began around 5 am and took about three hours to pass a point. Guns and equipment accompanied the unit which had camped near Spencer last night and heads to Paducah Ky for a bivouac. Large crowds watched from the highway with no major traffic disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Uncle Sam
Camp
Custer
Mich
Greene County
Spencer
Paducah
Oss
Birth of First Child for Mrs Murl Powell Evansville
A son weighing seven pounds eight ounces was born to Mrs Murl Powell of Evansville this morning. The baby was named Murl Eugene. Mrs Powell formerly Miss Blanch Glass of Vicksburg.
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Murl Powell
Evansville
Murl Eugene
Powel
Blanch Glass
Vicksburg
Oletha Moss
I Street Northwest
John Smith Jr
Linton
Mrs. Rachel Greenwood Dies at 82 in Jasonville
Mrs. Rachel Greenwood 82 widow of Dr Sullivan Greenwood Jasonville veterinarian died at 10:00 am at home. Survived by sons A D Greenwood and Leffia Greenwood and daughters Alma Poole and Mrs James Nail. Funeral services planned at home and Dutch Bethel Church with Rev Lloyd Miller officiating. Burial in nearby cemetery.
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Rachel Greenwood
Sullivan Greenwood
Jasonville
Greenwood
Freedom
A. D. Greenwood
Leffia Greenwood
New Castle
Alma Poole
Coalmont
James Nail
Linton
Mathers
Dutch Bethel
Coal City
Lloyd Miller
Greene County Board of Education Meets on New Teacher Exams
A meeting of the Greene County Board of Education is called for 7 30 o clock tonight in the office of Alvin E Keller Greene county school superintendent to consider aspects of new Indiana laws regarding physical examinations for teachers and other school workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County Board of Education
Alvin E. Keller
Greene County
Indiana
Labor disputes settle nationwide production halt ends
Wage increases end a three day strike of 600 workers at the Cape Henlopen fortress project in Delaware. An unauthorized walkout by 500 at the Ecorse Great Lakes Steel plant halted production for 14 hours and then resumed. Carpenters at the Canton Canton defense housing project vote to return to work as federal conciliation continues.
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Delaware Bay
Detroit Steel
Canton, O
Pennsylvania
Cape Henlopen
Del
Fortress
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Ecorse
Great Lakes Steel Corp
Canton
Marriman to Lead American Mission to Moscow in War Aid Talks
President Roosevelt announced he will name W. Averell Harriman to head the American mission to Moscow for conferences with Great Britain and Russia on war aid plans. The formation may include about six men and the appointment would likely be next week. Departure timing remains undecided.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Roosevelt
W. Averell Marriman
Moscow
Great Britain
Russia
Harriman
Axis Leaders Agree Postwar Order Aims
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini issued a joint declaration from northern and southern fronts stating the postwar European order will remove causes of past wars. The communique cites both peoples’ resolve to continue the war to a victorious end. Pierre Laval’s condition after an Versailles shooting worsened though not considered critical, with a temperature rise.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Europe
Laval
Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Versailles
New Supply Board Formed to Direct War Production
Washington reports President Roosevelt created a seven member supply priorities and allocations board to direct raw materials for defense, allied aid, and civilian needs. William S. Knudsen named to head production along with deputies for planes and ships, while John D. Biggers leads in London with Harriman as production expert. The board will ration materials first to defense, then allies, then civilian use.
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Washington
U.P
William S. Knudsen
Roosevelt
Ministry of Supply
Knudsen
Henry Wallace
Office of
OPM
John D. Biggers
London
W. Averell Harriman
Will
General Motors
Biggers
William L. Batt
W. H. Harrison
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States Steel
Great Britain
China
Russia
Dr C C Hamilton in Critical Condition After Surgery
Dr C C Hamilton of Linton is in a coma and near death after an operation at Michigan University Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was transported by plane to the hospital for the procedure yesterday afternoon at 3 o clock.
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C. C. Hamilton
Linton
Ann Arbor
Mich
Hamilton
Michigan University Hospital
Nerve-Proof Teeth Astonish Seattle Woman
Edith Lien a 23 year old Seattle resident has a fully numb set of teeth as dentists note a rare case of nerveless teeth across her entire mouth delaying pain response and tooth sensitivity in a remarkable health anomaly reported by United Press.
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Seattle
Wash
U.P
Edith Lien
Halleck Blames Roosevelt for Defense Lapses in Indiana
Rep. Charles Halleck told Wisconsin district Republicans in Winamac Indiana that the administration mismanages the national emergency and that the White House is the bottleneck delaying defense efforts He warned the draft extension vote signals no confidence in the President's foreign policy and urged surrender of powers to a single head.
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Winamac
Ind
U.P
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Roosevelt
Halleck
G.O.P
Indiana Draft Classifications Reported in Official Figures
Indianapolis Aug 29 Lieut Col Robinson Hitchcock state selective service director reported fifty percent of Indiana draft registrants physically examined have been placed 1 A fit for military service. Twenty seven percent are 1 B fit for limited service and the remaining 23 percent are 4 F unfit. Of the 1 A men 18000 are in service more than 8000 await induction and about 15060 are tentatively in that class pending results. Local boards have completed classification of 287662 men two thirds of total registrants. Dependency is the greatest single cause of deferment at 71 percent.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Robinson Hitchcock
Selective Service
Indiana
Hitchcock
Youth Takes Helm as Fair Is Begun
In Indianapolis the 89th Hoosier Exposition opened with a record exhibitor list and peak premiums. About 4,000 Boy Scouts gathered for a day of events ending in a 5 p.m. parade, while 4-H clubs led livestock judging at the coliseum and livestock arenas. Bob Burns greeted attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
State Fairgrounds
Indiana
Citie
Bob Burns
Roosevelt hints at foreign policy in Labor Day address
President Roosevelt signals a possible international affairs statement in his Labor Day radio address to mark the second anniversary of the current world conflict. He notes talks with Japan's Nomura and Hull and discusses ongoing Pacific negotiations amid German advances on the Russian front.
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Roosevelt
Japan
Washington, D. C
U.P
Kichisaburo Nomura
Cordell Hull
Prince Konoye
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
Tokyo
Pacific
U States
East Asia
Tallinn
Baltic
Estonia
Leningrad
New Hope Miner Suffers Injury In Mine Accident
William Currans a 40 year old electrician from Linton lost two fingers of his left hand in a mid afternoon incident at the New Hope mine of the Linton Summit coal company northwest of Linton. A length of conduit pipe slipped from its fastenings catching his fingers beneath a clamp. The pipe dropped only a short distance but severed his digits. He received treatment from a local physician.
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William Currans
Linton
New Hope
Linton-Summit Coal Company
Currans
Cook Final Rite to Be Saturday
Funeral services for Moses Davi con Cook aged 67 will be held at 2 PM Saturday in the Hobbieville church. He was found dead Thursday morning in his room in the Mansfield building in Bloomfield and is survived by one brother Rufus Cook of Hobbiv. ix.
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Moses Davicon Cook
Mansfield
Bloomfield
Hobbieville Church
Rufus Cook
Hobbiv
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Warsaw
Greene Circuit Court
Circuit Tribunal
Indiana Board
South Kent
Conn
Watgi
United Press
Marriman
Boy Scouts
U.R
Domei
Fumimaro Konoye
Cook
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