Reminiscence of 1900 Campaign Cartoons and Mine Closures
A column recalls hundreds of early 1900s cartoons featuring McKinley Roosevelt Bryan and Stevenson, with notes on Debs 1900 campaign stops and Socialist appeal. It also reflects on mine closures in Molleanuer and Linton, the social impact, and a prediction about tire fashion and rubber supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Roosevelt
Teddy
Bryan
Stevenson
Terre Haute
Chicago
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
Linton
Youth Arrested on Theft Count in Linton
Dolph Lechien age 22 of Linton was arrested Friday afternoon by Linton City police and Greene County Sheriff and jailed in Bloomfield on a charge of petit larceny. He allegedly stole brass pump parts from Maumee Collieries and sold the metal to a local junk dealer for 1.05 dollars. He is to appear in Sullivan County court next Tuesday on a larceny charge related to a burglary there weeks ago. Two other youths have been sentenced for the Sullivan theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph Lechien
Linton
Charles Blanton
Greene County
Bloomfield
Lechien
Maumee Collieries Company
Sullivan County
Sullivan
Linton Lodge No. 560
A. M
Vigo
Daviess
Linton Baptist Church
Linton Order of Eastern Star
Linton Lodge
Third Person Dies Following Wreck at Highways 54
Bertha Hickman 56 of Terre Haute dies in Freeman-Greene County hospital at 4 20 PM bringing the toll to three from Aug 19 truck auto collision at the 54 and 57 junction east of Switz City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Hickman
Terre Haute
Freeman-Greene County
Switz City
Fannie Day
Gloucester City
N. J
Paul Elliott Edwards
Washington
Daviess County
Charles Garner
John Day
Mr. Day
Miss Day
George Hickman
Thelma Wilson
Camden
Day
Miss Wilson
Burl Byrum
Hall
Patsy
Mary Hovious
Martinsville
Cora Hovious
Gillis Memory Chapel
School Officials Plan Physical Examinations for Greene County Staff
Greene county teachers janitors and school bus drivers will undergo required physical exams before March 13 1942 under a law. The cost will be covered by township trustees and city school boards. The Greene County Medical Association and county education board met with Superintendent Alvin E. Keller to outline arrangements. Doctors Ben Raney H B Turner and King L Hull represented the medical group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
Greene County Medical Association
Alvin E. Keller
Indiana
County Board of Education
Medical Association
Keller
Ben Raney
Linton
H. B. Turner
King L. Hull
Bloomfield
Mrs. M. V. Foster and Daughter Visit Linton Friends
Mrs. M. V. Foster and her daughter Margaret of Indianapolis are spending the week with friends in Linton, enjoying local hospitality and sightseeing opportunities.
Stores to Close for Labor Day in Linton
Stores in Linton will be closed all day Monday for Labor Day and the Linton Daily Citizen will not publish. The post office will observe the usual holiday schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Linton man injured in mine accident at Bicknell
James Gray 36 of Linton suffered a fractured pelvis and other injuries when slate collapsed in the American No. 2 mine near Bicknell. He was pulled from the wreckage after about an hour and placed in a cast. Lucas Lu cas escaped with a minor arm scratch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gray
Bicknell
Linton
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vincennes
Gray
Everett O’hara
Wilbur Stiles
Stiles
Third Street
Jammer” Lucas
Lucas
William Baker
Worthington
Evansville
Baker
Point Commerce
Myers Ambulance
Clarence Conway
Cletus Miller
LaPorte
Miners to Clash With Sullivan Merchants in Sunday Game
A large crowd is expected Sunday afternoon at the Linton High School park diamond for a baseball clash between the Linton Miners and the Sullivan Merchants. The game starts at 2 30 p m. The Miners list Steele Snyder G Wright Perkins urothe Tuttle Beazley Terhune Waughlin Moody Smith Trinkle and W Wright as starters. they seek their fourteenth win in 20 starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theigh School Park
Linton Miners
Sullivan Merchants
Miner
Steele
Snyder
G. Wright
Perkins
Urothe
Tuttle
Beazley
Terhune
Waughlin
Moody
Smith
Trinkle
W. Wright
Miners
Four newborns share morning arrivals and local transfers
A daughter weighing five pounds twelve ounces was born to Mrs George Wright of Worthington this morning and named Maribelle. A son to Mrs Clarence Padgett of A street southeast was named Clarence Carroll. A son to Mrs Ray Weaver of Linton route 2 weighed nine pounds one ounce and named Jewell Curtis. George Hickman of Terre Haute was moved to Union hospital there and Jimmy Brown returned home to Marco today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wright
Worthington
Maribelle
Clarence Padgett
Clarence Carroll
Ray Weaver
Linton
U Y A To Lead Union Services In Glenburn Church
The Linton Christian Youth Advocates will fully run the Union service at 7 30 tomorrow evening in Glenburn church. Hymns will be central with interpretation and story behind their writing, followed by performance. The Linton Ministerial Association voted to extend Union services two more weeks ahead of the city wide evangelistic event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Christian Youth Advocates
Young Peoples’ Organization
Glenburn
Linton Ministerial Association
C. A. Hofmann
Returns to Oregon by Plane from Chicago
Miss Gertrude Humphrey of Portland has been visiting friends in Linton and Canada with her sister Mrs. Walter Stephens. She left Chicago this morning by plane and expects to arrive in Portland in about twelve hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Humphrey
Portland
Ore
Linton
Chicago
Walter Stephens
Canada
Laval shown slight improvement after Versailles shooting
In Vichy the official noon bulletin reports Pierre Laval showing slight improvement after a serious wound from an assassination attempt. Marcel Dent, also wounded, is stationary but doubtful. Doctors are hopeful given Laval's condition and will not attempt bullet removal now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Versailles
Marcel Dent
Laval
Eden pledges aid to Turkey amid global war drive
British and Soviet leaders promised to aid Turkey against any attack and urged vastly higher British and American war production as the key to victory. Eden, in bombed Coventry, warned the war would engulf the world and stressed the need for greater effort to secure victory. He said Britain and Russia pledged to protect Turkey’s territorial integrity if attacked by a European power as German forces gathered near Bulgaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Turkey
Coventry
England
Feeien
Anthony Eder
Great Britain
Russia
Eden
Bulgaria
Largest Tax Bill in History Seen By Senate
Washington August 30 Senate leaders predicted passage of the largest tax bill in history totaling 3 672 400 000 after two or three days of debate. No major changes expected from the finance committee draft with little organized opposition. Some Republicans voiced support while others considered amendments for a $30 monthly pension plan. The finance committee to report tomorrow and Senate debate to start Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
Finance Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R. Mich
County 4-H Exhibits to Compete at Indiana State Fair
Greene County 4-H members have exhibits judged at the Indiana State Fair. Officials including Arthur Haseman report names of exhibitors across clothing canning baking and cake categories from Linton Switz City Worthington Lyons and other towns. Reba McKee and Miss Weathers from Worthington and Switz City are noted for participation in dress revue and best record events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
Arthur Haseman
Haseman
Bernard Roudebush
Carl Graves, Jr
Bloomfield
Sears Newsom
Worthington
Indianapolis
Barbara Goodwin
Linton
Beulah Cox
Peggy Thomas
Newberry
Nona Bowman
Switz City
Canning't
Norma Pershing
Wyvonna White
Marjorie Magruder
Wanda Coker
Marco
Lillian Graves
Marie Roudebush
Lyons
Miss Tbowman
Reba McKee
Esther Buzan
Maxine Bailey
Deloris Grounds
Miss Magruder
Nila Gayle Hamlin
Thyra Faye Tuttle
Joan Mitchell
Betty Bonham
Angel
Harriet Gastineau
Betty Weathers
Velma Need
Miss Weathers
Bicknell Girl 18 in Critical Condition After Accident
Miss Marcelle McClung of Bicknell, 18, was described as very low after a Tuesday night auto wreck that also left Toby Wessel of Linton with unchanged condition. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles McClung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcelle McClung
Miss McClung
Charles McClung
Bicknell
Toby Wessel
Linton
Mrs Mary Neal Remains Unimproved After Illness
A today report states Mrs Mary Neal continues seriously ill and unimproved after three weeks of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Neal
Diplomatic Tensions Rise As Japan U S Talks Continue
Diplomats report a basic understanding between Japan and the United States while on the war front, German and Russian forces clash near Leningrad, and Allied evacuations hint at shifting Pacific strategy. President Roosevelt prepares remarks for Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
United States
Leningrad
Viipuri
Gulf of Finland
Helsinki
Scandinavia
Russia
Tallinn
Gulf
Pacific
Eastern Front
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Gurney to Start Monday in Greene County Golf Tourney
Final qualifying rounds at Linton Municipal Golf Course set Sunday with pairings Sunday night and match play to begin Labor Day. Twenty golfers qualified by noon with at least 25 more expected. George White of Linton posted the low round at 81 as golfers from Linton Bloomfield Jasonville and Worthington aim to qualify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
Linton Municipal
Bob Hess
Linton
Bloomfield
Jasonville
Worthington
George White
Plea Made Today in Indiana Strike
Washington August 30 The defense mediation board urged striking Brotherhood of Railway Car Men of America at Pullman Standard Car Co Michigan City Indiana to unload about 400 cars of materials for defense work and return to work on a closed shop dispute. Board Chairman William H. Davis stressed the idle railway equipment was needed for transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
U.P
Defense Mediation Board
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America
A.F.L
Pullman Standard Car Co
Michigan City
Ind
William H. Davis
Dodd Sails for Hawaii Duty with Coastal Artillery Unit
Corp. James Dodd of Linton, stationed at Camp Wallace Texas, sails today with a coast artillery and anti aircraft unit for duty in the Hawaiian Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dodd
Linton
Camp Wallace
Texas
Coast Artillery
Mrs Nannie Gillum Visits In Oakland City
Mrs Nannie Gillum of Linton left this morning to visit her brother James Deffendall and family in Oakland City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Gillum
Linton
Oakland City
James Deffendall
Clear Skies Forecast for Labor Day Weekend Across Nation
The weatherman reports mid summer temperatures and sunny skies for most of the United States with 90s in the Midwest and 80s on the Atlantic seaboard. Far West expected in the 70s. Traffic foreseen to be heavy during the holiday weekend as the national safety council projects about 609 traffic deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United States
Washington
London
East Asia
Roosevelt
Pacific Criais
United Press
Weatherman
Chicago
United States Weather Bureau
Middlewest
Atlantic Seaboard
National Safety Council
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Mark Hanna
Benj. Harrison
Bourk Cochran
Senator Hill
Linton Supply Co
Penneys
Johnson
Molleanuer
Linton Field
Hitler
Duce
Mussolini
Berlin
Ugo Cavallero
Wilhelm Keitel
Jo IL
NEA Telephoto
Linton Man
U.Y.A
Oregon
Measure
U.S
Gurney
Carmen
Hawaii
Federal Bureau
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