Greene County Prepares for Christmas Seal Sale Drawn by Judge Powell
Greene County readies for the 1936 Christmas Seal sale as Judge J Raymond Powell announces mailing preparations. Volunteers assemble letters and seals for distribution to residents and firms in the county. Seals come without envelopes and recipients may return them. proceeds aid tuberculosis work in Greene County.
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J. Raymond Powell
Greene
Greene County
Judge Powell
Greene County Tuberculosis Association
Twin Chapter Fish Fry Planned at Red Men Hall
Announcement of the annual fish fry to be held at 7 o clock on Wednesday in Red Men hall by the Twin Holmes Safety chapter. Greene County Clerk Tillman J. Bough will be principal speaker. safety talks by visitors. an entertainment program is planned. Abundant fried fish and trimmings to be served to safety chapter members and guests. Maumee Safety chapter officers invited as special guests. Twin chapter members urged to attend tomorrow night.
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Red Men Hall
Twin Chapter
Lyons Indep ented Five crushes Washington Stars 43 to 11
Lyons Independent basketball team defeated the Washington all Stars 43 to 11 at Lyons Memorial Hall. Sharp shooting widened the lead by halftime as veterans Arnold age and Paul Maxwell, former inton high school stars, starred for Lyons.
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Lyons Independent
Washington all-Stars
Lyons ‘Memorial Hall
Lyons
Independents
Arnold "Age
Paul Maxwell
Inton
Delta Theta sorority to meet at public library tonight
The Delta Theta sorority holds its regular business meeting in the public library at 7 45 tonight. All members are urged to attend as important business will be presented.
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the Delta Theta. Tay Sorority
Township Schoge Attendance High Across Stockton Township
Excellent attendance figures were reported for Stockton township schools in November by Trustee Jesse D Figgins. He praised cooperation between teachers and students and noted room banners for top divisions, with December records possibly extending privileges. Readouts include high percentages for South Linton rooms and several College Hill rooms, Bedwell, Blackstock, Ellis, Atlas, and Sassafras schools with teachers named.
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Stockton Township
Jesse,d. Figgins
Figgins
College Hill
Esther Duhne
Ruth Pope
Bedwell School
South Linton
Esta McDonald
Grace Ledgerwood
Russell Pope
Esther Shaw
Fern Keasey
Gaynel Workman
Esther During
Blackstock
Mildred Jones
Benny Sims
Ellis School
Beatrice Holder
Herbert Greenwood
Atlas
Paul Kraemer
Bedwell
Sassafras
Winnie Hewitt
Return to Gary After Visit with Local Families
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Jackson and grandson Harold Richard return to their Gary home following a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Tuttle and Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Goodman in the city.
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Lonnie Jackson
Harold Richard
Gary
Dave Tuttle
Jennings
Goodman
Scouts Award More Than Thirty Honors in Greene County
More than thirty awards were presented at a Boy Scouts court of honor in Bloomfield at Legion hall. George Baker presided. Addison Steward assisted. judges included Roy Terrell, George Haeman, Orvald Hunter, Corwin Cain, and Wm. H. Brown. Merit badges awarded to Linton Scouts John Kelley, Donald Baughman, Paul Haseman, James Mitten, Roy Glenn, George Huseman. Worthington recipient William Ogden. Stay rank to James R. Mitten. five year veteran rank to Paul Haseman. Conrad Ferguson advanced to first class. Gilmore of Linton and Bob Daubenspeck, Wilbur Stump of Worthington made second class scouts.
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Greene County
Legion: Hall
Bloomfield
George Baker
Lintoh
Addison Steward
Roy Terre
George Haeman
Linton
Orvald D. Hunter
Corwin Cain
Wm. H. Brown
George ‘Parks
Harry Dowell
Bloomington
White River
Boy Scouts
John Kelley
Donald Baughman
Paul Haseman
James R. Mitten
Roy Glenn
George Huseman
James Mitten
Conrad Ferguson
William Ogden
Worthington
Gilmore
Bob Daubenspeck
Wilbur Stump
Greater Linton Club Jan 7 Dinner Speaker
The Greater Linton club cancels December banquet due to Christmas season busy, announces next gathering Thursday night Jan 7 at Saron Reformed Church. Dean Shireman of Martinsville goldfish hatchery will speak, brought by Peter Thloot.
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Greater Linton
Frank A. Lenning
Saron Reformed Curch
Dean Shireman
Martinsville
Shireman
Peter Thloot
Linton to Decorate City for Christmas Season
The Greater Linton club announces holiday decorations across the business district to be ready by Friday. WPA and NYA workers assist under Willard Fiscus with arrangements using wild smilax, laurel roping, colored lights, 150 two foot pine trees, and home displays as Boy Scouts plan fir tree sales.
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Linton
Boy Scouts
Lenning
WPA
NYA
Willard Fiscus
Young Trucker Sentenced After Drunken Driving Plea
Ermal Liffick a 22 year old Jacksonville trucker pleaded guilty to drunken driving at Linton police court before Mayor E V Bull. He had earlier pleaded not guilty but changed to guilty. He received six months on the penal farm and costs, license revoked with five months suspended. His truck collided with an automobile driven by Dr W H Scholl, a Linton city councilman, on state road 59 northwest of town, demolishing the car and damaging the truck.
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Ermal Liffick
Jasonville
E. V. Bull
Linton
Liffick
W. H. Scholl
Scholl
Requests for fruit gifts to Greene County hospital
Mrs. C. C. Hamilton, press and publicity chair for Greene County Federated Clubs, asks county club women to donate fruit to Freeman-Greene County Hospital as thanks. She notes Safety as the county project and that petitions for stop-and-go signs at SR 54 and SR 67 intersections be sent to the Indianapolis State House police superintendent. Mrs. Russell Weber of Lyons is named county Reciprocity chair.
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C. C. Hamilton
Federated Clubs of
Greene County
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Room
State House
Indianapolis
Russell Weber
Lyons
Roeder couple to reside in Calhoun for three months
Mr and Mrs i8 C Roeder of 310 Second Street Southwest left this morning for Calhoun Kentucky where they will live with their son Mr and Miss Roy flue der for the next three months.
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C. Roeder
Second Street
Calhoun, Ky
Roy Flueder
WPA Changes Scheduled Here In Greene County
John K. Jennings district WPA director reports state orders to stop new job assignments and re assignments. Questionnaires will gauge financial status as WPA quota tightens to 65 000 by January 1 1937 and private income workers face dismissal. Drinking rules mandate instant discharge for intoxication or allowing intoxicated work.
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WPA
Greene County
John K. Jennings
Jennings
Evansville
M. Jennings
Miners Train Seeks Ticket Support For December
The Milwaukee line miners train to Mohawk and Peabody mines will run through December regardless of ticket sales. Agent Elmer Terrell urged support for the ticket sale, noting 154 December tickets were sent to Linton and Jasonville offices as the train resumes daily runs after a months-long lapse.
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Mohawk and
Peabody
Elmer Terrell
Ideal C.m.st.p.and P. Railroad
Linton
Jasonville
Terrell
Notable McNutt Era Ends With January 3 Session
Indiana historian Allen Dibble outlines Governor Paul V McNutt final accounting before the 88th General Assembly. Centralization of power under the Reorganization Act, labor unrest, prison escapes, and rapid enactment of 1933 and 1935 measures marked his four year term as the New Deal era reshaped state government.
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Allen Dibble
United Press
Sta
Indianapoolis
Ind
U.P
Indiana
Paul V.mcnutt
Indiana University Law
American Legion
McNutt i
78Th General Assembly
Legislative Mill
McNutt
Roosevelt
Michigan City
Lima
John Dil Inger
Bodyguard dies during Roosevelt visit in Buenos Aires
August Adolph Gunnerich a 55 year old bodyguard and close personal friend of President Roosevelt since 1928 collapsed and died early today while dining with friends in Buenos Aires after accompanying the President on official duties. He had spent the day with Roosevelt and stayed near him throughout the strenuous schedule.
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August Gunnerich
Buenos Aires
U.P
Adolph Gunnerich
Roosevelt
Wunnerich
George Fox
White House
Charles Claunch
Yeoman
United States Navy
Prison Kitchen Fire at Eddyville Termed Under Control
A fire in the Eddyville state penitentiary kitchen spread to dining rooms but was controlled after over an hour of effort by city and prison firefighters. Warden W. J. Buchmanan reported extensive damage but no injuries. The kitchen and dining areas are in separate buildings from the cell blocks.
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Eddyville
U.P
Eddyville State Penitentiary
W. J. Buchmanan
Townsend Plans Vincennes Visit
Gov elect M Townsend will be the speaker at the second annual Progress banquet in the Coliseum at Vincennes on Wednesday December 16. The event is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Knox County Farm Bureau and aims to seat at least 1,000 people.
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Vincennes
Elitford Townsend
Chamber of Commerce
Knox County Farm Bureau
Roosevelt Calls Americas Unite For Peace At Buenos Aires
President Roosevelt opens the Inter American Conference in Buenos Aires urging the American Family of Nations to unite for economic unity and political peace in the hemisphere. He vows shared defense against aggression and war driven by power and land hunger.
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Roosevelt
U.S
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Buenos
Aires
Americas
Blum Calls For Allied Action To Avert General War
Premier Leon Blum urged Britain France and the United States to cooperate to prevent a general European war. He warned the arms race raises the danger and stressed the public must think clearly to avoid drifting into inevitability of conflict.
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Paris
U.R
Europe
Great Britain
France
United States
Leon Blum
United Press
Blum
Madrid Battled as Siege Enforces Fierce Bombardment
The Madrid defense and invading insurgents fought the greatest clash of the three week siege as the city endured heavy artillery. Loyalists reportedly dynamited part of a university hospital clinic while rebels held other sections. In London, Walten Runciman proposed a bill to bar British ships from transporting war materials to Spain, drawing opposition over collective security concerns.
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United Press
Madrid
University
Defense Council
London
U.P
Walten Runciman
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Spain
Philip J. Noel Baker
Laborite
Runciman
Hospital Report Highlights Local Admissions
Worthington resident Mrs Elmer Hancock was admitted today for treatment. Mrs Thad Page of this city was released to her home late Monday after treatment.
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Elmer Hancock
Worthington
Thad Page
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Five OF Lyons
Ege
Ruth Smith
Tronia
Ruth
Schoge
Jesse D. Figgins
Greater Linton Club
United States Bureau of Standards
Kentucky
U. S
Buenos’ Aires
President Roosevelt
Ernesto Bosch
Paul V. McNutt
Townsend
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