Not Quite News Reflections and Quirky Observations
The Brazil Times column notes agent R. B. Mc Hargue’s complaint that his job is shrinking and he has no replacement. It hints that spitting has declined and the little vessel remains unfixed. The Albany Business College poll lists five bosses to avoid including the mumbler and the wolf.
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The
Brazil Times
Clay County
R. B. Mc Hargue
United Press
Albany Business College
N.Y
Johnny
Smokey Joe
US sets up Pacific base to test super bombs at Eniwetok
The Atomic Energy Commission announced construction of an atomic proving ground at Eniwetok Atoll in the western Pacific. Tests will include bombs perhaps ten times more powerful than the Hiroshima device, with isolation cited as a reason for site choice.
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U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Atoll
Song
U.S
Truk
Bikini
International Soundphotos
Pacific
Washington
Dec
United States
Stagg Field
Chicago
Atomic Energy Commission
Hiroshima
Eniwetok
Vladivostok
Siberia
San Francisco
Marshall Islands
Russia
U. S
Jury for Slaying Case Selected in Knox County
In Vincennes Indiana the Knox circuit Court selected a 12 man jury quickly for the trial of Oak- land City Marshal Lawrence Johnson 47 charged with the shooting death of Robert Miller 27 also of Oakland City. The state foresees no death penalty as several jurors oppose capital punishment. Johnson surrendered after the Sept 12 shooting while arresting Miller citing fear of an angry mob.
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Vincennes
Ind
Lawrence Johnson
Oakland City
Robert Miller
Knox Circuit
Johnson
Miller
Gibson County
Knox
Ralph A. Seal
Jasper Post
Oakland
Deckard Named Coach at Drake Relays Team
Des Moines Iowa December 2 Thomas M Deckard 32 former Indiana University distance star today succeeded M F Easton as director of the Drake University relays and the universitys track and cross country coach Deckard present Indiana cross country coach holds the world record for the 3000 meter indoor steeplechase set in 1937 and the American and World mark for the two mile outdoor steeplechase made at New Orleans in 1939 Deckard will report at Drake January 1.
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Des Moines
Thomas M. Deckard
Indiana University
M. F. Easlton
Drake University
Deckard
Indiana
New Orleans
Drake
Prayer Meeting at South Mission Church
South Mission Church holds a Thursday evening prayer meeting at 7 15 in the home of Mrs Daisy Richards located at 49 Re Street S W.
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South Mission Church
Daisy Richards
Re” Street
S. W
Train wreck kills Gosport worker
A Monon railroad collision at Gosport Indiana killed George Neibel age 40 and injured five other maintenance workers. Neibel died after leaping from a car fracturing his skull while five coworkers were hospitalized in Bloomington.
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Gosport
Ind
Monon
Bloomington
George Neibel
Auto collision yields damage award in Brazil case
Robert McCullough of Dugger received a 35000 award from the Clay Circuit Court at Brazil for injuries from a August 14 1946 crash that killed four riding in the same auto. The incident involved a Monon locomotive on State road 54 between Linton and Dugger. Executors of the four deceased have suits for 10000 each filed in court.
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Robert McCullough
Dugger
Clay
Brazil
Linton
Isaac House Sr
Charles Reynolds
Richard Johns
McCullough
Chicago, Indiana and Louisville
Sullivan County
Pigg
Tennis
Sullivan
Craig
Hospital Births and Procedures Report
A Caesarean birth to Mrs. Janice Edwards of Linton yesterday. Mrs. Flora Bland of Bloomfield gave birth yesterday. Mrs. Harold Landis had major surgery today. A girl named Sonja born today to Mrs. Hackock of Sandborn. Mrs. Rosie Michael of Solsberry underwent a tonsillectomy today. Mrs. Louise Sarmont of Linton dismissed today. Max Beasley and baby taken home to Jas sonville today. Keith Bland of Solsberry went home today. A boy yes.
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Janice Edwards
Linton
Flora Bland
Bloomfield
Harold Landis
Sonja
Hacock
Sandborn
Rosie Michael
Solsberry
Louise Sarmont
Max Beasley
Baby
Jassonville
Keith Bland
Quintet on Trial for Kidnap Charge in Indianapolis
Five Indianapolis men, Donald Peck Robert H Johnson Robert Warner James E Henderson and Thomas Lee Gardner, are on trial for kidnapping a 19 year old woman on October 17. Prosecution opened its case as a nine man three woman jury watches under heavy guard. Conviction on kidnapping carries life imprisonment. a sixth man alleged in the case was found insane and confined.
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Donald Peck
Robert H. Johnson
Robert Warner
James E. Henderson
Thomas Lee Gardner
Indianapolis
Clinton boy hurt in fall near Jacksonville
Billy Sprouls, 19, of Clinton, is treated for a fractured pelvis after a fall from a tree north of Jacksonville. Employed by E. Mc White and Son of Columbus, under contract with Public Service Company of Indiana, he fell about twenty feet. X rays show fractures in four places and his condition is satisfactory.
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Billy Sprouls
Clinton
Jasonville
Young Sprouts
E. Mc. White and Son Company
Columbus
Public Service Company of
Indiana
Max Woolsey Named to AP Little All-State Team
Max Woolsey of Linton earned a spot on the Associated Press little all-state collegiate football team as a junior at Indiana State Teachers College. He previously won letter awards in both basketball and football and played for the ISTC Sycamores this fall.
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Max Woolsey
Linton
Indiana State Teachers College Sycamores
Associated Press
Max
ISTC
Woolsey and Elkins Earn All-State Honorable Mention
Marion Woolsey and Bob Eats of the Linton high school 1947 football team received honorable mention on the all state team selected by United Press. The first team includes players from East Chicago Roosevelt LaPorte and South Bend Washington with positions across ends tackles guards center quarterback and backs. Additional honorable mentions list players from Terre Haute Gerstmeyer Bloomingto n Vincennes Branson Terre Haute Wiley and South Bend Riley.
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Marion Woolsey
Bob Eates
Linton High School
United Press
Dick Swan
Emerson Gary
Rudi Valentino
East Chicago
Roosevelt
Gerhardt Huencke
LaPorte
Charles Alsop
Ed Bucholtz
South Bend
Washington
Gene Mack
Don Wachowiak
Charley Fisher
Evansville
Reitz
Bobby Robertson
Ronald Clark
Henry Homceo
Eugene Donaldson
Uzzell
Terre Haute
Gerstmeyer
Brummett
Bloomington
Inmen
Vincennes
Branson
Wiley
Gerschoffer
Riley
12 Year Old Death to be Reexamined in Decatur
Decatur Ind Dec 2 The 12 year old mysterious death of John Mullin a 70 year old day laborer found frozen in a pond near Berne is being reopened by Sheriff Herman Bowman. Mullin's body was recovered Feb 6 1935 after skaters spotted it ruled a heart attack with a head bruise noted.
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Decatur
Ind
U.R
Berne
Herman Bowman
John Mullin
Mullin
Firemen and Salvation Army Collect Toys for Needy Children
The Linton Salvation Army post and Linton City firemen appeal for used toys to repair and distribute to local children in need. Any toy, even broken pieces, can be donated at the Fire Station or Salvation Army hall for repair and reassembly.
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Linton
Salvation Army Post
Linton City
Salvation Army
Fire Staton
Salvation Army Hall
Civilization 10 Die If War Is Started Hutchins Reports
Chicago December 2 University of Chicago President Robert M Hutchins warned there is no defense against the atomic bomb and another war would wipe out civilization He spoke at the fifth anniversary ceremonies noting nations will have the bomb someday and military prep cannot save us Sumner Pike of the Atomic Energy Commission urged civilian handling of atomic knowledge.
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Hutchins
Chicago
U.P
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Sumner T. Pike
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Pike
Bland Retires as Truman Accepts Judge Bland Resigns
President Truman accepted the retirement of Judge Oscar F. Bland of the United Court of Customs and Patent Appeals effective yesterday. Bland, a former Indiana Seventh district congressman from Linton, reached age 70 on November 21 and had served on the court since March 5, 1923.
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Truman
Oscar F. Bland
United Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Bland
Congress
Indiana
Linton
Enlistments Reported at Terre Haute Navy Station
William L. Sears and John A. Cole Jr. of Jasonville enlisted in the U S Navy in November through the Terre Haute Navy Recruiting Station, announced by Chief Clifford Loos, station head.
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William L. Sears
John A. Cole Jr
Jasonville
U. S. Navy
Terre Haute
Clifford Loos
Chili Supper Hosted by Band Boosters at Midland School
The Band Boosters sponsor a chili supper at Midland School gym on Wednesday from 5 to 7 PM. All are invited.
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Midland School
Ady
Funeral arrangements for Blanche Sisil pending
Mrs Blanche Sisil age 44 ended her life Sunday at home in the White Rose community The funeral arrangements remained in abeyance as authorities awaited word from her son James Sisil who was en route to Virginia at the time of the death
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Blanche Sisil
White Rose
James Over Sisil
Virginia
County Highway Bids Contracted At Meeting Today
Greene county Board of Commissioners let contracts for 1948 highway department services and supplies at Bloomfield court house. Bids cover coal, road oil, paint, crushed stone, bridge lumber, cement, parts, automotive supplies, tires, gasoline, fuels, gravel, metal pipe, steel and iron, grader blades, with Borter winning the lowest best bid and delivery terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County Highway Department
County Board of Commissioners
Court House
Bloomfield
Stoker
Ranard and Ferguson
W. C. Hargis and Company
Brazil
Lilly Paint Products Company
Quimby and Stephens
Edwin Hostettler
France Stone Company
Bridge Lumber
Abrams and Hudson
Eastern Greene
Carmichael Brick and Block Company
Linton Motor Sales
Linton
Divine Automotive Supply Company
Lyons Oliver Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
Mid-Continent Petroleum Company
Earl Borter
Logansport Metal Culvert Company
Steel and Iron
W. J. Holliday Company
Indianapolis
Indiana Equipment Company
Palestine Arabs Open New Strike and Violence Rolls On
Arabs began a three day general strike in Jerusalem with stabbings shootings arson and mob violence. A Jewish mob clashed with Arabs as Hagana and British police tried to restore order. One Jew died twenty wounded and several Arabs injured. Smoke from burning shops rose over the Holy City as both sides formed crowds. Hagana with British permission evacuated Jews in danger.
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Jerusalem
Hagana Jewish Underground Army
Holy
United Nations
Palestine
Hagana
Princess Mary
Sunny weather lifts prospects for winter wheat belt
The Weather Bureau reports fair sunny weather last week greatly improved crop prospects in the winter wheat belt. Most of the crop has been planted, with rains in the southwest aiding completion. 10 to 25 percent remains unplanted in central and southwestern Kansas, less than a third in northwestern Texas, and only a small part in Oklahoma. Prospects continue to improve as seeding progresses and conditions are generally good to very good.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Southwest
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Bureau
Officials in County Visit Bloomfield Couple Last Night
Indiana secretary of State Thomas E Bath and Indiana Division of Motor Vehicles director H Davis Brown called on Mr and Mrs Frank A Lenning in Bloomfield last night in a formal courtesy visit with local officials observing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Bath
Indiana
H. Davis Brown
Indiana Division of Motor Vehicles
Frank A. Lenning
Bloomfiel
Harting Funeral Time Set for Wednesday Assembly
All members are to assemble at the hall at 12 15 o clock Wednesday afternoon to attend the Harting funeral. Commander Joe Thomas.
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Harting
Joe Thomas
Hand Amputated In State Gunfight
Indianapolis dispatch reports Earl Crenshaw 22 was wounded in a gun battle with detectives as he tried to shoot it out during a trap for boxcar looters. His right hand was amputated by a speeding freight train after he fell on the tracks. A 20 year old suspect, said to be Crenshaw's son, was arrested as well.
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Indianapolis
Earl Stumble Crenshaw
Crenshaw
Names of Jurors Announced for Greene Circuit Court
Twelve jurors were announced today by Judge Karl Parker Voss for the December term in the Greene circuit court at Bloomfield. The jurors named include Curtis Thompson of Bloomfield Route 4, Clifford Solsberry Route 1, Albrighton Bloomfield, James Herbert Overs, Eugene Ers Dioneare c. Anderson, Need of Illme, Harley Shaffer Route 2, Doran Care Route the Gites Baker of Springville, and John S. Keplinger of Bloomfield.
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Toster
Greene
Bloomfield
Togky
Karl Parker Voss
Curtis Thompson
Ofield
Clifford
Solsberry
Albrie
Ton
Yeys
James Herbert Overs
Eugene Ers
Dioneare c. ‘Anderseph Need
Iil
Harley Shaffer
Doran
Gites Baker
Springville
Ore
John S. Keplinger
Robert EF tops entry in Angus heifer show
Robert EF won first place in an Angus second year heifer show at a summer International event. The report notes awards for an Aber heifer bred in Oaktown and references university involvement in the competition.
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Robert EF
Ted
Oaktown
Ar Old Aberheifer
N Today
Uni
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Elkins
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