Civic session opens briefly as year ends
The seventieth congress opened today but session was brief. Miss Mary Symms resigns as cashier at the Municipal light office and is replaced by Miss Grace Thomas. Funeral services are held for Miss Beulah Laffoon, former Daily Citizen society editor. Coach Gerald Landis ends the season at .500 with four wins and four losses. his six year coaching record is .700 with 75 wins and 37 losses.
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Mary Symms
Municipal Light Office
Grace Thomas
First Baptist Church
Beulah Laffoon
The
Daily Citizen
Gerald Landis
Landis
Knitting tips for Christmas cheer in idle days
A fragment suggests bright yarn and patterns to knit a person a pair of argyle socks. It advises that gifts need not be expensive and that thoughtful cards convey Christmas spirit. The note mentions idle days and upcoming work on Monday.
New Optometrist Now in Linton
Dr. T. R. Murroughs announces Dr. William Collisson joins his optometry practice at 390 A street northeast. Collisson, graduate of Northern Illinois College of Optometry, recently licensed after Navy service and four years of study with a focus on children’s vision. Kingship active in Indiana and American Optometric Associations and Elks, with family at 210 C street NE. They spoke on Strabismus at a Western Indiana Optometric Society meeting in Terre Haute.
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T. R. Murroughs
William Collisson
East
Collisson Haas
Murroughs
Northern Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago
State
Optometry Board
Collisson
Indiana University
National Educational Institute
Navy
Optometrist
Omega Delta Professional Fraternity
Indiana Club
Indiana and
American Optometric Associations
The
Elks
C” Street
Murrough
Western Indiana Optometric Society
Terre Haute
Tragic Death Ends Family Trip in Indiana Truck
A month-old twin boy, Roger Dale, dies during a cross country trip by a New Albany family of six. The Gallaghers stopped for food in Vincennes and, after leaving the baby asleep in the truck, found him dying upon return. Autopsy was ordered by Coroner M. B. Gossard.
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Vincennes
Ind
St. Louis
Orville Gallagher
New Albany
Gallagher
Gallaghers
Roger Dale
Good Samaritan Hospital
M. B. Gossard
Fines Imposed in Linton Court
Edwin R. Manis of Terre Haute was fined 1 dollar and costs totaling 10 dollars after arrest on road 54 in West Linton for passing without 500 feet of balance in a no pass zone. William Lacer of West Linton was fined 1 dollar and costs totaling 10 dollars for operating a truck with an improper license after arrest by State Policeman Hayek.
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Indiana
William L. Jackson
Linton
Edwin R. Manis
Terre Haute
West Linton
Ollie Hayek
William Lacer
Jackson’s
Hayek
First Fulton Steamboat Reaches New Orleans Route
The New Orleans, a steamboat built by Robert Fulton, became the first to navigate from Pittsburgh to New Orleans, marking a milestone in U S river travel and steam propulsion.
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New Orleans
Robert Fulton
Pittsburgh
Adoption drama in Indianapolis ends with missing infant return
In Indianapolis a 16 year old mother reports an eight month old girl was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Winter Lord via a newspaper ad. The couple returned the child after the baby fell ill. A man delivered the infant to landlady Mrs. Bertha Stultz with a note for Miss Holt. Authorities investigate the case.
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Indianapolis
Doris Holt
Winter Lord
Bertha Stultz
McLaughlin Father Son Patrolmen Duel Bridge Jump
A veteran St. Louis officer Byron McLaughlin matched his rookie son Robert McLaughlin in heroic acts. Robert nabbed a man attempting to jump from the MacArthur Bridge into the Mississippi. Days later Byron stopped another man from taking the same plunge, setting pace for his son.
New Mexico’s Golden Age of Mission Building
During 1620 to 1650 a surge of church construction produced over ninety mission churches across New Mexico, marking a formative period in regional religious and architectural history.
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New Mexico
Capitals of the United States in Pennsylvania cities
Philadelphia York and Lancaster are cited as former capitals of the United States. A stainless steel beer barrel lasts more than a decade and is cleaned and refilled over 200 times during its life.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Philadephia
York
Lancaster
Coryza the puzzled disease baffling medical science
The term coryza is the technical name for the illness commonly known as the common cold, which has long puzzled researchers and resisted a complete medical cure.
Pennsylvania Tops New England in Goods Sold
The report notes that more goods are sold to the people and industries of Pennsylvania than in all New England states combined, highlighting Pennsylvania's stronger market activity.
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Pennsylvania
New England
Tile Wealth Symbol in Mexican Homes Through Centuries
For centuries in Mexico the ceramic tile in a house indicated the wealth and importance of its owner. The article traces how tile patterns and placement reflected social status and regional styles across generations.
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Mexico
Linton Fractor Sales Promotes Farm Machinery Repair
UNKLE HANK endorses Linton Fractor Sales Inc promising convenience and economy in farm machinery trading. They claim capability to repair all types of equipment and stock Ford parts and accessories with years of experience backing their service.
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Linton Fractor Sales, Inc
Ford
Schricker appoints state fire marshal
Gov elect Henry F Schricker names Evansville City Fire Chief Alex Houghland as Indiana State Fire Marshal effective after inaugura tion Houghland has 28 years with the Evansville department and led for 14 years He is a former Indiana Fire Chiefs association president and sits on the Indiana Municipal League advisory board.
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Indianapolis
Henry F. Schricker
Evansville
Indiana
Schricker
Alex Houghland
Houghland
Indiana Fire Chiefs’ Association
Indiana Municipal League
Cash grain quotes from Indianapolis market report
Cash grain in Indianapolis on December 3 shows wheat firm with prices for No. 1 red and hard, corn firm with several yellow and white grades, oats firm at No. 2 white and red, and soybeans steady. Receipts include 6 cars wheat 84 cars corn and 3 cars soybeans with F. O. B. Indiana and Illinois points.
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Indiana
Illinois
Rio Grande Valley sees papaya promise as a crop
The text notes papaya as a potential big crop for the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. It also mentions the Navajo Nation population, estimated at 60,000, across New Mexico and Arizona.
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Rio Grande Valley
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Reds trap 140000 forces near Suhsien in pivotal battle
Nation reports an army group of 140 000 Nationalist troops marching from Hankow toward Suhsien to break a Communist siege of 250 000 Suchow defenders. The government orders Suchow abandoned to save the army, but Suchow forces resist. The fate of Nanking looms over the engagement.
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Nanking
Suhsien
Hankow
Suchow
Suchaw
International
Governor Offers Police Protection for Widow in Slaying Case
Gov. Herman Talmadge pledged constant police protection for Mrs. Mallard, widow of Robert Mallard, if she swears warrants against two white men she says ambushed and murdered her husband. He made the offer after a private meeting with Joseph M. Goldwater, private investigator from Cleveland.
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
Brife
Joseph M. Goldwaasser
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert Mallard
Luncheon Guests of Mrs Herndon Attend Gathering
Luncheon guests included Mrs Nellie Purcell of Flint Mich Mrs Phoebe Herndon of Dugger and Mrs Betty Powell and daughter Carman Also seen visiting in Indianapolis were Mrs William Miller and Mrs Kenneth Brashears And in Terre Haute were Mrs Roy Ballinger Mrs Lloyd Richardson and Mrs Charles Turpen
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Roy Herndon
Nellie Purcell
Flint, Mich
Phoebe Herndon
Dugger
Betty Powell
Carman
William Miller
Kenneth Brashears
Indianapolis
Roy Ballinger
Lloyd Richardson
Charles Turpen
Terre Haute
Smallest U.S. State Park Sits On Mt Hood Slopes
The tiny park covers 25 square feet on Mt. Hood slopes making it the smallest state park in the United States. It occupies a minimal tract and is noted for its unusual size among state parks.
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United States
Mt. Hood
Hospital Busy Year at Illinois Medical Center
The University of Illinois medical center treated 162,890 patients in the 1947 48 fiscal year averaging about 20 patients per hour.
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Chicago
U.P
University of Illinois Medical Center
Ticket Still Valid Thrifty Rider Won Free Cake
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad seeks a man who passed a 1917 ticket on a train for a ride. It plans to give him a cake for thrifty saving of the ticket.
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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Tire lasting as long as the car, predicts Dr. Semon
Dr Waldo Semon director of research for the B F Goodrich Co predicts a tire that will wear as long as the automobile it is fitted to. He believes future tire technology will extend lifespan to match vehicle durability.
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Waldo Semon
B. F. Goodrich Co
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