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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1957
Page
1
The column blends quotes about economy and the mint with idle reflections on vandalism in Linton and Hollywood rumors. It notes Chicago diaper trivia, thistles at a film location, brisk Christmas trade in Linton merchants, and local college basketball links featuring Greene County alumni at Wabash IU and Indiana State Teachers College.
The Indiana Public Service Commission voted to hold a consolidated hearing on disputed territories and services by five telephone companies in Southwestern Indiana. The cases cover clay City area, Riley Exchange, Lewis, Black Hawk and Farmersburg exchanges, including a petition to declare open territory for the Clay City exchange of Citizens Telephone Co.
Indiana Governor Handley expressed a growing hope that Senator Jenner may be persuaded to reconsider not seeking re election in 1958. He said Jenner is a stalwart of the Senate and that public opinion ferment could influence his decision while noting he will not bar any future bid himself until Jenner's course is clear.
President Eisenhower maintains a rapid schedule presiding over White House conferences on legislative proposals. He met Republican Senate and House leaders after 8 a.m. CST and held an unscheduled talk with Attorney General William P. Rogers. The plan includes a long day of talks with congressional leaders, signaling recovery from his November stroke.
Linton police report a rise in petty crimes including hub-cap thefts from two Ford autos owned by Larry Foster and Rondel Hudson. Three sets of fog-lights were taken and three stolen bicycles were recovered after being ridden a short distance. Vandalism involved radio aerials rear-view mirrors and broken window panes in the northwest area, likely from air rifles.
Helen Thomas Hays, 78, widow of Will H. Hays former Postmaster General and cinema czar, died Monday night at her Crawfordsville home. Funeral services are planned for Thursday morning in Crawfordsville.
Indiana's 1957 traffic toll rose to at least 1,040 with nine new names added in two days. Seven deaths occurred Tuesday, including three teenagers after a speeding car struck a tree at North Salem. Additional fatalities involved Mrs. Susan Siex of Flint Michigan and Miss Evelyn Richards of Greensburg in separate crashes on icy roads. Lewis E. Kidd, a state highway worker, was killed spreading sand on an icy bridge near Brownstown. Edward Davidson of Bellevue Michigan died after a Rushville hospital stay. State police noted Sunday's toll at 1,031, with year-to-year comparisons showing slower increases than 1956.
Senator John F Kennedy warned that Soviet advances in ballistic missiles may have outmoded the DEW line and that future Soviet victories could come from nuclear powered planes and advanced space missiles. He spoke at a $100 plate dinner in Chicago hosted by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He said church affiliation should not decide presidential capability and noted Adlai Stevenson should not linger as an adviser in a Republican administration.
Mrs Emma Schilling an 84 year old widow living alone in a 15 room house was discovered beaten in her home. Police found about 10000 in cash and diamonds nearby including three diamond rings a diamond necklace and a diamond wrist watch. She had a fractured skull and surgeons removed her left eye and she remained in critical condition at Methodist Hospital. Charles S Marlett 58 a bookkeeper for her rental properties found the scene.
A wintry storm across Indiana left one to three inches of snow and at least six deaths linked to icy roads and fires. Temperatures ranged from 9 to 29 degrees with forecasts of warming into the upper 40s by Thursday and rain by weekend. Authorities cited specific fatalities in Fort Wayne Huntington Greensburg and Jackson County as the snow receded.
District dispatch reports Israel and Jordan reached an agreement to allow the first Israeli convoy in two weeks to cross Jordanian territory toward Mt Sco pus, a major diplomatic win for U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. Separately at Patrick Air Force Base, the Vanguard satellite launch time was set for 4 40 p.m. CST.
William McKee highway safety coordinator and Emergency Highway Council secretary reported that drinking was directly involved in 36 percent of Vermont’s 90 fatal motor accidents to date this year.
CHICAGO. Five states delivered an added job this year to payers of both individual and corporate income taxes. Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana and Oregon were among 21 whose legislatures held 1957 sessions. South Dakota raised its corporate income levy but let income taxes stand unchanged. The Oregon corporate increase was limited to public utilities. Arkansas Maine and Rhode Island raised their sales taxes from two to three per cent. Indiana Nebraska New Hampshire Oklahoma South Dakota Utah and Vermont boosted gasoline taxes by one to two cents.
Democratic leaders in Congress criticized the Eisenhower administration for not showing enough crisis leadership against the Soviet space challenge even as a two billion dollar defense and space program boost was proposed. The plan includes increased missile development, bomber base dispersal, satellite work, and a 400 million pay raise to retain scientific personnel. Cape Canaveral timing for the first Earth satellite test faced weather and technical delays, with a careful countdown and potential wind delays impacting launch readiness.
In South Bend a family apartment burned when an overheated space heater started the blaze. Lorenzo Granberry, 20 months, and Melvin Louis, 5 months, were found dead on a sofa. Mother Edna Wright was away at a grocery store buying milk for supper. Two other children were elsewhere during the fire.
The Linton Elks lodge will serve a 6:30 p.m. dinner for members with fried chicken. At 7:30 p.m. a class of candidates will be initiated as Exalted Ruler Jack Woodward urges full attendance.
Indiana reports a sharp drop in road fatalities over three weeks with 14 deaths last week, 60 percent below 1956. Through November 24 total deaths reach 1 013, vs 1 046 in 1956’s first 227 days, police say Thanksgiving driving may push the year lower than 1956.
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