Berlin Vote Sparks Protests as Communists Lose Ground
In Berlin, 86.2 percent of 1.58 million voters backed anti-Communist candidates as Western sector ballots beat Soviet influence. Workers clashed with police at Bewag plant, demanding release of arrested non Communist unionists and removal of guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Bewag Electrical Combine
Municipal Power Administration
UCO
Bewag Control Administration
Bewag
Gerhard Aussner
Bewag Board of Directors
Local Hospital Births And Admits In Linton and Surrounding Towns
A series of hospital notices report births in Linton Bloomfield and Worthington including Mary Elizabeth daughter of Avalean Mercier and twins James Robert and Michael Ray born to Mrs James Abrams. Other births include Roberta Jill via Caesarean at Worthington and Arnold Wayne to Mrs R Emogene Whitaker. Admits list patients from Sandborn Bloomfield Crane Switz City and Linton for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalean Mercier
Linton
Mary Elizabeth
Rowena Carmichael
Sandborn
James Abrams
Bloomfield
James Robert
Michael Ray
Marion Rollison
Worthington
Roberta Jill
R. Emogene Whitaker
Crane
Arnold Wayne
Three Coal Miners Die in Rock Fall at Orient No. 1
In Benton Illinois three miners Andy Marko James Haylor and John Urman were killed when 100 tons of rock collapsed in a tunnel two miles from the central shaft. A timbering crew member Mike Vukmir escaped unharmed while 46 other miners avoided injury. Officials probe the accident cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Ill
U.P
O. C. Grimmit
Orient No. 1
Andy Marko
Orient
James Haylor
John Urman
West Frankfort
Mike Vukmir
Grimmet
Lee R. Ford 75 dies in Florida
Lee R. Ford aged 75, longtime Newberry resident, died Saturday night at his Avon Park Florida home. He was born July 28 1873 in Illinois and leaves three sons Ottis Paul Lawrence, a daughter Jennie Roberts, and several siblings. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Bethel Church with burial in Bethel cemetery.
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Lee R. Ford
Newberry
Avon Park
Fla
Mr. Ford
Illinois
Joseph
Sarah Ford
Ottis Ford
Brandenton, Ill
Paul Ford
Lyons
Lawrence Ford
Avon, Ill
Jennie Roberts
Owensburg
Charles Ford
Oakland
Martin Ford
Litchfield Mich
Ray Ford
Adrian, Mich
Roy Ford
Spencer
Jay Winkler
L. B. Josserand
Bennington
Okla
Cleveland Rice
Scott, O
Jennie Watkins
Newton
Ill
Vincennes
Jenkins and Sons
Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home
Bethel Church
Sandborn
M. T. Wisely
Bethel Cemetery
Willses Welcome Daughter Judith Lucille
Mr. and Mrs. James Wills of South Bend announce the birth of a daughter born November 13. She is named Judith Lucille. Mr. Wills formerly lived in Linton and is the son of the late Frank Wills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wills
South Bend
Judith Lucille
Wills
Linton
Frank Wills
Supreme Court won’t force Alabama electors to vote Truman ticket
Late dispatches report the Supreme Court refused to order Alabama's 11 electors to back the Truman-Barkley ticket. Also dated December 6, reports in Paris and Honolulu cover UN adjournment plans and a U S Air Force transport crash with 37 aboard. A Vincennes coroner ruled death by suffocation for four month old Billy Joe Boger, and a separate ruling concerns two Japanese warlords' convictions. In Shelbyville Indiana, three men robbed a savings loan with about 1100 dollars taken.
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Supreme Court
Alabama
Truman
Fine Imposed For Passing A School Bus In Jasonville
Eugene C. Jones of Marshall Indiana was fined four dollars plus costs in Mayor Earl Row's court at Jasonville for passing a Midland school bus driven by Charles Bedwell as it discharged passengers on November 29. Jones claimed brake failure and passing on the right as the bus stood. Mayor Row kept the driver's license until brakes were repaired. Jones was arrested by State Policeman Joe Feeney.
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Eugene C. Jones
Marshall
Ind
Earl Row
Jasonville
Midland
Charles Bedwell
Jones
Row
Hoosier Traffic Fatalities Drop Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Indiana state police reports show three deaths over the two days ending Saturday. Mrs Cory Rich, 69, burned to death on a New London farm when clothing caught fire during trash burning. Hal Knowlan, 33, drowned after his semi-trailer left U.S. 41 and fell into a ditch near Hammond. Frank Baker, 73, was killed when struck by a passenger train at a Mt Vernon crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Kokomo
U.P
Mre
Cory Rich
New London
Here
Er Husband
Old County Board of Comsoners
Hammond
Hal Knowlan
Clayton
Mich
Knowlan
U.S. 41
MT. Vernon
Frank Baker
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Bus Crash Near Westville Injures 25 On Indiana Route
A Greyhound bus en route to Chicago from Detroit struck an underpass on Indiana 2 near Westville injuring 25. Two passengers remain in Porter Memorial Hospital in Valparaiso, Mrs. William Holland of Detroit and William L. Mason of Gary. Bus driver Charles R. Decker of Gary was treated for burns and cuts after a hand fire extinguisher broke. Twenty three others received minor injuries.
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Valparaiso
Porter Memorial Hospital
Greyhound
Westville
William Holland
Detroit
Mich
William L. Mason
Gary
Charles R. Decker
Decker
Webb elected to state office at Indiana Society convention
O. R. Webb of Linton was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Indiana Society of Public Accountants at the annual convention in Indianapolis. He serves on the association's Legislative committee. Both Mr. and Mrs. Webb attended the event at the Lincoln hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Webb
Linton
Indiana Society of Public Accountants
Lincoln Hotel
Indianapolis
Association
Webb
Woman Admitted After Bloomfield Taxi Crash
Field was admitted Sunday morning to Freeman Greene county hospital with injuries from an accident south of Bloomfield. Greene County Sheriff Charles Mansfield said she was a passenger in a Rader taxicab at Bloomfield when it overturned south of town.
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Marie Baker
Bloomfield
Freeman -Greene County Hospital
Greene County
Charles Mansfield
Greene County court handles broad range of cases today
Greene circuit court at Bloomfield transacted diverse business including divorces and marriage licenses. New filings include Sherman Duling vs Rosemary Duling and William Frederick vs Lloyd Martin. Edith H. Sims was granted a divorce and regained her former name Edith Maddock.
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Greene Circuit Court
Bloom
Sherman Duling
Rosemary Duling
William Frederick
Lloyd Martin
Edith H. Sims
Rotha W. Sims
Edith H. Maddock
Frances Allen
Ernest Allen
Thomas Morehead
Carl Reeve
Linton
Deloris Fern Patton
Jodie Malcolm Patton
Harry H. Stahl
Elmer H. Clayton
Neljean Weaver
Hallie Wayne Weaver
Edith M. Maden
Oscar William Maden
Robert L. Rumple
Rosalie Rumple
Samuel Audra Smith
Florence Marie Smith
Mrs. Smith
Florence Marie Moulder
Mrs Cuvelier Dies At 86 In Linton Community
Mrs Celenia Cuvelier 86, a native of France, died at 5 30 this morning at Rest Haven home Glenburn Lincoln Evening community She came to Linton in 1901 and lived here since Her husband died in 1921 Survived by two daughters Mrs Celenia McGuire of Linton and Mrs Mary Misher of Clinton two sons Desire Cuvelier of Linton and Alfred Cuvelier of Riverton II one brother Floyd Jerome of France and a sister Mrs Lucy Lantin of Iowa 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren Body to M J Aikin and Son Funeral home Linton in state at 2 pm Wednesday burial in Fairview cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celenia Cuvelier
France
Rest Haven
Glenburn-Lin-Evening
Cuvelier
Louis
Celenia Carnett Jerome
Linton
Celenia McGuire
Mary Misher
Clinton
Desire Cuvelier
Alfred Cuvelier
Riverton
Floyd Jerome
Lucy Lantin
Iowa
M. J. Aikin and Son
Fairview Cemetery
Freshman Football Numeral for Bob Elkins at Indiana
Bob Elkins of Linton receives his freshman football numeral at Indiana University. The award marks his status as a first year college player for the university.
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Trojan
Dean Dill
Hig Fischer
Notre Dame
University of Southern California At
Los Angeles
Trojans
International Soundphoto
Bob Elkins
Linton
Indiana University
Lenning Elected Vice President by Indiana Clerks Group
Frank A. Lenning clerk of the field was chosen as vice president of the Indiana Association of County Clerks at the closing session of the convention in Indianapolis. Crawford Parker of New Castle was elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Lenning
Greene
Bloomfield
Indiana Association of County Clerks
Indianapolis
Crawford Parker
New Castle
Double funeral rites for two Worthington brothers in WWII
Two Worthington brothers, 1st Lieut. Lester E. Barton 26 and Sgt. Chester Barton 23, killed in Europe, will receive double military funeral services at Worthington Christian Church Tuesday at 2:30 PM. Burial at Worthington Cemetery with honors. families note origins in Greene County and service records.
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Worthington
Lester E. Barton
Chester Barton
Worthington Christian Church
Roy Bridewell
Myers Funeral
Ford Barton
Barton
Greene County
France
Army
Lubbock Air Base
Lubbock
Tex
Sgt. Barton
Italy
William Barton
Dorothy Conway
Bettie Wonders
Rosemary Barton
Jessie Pearl Barton
Marybelle Barton
Ruby Ann Barton
Worthington American Legion
Worthington V. F. W
Poisoning cases may be reopened in Madison Indiana
Sheriff Walter Sauley announced a renewed probe into several elderly deaths after the four year old mystery case of Mrs Lottie Lockman and the death of Mrs Mayme McConnell. He noted new evidence could show natural causes and may include exhumation of Mrs Kirkpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sauley
Lottie
Tot) Lockman
Mayme McConnell
Dupont
Sauley
Emma Kirkpatrick
McConnell
Congress 10 Pudh Inquiry of Theft of Secret Papers
Washington reports reveal a congressional inquiry into the theft of microfilmed State Department records a decade ago. Key figures include Undersecretary Robert Lovett, former Assistant Secretary Francis Sayre, and ex-Secretary Sumner Welles, with Whittaker Chambers aiding the disclosure. The committee aims to expose the thief or thieves and test whether Sayre influenced Hiss’s entry into government.
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Washington
Robert A. Lovett
State Department
Richard M. Nixon
Cal
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Lovett
Nixon
Suboena
Francis B. Sayre
Sayre
Alger Hiss
Sumner Welles
State
War
Navy Department
Committee
Welles
Whittaker Chambers
Red
Maryland
Chambers
Time Magazine
Hiss
Carnegie Foundation For International Peace
Robert E. Stripling
Ravens Choose License Manager in Linton Office
William Cravens of Linton has become branch manager of the Linton Auto License Branch after his appointment last weekend. He succeeds Herbert Priest and was appointed by Charles Fleming Indiana secretary of state. The office is in the J. C. Cravens and Son Insurance at 40 East Vincennes Street. He began duties Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cravens
Linton
Linton Auto License
Herbert Priest
Cravens
Charles Fleming
Indiana
J. C. Cravens and Son Insurance
Vincennes Street
Parker County Sheriff Loses Pants in Break-In
Parker County Sheriff John Young reported a burglary at a Weatherford cleaning plant where clothing was stolen. He said his own pants were among the items taken, noted among other garments during the break-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherford
Tex. U.P
Parker County
John Young
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Lowell Hale
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Stead
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Wnlted Nations General Assembly
New York
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Pacific
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Billy Gene Boger
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