Old Linton notes and power shifts spark local memories
The piece recalls Ol Walraven on State Road 59 and a 1896 timber mill link to a Grant Beasley barn. It notes Edwardsport being expanded to 200000 kw capacity with an $8600000 program, and Indiana Public Service Commission reversals preserving passenger trains amid declining patronage. The column contrasts modern bus lines and improved mail service with earlier railroad reliance. A sidewalk anecdote with Uncle Davey and a six to seven potato parasitical grow is included, ending with Cynical Cid quote.
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Ol Walraven
Linton
Midland
Smith Township
Grant Beasley
Edwardsport
Mid-West
Public Service Co
Indiana Public Service Commission
Illinois Central Railroad
Greene Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
Actor Errol Flynn Arrested as Bail Is Confiscated
New York December seventh. Judge confiscates Errol Flynn's $500 bail after he fails to appear in Mid Manhattan court on a charge of kicking a policeman. Robert Wahn pleads guilty to disruptive conduct and pays fines. Flynn remains at large with a warrant issued for 400 East 52nd Street.
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New York
Errol Flynn
Thomas Foley
East 52Nd Street
Hollywood
Flynn
Robert Wahn
Station House
Bicycle bandit robs Muncie store executive on street
Muncie Indiana December 7 a bicycle bandit on a bike fled with a $28 200 haul from Fred Staver credit manager and William Jones after two robbers blocked their cash deposit near the Presbyterian church. One man brandished a pistol and forced them to surrender the briefcase containing 17 000 in cash and 11 200 in checks. The other offered only a lookout as the thief rode away with the briefcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Fred Staver
Presbyterian Church
Staver
William Jones
Mackinaw
Public Will Hear Spy Quiz Stories
The House committee opens the Hiss-Chambers state secrets probe to the public with Sumner Welles as lead witness. Chairman Mundt says the hearing will resume in open session and promises full disclosure as investigators outline the pumpkin-shell microfilm find and Chambers heads to the stand after grand jury action in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
House
Hiss-Chambers
Sumner Welles
Karl Mundt
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Justice Department
Mundt
Welles
Robert E. Stripling
Whittaker Chambers
Maryland
Chambers
Time Magazine
New York
State Department
Soviet Union
Hospital News From Linton Area Admits And Dismissals
A son was born to Mrs. Selma Smith of Linton Monday afternoon. Glen St. John of Jasonville admitted for treatment. Howard Thompson of Linton underwent major surgery Monday night. Mrs. Bertha Neal of Newberry admitted yesterday. Joe Pearl of Midland admitted today. Hobart Stewart of Switz City dismissed Monday. Raymond Frater of Linton dismissed. Mrs. Lucy Abrams and twin sons home on Bloomfield rural route. John Gastineau of Switz City went home today. Mrs. Lena Carpenter of Bloomfield dismissed. Mrs. Doris Stanfield of Crane mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen St
Ten Findlen children attend University of Maine
Fort Fairfield Maine reports that all ten children of former State Senator and Mrs George P Findlen have attended the University of Maine with two sons currently enrolled there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Fairfield
U.P
George P. Findlen
University of Maine
Counterfeit Coin Found in 19 Million Transit Deposits
In Boston the MTA passimeter operation logged 19 million coins deposited by riders over 30 days with only one counterfeit detected, highlighting a remarkably low fake rate.
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Boston
MTA
County Dads Let 1949 Contracts in 2 Day Meeting
Greene county commissioners let contracts for 1949 supplies and services during a two day meeting at Bloomfield courthouse. They approved claims against the county treasurer and awarded bids from contractors including Moore-Langen Printing, Logansport Metal, Phillips Petroleum, Lyons Oliver, Turner Appliance, Indiana Equipment, and others for oil, tires, pipe, stone, lumber, coal, and graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
County Board of Commissioners
Court House
Bloomfield
Moore- Langen Printing Company
Tere Haute
W. C. Hargis & Son
Terre Haute
Logansport Metal Company
Phillips Petroleum Corporation
City Service Corner
Linton
Lyons Oliver Company
Lyons
Turner Appliance Company
Stone
Ralph Rogers & Company, Inc
Quimby & Stephens
Edwin Hostettler
France Stone Company
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Hudson & Abrams
Linton Coal Yard
Indiana Equipment Company
Woman Shot and Husband Held in Indiana Killing
In Belleville near Danville Indiana a 39 year old woman Gladys Crow was shot and killed after a drinking party. Lester Crow 46 was detained after confessing to Sheriff Bayliss that he killed his wife in a jealous rage and wounded Wayne Bell 42 who was in critical condition. Bell sought help at a restaurant after being shot in the head and hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ind
U.P
Belleville
Lester C. Crow
Indianapolis
Hendricks County
Leon Bayliss
Gladys
Wayne Bell
Bell
Methodist Hospital
Crow
Plainfield
Mantz Seeks U S Speed Record Flight
Speed pilot Paul Mantz departed from Lockheed in Burbank heading to New York to attempt a new U S speed record in a gray and green F 51 Mustang. Mantz, a three time Transcontinental Bendix winner, aims to surpass his February 28, 1947 mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Paul Mantz
New York
Mantz
Lockheed Air Terminal
Burbank
State Secretary George C Marshall Undergoes Kidney Operation
Secretary of State George C Marshall had a kidney operation at Walter Reed hospital. The hospital bulletin said the procedure at 8:00 a.m. was successful and his condition is excellent with no complications expected. No further details on the operation were released.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Walter Reed Hospital
Army Hospital
Marshal
Gen. Marshall
State Department
Gridmen Honored on Valley Team
Joe McKay of Dugger made the third all-Wabash Valley 1948 football team with four Linton players, one from Dugger, and one from Jasonville receiving honorable mention. Linton's Otis Reed, Gordon Murdock, Rex Luxton, and Bud Barnard joined McKay. Jasonville's Bob Craig and Dugger’s Brewer also cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McKay
Dugger
Linton
Jasonville
Otis Reed
Gordon Murdock
Rex Luxton
Bud Barnard
Bob Craig
Brewer
McKay
Brazil
Barnard
Sullivan
Arnold
Craig
Yellow Jackets
Jasons
Heath
Robinson
Wernz
Chernay
Garfield
Carter
Bloomington
Piazza
Gerstmeyer
Griffith
Wiley
Nelson
Marshall
Hugedick
Sprinkles
Chamblin
Locke
Indiana proposes mental health based sex crime bill
In Indianapolis a state sex crimes subcommittee recommended to the 1949 general assembly a bill to apply mental examinations to sex offenders instead of fixed prison terms. Offenders face doctor exams and a judge without a jury, with confinement under the Indiana Council for Mental Health until recovery.
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Indianapolis
State
General Assembly
Indiana Council For Mental Health
Mental Health Council
Major clash in Chinese civil war near Suchow and Nanking grows
Communist forces press southwest of Suchow as Nationalist troops form a line between Yungcheng and Hsiach sien in a vast annihilation campaign. Reports say 12 Communist army groups, about 180000 men, and 2 Nationalist columns reinforce the front while other forces advance toward Kuchen and Janchiao. Communist leaders threaten Shanghai industry upon city capture.
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Nanking
Suchow
Natinalist
Yungcheng
Hsiachsien
Such
Fight Breaks Out In Labor Dispute At Cincinnati Plant
Police report a third week of clashes at the Clippard Instrument Co. plant as striking women attacked five workers near a grill. Glass shattered and tables overturned as belts were used and hair pulled. One woman was armed with a rubber hose and a striker, Mrs Wilman Prater, was arrested for assault and battery and malicious destruction. The dispute stems from a strike led by the International Association of Machinists seeking recognition as bargaining agent. most workers at the plant are women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Clippard Instrument Co
Edward Mulreahy
Wilman Prater
Louis Miller
Prater
Clippard
International Association of Machinists
Ind
County Coaches to Meet for Greene County Basketball Talks
A dinner meeting of Greene County high school basketball coaches is set for 7 o clock Thursday evening at the Roosevelt hotel. Attendees will form a county net coaches organization and discuss upcoming tournaments along with other prep school athletic department issues. All county coaches are invited.
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Greene County
Roosevelt Hotel
Baptist Church Cantata Planned The Rose of Christmas
A cantata The Rose of Christmas by Van Denman Thompson will be presented at 7 o clock Sunday evening at Linton First Baptist Church by the church choir. Soloists include Virginia Tick Bert J Barnes Mrs Edward Slover and Mrs Arthur Tryon. Mrs Bert J Barnes directs with Miss Betty Tick organist and Miss Doris Breck pianist. Public invited.
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van Denman Thompson
Linton First Baptist Church
Bert J. Barnes
Betty Tick
Doris Breck
Virginia Tick
Edward Slover
Arthur Tryon
Teacher gets four years for White Slave Act case
Indianapolis December reporting says Elwood teacher Donald N Brown 44 was sentenced to four years in federal prison and fined 500 for violation of the White Slave Traffic Act for taking a former student to New York for immoral purposes. Also Abraham Levy 66 received seven years and a 10000 fine for tax evasion and theft conspiracy. Lt Bernard Ward got five years and 1500 fine. his brother Bernard received two years and 500 fine.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Donald N. Brown
Elwood
Brown
Abraham Levi
New York
Abraham Levy
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Levy
Bernard Ward
Bernard
Calumet City
Ill
Traffic officers refuse partial meter change in Cleburne
Cleburne traffic officers were ordered not to make change for motorists who lack the exact coin for parking meters. The directive followed motorists partially inserting coins and relying on officers to add the correct amount.
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Cleburne
Tex
33 Survive Plane Crash in Ocean Four Missing
Thirty three survivors of a mid Pacific C-54 crash were aboard the carrier Rendova en route to Kwajalein Island as the Navy ended the search for four missing crew. The four are believed drowned after two men went down with the plane, another died, and a fourth jumped.
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Johnston Island
U.P
Kwajalein Island
Rendova
Navy
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Honolulu
James M. Lane
Air Force
Military Air Transport Services
Okinawa
United States
98Th
Spokane
Wash
Policemen Describe Unseeing Motorists in West Linton
West Linton police conduct a safety patrol along road 54 near College Hill school to curb speeding in a no passing zone. Officers report motorists giving alibis for failing to notice school crossing signs and urge careful driving after past incidents involving children.
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Linton
West Linton
College Hill School
State Highway Commission
Clerk Charged With $500 Theft in Franklin
Franklin Indiana December 7 A drugstore clerk Lee Curry 22 was held on a charge of stealing a money bag containing 2 000 quarters The bag was found on a counter at Johnson National Bank when Curry visited October 28 to check his safety deposit box The bag weighed over 62 pounds At his arrest Curry had 229 50 of the 500 in quarters left reported FBI agents
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Franklin
Ind
U.P
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lee Curry
Johnson National Bank
FBI
Curry
Choir Rehearsal for Carols of Christmas at Linton Church
The Linton Methodist choir will meet at 7 pm Tuesday for a rehearsal of the cantata Carols of Christmas. All members are urged to attend.
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Linton Methodist Church
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Uncle Davey
Davey
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Cid
Russ
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Robert Stripling
International Soundphoto
New York City
Biggle Bandit
Selma Smith
U.S
Gridmen
Indiana
Reds
Kuchen
Ocean
Pacific
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