Winners Announced In 4-H Trip Contest
Lavonna Workman of Bloomfield won first prize of 25 dollars in an essay contest held by Linton business and professional men for Greene county 4-H members to tour the 1948 Indiana State Fair. Frankie Shields of Lyons took second for 15 dollars and Virginia Hamm of Linton route two won third for 10 dollars.
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Lavonna Workman
Bloomfield
Linton
Greene County
Frankie Shields
Lyons
Virginia Hamm
4-H
Indiana
Carlisle Man Called By Death
Carlisle rural route resident Howard Otis Bowen 72 died at Sullivan Mary Sherman hospital at 10:20 p m Wednesday. He belonged to Church of Christ Sullivan I O O F and Modern Woodmen at Carlisle. Survivors: three children Harold Roy Bowen and Mrs Gladys Meng of Carlisle rural route. three sisters Mrs F L Pirtle Merom Mrs Ora Bigger Terre Haute and Mrs Ida Robbins Paxton. four grandchildren. Wife died in 1946. Body taken to Newkirk Funeral home Pleas antville and returned to family home this afternoon where
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Howard Otis Bowen
Carlisle
Mary Sherman
Sullivan
Church of Christ At
Woodman
Harold and
Roy Bowen
Gladys Meng
F. L. Pirtle
Merom
Ora Bigger
Terre Haute
Ida Robbins
Paxton
Newkirk
Pleasantville
Funeral services set for Friday afternoon
Services will be held at 1 30 oclock Friday afternoon with Brother Clyde Peck officiating. Burial will be made in the I O O F cemetery.
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Clyde Peck
90 Year-Old Rides Frisky Palomino in Maize
In Maize Kansas a 90 year old rider Mrs C E Dodd refused a rescuer and rode the bucking pony alone. Her husband Harry Dodd bought the palomino for their young daughter, but the grandmother insisted she take the first ride.
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Maize
Equestrienne
C. E. Dodd
Harry Dodd
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf and Izzy Dean
A humorous anecdote recounts Izzy Dean skewering Hank Greenberg during the 1934 World Series potently. Dean jokes about pinch hitters and manager Frank Frisch as Greenberg huffs at his thirty wins, mocking baseball bravado in a radio broadcast story from 1948.
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Izzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Stark
Browns
Keltner
Hank Greenberg
Greenberg
Dean
Welcome Web of Hotels Welcome Dogs Across The Nation
A U P dispatch notes dogs are accepted in over 1 000 hotels and tourist courts nationwide with options including private kennels in about 100 properties and in-room arrangements in another 875. Louisiana bans dogs in hotels. most places limit stay length and require dog control with signatures for damages.
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New York
U.P
Fido
Gaines Dog Research Center
District of Columbia
Louisiana
Free lookers annoy operators in Jamestown Pony League
The Jamestown Pony League faces a dispute over a bill for the city stadium home, with non-paying fans and free viewing of home games on city property. Club officials oppose it and police are stumped, leaving a possible decision to the corporation counsel.
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Jamestown
N. Y
U.P
Jamestown Pony League
Municipal Stadium
Councel
Mel Heimer reports from France in My New York feature
Mel Heimer announces a Paris trip with stops in Cannes Nice and Monte Carlo. The My New York in France series will begin Friday December 17 and continue weekly as he files reports from the Riviera.
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France
Mel
Paris
Cannes
Nice
Monte Carlo
Riviera
Champagne
Quieting the Night Radio Boosts Neighbors’ Sleep
A reader notes Bud kept windows open and radio loud, then he lowered both. The quick fix ended others’ insomnia in the neighborhood and sparked reflections on evening listening.
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Bud
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