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Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1963

Page

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Indiana Town Names Show Pioneers Pride and Places

Wire service article traces Indiana city and town names reflecting founders names foreign roots and local features. It notes Santa Claus capital relocation to Indianapolis and cites Earl B Winters confirming Bryan talks near Linton with two speeches by train platform and field near a Chevrolet shop.

Ronald Youngblood United Press International Indiana Jasonville Hartsville Glenwood Edinburg Earl B. Winters William Jennings Bryan Linton Bryan Peoples Trust Co Mr. Winters South Main Street

Legion Auxiliary to Host Christmas Party at Linton

The American Legion Auxiliary of Linton Post No. 22 will host a Christmas party Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Legion home. Guests from Bicknell Freelandville Dugger Bloomfield Jasonville will attend. Mrs Ruth Catt invites local members to come with a $1 gift for the exchange and a 25 cent gift for the contest.

American Legion Auxiliary Linton Post No. 22 Legion Home Ruth Catt Bicknell Freelandville Dugger Bloomfield Jasonville

Fraternal Order of Eagles Plans Special Meeting

Auxiliary members of Eagles No. 578 are asked to meet at the hall at 6 30 p m tonight for important business. All members are urged to attend. A benefit party will follow at 7 30 p m.

Order of Eagles No. 578

Kidnaping of Frank Sinatra Jr Shocks Lake Tahoe Area

Frank Sinatra Jr, a rising star son of the famed singer, was kidnaped at a Stateline motel near Lake Tahoe. Two to three assailants with weapons overpowered him as trumpet player John Foss watched, then forced him into a car amid waning snow and a highway 395 50 roadblock pursuit. Authorities searched the Spooners Summit region seeking the suspects while the elder Sinatra and Nancy were alerted.

Stateline Nev Frank Sinatra Jr Lake Tahoe Nevada Highway Patrol Spooners Summit Carson City Gene Evans Harrah Harrah's Club South Shore California Evans Frank Sinatra Sr Nancy Sinatra Palm Springs Tahoe Los Angeles Young Sinatra John Foss Tommy Dorsey Foss Room Service

Farm Employment Declines in Indiana in November

Non farm employment in Indiana totaled 1 515 500 last month, down 8 500 from October but about 35 000 higher than a year earlier. Seasonal cutbacks in several industries contributed to the drop, while the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 3 8 to 4 percent, IESD Director Lewis F Nicolini said.

Indianapolis Upi Indiana Indiana Employment Security Division IESD Lewis F. Nicolini

Farm Bureau Leader Presses LBJ on Agricultural Policy

Charles B. Shuman head of the American Farm Bureau Federation urged Johnson to end futile attempts to legislate prosperity in agriculture. He warned no major domestic policy change is likely and called for competition in markets, rejecting world price manipulation and praising Kennedy's international trade stance where aligned. Shuman linked Kennedys assassination to Marxist blame.

Chicago American Farm Bureau Federation Johnson Charles B. Shuman Shuman Kennedy Farm Bureau John F. Kennedy

Studebaker to Quit Ending 61-Year Auto History

Studebaker Corp will shut down its assembly lines Tuesday, idleing about 5 000 workers after 61 years as a producer. Burlingame and top executives were in New York for a board meeting and a United Auto Workers talks over the fate of the workforce. The move leaves four major car makers and follows a history tied to the firm since covered wagon days. The auto division has been unprofitable since 1959 while other divisions reportedly show a profitable year.

Detroit Studebaker Corp Studebaker Byers A. Burlingame New York South Pend Ind United Auto Workers Union Burlingame Studebakers Auto South Bend General Motors Ford Chrysler American Motors

Muncie Man Killed in Car Truck Crash Near New Castle

Indiana reports its first traffic death in 24 hours as 53 year old Benjamin A. Miller of Muncie died when his car crossed into a truck’s path on Indiana 3 near New Castle. The truck driver, Richard Burke of Indianapolis, suffered minor injuries and was treated at Henry County Hospital. Miller’s death raised the state highway toll to 1,212.

United Press International Indiana Muncie New Castle Benjamin A. Miller Indiana 3 Richard Burke Indianapolis Burke Henry County Miller

Tripped by Friend Gun Kills Boy Near Indianapolis

In Indianapolis a 15 year old boy Reddie was killed when a companion 14 year old Charles James tripped and a shotgun accidentally discharged. Reddie was hit in the chest and shoulders and died at Community Hospital. James and his 16 year old brother Mike were walking in a field northeast of the city when the accident occurred.

Indianapolis Norman Reddie Here Charles James Reddie Community Hospital James Mike

Greene Circuit Court Hears Several Family and Finance Cases

In Bloomfield this morning Greene Circuit Court heard multiple cases. Kathryn Christy vs Robert Christy was reset for Dec 16. Norma Wise received a divorce from Claude Wise with custody of two children and monthly support plus attorney fees. Shirley Cox divorced Robert Cox with custody of three children and monthly support. she also gained household goods. Seaboard Finance vs Walter and Kathryn McCammon was dismissed for lack of prosecution at plaintiff's cost. Morris J Elmore versus Charles E Russell was dismissed at defendant's costs. Carolyn Sue Richardson divorced Robert Richardson with custody of three children and minimal weekly support. household goods awarded. Homer Johnson divorced Frances Johnson and restored her former surname Shounk.

Greene Bloomfield Kathryn Christy Robert Christy Norma Wise Claude Wise Shirley Cox Robert Cox The Seaboard Finance Walter Kathryn McCammon Morris J. Elmore Wabash Oil Company Charles E. Russell Carolyn Sue Richardson Robert Richardson Homer Johnson Frances Johnson Shounk

First General Snow Blankets Indiana State

The season's first general snowfall blanketed Indiana with about an inch of snow and sparked numerous accidents and six fatalities due to icy roads. Temperatures dropped to the 30s and 40s with gusty winds, while road crews spread sand and chemicals. Another 1 to 2 inches were forecast, heavier near Lake Michigan, with a mild warmup expected midweek.

United Press International Indiana Lake Michigan Evansville Indianapolis Louisville

AMA Reports Advances in Organ Transplants in 1963

The American Medical Association highlighted kidney transplants between non identical donors as now feasible, with some experts predicting a 50 percent useful weapon against fatal kidney disease. Immunosuppressive methods, cancer and virus advances, mental illness reforms, and concerns about lung health were noted alongside warnings about the Krebs hoax. Air pollution and smoking were cited as major contributors to lung disease trends.

Chicago wpPi American Medical Association AMA Krebiozen

Worthington man charged in store burglary

Floyd Neal Hubbard 27 of Worthington is jailed in Greene County after admitting to burglarizing the Western Auto Store. He was caught in the act taking guns as Town Marshall Oren Hamilton and store owner James Sanders surprised him. Deputy Jess Martin placed Hubbard in custody on a second degree burglary charge.

Floyd Neal Hubbard Worthington Greene County Western Auto Hubbard Oren Hamilton James H. Sanders Jess Martin

Marriage license application filed in Greene Circuit Court

Willard E. Rusher of Bloomfield and Mary Pitcher of Sandbor placed an application for a marriage license on file in the office of Claude Story, clerk of the Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield Saturday.

Willard E. Rusher Bloomfield Mary Pitcher Sandbor Claude Story Greene Circuit

Lightning Struck Pan Am Jet Kills 81 in Maryland Crash

A Pan American World Airways Boeing 707, en route from San Juan to Philadelphia with 143 aboard, was hit by lightning and fell in flames near the Maryland Delaware line. All 81 aboard died. Investigators, witnesses, and officials from CAB FAA FBI and Boeing gathered at the scene as weather appeared the likely cause.

Elkton Tpi Pan American World Airways Baltimore Friendship Airport Philadelphia San Juan P. R Pan American Baltimore Carmen Davila FAA Air Traffic Control Center New Castle Del Maryland - Delaware U. S. Weather Bureau Wilmington Civil Aeronautics Board Cab Boeing Co Federal Aviation Agency FAA Air Line Pilots Association FBI

Khrushchev Targets Stalin Molotov Grain Selloff Past Leaders

Khrushchev accused his predecessors Stalin and Molotov of selling grain abroad while Soviets starved, in a plenary Communist Party meeting. Tass reported he blamed weather for harvest shortfalls and outlined current grain purchases abroad as part of a broader policy speech amid Kennedy’s assassination aftermath.

Moscow Nikita S. Khrushchev Communist Party Josef Stalin V. M. Molotov Soviet Union Khrushchev Communist Party Central Committee Tass Kennedy Moscow Radio Kremlin Palace of Congresses

Lodge to Consider Eisenhower Plea for Presidential Nod

Saigon ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge said he would consider Eisenhower’s request for him to seek the Republican nomination but has no plans to run. He noted no immediate return to the United States and said he would stay in Vietnam to aid the war effort with the new military junta in power.

Saigon South Viet Nam Henry Cabot Lodge Dwight D. Eisenhower Lodge Eisenhower United States Viet Nam South Viet

Lewisville Doctor Guilty of Tax Dodging

INDIANAPOLIS Dr. Marion Sheetz 56 a Lewisville physician was convicted by a federal court jury on evading 31000 in income taxes from 1956 to 1958. The jury with a nine hour deliberation returned guilty on each of three counts and Judge Steckler ordered a pre sentence investigation.

Indianapolis Marion Sheetz Lewisville William E. Steckler Sheetz

Patterson vows comeback after charity meeting with Johansson

Former world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson told about 40 000 at a Stockholm charity Christmas market that he will fight his way back to the top. He and Ingemar Johansson met for the first time since Patterson KOed Johansson earlier.

Stockholm Sweden Floyd Patterson Patterson Ingemar Johansson Floyd

Doctors Develop Hearty Therapy

Pittsburgh doctors at Presbyterian University Hospital report a new technique combining mouth to mouth resuscitation with external cardiac compression to restart a heart during attacks. They expect the approach to improve outcomes as it becomes more widely used outside operating rooms.

Pittsburgh Presbyterian University Hospital

Police Surprise Burglar Knocked and Fatally Shot in Noblesville

In Noblesville Indiana two officers joe love and Norris Cook shot and killed John Keeney a 33 year old ex convict who lunged for a door with a two by four during a drugstore check. They found 150 dollars taken from the Riverview Pharmacy on Keeney.

Noblesville Ind Joe Love Norris Cook John Keeney Indianapolis Riverview Pharmacy Love Keeney Cook Kenney Indiana Ohio

Bloomfield Boy Critical After Ingesting Polish

James A. Philpott aged 2 of Bloomfield is listed in serious condition after drinking furniture polish. He was rushed to Freeman Greene County hospital and admitted at 2 15 p m Saturday for treatment.

James A. Philpott Otis Philpott Itc. 3 Bloomfield Freeman- Greene County Hospital

Christmas Party Set By Evangelical United Brethren Church

The Women’s Society of World Service at the Evangelical United Brethren church will host the annual turkey supper and Christmas party at 6 30 p m Tuesday evening. Attendees are asked to bring their own table service.

Women’s Society of World Service The Evangelical United Brethren Church

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