Nomination call and old records note in Linton column
The Linton Jaycees seek nominees under 36 with recent community service for their distinguished young man award. Also recounted are Elmer Strietelmeier’s possession of documents signed by Martin Van Buren and James K. Polk, plus notes on local antique truck history, oldest business debates, and a Purdue and Indiana University enrollment ranking list from School and Society citing the top 19 institutions with Indiana at 11th and Purdue 16th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Jaycees
Jaycees
Linton
Elmer Strietelmeier
Martin van Buren
James K. Polk
Our Country
Elmer
Adam Miller
Miller
Switz City
Greene County
Edgar W. Sherwood
John Stanley
Eli Dixon
Dixon
Vincennes
Indiana University
Purdue University
U.S
Garland G. Parker
University of Cincinnati
Educational Journal
Calfornia State College
As of California
State University of New York
City University of New York
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Illinois
Michigan State
Texas
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Pennsylvania State
Washington
Seattle
Purdue
Maryland
Louisiana State
Puerto Rico
Key Club Plans Christmas Canned Goods Drive
Members of the Key club at Linton Stockton High School, led by president Curtis Wilkinson, plan a door to door canned goods drive for Salvation Army Christmas baskets. The student group, sponsored by Kiwanis, will collect donations from the community to aid needy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key Club
Linton Stockton High School
Curtis Wilkinson
Salvation Army
Kiwanis
Linton City Council OKs water funds and two hour parking
At a regular session the Linton City Council approved three ordinances. Funds from water sales to Ellis and Dugger will fund Water Works improvements. A two hour parking limit in downtown meter areas will be enforced. The board also reviewed pay raise requests for two light department linemen, considered higher dump-property rent and lease terms, and approved purchasing an automatic chlorination machine for the city water system. A special meeting on Dec 29 will clear old business for 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Ellis and
Dugger Water Companies
Dugger
Ellis
Water Works
Light Department
John Wilson
Billy Joe Baize
W. H. Scholl
Scholl
U S Library Ransacked By Indonesians
A mob of 1,000 youths ransacked the U S Information Service library in Surabaya, smashing windows, setting fires to more than 4,000 books, burning the American flag, and damaging a USIS car and mobile unit. Indonesian authorities ordered closure of the library and outlying centers to restore order following protests over U S actions in the Congo and support for Malaysia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
U. S. Information Service
USIS
Surabaya
U. S
Congo
Malaysia
Leader Training Class Set at Bloomfield
Greene county Home Demonstration clubs will conduct a leader training session Friday at Bloomfield State Bank. Purdue Specialist Mrs. Martha Holst will present a lesson on personality from 10 a m to noon. All county lesson leaders urged to attend. topic covers positive thinking etiquette and developing a better you.
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Greene County
Bloomfield State Bank
Martha Holst
Purdue
Three Die In Indiana Road Toll Near 1294 Mark
United Press International reports Indiana 1964 traffic fatalities rose to at least 1294 with three more deaths Tuesday. Victims include Maley Thomas 37 of Flint in a Noblesville crash, Barbara Eads 12 of Plymouth struck on a county road, and an unidentified panel truck driver killed in a Portage crossing collision.
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United Press International
Indiana
Maley Thomas
Flint
Mich
Noblesville
Thomas
Gilbert L. Bransford
Bransford
Thelma
Gilbert M Jr
Russell R. Morgan
R. R
Vera
Barbara Eads
Plymouth
County Road
Portage
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
United Advertising Distributors
Gary
Walter Newland
John Malin
Lewis Barton
James Bradshaw
Gilbert Blanton
J. T. Hocker
Donald Zuber
Lester Koppen
Southern Group to Raise Funds for Rights Slayings Case
Philadelphia Mississippi reports a citizens group will launch a public campaign to fund defense for 21 white men charged in the slaying of three civil rights workers. Defense lawyer Laurel G. Weir said donations from Louisiana and Texas have arrived, to be handed to the local committee amid forthcoming preliminary hearings in Meridian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Miss
Laurel G. Weir
Louisiana
Texas
Weir
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Cecil Price
Citizens Committee
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar Evers
Jackson
Rainey
U. S. District Court
Fines Paid in Local JP Court in Linton and Columbus
Six persons appeared before Justice of the Peace Ellet Meuher since December 1 on traffic and other offenses. William T. James was fined 18.75 for following too closely. Harold Alsman received a 21 fine and four days in jail for public intoxication. Marguerite Cox was fined 17 for public intoxication. Galen White paid 18.75 for passing a school bus while unloading. Larry Weaver was fined 18.75 for no registration plates. Warren D. Mills of Columbus, Ohio was fined 18.75 for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Ellet Meuher
William T. James
Rtc
Linton
Sheriffs’s Department
Harold Alsman
Marguerite Cox
Galen White
Larry Weaver
Warren D. Mills
Columbus
Ohio
Justice Minister: Extending Nazi crimes statute illegal
West German Justice Minister Ewald Bucher said extending the statute of limitations for Nazi war crimes would be illegal even if some killers remain unpunished. He urged district attorneys to file charges before May 8, 1965, when the 20 year limit ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Ewald Bucher
Bucher
Warming Trend Noted for State With Rain Instead of Snow
Indiana forecasts indicate a pre Christmas moderating trend with rain possible. Fort Wayne logged a third subzero temperature in four days before warming. Today's highs 30s to 40s, Thursday 30s to 40s, Friday warmer, weekend slight cooling, and a 4 to 6 degree above normal five day average. Rain likely Thursday night into Friday and again Monday. Snow observed Tuesday but melted on highways. 2 to 3 inch central accumulation avoided. Snow depths: South Bend 7, Fort Wayne 4, Lafayette 3 inches. Lows ranged 4 to 25 overnight, with highs 29 to 4 Tuesday.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Lafyette
Evansville
Indianapolis
Louisville
Cornnati
Kosygin Proposes 1965 Soviet Defense Budget
Soviet Premier Kosygin announced a 1965 defense budget totaling 555.6 million dollars at the Supreme Soviet opening session. He cited a plan for higher state income of 117.6 billion dollars for 1965, though spending specifics were not disclosed. He called the move a step toward reducing tension and noted Warsaw Pact talks on the MLF without setting dates.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Russia
Supreme Soviet
Washington
Kremlin
United States
Kosygin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Khrushchev
Fresh Lawmakers Taught Senate Seniority in Congress
Washington reports that 71 new Democratic House members and several new senators were invited to a skull session on navigating congressional seniority, with an White House reception funded by the DNC. President Johnson urged cabinet officers to maintain frequent legislative contact to aid administration programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
White House
Democratic National Committee
House
Insect Control Program Set By Extension
Purdue entomologist Dave Matthews will lead a meeting at IL and M school at 7 30 pm Thursday to discuss insect control for better crops and living An experimental program on Guy Steele farm studied northern corn rootworm control in continuous corn The talk highlights rapid growth of insect control methods and how to judge the need for control measures
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Matthews
Purdue
M School
Guy Steele
An Lao Battle Deepens Into Third Day in Viet Nam
In An Lao and surrounding areas near Qui Nhon the Vietnamese army lifted the Communist siege of a government garrison but fierce fighting extends for a third day. At least four Americans are dead, two wounded and one missing in the broader engagement along with heavy Delta fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qui Nhon
South Viet Nam
An Lao
Saigon
Mekong
Pic
Arthur S. Shelton
Loyalton
Calif
Mekong Delta
Delta
Norman W. Heck, Jr
Ida
Mich
James G. Dunton
Melrose
Mass
Guy T. Freeland
Fort Smith
Ark
William R. Hamlin
Seattle
Wash
State Republicans Plan Future at Meetings
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA Republican mayors will meet on December 16 to form the Indiana Republican Mayors Association. Mayor Berry S. Hurley of Greenfield says no ouster of party leaders is planned, but aims for a 1966 comeback with conservative support. Mayors Cordell of Richmond and Gardner of Martinsville requested the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Republican Mayors’ Association
Berry S. Hurley
Greenfield
Hurley
Robert N. Stewart
Sun
Edward L. Cordell
Richmond
James D. Gardner
Martinsville
Platteville Campus Murder Shocks Student Union
Kathleen Moon 20, Platteville’s 1963 homecoming queen, was shot three times in the head and body by John A. Treglown, a 19-year-old dropout who admitted the slaying after being captured in Lancaster. Undersheriff and the coroner confirm the killing as authorities plan murder charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platteville
Wis
Platteville State University
Kathleen Moan
Plattevilles
Kathy Moon
John A. Treglown
Lancaster
Treglown
Grant County
Roy Groney
James B. Halferty
Treglowni
Leo E. Becher
Belvidere
Ill
Two Fire Runs By Linton Fire Department
The Linton Fire Department reported two calls on Monday. An attic and roof fire at Jim Cunningham’s Sassafras Road home caused about 800 dollars in damage from an overheated stove and faulty vent. A second call from Wolfe’s City Service recapped building noted smoke in a work room with no damage.
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Linton
Jim Cunningham
Sassafras Road
Wolfe
Judge Revokes Will In Owen County Case
Greene Circuit court in Bloomfield ruled for Delmar and Mary Stockton in the will contest filed against Carolyn Pletsch as executrix of Lloyd B Parker. The probate of the 1961 will was revoked and set aside while the 1963 will was probated with costs against the defendant.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Delmar Stockton
Mary Stockton
Carolyn Pletsch
Lloyd B. Parker
Clone Parker
Owen County
L. B. Parker
Edwin B. Long
Unemployment Claims Rise in Indiana for Week
Indiana last week saw 29,096 unemployment insurance claims, up about 7,000 from the prior week but 25 percent below the same week last year. Director Lewis F. Nicolini cited bad weather reducing outdoor work and seasonal layoffs in distilleries as factors, with cuts in other industrial production noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Lewis F. Nicolini
Indiana Employment Security Division
Post Office Announces Christmas Hours and Deliveries
Mrs. Esther Wolford announced holiday hours for the Post Office windows during Christmas season. Money order stamp and parcel post windows will stay open until 5 pm Monday through Saturday until Christmas. Parcel post will be delivered six days a week through after Christmas, instead of five.
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Esther Wolford
1965 License Plates To Go on Sale January 2
Indiana 1965 license plates go on sale January 2 announced by Mrs. Lucille Wells manager of the local Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Plates are dark green with white numbers. Buyers must present a paid up poll and local personal tax receipt. Greene county residents must show Greene county tax receipt or visit the assessor for Form 137 if no receipt is held. Reserved numbers require prior arrangements with 1965 registrations and receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Lucille Wells
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Triad Christmas Concert to Air on WTHI TV
The Linton chapter of Triad will present a Christmas concert shown on television station WTHI in Terre Haute after the news from 11:30 p.m. to midnight Sunday, according to today’s announcement.
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Linton Chapter of
Triad
WTHI
Terre Haute
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