New Power Lines in Greene County Stimulate Christmas Shopping
In Linton the holiday season arrives with merchants displaying Christmas wares and expanding inventories despite wartime shortages. A Rural Electrification Administration loan of 235000 dollars funds 296 miles of lines across six counties to serve 1047 farms, boosting power to rural consumers as REA expects rapid construction and full area electrification.
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Utilities District
Yuestern
Indiana
Bloomfield
Rural Electrification Administration
Greene
Clay
Owen
Monroe
Lawrence
Daviess
Martin Counties
Clint Hasler
Hasler
Congress
REA
Illness Strikes Betty Fern Rose at Bloomfield Home
Betty Fern Rose is seriously ill with influenza at her mother Bonnie Boughs home on rural route 2 Bloomfield.
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Betty Fern Rose
Bonnie Bough
Bloomfield
Bloomfield Man Dies at Home
Paris McCain died suddenly at his Bloomfield home Sunday morning at age 77. Survived by widow Rebekah, son Clyde of Linton, and brothers Robert of Worthington and Theodore of Palestine. Funeral planned at Mineral Church Tuesday at 11 with burial in the church cemetery.
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Paris McCain
Bloomfield
William J
Frances McDonald
Greene County
Rebekah McCain
Clyde McCain
Linton
Robert
Worthington
Theodore
Palestine
Ill
Jenkins Funeral
Mineral Church
License Branch Closed Tuesday During School District Meeting
The Linton Auto License Branch will be closed all day Tuesday December 11 due to a district school of instruction in Linton. The meeting site is the Elks club replacing the prior plan at the Republican headquarters. Officials will dine at noon in the Methodists social room with state officials and motor vehicle bureau personnel.
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Linton
Herbert Priest
Elks Club
Methodist Church
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Nischt Confesses Furnace Murder. Life Sentence Given
Chicago reports Joseph Nischt a 30 year old janitor confessed to the February furnace slaying of Rose Michaelis amid a high profile trial. The court imposed life imprisonment with no parole for 20 years after he pleaded guilty and withdrew a not guilty plea.
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Chicago
U.R
Joseph Nischt
Nischt
Rose Michaelis
Charles E. Byrne
Florence
Mary
Birth of Thomas Griffith Grazee in Freeman Greene County
Mr and Mrs T G Grazee announce the birth of a seven pound five ounce son by Caesarean section at Freeman Greene County hospital on Saturday evening. The baby is named Thomas Griffith. Mrs Frazee was formerly Miss Jean Humphreys, daughter of Mrs Ethel Humphreys. Mr Frazee recently discharged from the U S Naval Air Corps.
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T. G. Grazee
Freeman Greene Courty Hospital
Thomas Griffith
Frazee
Jean Humphreys
Ethel Humphreys
United States Naval Air Corps
Mary Jane Miller Dies After Illness in Freeman Greene Hospital
Mrs. Mary Jane Miller died at Freeman Greene county hospital after a three week illness. Born February 5 1861 near Worthington she was 84 years 10 months and 4 days old. Survived by daughter Mrs Altice Musser Evansville son Ferdinand Worthington nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm in Howesville church with Rev Grady Spiegel. burial in Peavey cemetery.
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Mary Jane Miller
Freeman - Greene County
Worthington
Altice Musser
Evansville
Ferdinand
Divorces Granted in Greene Circuit Court Saturday
Judge Karl Parker Vosloh presided in Bloomfield as several divorce petitions were granted including Wooten vs Wooten Heaton vs Heaton Masner vs Masner Lent vs Lent Ladson vs Ladson Harner vs Harner and Tucker vs Tucker. Several cases were continued and Hall vs Hall dismissed with Possum Hollow Canal Co. receivership set for January 15 1946.
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Karl Parker Vosloh
Greene
Bloomfield
Lillie Pearl Wooten
Charles Wesley Wooten
Albert Heaton
Laura Heaton
Mary Esther Masner
Frank F Masner
Sanford Lent
Gertrude Lent
John M. Ladzon
Wanda Ladson
Wanda Wilkinson
Frank Harner
Ethel Harner
Harry M. Tucker
Norma Tucker
Moulden
Mouliden
Gambill
Cox
Anderson
Hall
Possum Hollow Canal Co
Death of Charles E Ashbaugh in Bloomfield
Charles Emmett Ashbaugh 86 died at his son Ray Ashbaughs home in Bloomfield after a long illness. Survived by children Guy Spencer Myrtle Myers Ray Bloomfield Ivory Shepherd Beatrice Francis and sister Anna Spears of Lyons his wife Louella preceded him in death. Funeral Tuesday at Prairie Chapel church with burial in the church cemetery. General Motors and CIO UAW negotiations resume as strike pressure mounts with 200000 estimated idle workers. Reuther absent ill.
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Charles Emmett Ashbaugh
Ray Ashbaugh
Bloomfield
Guy Ashbaugh
Spencer
Myrtle Myers
Florida
Ivory Shepherd
Beatrice Francis
Detroit
Mich
Anna Spears
Lyons
Louella Ashbaugh
Jenkins Funeral Home
Prairie Chapel
Church
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Washington
United Mine Workers
John. L. Lewis
House Labor Committee
Lewis
Truman
CIO Electrical
UMW
Congress
Miners’ Union
Jasonville Funeral Director Killed in Tractor Accident
Lon Mathers aged 30 son of Mr and Mrs Joe B Mathers of Coalmont was killed Sunday afternoon near his Jasonville funeral home when a tractor overturning pinned him. Dr Sam Rotman acting coroner said death due to a broken neck. Survived by parents and several siblings with funeral pending.
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Lon Mathers
Joe B. Mathers
Coalmont
Jasonville
Mathers
Sam Rotman
Rotman
Joe B
Cora Mathers
Gerald Mathers
Hymera
Teddy Mathers
Shively
Andrew Mathers
United States Navy
Asbury Park
N. J
Frieda Cassidy
Louisville
Natiramas Class Plans Turkey Dinner at First Baptist
Members of the Natiramas class at the First Baptist church will entertain their husbands and families with a turkey dinner in the church lower auditorium. The event is set for Friday at 6 30 p m. Sunshine buddies will be revealed and new names drawn for the coming year. Members should bring gifts for the grab bag.
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First Baptist Church
Sunshine Buddies
Adam Shoptaw Dies After Brief Illness at 84
Adam Shoptaw of Bucktown died at his home after a two day illness. He was 84 years old and is survived by eight children, two step children, and a sister. Service held at Mt. Moriah church with burial in Mt. Moriah cemetery. Newkirk Funeral Home assisted.
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Mt. Moriah
Adam Shoptaw
Bucktown
Greene County
Elizabeth Stevens
Elizabeth Bedwell
Meeting Postponed Notice for Home Ee Club
The Home Ee Club meeting has been postponed to a later date which will be announced later.
Shepherd resumes store management at Gem Store
Frederick Shepherd, former manager of the Gem Store, returns after nineteen months in the U S Army. He served thirteen months overseas with the Sixth Armored Division as a T-5, earning three campaign stars for Northern France, the Ardennes, and Central Europe. His wife and three children remain in Linton during his absence.
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Frederick Shepherd
United States Army
Mr. Shepherd
Sixth Armored Division
France
Miners Win First Basketball Game
The Linton Miners defeated Brazil's Red Devils 37 to 20 to open their season. Sanders led with 13 points, Woolsey added 9 in his first game back after a major operation, and the team clicked after a slow start.
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Linton Miners
Brazil
Red Devils
Woolsey
Keller
Russell
Sanders
Dudley
Lirton
Linton
Miners
Anabelle Paxton Paxton Paxton Pauses in Church of Christ Death
Mrs. Arabelle Pirtle died at home on Paxton route 1 after a two month illness. Born February 27, 1870 in Sulivan county she was 75 years old. She leaves four children and the husband Oliver O. Pirtle. Funeral from Paxton Church of Christ Tuesday at 1 pm with burial in Snyder Cemetery.
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Arabelle Pirtle
Oliver O. Pirtle
Paxton
Sulivan County
Jesse and
Delia Ann South McCammon
Church of Christ In
Naomi Alsman
Gilbert Pirtle
Hammond
Raymond Pirtle
Carlisle
Opa! Brown
Newkirk
Pleasantville
Paxton Church of Christ
Snyder Cemetery
Patton In Serious Condition After Car Crash
General George S. Patton has fractured neck vertebrae and paralysis below the third cervical, with a posterior dislocation of the fourth, after a crash near Mannheim. Bulletin notes a restful night and guarded prognosis as doctors avoid briefings. Patton treated in a Heidelberg army hospital with his wife en route.
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Heidelberg
U.P
George S. Patton
Patton
Mannheim
Washington
R. Glenn Spurling
Hugh Cairns
Oxford University
England
Rites Held For Mrs Bedwell At Bethel Church
Funeral services were held at Bethel church Sunday afternoon for Mrs Maud Bedwell of Dugger rural route who died Friday at her daughter Dana Lovelace’s home. She was 63 years old and widow of Arista Bedwell. Surviving are her daughter Dona Lovelace and brother Charles Trent. Burial followed at the church cemetery with Newkirk Funeral Home in charge.
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Bethel Church
Maud Bedwell
Dugger
Dana Lovelace
Arista Bedwell
Bethel Methodist Church
Gamble
Dona Lovelace
Linton
Charles Trent
Sandborn
Newkirk Funeral Home
Church Cemetery
Local Hospital Reports Stillbirths and Births
A stillborn son Norman Abraham was born to Mrs. Norman Miller Friday and she was discharged Saturday. A stillborn girl was born to Mrs. Danny Jenkins Friday evening by Caesarean. A boy weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce was born to Mrs. John Van Winkle Friday and named John Emery. Gene Morgan was admitted Friday for medical treatment. Mrs. Paul Callihan underwent major surgery Saturday. Mrs. John Comstock was admitted for treatment. Charlies Willey of Bloomfield is referenced as continued on page six.
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Norman Miller
Norman Abraham
Miller
Danny Jenkins
John van Winkle
12Th Street
John Emery
Gene Morgan
Route 1
Paul Callihan
Southeast B Street
John Comstock
Jasonville
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Xiste
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Pearl Harbor
Mittee
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Husband Imamel
Walter C. Short
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United Press
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Shoptaw
Shepherd
Linter
Fa Woolsey
Richardson Keller
Ham
Hubble
Gabbard
F.G FT
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Rentchleor Buck
Howes
Cooper
Husdson Hayes Mercer Champler
Ringer
Thomas
Anabelle Paxton
Gen. &. Patton
Bedwell
Charlies Willey
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