County name proposals renege as 19th century plans falter
The piece recalls Greene county’s near formation as Logan or White River counties from parts of Greene Daviess Knox Sullivan and others during the Civil War era. Proposals failed amid political rancor and court action, with Guilford and proposed divisions also dissolving. It notes later housing shifts and prefabricated homes offering relief for smaller towns and veterans, plus a closing gift shop quip.
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Greene County
Sullivan, Daviess
Knox
Logan
White River
Guilford
Greene, Daviess
John A. Logan
James G. Blaine
Grover Cleveland
Thomas A. Hedricks
Indiana
Vincennes
Joint Boards of Commissioners
Knox, Greene
Sullivan
White River” County
Greene
Monroe
Lawrence
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Illinois
Chicago
Ford Rejects C10 Auto Workers Demand For A 30 Percent Increase
Ford Motor Co rejected a CIO demand for a 30 percent wage boost as GM and Chrysler also resisted rising pay. The move comes amid 469,000 U.S. workers on strike or sidelined in shutdowns while Congress considers labor curbs and a proposed federal fact finding board. Ford warns a 30 percent increase would cost $35 million next year, signaling broader industry pushback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Congress
CIO Auto
Ford Motor Co
United Automobile Workers Cio
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors Corp
General Motors
UOW
Truman
House
Senate
James E. Murray
Mont
Senate Labor Committee
Sam Hobbs
Ala
Vito Marcantonio
A. S
N. Y
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
AFL
William Green
Schwellenbach
Green
Sherwood Donates 70 Dollars for Linton Christmas Tree
R H Sherwood of Indianapolis and Antioch Power Co funds cover the cost of Christmas tree lighting in Linton. He authorized R J Mead to deliver the donation. Mayor William B Carlton and city officials thank him for his generosity to the community.
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R. H. Sherwood
Indianapolis
Antioch Power Company
Linton
R. J. Mead
Antioch Power Co
Mead
William B. Carlton
Sherwood
Carlton
Mr. Sherwood
Miss Filena Hoke Called by Death
Miss Filena Hoke 73 died at home of her sister Mrs Della Record in Terre Haute at 9 p m Tuesday. Daughter of Andrew and Julia Jeweller she lived in Newark all her life. Survived by sisters Mrs Florence Minks Newark and the sister at the death home. Body to Jenkins Funeral Home Bloomfield then to Newark church for 11 a m Friday service with burial in the church cemetery.
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Filena Hoke
Della Record
Terre Haute
Andrew
Julia Jeweller
Newark
Florence Minks
Jenkins Funeral
Bloomfield
Church
Patton Shows Improvement After Auto Crash
General George S. Patton remains in satisfactory condition at Heidenberg 130th General Hospital as doctors report no complications and a stable nervous system. He may be flown to the United States for further treatment if progress continues, with Mrs. Patton and a few medical staff at his side.
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Heidenberg
U.P
George S. Patton
Patton
United States
Pattson
Mannheim
130Th General Hospital
President Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Letter to Admiral Santa Bring Daddy Home
Navy specialist Maurice Roesken 36 on 15 day leave from USS Catoctin to be with wife and eight year old son Maurice who wrote a letter to Admiral Barbey asking to send his dad home for Christmas. The child’s note with fourth grade spelling asks Santa Claus to help.
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San Diego
Calif
Maurice Roesken
Beech Grove
Ind
Maurice
Santa Claus
Roesken
Catoctin
Pacific
Adm
Daniel E. Barbey
Admiral Barbey
Navy
Wood
Maurice J. Roesken
P. S
Ladsons Miners Rally for Second Victory Over Lyons
Ladsons Miners beat Lyons 29 to 26 in a rough contest led by Sanders and Woolsey with 7 points each. Aydelotte and McKee top-scored for Lyons with 10 points apiece as Linton rebounded to hold on in the fourth quarter. the B team edged Lyons 37 to 36 in a separate game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladsons
Lyons
Linton
Lyers
Lions
Sanders
Woolsey
Aydelotte
McKee
Piscett
Poa Sanders
A Gabbard
Keller
Richardson
Dudley
Hami
Elkins
E.G. F.T. PF. McKee
Jordan
Ault
Jeffers
Johnson
Linton Oe
SB Lyons
Young and Hodges
Bloomfield
Linton Roller Skating Club Plans Vincennes Trip
Members of the Linton Roller Skating Club should meet at the rink at 6 30 PM Friday for transportation to Vincennes.
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Linton
Hospital Report Lists Local Admissions and Transfers
Mrs. Clara Hubbard of Worthington is admitted for a fractured hip. Willis Oniones of I Street Northwest had an appendectomy Wednesday night. Mrs. Ralph A. Good of Newberry has been discharged home, with transfer to Union hospital in Terre Haute. Mrs. Dave Leveque of Linton and James Halderman of Bloomfield were taken to Methodist hospital in Indianapolis.
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Clara Hubbard
Worthington
Willis Oniones
I Street Northwest
Ralph A. Good
Newberry
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Dave Leveque
Linton
James Halderman
Bloomfield
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Greene county students total at Indiana University di
Indiana University reports 37 Greene County students enrolled this semester under Registrar Thomas A. Cookson. Veterans comprise 39 percent of male enrollees and facilities for 800 to 1,000 more veteran students are planned for the February 11 term. The list includes students from Bloomfield Jasonville Linton Newberry Owensburg Solsberry and Worthington among others.
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Bloomington
Ind
Greene County
Indiana University
Thomas A. Cookson
Indianapolis
Bloomfield
Janice Benham
James D. Blackmore
John A. Brandon
Charles Calvert
Ida Crays
Willadeen Crays
Elizabeth Stone Dugger
Nurses’ Training School
Betty Edington
Joseph Freeland
Betty Lou Harrah
Grace Hayes
Robert E. Hendrix
Viola Holtsclaw
Margaret Kidd
Gretchen Lynch
Worthington
George R. Allen
Luanna Barton
Marjorie Dyer
Clyde G. Hollingsworth Jr
Everett Fielder
Christmas decorations hailed a success by Linton club
Lozier Ziegler chairman of the Merchants committee of the Greater Linton club thanks all who helped make the Christmas decorations and lighting a success this year.
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Lozier Ziegler
Th Merchants Committee
Greater Linton Club
Officials Seek Cause of Wreck in Chicago Train Crash
Rail road and navy officials investigated a collision near Chicago where a Pere Marquette passenger train rear ended a troop train, injuring nearly 100 sailors. About 253 servicemen were aboard the troop train. most injuries were minor and treated at South Side hospitals and Wesley Memorial.
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Chicago
U.P
Navy
Bainbridge
Alton Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Alton
Grand Rapids
Mich
Pere Marquette
Justice Ebach
Alton Tracks
Ebach
J. W. Covington, Jr
Baltimore
Covington
New Orleans Initiates Mobile Rat Control Crew
The city health department forms a three man rat control crew with a mobile workshop to clean out rat breeding grounds. The team relies heavily on DDT to combat rats and curb typhus in the city.
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New Orleans
U.P
Hamelin
Constellation Club Dinner at Strong Home Friday
The Constellation Club plans a dinner at the residence of Mr and Mrs Clifford Strong on Friday evening at seven o clock. The announcement was made today.
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Constellation Club
Clifford Strong
Indianapolis Submarine Attack Featured at Court Martial
Navy court heard Commander Iko Hashimoto testify that his I-58 torpedoed the Indianapolis on July 30. He described sighting the cruiser 10 000 meters away and firing three torpedoes as the ship lay exposed, with subsequent explosions heard after the hits.
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Washington
Iko Hashimoto
Indianapolis
Hashimoto
Charles McVay III
Navy
McVay
I-58
Suspect in Cleveland torso case linked to slaying of Frances Brown
Investigators doubt a confessed-appearing suspect tied to the Frances Brown murder after his wife says he has not left home in two weeks. Police review a call to Brown’s apartment and question George Carraboni, a 40 year old butcher with a prior rape record, as his print fails to match a door print at the Pinecrest hotel. The case unfolds amid ties to Cleveland torso murders and a lone killer who left a chilling lipstick message.
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Chicago
U.P
Frances Brown
Pinecrest Hotel
Miss Brown
George Carraboni
Buffalo
N. Y
Cleveland
John Dedrick
Carraboni
Kingsbury Run
Comercial
Frank Reynolds
Town Hall
Change in time for Ruby Chafey funeral services
Funeral services for Miss Ruby Chafey who died Wednesday will be held at Pleasant Grove church Friday morning at ten o'clock instead of two o'clock as originally planned. Rev. Sam Tuttle will officiate. The Newkirk Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangement.
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Ruby Chafey
Pleasant Grove
Sam Tuttle
Newkirk Funeral Home
Hires Over State Take Heavy Toll in Hoosier Fires
A Mt. Vernon Indiana apartment blaze caused forty thousand dollars in damage and displaced twenty families as Indiana faced a spate of fires during a cold snap. Three people were fatally burned including a child and a woman died in Lebanon. In Evansville a 10 year old boy and his sister perished. Dozens more were hospitalized with burns and other fires were reported statewide.
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Mt. Vernon
Ind
Indiana
Mercury
Ella Howard
St. Nichols
Jerry Ray Simpkins
Rebecca
Evansville
Aminie Stewart
Lebanon
Brown
County
James L. Bradley
Indianapolis
Nashville
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Cuse
Belleview
Raymond Moley
U.S
GM Corp
Union
United Press
Admiral
Daddy
Linton Lodge
Clarence Irvine
St. Paul
Neb
LaGuardia Airport
New York
NEA
Indiana U
Indiana Selective Service
Hoosier
F. Lyle Summers
Summers
Summarine
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