Revised figures show over 60 men lost in Birmingham mine blast
Reports update the casualty toll from the Birmingham Alabama coal mine disaster to above 60 as of yesterday. Linton's Community band has 54 players under Frank Alkire and is advancing well. Hiawatha club enjoyed an all day meeting with Mrs Ber Raney. The Moose minstrel show at the Grand on December 16 and 17 will spotlight local singing and dancing stars.
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Birmingham
Ala
Linton
Frank Alkire
Hiawatha Club
Ber. Raney
the Grand
Alpha Delphians Hear Book Review
The Alpha Delphian Club gathered at Vivian Humphreys home on Tuesday evening for a musical program. Miss Humphreys led carols, presented a Silent Night book review, and introduced Jimmy McKee who sang all six verses of Silent Night and other holiday songs. Refreshments followed for members and guests Rodney Haworth, Robert Raney, Jimmy McKee, Mrs. Seph Inman, Mrs. Josephine Herron, and Mrs. Jack Melhoff.
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Alpha Delphian Club
Vivian Humphreys
Miss Humphreys
Orval Coleman
Rodney Haworth
Robert Raney
Jmmy McKee
Seph Inman
Josephine Herron
Jack Melhoff
Revival Begins at Log Cabin Church Near Bloomfield
Revival meetings started at the Log Cabin church two miles east of Bloomfield with evangelist Grace Willibaugh. The public is invited to attend these meetings continuing through the rest of the week.
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Log Cabin Church
Bloomfield
Grace Willibaugh
Birth of Sandra Elaine Pershing in Ellis community
Mr and Mrs Eliza Pershing announce the birth of a daughter named Sandra Elaine in the Ellis community on Sunday December 9. She is the sixth child in the family.
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Eliza Pershing
Ellis
Sandra Elaine
Fam
Detroit Diary: 1946 Mercury Debuts in Showrooms Friday
Detroit reports the 1946 Mercury will debut in dealer showrooms Friday as Ford’s Rouge plant and three branch plants output 175 cars daily. New styling adds a wider, lower stance with a revised grille and two interior treatments, plus wartime engineering improvements and a 118 inch wheelbase.
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Detroit
Mich
J .R. Davis
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
Mercury
Edgewater
N. J
Chicago
Ill
Richmond
Cal
Davis
Adra
Ford
Lincoln
Warren and
Livernois
Ford Rejects CIO Auto Workers Demand For a 20 Percent Increase
The CIO demands a 20 percent wage rise, while Ford rejects the demand. A steel workers’ anger is tied to claims that a strike would violate contracts, noting the no strike clause does not apply to wage issues.
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Ford
CIO
S Sgt Matthew J Rice Receives Honorable Discharge
At Drew Field Tampa Florida on December 13 1943 S Sgt Matthew J Rice 1029 S E A Street completed 39 months of service in the armed forces. Rice served as a gunnery instructor as part of the RAF release at the Army Air Forces separation base with more than 2800 men discharged to date.
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Drew Field
Tampa
Fla
Army Air Forces
Armed Forces
Matthew J. Rice
S. E. A. Street
RAF
Buck Swaby Returns Home From Air Force Service
Bueford M Buck Swaby is back home after serving with the United States Air Forces Bolt Ga His wife is the former Mary Margaret Foreschke.
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Bueford M
Buck) Swiby
United States Air Forces
Bolt
Camp Atterbury Discharges Listed From Center
Camp Atterbury discharges include Pfc Este P. Bough Sgt James J. Priest ardist Sgt Alfred E Plew all from Linton T Ska2t Lloyd E Dailey and Pvt Roteri Birdeall of Worthington T4 Russell L Shacklett Cpl Robert D Goines Sgt Earl M Bedwell S/Sgt Frank T Jasowiak and Pfc John Faught from Jacksonville Pfc Rex R Fallon Pfc Paul E Helms and T4 Ben Clark of Bloomfield.
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Este P. Bough
James J. Priest
Alfred E Plew
Linton
Lloyd E. Dailey
Roteri
Birdeall
Worthington
Russell L. Shacklett
Robert D. Goines
Ear M. Bedwell
Frank T. Jasowiak
John Faught
Jasonville
Rex R. Fallon
Paul E. Helms
Ben Clark
Bloomfield
Camp Atterbury
David T. Summerville Receives Army Discharge
S/Sgt David T Summerville, son of Mr and Mrs Tom Summerville, has earned an honorable discharge after seven months on active duty with the U S Army including a year in the Pacific Area He served in the Western Pacific and Ryukyus campaigns and earned Asiatic Pacific Theatre ribbons five bronze stars the Philippine Liberation Ribbon the Good Conduct Medal the Victory Medal and two Purple Hearts for wounds in action.
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David T. Summerville
Tom Summerville
United States Army
Pacific
Western Pacific
Ryukyus
James L Schmitt Promoted to Private First Class
Mary Susan Schmitt reports that her husband Pvt James L Schmitt stationed on Guam with the Marine Corps has been promoted to Private First Class. He has been overseas for the past year.
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Mary Susan Schmitt
Pvt
James L. Schmitt
Guam
Marine Corps
Pfc. Schmitt
Indiana University President precedes ride aboard fast diesel train
President Herman B. Wells of Indiana University recently found space on a busy train. A rail official arranged for Wells to ride the cab of a fast diesel locomotive from Mitchell to Cincinnati when seats were scarce, illustrating the challenge of obtaining space on a crowded train.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Herman B. Wells
Indiana University
Baltimore and Qohio’ Railroad
Wells
Mitchell
Ind
Cincinnati
Mt Vernon approves airfield lease on 54 acre tract
Mt Vernon Board of Aviation Commissioners leases a 54 acre tract on the city outskirts for a municipal airfield. Runway construction will begin next spring as officials set plans in motion.
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MT. Vernon
U.R
Hashimoto Testimony Sought At McVay Court Martial Trial
Hashimoto the Japanese officer is called as a witness in the McVay court martial over the sinking of the Indianapolis. The defense argues deceit and treachery but the court overr uled objections and will decide if he testifies under oath. Hashimoto, flown from Tokyo, may reveal whereabouts at the time of the sinking and faces credibility examination. The Indianapolis disaster killed 880 Americans after two explosions, likely from Japanese torpedoes.
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Hashimoto
McVay
Indianapolis
Philipines Sea
Tokyo
John P. Cady
Thomas J. Ryan, Jr
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