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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1962
Page
4
A clerk jokes about Easter Parade to forget the eight below zero morning in Linton while readers note Darwin’s theories of adaptation and a local example of starlings using chimneys for heat. The piece also recalls Mine Runner’s hardware store experiments and church honors for Zada Masters in California.
Alfred Henry Brocksmith of Freelandville, who marked his 100th birthday with a community home project ground breaking, died Wednesday at his home. He once served as a pony express relief driver between Great Bend and Platts Center Kansas, and as a well driller in Western Indiana. He was a former Knox County commissioner.
Wilt Chamberlain of the Warriors set 19 all time NBA scoring records during the 1961 62 season including a 100 point game against the New York Knickerbockers.
Thomas Dodd aged 85 a former Jasonville resident died Wednesday at his daughter’s home in North Hollywood California He lived in California about a year after spending most of his life in Jasonville working in coal mining and at Crane Naval Ammunition Depot He is survived by four daughters and one son including Mrs Connell Mrs Gladys Johnson Mildred Metty and Mrs Agnes Riddle and Stanley Dodd His wife Maude Dodd died April 12 1948 His body will arrive in Jasonville on Saturday and be taken to McClanahan Funeral Home for arrangements
At Holloman Air Force Base New Mexico a two man crew launched at 12 01 p m CST on a 20 hour mission to reach 87 000 feet and land within 100 miles of the base The project Stargazer will place astronomer William C White on his first balloon flight and Air Force Captain Joseph W Kittinger Jr 16 5 miles above the earth on the highest astronomical research ascent in history.
Indiana real and personal property values for 1962 63 are projected to be about 8 percent higher than last year, totaling around 8.5 billion dollars. The State Board of Tax Commissioners cites only five counties missing from the tabulation and notes varied percentage changes across counties with Crawford leading gains and Union showing the largest decrease.
John Haverkamp 75, of Clay City formerly of Midland and Lyons died suddenly Wednesday afternoon on a trip to obtain a Christmas tree. He was a trucker and scrap metal buyer born in Owen County on June 21 1887. He leaves a large family including Nellie his widow four daughters two sons two sisters a stepdaughter two stepsons and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are with Schoppenhorst Funeral Home Clay City with services Saturday at 1 30 p m CST George Woodason to officiate and Maple Grove Cemetery burial.
The Navy will fly 36 wives and children of naval personnel from Jacksonville to Guantanamo Bay Cuba. The dependents have resided in the area since evacuation at the start of the Cuban crisis. Most other Guantanamo dependents are being returned from Norfolk and New York.
A blind resident of Switz City narrowly avoided serious harm when a fire near an oil heater damaged his home. The blaze at Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bovenschen’s residence on state road 54 damaged the floor and caused smoke damage. Fire crews from Switz City Linton and Greene County responders fought the flames, with a second kitchen fire reported later in the afternoon but limited damage.
Frank Wilson Jr. 72, a retired farmer, died suddenly at his Calvertsville home. Born May 6, 1890 in Highland township, he lived most of his life in the Calvertsville community and belonged to Calvertsville Concord Baptist church. Survived by his widow Flossie Vandeventer Wilson, a daughter Elmo Ray, two sons Wendell and Rex, eight grandchildren. Burial in Calvertsville cemetery after prayers at 2:00 PM Friday at the church.
President Kennedy held a news conference outlining daily reconnaissance flights over Cuba to track Soviet weapons and the preparation of new shipping regulations to deter world trade with Castro. He refused to promise noninvasion and noted ongoing talks in New York between U S officials and Soviet representatives.
Three people died in Indiana traffic crashes as of this week raising the state toll for year to at least 1145. Lily Bugher 54 of Lafayette was struck at a shopping center by a car driven by Thomas Giles 50 who said glare from headlights prevented him from seeing her. Leslie Burris 72 of Indianapolis was fatally hit as he stepped from a bus on U S 36. Gerneta Egbert 26 of Holland died in a collision with her cousin’s car near a hill crest. her son Jackie 4 and cousin Andrew Buse 21 were injured. Police noted both cars were reportedly left of center at the crest.
Eva Douglas, 65, of Bloomington and a former Lyons resident, died Wednesday at Robert Long Hospital in Indianapolis. She lived in Bloomington for about 30 years. She was survived by husband George Douglas, a son Zeke Smith of Bedford, a daughter Deloris Smith of Puerto Rico, five sisters, three brothers, and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements had not been completed.
Westfield residents faced freezing conditions as a five degree below zero low hour was recorded and several schools reported furnace failures. A missing five year old, Peter Downs, wandered home two miles from his school amid heavy snow. Forecasters predicted gradual warming but continued snow flurries through the weekend as Hoosier towns reported record December lows and sustained subzero stretches.
Emmet Lee Hovis 58 a Newark general store owner died unexpectedly at home at 2 15 PM Wednesday after a heart attack He operated a Newark store for eleven years He was born September 14 1904 in Shoals Son of Lewis and Adeline Hawkins Hovis Survived by wife Bertha Marie three daughters Naomi Ruth Hovis Erma Palmer of Columbus Marilyn Tabor one brother Cecil Hovis Wayne Michigan four sisters Daisy Clements Bedford Myrtle Agnes Brownstown Lula Robertson Mitchell Helen Hartwig Glendale Arizona taken to Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home Bloomfield to lie in state after 7 PM this evening services Saturday at Newark Baptist Church at 2 PM Rev Marion Noel officiating Burial Newark Cemetery
Jeanette Stevens 24 of Bloomington, formerly of Linton, died at 6 00 am after a lengthy illness at Bloomington City Hospital. She was born in Linton, daughter of Mary and Lloyd Terhune, and is survived by husband John Stevens two sons John and Michael at home mother Mary Terhune of Bloomington and grandparents Mr and Mrs T A Lindsey of Linton.
Lee Anderson, about 80, of Solsberry and a retired farmer, died at 6:00 this morning at his home after a lengthy illness. His body was taken to Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home in Bloomfield for funeral arrangements.
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