Mine Run Proposal Sparks Heated Local Debate and History Notes
The piece rails at Louis Ludlow’s proposed constitutional amendment to require a popular vote to declare war, mocks pacifist rhetoric, and shifts to reflections on Greene county geography, old school maps, and German salutes amid wartime mood. It cites J L Mattox, recalls teacher Sammy James, and notes Greene county’s size and borders while joking about territorial misstatements. It also mentions German greetings and Nazi rhetoric, concluding with a brief note on a slot machine and state policing.
Former Greene county officials indicted for embezzlement
Tillman J. Bough former Greene county clerk and William Henry former Greene county recorder were indicted for embezzling 9000 and 5588 dollars respectively. Both were released on 1000 bonds and ordered to appear January 3 1938. Bough arrested in Olney Illinois and Henry returned to Bloomfield after indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman J. Bough
Greene County
William Henry
Greene Circuit Court
Bough
Henry
Paul Haywood
Bloomfield
Olney
Ill
Bert Caldwell
Les Clark
Columbus
Leland Barkley
Edward H. Stein
Christmas Party Planned by Post For Ex Servicemen Kids
The Frank Courtney American Legion post in Linton hosts a Christmas party Sunday at 2 PM for 200 children of ex service men. Registration starts 1 30 PM or during the week with Murl Suffal or John R. Ecker. Sons of the Legion provide the program with Santa Claus delivering gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Frank Courtney
Sons of the Legion Organization
Santa Claus
Meredith Jones
Frank Taylor
John R. Ecker
Officer Delivers Christmas Cheer to San Quentin Inmates
San Jose California December 18. Max Watson an adult probation officer again sends Christmas cards to the 128 inmates from the county sentenced at San Quentin. He believes the gesture has sociological value by showing society cares which may influence prisoners after release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Cal
U.P
Max Watson
San Quentin Prison
Watson
Donations Listed For Lin ton Associated Charities
Donations to date for the Linton Associated Charities are itemized with amounts from groups and individuals. The Community Chest, Linton B P Ellis, Mrs Jasper Schloot Welch and Cornett, Tri Kappa, Band Parents Club, Mrs R S Reed, Luther Cole, and Mrs Kathryn Weitzel contribute amounts including 5.00 and 2.00 from Fortnightly Club, Fidelity Club, and Linton Typographical Union No. 107, totaling the sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Associated Charities
Linton
B. P. Ellis
Jasper Schloot
Welch & Cornett
Tri Kappas Band
Parents Club
R. S. Reed
Luther Cole
Kathryn Weitzel
Fidelity Club
Linton Typographical Union
Band of Burglar Said Still Active in Several Towns
Police report an active burglary band suspected of raiding Gosport Stinesville and Coal City schools. At Gosport about 16 dollars plus candy were taken from a school store and a Christmas fund. doors pried with a pinch bar. Stinesville yielded 30 cents. Coal City saw about seven dollars and basketball shoes stolen. Entries rifled offices and desks. investigators believe the gang seeks basketball receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gosport
Stinesville
Coal City
Coal City High School
Spencer High School
Joe Feeney
Walter Schofield
W. B. French
Death Notice William Tilt 90 in Santa Monica Calif
Harry Tilt of Fourth Street North East reports the death of his father William Tilt 90 in Santa Monica California last night. Survived by widow 86 and two daughters and two sons. Funeral arrangements not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Tilt
Fourth Street
Santa Monica
Calif
William Tilt
Tilt
Senate Launches Campaign to Pass Housing Acts
Washington December 20 U P reports a Senate drive to pass housing amendments in a special session even if adjournment is delayed. Banking and Currency committee did not approve amendments in morning session yet leaders aim for passage by Thursday night. A Roosevelt administration push followed a meeting with leaders and President Roosevelt. A separate delegation led by Rep Arthur D Healey told the president the wage hour bill is needed and urged enactment in the regular session next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Congress
Senate
Banking and Currency Committee
President Roosevelt
Administration
Roosevelt
House
Arthur D. Healy
Mass
Healey
Supreme Court rules wiretap evidence inadmissible in federal cases
Washington December 20 the supreme court ruled that the federal communications act of 1934 prohibits use of evidence obtained through wire tapping in federal prosecutions. The decision reversed a second circuit ruling upholding four New Yorkers convictions for alcohol smuggling and followed by a pending review of the Electric Bond and Share case on the Public Utility Holding Company act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Second Circuit
Court of Appeals
Department of Justice
Stanley Reed
Towns Fall Out Over Bonded Indebtedness Feud
In St John New Brunswick the city council levied a $2 tax on Kings County residents employed in St John. Kings responded with a $4 tax on St John commuters. A fatality near the county line led to a coroner from St John City endorsing a nominal bill for Kings, which Kings refused, and eventually St John paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John
N. B
of Kings
Kings
C. L. Emerson
St. John City
St. John Mupality
Crow Contest Entries Hit Fifth Annual Drive Across State
Conservation clubs submit entries for the fifth annual Crow Contest sponsored by the Department of Conservation. Virgil M. Simmons said participation will span the state starting January 1. Clubs from Bargersville Studebaker Athletic Association Red and Gun South Bend Chain O Lakes Borden Alexandria and Middletown join. Official entry blanks available from the Division of Fish and Game Indianapolis. Awards total 425 dollars for five months, plus one quail or pheasant for every hundred crow feet earned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Conservation
Virgil M. Simmons
Bargersville Gun Club
Studebaker Athletic Association
Red
Western Indiana Protest Against Indianapolis Truck Coal Ban
A morning protest meeting in Clay City drew truck mine operators, owners, and about 10 000 miners from western Indiana opposing Indianapolis proposed truck coal sale ban. Attendees discussed a boycott of Indianapolis businesses and possible legal action if enacted, with city officials from Linton including Mayor FE W Bull and others present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay City
Indiana
Indianapolis
Capital City
Linton
FE. W. Bull
Joe E. Turner
Andy Humphreys
Steve Stalcup
Rites Held Today for Mrs Archer in Terre Haute
Funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Sarah A. Archer 78 of Terre Haute at 2600 South Center Street. She died Saturday morning at home. Burial followed in Worthington cemetery. Survived by five sons Doss Jasonville William Pimento Frank Marion Foster Lansing Mich Clarence Olney Tr Mrs Libert Tribby Ed wardsport Mrs Frank Fortner Jasonville sister Mrs James Abrell Linton brothers Charles Calvin Hunt Jasonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah A. Archer
Terre Haute
South Center Street
Archer
James Abrell
D” Street
Linton
Greene County
Worthington
Doss
Jasonville
William
Pimento
Frank
Marion
Foster
Lansing
Mich
Clarence
Olney
Libert Tribby
Edwardsport
Frank Fortner
Charles and
Calvin Hunt
Supreme Court Jury Awards $21,000 to New Rochelle Man
Frederick Grewen of New Rochelle sued Mrs. James Roosevelt and her chauffeur Louis E. Depew for injuries from an April 3 Manhattan collision. A sealed verdict announced by Justice Mortimer B. Patterson granted $21,000 in damages on December 20 in White Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
Mortimer B. Patterson
Frederick Grewen
New Rochelle
James Roosevelt
Louis E. Depew
Grewen
Hopkins Undergoes Gastric Operation at Mayo Clinic
Rochester Minnesota December 20 Harry Hopkins Federal Works Progress administrator underwent an operation in Mayo clinic for removal of an obstructing ulcer of the stomach A post operative bulletin said his condition is satisfactory though he will not be out of danger for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Harry Hopkins
Federal Works Progress Administrator
Mayo Clinic
Kellogg Rally Falls Short as Pneumonia Fights On
In St Paul physicians announced Kellogg, co author of the Kellogg shand pact, has rallied but hope for recovery is virtually abandoned. He may reach his 81st birthday next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Frank B. Kellogg
Japanese Authorities Admit Boarding Panay Deny Attack Story
United Press report notes boarding of the Panay by Japanese authorities but denies an attack allegation. Separate weather notes detail heavy snow across the northern U S with 16 inches in Houghton Michigan and potential lasting into Christmas. White River may flood minorly as crest expected tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panay
United Press
United States
Rocky Mountain
Appalachians
United States Weather Bureau
Dubuque
Houghton
Mich
C. A. Donnel
Chicago
Great Lakes
Child Hurt In Auto Sideswipe On West Vincennes Street
Ernest Simon a five year old boy from Linton rural route two suffered a fractured skull when he ran into the side of a slowly moving car driven by Wayne Budge of Dugger. He was treated at Freeman-Greene County hospital and police ruled the driver blameless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Simon
Freeman Simon
Linton
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Wayne Budge
Dugger
Vincennes Street
Young Simon
Linton City
Hunters in State Finish 1937 Squai Season
Hoosier sportsmen closed their 1937 squai hunting season in Indiana with mixed results. Quail hunters reported many birds and frequent daily limits. bobwhite numbers were scarce in some areas. Commissioner Virgil M. Simmons said the open season on Hungarian partridge ends Monday as winter sets in and conservation groups distribute food for wildlife amid snow and ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Navy
Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
Conserveion Clubs
Japan Accepts Case Liability In Panay Incident
Japanese army admits troops boarded the sinking Panay after an air attack but denies firing on it. They say the boarding party captured a boat from a Standard Oil steamer and then tried to halt air attacks, losing some killed or wounded. Gen Harada said the launch unit commander saw no fault. London reports Britain accepts liability to British casualties in China. Eden says details are under discussion and notes opposition to the North China autonomous government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
U.P
Kumakichi Harada
China
Panay
London
Japan
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Eden
Great Britain
North
Christmas program planned by Linton First Baptist church
The church school will present a 7 oclock Christmas program Tuesday evening in the church. The program includes carols readings and prayers, solos and duets by junior and primary pupils, violin and piano pieces, and a visit from Santa Claus. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church School of the
Linton First
Doris Breck
Reading
Jimmie Bailey
Margaret Anne Wright
Billy Anna Craft
Kathryn Louise Struckmeyer
Helen Skemp
Barcarolle
Hoffman
Philip Wilson
Francis Constable
Guess Guessers
Rita Lou Hablach
Willa Lee Loos
Local Hospital Report Of Admissions And Injury
Sam Wymer of First Street Southwest was admitted Sunday afternoon for treatment. Ernest Simon five year old son of Mr and Mrs Freeman Simon of Linton rural route 2 suffered a fractured skull and is reported slightly improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Wymer
First Street
Ernest Simon
Freeman Simon
Linton
Kit Carson's Grandson Works as Santa Fe Messenger
In Pueblo Colorado Kit Carson II, grandson of the famed scout, serves as a freight office messenger for the Santa Fe railroad. His son Kit III stands five feet tall and concedes the elder Carson was larger and led a bolder life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kit Carson
Pueblo
Colo
U.P
Kit Carson II
Santa Fe
Kit III
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Voltaire
Louis Ludlow
Ludlow’s. Ee
J. L
Lowrie) Mattox
Sullivan County
Monroe
Lawrence
Lowrie
Richland Townships
Sammy James
Eel River Township
Jefferyson
Highland
Jefferson
Heil Hitler
Fuehrer
Hohenzollerns
Hitler
Bob White
Tillman Bough
Pittsburgh
Rose Ault
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
POST
Alaska
U.S
Mary Joyce
Juneau
Seattle
Wash
Miss Joyce
Taku
Fairbanks
Worthington Cemetery
White River
O. W. Brown
U. S
Elliston
Lad
Church
Baptist Group
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