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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1946
Page
1
Joe E. T. reflects on Christmas sentiment and faith in Santa Claus. He acknowledges Santa as a myth yet affirms belief in the spirit of giving and love. He writes this personal greeting for friends and readers, renewing the Christmas message.
Navy recruiters announce new hours and a revamped V-6 program for ex service members. Starting December 30 1946 recruiters will operate in Linton at the Post Office from 3 to 5 PM on Mondays. The Bloomington station will stay open daily 8 AM to 6 PM.
Ben Melvin and James Audner trap and fish near Vincennes Indiana and plan to serve alligator tail for Christmas dinner after capturing a 7 feet 10 inch, 300 pound specimen in Mariah Creek. It is noted as the largest recorded in the area. The animal was shot and clubbed to death.
Wayne Carr and his Illinois University campus orchestra will provide music for a Christmas dance at the Luton Elks Lodge ballroom. The event runs Friday night from 9 00 p m to 1 00 a m and is an invitational affair for lodge members and their guests. Special numbers will be presented in the lodge dining room.
A switch failure caused a head on crash near Waubay South Dakota between a westbound freight and the Milwaukee Olympian passenger train. Twenty injured, one 70 year old man in serious condition. Nine taken to hospital, eleven to Webster, SD.
Chicago dated story reports a United States district court filing against International Harvester Co for $100 million in portal-to-portal pay and damages. The suit, by Rothstein and Meyers for 35 000 Harvester employees, names CIO union officials and cites eight years of overtime claims across plants in New York Indiana Illinois and Ohio.
Sullivan public notice from Sheriff Harold Reynolds warns merchants in Sullivan and nearby towns to watch for check forgers who have cashed fraudulent checks recently. Citizens are urged to call 44 316 or 240 if approached by suspicious individuals.
The United States employment service will hold competitive exams for legal positions on its Indiana state staff. Manager Thomas W. Bennett and compensation head William C. Kelley said referees are needed to preside over unemployment compensation hearings with salaries from $250 to $350 monthly.
In Shelbyville Indiana four teenage suspects face first degree murder charges for the December 5 shooting death of state trooper Herbert Smith 29. William Price 17 confessed to firing the fatal shot while William Johnson 17 Mary Ruth Ward 14 and Vera Hornbeck 15 entered pleas of innocence. venue change requests were noted.
The weather bureau ruled out a white Christmas in Indiana with head meteorologist R M Williamson stating Christmas day will be fair and temperatures moderate. No snowfall is expected across the state.
Greene county is represented by 85 students at Indiana University this semester. The university reports 13,294 full-time students and 5,628 part-time students at extension centers, totaling 18,922. About 90 percent are Indiana residents and nearly half are war veterans. The second semester begins February 10 with 1,200 new enrollments planned.
A series of births and discharges appears from area hospitals. Barbara Ann born to Mrs Wilma Wakeland of Bicknell on December 21. Carl Jr born to Mrs Margaret Wampler of Bloomfield on Monday. Louanne born to Mrs Anna Lee Wright on Monday. Multiple residents including Larry VanMeter, Dove, John Wayne Garrigus, and Joan McNew are listed as admitted or discharged to their homes in Bloomfield Lyons Worthington Switz City and other towns.
A four engine Avro York transatlantic plane crashed into Papagayo mountains in Tijuca district near Rio de Janeiro killing twenty people. Earlier reports listed 19 or 21 fatalities with Enrique Lecrok among the dead.
Due to the Christmas holiday, stores and banks in Linton will operate all day Thursday, per an announced update.
A legal notice lists individuals Charles DeFrees Charles W Noel Paul Pickett Jr Mearl L Hines Fred A Jewell Robert T Noel Paul Pickett Jr Mearl L Spainhower Carroll D Willey Lawrence W Young as participants or claimants in the proceedings with others not shown.
A Christmas Eve service at the Methodist church begins at 7:00 pm with a church school program of recitations and music and Mrs. Floyd McCullough telling two Christmas stories. The choir will perform, and a short worship closes the event. The Methodist Youth Fellowship plans caroling for the sick and shut-ins starting at 6:00 pm.
Pope Pius XII in a Christmas address urged a just peace and global disarmament. He warned that current agitation could spark new conflicts and that weapons now threaten humanity as infernal creations. He urged world leaders to shield nations from atomic warfare and defended his statements against political distortion.
The condition of Mrs. Bill Mc New of Linton who had an appendectomy Friday at Freeman Greene County Hospital was reported good today.
Linton merchants report 1946 Christmas buying volume up 10 to 25 percent over 1945 with some up to 30 percent if not for the coal dispute. Stores added staff to handle brisk trade as residents could buy in town year round.
A state department spokesman confirmed Russia ordered a U S naval ship to leave the Manchurian port of Bairen within 20 minutes after a 48 hour stay. He said the action was within Soviet legal rights and noted a garbled preliminary report.
Mr and Mrs Howard Kline of Emporia Kansas arrive in Linton to spend the holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs Fred Silvey and Mr and Mrs George Kline.
Wenatchee police responded to a burglary alarm at a house reported by a harried woman. A black crow was plundering milk bottles on the back porch and drinking the cream, but officers recorded no arrest.
Emma MacConaughey and Veil Bloomfield sued each other for injuries from a backyard quarrel on August 6. Common Pleas Judge Harvey Straub ruled equitably, awarding each party a judgment against the other.
The century old Bodaibo gold fields in eastern Siberia were expanded with new deposits opening this year. The deposits have produced 21 percent more gold than the same period in 1945, according to the Moscow News report.
Laboratory technicians at the Alaska Railroad Hospital in Anchorage import 12 African frogs to perform pregnancy tests where no reliable method existed before. The team says the frogs provide a new testing option in the area.
City Court clerk earns 35 000 to 40 000 yearly while the judge receives 3 500 annually. The social welfare committee of the City Club released the figures amid a drive against easy divorce centers in and near Chicago.
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