Christmas fund drive taps car stopped donations
Linton Stockton Hi Y Club staged a road block on A Street to collect Christmas donations with log signs and buckets catching gifts tossed from passing cars. The effort supports baskets of food clothing and toys from Salvation Army Elks American Legion and Jaycees with help from the Chamber of Commerce.
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Linton- Stockton
Hi Y Club
Linton
Salvation Army
The
Elks
American Legion
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts
Reicky Bosell
Dave Murdock
Mike Lawson
Jim Padgett
CJ McCracken
Ralph Brewer
John Markle
Major Cox
Cornelius Rites Set for Wednesday in Dugger
Services for August Cornelius 88 of Dugger will be at Evans Funeral Home Dugger Wednesday at 2 PM. He is survived by widow Celence and two sons Camille of Dugger and Auggie of Flint Mich. Maurice Clymore to officiate and burial in Dugger cemetery.
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August Cornelius
Dugger
Evans
Mdugger
Celence
Camille Cornelius
Auggie Cornelius
Flint
Mich. Bros
Maurice Clymore
Imade
Worthington Man Dies in Hospital
Homer J. Sims aged 83 of Worthington died in Marion County General Hospital Indianapolis at eleven Saturday night. He was a retired farmer and Methodist. Survived by son Bernard Sims Worthington route 2 two daughters Mia and Mrs Fred Basler Las Vegas four grandchildren two great grandchildren one brother Mitchell Sims Barton Illinois and one sister Mrs Frank Terrell Bloomfield. Body to Myers Funeral Home Worthington. Services Wednesday at two p m CST Rev Robert Chaffee officiating. Burial Worthington Cemetery.
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Homer J. Sims
Worthington
Marion County General Hospital
Indianapolis
Sims
Bernard Sims
Mia
Fred J. Coons
Fred Basler
Las Vegas
Nev
Mitchell Sims
Barton, Ill
Frank Terrell
Bloomfeld
Myers Funeral
Robert Chaffee
Worthington Cemetery
Odon Residents Injured in Wreck
Miss Mary Jane Foster and her brother Gerald Foster of Odon were injured in a one car crash on State Road 59 two miles north of Sandborn. The 1962 Chevrolet traveled off the road after hitting a slick spot and struck a utility pole, demolishing the car. Both were taken to Freeman Greene County Hospital with multiple cuts bruises and fractured ribs.
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Mary Jane Foster
Gerald Foster
Odon
Kenney Wolfe
Miss Foster
Corvall North
Sandborn
Neill Foster
Sullivan
Freeman Greene County Hospital
Two Freight Trains Derail Near Ravenna, Ohio
In Ravenna area, two Erie-Lackawanna freight trains derailed east of the city near the Trumbull-Portage County line. Three crewmen were lightly injured as 58 cars and all eight diesel engines left the rails. damage may reach 200000 dollars. Cleanup expected to finish within 36 hours with tracks reopening late today.
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Ravenna
Ohio
UPI
Erie-Lackawanna
Here
Trumbull
Portage County
Edwin J.robisch
Mahoning Valley
Indiana Farmers Union Plans Tax Conference
The Indiana Farmers Union invites southwest Indiana farmers to a state tax conference on December 27 at 12:30 p.m. in Vincennes University Auditorium. President A. F. Treyer says the meeting will update farmers on current tax laws and discuss proposed taxation for the 1963 Indiana Legislature. The event observes Central Standard Time.
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Indiana
Vincennes
University Auditorium
Indiana Farmers Union
A. F. Treyer
Treyer
Phenomenon Explained Why Babies Not Growing Bigger Yet Adults Are
New York report cites Dr. R A McCance stating nutrition and reduced disease explain taller and heavier adults despite similar birth sizes. He notes fat metabolism, birth diet, and fat in milk influence growth, while excessive adult obesity may shorten lifespan. He cites rat studies on under nutrition extending life.
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Delos Smith
New York
Wplf
R. A. McCance
McCance
U S Cost of Living Stays Unchanged
The Labor Department reports November cost of living unchanged from October, boosting factory workers buy power by about 1 percent. Lower food and apparel prices offset by higher services and new car costs, keeping CPI at 106 percent of 1957 59 average. Take home pay up to 86.19 with three dependents. Ewan Clague notes 5.2 percent rise over four years and a monthly creep mainly from services.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ewan Clauge
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
School Bus Driver Says No Skid Or Collision
Roy Bredeweg, the Stockton Township driver, states the bus did not skid nor strike a post. He explains he could not negotiate a Jaybird road turn due to ice until gravel was placed under the rear wheels, after which he continued his route without a ditch incident or need for a wrecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Bredeweg
Stockton Township
Bredeweg
Jaybird Road
Holiday Traffic Deaths Could Surge in Indiana
Indiana's 102 hour Christmas week end toll rose to double figures with at least 13 deaths linked to icy roads. The year total neared 1,198, far above 1,051 a year earlier, with six or more fatalities due to hazardous conditions. Notable crashes include an Anderson woman killed on Indiana 67 near Middletown, two double-fatalities on Indiana 46 near Columbus, and a fatal collision on U S 33 near Goshen. Additional victims include a LaPorte teen on a county road, Richmond and Indianapolis fatalities, and others across Porter, Schererville, Lebanon, and Gary areas. Police noted vehicles and trains contributing to multiple crashes.
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United Press International
Indiana
Anderson
Middletown
Rose Mary Franklin
Homer
Evelyn Mae Houston
Columbus
Palice
Richard Ray Houston
Melvin Lee Roberts
Hope
Bobby Gene Goodall
Harvey W. Meade
Goshen
Jack Dean Latz
Millersburg
U. S. 33
Latz
David Hawkins
LaPorte
Elmer Russell Grable
Richmond
U. S
Liberty
Frank Veal
Indianapolis
Janie Hutsler
Lowell
U. S. 41
Schererville
Opal May Tucker
Etna Green
Bourbon
Christina Hast
Anna
Lebanon
Arthur Hast
Hazelcrest
Young Williams
Gary
U. S. 21
Portage
Jack Ribble
Hamilton
Ohio
College Corner
Marion Christian
Lafayette
Bank Messenger Robbed of 100000 in Chicago
Roy L. Knockemus of Lincolnwood Illinois reported two men robbed him of about 100000 in registered mail on a short route from Ravenswood to Commercial National Bank. One suspect forced him at gunpoint into a car then dumped him nearby. he described them as 30 years old and about five foot eight or ten. Bank officials said the sack held roughly 50000 in cash from weekend deposits.
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Santa Claus
North Pole
Linton
Billy Joe Baize, Jr
Billy
Santa
Ed Kramer
Chicago
Roy L. Knockemus
Lincolnwood
Ill
Ravenswood
Commercial National Bank
Knockemus
Longshoremen Reject President's Truce Plea
Longshoremen reject Kennedy's 90 day truce call as 75,000 dockworkers walk off East Coast and Gulf ports. ILA and NYSA clash over gang sizes, with 5,000 jobs at stake. Coast Guard prepares safety checks on hazardous cargo amid the stoppage.
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East Coast
Gulf of Mexico
International
ILA
Kennedy
Main
Texas
New York Shipping Association
NYSA
Thomas W. Teddy Gleason
Virginia
Coast Guard
Amazonas
Savannah
Jasonville Man David McPhail Buried In Jasonville
Funeral services were held at 2 pm at McClanahan Funeral Home Jasonville for David McPhail who died at his home Saturday morning after illness since last July He was born January 16 1900 in Scotland and worked at the Little Betty mine before retirement He belonged to Jasonville Baptist Church and the Eagles Lodge Survivors include widow Helen son Richard Jasonville daughters Myra Pointer Niles Mich Jo Belle Robinson Miami Fla brother Dr Alex McPhail Linton sisters Margaret Wright Greenfield Susan Wills Indianapolis Mary Padgett Lafayette and Belle Beasley Linton and three grandchildren Burial was in Peavey Cemetery with Rev Samuel Webb officiating.
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Delano W. Rose
Linton
Leesburg
Fla
Mr.Rose
B. A
Lola M. Rector Rose
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Elks Lodge
Mooresville
Indiana State Highway Department
Florida
Faye Trent J Rose
Barther
Embree R. Rose
Lubbock
Texas
Emma Flanagan
Charles Algus
Welch and Cornett Funeral Home
Eugene Heerdink
Fairview Cemetery
McClanahan
Jasonville
David McPhail
Scotland
David
Mary Cunningham McPhail
Little Betty
Mrs Betty F Gray Dies Early Sunday
Betty Frazier Gray, 65, of Bloomington, died in a Bloomington hospital at 3:30 a.m. Sunday after a long illness. Born May 28, 1897 in Spencer county, she was a former Bloomfield resident and a member of Bloomfield Methodist Church. Survived by husband Jerell, sister Mrs Alice Lester of Lyons, half brother W E Fisher of Terre Haute, brothers John Frazier of Albuquerque and Albert Frazier of Booneville. body sent to Jenkins Funeral Home, Lyons. Service at 2 p.m. CST Wednesday at the Funeral Home. burial in Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
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Betty Frazier Gray
Bloomington
Spencer County
James and
Nancy Hildebrand Frazer
Bloomfield
Bloomfield Methodist Church
Jerell
Alice Lester
Lyons
W. E. Fisher
Terre Haute
John Frazier
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Albert Frazers
Booneville
Jenkins Funeral Home
Mr. Wright
Prairie Chapel
Motorists Face Court Pleas In Local Traffic Cases
Glessie Cleveland of Linton pleaded guilty in a Justice of the Peace Court to disregarding a stop sign and was fined 22.75 dollars. Charles L. Hallett, 47, of Sullivan, was arrested on a highway violation on State Road 54 and fined 22.75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glessie Cleveland
Linton
Justice of the Peace
Cnarles L. Hallett
Sullivan
Jackson Saw Mill Forced to Close
A cave in at the Jackson Bros. Saw Mill area damages the main saw house and log yard, with cracks 6 inches to several feet deep. The collapse threatens to put 30 or more workers and their families out of work, with no clear restart date.
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Craig
James Jackson
Jackson Bros
South Linton Coal Company
Jackson
Truck Car Crash Near Solsberry Involved Two Drivers
Indiana State Police report a 1955 Ford was damaged one mile north of Solsberry on State Road 43 after skidding into a ditch. A Bloomfield state highway truck slid and struck the car causing $150 damage. no injuries reported. Ice on the highway blamed.
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Solsberry
Indiana
Clyde McIntosh
Gene Gastineau
William Watkins
Walter Sears
Bloomfield
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