Man at Sullivan signs confession he shot wife
Malcolm Hankins 37, a coal miner, is held on an open charge after his wife Ruby 28 was fatally shot on Christmas Eve in Sullivan Indiana. Hankins admitted the killing to investigators after his arrest at a Sullivan hotel and said jealousy drove the act. He hitchhiked to Merom and back before detention. Funeral services for Mrs Hankins planned in Sullivan with survivors listed including a daughter and Secrest relatives.
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Sullivan
Ind
Malcolm
Mike” Hankins
Ruby
Sullivan County
Joe Loudermilk
Hankins
Hankin
Loudermilk
Hallie Goodman
Harold Rosenberry
Hawkins
Merom
Rosenberry
Sullivan City
Harold Reynolds
Woodward, Nash
Indianapolis
Lvirs
Linda Lou
Leslie Secrest
Marion
Effie Tann
Fay Taylor
Jasonville
Paula Stockin
Akron
Ohio
Audrey Lewellyn
Wayne Secrest
Medlock Serves as Medical Stock Record Clerk
James L. Medlock of the 58th Medical Base Depot APO 901 handles medical supplies accounting. He lives at Route One Sandborn with his parents Mr and Mrs Irving Medlock. Medlock was inducted May 1 1946 and graduated Marco High School the same year. After separation he plans to attend college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Medlock
58Th Medical Base Depot
Route One
Sandborn
Irving Medlock
Medlock
Army
Marco High School
Mrs Sarah Baker Buried in Prairie Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Anna Baker of Worthington were held at Prairie Chapel at 2 p.m. She died at her son Milford Baker’s home in Lyons on Tuesday afternoon. Born November 17, 1860 she was 86. Her husband William H. Baker preceded her in death. She belonged to Hickory Presbyterian Church. Survivors include daughters Mrs. Irvin Arthur of Worthington and Mrs. Andri Ledgerwood of Newcastle a son Milford Baker of Lyons and sister Mrs. Carrie Telple. The Rev. Mr. Sutton officiated and burial was at Newberry Cemetery. Jenkins Funeral Home of Bloomfield arranged the services.
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Prairie Chapel
Sarah Anna Baker
Worthington
Milford Baker
Lyons
William H. Baker
Hickory Presbyterian Church
Irvin Arthur
Andri Ledgerwood
Newcastle
Carrie Telple
Sutton
Newberry Cemetery
Jenkins Funeral Home
Bloomfield
Linton Christmas Buds Trouble Free Police Report
Local police reported a sober holiday period in Linton with no arrests for intoxication or other charges. No incidents of trouble were recorded during the Christmas period.
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Linton
Transfers Filed in Greene County Office
Real estate transfers recorded in the Greene County Office of County Recorder Frankie Justus Jr over the past week include numerous deeds. Notable lots and additions in Linton Jasonville Lyons Worthington and Victoria areas are conveyed between individuals and multiple couples, with parcels in Richland Highland Jackson Island Coal additions and Beech Creek township among others.
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Greene County
Frankie Justus Jr
John Bennett
Fay Hogue
Fairplay Township
Harley Strauser
William Hostettler
Richland Township
Grover S. Trusty
Minerva Buskirk
Hanna
Victoria
Vicksburg
Goldie A. Storms
Jasonville
Colston K. English
Jackson Township
Harold Liston
Noble Cox
Island Coal Company
Linton
Minnie A. Wells
Alfred W. Gould
Ross
Lyons
Emmett Perkins
Haseman
Elizabeth Manning Raney
Elmer Dean
Freel H. Bullock
Avis Bullock
Beech Creek
Rex Harris
Lizzie C. Dicus
Crist
Worthington
Rhoda G. Anderson
Lizzie C. Discus
John W. Stewart
Wade A. Resler
T. A. Henderson
Bloomfield
Wilson QO. Bucher
Loran Sims
Highland Township
Eloise C. Bennett
Earl R. Reeve
Yeoman
Floyd Dailey
James F. Fielder
C. C. Howe
Iva D. Lucas
Clifford Kramer
Grant Township
Harold R. Tipton
Eastern Wood Products Company
Donald J. Dempsey
Royal R. Dempsey
Mary Dorothy Dempsey Barr
Wetnight
Wesley M. Roberts
Viet Nam War Escalation with Japanese Guns Reported
French communique says Viet Nam forces used Japanese 75 mm guns against French in Haiphong area. Paris aims to restore order in Indo China while offering terms. Ho Chi Minh government rumored to be in Hadong near Hanoi. Viet Nam insurgents attempt infiltrations toward Gia Lam repulsed. French operations progress against Hanoi artillery threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.A
Viet Nam
Haiphong
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Hadong
Thierry D’argentieu
France
Indo-China
Leon Blum
Gia Lam
Hoosier Faces Bigamy Charges
Leonard Holdren aged 26 of Valparaiso Indiana faced bigamy charges after his English wife filed non support papers Pro sector G L Burns said Holdren claimed memory loss after marrying a former Wrens member in England He had also wed Arlene Allen in Stockton California in January last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
U.P
Leonard Holdren
Holdren
G. I
G. L. Burns
The
Wrens
England
Arlene Allen
Stockton
Calif
Jockeys To Lose Racing Privileges In Hong Kong Recheck
The Hong Kong Jockey Club decided to bar jockeys who raced during the Japanese occupation until their qualifications are re examined. Only four Chinese jockeys were listed as riders for the upcoming meet, which opens around Chinese New Year in mid January.
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Hong Kong
Christmas holiday toll from U S accidents tops national count
United Press survey shows at least 221 people died in Christmas events nationwide. Traffic crashes led with 162 deaths, plus 45 more from fires, falls, shootings and other causes. California saw 45 traffic fatalities in 36 hours. a missing Western Airlines flight near San Diego heightens disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
National Safety Council
California
Los Angeles
Western Airlines
San Diego
Cal
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Georgia
Maryland
Wisconsin
East Hills
Long Island
Harold C. Vaughan Jr
Santa Claus Quits Linton After Busy Christmas Season
The Linton Community Chest reports Santa Claus finished his 1946 Yuletide rounds. He met about 2 500 children, visited 175 homes along with schools and churches, and attended parties at lodges and clubs. He also visited local business places before wrapping up the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Santa Claus
Charles Graves Dies After Ten Day Illness
Charles Graves a retired farmer from Little Cincinnati died in Blooming ton hospital Tuesday afternoon at two after a ten day illness He fractured a hip in a fall and did not respond to treatment Born September 18 1868 he was 78 Survivors include his widow Lina five children C C Graves Bloomington Earl Graves Salsberry Nellie Carmichael Greenfield Ruth McConnell Bloomington Morris Graves Bloomington and sister Alice Byers Bloomington The body was taken to Jenkins Funeral Home Bloomfield then returned home Funeral at Union Baptist Church Friday at two and burial in Carmichael Cemetery
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Charles Graves
Little Cincinnati
Bloomington
James
Laura Rader Graves
Union Baptist Church
Lina Graves
C. C. Graves
Earl Graves
Salsberry
Nellie Carmichael
Greenfield
Ruth McConnell
Morris Graves
Alice Byers
Jenkins Funeral
Bloomfield
Carmicheal Cemetery
Maudlin 81 Lifelong Worthington Resident Dead
Mrs Eva Watts Maudlin 81 lifelong Worthington resident died at her home at 4 am She was born April 27 1865 in Worthington and was 81 years eight months 21 days old She survived by two daughters Minnie Layman and Relda Meir three sons Henry Clarence and Theodore seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services are set for 2 pm Saturday at Worthington Baptist Church with burial in Worthington Cemetery.
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Eva Watts Maudlin
Worthington
Maudlin
Clarence Maudlin
Lyons
Theodore Maudlin
Bloomington
Myers Funeral Home
Worthington Baptist Church
Worthington Cemetery
W C Fields Dies Noted Comedian
Hollywood December 26 tributes flowed for W C Fields the famed comedian who died yesterday at Las Encinas Sanitarium at 12 03 pm age 67. Doctors cited dropsy as the cause after months of critical illness and Fields had quipped about milk diets and doctors practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
W. C. Fields
Dier
Fields
Las Encinas
Hospital Admissions Mixed Across Towns
Multiple residents from Switz City Bloomfield Lyons Evansville Deans Worthington Jasonville and nearby areas were admitted for medical treatment or released home this week. Names include John Wayne Garrigus Sharon Ann Noragan Charles Flicea Iane Grace Rusher Helen Mauder Josephine Miller George English Carolyn Sue Dove and Annalee Wright and baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wayne Garrigus
Switz City
Sharon Ann Noragan
Lyons
Evansville Man Injured in County Wreck
Charles M. Flicea of Evansville, hurt in a county road crash near Starcup schoolhouse three miles south of the 54 57 junction, was treated for minor cuts and bruises and expected to be released from Freeman-Greene county hospital soon. Police investigators Ollie Hayek and Joe Taylor reported the 10 p.m. Tuesday accident.
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Charles M. Flicea
Evansville
Freeman-Greene County
Flicea
Starcup School House
Flicca
Ollie Hayek
Joe Taylor
Sherwood Named HRM President
Elmer W. Sherwood a former Linton Bloomfield resident and Greene county circuit court clerk becomes president of the American Travelers Life Insurance Company of Indianapolis. He is noted for Legion work as national director of the Americanism Commission. he and H. L. Barr of Indianapolis formed the insurance charter six months ago with Barr as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer W. Sherwood
Linton
Bloomfield
Greene Circuit Court
American Travelers Life Insurance Company of
Indianapolis
Sherwood
National American Legion Organization
Americanism Commission
Legion
H. L. Barr
Barr
Three Marriage Licenses Issued in Greene County
The Greene circuit court clerk at Bloomfield issued three marriage licenses during the holiday period. The couples are Robert Lee Wilson and Martha Lee Franklin of Linton. Roy Holtsclaw of Bloomfield and Elsie Mae Halberstadt of Linton. Victor Kellums of Linton and Ruby Murl Gambill of Jasonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Robert Lee Wilson
Martha Lee Franklin
Linton
Roy Holtsclaw
Elsie Mae Halberstadt
Victor Kellums
Ruby Murl Gambill
Jasonville
Dairy Butter Prices Fall Across Markets
Chicago dispatch reports wholesale butter prices slid up to 10 cents a pound in New York and 6 cents in Chicago. Owen Richards of the American Dairy Association predicted a fluctuating trend with prices likely to settle around 80 to 85 cents a pound by March.
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Chicago
New York
Owen Richards
American Dairy Association
Hunt on Sunday Leads to Fines for Two Men
Two Bicknell men W. W. Mead and Howard Fiscus were fined 18 dollars each after arrest by State Conservation Officer Darrell Bastin in Stockton township for hunting on Sunday. They appeared before Justice William Fiscus at Worthington and paid a total of 18 dollars in fines and costs.
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Bicknell
Stockton Township
Darrell Bastin
W. W. Mead
Howard Fiscus
William Fiscus
Worthington
Thirteen Killed in State Mishaps on Christmas Day
Indiana recorded at least 13 holiday deaths in traffic and accident tolls. Victims include Woodrow Hirtzer in Evansville and Mary Catherine Gipson in Winslow, with others from Rockport to Paoli and Indianapolis among the injured or fatally harmed.
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United Press
Indiana
Hoosier
Woodrow Hirtzer
Evansville
Rockport
Mary Catherine Gipson
Winslow
Methodist Hospital
Paul J. Flesham
Brookville
Cincinnati
Qohio-Indiana
Anita Fields
Gentryville
Edward Himsel
Hayesville
Himsel
Minnie Schor
Indianapolis
Earl J. Jacobs
St. Meinrad
Howard F. Dixon
West Baden
Paoli
Danny Davis
Tipton
Emmett Smalley
Fairfield
Herschel Harrell
Ernest Ruthledge
Danville
Avon
Henry J. Martin
Mrs Dayhoff 68 Dies in Worthington Home
Lydia Dayhoff 68 a Worthington resident died at 6 this morning after a two week illness. Born August 8 1878 she married Fletch Dayhoff August 16 1897 and lived south of Worthington. She leaves husband three daughters two sons a brother a sister seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at Worthington Christian church Sunday at 2 p m with Rev. P E Roll officiating. Myers Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Dayhoff
Worthington
Dayhoff
Jesse
Mary Ann Carroll Dyer
Fletch Dayhoff
Worthington Christian Church
Ben Stewart
Terre Haute
C. T. Smith
Indianapolis
Harold Johnson
Arthur Dayhoff
Lloyd Dayhoff
Charles Dyer
Ringwood
Okla
Lee Dyer
Anna Huller
P. E. Roll
Worthington Cemetery
Myers Funeral Home
Three Planes Crash Near Shanghai Killing Sixty Two
Dense fog and rain trapped three Chinese airliners as they approached Shanghai from Chungking. Pilots failed to reach a safe landing. 62 dead, 16 seriously injured, one American among the victims, and a fourth plane missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
U.P
Chinese Airlines
China
Commecial Airlines
J. M. Greenwod
Chungking
China National Aviation Corp
China Air Transport Corp
Kiangnan
Wuchang
Yangtze River
Ohio Picks Taft to Be Candidate for 1948 Nomination
United Press reports that Sen Robert A Taft will be Ohio's choice for the GOP presidential nomination at the 1948 convention. Bricker will withdraw to present united Ohio support for Taft as party leaders fear a split could ruin both candidates' chances.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
United Press
John W. Bricker
United Ohio
Taft
White House
Brieker
Wendell Willkie
Bricker
New York
Thomas
Dewey
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Carlisle
United States Chamber of Commerce
Labert St. Clair
U. S
Shaker Prairie Christian Church
God's Acres
Mike’ Hankins
Sarah Baker
Son
Linton Christmas
ABC
U.S
W.C. Fields
Robert Smith
Charles Flicea
Iane Grace Rusher
Deans
Helen Mauder of
Josephine Miller
George English of
Carolyn Sue Dove
Annalee Wright
Baby
HRM
Hunt
Perssons
City
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