Noted Greene County native joins anti inflation crusade leader
United Press selected former Linton girl Mrs Dennis E Jackson of Cincinnati as a prominent leader in the anti inflation campaign. The feature notes her earlier life as Maude Neal of Greene County and mentions her husband Dr Dennis E Jackson, a Cincinnati therapeutics instructor and former Greene County teacher.
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United Press
Linton
Dennis E. Jackson
Cincinnati
Jackson
Maude Neal
Joshua
Mary E. Neal
Sixth Street
Greene County
Cincinnati University Medical School
Indiana
Cincinnati Consumer Conference
Lorne Smith Undergoes Appendectomy in Sullivan
Lorne Smith of Jasonville underwent an appendectomy at Mary Sherman hospital in Sullivan on Monday. His condition is reported as satisfactory by hospital officials.
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Lorne Smith
Jasonville
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
Jail Death Sparks Federal Scrutiny In Indianapolis
In Indianapolis the Marion county jail faces possible federal investigation after the death of Mrs Future Dalton a 37 year old inmate. Sheriff Albert C Magenheimer said the jail kitchen is sanitary and would welcome inspection while authorities consider whether the death was related to the Christmas meal.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Marion County
Albert C Magenheimer
U .S
Future Dalton
R. N. Harger
Magenheimer
Net tussle set for Bloomfield
A basketball game between Bloomfield American Legion post and the Hoosier Ambassadors from Lyons is scheduled for 8 o clock Saturday night at the Bloomfield high school gym. Both teams have strong records this year and the public is invited to attend.
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Bloomfield American Legion Post
Hoosier Ambassadors
Lyons
Bloomfield High School Gymasium
Dewey Seen as Front-Runner in 1948 GOP Nomination
Washington observers weigh a Dewey bid as the leading Republican path to the 1948 nomination. Bracketed by Taft and others, Dewey’s New York surge and Ohio contenders shape a contested field, with Stassen openly courting the White House and Vandenberg also viewed as a potential candidate.
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New York
Taft
Ohio
Washington
U.P
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State
Warren G. Harding
James M. Cox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
John W. Davis
Alfred E. Smith
Guard
John W. Bricker
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
White House
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Steiner Funeral to Be at Bugger Dugger
Funeral services for John W. Steiner aged 52 will be held at 2 p m Sunday at his sister Mrs Edna Coyner’s Dugger home. Rev Maurice Clymore will officiate burial in Dugger cemetery. He was born November 8 1894 in Dugger to William and Sarah Steiner and survived by brother Denver C Steiner and sister Mrs Coyner.
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John W. Steiner
Edna Coyner
Dugger
Maurice Clymore
Mr. Steiner
William
Sarah Taylor Steiner
Denver C. Steiner of
Coyner
Indiana Bell Plans 50 Million Expansion in Indiana
William A. Hughes, president of Indiana Bell, outlined a 50 million three year program to extend and improve telephone service across Indiana. The plan adds to nearly 8 million spent in 1946 as demand for lines grows and 30 000 applications wait for service. Buildings rise in South Bend Bedford and Indianapolis with additions at Muncie Marion Bloomington Lebanon New Castle and New Albany.
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Indiana
William A. Hughes
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Indiana Bell
Hughes
Bedford
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Indianapolis
South Bend
Lebanon
New Castle
Muncie
Marion
Bloomington
Note of thanks from Glenburn Mission
Deaconess Nola D. Yoder expresses gratitude to clubs lodges and individuals for donating food for baskets for the needy and elderly at Glenburn Luncheon Evening Guest homes. She also thanks the Boy Scouts for their caroling.
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Glenburn
Nola D. Yoder
Turtle Mountains Host Rich Songbird Variety
North Dakota’s Turtle Mountains boast a greater variety of songbirds than any similar U S site, highlighting remarkable avian diversity and ecological value in the region.
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North Dakota
Turtle Mountains
United States
Christmas Night Births In Local Hospitals Reported
A boy was born Christmas night to Mrs Iona Rusher of Deans A boy born Thursday to Mrs Helen Manders of Worthington A girl born yesterday to Mrs Josephine Miller of Bloomfield A girl born to Mrs Cornelius Street of Crane Several residents admitted for treatment and multiple new arrivals reported with several dismissals and home returns including Jasonville Evansville Switz City Morgantown Bloomfield and Worthington names tied to births and discharges.
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Greene County
Iona Rusher
Deans
Helen Manders
Worthington
Josephine Miller
Bloomfield
Cornelius Street
Crane
Pioneer Alma Landis Dies at 87 in Smith Township
Alma Arrabelle Landis died at 2 PM Thursday at her home four miles west of Worthington after a lingering illness. Born Sept 24 1859 in Smith Township she lived there her entire life. She married David Landis on Dec 24 1882 who preceded her in death. Survived by three sons two daughters a sister four brothers eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral 2:30 PM Saturday Myers Funeral Home Worthington with Rev Lloyd Miller officiating burial Worthington Cemetery.
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Alma Arrabelle Landis
Smith Township
Worthington
Mrs. Landis
Alvin
Rebecca Keck Stahl
David Landis
Mt. Olive
Harry Landis
Clarence Landis
Kenneth Landis
Myrtle Edwards
Terre Haute
Rose Truitt
Vancouver
Wash
Josephine Stewart
Julia Clayton
Linton
John
Douglas
Harry Stahl
Jim Stahl
Lebanon
Jury will study Lane at Sullivan
Sullivan Indiana December 27 A Sullivan County grand jury will meet January 2 to investigate the Christmas Eve shooting death of Ruby Hankins 28 year old mother. Malcolm Hankins 37 admitted shooting after an argument. Ruby Hankins body found in their apartment. Hankins arrested later in a Sullivan hotel. Neighbors heard a single shot about 830 pm Christmas Eve. The couple had a 10 year old daughter. Funeral rites were held this morning.
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Sullivan
Ind
U.P
Sullivan County
Ruby Hankins
Joel Loudermilk
Malcolm J. Hankins
Hankins
Hallie Goodman
Heaton Infant Dies in Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Paulette Margaret Heaton five months old died at 12 30 Thursday afternoon in Freeman Greene county hospital after a two week illness attributed to pneumonia. Survived by parents Floyd and wife of Linton rural route four brothers and three sisters at home two step sisters and grandparents Charles Cunningham Hammond. Body taken to NewkirK Funeral home Pleasantville and returned to family home this afternoon 2 o'clock Saturday at the Glenburn Mission with Deaconess Nola D Yuder officiating burial in View cemetery.
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Paulette Margaret Heaton
Freeman-Greene County
Floyd Heaton
Linton
Floyd, Jr
Jeffrey
Charles
Gary Heaton
Sharon Lee
Shirley Ann
Jackie Jean
Anita Poe
Lorene Hay
Charles Cunningham
Hammond
Newkirk
Pleasantville
Glenburn Mission
Nola D. Yuder
Fairview Cemetery
Bridge Collapse Traps Motorist. Man Dies In Indiana
Bernard J. Richardson, 40, of Gas City, died after a bridge on Mississinewa River collapsed beneath his car. The 200 ft suspension span gave way suddenly near east 38th Street, injuring him with a fractured skull, concussions, and multiple bones. Richardson, a glass company foreman, died early today from his injuries.
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Marion
Ind
Bernard J. Richardson
Gas City
Mississinewa
Richardson
Glass Company
East 38Th Street
Corporation
Rough Journey Ends With Fall Through Window
Raymond E Bakken found his doors locked, climbed a rainy roof, slipped and fell into his neighbor's bedroom window, ending up in the hospital.
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Seattle
Raymond E. Bakken
Greene circuit court records show license issued and divorce filed
One marriage license issued to James W. Carter and Elizabeth E. Shonk at Bloomfield. William Earl Miller filed suit for divorce from Marcella Maria Fransica Miller.
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Greene Circuit Court
Frank A. Lenning
Bloomfield
James W. Carter
Switz City
Elizabeth E. Shonk
William Earl Miller
Marcella Maria Fransica Miller
Indiana Labor and Farmers Oppose Sales Tax Plan
Indiana labor and agricultural leaders oppose a sales or cigarette tax in the 1947 general assembly. They propose a three point alternative to raise revenue by raising the gross income tax, eliminating exemptions, and revamping property taxes. They argue a gross income tax would be fair and avoid placing the burden on low income workers.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Labor and Agriculture
General Assembly
Republican Legislative Policy Committee
Gates
Indiana
Sheriff King Turns Over County Property to Heideman
In Rockford Illinois Sheriff Kirk S. King transfers equipment to successor Emil W. Heideman. Items include 20 cases of whiskey held in escrow for a civil suit six pinball machines seized by former Sheriff William C. Bell not destroyed and three bicycles.
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Rockford, Ill
U.R
Kirk S. King
Emil W. Heideman
William C. Bell
Change of address noted in Springfield letters to Lincoln
Springfield post office has not received mail addressed to Abraham Lincoln, Springfield IL for some time. J R McKinnie, superintendent of mails, said the letters formerly came, mostly from foreign nations.
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Springfield
Ill
U.R
Abraham Lincoln
J. R. McKinnie
Population totals in postwar occupied Germany and Berlin
The combined American and British zones in occupied Germany hold an estimated population over 37 million, while other occupying powers govern about 23 million. An additional 3 million Germans live in the jointly-held city of Berlin.
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Germany
Berlin
Foreign wool processing cheaper despite 34 cent tariff
Foreign wool, even with a tariff of 34 cents per pound, is cheaper to process than the wool produced domestically. The note compares costs of processing foreign versus domestic wool and implies price pressure on local producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Portal Pay Suits Near 10 Billion in United States
Labor unions sue for portal pay claiming time spent during shift changes on company property. Dockets show about 854 million sought nationwide, with AFL unions cautious and contemplating bargaining routes. Most suits target unpaid time since 1938, though state limits may bar earlier claims.
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Portal
United States
CIO
American Federation of Labor
AFL
AFL Executive Council
Miami
Fla
Department of Labor
Hoosier Tax Forms Mailed Ahead of Jan. Deadline
More than a million gross income tax forms were mailed to Hoosier taxpayers in Indianapolis with reminders to obtain blanks from auto license branches. Chief deputy Walter L. Sturdevant said direct mail payment plans expanded this year though many residents may not receive forms in time. Forms for corporations and partnerships were also distributed. The tax, effective Jan 1, is due Jan 31 and imposes a one percent levy on gross receipts with a $1,000 annual exemption per taxpayer.
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Indianapolis
Walter L. Sturglevant
Sturdevant
Cost of Living Index Reaches New High in November
The government cost of living index hit a new all time peak in mid November rising 1.5 percent from June 1920. Spiraling food prices drove the increase while the BLS said the November index stood at 15 17 and was 2 2 percent higher than mid October. The index reflects expenses of moderate income families in large cities.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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