Indiana high schools push basketball as state backbone
Indiana’s high school basketball system includes 755 teams with wide parity and gym capacity for 700000. Commissioner L V Phillips notes input from small and large schools in a tourney that has survived wars and grown into a major state enterprise with substantial revenues and media coverage.
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Raub
Round Grove
Flint
L. V. Phillips
Indiana
Crawfordsville
Ohio
Illinois
Hoosier High School
Phillips
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Butler
Red Drive Blunted By South Koreans Airfield Attacked
South Korean infantry halted the heaviest Chinese assault along the Frozen Korean front at Rocky Point Sniper Ridge. Fifty-four bullets and shells were exchanged during a five hour fight leaving 42 Chinese dead or wounded. American Superforts then bombed a Communist airstrip near Pyongyang, while Marine Corsairs harassed bunkers on the Western Front amidst overcast conditions.
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Seoul
Korea
U.P
Bunker Hill
Rocky Point
U.N
Pyongyang
North Korea
Marine Corsairs
Local Man Admitted To Methodist Hospital Indianapolis
Freel Earl Bender of 635 A Street Northeast Linton was admitted to Methodist Hospital Indianapolis last Saturday. His address is 5 North Methodist Hospital.
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Freel Earl Bender
Linton
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Mrs Metge 67 Dies After Fall In Freeman-Greene County
Mrs. Mathilda Metge of Linton aged 67 died at 5 30 Sunday morning in Freeman-Greene county hospital after eight weeks as a patient following a fractured hip. Born in France January 25 1885 she came to the United States in 1904 and to Linton in 1910. Survived by one brother Fernand Passeneau Miami Florida one niece Mrs Fern Robertson Bloomfield Hill Michigan and three nephews Louis Jaffre Bloomfield Charles Passeneau Idaho Raymond Passeneau Campbell. Funeral at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 pm with Deaconess Nola D Yoder officiating burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Mathilda Metge
Linton
France
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Mrs. Metge
Louis
Mathilda Passeneau
United States
Pennsylvania
Fiorens Metge
Metge
Fernand Passeneau
Miami
Fla
Fern Robertson
Bloomfield Hill
Mich
Louis Jaffre
Bloomfield
Charles Passeneau
Idaho
Raymond Passeneau
Campbell
Welch and Cornett
Welch and Cornett Funeral Home
Nola D. Yoder
Fairview Cemetery
Typhoon Hits Islands In Pacific Today
The Navy reported a typhoon with 70 mile per hour winds swept Eniwetok island in the central Pacific. Seas ran 30 feet high and most of the island was under water. No serious casualties or emergency needs were reported.
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Honolulu
T. H
Navy
Eniwetok Island
Central Pacific
Arthur McGuire dies. Sullivan publisher and former mayor
Arthur McGuire 68 longtime Sullivan County Democrat publisher and former mayor of Sullivan died suddenly at Mary Sherman Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. He led Sullivan newspapers for nearly 50 years and served as Sullivan mayor 1941 1948. Survived by wife Dona and five daughters. funeral Tuesday at Billman Mortuary.
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Sullivan,Ind
Arthur McGuire
Sullivan County Democrat
Sullivan
Mary Sherman Hospital
McGuire
Sullivan County
Sullivan Times
The
Democrat
MccGuire
Lodge
Sullivan Masonic Lodge
Sullivan Elks’ Lodge
Sullivan Baptist Church
Dona McGuire
Ruth Thayer
Becky Buzard
Helen Hash
Carmel
Ind
Dona Fern Smith
Hartford City
Bidault Seeks Third Postwar Term in France Crisis
Paris reports former premier Georges Bidault agreed to form France's 18th postwar cabinet and seek party support after the government crisis. He conveyed his plan to President Auriol and faces poor prospects for independents and Peasant deputies amid party defections and de Gaulle rally developments.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
France
Popular Republican Party
MRP
Vincent Auroil
Bidault
Antoine Pignay
Auriol
Charles de Gaulle
RPF
Council Will Meet in Pocahontas Hall Tonight
Chickateth Council in Pocahontas schedules its last 1952 meeting at 7:00 PM at the hall. Entertainment and refreshments planned. Officers urge full attendance.
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Chickateth
Pocahontas
Joker floods Trafalgar Fountain with soap suds
A practical jokester dumped about 50 pounds of soap flakes into the Trafalgar Square fountain in London. The suds overflowed as water was turned on, threatening to flood the square.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Greene circuit court grants two divorces in Bloomfield
In Greene circuit court at Bloomfield, two divorces were granted. Orpha B. Lutes won a divorce from David L. Lutes with her prior name restored and a property settlement approved. William E. Mitchell divorced Cora Mae Mitchell with defendant awarded housegoods. Several other cases were continued or set for future dates.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Avery Shaffer
Kenneth Sullivan
Orpha B. Lutes
David L. Lutes
Orpha
Hardesty
Monroe County
William E. Mitchell
Cora Mae Mitchell
Harold J. Cruser
Annette Cruser
Hazel M. Tetrick
Kelsie Tetrick
Madge Mowery
John Mowery
Linton Serviceman Injured Enroute Home in Fog Accident
John R. Mahan of Linton is hospitalized in Fredericksville Ohio with injuries from a auto crash while enroute to spend the holidays with wife Janet Mahan. He and two other Naval hospital servicemen were in the wreck when fog reduced visibility and the car struck a bridge. exact injuries and other names were not learned.
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Linton
John R. Mahan
Fredricksville
Ohio
Janet Mahan
Naval Hospital
Kivett Appointed To State Position
Indianapolis naval officer Si las Kivett Jr. will be Indiana's new chief deputy attorney general announced by Attorney General-elect Edwin K. Steers. Kivett, a lieutenant commander, heads the Navy training center at Sioux City Iowa and has been president of the Marion County Republican Veterans.
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Indianapolis
Silas Kivett Jr
Indiana
Edwin K. Steers
Kivett
Navy
Sioux City
Marion County Republican Veterans
Texas Rancher Commits Suicide In Flight Dive
William Cox a 24 year old rancher from near Sweetwater Texas opted to crash his five seat Cessna 170 into a gravel pit near Sweetwater after long radio exchanges with ground observers. He spoke of things being messed up and refused to land despite pleas. He died instantly when the plane struck at 400 feet.
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Sweetwater
Tex
U.P
William Cox
Cox
SAA
Abilene
Nillsdale
Sweetwate
Marathon
Don Patterson
Patterson
CAA
Calvin Montgomery
IRS agent to help federal taxpayers at Linton Post Office
An IRS representative will assist taxpayers in preparing returns at the Linton post office. The schedule lists January and February dates with hours from 8 00 a m to 4 45 p m. No charge for the service. Bring last year’s return if possible. Farmers who do not file estimated income should file by January 31.
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Internal Revenue Service
Linton Post Office
39th A-bomb Test Seen Near Las Vegas Proving Ground
History’s 39th atomic explosion appears readied at the Las Vegas area testing site in Nevada. Informants suggest a target city or battlefield may be built to test a new warhead or missile device as thousands of expendable structures rise at the Nevada proving ground.
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Washington
Las Vegas Proving Ground
Nevada
Desert
Las Vegas
Kalispell
Mont
AEC
Albuquerque
N. M
Nevada Proving Ground
Partial admission in Spencer fatal shotgun slaying
Martin Bland 26 of Spencer admitted to police he probably killed Norman Bland 28 in a Christmas morning shooting. He signed a statement after a lie detector test and ballistic tests linked the shotgun to the crime. Bland is charged with manslaughter and held in Owen County Jail in Spencer after services for the victim at Solsberry.
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Solsberry
Spencer
Martin Bland
Norman Bland
Bland
Indianapolis
Carl Christy
Owen County
Former Resident Blanche Nichols Ellis Dies in Indianapolis
Blanche Nichols Ellis 50, born in Linton June 2 1902, died suddenly at 12 15 am at 435 South Rochester Indianapolis after a heart attack. Survived by husband Lawrence E Ellis 1 son Wilfred Roach of Indianapolis and mother Pearl Dixon of Linton. Body to lie in state at Conkle Funeral Home Indianapolis until Wednesday morning then to Welch and Cornett Funeral Home in Linton for viewing Thursday at 1 30 pm with Rev Sam Tuttle. burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Blanche Nichols Ellis
Linton
South
Rochester Street
Indianapolis
Ellis
Kate and
Pearl Meredith Nichols
Lawrence E. Ellis
Wilfred Roach
Pearl
Tobe Dixon
Conkle Funeral Home
West Sixteenth Street
Welch and Cornett
Sam Tuttle
Fairview Cemetery
Fort Hood Promotes Edward Sargent to Sergeant
The commanding officer of the 317th Tank Battalion at Fort Hood promoted Edward Sargent to sergeant.
Marriage licenses issued by Greene Clerk Bloomfield area
The Greene circuit court Clerk in Bloomfield issued licenses to Van Otto Bough of Linton and Dorothy Payne of Linton. Also licensed were Robert Lee Emery of Bloomfield and Theatha Marie Dyer of Worthington, Harry Roy Wilson of Aurelia Iowa and Lucille Seales of Montgomery, William Eli Thompson of Worthington route two and Inez Marie Thompson of Bloomfield route four.
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Frankie Justus Jr
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
van Otto Bough
Dorothy Payne
Linton
Robert Lee Emery
Theatha Marie Dyer
Worthington
Harry Roy Wilson
Aurelia
Iowa
Lucille Seales
Montgomery
William Eli Thompson
Inez Marie Thompson
Holidays set traffic death record across nation
Traffic deaths over the four day Christmas period reached an all time high since cars began. From Christmas Eve 6 PM to midnight Sunday 581 auto deaths plus 7 in plane crashes 79 in fires and 97 in other accidents total 764. Texas led with 57 deaths and two major tragedies occurred in Hawley and Arlington.
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United Press
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearbor
The
Safety Council
Texas
Hawley
Tex
Arlington
Court May Rule In Recount Case
Greene County Court may order a further recount or rule on disputed ballots in the Dowden Benham race for Second District County Commissioner. Benham, Democrat, led by twelve votes after a prior recount. Dowden, Republican, contests the result. Benham to be sworn in Jan 1953 unless the court decides otherwise.
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Greene County
Greene
Bloomfield
William H. Dowden
John Guy Benham
Benham
Mr. Benham
Jane
Mr. Dowden
Charges Filed In Linton Public Intoxication Case
Emil Ducnane y of this city faces public intoxication charges filed in Linton police court after Saturday morning arrest by Police Chief Bill Coleman and Officer Austin Greenway. Trial was set before Mayor Robert C. McFadde today.
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Linton
Emil Ducnaney
Bill Coleman
Austin Greenway
Robert C. MccFadde
MacArthur rejects Truman charge on Korea war self glorification
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur called President Truman's claim that he sought an all out Far East war inaccurate and misleading He said his aim was to end the war not extend it and argued the longer it lasts the greater the risk of wider conflict White House declined to comment.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
MacArthur
Mr. Truman
Far East
United States
United Press
White House
Merriman Smith
Russia
Courtney Whitney
MacAthur
Korea
Washington
Marco Wright 29 Dies at Home in Marco
Doyle Frederick Wright aged 29 died at 10:40 Sunday night at his parents home in Marco after lifelong illness. He was a member of the Marco Methodist Church and is survived by his parents, one brother Dora Wright of Sandborn Route One, and two sisters Mrs Lenora White of Switz Cry and Mrs Pearl Canady of Bloomfield. Newkirk Funeral Home of Pleasantville handled arrangements. Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday at the Marco Methodist Church with Rev L D Robertson officiating. Burial in Marco Cemetery.
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Doyle Frederick Wright
Clarence Wright
Marco
Wright
Marco Methodist Church
Dora Wright
Sandborn
Lenora White
Switz Cry
Pearl Canady
Bloomfield
Newkirk
Jasonville Man 81 Hurt in Auto Accident
Edward Sanders, 81, a well known Jasonville resident, was injured when the car he rode in ran off Horace Street, struck a tree and overturned. He suffered a fractured hip and facial cuts and bruises and was taken to Freeman-Greene county hospital. The Jasonville Police investigated.
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Edward Sanders
Jasonville
Horace Street
Sanders
Clara Bledsoe
Jasonsville
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
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