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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
2
On this date in 1963 history the Gadsden purchase of 1853 is recalled. Local brief items note letters, poems, Christmas cards from France, and a Public Service Company of Indiana feature on Jamie Street and the Graham Farms cheese plant near Elnora.
Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. was admitted to Bethesda Naval Hospital for a virus infection. The 79 year old Massachusetts congressman, former House speaker and longtime GOP leader, was moved from the Shoreton Park Hotel Sunday for tests and a checkup authorities said.
West Berlin agrees to informal talks with East Germans to negotiate a new pass system for visits to East Berlin. The current holiday pass expires Jan 5 and Western Allies caution the talks do not imply recognition. A record 154 621 crossings occurred yesterday, triggering a massive traffic jam unseen since 1961.
Residents of Lyons and nearby areas may attend an open house at Lyons Town Hall from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday Jan 1. A short ceremony will include the oath of office for new town board members John Sutphin Chester Corns Hal Kahn and Mrs Viola Moody administered by Claude Story Greene Circuit Court clerk. Refreshments will follow.
A Christmas tree light overheat started a fire at a tri level Kenosha County residence killing Clarence Hansen 27 Frances Hansen 28 and children Clarence Jr 2 Kenneth 2 months The mother fled then returned to rescue the kids two daughters Renee 9 and Brenda 4 were saved by a neighbor.
Premier Khrushchev told United Press International he expects agreement on arms control and other Cold War issues in 1964. he cited Soviet budget cuts and called for mutual restraint, a non aggression pact NATO Warsaw pact, nuclear free zones, and steps to ease tensions. He urged peaceful U S Soviet cooperation and endorsed Kennedy Johnson policy.
Senate leaders pressed for final passage of the foreign aid bill and belated adjournment of the long ses sion. Senator Morse demanded a 51 vote quorum delaying action and warned against more than 2 billion dollars for next year's programs, insisting on congressional control.
Vannie L Tincher was installed as Worshipful Master of Linton Lodge No 566 F and A M in a ceremony at the Masonic temple Saturday night. Other officers installed were Frank Cox Senior Warden Sherman L Anderson Junior Warden John H Donahue Treasurer Harry J Bedwell Secretary Frankie L Cox Senior Deacon Paul W Elkins Junior Deacon Clifford Jones Senior Steward Muril E Blume Junior Steward John E Shelton Chaplain Herbert I Poole Tyler and Wilson Hixson Trustee.
Jackie Craig of Bloomfield rtc 3 and Nancy Helms of Bloomfield rtc 4 filed an application for a marriage license in the office of the clerk of the Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield Claude Story.
A pedestrian died in Salem when he walked into a car driven by Homer Moffatt near a weekend hailed as one of the safest. Eddie Wyman aged 65 from Salem was the victim raising Indiana 1963 fatalities to at least 1,314, with only one weekend fatality recorded and the year likely to be the third deadliest on record. Luther Trent, 58, of Yorktown, was killed Saturday night in a Delaware County crash involving a truck driven by Thomas Mahl, 26, of Eldoria Ohio.
Boy Scouts of Troop No. 50 in Linton are reminded their next meeting is Monday January 6 at the Linton Armory. Scouts must bring written permission to attend. officers note there is no meeting tonight.
Mina Faye Kincaid filed for divorce from Murray T. Kincaid in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield today.
December 1963 ends as the coldest year since 1917 with sub-zero norms across Indiana. Readings drop to 7 below in Lafayette and 4 below in Indianapolis, while South Bend and Terre Haute see 3 and 2 below respectively. Forecasts predict continued lows below freezing and light precipitation across the state.
Oswald Kaduk, 57, a former Auschwitz guard, testifies of innocence as part of West Germany’s mass murder case against 22 defendants. Kaduk is accused of selecting 40 children for burning and forcing Russian prisoners to die in the snow, amid charges tied to Auschwitz killings of 2.5 to 4 million people.
Authorities scan state health records to identify a polio stricken man who robbed the Peru Trust Company branch in Mexico Indiana. He locked three employees in the vault and escaped with 5177 after forcing teller Ruth Frick to fill a sack with cash. The employees freed themselves in about 30 minutes.
A fire at the Roosevelt Hotel in Jacksonville during the Gator Bowl weekend killed 21 and injured 60. Guests fled through smoke filled halls with ladders and ropes while helicopters evacuated those on the roof. Miss America Donna Axum, trapped on the 10th floor, escaped in a fur coat over pajamas.
Branigan and Lemon tied for first with 151 votes each in a 1962 Indiana Democratic gubernatorial poll of 1962 delegates conducted by The Indianapolis Times. Herman Wells led a strong third with 124 tallies, followed by Marshall Kizer with 177 votes and Albert Steinwedel with 63, as other candidates trailed in the delegate count.
A Rocky Mountain storm dumped six inches or more of snow in parts of Texas and stretched to Missouri and the Dakotas. Extreme cold lingered from Minnesota to the Appalachians as fires and accidents followed in several cities including Detroit Chicago Pittsburgh and Denver.
Mayor-elect A M Slim Risher will be sworn in at 11 a m on Wednesday Jan 1 1964. Circuit Court Judge Edwin B Long will administer the oath to councilmen Lester Bailey Ora McCollister Earl Roush Robert Walters and Jerry Wright at City Hall.
Deputy Jess Martin reports a Saturday 10:35 a.m. head-on collision on Park Road near Mineral City between Frank M. Hayes 76 of Bloomfield and Emil E. Porter 30 of Bloomfield. Hayes suffered a chin cut and was treated and released. vehicle damages were $400 and $300. No tickets issued.
Greene county Young Republicans plan an organizational meeting at 7 30 p.m. Thursday at David Holt 216 Grove Street Bloomfield. Holt named Young Republican chairman by Irvin Pryor. Members aged 12 to 35 invited to attend to discuss a constitution by laws and a county membership drive. Officers to be elected later this month.
The 20 000 ton Greek liner Lakonia sank Sunday while being towed to Gibraltar after a Christmas fire that killed 155. Survivors 265 arrived in Tilbury, British passengers dominated. rescue disputed with crew and officials saying salvage was abandoned.
The First Baptist church in Dugger will hold services starting at 8 30 p m Tuesday through midnight. Rev Ted Miller pastor will speak during the evening.
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