Train derailment near Leetonia injures few
A 16 car eastbound Pennsylvania Railroad Gotham Limited derailed near Leetonia Ohio at 8 06 a m causing 36 of about 111 passengers in Pullmans and coaches to flee into the cold none seriously hurt. Train officials said the derailment began with a mail baggage car and brake arch in an undercarriage.
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Leetonia
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gotham Limited
Pittsburgh
Henry Gibson
James E. Martin
E U B Church Plans February Birthday Supper
The Youth Fellowship of the Evangelical United Brethren church in Linton will sponsor a February birthday supper at the church on Thursday evening. February birthday members will be honored at a 6:30 p.m. carry-in dinner. A sound film Workers Together With God and special musical numbers will follow.
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The
Evangelical United Brethren Church of Linton
Carl Eistburg
God
Marriage License Issued by Greene County Clerk
A marriage license has been issued by the clerk of the Greene circuit court at Bloomfield to Kenneth Hill and Mary Ruth Flynn, both of Switz City.
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Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Kenneth Hill
Mary Ruth Flynn
Switz City
Decker Dog Poisoning Probe Nears Lab Analysis
Angry townsfolk report at least 30 dogs killed after eating poisoned meat scraps. The Decker marshal said portions were sent to the Indianapolis police laboratory for analysis as investigators hunt for a poisoner and warn that children could be at risk.
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Decker
Decker Marshal Everett Durham
Indiannapolis
Certificate Sale Progresses for Consolidated Grade School Fund
The campaign to sell $10 membership certificates in the holding company for the new consolidated Grade school is moving ahead. canvassers report many households are buying shares though full totals are not yet available. The two week effort ends Feb 12 with a goal of 1 000 to 1 500 certificates.
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Ned
Lea Ders
Sailor Muril Blume Promoted to Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class
Muril Blume of Linton has been promoted to Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class effective January 1. He serves aboard the USS Coral Sea CVA-43 with the Sixth Fleet, currently maneuvering in the Atlantic. Blume is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arvil Blume.
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Muril &. Blume
U.S. Navy
Coral Sea
Sixth Fleet
Blume
Atlantic
Arvil, Blume
Linton
Extension approved to June 30 1939 draft
The House Armed Services Committee approved a 32 to 0 vote to extend the draft through June 30 1939. The measure includes amendments to limit re drafting of those who served and to extend guard exemptions, with a plan for mandatory registration at 18 and a two year active duty plus six years reserve after induction.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
House
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
National Guard
Guard
Fireman Hurt In Indianapolis Building Blaze
Chester Thomas, 45, sustained severe head wounds after a fellow firefighter swung a pickax during a Wednesday night blaze that damaged the roof and top two floors of the 11 story K of P Building in downtown Indianapolis. He was listed in fair condition at General Hospital. The fire started in elevator motors on the roof. damage estimate not available.
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Indianapolis
Chester Thomas
K. of P
General Hospital
Democrat Club to Meet in Bloomfield Court Room
The Greene County Women's Democratic club will hold a meeting in the court room above the Ben Franklin store at Bloomfield on Wednesday evening. A covered dish dinner will be served at 6 30 o'clock and a program and business meeting is scheduled for 7 30 o'clock. Members and friends are urged to attend.
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Greene County Women's Democratic Club
Ben Franklin
Bloomfield
Evacuation Plan Reached for Tachens by U S and Nationalists
U S and Nationalist China reached agreement on evacuating the Tachens under protection of the 7th Fleet. An announcement could come within 48 hours. Nationalists reported heavy anti aircraft fire as Communist ships were damaged near Yikiangshan Island.
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Formosa
United States
China
Tachen Islands
Tachens
Yikiangshan Island
Tachen
Earle E. Partridge
U.S
Far East
Chiang Kai-Shek
Eisenhower
Tachen Island
Yikiangshan
Bill Would Aid Widow Of Bloomfield Man
Indiana lawmaker Rep George W McDaniel seeks $12 396 in state funds for Lucille Saunders Greene county widow whose husband Charles Henry Saunders died May 29 1954 in a car truck crash on Ind 54 eight miles east of Bloomfield The bill cites grading work payment leftover as a contributing factor to the accident.
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Indianapolis
INS
George W. McDaniel
Bloomington
Lucille Saunders
Greene County
Charles Henry Saunders
Bloomfield
Midwest Gains in Business Rise Highlight Chicago Fed Review
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago credits the Midwest with the fastest rise in business activity in the nation. Industrial production gains are led by a spectacular upsurge in automobile manufacturing, making the region surpass all others in the latest monthly review.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Midwest
Indiana House blocks Time referendum fast time proposal
Indiana legislators fail to advance a plan to let voters in 1956 choose permanent fast time slow time or a mixture. Representative Jean LaGrange sees delay as politics while Chairman Oren Felton awaits a Senate version before action.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
House
Senate
Jean LaGrange
D-La
Judiciary
LaGrange
Oren Felton
Rfairmount
Felton
Soviet Defenses Grow as Budget Rises 12 Percent
Moscow reports an 11.8 billion ruble increase in 1955 defense expenditures, bringing arms spending to 112.1 billion rubles. Finance Minister Arseni Zverev presented the budget to the Supreme Soviet session while the lower chamber adopted a three point agenda on budgets and foreign policy.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Arseni G. Zverev
Supreme Soviet
U.S
Zverev
Soviet Union
Not So Warm Satan's Kingdom Strike Cold Day
A Satan's Kingdom report notes temperatures 15 degrees below zero marking a bitter cold spell. Residents endure extreme wind chills as local services operate with limited outdoor activity.
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Satan’s Kingdom
Conn
Indiana Senate Sends Toll Road Bill to House Clash Grows
Indiana Senate moves to pass a toll road bill provoking House debate over restricting Toll Road Commission powers. Key figures Otto Reddish and Robert Webb view chances differently while Gov. Craig’s allies push amendments to keep a Lake County to Indianapolis link alive. Critics warn costs could top 75 million dollars for a Jamestown to Indianapolis feeder.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Senate
House
Senate
State Toll Road Commission
Otto Reddish
Crawfordsville
Robert Webb
Arcadia
Craig
Senate House Conference Committee
Roy Conrad
Jamestown
Lake County
Commission
Illinois
Ohio
St. Louis
Cincinnati
General Assembly
Conrad
Skirmish at Bedford Triggers Arrests in Plant Strike
Bedford Indiana three men face trial February 18 for disturbances tied to a Phileco plant strike picket line when an auto was overturned during attempts by three carloads of production workers to cross. Harold Cunningham Edward Henderson and Charles Bellville plead not guilty with bond set at 500 each. Strike began January 4 negotiations ended January 21 over union security.
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Bedford
Ind
Phileco
Harold Cunningham
CIO Electrical Workers
Edward J. Henderson
Charles R. Bellville
Divorce Suit Filed in Greene Circuit Court
Viola Wigley sues Roy Wigley for divorce in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield on a transcript from Lawrence county court.
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Viola Wigley
Roy Wigley
Greene
Bloomfield
Lawrence County
Parole Board Frees 18 Inmates in Indiana
The Indiana State Prison parole department approved the release of 18 inmates including Orval Purcell of Greene county who was sentenced to one to three years for child desertion.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana State Prison Parole Department
Orval Purcell
Greene County
Burglary duo details long crime spree in Indiana
Statements signed by Gail Hoskins and Joy Young recount a year of burglaries across Indiana. The pair led authorities from Linton to Crawfordsville and Clay City, with items valued at hundreds of dollars recovered and several home break-ins linked to the pair.
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Indiana
Gail Hoskins
Seeleyville
Miss Joy Young
Peterburg
Hoskins
Miss Young
Linton
Knox County
Francis Thomas
Vincennes
Knox
William Coleman
Clay City
Crawfordsville
Springfield
Ohio
Terre Haute
Proctor
Les Proctor
Myrtle Rasner
Wheatland
Rasner
Marion
Lapel
Worthington
Walker
Riley
Dugger
Hazel Miller
Lena
Parke County
Wild deer freed in Indianapolis after capture program
Conservation Director Harley Hook announced 30 live trapped wild deer have been released in southern Indiana. Each deer was ear-tagged to monitor movements by conservationists.
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Indianapolis
Harley Hook
Indiana
Chilling Weather Persists Across Indiana Two More Days
Hoosiers endure sub zero readings with lows near zero to 12 and highs around 25 to 30 as winter weather grinds on. Elliston station logged 15 degrees and snow is forecast for central and southern Indiana Friday. Roads remain mostly normal though South Bend Goshen and Indianapolis report lingering cold and ground cover.
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Weather Bureau
South Bend
Goshen
Indianapolis
Evansville
Winter Storm Grips Nation With Arctic Chill and Snow
A major winter blast sweeps from California to New England with subzero temperatures in New York and 13 inches of snow in Wyoming. New York City endures the heaviest snow of the year with 3.7 inches, while Los Angeles faces near gale winds and power outages. Schools dismiss in NYC and airports report delays as storms extend into New Mexico and Colorado.
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California
Wyoming
New Mexico
Colorado
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Ocean
New England
Newport
Metropolis
Gotham
la Guardia
International Airport
Los Angeles
Calif
Rocky Mountains
Lander
Wyo
Medicine kills Hoosier boy in Indiana hospital death
Two year old Mitchell James Embry died at General Hospital from a belladonna derivative medicine found in the cabinet. The child climbed a chair to reach the bottle while his mother Mrs. Oline Embry, 25, was tending her newborn twins.
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Indianapolis
Mitchell James Embry
General Hospital
Oline Embry
Crooner Bing Crosby Leaves Hospital After Kidney Surgery
Bing Crosby, recovering well after kidney stone surgery two weeks ago, was reluctant to leave St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica as he recuperates at home.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
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