Old-Timer Remembers Ice Harvest and Coffee News
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls ice harvesting methods near East Vincennes street and an era before artificial ice. The piece notes coffee stock optimism and rationing expectations, citing American coffee consumption records and trade chatter amid wartime shortages. It mentions a 156 year old postal card of Thomas Jefferson shown by Mr and Mrs James Aland.
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Duhne Building
Vincennes Street
Beehunter Creek
Bill’ Sumner
James Aland
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Forsythe Announces Birth of Daughter in Kansas City
Mr and Mrs Alexander Forsythe announce the birth of a daughter born February 7 in Kansas City Missouri. The mother and baby are reported to be getting along nicely. Mrs Forsythe formerly Miss Bonnie Staggs of Linton.
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Alexander Forsythe
Kansas City
Forsythe
Bonnie Staggs
Linton
Battle to Decide the Fate of German Capital Making Good Progress
Moscow reports say Soviet forces push across the Oder bridgeheads and drive to cut the Frankfurt Berlin road. Zhukov’s troops seize positions near Kuestrin and Frankfurt while Wehrmacht acknowledges gains beyond the river. The battle advances toward Berlin as heavy fighting continues.
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Robert Musel
United Press
London
U.P
Moscow
Oder
Berlin
Frankfurt-Berlin
Gregory K. Zhukov
Henry Shapiro
Red Army
Zhukov
Frankfurt
Fuerstenberg
Kuestrin
Roosevelt Churchill Stalin Open Black Sea Conference
United Press reports Roosevelt and Churchill arrived first at a Black Sea area town to join Stalin for a high level conference. Military leaders from the United States Britain and the Soviet Union discussed strategy in a six day prelude to a second meeting with cautious security around the conference site.
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Cairo
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Black Sea
Pilgrim Holiness Guest Speaker Feb 11 Service
Rev. F. J. Goins assistant district superintendent will speak at the local church Sunday morning February 11. A report on church work will be given and the morning message will be delivered. Service starts at 10:30 a.m. Public invited.
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F. J. Goins
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Goins
Lilburn Wilson longtime Bloomfield town marshal dies
Lilburn Alvadore Wilson former town marshal of Bloomfield died at his home after several weeks of illness. Born June 7, 1869 he was 75. Survived by widow Nan Wilson four children two sisters and a brother. Funeral at Bloomfield Christian Church Friday at 2:30 p.m. burial in Grandview Cemetery.
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Lilburn Alvadore Wilson
Bloomfield
Samuel
Sarah Ann Jackson Wilson
Nan Wilson
Raymond
Palestine
Dessie Lester
Ruth Bennett
Esther Shields
Lafayette Wilson
Bedford
Martha Fapp
Oolitic
Adeline Edington
Jenkins Funeral Home
Bloomfield Christian Church
Logan Hatfield
Owensburg
Grandview Cemetery
Boy Scouts Week Marks 1910 Founding Anniversary
The poster notes February 8 to 14 as Boy Scout Week with nationwide pro grams celebrating the 1910 founding. It cites more than 1,800,000 Cubs and Scouts plus leaders in the U S and over 3,000,000 members in 70 countries.
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Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
Hospital Report Notes Multiple Admissions and Birth
Ronnie Leu Barnes eight year old daughter of Mrs Edna Barnes underwent an appendectomy Wednesday night. Mrs Emma Hollis of Worthington admitted for treatment Wednesday. Mrs Charles J Bedwell of Jacksonville admitted Wednesday with a broken knee cap. Paul Trinkle of Sandborn admitted Wednesday. A girl born to Mrs George Harrell of Newberry Wednesday night weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces named Beverly Kay. Maurice Shelton of Lyons underwent a major operation today. Mrs Wadis Reintjes and baby dismissed Wednesday evening. Ellis Plew of Sixth Street Northeast dismissed Wednesday.
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Ronnie Leu Barnes
Edna Barnes
Emma Hollis
Worthington
Charles J. Bedwell
Jasonville
Paul Trinkle
Sandborn
George Harrell
Newberry
Beverly Kay
Maurice Shelton
Lyons
Wadis Reintjes
Baby
Ellis Plew
Sixth Street Northeast
Caron Sues for Divorce Over Missing Wife Since 1932 Parade
Lawrence Massachusetts Emile Caron sues for divorce claiming his wife left him during an American Legion parade in 1932 and has not returned since. The filing details the long separation and seeks legal resolution.
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Lawrence, Mass
U.P
Emile Caron
American Legion
Big Three Meet Promises Style of Postwar Germany Policy
The Big Three Roosevelt Churchill Stalin announce agreement on defeating Germany and begin talks on occupation and postwar economic and political structure. They aim for mutual compromises and a limited U S policing role, with Britain and the Soviet Union handling long term policing. Confirmation comes from London Moscow and Washington.
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Washington
U.P
Black Sea
Europe
Germany
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Josef V. Stalin
Churchill
Stalin
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
France
London
Moscow
Berlin
Harry L. Hopkins
Victims of Fire 10 to Be Buried Here in Akron
Funeral services will be held Saturday at two o clock for William Fred Hipscher and his sister Gilda Hipscher who died in a fire that destroyed their Akron home last Sunday night. Both were born in Akron and worked in war plants. their parents Fred and Lucille Hipscher were badly burned and confined to a local hospital. Surviving relatives include a sister Mrs Arnold Hamlin of Steubenville and grandparents in Smithfield and Linton. Bodies due Friday. burial at Fairview after services led by Rev Virgil Kelley.
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William Fred Hipscher
Gilda Hipscher
Akron
Ohio
Gilda Lou
Fred
Lucille Hipscher
Arnold Hamlin
Steubenville
Charles Hipscher
Smithfield
Charles Cullen
Linton
Hobart Cooper
Welch and Cornett
Virgil Kelley
Fairview
Marie Johnson Sues Harold Johnson for Divorce in Greene Circuit Court.
Marie Johnson files a complaint for divorce against Harold Johnson in Greene Circuit Court. The action seeks dissolution of marriage and related relief as provided by law.
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Marie Johnson
Greene
Harold Johnson
Missing Marine flyer Lt Bruce Peltier in search
Lt Bruce J Peltier of the Marine Air Corps an instructor at Pensacola Fla is missing in a routine training flight. An intensive search is under way and his family in Glenburn awaits word. He is 20 a Linton Stockton High School graduate married to Mary Peltier and a two year veteran who earned Wings of Gold in July 1944. His brother Robert Peltier has been interned in a German camp for over a year.
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Emil Pelter
Glenburn
United States War Department
Bruce J. Peltier
Marine Air Corps
Pensacola
Fla
Linton Stockton High School
Champagne, Ul
Marine Corps Reserve
Mary. Peltier
Robert Peltier
American Armies Break Siegfried Line Across 75 Mile Front
American forces breach the Siegfried Line bastion of Schmidt as the First and Third Armies push through on a 75 mile front threatening the Roer dams. German and RAF actions echo a broader opening to a new Allied offensive with multiple fronts hinted.
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Siegfried Line
Schmidt
Boyd D. Lewis
United Press
Paris
U.R
Roer River
Ruhr
Rhineland
West Wall
Cleve
Goch
Kassel
Mainz
Coblenz
Hanover
Duesseldorf
Duisburg
Magdenburg
Arnhem
First Army
Americans Turn Fire On Surviving Japs In South Half Of Manila
In South Manila a clash reported with American forces pounding areas as fights raged. The item notes troops firing during operations and mentions ongoing combat conditions in the region.
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Manila
Japs Blow Up Last of Four Pasig Bridges
American forces report the last of four Pasig bridges in Manila destroyed by Japanese demolition squads. U S Army units push into southern Manila while fires roam the southern city and Santo Tomas internment camp areas.
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United Press
Manila
U. S. 11Th Airborne Division
Pasig
America
Jones Span
11Th Airborne Division
Santo Tomas University
37Th Infantry
First Cavalry
Quezon City
37Th
Bloomfield Boy Missing In France Sgt John A Brandon
Mrs. Margaret Brandon of Bloomfield reports her son Sgt John A Brandon has been missing in action in France since January 20. A Bloomfield High School and Indiana University alumnus, he was 27, served three years, was wounded in June, received the Purple Heart, and had been overseas about a year.
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Margaret Brandon
Bloomfield
United States War Department
John A. Brandon
France
Bloomfield High School
Indiana University
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sgt
Brandon
George Field Offers Basic Education Classes for Soldiers
Basic reading writing and arithmetic courses begin at George Field for servicemen who left schooling before induction or foreigners who struggle with written English. Instructors Pvt Gloria Parkus and Cpl Donald Sanville teach under Lt Sherman Fetter supervision, using army primers and concentrated study to complete up to five grades in months.
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George Field
Army
Pvt
Gloria Parkus
Cpl
Donald Sanville
George
Sherman Fetter
Coal deposits unusually deep found in Indiana fields
Brazil Indiana February 8 Unprecedented coal finds widen the Indiana field. Miners report a 10 foot seam of Brazil black coal at G and F company diggings south of town versus typical depths under four feet. Earlier this week Staunton pits of Ayrshire Colieries unearthed a 16 foot vein of bituminous coal.
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Brazil
Ind
U.P
Indiana
G. and F. Company
Here
Staunton
Ayrshire Colieries Corporation
Special Legion meeting scheduled for Thursday eight o'clock
An American Legion Home gathering is set for Thursday evening at eight o'clock to plan Saturday night initiation. All members are urged to attend.
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American Legion
Scout Replies With Ten Derfoot Leadership At Boot Camp
Ida Farragut reports a Navy boot camp moment when a new recruit, asked for his highest rank, quips that he held “Ten derfoot in the Boy Scouts.” The humorous exchange reflects eager enlistment and humor among trainees.
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Farragut
Ida
U.P
Navy
Tenderfoot
Boy Scouts
Social Hygiene Day Observed In Wartime Campaign
National Social Hygiene Day was observed on February 7 to support wartime efforts to stamp out venereal diseases. Since April 1942 the venereal disease clinic at Freeman-Greene County Hospital has had 1536 visits, operating Thursdays from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. under Dr H B Turner with county nurses. Stamp Out V D is the theme as authorities urge public action and personal responsibility to eradicate venereal disease.
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Indiana State Board of Health
Freeman- Greene County
H. B. Turner
Margaret Foulks
Madeline Neidlinger
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New York
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Latin America
IRI
Black Sea Area
Pilgrim Holiness
Lilburn Wilson
Douglas MacArthur
Camiling
Luzon
Signal Corps
NEA Telephoto
Nazi Germany
World
Bruce Peliter
Marine Corps
Pensacola, Fla
Bruce Peltier
South Bend
Sylvester B. Sherman
Sherman
J. Elmer Peak
Francis McCarthy
Purple Heart
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