New Indiana tax sale date and town chatter mix
The column notes the state tax board set delinquent property sales to begin on the second Monday in April 11, clarifies this date as permanent, and says the same applies to Barrett assessments with March advertising. It also surveys yard damage from foot traffic, stray chickens and dogs, and light humor about Twain and barber talk.
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State Tax Board
State Board
Indiana General Assembly
Tax Board
Spectacular Fire Near Highway Garage In Linton
A fiery blast near the State Highway Commission garage on D street southwest drew many residents as eight to ten explosions followed kerosene heated asphalt in a large storage tank. The Linton Fire Department quickly contained the blaze with only slight damage and no serious threat to the nearby garage.
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State Highway
D Street
Linton
Linton City
Coroner rules accident caused by inattention at CCC crowd
Coroner Dr. George Porter declares a fatal auto crash near Jasonville killed Raymond Robbins 18 of Carlisle. The verdict cites broken neck from a left lane collision after W M Coordes swerved to avoid CCC boys. Robbin’s death ruled unavoidable, but Coordes and Wilkes blamed for careless driving.
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Jasonville
Raymond Robbins
Carlisle
Shakamak CCC
George Porter
W. M. Coordes
CCC
Robert John Wilkes
Coal Commission Demands Details From Coal Consumers
Washington Feb 10 The National Bituminous Coal Commission demands that coal consumers specify in full detail the exact prices of marketing regulations they oppose and present witnesses and documentary evidence. Chairman C F Hosford Jr says objections to price minima are vague as hearings enter their third day.
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Washington
U.P
National Bituminous Coal Commission
C. F. Hosford, Jr
Commission
Hosford
Linton Tax Ruling Cuts Local Utility Bills
Circuit Judge Harry Hilgemann ruled that Indiana’s 1933 utility tax law is unconstitutional as applied to municipally owned utilities in Linton. The decision could save the city from 5000 to 6000 dollars in taxes on light gas and water. The ruling will be appealed as Fort Wayne officials challenge the injunction.
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Harry Hilgemann
Fort Wayne
Linton
Dr. E. V. Bull
Atorney
Hilgemann
DeHaven
South Bend
Supreme Court
Counsl
Bull
Indiana
Sherman Thomas Sought After Escape From Woodmere Asylum
Linton police and Sheriff Caldwell search for Sherman Thomas a former Linton resident who escaped Woodmere asylum in Evansville more than a month ago. He reportedly traveled to Terre Haute then vanished again near Linton with possible sightings at the Exline corner near Dugger. Officials fear potential exposure and have not located him.
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Linton
Bert Caldwell
Lem Clark
Sherman Thomas
Woodmere Asylum
Evansville
Thomas
Woodmere
Terre Haute
Exline
Dugger
Special Lincoln Birthday Program By Linton Sons of the Legion
A special program to mark Abraham Lincoln's birthday will be presented at 6 30 pm Friday at Frank Courtney post home B street faie. A talk on the famous president will be given and other features will be provided. All Sons of the Legion urged to attend.
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Abraham Lincoln
Linton Sons of the Legion
Frank Courtney
B” Street
Persident
Sons of the Legion
Norton: Wage Hour Bill To Reach House Floor Soon
Chairman Mary T. Norton of New Jersey said after meeting with President Roosevelt that a revised wage hour bill will be brought to the House floor in late March or early April.
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Washington, D. C
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
House Labor Committee
Roosevelt
House
McNutt Plans US Return From Manila February
American High Commissioner Paul V McNutt will depart Manila early tomorrow by Pan American Clipper with his assistant Wayne Coy He will travel by train from Alameda airbase to Indianapolis and is slated to speak at Indiana University on February 20.
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Manila
P. I
Paul V. McNutt
United States
McNutt
Mainland
Wayne Coy
Pan American
Alameda
Indianapolis
Indiana University
Fifteen Die as Storm Strikes Rio de Janeiro
Fifteen people are dead and at least fifty injured after a severe electrical storm hit Rio de Janeiro last night. Rescue teams work through the night as authorities assess damage and debris.
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Rio DE Janiero
Brazil
Pacific gale roils California coast killing five
A Pacific gale with winds up to 80 miles an hour battered the California coast, killing five people and injuring dozens. Dozens of cities reported wreckage and millions of dollars in property damage.
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San Francisco
Calif
California
Brewster Seeks Krock Call Over Naval Pact Claim
Maine Representative Ralph Brewster demanded that New York Times correspondent Arthur Krock be summoned before the House Naval Affairs Committee to reveal his source for a report of a tacit US Britain naval understanding. Brewster cited Krock's Feb 9 column claiming information exists and warned the panel to probe its origin. The committee was to vote the next day on summoning Krock.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Ralph C. Brewster
Maine
Arthur Krock
New York Times
House Naval Affairs Committee
United States
Great Britain
Brewster
Krock
Times
Senate
Local Tri Kappas Thank Public for Bridge Party
Tri Kappas committees and members express thanks for public cooperation in last night's benefit bridge party at the hospital building. They report funds raised cover the balance due on the anaesthetic machine purchased for Freeman Greene County Hospital.
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Tri Kappas
Tri-Kappas
Freeman Greene County Hospital
Banks to Close for Lincoln Birthday Holiday
Local banks will close on Saturday as part of the nationwide bank holiday honoring Lincoln's birthday. The post office will keep its normal Saturday hours, and area stores will also observe their usual Saturday closing times.
Roosevelt seeks 250 million in new relief funds
President Roosevelt estimates 3 million people have lost jobs in the past three months and asks Congress for 250 million dollars in additional work relief funds to be spent by June 30. The request would raise total WPA/relief outlays to about 2.009 billion and widen the deficit to 1.338 billion.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
S Requet
William B. Bankhead
PWA
Sentence handed down in Greene Circuit Court
Frank Fat Robertson of Linton received a prison term of one to ten years after pleading guilty to vehicle taking in Greene circuit court during vacation in Bloomfield. Judge J Raymond Powell imposed the sentence after Robertson was arrested in Fort Wayne for attempting to trade a radio for a battery and gasoline.
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Frank “Fat” Robertson
Linton
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
J. Raymond Powell
Robertson
Ft. Wayne
George F. Eisenhut
Bert Caldwell
Powell
Eureka
Hospital News Roundup From Bloomfield and Surrounding Areas
Multiple residents are treated in area hospitals with operations and injuries. Mrs Fannie Dove and Howard Bramble are listed after major procedures with satisfactory conditions. Marcel Hostetter’s emergency appendectomy and several improved patients including J W Jones and David Keller round out the report. Virginia Ruth Moore and Wayne Emery remain under care with serious and satisfactory notes respectively.
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Fannie Dove
Bloomfield
J. B. Smith
West Linton
Nellie Wise
Jasonville
Howard Bramble
Virginia Ruth Moore
Louis Moore
Lyons
Wayne Emery
Marcel Hostetter
Edwin Hostetter
Deans
J.W. Jones
William Zenor
David Keller
Lew Good withdraws from spring county offices race
Lew Good the Greene county Democratic chairman and county clerk announced he will not pursue a spring primary bid. He cited fairness to potential candidates while noting his pride in reorganizing the clerk’s office and building a strong party infrastructure during his tenure.
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Lew Good
Greene County
Democratic
Lew
Good
Indiana
Ben
Mr. Good
Democrat
Fight on measure seen in House in foreign policy clash
Congressional isolationists vow to oppose the $800,000,000 naval bill until the administration clarifies its foreign policy on collective international action to maintain peace. Democrats and Republicans press for assurances against entanglements despite Hull’s statement that the U S has no alliance or naval understanding with a foreign power.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Congress
Cordell Hull
United States
Cooking School draws largest first day crowd in city
A three day Happy Kitchen Cooking School opened at the Grand Theater with Mrs. Martha McDonald as lecturer drawing the largest first day turnout ever in Linton and Greene county. Sessions shift Saturday to 10 AM with 2 PM start for Friday. The event, free to attendees, emphasizes efficiency economic home management and leisure through informed cooking practices.
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Linton
Greene
Martha McDonald
Greene County
Grand Theatre
Happy Kitchen
The
Daily Citizen
Planning Meeting To Be Held Soon At Purdue Lafayette
State highway commission officials will attend the Indiana wide Planning Conference on February 16 and 17 at Purdue University in Lafayette Fort Crawford. The two day event aims to foster better understanding of county city and town planning problems and is sponsored by the Indiana State Planning Board with Purdue engineering extension and other groups.
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State Highway Commission
Purdue University At
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