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Newspaper

Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1954

Page

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Hoosier Democrats push heavy spokes in congressional year clash

Large audience sees Deaconess Nola D Yoder on NBC Welcome Travelers program from Chicago She returns home to Linton after addressing a vast TV audience and nearby discussions at Glenburn Rest Haven with gifts donated by program sponsors.

Nola D. Yoder Linton Miss Yoder Television Chicago Ill NBC West Coast Glenburn Rest Haven Gladys Farthing John Canary Park Ridge Jim Seine Rest Haven

Chaplin Wife Renounces Citizenship Plans

Oona O Neill Chaplin says she will formally renounce American citizenship when she returns to Geneva next week. The actress and wife of Charlie Chaplin has become a British subject, like her husband, Eugene O Neill was her father.

London U.P Oona O’neill Chaplin Charlie Chaplin Geneva Oona Eugene O’neill

Three Greene County Youths Enter Army Ranks

Three Greene county young men were inducted into the Army on Tuesday and sent to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for training or reassignment, the county Draft Board reported today. The inductees are John Padgett of Springville William Date Helms and Wesley Whaley of Bloomsfield.

Greene County Ft. Leonard Wood John Padgett Springville William Date Helms Wesley Whaley Bloomsied

First Robin Sightings Reported by Readers Across Town

Daily Citizen readers report early signs of spring with several sightings of the first robin of the year. A west of Linton resident noted fifteen to twenty robins in a barnyard while Bob Hess at Linton Municipal golf course counted five or six in the woods. Ralph Wallen saw his first robin yesterday and Mrs. Ersil Stewart also reported early harbingers.

Daily Citizen West of Linton Bob Hess Linton Ralph Wallen Ersil Stewart

Requests for surplus foods rise nationwide

The Agriculture Department reports growing state requests for federal food surpluses for relief aid. Direct distribution is underway in Kentucky Pennsylvania Wyoming West Virginia and Missouri and expected soon in Colorado Idaho Arkansas New Hampshire Virginia Massachusetts and Illinois. Illinois requests come from Rock Island in the Quad City area. About 200000 people may receive relief shipments in addition to normal school lunch program distributions to nine million children and other donors.

Washington U.P Agriculture Department Kentucky Pennsylvania Wyoming West Virginia Missouri Colorado Idaho Arkansas New Hampshire Virginia Massachusetts Illinois Rock Island Quad City

Wallard Plans Indianapolis 500 Comeback

Indianapolis AP Lee Wallard, winner of the 1951 Speedway race, will attempt a comeback in this year’s 500 miler.Officials announced Wallard Cal Niday and Eastern champion Joe Sostilio among 10 entries in the 38th annual classic. Wallard, from Altamont New York, suffered burns in a dirt track crash shortly after his 1951 victory and raced only occasionally since. Niday teams with Wallard in two cars nominated by Murrell Belanger of Crown Point Indiana.

Indianapolis U.P Lee Wallard Indianapolis Speedway Speedway Wallard Cal Niday Joe Sostilio Altamont N.Y Niday Murrell Belanger Crown Point Ind Pacoima Calif

Democrats Say the Rebuked Orators Sponsored by GOP

Democrats hailed President Eisenhower's disapproval of sharp partisan attacks by Republican orators as a rebuke to GOP leaders. They argued his comments challenge his own administration while McCarthy and Dewey fueled continued partisan pressure amid Lincoln Week events and GOP tours.

GOP Crats Eisenhower Homer Ferguson Michigan Senate Lindon B. Johnson Lister Hill D-Ala National Democratic Stephen A. Mitchell Leonard Hall Congress Hall Republican National Committee Joseph R. McCarthy R-Wis McCarthy San Mateo Calif Thomas E. Dewey New York Lincoln Sherman Adams

Craig Plans Independent Fund Drive in Indiana Republican Split

Indiana Governor Craig’s faction of the Republican Party forms the Indiana Committee for Republican Victory to raise funds for financial independence from the State Committee. Fred C. Tucker Jr. will lead the effort, seeking voluntary contributions from legitimate sources and signaling support for Eisenhower and Craig while aiming to back primary and convention Republican candidates.

Indianapolis U.P Craig Republican Party GOP William E. Jenner Homer E. Capehart State Committee Indiana Committee For Republican Victory Chicago Fred C. Tucker Jr Statehouse Republican State Committee Jenner-Capehart Paul Cyr Eisenhower Indiana Congress

Banks and Courthouse to Close for Lincoln's Birthday

Banks and the Greene county courthouse will be closed all day Friday for Lincoln's Birthday. Most businesses will operate as usual. Citizens' National Bank of Linton and Peoples Trust Co banks in Linton and Jasonville will be closed. Linton post office remains open with full service. The Daily Citizen will publish as usual.

Greene County Citizens’ National Bank of Linton Peoples Trust Company Jasonville Daily Citizen Sual

Vernon Bradshaw case ends in revelation of Violet disguise

In Columbus Ohio a judge learns Vernon M Bradshaw is actually Violet Marie Bradshaw a 35 year old woman. A court marks her embezzlement sentence and orders transfer to a women’s facility after a physician confirms a female identity. Violet had posed as a husband and stepfather to protect Mrs Vera Perdue and her two children.

Columbus Ohio U.P Violet Marie Bradshaw Dana F. Reynolds Vernon M. Bradshaw Mansfield Reformatory Dashup Richmond Ind Violet Mrs. Perdue

Teleatha Emery Sues for Divorce in Greene Court

A divorce suit has been filed in Greene circuit court by Teleatha Emery against Robert L. Emery. The action seeks dissolution of their marriage and related relief.

Greene Teleatha Emery Robert L. Emery

West offers Molotov chance to mediate Far East crisis

The West urged Molotov to use Soviet influence with Red China to curb Indochina rebel aid and to start Korea peace talks. Dulles Eden and Bidault prepared for a broader Xth Big Four talks after a brief secret session on oriental issues.

Berlin U.P Soviet Russia Far East Vyacheslav M. Molotov Red China U. S John Foster Dulles Anthony Eden Georges Bidault Molotov Indochina Korea Russia Peiping Kremlin Dulles Eden Bidault

Stevenson Gentry Spoofs Republicans In Chicago Talk

Adlai E. Stevenson told over 1,200 Independent Voters of Illinois that Republicans may start raising money for a new crusade, quipping their last one failed to reach the Holy Land. Senator Paul Douglas condemned the GOP as drifting toward a class party driven by wealth.

Leonard W. Hall Eisenhower Congress Chicago W.P Adlai E. Stevenson Independent Voters of Illinois Holy Land Stevenson Paul H. Douglas GOP Republican Party Douglas

Jasonville Trucking Firm Cited by PSC for Report Delays

The Noah Hawkins trucking company of Jasonville is among fifty firms cited by the Indiana Public Service Commission for failure to file annual reports due March 31. The firms were ordered to appear March 31 to show cause why their common carrier certificates should not be revoked. The PSC noted some firms were delinquent for three or four years.

Noah Hawkins Trucking Company Jasonville Indiana Public Service Commission United Press Hoosierland PSC

Plan Paper Pick-Up by Lyons Scouts Saturday Morning

Boy Scouts of the Lyons community announce a paper pick-up starting at 9:00 AM Saturday. Residents are asked to place old newspapers and magazines ready for the truck.

Boy Scouts Lyons

If Daily Citizen Were Like TV Here Is How

Satirical note outlining a fictional newspaper production process with named staff roles and credits. Mentions multiple individuals such as Vance Sappenfield and Carl Mansfield and references press work and delivery. The piece reads as a meta parody of a newspaper operation.

Daily Citizen Vance Sappenfield Carl Mansfield Joe E. Turner, Jr Ann Toney Madge Chapman Betty Jeanne Jackson Charles E. White Richard White Frank Gravemier

Indochina Reds Press Toward Luang Prabang Amid Air Attacks

Communist columns push within 30 miles of Luang Prabang as about 12,000 Reds moved from Nam Bao through the Nam Nga Valley. French and U S air forces bombard and scout the area while Lao and Cambodian forces report shifting positions and cautious morale.

Hanoi Indochina Luang Prabang Laos Nam Bao Nam Nga Vientiane Crown Price Sivang Vatthara Kontum Pleiku Emperor Bao Dai Cambodia Houei Khone Khin Tit Red

Free Musical Program At Linton Stockton High School

Professional musicians and entertainers present a free program at 8:00 next Tuesday evening in the Linton Stockton high school auditorium. Sponsored by the local Business and Professional Women’s club, the show features instrumental vocal and dance numbers by Local No. 25 of the Terre Haute Federation of Musicians. The invitation to attend comes from the Linton club and the Terre Haute local union. no admission fee.

Linton- Stockton High School Business and Professional Women’s Club

Club to Meet at Lee Sherrord Park House

The Linton Conservation club will meet at the club house in Lee Sherrard Park at 7 30 oclock Monday evening. Refreshments will be served.

Linton Conservation Club Lee-Sherrard Park

Fire Danger High Again As Linton Fire Department Responds

Linton firefighters logged their sixth alarm in under 18 hours amid a regionwide high danger. Chief Ralph Bedwell compared current risk to last summer’s record drought. Incidents included a roof fire at College Hill school in West Linton caused by chimney sparks with minor damage.

Linton Ralph Bedwell College Hill West Linton Guy Moss Fourth Street Robert Hubbell Antioch Road Wilkinson Lumber Company Hoosier Road Simon Simon Starkey

Germans Set Up Security Squads in East Germany

East Germany faces rising unrest as communists form security squads to curb potential revolts, while the Neue Zeitung reports new protest actions by discontented industrial workers in the Soviet zone within 48 hours. Leaflets in East Berlin factories demand elections and oppose Molotov’s unity plebiscite plan.

Berlin East Germany U.S. High Commission Neue Zeitung Soviet Russia Germany East Berlin

New Officers Chosen By Rotarians Here

Linton Rotary elected new officers at the weekly meeting at Ziegler's Drive-In. George W. Auer becomes president and Dr E V Bull is vice president, with Robert Hoff man secretary Earl M Roush treasurer and George Greene Dr William H Collisson Wilson Hixson Wayne Corbin and Sherell Johnson as board members. The rural urban meeting drew 45 guests and speaker William Minnich of Johnson's Feed and Supply spoke on agriculture and antibiotics in feeds. Officers serve the 1953 54 year and Dr Collisson is retiring president.

Linton Rotary Club William Minnich Johnson’s Feed and Supply Company Collisson

Indianapolis Man Killed in Street Intersection Crash

J. P. Patrick aged 56 of Indianapolis died after a two car collision at a street intersection Wednesday. Injured were Frank Brown passenger, and Carl Fink 20 and Marvin Rice 19 in the second car driven by Edward A. Willies 49.

Indianapolis U.P J. P. Patrick Frank Brown Patrick Carl Fink Marvin Rice Edward A. Willies

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Sam Rayburn Mike DiSalle OPS Paul M. Butler Claude Wickard Agriculture Charles F. Brannan Ed Whitcomb Earl Wilson Ray Madden D. Bailey Merrill William G. Bray Shephard J. Crumpacker, Jr Ralph Harvey Harvey Charles Skillen Dick Martin National Democratic Digest Jenner Joseph J. McCarthy United Nations New State Democratic Andrew Jacobs Eugene C. Pulliam Hoosier Brownell Harry Dexter White Truman Butler Pittsburgh Jonas E. Salk University of Pittsburgh Chaplin Vernon Court Vera Perdue West Stevenson Gentry Jasonville Company
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