Draftees Sent To Korean War Law Pondered
Washington reports more drafted troops are being sent to Korea to reach 18 000 American troops in the near future. The 28th Infantry Division from Pennsylvania will provide draftees. up to about 25 000 30 000 may be affected.
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Washington
U.P
Korea
U Sions
S. Armyes
28Th Infantry Division
Pennsylvania
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Defense
Anna M. Rosenberg
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Republic of Korea
U. S. Army
Guard
Draft plan eyed by Democrats amid House panel doubt
Democratic leaders said chances are better than even for the House Armed Services Committee to approve an 18 year old draft. They warned a tough sell to reluctant members as hearings were shut and leaders prepared to abandon the plan. They discussed drafting 18 year olds and retaining them in the country until age 19.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Chickateth Council degree team to meet at Red Men's Hall
Members of Chickateth Council degree team are asked to attend the regular meeting at 7:00 this evening in the Red Men's Hall. Mrs Juanita Greenwood, degree team captain, asks for full participation.
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Chickateth Council
Juanita Greenwood
Crane Employment Office Moves to New Depot Site
The Employment Application office at the U S Naval Ammunition Depot Crane has moved from the station proper to a building outside the Crane gate on the depot’s west side. The change aims for simplicity and economy amid growing activity as job applications surge. Applicants should visit Crane village then the Depot Crane gate for initial interviews forms advice and eligibility ratings. Selected candidates will be notified on next steps after submissions.
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U. S. Naval Ammunition Depot
Crane
Navy
Crane Village
Crane Gate
Women of the Moose seek Indianapolis trip participants
Members and officers of the Women of the Moose are asked to call for trip details to Indianapolis on February 18. Contact Senior Regent Virginia Tuttle at 679 R or Recorder Ordath Beasley at 194 before Wednesday.
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Indianapolis
Virginia Tuttle
Ordath
Moose
Walton Family Visit Holds Sunday at Methodist Hospital
Mr and Mrs Ray Walton visited their son Wendell who is confined to the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis.
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Ray Walton
Wendell
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Doctors Marvel at Her Recovery Mrs Hand Dies in Illinois
Mrs. Mary Hand former Greene County resident died Sunday in Illinois according to relatives. The body will arrive in Lyons at noon Wednesday and be taken to the Lyons Christian church for funeral services at 2 00 PM. Burial will follow in Switz City cemetery.
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Mary Hand
Illinois
Greene County
Aifison
Lyons
Lyons Christian Church
Switz City
Reds Use Flags Then Open Fire on Central Korean Front
Chinese troops waved white flags and shook hands with U N soldiers before opening fire on a patrol near Hoengsong. An Indianapolis soldier escaped by leaping into an ice filled stream as tanks and infantry pressed a counterattack amid confusion and handshakes that turned deadly.
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Korea
U.P
Indianapolis
Reds
United Nations
Hoengsong
Clarence E. Catlett
Leesburg
Perry H. Davis
Oklahoma City
Okla
Catlett
Carl Clayton
Caroline St
Ind
Traffic Light Knocked Down At Main And North Street
A traffic light at the northeast corner of the Main and North 4ail street intersection was knocked down Sunday morning after a skid. Linion police say a large truck owned by Robert Walters and driven by Spec Moore knocked over the pole while turning from Main onto North. Liability insurance covers the damage.
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Linion
Robert Walters
Lin
Spec” Moore
Moore
Main Street
Dane Truck
House Fined in Sullivan Court for Assault and Battery
William House of Linton rural route was fined 25 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to assault and battery in Sullivan circuit court. The charge involved Lloyd Boles. Raymond Burris Jr. of Linton rural route faces similar charges in Sullivan court on March 8.
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William House
Linton
Sullivan
Norval K. Harris
House
Lloyd Boles
Raymond Burris Jr
Inton
Eleven Injured In Road 40 Crash Near Greencastle
In fog on U S 40 near Greencastle Indiana six children and five adults were injured when five autos two trucks and a bus collided. An American Lines bus en route from Indianapolis to Chicago struck wreckage as other vehicles piled in. Passengers include Charles Meriditt and wife with children Phyllis Ralph Wanda Melvin Rachel. Janet Kay Isbel and infant. driver Chester Crabtree. Ambulances and state police rushed victims to Putnam County Hospital.
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Greencastle
Ind
U. S
Here
American Lines
Indianapolis
Chicago
Charles Meriditt
Lapel
Phyllis
Ralph
Wanda
Melvin
Rachel
Joseph
Isbel
Alexandria
Janet Kay
Chester Crabtree
Homer D. Meyer
Muncie
John Charles Murtaugh
Ter Haute
Smith Co. Jones
Indiana
Putnam County
U.S. to Exempt Curbs on Prices
The government prepares further relaxations of price controls with exemptions for cotton sellers and fixed ceilings on coffee cocoa and soybeans while retail markups and a food price order are anticipated. Disalle Johnston and labor officials foresee a continued overall price rise into summer even as a flexible wage plan is studied.
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Washington
U.p
Coiton
Michael V. Disalle
Eric A. Johnston
Labor
Musicians Win at Greencastle in Central Indiana Solo Contest
Linton students excel at DePauw University as First Division placings earn spots in Terre Haute state finals. About twelve hundred musicians from Midland Dugger Worthington Bloomfield Switz City Lyons Solsberry and others competed. Winners include Julia Woner Jack Tincher Carl West Jack Johnson Jimmy Branstetter Patty O'Hern and multiple ensembles with noted piano accompanists.
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Linton
Central Indiana
DePauw University
Greencastle
Midland
Dugger
Worthington
Bloomfield
Switz City
Lyons
Solsberry
Terre Haute
DePauw
Julia Woner
Jack Tincher
Carl] West
Jack Johnson
Jimmy Branstetter
Patty O'Hern
Betty Suttle
Linda Baker
Patty O’hern
John Walton
Carl West
Mary Lynn
Jim Woner
Charlotte Gabbard
Roger Bailey
Patty Reed
Emily Lynn
Jack John Aston
Doris French
Joy Gabbard
Janet Thomas
Elaine Mc Griffin
Patty Moore
Mary Margaret Sahm
Alice Richardson
Kenneth Johnson
Ronald Gabbard
Sheryl Richardson
Malinda Lynn
Shiela Hadley
Charlote Gabbard
Nation Honors Lincoln at Tomb Pilgrimage
Springfield reports a Lincoln memorial day with crowds from 48 states and abroad paying homage at Oak Ridge cemetery. Col. William J. Murray and Lt. Gov. Sherwood Dix led wreath gestures for Truman and Stevenson while American Legion and VFW contingents joined the nationwide observance broadcast on ABC.
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Springfield
Ill
U.P
Abraham Lincoln
Oal Ridge
Spd
America
Old White House
William J. Murray
Army
Truman
Sherwood Dixon
Ilinois
Concordia College
Illinois Young Republicans
Veterans of Foreign War
W. R. C. White
VFW
Indiana Set To Debate State Speed Limit Bill
An Indiana legislative committee sidestepped a 60 mph daytime and 50 mph night speed limit bill, signaling a floor battle. Safety officials back it, while Hoosier Motor Club opposes. a second reading was planned amid a civil defense appropriation measure.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Legislative Committee
House
House Public Safety Committee
Senate
Alembert Brayton
Hoosier Motor Club
Ways and Means
Jess C. Andrew
West Point
Indiana
Miss Celestus Goodwin Buried in Bloomfield
Miss Celestus Goodwin 72 an abstractor in Bloomfield died Friday night at an Indianapolis nursing home after a heart attack. Funeral services were held today at Bloomfield Baptist Church with Rev. Jesse Squires officiating and burial followed at Grandview Cemetery. She was born October 20 1878 in Highland township. Surviving are sisters Minnie Crites Ida Calvert brother Walter Goodwin and several nieces and nephews. Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home Bloomfield in charge.
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Celestus Goodwin
Bloomfield
Indianapolis
Bloomfield Baptist Church
Jesse Squires
Grandview Cemetery
Miss Goodwin
Highland Township
William G
Lucinda Ellen Allen Goodwin
Greene County
Minnie Crites
Worthington
Ida Calvert
Calvertsville
Walter Goodwin
Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home
Accidents in Greene County Lead to Reckless Driving Charge
A car driven by 18 year old Donald E Edds of Dugger route one lost control near the Triangle northwest of Linton and overturned a mailbox after attempting a pass. Edds faces reckless driving charges and will appear in court at 5:00 this afternoon. Separately, a Hayes tractor trailer overturned on state road 67 south of Bee Hunter, blocking traffic for three hours. Royal Alvey of Edwardsville Illinois route one drove the truck. damage to the tractor 1000 and to the trailer 500 with minor injuries to Alvey.
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Greene County
Donald E. Edds
Dugger
Linton
Joe Feeney
Edds
Feeney
William L. Jackson
Bee Hunter
Hayes
Royal Alvey
Edwardsville
Ill
Alvey
Democratic Club To Hold Meeting at Worthington
Greene County Women's Democratic club will meet at 6 45 tonight at the Lo OF hall Worthington. A covered dish supper at 6 45 followed by a program. Miss Lewis Arthur of Bloomfield will portray Ruth from the Bible with special musical numbers. Attendees bring own table service. public invited.
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Greene County Women’s Democratic Club
Lo OF. Hall
Worthington
Lewis Arthur
Bloomfield
Ruth
Woman Hurt in Mishap on A Street Northwest
Miss Katherine Lois Alwerdt, 23, of Linton, suffered a severe cut on her left jaw and neck requiring about forty stitches after a truck collision on A street northwest. Driver Ray Foster and passenger Bob Alderson, both 22, had minor injuries. Police said the hitchhiking victim rode with them when a sudden stop led to a leftward crash into a tree near Mrs. Lillian Friedman’s home. The truck sustained extensive damage and Alwerdt's condition was listed as satisfactory at Freeman-Greene county hospital.
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Katherine Lois Alwerdt
Linton
Alwerdt
Freeman- Greene County
Ray Foster
Miss Alwerdt
Bob Alderson
Foster
College Hill
Lillian Friedman
Lucas Funeral Rites Held for Charley Ward Lucas
Charley Ward Lucas 51, former Bloomfield resident, died Friday evening at St Francis Hospital Indianapolis after a stroke. Funeral held at Jenkins and Sons Bloomfield with burial in Valhalla Cemetery Bloomington. Survivors include two sons, two daughters, three sisters and two brothers.
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Charley Ward Lucas
Bloomfield
St. Francis Hospital
Indianapolis
Jenkins and Sons Funeral
Valhalla
Bloomington
Lucas
Sam Harris Packing Company
John W
Mary Richardson Lucas
Charles Warren Lucas
Dicky Dal Lucas
Judy Ann Lucas
Sharon Rosalie Lucas
Unionville
William Sharp
Danville
Ill
Lowell Hog
Victor Wright
Linton
Wayne Lucas
David Elmer Lucas
Vincennes
Terre Haute Man Charged With Embezzling at Bank
A 25-year-old bank teller from Terre Haute, Robert Wayne Gray, confessed to embezzling 1700 dollars from Merchants National Bank to cover debts. He faced arraignment today before U S Commissioner Clyde Randel on Federal Reserve Act charges.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Merchants National Bank
FBI
Robert Wayne Gray
U. S
Clyde Randel
28 CARS DERAILMENT SHUTS LINE NORTH OF TOWN
A Monon railroad freight train derailed last night four miles north of here, 28 cars wrecked and service rerouted through Indianapolis. No injuries reported, perishables and liquor in the shipment were nearly all lost.
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Greencastle
Ind
Monon Railroad
Here
Indianapolis
Reds Make Deep Advances in Korea Fronts Amid Fighting
Counter attacking Communist troops drove nine miles into central Korean lines and seized a five mile toe hold north of the 38th parallel. In the east a Red assault near Hoengsong slowed the UN drive as American tanks advanced toward Seoul region and Yongdongpo near the Han river faced heavy bombardment.
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Tokyo
Korea
Seoul
Han River
Kimpo
Hoengsong
Chipyong
8Th Army
Hoengsan
Yangyang
North Korea
Yongdongpo
Linton Lions Club Meeting Postponed
The Linton Lions Club meeting at the Roosevelt Hotel dining room this evening is postponed due to the death of Taylor H. Brown's father.
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Linton Lions Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Taylor H. Brown
Indiana University Coed Killed in Turnpike Crash
Authorities identified Isabel Esmeraldo Zugadi, 20, an Indiana University coed, as one of three killed in a tractor trailer bus crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on February 7. The Feb 12 report from Harrisburg notes the crash involved a bus and a tractor-trailer with multiple fatalities.
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Harrisburg
Indiana University
Miss Virginia Wilson Attends Hair Design Guild in Indianapolis
Miss Virginia Wilson attended the Hair Design guild held at the Lincoln hotel in Indianapolis yesterday. Miss Marion Cardwell of New York was the guest artist.
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Virginia Wilson
Lincoln Hotel
Indianapolis
Mariam Cardwell
New York
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