Buffalo Tales From Linton Territory and Whisky Talks
In a reflective piece, the writer questions old buffalo migration stories tied to 1779 on Linton land and notes broad buffalo ranges in early Ohio. The column also reports 1947 forecasts of recession and inflation, and recounts Evelyn John Strachey’s claim of exporting 50,000 tons of barley for Scotch distillers. A humorous aside recalls a Scotsman misreading a whiskey label during a slip on ice.
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Brewer
Ohio
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas
Evelyn John St. Lee Strachey
Strachey
House of Commons
Columbus Woman Slain By Shotgun Husband Missing
Ruth Clark Edman, 38, estranged wife of a retired engineer, was shot dead in her father Nate Clark's Columbus Indiana home. Sheriff Thayer said her husband Dave Edman, 40, is a suspect. Edman’s 17 year old son David Jr. also missing. A shotgun was found by the Edman residence and Edman’s car is missing.
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Columbus
Ind
Ruth Clark Edman
Richard Thayer
Dave Edman
Og’ ‘Ville
Winston-Salem
N .C
Edman
Nate Clark
Clar
Clark
Thayer
Marvin ‘i. Davis
Mivsig
Ogilvil
David
Maniac slays Illinois housewife in Waukegan home
Police report a maniac entered the Peterson home last night and killed Ruth Peterson, 29, by a paring knife to the breast. Arnold Peterson, 31, found her in the dining room as their two year old daughter Pamela cried in the kitchen door. No robbery signs or rape were found. physician notes the killer acted as a maniac.
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Waukegan
Ruth Peterson
Arnold
Peterson
Pamela
Leonard Diuncan
Sail
Indiana Rainfall High in January
Indiana streams ran about four times normal in January as rainfall and late-December showers kept river levels elevated. Lake levels rose six inches, while observation wells surged up to 21 feet in unpumped zones due to heavy precipitation and warmer conditions.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Reverend Credy Spiegel Returns From Birmingham Funeral
Reverend Credy Spiegel attended his uncle O. P. Spiegel's funeral and delivered the service. Four ministers and the state secretary served as casket bearers. Spiegel, 81, organized thirty congregations in 62 years of ministry and began preaching at age 19.
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Credy Spiegel
Birmigham, A
O. P. Spiegel
Hulman to Head Cancer Campaign in Indiana
Antom Hulman Jr a Terre Haute civic and business leader and owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will head Indiana Cancer Society s April statewide cancer control drive. The campaign aligns with Cancer Control Month and a national $12 million goal. Indiana records show 22 701 cancer deaths in 1942 46.
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Indianapolis
Anton Hulman, Jr
Terre Haute
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indiana Cancer Society
Hulman
William H. Ball
Muncie
Congress
American Cancer Society
Indiana
Indiana State Board of Health
County Basketball Roundup Highlights Narrow Standings
In Greene County high school action Worthington Rambers beat Marco 51 23 while Lyons edged Picknell 56 23. Bloomfield beat Hymera 41 39. Garfield Purple Eagles crushed Terre Haute Teer 52 26 to clinch the Western Indiana Conference title. Linton Miners prepare to visit Dugger with a potential second-place tie in the W I conference.
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Greene County
Worthington
Worthington Rambles
Marco Bears
Ramblers
Bears
Summers
Eigteen
Lyons
Westhiver
Picknell Bulldogs
Baillocs
Pete Fower
Page
Lions
Lyons Cubs
Bloomfield
Hymera
Shakamaks
Jesonville
Yellow Jackets
Cards
Lewis
Barkley
Gardner
Wells
Garfield
Purple Eagles
Teer
Terre Haute
Ronnie Glend
Lovellette
Linton Miners
Dugger
Dugger Bulldogs
Gerstmeyer
Linton
Manhunt in Texas Nears Climax as Patrols Probe
In Monkstown Texas on February 16 a 150 man chase for a fleeing kidnapper pushed toward a climax. A suspect reportedly glimpsed near daybreak, with bloodhounds and officers sweeping wooded creeks. The fugitive has stolen cars and abducted two filling station operators, with a Dallas police officer killed in the case.
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Monkstown
Tex
Here
Gatesville
Dallas
Hospital Birth and Surgeries Reported
A girl named Jeanette Frances was born last night to Mrs Lucy Terrell. Mrs Raymond Lester of Bloomfield underwent a major operation today. Jack Terrell had a tonsillectomy this morning.
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Lucy Terrell
Jeanette Frances
Raymond Lester
Bloomfield
Jack Terrell
Columbians Turn State's Evidence in Atlanta Riot Case
In Atlanta, former Columbians testifying as state witnesses described a plot to terrorize negroes and drive them back to Africa. Clifford Hines, a 17 year old black youth, testified he was attacked in an alley near Whitehall Street after being identified as a target. Police stopped the assault and arrested Ralph Childers who was present in the alley.
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Atlanta
Homer L
Clarence Kite
Loomis
Africa
E. E. Andrews
Formwall Street
Clifford Hines
Ralph Childers
Hines
Vosloh to lead Greene County USO drive in 1947
Judge Karl Vosloh announced as Greene County USO chair for the 1947 finance drive. Kilbourne, Indiana state USO chairman, outlined a $3056 county goal and urged support for veterans still hospitalized or stationed overseas. The drive runs during February with a county committee forming to organize contributions.
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Karl Parker Vosloh
Greene County
H. Kilbourne
Indiana State
USO
Ounty
ISO
Vesloh
Vosloh
U. S
Indiana
Linton Junior High and Freshmen Roll Graysville Teams
The Linton junior high and freshman basketball squads defeated Graysville teams at the Linton gym. Welders beat Grayville Graders 40 to 17, while Linton Frost won 247. Henico led junior high scoring with ten points, followed by Richards 9 and Wilson 6. Red led freshmen with 10, others added six or four. Graysville’s Cox had the lone field goal. Next game for Linton Junior High is Monday Feb 17 against Freelandville at 6:45 p.m.
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Linton Vuter
Graysville
Linton Gym
Grayville
Lirton Frost
Henico
Richards
Billy Wilson
Asrey
Rice
Wistman
Pinkston
Stong
Winters
Russell
Cox
Linton
Freelandville
Linton Resident Plaintiff in Case Set for May Trial
Herschel Sanders of Linton sues Paul Myers Carl Elliott and Elwood Roach conservation officers for false arrest and imprisonment seeking 5000 damages. The Daviess circuit court at Washington continued the case to the next term with a new trial date set for Thursday May 1 and a possible dismissal if not tried.
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Daviess
Washington
Herschel Sanders
Linton
Daviess County Cour
Sanders
Paul Myers
Carl Elliott
Elworxa Roach
Paradise in Tahiti Offered For Sale
A South Pacific paradise with ocean and river frontage a 60 foot waterfall and modern plumbing in a two story Tahiti home is for sale through Strout Realty Agency Los Angeles office. The secluded valley property priced at 9500 includes furnishings tools and tropical fruit trees with bus to town.
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Los Angeles
South Pacific
Strout Realty Agency
Tahiti
Taft Outlines Five Point Plan and Union Bill Strategy
Senator Robert A. Taft outlines a five point Senate program through April 1 including a union control bill and a labor measure to be presented by March 15. He also aims to complete the budget by February 15 with substantial cuts and backs a constitutional two term presidency limit.
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Columbus
Robert A. Taft R
Ohi
Senate
Taft
Truman
Labor Committee
Feo
House
Harvard scientists plan shockproofing Panama Canal study
Three Harvard engineers under government sponsorship study seismic and blast resistance for the Panama Canal. They evaluate options: dig a new sea level route, convert the existing canal, or add a third set of locks, to deter missile era threats to the vital canal. The work is led by Arthur Casagrande Harold Westergaard and L Don Leet.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard University
Panama Canal
Panama
Arthur Casagrande
Harold M. Westergaard
Casagrande
Dugger Woman Dies in Hospital
Mrs. Marshall Rector of Dugger died at Mary Sherman hospital in Sullivan after a December admission. Born May 18 1889 she was 56. Survived by husband Marshall Rector a son Hazel Rector Alliance Ohio a daughter Mary Ethel Burton Toledo Ohio three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Railsback Funeral Home Sullivan Friday at 2 PM with Elder Arnold Malcoat of Linton officiating. Burial in Samaria Cemetery.
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Marshall
Dugger
Mary Sherman
Sullivan
T Marshall
The
Baptist Church
Hazel Rector
Alliance, O
Mary Ethel Burton
Toledo
Railsbae
Landis Seeks 185 Million Teacher Pay Bill
Rep Gerald W Landis introduces a bill to spend 185 million dollars to raise pay for all elementary and high school teachers for the 1947 48 school year. He argues federal aid is needed to stop teachers leaving the profession due to low pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gerald W. Landis
Ind
Landis
Sitdown Strike Closes Lansford Colliery Mine Shaft
Fourteen miners staged a sitdown 800 feet underground in Lansford Pa causing the Lansford Colliery to close. About 1200 miners stayed away after a delegation delivered blankets and "plenty of 294" to site owners amid wage deductions for quitting early. The dispute centers on a union contract clause requiring a set tonnage in a seven hour shift, which the miners say is the full day's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansford
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co
Fred Gallagher
Panther Valley General Mine Committee
United Mine Worker
General Mine Committee
Japanese leaders guard tools found to aid self harm
Tokyo secret officers at Sugamo prison alert after a search of cells uncovered numerous items that could enable suicide among war crime suspects including ex prime minister Hideki Tojo. tools included needles wire spears and a sash with a steel wire.
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Tokyo
U.P
Sugamo Pisoe
Cniuinel
Hideki Tojo
Yutaka Sagae
Eighth Army
Tric
Wal
Sagae
Pris
Hermann Goering
Nuernberg
Fran W. Cavey
St. Louis
Tojo
Hey
Carey
Geila
Seishiro Itagaku
Singapore
Japanese War Council
Itagaki
International Military Tribunal
Frontier Scout First North Dakota Paper Historic Start
The Frontier Scout was the first newspaper published in North Dakota, issued July 7, 1864 by Company I of the 39th Wisconsin Volunteers at Fort Union. The passage notes that more constitutional amendments were adopted during George Washington's administration than under any other president.
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North Dakota
Frontier Scout
39Th
Wisconsin Volunteers
Old Fort Union
United States
George Washington
Teacher Pay Hike May Be Approved With No Tax Boost
Indianapolis report notes a home rule ethic shaping Indiana politics as teachers may gain salary increases without new taxes. Governor Gates and leaders back cutting state agency allotments to fund raises, with a five percent cut proposed by Rep. Jess Andrew. A joint committee favored a salary rise averaging 417 dollars, funded by a gross income tax surcharge debated but opposed by some. The house passed a lien against old age assistance. overall, 35 bills cleared in a day.
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Indianapolis
Ways and Mens Commmittee
Andrew
Gates
Jie
Joint
Legislative Educational Committee
A .W. Mitchell
LaPorte
House
Senate
Jennie Killinger Called by Death
Jennie Pearl Killinger died at her Bloomfield home after a long illness at 3 30 Wednesday. She was 67, daughter of George and Loranal Lryan Calvert and a Bloomfield Baptist Church member. Survived by husband William and two Bloomfield daughters Grace Green and Helen Laughlin. siblings Mrs William One and Em erson Calvert. Funeral at Jenkins Funeral Home then home services at 2 o'clock Friday. burial in Grandview Cemetery.
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Jennie Pearl Killinger
Bloomfield
George
Lorana Ll Ryan Calvert
Bloomfield Baytist Church
William Killinger
Grace Green
Helen Laughlin
Wiliam
of Calvert
Emerson Calvert
Bloomington
Lody
Jenkins
Bloomsfield
Grandview Cemetery
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Ird
David Edman, Jr
Maniac
Illinois
Bicknell
Bloomfeld
Eymera
George C. Marshall
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Lady Alexander
Trumans
White House
Kite
Daviess Circuit Court
Pacific Paradise
Guand Canal
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Louse
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Jennie Killinger
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