Mine Run Editorial Urges Indiana Democratic Unity and Pleas Greenlee
The Noblesville Morning Times editor argues for party harmony as Paul V. McNutt seeks the presidency and Pleas Greenlee is hailed as the sole leader to unite the Indiana Democrats. The writer criticizes faction splits and endorses Greenlee for statewide leadership in 1940. A companion Indiana House bill targets abuse of poor relief by cutoff dates and trustee oversight.
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Noblesville Morning Times
Daily M. Hudler
Hudler
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
E. Greenlee
State of
McNutt
Noblesville
Gary
Evansville
Eastern Boundry Line
Western Boundry Line
Greenlee
Mr. Halder
Indiana House of Representatives
Tammany Trial Defense Seeks Mistrial
The defense in the Tammany trial requests a mistrial today citing issues raised by Dewey's question as the basis for action. The move centers on potential prejudicial conduct and procedural flaws affecting the jury and proceedings. The outcome remains pending as judges consider the request.
Jury Will Study Murder at Avoua
New York dispatch describes defense motions in a murder trial involving Tamany district leader James J. Hines and state questioning of Magistrate Hulon Capshaw over an informant in a policy case. Dewey pressed for motive and Capshaw defended his aim to reveal all facts amid a mistrial bid.
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New York
Tammany
James J. Hines
Hulon Capshaw
Thomas E. Dewey
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Charles C. Nott
Capshaw
Lulu Rosenkrantz
Manster Dutch Schultz
Hines
Dewey
Rosenkrantz
Stryker
Hospital Reports On Morning Operations
Mrs Shields underwent a major operation this morning. Mrs Soliday of Lyons had a minor operation Thursday afternoon. Mrs Cunningham and baby from Linton route 1 were taken to their home Thursday afternoon.
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David Shields
Jewell Soliday
Lyons
Leo Cunningham
Baby
Linton
Canadian Asylum Destroyed in Quebec Fire
Fire and fuel tank explosions razed the Beauport asylum run by the Grey Nuns near Quebec. About 1,797 inmates were evacuated under extreme cold as militia aided, with the central building and five wings burning after an overnight flare up.
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Quebec
U.P
Beauport
Order of Grey Nuns
Attempted assassination targetting Mussolini revealed
In Rome on February 17 a man recently released from an asylum shot Mussolini's private detective while likely aiming at the premier. The assailant and wounded officer identities are withheld. Public focus remained on Pope Pius funeral and papal election.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Pope Pius
Mussolini
Illness Hits Linton Family as Mrs Taylor Pirtle Fails
Willis Pirtle of Linton was called to his mother Mrs. Taylor Pirtle near Bloomfield where she remains seriously ill. She had seemed to be recovering before taking a turn for the worse yesterday.
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Willis Pirtle
Linton
Taylor Pirtle
Watkins Rites 710 Be Saturday
Funeral services for James Isaac Watkins 67 a Newark area farmer found dead in bed Thursday will be at 1 pm Saturday in the Newark church with burial in Newark cemetery. He died of a heart attack and is survived by daughter Helen two sons Millard and Emil a brother Pete and wife Lilli Ann who died three years ago. Kidd undertaking company of Bloomfield handles arrangements.
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James Isaac Watkins
Newark
Bloomfield
Mr. Watkins
Isaac
Mary Livingston Watkins
Helen Watkins
Millard Watkins
Emil Watkins
Ohio
Pete Watkins
Linton
Lilli Ann Watkins
Kidd Undertaking Company
Lyons Social and Benevolent club marks 45th anniversary
Attendees from Linton joined a Lyons meeting at the Christian church to celebrate the Lyons Social and Benevolent club’s forty fifth founding anniversary last night. Names listed include Miss Bonna Baughman Mrs. Lou Fleetwood Mrs. Vivian Humphreys Mrs. Glenn Corlette Mrs. Harry J. Bailey Mrs. Lena Heiman Miss Ethel Heitman Mrs. EB Flanagan and Mrs. R R Miller.
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Linton
Lyons Social and Benevolent Club
Christian Church
Lyons
Bonna Baughman
Lou Fleetwood
Vivian Humphreys
Glenn Corlette
Harry J. Bailey
Lena Heiman
Ethel Heitman
EB. &. Flanagan
R. R. Miller
Ancient synagogue found in Jerusalem location study
A group of young German Jewish refugees aiding an archaeological expedition in central Galilee uncovered a 1700 year old synagogue. The ruins are significant as the earliest known example of Hebrew religious architecture in Palestine.
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Galilee
Palestine
Divorce Suit Filed for Lizzie Michael in Greene County Circuit Court
Lizzie Michael filed for divorce from William Francis Michael in Greene County circuit court. The action names both spouses and seeks legal dissolution of marriage in the local court system.
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Lizzie Michael
William Francis Michael
Greene County
Named Papal Cardinals and Bishops of Italy
The text profiles Ildefonso Cardinal Schuster and Alexis Cardinal Ascalesi. Schuster, born Italian of German Swiss parents, rose to cardinal in 1929 and Milan bishop, with prior roles in Rome and the Pontifical Oriental Institute. Ascalesi, born in Castelnuovo, rose through Naples related posts, becoming cardinal in 1916 and archbishop of Naples in 1923.
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Ildefonso Cardinal Schuster
Milan
Pius XI
Benedictine
Rome
St. Paul's
Ildefonso Schuster
Pontifical Oriental Instate
Pius
Central
Pontifical Commission For Sacred Art
Cardinal Schuster
Alexis Cardinal Ascalesi
Naples
Castelnuovo
Montemartano
San Bartolomeo di Montefalco
Muro Lucano
Sant’Agata de’ Goti
Benevento
Cardinal Ascalesi
Cardinal Prisoco
End of Civil War Seen Soon Amid Global Talks
London reports indicate the climax of the Spanish civil war could come at any moment with Franco demanding unconditional surrender while Loyalists seek terms. Perpignan fronts stay quiet as peace moves discussed. Jose Miaja arrives at Cartagena for talks with naval leadership. In Indiana, the Linton Retail Merchants Association to hear Murray H. Morris discuss the merchant as community leader at 6 30 PM with a large turnout and banquet reservations.
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London
U.P
Viscount Halifax
House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee
Lord Halifax
Perpignan
Paris
Jose Miaja
Spain
Cartagena
Murray H. Morris
Indianapolis Retail Merchants’ Association
Linton Retail Merchants’ Association
Linton
H. E. Zander
Morris
Westphalia Man Beaten Wife Receives Dual Sentences
Beauchamp 42 of Westphalia received two superior court sentences on Thursday one 30 days for intoxication and another 90 days for assault and battery Judge Robbins suspended the first and ordered the 90 days at the penal farm The charges were filed by his wife Amy who works in a Westphalia restaurant Officers were called after he beat her the night before and Beauchamp was arrested
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Ncennes
Ind
Es Beauchamp
Westphalia
Herman F. Robbins
Beauchamp
Amy
Robbin
Bulldog Survives 80 Foot Roof Fall in Sandusky
Cal the small bulldog plunged from a roof eighty feet high and lived to bark about it. The dog coughed, inhaled deeply, and recovered, with no lasting injuries.
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Sandusky, C
WPR
Cal
County Breaks Tradition in Scotland County Clerk Race
Scotland County Missouri elected Republican Frank A. Trunnell as county clerk by 87 votes over Democratic incumbent J. E. Poole, the first GOP victory in sixty years.
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Memphis
U.P
Scotland County
Frank A. Trunnell
J. E. Poole
Wilson Reveals Views on Europe in Sealed Senate Testimony
Ambassador Hugh Wilson told the senate military affairs committee of his general views on the European situation but asked for secrecy. He demanded that clerks and the official stenographer be dismissed, saying his usefulness abroad could be impaired by public questioning.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
Hugh Wilson
United States
Germany
Senate
Dies Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy in Washington
Representative Martin Dies of Texas, chairman of the House committee on un American activities, underwent an emergency appendectomy in Washington D C. His office reported the operation was successful and he was in good condition after being stricken earlier and taken to Emergency Hospital.
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Washington, D. C
Martin Dies
Texas
Dies
House
Epidemic hits region schools with many absences
Linton and Greene county schools report high pupil absences due to influenza with 71 missings at Linton-Stockton High School. Some districts run on short attendance while officials hope most students return by Monday.
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Linton
Greene County
Linton-Stockton
Jasonville
Midland
Worthington
Bloomfield
T. J. Beecher
Indiana
Washington
Sullivan
Indianapolis
Mrs Tressie Burris obituary from Sullivan county
Mrs Tressie G Burris 30 wife of Nelson Burris of Paxton route 1 died 7 45 pm Thursday in Mary Sherman hospital Sullivan Born August 12 1908 daughter of William H and Rhoda Cathryn Brown O Haver lifelong Sullivan county resident Survived by husband daughter Estelle 13 brother Harry O Haver Sullivan route 5 sister Jessie Wagner Farmersburg and parents Funeral 8 pm Saturday Mt Moriah church Pleasantville Rev E L Bates to officiate Burial in nearby cemetery Body at Newkirk funeral home Pleasantville then returned to family residence.
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Tressie G. Burris
Nelson Burris
Paxton
Mary Sherman
Sullivan
Burris
Sullivan County
William H
Rhoda Cathryn Brown O'Haver
Nelson
Estelle
Harry O’haver
Sullivan Route 5
Charley
Jessie) Wagner
Farmersburg
W. H. O’haver
Sullivan Route 4
Mt. Moriah
E. L. Bates
Pleasantville
Newkirk
Linn Infant Buried Near Bloomfield
The stillborn infant of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Linn east of Bloomfield was buried today in Ridgeport cemetery after brief services at the grave. Surviving are the parents and a brother Mervin 5. Newkirk Funeral home of Pleasantville handled arrangements.
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Lloyd Linn
Senate Committee Drafts Ten Substitute Liquor Revision Bill
Indiana official warns any gross income tax cut would hit local communities hard. Greene county receives substantial state aid for schools and welfare from the tax, with local costs tied to state distributions. The 1938 commission notes Greene county distributions equaled about 1.01 cents of property tax.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Clarence A. Jackson
State
Jackson
Greene County
Treasury Reserve Fund
Millions in U S Allergic to Drugs Foods and More
Dr. Theodore D. Beckwith of the University of California estimates 10 000 000 Americans are allergic to various things including drugs foods plants animals climate and emotional disturbances.
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Berkeley
Cal
Theodore D. Beckwith
University of California
United States
Mary J. Cummings 100 Celebrates with Open House
Bow Lake resident Mary J. Cummings marked her 100th birthday by hosting an open house. She noted voting for every Republican president since women's suffrage and recalling she survived the 1871 Chicago fire.
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D.N. H.P
Mary J. Cummings
Bow Lake
Chicago
Senate Session Sets Liquor Bill Change in Indiana
The senate's public policy committee in executive session substituted Sen. William Hardy's liquor revision bill for the Markland measure, signaling Democratic rejection of the Republican house bill. The house plans a Saturday session to tackle over 500 pending bills while advancing three banking resolutions and measures on police pay, while the teachers retirement fund moves to a pay as you go basis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Senate
Public Policy Committee
William Hardy
Evansville
House
Indiana
Guernsey Chambers
Frank Millis
Campbellsburg
Supreme
Strip-Mine Regulation Bill Reintroduced in Indiana
Bicknell Indiana February 17 The strip mine regulation bill is re introduced by Representative C Omer Free Knox County though passage this term is unlikely Mayor Lloyd Jones and GC Jallard attended the statehouse in support A similar Senate bill may be pursued The measure would require operators to level spoil banks every sixty daysbackers include local citizens coal miners and mine operators
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Bicknexll
Ind
Indiana General Assembly
C. Omer Free
Knox County
Lloyd Jones
GC. Jallard
Indianapolis
Statehouse
Senate
Representative Free
Bicknell
Bicknell Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mrs Don Mannan Undergoes Major Operation
Mrs Don Mannan of Indianapolis formerly from this community underwent a major operation at Methodist Hospital Indianapolis. Her condition is reported satisfactory. Mrs Mannan is sister of Mrs Harry J Bailey of this city and daughter of Mrs Minnie Wills of Lyons.
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Don Mannan
Indianapolis
Methodist Hospital
Mannan
Harry J. Bailey
Minnie Wills
Lyons
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Pierce
Monroe County
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Lawrence County
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Springville
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Watkins
Halifax
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