Midwest Resettlement Administration payrolls surge
Payrolls of the Resettlement Administration in five midwestern states top $300000 every two months, with administration payrolls at $88000 monthly. Regional Director R. Smith notes 4000 workers on Illinois Missouri Iowa Indiana and Ohio projects, as plans move to relocate farm families to better land. The program targets $2,000,000 monthly outlays at peak, plus loan repayments averaging over 13 percent, aiming to place families on a self sustaining basis.
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Champaign
Ill
R. @. Smith
Ilinois
Mssouri
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Smith
D. J. Garr
Smiths S
Waita Administration
Grade Separation Record I8 At Hand
Indiana state highway commissioners announce a large grade separation program funded by federal works bill money. Fourteen separations started, four more awarded, seven contracts pending, two bids due March 10, with plans and railroad coordination advancing for a 1930 construction season.
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James. D.”’Adams
Highway Commission
Indiana
The
Abram and Sims Family News from Vicksburg
Vicksburg notes Harley Abram and wife from Vincennes visited friends Saturday. Everett Abercrombie listed sick. Wale Glaspie family moved to Midland. Miss Wilma June Sims ill with mumps. William Brown couple visited relatives at Spencer and Bloomington Sunday. Charles Swaby ill for some time improving slowly.
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Harley Abram
Vincennes
Everett Abercrombie
Wale Glaspie
Midland
Wilma June Sims
William Brown
Spencer
Bloomington
Charles Swaby
TALMADGE ICKES CLASH AT LINCOLN SERVICES
Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge and Interior Secretary Harold Ickes clash during a Lincoln birthday service in Springfield Illinois commemorating the Emancipator while Horner looks on. Ickes praises Lincoln yet opposes New Deal methods.
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Talmadge
Ickes
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Eugenew Talmedge
Georgia
Henry Horner
Center, of
Illinois
Springfield
LONETREE ITEMS Hints of community events and visits
Long list of local social activity. Names McDonald Gabbard Bayes Watkins Hix Bayes Soliday Robison Wagner and others attend visits, travels, and a sale. Residents drop by Linton Jasonville Bloomfield Worthington and Nine Mile for business and family events as illness and well wishes circulate.
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Withia Marie
Robert . Mc Donald
Darrel Galbaud
Avery Gabbard
Jessie McDonald
John. Bays
Lou Beasley
John Hess
Lester
Ideuprite
Jewell Keller A.few
Bloomington
Sol Burcham
Thelma Swahy
Charles Beckwith
Mike Soliday
Jasonyle
Ralph Thompson
Virgil Pake
Lester McDonald
Dalphin Gabbard
Linton
John Bayes
Charley ‘Hamilton
James Grispy
William Kramer
Raymond McDonald
Mike So'iday
Thelma Swaby
Ross Lamb
Bloomfield
Richard Barnard
Jasonville
Unconscious incidents straddle Indiana town
In Tickness Indiana Mrs Mary McKnabb 83 was found unconscious twice in four days First discovered Sunday by neighbor Mrs Lem Olley at her home in Elnora She was moved to her daughter Mrs L T Crecelius 417 White River Ave Her condition described as very low Also Mr and Mrs Madison Purcell aged residents of Elnora were found unconscious in their home Sunday and feared not improving Their status was described as critically ill though slightly improved today
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Ind
Mary McKnabb
L. T. Crecelius
White River Avenue
McKnabb
Elnora
Womsn
Lem Olley
Fac
Madison Purcell
Hinora
Acquit Kid Cann in Liggett Death
Tsadore Blumenfeld known as Kid Cann is freed after a district court jury acquits him of first degree murder in the December 9 slaying of Walter Liggett. Jurors deliberated about three and a half hours. Edith Liggett says she will flee Minnesota fearing for her life.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Tsadore
Kid Cann
Blumenfeld
Cotlegrer
Walter Giggatt
Liggett
Indiana Forest Fires Fueled by Brush Debris
A state report shows eighty six of the 194 Indiana forest fires last year were from burning brush and debris, charred 4 035 acres of timber. Smoking, incendiary, railroad, lumbering, hunter, and undetermined causes accounted for the rest across 40 339 acres and more than 52 000 dollars in losses.
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Indiana
Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
Division of Forestry
National Forest Service
N U L Co Wins Two of Three Bowing Matches
The N U L Co bowling team won two of three matches last night against Little Betty bowlers at Linton alleys. Victor Briggs led N U L Co with 581 total, Henry Larsen added 564, and top individual scores included T McDonald 387 198 627, J Heenan 197 345 178 529, and V Briggs 204 406 171 581. Betty team members included C Donie 170 173 146 489 and C Haffley 200 1182 154 685. Total scores showed N U L Co 2676 to Betty 2991.
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Little Betty
Linton
Victs Briggs
N. U. L. Co. Ountfi
Henry Larsen
T McDonald
J. Heenan
V. Briggs
J. Spice
H. Larsen
Betty
T C. Donie
G. Smith
C. Haffley
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Md-West
Resettlement Administration
Vicksburg
Horner
Lonetree
Isomer Helenis
John Watkins
Mevin Hix
Elva McDonald
Bud English
Theora Lee
Betty Sue Bayes
Rhoda Pearl McDonald
Owen Dailey
Treret
Swaby
Preston Bennett
W. F. McDonald
Jane Bonham
Moxing Gaddard
Homer Helms
Willard Swaby
Lee Robison
Frank Taylor
Ed Robison
Harley" Sprits
N.U. L. CO
Shore
Rhodenbeck Bros
Chevrolet
Selears Vision
Digaporld
Bait
Mick
Cheerglet
Manan Morela
N. E
Linton, Indiana
Phor
Stu N.E
Ric
Froeschke Shoe Store
Hixson & Sahm
Overland Sales CO
Mobilgas
Walter Wolfe
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United Press
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