Miners End Season With Victory Over Tech Net Quintes
Linton high school basketball team closes 1946-47 schedule by defeating Terre Haute Tech 59 to 33 at home. Final record stands 17 wins, five losses as S. H. S. A. tournament begins Thursday. Woolsey leads with 22 points, Sanders 13, Peterson and Richardson 10 each.
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Rev Lee Jarrett to Speak Tonight at Methodist Church
Rev. Lee Jarrett, pastor of Martinsville's Methodist church, will guest preach at the Lent mission service tonight at 7 30 p m in the local church. The Sunday-Thursday services this week invite public attendance as part of the mission.
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Lee S. Jarrett
Jarrett
Martinsville
F. T. Johnson
Lenton
Bloomfield Wins Greene County Junior High Tourney in OT
Bloomfield junior high球队 claimed the Greene County title after an overtime 82 to 39 win over Switz City. Switz City led 32 all at regulation end, then Bloomfield surged in overtime scoring seven points. Individual scorers included Lewis 11 Cruse 7 Fitzpatrick 9 for Bloomfield and Richardson 10 O Hern 8 for Linton. Tournament sponsored by Jasonville Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Greene County
Switz City
Jasonville
Switz City Lads
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Linton Welders
Wildcat
Switz
Linton
Bill Purcell Dies at Bicknell at 59
Bill Purcell 59 of Bicknell died suddenly at home Sunday at 10 AM from a heart attack. He was a coal miner by trade formerly of Linton. Survived by widow Mary, son Donald of Bicknell, daughter Norma at home, grandson Donald James, two sisters Decia Hughes and Mrs Vic Bedwell of Linton, and brother Bernst Purcell of Linton. Body at family residence. funeral plans not announced.
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Bill Purcell
Bicknell
Linton
Mary Purcell
Donald
Norma
Donald James
Decia Hughes
Vic Bedwell
Bernst Purcell
Injuries After County Truck and Car Collision
Isaac Benham 27 of Lyons rural route in serious condition with punctured lung and multiple injuries. Everett Garrett Jr 20 of Marco treated for cuts bruises and slight concussion after a crash south of Lyons at Wells corner on former state road 67. Police said Garrett drove a 1935 Studebaker west while Benham’s 1936 Ford truck crossed. vehicle toppled into a ditch and the truck somersaulted. Both drivers were unconscious and taken to Free man-Greene county hospital.
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Isaac Benham
Lyons
Everett Garrett, Jr
Marco
Freeman-Greene County
Young Benham
Young Garrett
Joe Feeney
Charles Mansfield
Mrs Jackson dies at Newberry after heart attack
Nora Mae Jackson 33 a Newberry telephone operator died suddenly of a heart attack at 10 25 Sunday night in her home. Survived by husband Warren W Jackson two sisters Chloe Frederick Odon and Georgia Livingston Cleveland Ohio two brothers Hallie McNabb Scotland and Harry McNabb Indianapolis. Body taken to Jenkins Funeral Home Bloomfield later moved to sister’s home in Odon for the funeral. Services set for 2 PM Tuesday at Scotland Methodist Church with burial in Scotland Cemetery.
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Nora Mae Jackson
Newberry Telephone
Jackson
Linton
John
Mary Elizabeth Miller McNabb
Warren W. Jackson
Chloe Frederick
Odon
Georgia Livingston
Cleveland
Hallie McNabb
Scotland
Harry McNabb
Indianapolis
Jenkins
Bloomfield
Frederick
Scotland Methodist Church
Scotland Cemetery
Canoe-boganning arrives at Newport New Hampshire
Unusually balance is required by three man teams as they slide down snow covered slopes in aluminum canoes marking a new winter sport at this winter sports center.
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Newport
N. H
Posters Show School Prize Winners in 1944 45 Display
Posters from Iana High School students depict prize winning entries in the state B contest and will be on display in J. C. Penney windows until Thursday noon. The exhibit notes TB rehab emphasis, case finding via mobile unit, chest X rays, and education as key. It also invites Greene County seniors to apply for a one year scholarship or cash prize.
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J. C. Penney
O. K
Greene County
Herron Art Institute
Indianapolis
Greene County TB Association
Box
Linton
Citizens’ National Bank
Michael Brent Perigo Born in Sullivan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Wilfred Perigo of Sullivan announce the birth of a seven pound six and a half ounce son at Mary Sherman hospital Sullivan on Friday. The baby has been named Michael Brent. Mrs Perigo is Edna Putoff formerly of Dugger and daughter of Frank and the late Mary Putoff. Mr Perigo is the son of Ernest and Mrs Perigo of Linton.
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Wilfred Perigo
Sullivan
Mary Sherman Hospital
Michael Brent
Perigo
Edna Putoff
Frank Putoff
Dugger
Ernest Perigo
Linton
Grandmother at 30 in Corpus Christi
Mrs. George Gremillion of Corpus Christi became a mother at 14 and a grandmother at 30. She was married at 13 and her son and his wife welcomed a daughter born in Jackson Mississippi.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
George G. Gremillion
Gremillion
Jackson
Miss
Mr and Mrs Ham Accept Positions in Bloomington
Harley Ham moved to Bloomington and works at the Indiana University meat shop. Mrs Ham will become day supervisor of the new obstetrical wing at Bloomington Hospital after a short vacation. She previously served as acting X Ray technician at Freemans Greene County Hospital in Linton for the past year.
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Bloomington
Indiana University
Central District
Indiana States Nurses Association
Nursing Service Bureau
Central District of Indiana State Nurses Association
Chamber of Commerce
Indianapolis
Firemen Respond to Weekend Alarms at Two Homes
Linton firemen answered two alarms over the weekend. A roof fire at the Doyle Benefield residence caused minor damage at 9 30 Sunday morning. An oil stove explosion in the Harold Gaddis kitchen Saturday evening caused about 100 dollars in damage.
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Linton
Doyle Benefield
Harold Gaddis
Benefield
Gaddis
Weekend Hospital Report Lists Births and Admits
The weekend hospital report records multiple births including William Thomas to Mrs. Lucille Scott of Bloomfield and Nancy Jane to Mrs. Frieda Watkins of Bloomfield. It notes numerous admissions for medical treatment and major surgeries, as well as a long list of dismissals across several towns including Bloomfield Lyons Jasonville Linton Switz City and Scotland.
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Lucille Scott
Bloomfield
William Thomas
Laveda Smith
Linton
Catherine Tibbett
Lyons
Jane Ann
Phoebe Packer
Switz City
Frank Miller
Jane Knowles
Worthington
Thelma Henico
Robert McFadden
Robert C. McFadden, Jr
Rose Maine
Patty Reynolds
Myrtle Gilligan Calvert
Dorothy Hostetter
Bertha Montgomery
Indianapolis
Robert Allen Jr
Danny Inman
Marco Net Squad Drubs Bloomfield In Free Scoring Win
The Marco Indians defeated the Bloomfield Independents 65 to 56 at Bloomfield gym on Sunday. Marco led after the second period and maintained the advantage. J Moody topped Marco with 15 points while Laughlin led Bloomfield with 14.
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J. Moody
Marco
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R. Good
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H. May
Laughlin
Williams
Yoho
Moore
Glover
Binmir
Simpson
Four Die as Fire Rips Chinese Home in Indiana
In Anderson a stove explosion sparked a blaze that killed four children of a Chinese restaurant owner. Father and grandfather injured. neighbors heard an explosion as they tried to start a fire in their living room. In Brazil, a separate $200000 Sourwine Theater Building fire displaced seven families and burned the third floor and roof.
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U.P
South Main Street
Stinson
Harry Chan
Brazil
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Sourwine
Elks
James Dierdorf
Terre Haute
Coalmont Man Taken By Death at Home of Brother
Russell Albert Culbertson age 62 a former Indianapolis accountant died at 6 this morning at the home of his brother W O Culbertson on Shelburn rural route three miles north of Coalmont He had lived with his brother for eight months battling heart disease He is survived by his widow Bess Culbertson Bloomington a daughter Mrs Thomas Parks Minnesota and his brother The McClanahan Funeral home at Jasonville is handling arrangements
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Indianapolis
W. O. Culbertson
Shelburn
Coalmont
Culbertson
Bess Culbertson
Bloomington
Thomas Parks
Minnesota
McClanahan Funeral Home
Jasonville
British claim Nazi underground army crushed in roundup
British intelligence announced the capture of the largest nazi underground group since the war. Officials said plans included a bacteria weapon and the roundup nearly completed, with figures possibly over 1000 arrests. Notables seized include Col Walter Teich and Edmund Biedelmayer.
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Col
Walter Teich
Baltic States
Edmund Biedelmayer
Lublin
Chairmen picked in USO campaign drive
Judge Karl Parker Vosloh announced township and special chairmen for the USO drive to run February 24 to March 1 1947. Quotas range from 50 to 1000 dollars per township with Rev Lozier Ziegler heading Linton schools and churches and Allen G. Pate named county treasurer. Indiana share of the 19 million dollar national budget is 463000.
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Karl Parker Vosloh
Greene County
Allen G. Pate
Bloomfield
Stockton
Leonard Giuffre
Helen Grubbs
Gordon Miller
E. V. Bull
Percy Myers
John C. Cravens
Andy Humphreys
Frank A. Lenning
Carl Harris
USO
United States
Pacific
Oceanic
Cochranes Mourn Loss Of One Month Old Child
Burial services for Joe Cochran one month old son of Mr and Mrs Joe Cochran of Bloomfield were held this afternoon at Grandview Cemetery in Bloomfield. Jenkins Funeral home Bloomfield arranged the services.
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Joe Cochrane
Bloomfield
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Grandview Cemetery
Jenkins Funeral Home
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