Laborites Near Majority Power in British Vote
London reports Labor gains in the British general election with roughly 311 to 313 seats, narrowing to a potential working majority. Churchill wins Woodford, Attlee holds Walthamstow West, Liberals falter, Conservatives trailing as results unfold.
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Laborites
London
Labor Party
House of Commons
Labor
Gladstone
Lloyd George
Liberal Party
Liberals
Churchill
U.P
Clement R. Attlee
Winston Churchill
Commons
Woodford
Essex
Attlee
Walthamstow West
Limehouse
Truman to Make Speaking Tour
President Truman may launch a trans continental whistle stop trip this spring to dedicate the Grand Coulee dam in Washington He plans speeches both ways and may depart Washington before the end of May He aims to boost Democratic gains in the House and Senate and envisions campaigning on broad domestic topics while avoiding primary entanglements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Grand Coulee
Missouri
House
Senate
Alexander Wiley
Wis
Wiley
Carl Thompson
Wisconsin
Thompson
Old Style Western Gun Duel Ends in Fatal Wounding
In Knox City Texas on February 24 authorities investigated a six shot duel in an alley between Guy Milford cafe actor and Lee Wampler. Milford was killed and Wampler wounded in the hip with all shots fired at close range. No witnesses have emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox City
Tex
West
Texas
George Hardberger
Guy Milford
Lee Wampler
Milford
Hardberger
Wampler
Mrs Guy Benham Named Sub District Nurse Recruiter
Bishop Richard C. Raines and Mrs. R. E. Walker appoint Mrs. Guy Benham of Bloomfield route two as sub district director to aid in recruiting student nurses for Methodist hospitals in Indiana. Directors will talk with high school girls and graduates about enrolling in Methodist church nursing schools in Fort Wayne and Indianapolis for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard ¢. Raines
Indiana
R. E. Walker
Jasonville
Bloomington
Guy Benham
Bloomfield
Methodist
Methodist Church
Methodist Hospitals
Fort O 'Gary
Indianapolis
None
New Tournament Opens with Sectional Scores
Sectional play begins with results in Indiana towns. Boomfield 42 Switz City 38 in overtime, Linton 35 Scotland 28, Farmersburg 53 Shelburn 45, Graysville 49 Merom 4, Dugger 51 Pleasantville 40. Detailed sports page notes.
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Linton
Scotland
Sullivan Farmersburg
Shelburn
Graysville
Merom
Dugger
Pleasantville
Hoosier Sheriff Fails Jail Plot In Wayne County
Richmond Indiana February 24 Enterprising inmates at the Wayne county Jail drilled a jailbreak with saw blades smuggled in a cracker box Joann McConley 19 of near Winchester and Keith Hinshaw 27 of Richmond are accused. Other would be escapees are Frank Hennhel 25 Detroit Frederick Long 24 New Parish and Charles Peters 21 Richmond Sheriff Ora Wilson and deputies heard the sawing through pipes and nabbed the four as they prepared to remove bars. A bus ticket and tools were found in Hinshaw s shoe and McConley was ordered arrested for abetting the jail break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Wayne County
Ora Wilson
Wilson
Joann McConley
Winchester
Houston
Tex
Hinshaw
Wenger
Iri
American naval attaché slain near Salzburg in suspected murder
The mutilated body of Capt. Eugene F. Karpe, 50, of Washington and U S Naval Attache in Romania, was found in a tunnel near Salzburg on Feb 24. Austrian police suspect murder. identification came from pocket papers though passport was missing. Karpe had spent years in Bucharest and was en route to Washington for reassignment.
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Vienna
Austria
Eugene F. Karpe
Romania
Salzburg
U.S. Army
Karpe
Washington
Dee Wes
Robert A
Budapest
Army
Bucharest
Paris
Ninth U S. Army Station
Truck License Fee Rule Made by Judge
Indiana truck and car owners must pay higher license plate fees as Marion County Superior Judge Ralph Hamill upholds the 1949 law. The ruling comes five days before all Hoosier vehicles must bear 1950 plates. An appeal to a new trial and a state supreme court request is planned if the new trial is denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Marion County
Ralph Hamill
Hamill
Miss Betty Thomas Dies After Illness in Lyons
Betty Rose Thomas of Lyons died in Freeman Greene County hospital at 12:45 PM Thursday after a lingering illness. Born January 11, 1931, she was the daughter of Joy and Mildred Balentine Thomas. Survived by foster parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Burdsall of Lyons, the body was taken to Jenkins Funeral Home Lyons for viewing through 2 PM Sunday, with services at Lyons Church of Christ and burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Rose Thomas
Lyons
Freeman Greene County Hospital
Joy
Mildred Balentine Thomas
Ed Burdsall
Lyons, King
Poorman Joins United States Marine Corps
Pvt. Earl Poorman Jr. has entered the United States Marine Corps. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Earl Poorman of near Dugger formerly of Linton and will be stationed at Paris Island South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Earl Poorman Jr
Earl Poorman
Near Dugger
United States Marine Corps
Paris Island
S.C
Linton
Potato Price Support Backed by Aiken in Senate
Senator George D Aiken of Vermont predicted strong support for the compromise potato price support plan in the Senate. He expected southern backing to provide enough votes to pass the amendment as part of a cotton bill rider. The plan would dilute Scott Lucas proposal requiring future potato crop price supports to be tied to rigid farm controls.
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Washington
George D. Aiken
Senate
Aiken
Scott W. Lucas
Congress
GOP
Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Subpena
Conto Court
Warning From General Spaatz On Soon Russia War Readiness
General Carl Spaatz warned in Newsweek that the United States faces a two to three year window before Russia could launch a full scale war. He cited Russia already possessing a strong military machine and being on a war footing in manpower tanks and other forces. He suggested Russia may not yet be fully ready in airplanes submarines and atomic bombs but will be soon.
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FEPC
Burnet R. Maybank
S. C
Senate Banking Committee
House
Unamerican Activities Committee
Communist Front
Matthew Cvetic
FBI
Communist Party
Pennsylvania
PEACE
Millard E Tydings
Senate Armed Forces Committee
United States
Russia
New York
Carl Spaatz
Tokyo
Spaatz
Newsweek Magazine
Williams School Will Get New Gym
Williams High School in Spice Valley Township, Bedford County, Ind, will receive a new gymnasium to replace the fire-destroyed facility from the war. County Superintendent Howard Gee announced a bond issue of 25500 approved by the Spice Valley Township advisory board and awaiting state tax board approval. The gym is planned to be completed before next fall’s school start.
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Bedford Ind
Williams High School
Howard Gee
Spice Valley Township
Williams
Gee
Methodist Sing Planned At Local Church Sunday
An informal sing will be held at two o clock Sunday afternoon in the local Methodist church with choirs from Worthington Bloomfield Newberry Lyons Nine Mile Jasonsville Smibury and Glen officiating. The public is invited to attend.
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Worthington
Bloomfield
Newberry
Lyons
Nine Mile
Jasonsville
Smibury
Glen
Ben R Raney 83 Dies at Linton Grocery Proprietor
Ben R Raney 83 a Linton grocery store owner died at 2 15 am at his home 370 East Vincennes street after eleven days of illness He had worked in coal mines before buying the Fifth Street Northwest store in 1925 He was born January 17 1867 in Lancaster Kentucky and came to Linton in 1903 He leaves widow Estella Jones Raney two sons Robert Raney and Dr Ben Butler Raney five grandchildren funeral 5 pm at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery Flowers requested omitted
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Ben Butler Raney
Linton
East
Vincennes Street
Mr. Raney
Linton Field
Raney
Fifth Street
Lancaster
Robert Raney
Christian Church
Kentucky
Methodist
S. OO. O. F. Lodge
Estella Jones Raney
Fort Myers
Fla
Barbara Jean
Welch and Cornett
Fairview
Bloomfield Woman Emma Ritter Barmuth Died in Columbia City
Emma Ritter Barmuth of Bloomfield died in Columbia City hospital after visiting relatives. The 88 year old woman belonged to Bloomfield Methodist Church and was active in its affairs. Surviving are husband Adam Barmuth and two sons Gerald of Pierceton and William Dale of Washington. Funeral services set for Bloomfield with Rev. L D Robertson officiating at 2 PM Sunday at Jenkins Funeral Home. Burial in Grandview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Ritter Barmuth
Bloomfield
Columbia City
Bloomfield Methodist Church
Adam Barmuth
Gerald Barmuth
Pierceton
William Dale Burmuth
Washington
Jenkins Funeral Home
L. D. Robertson
Grandview Cemetery
Greene County Tax Board to Hold Hearings
The Greene County Board of Review will meet at 10:00 AM on Monday March 6 in the county auditor A W McLaughlin's office to hear property owners complaints about assessment figures. The countywide reassessment program was completed weeks ago under County Assessor Bert Rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County Board of Review
A. W. McLaughlin
Bert Rush
Infant suffocates in sleeping bag accident at home
In Terre Haute Indiana 13 month old Robin Cramer daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Cramer suffocated yesterday after rolling in a sleeping bag pinned to a davenport and becoming unable to free her head from the covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Robin Cramer
Robert Cramer
Judge Orders UMW Miners to Face Contempt Charges
Federal Judge Richmond Keech ruled the United Mine Workers failed to purge itself of contempt by bringing striking miners back to work and ordered the union to answer contempt charges. The case involves civil and criminal contempt for defying a back to work order affecting 372,000 soft coal miners. The judge declined to speed the trial due to the coal emergency. Lewis not named in the order. talks with industry stalled under court order with no progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond B. Keech
United Mine Workers Union
H. Graham Morison
Morison
Reech
Fed. Hi
Justice Department
Welly K. Hopkins
UMW Atttorney
John L.lewis
UMW
Lewis
Franklin Burcham Dies at Bloomfield
Franklin Burcham died at his home in Bloomfield at 1:30 p.m. Thursday after a lingering illness. Born April 12, 1877 in Taylor township, he was the son of James and Isabelle Coppin Burcham and spent his life in the community. He never married and is survived by two sisters Mrs. Robert E. Black of Dayton Ohio and Mrs. Josephine Parker of Bloomfield. The body was taken to Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Services will be held Saturday at two o'clock with Rev. L. D. Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Grandview cemetery.
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Franklin Burcham
Bloomfield
Taylor Township
James
Isabelle Coppin Burcham
Robert E. Black
Dayton
Josephine Parker
Jenkins Funeral Home
Son Re-Enlists in U.S. Army For Six More Years
Rev and Mrs Sam Tuttle announce their son Pfe Donald R Tuttle has re enlisted in the United States Army for a six year term. This is his third enlistment with service locations including Australia the South Pacific and upcoming duty in Alaska.
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Sam Tuttle
Pfe
Donald R. Tuttle
United States Army
Australia
South Pacific
Alaska
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Throu
Mid- West
Indiana State Penal Farm
Paul Bausman
The
Washington Herald
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Herbert Morrison
President
Boomfield
Switz City
Hoosier
U. S. Stain
Betty Thomas
Lyons Church of Christ
Pleasant Grove
Bill
General Spaatz
Williams School
Methodists
Ben R. Raney
Keech
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