Purge of Czech Opposition Reported by New Communist Regime
Prague announces a purge of all public offices including embassies and legations in Czechoslovakia. Trade union action committees carry out purges amid claims of espionage by US and British consulates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
U.P
Czechoslovakia
Mlada Fronta
U. S
Bratislava
Slovakia
Russia
United States
V. Jahelka
Klement Gottwald
Zapotocky
Czech Social Democratic Party
Hospital Report On Local Admissions And Discharges
Miss Nancy Waggoner of Sandborn underwent a tonsillectomy this morning. Russell S. Johnson of Jasonville was admitted for medical treatment. Mrs Alma Isenogle of Linton has been dismissed. Mrs Nora Frye of Bloomfield was taken home Wednesday. Miss Margaret Persinger of Deans was released Wednesday. Mrs Lucy May Barton of Worthington was dismissed today. Mrs Evelyn Roscoe and baby have been taken to their home in Worthington. Miss Gloria Howell has been taken to her home in Vincennes.
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Nancy Waggoner
Sandborn
Russell S. Johnson
Jasonville
Alma Isenogle
Linton
Nora Frye
Bloomfield
Margaret Persinger
Deans
Lucy May Barton
Worthington
Evelyn Roscoe
Baby
Gloria Howell
Vincennes
Firemen Run Off Four Small Blazes in One Day
Linton firefighters made four runs this day besides the Roach Electric store blaze. At 6 00 a.m. a refrigerator motor fire at the Park Inn caused minor damage. Around 10 00 a.m. a roof vent fire at 490 First Street northeast appeared to threaten a house. At 12 55 p.m. birds nesting in the Northwest Ward school chimney and ventilators ignited small flames, soon controlled with chimney and vent repairs noted. School closed tomorrow for repairs per Superintendent O L Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Roach Electric Company
Park Inn
First Street
Linton Fire Department
Northwest Ward
O. L. Johnson
Town Marshall in Dutch Goshen Faces Drunken Driving Charge
Paul Wright, 52, town marshal of Bristol, was charged with drunken driving on the complaint of Bristol residents. The incident highlights a local law enforcement official facing a criminal allegation in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ind
Paul Wright
Bristol
Linton Miner Injured in Mine Accident Near Sullivan
Earnest Hair of south of Linton is treated at Mary Sherman hospital Sullivan after head and neck injuries from a mine accident at John A mine north of Sullivan Tuesday night. Doctors say injuries are not critical.
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Earnest Hair
Linton
Mary Sherman
Sullivan
Mr. Hair
John A
County Sectional Opens Tonight With Close Contests
The Linton sectional of the S H S A R tournament opens at 7:00 with Scotland vs Switz City and 8:15 p m Lyons vs Bloomfield. Friday schedule has Linton vs Owensburg Midland vs Solsberry Marco vs Jasonville. Capacity crowds expected for all five sessions. Indiana high school classic moves into high gear after scattered openers with eight early games and several lopsided results.
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Linton
Scotland Scots
Switz City
Lyons Lions
Bloomfield
Owensburg
Midland
Solsberry
Marco
Jasonville
Indianapolis
Warsaw
South Bend
Terre Haute
Jeffersonville
New Middleton
State board targets unlicensed medical practitioners in Indiana
The State Board of Medical Examination and Registration opened a drive against all unlicensed practitioners in Indiana. About 400 violators are believed active. Two Indianapolis chiropractors were named in Superior Court suits, but the board says the effort targets all violators, not just chiropractors. It plans to fund operations with a new $5 annual registration fee and has hired two investigators to report infractions. chiropractors educated since 1927 have failed to meet state standards.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Medical Examination and Registration
Indiana
Medical Board
General Assembly
License Issued and Divorce Sought in Greene Circuit
One marriage license issued in Bloomfield to Charles Timmons and Maela Gillon. A divorce suit was filed in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield by Ella Fay Trusty against Myles Trusty.
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Greene Circuit
Bloomfield
Charles Timmons
Maela Gillon
Worthington
Ella Fay Trusty
Myles Trusty
Blame Laid on Ernest South in Miner Death and Policy Critique
Indiana official assigns blame for high government costs to minority pressure groups while noting popular demand for programs. Ernest South, 49, Linton coal miner and World War II veteran, dies in Indianapolis Veterans Hospital after long illness. funeral at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home with Rev. Lloyd Miller officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Clarence A. Jackson
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
Indiana State Bottlers Association
Jackson
Ernest South
Linton
Veterans’ Hospital
Mr. South
Earlington
Lee
Emma South
U. S. Army
Linton Frank Courtney American Legion
South
Little Betty Mining Company
West Linton
Leonard South
Detroit
Mich
William South
Marcella Bridges
Pansy Dover
Bedford
Lee South
Welch and Cornett Funeral Home
Lloyd Miller
Jasonville
Fairview Cemetery
Weight of Hogs Running Higher
A Purdue University report notes hogs sent to market have weighed more for three straight weeks than in 1947. M L Wilson warns higher weights threaten 1948 grain conservation goals as savings from last year slip away.
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Lafayette
Ind
M. L. Wilson
Washington
Agricultural Extension Service
Early spring signs warm Robinson Illinois scene
In Robinson Illinois a green garter snake was found signaling an early spring. The reptile’s tail had been frozen off, a rare sight for the season, while robins remain unseen but anticipated as warmer weather nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson, Ill
U.P
Robinson
Bremen Firemen Handle Unusual Emergencies
Bremen firefighters in a single month answered routine calls and also removed thirteen unfed horses that collapsed in the streets and recaptured three swarms of bees, highlighting diverse duties beyond normal fire fighting.
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Bremen
Germany
UPR
Rainbow sighting in winter puzzles Kokomo Tribune
A Kokomo subscriber called the Kokomo Tribune at eight in the morning asking when and where the last winter rainbow had been observed, noting it as a curious query to newspaper offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
U.P
Kokomo Tribune
B 29 crashes near Meridian killing three crewmen
A B 29 Superfortress crashed into a hillside near Meridian Texas during a routine training flight from Fort Worth to Los Angeles. Four crewmen were killed and one missing while eight others parachuted to safety before the crash site was reached. A search and investigation were launched.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
Meridian
Fort Worth Army Airfield
Los Angeles
Here
George Grimes
Bosque County
Sheriff's Office
Grimes
Army
Air Base Public Fations Office
San Antonio
el Paso
Mrs Emma Lester Dies At Home In Linton
Emma Florence Lester 64 died at her South Linton home after a long illness. She was daughter of Thomas and Millie Woods and widow of John Lester. Survived by three daughters Mae Haton Belle Morrison Millie Edwards and two sons Fletcher Lester George Lester. sister Sarah Roenett. Body to Aikin Funeral Home then home for viewing. Funeral at Northeast Third Street Church of God Sunday at 2 with Rev Jack Gambill. burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
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Emma Florence Lester
South Linton
Thomas
Millie Woods
John Lester
Mae Haton
Belle Morrison
Linton
Millie Edwards
Danville
Ill
Fletcher Lester
George Lester
Truman, Ark
Sarah Roenett
Terre Haute
Aikin Funeral Home
Third Street
Church of God
Jack Gambill
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Alexander announces birth of daughter in Pontia c hospital
Mr and Mrs William C Alex ander of Pontiac Michigan announce the birth of a six pound ten ounce daughter born in a Pontiac hospital on Wednesday. Mr Alexander is a brother of Mrs Jewel Herndon of this city and formerly lived in Linton.
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William C. Alexander
Pontiac
Mich
Alexander
Jewel Herndon
Linton
Fire guts Carl Roach Electric and Sporting Goods store
A fire gutted the Carl Roach Electric and Sporting Goods store on South Main Street in Linton this morning. The blaze started in the front office and spread, damaging the building and contents estimated at about $35,000. Fire crews from Lyons and Crane aided, with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Carl Roach Electric and Sporting Goods
South Man Street
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Lyons
Crane
Eagles Lodge Hall
Vincennes Street
Lamarre accuses Meyers in Senate perjury case
Lamarre identified payments totaling about 35000 dollars from Aviation Electric Corp to support the Air Force procurement chief Meyers. He testified Meyers named him president of a wartime sub contracting firm to serve his financial interests and pressured him to lie to Senate investigators. Meyers faces subordination of perjury charges. Lamarre has pleaded guilty to perjury.
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Washington
U.P
Bleriot H. Lamarre
Bennett E
Eyers
Senate
Meyers
Air Force
Aviation Electric Corp
Vandalia
Lamarre
Senate War Investigating
Aviation Electric
Air Force General
Change in Time in Usrey Rites
Funeral services for Mrs. Law rence Usrey will be held at three o clock Saturday afternoon in the Aikin Funeral Home instead of two o clock as originally planned. The change was made so that brother Willis Hardaman of Arlington Cal can attend.
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Lawrence Usrey
Aikin Funeral Home
Willis Hardaman
Arlington
Cal
DePauw Establishes Hogate Lectureship in Journalism
Greencastle Ind Feb 26 A P U Establishment of the Kenneth C Hogate lectureship in journalism at DePauw University announced by President Clyde E Wildman The fund totals 7000 dollars with bequest and friends contributions Hogate a Danville native worked on papers in Greencastle Valparaiso Cleveland and Detroit before joining the Wall Street Journal association He died a year ago The lecturer will visit classes hold seminars and conduct student interviews
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Greencastle
Ind
Kenneth C. Hogate
DePauw University
Clyde E. Wildman
Low, Jones and Co
Wall Street Journal
de Pauw
Hogate
Wildman
Danville
Valparaiso
Cleveland
Detroit
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P. R. Olinger
John Tyler
Commonwealth of Virginia
Lee County
Virginia
David C. Olinger
Leo E. Allen
Illinois
Allen
National Guard
Armed Services Group
UMT
London
U.S
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Linton Miner
Linton Gym
State Board
REDS
Indiana State Battlers
Superfort Falls
Emma Lester
Carl Roach
Chicago
St. Louis
Lake Success
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Palestine
Bloomington
House Judiciary Committee
Pat McCarran
N. Y
United Nations Little Assembly
UN Korean Commission
Korea
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
Miss
Mississippi House
Minneapolis
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sporting Goods
U. S. Naval Ammunition Depot
Lyons and Crane
Edington Paper Company
Depauw Belins
Hogate Bequest
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