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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1950
Page
5
An American tourist stranded near Mexico City spends the night with a local mechanic. Dinner features Hunt 192 46 6 rappil as the guest tastes a rabbit whose meowing provokes jokes about flavor and noise. Cecil De Mille and his brother are noted in a separate satirical aside.
A Washington humor piece recounts a reporter’s mishap using a modern washing machine and blueing. Overzealous soap use floods the basement with foam, contaminates clothes, and leaves the narrator wearing blue underwear, prompting a rapid cleanup and a shopping trip.
John O'Reilly a 26 year old war veteran is held in Fresno after a plane scare in which he threatened to kill all aboard with a loaded gun. His German wife and infant son were present as police captured him following a radio alarm.
The Linton Eagles schedule a 7:30 p.m. home game tonight against Ranes-O'Donell after a thrilling ninth inning win over Charles Pfizer of Terre Haute. Sunday they travel to Brazil for their third road game.
After a second round at Linton Municipal, Linton Auto Supply leads the Greene County Golf League. Results: Linton Iron and Metal 7 Al's Barter Shop 2. Sherwood-Templeton 5 Sinders Chevrolet 4. Linton Auto Supply 9 Engle and Pirtle 0. Hamilton Drugs 6 Hercules Powder 3. Next week Hamilton Drugs vs Engle Pirtle. Al's Barber Shop vs Sinders Chevrolet. Sherwood-Templeton vs Linton Iron and Metal. Linton Auto Supply vs Hercules Powder.
The Linton Merchants defeated a Midland team 11 3 at the diamond earning their fifth consecutive victory. Holder hit a home run with two on base while East Mercier allowed four hits and struck out nine. The Merchants schedule a Sunday game against Swift City at Linton diamond.
In 1900 only one of every 24 workers was government employed. Today one of every eight or nine workers is on the government payroll.
The text notes that a hand bitten by human teeth has a higher poisoning risk if the hand is clenched rather than open. It also mentions Rudolf Diesel’s invention of the diesel engine with a patent noted as 11 IS12, and that a person can survive with one kidney or without the gallbladder and spleen. It concludes with babies often speaking before walking.
The United States presses ahead with peaceful atomic power despite Cold War tensions. At the Idaho Arco site work proceeds on a 400000-acre reactor complex with multiple machines, including a materials testing reactor and an atomic submarine engine. Breeder reactors under construction aim to boost future fuel production, with costs ranging into the tens of millions of dollars and several units planned for completion later this year.
In Green Ridge Jenny and Brent escape daily strains with a country drive for Thanksgiving preparations. Mrs. Folsom faces bereavement after her sister’s death, executrix duties loom, and Jenny plans to help. Brent shares a quiet connection with Jenny as they seek solace in the hills.
Robert Benedict age 92 was sentenced to 10 years in the Indiana reformatory today for his role as driver in a getaway car during a robbery at the Dady market. Accomplices Fred Thomas and James Stevenson were convicted and sentenced earlier.
Standings show New York 6 Chicago 5 after ten innings and St Louis 5 Washington 4 after twelve. Yesterday St Louis 5 Brooklyn 2 Philadelphia 8 Chicago 4 Boston 14 Pittsburgh 2. New York 8 Cincinnati 7 with Doby credited for 2 4 6. Details mention Lehner and Dimaggio with batter stats and team notes.
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