Kiner and Hodges Back in Groove for Home Run Chase
Dodgers surge as Hodges hits four homers in four games to reclaim first. Kiner recovers from secret back injury and drives Pirates with late homers. Giants, Cubs, Cardinals, Phillies, and Braves tally key wins as sluggers Rekindle pace. Red Sox near Cleveland in AL. Yankees and Indians rained out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiner
Gil Hodges
Hodges
Pittsburgh
Dodgers
Gil
Giants
Philadelphia
Pete Castiglione
Bucs
Cincinnati
Charley Grimm
Boston
Braves
Red Sox
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Yankees
Indians
Browns
Athletics
Enos Slaughter
New York
St. Louis
Red Schoendienst
Gerry Staley
Phils
Curt Simmons
Karl Drews
Ted Wilks
Linton Baptist Junior Teams Defeat Worthington 11 4
The Linton First Baptist junior squads beat Worthington Baptist 11 to 4 at High School Park Diamond. The Linton team will travel to Worthington at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday for a return game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton First Baptist Church
Worthington Baptist Church
High School Park
Linton
Worthington
Igniting Myths and Sweet Claims Across Ages
The article surveys claims about early gunpowder and incendiary use, asserts a false attribution to Robert Bacon around 1248 A.D., notes saccharine’s sweetness versus cane sugar, and mentions Romans creating ice cream during Nero’s reign from 54 to 68 A.D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bacon
Nero
Standings Tie Up as Teams Bunched in Major League Card
Standings show Washington at 4-3 and Detroit at 3-6 while Boston leads Chicago 3-2. Cleveland at New York is postponed and St Louis at Philadelphia is listed as post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Standings Snapshots From Early Baseball Season
Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 1 St Louis 8 New York 7 Cincinnati 1 Boston 0 Brooklyn 3 Chicago 2. Early results show team scores and placements across major leagues with notable wins and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Brooklyn
Chicago
W. L. Pet. G.B. Brooklyn
Merchants Beat Decker Aces In Free-Hitting Tilt
The Linton Merchants defeated the Decker Aces 13 to 11 at High School Park. Slader hit his second homer in the eighth with bases loaded to break a 7-7 tie. Burns earned the win with Laughlin and Goodman sharing pitching duties. Laughlin and Plann led with two eight hits each along with Woolsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Merchants
Decker Aces
High School
Slader
Linton
Merchants
Burns
Laughlin
Goodman
Hardesty
Plann
Woolsey
Arkansas’s 47 Government Hot Springs
The United States hosts nonprofit and privately owned hot springs, but Arkansas operates 47 government owned and operated hot springs. The piece notes the kidneys filter more than a quart from each heart pump via the bloodstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
United States
Ruttman Is Given Big Share of 500 Cash
Indianapolis June 2 Up. P. Only memories remain after a record $230,100 was split at a victory banquet for the 36th 500 mile Memorial Day race. Troy Ruttman won in record time earning $61,743.18, while Bill Vukovich led most laps before a late crash. Vukovich took $18,603.18 as runner up with Jim Rathman $24,368.18 second money and Sam Hanks $14,768.18 third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Ruttman
Lynwood
Cal
Bill Vukovich
Fresno
Ruttman
Jim Rathman
Chicago
Sam Hanks
Glendale
International Soundphoto
Indianapolis
U.P
Spéedway
Lee Wallard
Wallard
Speedway
Vukovich
Duane Carter
Culver City
Art Cross
Morristown
N. J
Cross
Andy Linden
Los Angeles
Auto Racing Season Opens at Linton track
Auto racing opened the 1952 season at the Linton Raceway oval with two Memorial Day meets drawing a large crowd. Jeff Tarter of Bloomington won the 25 lap feature Friday, while Lloyd Roberts of Sullivan won Sunday ahead of Jim Venable and Darrell Dugger. Garland Skinner won the first heat and the trophy clash, with Chuck Haviland taking the second heat and Dugger the third. Promoters announced another hard top meet for Sunday June 8 at the same oval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Raceways Oval
Here
Jeff Tarter
Bloomington
Lloyd Roberts
Sullivan
Jim Venable
Bicknell
Darrell Dugger
Linton
Garland Skinner
Chuck Haviland
Dugger
Skinner
Teenage drivers cause five times more crashes than middle-aged
Facts compare accident rates for teens and drivers aged 45 to 50. Air at sea level is about 21 percent oxygen and 78 percent nitrogen. The first Atlantic cable linked Cape Breton and Newfoundland in 1885. Cobalt is a heat resistant mineral. Moscow has been Russia’s capital since 1918. Balsa trees reach 15 inch diameters in five years. Chicago’s population during the big fire was about 299,000.
Romanian Purge Nabs Pauker in Red Politburo Shakeup
Romanian purge trims top ranks as ANA PAUKER and seven others are removed from the Politburo. A new nine member Politburo is announced in Bucharest amid mounting political upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana Pauker
Stalin
Romania
Mrs. Pauker
Bucharest
International
Diamond Loop Opens With Six Teams In Greene Knox County League
The first game of the K1G baseball league features six high school teams from Greene and Knox counties. Teams include Linton Bloomfield Freelandville Sandborn-Edwardsport Solsberry and Switz City with 7 30 p m CST starts under lights at Linton park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Knox
Linton
Bloomfield
Freelandville
Sandborn-Edwardsport
Solsberry
Switz City
Linton Park
Ray Alishouse
Roy Williams
H. Russell
Tom Leyman
Charles Hoskins
John Bennett
Gordon Rogers
Sandborn- Edwardsport
Guy Glover
Vosloh
Freelandsville
Sandborn-Edwards
Campfire Girls founded by Dr and Mrs Gulick in 1912
Dr. and Mrs. Luther Gulick founded the Campfire Girls in 1912, establishing a progressive youth organization focused on character development and outdoor activities. The group grew into a nationwide movement shaping girls’ leadership and community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Luther Gulick
The
Campfire Girls
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Press
Cubs
Ben Wade
Joe Black
Cardinals
NEW Union Lumber CO
Giuffre
BUICK
Buick & International
U. S. Royal Tires
W. Vincennes
Photography
Brown
Nebel Hose
Hamilton Paint & Wallpaper Store
Rhodenbeck Bros
Walter Wolfe
Rennis Wolfe
Max Pirtle
Murphy’s
Vincennes St. Linton, Ind
Kroger
Johnson
Decker
John
Home Loan & Finance Co
N. Main
E. L
Ind
Jerrels Jewelry
North Main Street
NEW Home Furnishing Company
Dick Stayton
Baxley
South Main
E. Vin
Massey-Harris
New Idea
Lyons Equipment CO
Lyons, Ind
Stoker Coal
Richardson Coal Co
Chandise
Cape Breton
N. S
Newfoundland
Moscow
Russia
Iin Romanian
Diamond Loop
Linton Sporting Goods
Ray Taylor Grocery
Roy A. Borders
DODGE
Plymouth Sales and Service
Indiana
Bices Cabinet Shop
Chrysler
Imperial
America
Johnston Motor Sales
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!