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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1952
Page
6
A retrospective note recalls items published in the Linton Daily Citizen on corresponding dates in 1932. It highlights past events and local happenings that marked the period, offering a glimpse of history through a century old newspaper archive.
President Hoover endorsed a proposed Manufacturer's sales tax in a sonar appearance. A Church of Christ revival opened last night with large attendance led by an evangelist from Chicago. Millard McDonald, 50, was killed instantly by lightning while in his Bloomfield area garden.
United Nations tanks struck Communist positions on the Central Front killing or wounding 64 Chinese and damaging 48 hillside bunkers. A mechanized raid southwest of Kumsong left 12 Chinese dead and 49 wounded. Three Communists were killed south of Pyongyang in the Iron Triangle. Communist artillery fired a 1000 round barrage west of the Sane Ri Valley. Small patrol clashes occurred but infantry fighting was relatively quiet Sunday and early Monday.
Two Greene Brie students join 225 Indiana University seniors commissioned as second lieutenants in the Army Reserve. Among the 225, 102 enter the Air Force, 73 the Quartermaster Corps Reserve and 50 the Infantry Reserve. Vernon M. Roudebush of Worthington route one is commissioned in the Air Force and Robert J. Vass of Lyons route one in the Quartermaster Corps.
Deaconess Nora D. Yoder reports a two week Vacation Bible School at Glenburn Methodist Church begins tonight. Classes run from 6 to 8 nightly and invite all community children to attend.
Special to Central Press reports a steel surplus with prices dropping across sectors. Defense plant construction nears peak, durable goods producers seek full quotas, and a brief steel strike created only a temporary dip in production. The piece also surveys primaries, tidelands, and a congressional hearing mix, noting the political climate and key figures.
A Bennett Cerf anecdote recalls New York -curb market brokers and a famous miner Fred Schwed. His son recounts the day his father trusted a bum Eddy with a watch for repair and realized the error when Eddy was revealed as a director in three mining firms. A jeweler’s window touts diamond tiaras at high prices.
West Berliners beat a Communist policeman at a barrier between the city and the Soviet zone. The clash follows the Soviet ban on access to Eastern Germany, affecting 2.5 million residents.
Transfers of county property filed in Bloomfield recorder show Julia A. Bland to Robert Sullivan and wife for 80 acres in Highland township. Theodore Turpin and wife to James F. Dant and wife for lot 41 in Hixson's Addition to Linton. Joseph S. Waggoner and wife to Russell W. Powers and wife for six acres in Washington township. Bess Stone McLaughlin to Carl K. Griffith and wife for part of lot 125 in Bloomfield's original town. Wendell L. Hudson and others to Wilbur Ferguson and Charles Ferguson for lot 2 in L. B. Edwards Addition to Bloomfield. Porter Gambill and wife to Neil T. Conner and wife for 10 acres in Wright township. Clarence Kirby and wife to Jesse Ashcraft for 69 acres in Jackson township. William B. Preece and wife to Don Frater for real estate in Wright. Keith M. Osborn and wife to Sam Sherrill and wife for real estate in Stockton township. David Goodman to Davis L. Goodman and wife for 40 acres in Stockton township.
Fatigue begins in the brain first, then appears in the nerves and finally the muscles. The process suggests central factors trigger subsequent peripheral tiredness.
Grace Lam Sathre expresses gratitude to friends who sent cards during illness. She notes appreciation for the thoughtful gestures and well wishes.
A series of newborns and patient admissions across Indiana towns reports Ada Irene born to Stella Bailey in Sheridan route 3 and Stanley Lee to Merl Kayton of Mirco, plus several major surgeries and appendectomies. Weekend discharges list multiple patients and newborns including Judith Ann and Micheal Keith.
A train carrying all West Virginia coal produced in 1951 would be long enough to circle the Earth at the equator. Other notes compare health, independence, and housing statistics from the era.
Garland S Stanton son of Mrs Ada Goodman of Linton route three has completed training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas and is assigned to Camp Gordon Augusta Georgia.
A seven hour fire at the Green Valley Shaft coal mine in Terre Haute Ind did not injure anyone and caused only minor damage. It began at 4 p m Sunday with no workers inside the mine and officials expect production to resume Tuesday.
Funeral services for Jasper Strait age 72 of Jasonville were held this afternoon at the Jasonville Assembly of God church. Rev Zella Anthony and Rev Nash Beadle officiated and burial followed in Lebanon cemetery.
Miss Clara Belle Lind, 88, longtime Sandborn resident, died at Good Samaritan hospital Vincennes from complications after a hip fracture. Born May 23, 1864, near Sandborn, she taught Bethel Baptist Primary for over 50 years and leaves nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Funeral at Bethel Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 PM with Rev. Downey and Rev. Stockrahm officiating. Burial in church cemetery.
A Civil War era shift marked the decline of American clipper ships as steam and steel dominated maritime trade. Merchants and sailors witnessed a key transition in 19th century seafaring and commerce.
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