Latch Strings and Local History Remembered in Worthington
Worthington recollections recount 1825 Ohio county development with tax relief, jail, ferry, and first court at Bloomfield. Key figures J W Vines, Robert Beaty, Hallet B Dean, George Baker, Judge Bradford, William Morris shaped early Richland governance and hospitality traditions. Minnow laws and Taft dummy handshake anecdote wrap the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Vines
Robert Beaty
Board of Justices
Hallet B. Dean
George Baker
Otis Hinkley
Bloomfield
Osborn
Ezekiel Herrington
George Bradford
Bradford's Ferry
Fairplay
Henry VanSlyke
P. C. VanSlyke
County
Richland Township
Negro Confesses to Slayings Across Two Years
Chicago reports 18 year old Robert Nixon confessed to killing five people over two years with bricks as the weapon. He drew floor plans of victims homes to corroborate details and named accomplice Howard J. Green. Victims include Florence Thompson Castle Anna Kuchta Edna Worden Marguerite Trammel and Florence Johnson. Police had tied several prior cases to the spree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Robert Nixon
Louisiana
Los Angeles
Florence Thompson Castle
Anna Kutecha
Chicago Hospital
Edna Worden
Marguerite
Florence Johnson
Nixon
Howard J. Green
Tallulah
Miss
Worden
Anna Kuchta
Kuchta
Six new REMC board members named at Bloomfield election
Six candidates were elected to join the existing REMC board in Bloomfield. The new members are Ray Dilley Earl Record Earl McIntyre Asher Page Sherman Shake and Roscoe Calvert. They join five returning directors to form the county cooperative board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Electric Membership Corporation
Bloomfield
Ray Dilley
Earl Record
Earl McIntyre
Asher Page
Sherman Shake
Roscoe Calvert
County Corporation
FE. R. Bridges
D. H. Vass
Charles B. Hollars
Clina Hasler
Wayne Wakefield
Claude Williams
Charles V. Miller
Chester Bradfield
E. R. Bridges
C. L. Johnson
William Freeland
C. C. Hendren
REMC
Rural Electrification Administration
Greene County
Wagner Wins Sullivan County Coroner Nomination After Recount
In Sullivan Indiana the recount of the Sullivan county coroner primary shows Hubert Wagner defeating Cecil B Taylor by 72 votes after the canvass initially favored Taylor due to a 100 vote error. The recount, overseen by J Raymond Powell of Greene circuit court, restored the lost 100 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Ind
Sullivan County
Hubert Wagner
Cecil B. Taylor
Wagner
Taylor
J. Raymond Powell
Greene Circuit Court
Cloth fragment may become clue in Cash kidnapping case
Princeton Florida June 3 A blood smeared cloth fragment found in a water filled rock pit near Taviner is analyzed as federal divers probe its link to the Jimmy Cash kidnaping. FBI pursues a suspect described as speaking with a foreign accent while thousands search the Everglades and Florida Keys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Fla
U.P
Taviner
Florida Keys
Jimmy Cash
G-men
James B. Cash Sr
Redlands
Everglades
Florida
FBI
Decision in Reliance case consolidated actions across plants
In Columbus Indiana on June 3 the National Labor Relations Board reported that charges against Reliance Manufacturing will be consolidated with similar charges from other plants. Evidence centers on Washington plant records before and after closure and will be presented by company officials from Chicago. A hearing on the Washington case will occur in Michigan City after another plant hearing in Pennsylvania ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Washington
C. Sawyer
National Labor Relations Board
Chicago
Sawyer
Michigan City
Pennsylvania
Pelfree Guilty In Assault Case After Eleven-Hour Jury Deliberation
In Bloomington Indiana a Monroe Circuit Court jury found Herschell Pelfree 43 a WPA worker guilty of assault and battery in connection with the death of Everett Abbitt after a fist fight on April 29. He was sentenced to 90 days at Indiana State Prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
U.P
Monroe
Herschell Pelfree
WPA
Everett Abbitt
Pelfree
Indiana State Prison
Hope Abandoned for Missing Men in Pittston Mine
Three bodies remained missing after a gas explosion at Volpe anthracite colliery in Pittston, where 10 miners died. Of 13 workers in the mine, two were badly burned, with one able to walk out. the injured were treated at Pittston hospital. Governor Earle dispatched his son to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittston
U.P
Alex Glanko
John Clark
Moosic
John Kowaleski
Martin Wozenski
John Lokuta
John Phillips
DuPont
Sam Adonizio
Hughestown
Adam Mark
Gus Bostick
Michael Guzzy
Peter Morgantini
Joseph Waskiewicz
du Pont
George H. Earle
Geo. H. Earle, IV
Livestock Judging Contest Winners Named
County 4-H members from Lyons and Linton formed a judging team for a statewide event at Purdue. Judges Paul Duhne and Arthur Haseman scored placings across draft horses sheep beef cattle and hogs with Robert Brown of Lyons taking first and John Wedle of Lyons second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Lyons and Linton
Paul Duhne
Lyons
Arthur Haseman
Greene County
Robert, Brown
John Wedle
Wayne Geatches
Linton
Thomas Shelton
Paul Shonk
Bernard Shantz
Hospital News Includes Surgeries and Release
Bernard Green of Worthington son of Mr and Mrs W M Green had an appendectomy Thursday afternoon. Mrs Viola Holy underwent a major operation this morning. Mrs Marry Jerrell was released this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Green
Worthington
W. M. Green
Viola Holy
Marry Jerrell
Indiana legislative committee meets Heller over special session
A three man panel including Edward H. Stein Wil liam J Black and Frank G Thompson conferred with Dick Heller about a special session to consider Gov M Clifford Townsend's 4 4 million dollar appropriation bill They aim for rapid passage and hope lawmakers stay on track without extra measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Dick Heller
M. Clifford Townsend
Heller
Edward H. Stein
Bloomfield
House
William J. Black
Anderson
Frank G. Thompson
Bluffton
Townsend
Schricker poises for Senate run amid political puzzle
Indiana Lieutenant Governor Schricker, amid long hesitation, plans to announce a Democratic United States Senate nomination at Bass Lake in Starke County. He would retain his current post until the election, resigning only if elected, with lawmaking detail noting acting governorship implications if vacancy occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Henry F. Schriecker
Indiana
Bass Lake
Starke County
Frederick van Nuys
Schricker
Senate
Sam Jackson
Fort Wayne
Jack Garner
National House of Representatives
United States
Garner
Texas
United States Senate
Indiana State Senate
Townsend
Army Worm Pest Reports In Indiana No Worse Than Normal
Reports from north central Indiana indicate army worm infestations are not more severe than last year. Greene and surrounding counties have worms but crops such as corn are not more threatened. hay remains good and prices low. About 85 to 90 percent of corn acreage is planted with wheat normal in growth. mild winter weather blamed for insect spread. Farmers expect four to ten days of soil drying before fields can be worked and weeds controlled as sunny weather continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Greene
Senate boosts housing aid in Roosevelt recovery bill
Senate leaders announced a $306 million housing authorization addition to Roosevelt's recovery bill, raising total to about $3.722 billion as administration forces push for final passage before adjournment. The drive also targets relief funding earmarks amid Democratic opposition and Vanderberg's decentralization plan gaining Republican support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
U.P
Senate
Roosevelt
Alben W. Barkley
New Deal
Josiah W. Bailey
North Carolina
Royal S. Copeland
New York
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Arthur H. Vanderberg
Mich
Roosevelt to study British labor laws this summer
President Roosevelt announced that a small group of seven or eight Americans would study British labor legislation this summer. He said the inquiry would not affect possible National Labor Relations Act amendments. The group has not been chosen and may include employers, labor leaders, and government representatives. John L. Lewis opposed any study used to justify changes to the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Gerard Swope
General Electric Board
Dean Lloyd Garrison
University of Wisconsin Law School
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Labor
Frances Perkins
Houldson Child Dies at West Linton Home
Betty Marie Houldson two years four months and six days old died at 7 45 PM in the home of her grandparents Mr and Mrs Ode Houldson West Linton She was born near Odon Jan 26 1936 Surviving are her parents a brother William Jr Funeral services set for 2 PM Saturday with Rev Sam Tuttle at Mt Moriah cemetery burial to follow at the family plot in West Linton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Marie Houldson
William Houldson
Ode Houldson
West Linton
Odon
William, Jr
Welch and Cornett
Sam Tuttle
Mt. Moriah
WPA project to resurf ace Linton streets nears work start
An official notice received by Mayor Dr. E V Bull confirms 400 tons of rock asphalt and 600 tons of precote will be shipped for the Linton WPA resurfacing of twenty blocks including North Main and portions of First and Vincennes streets. Work may begin mid July and run through the hot months, with completion hoped before fall 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Linton
E. V. Bull
O. K
Federal Works Progress Administration
First Street
North Main Street
Farmers Invited to Field Meeting at Bedford Purdue Farm
Greene county farmers are invited to a field meeting at the Purdue Experimental Farm near Bedford on Thursday June 16 announced by county agent Arthur Haseman. The morning program features inspection tours led by Purdue specialists in soils crops horticulture livestock poultry and gardening with special women’s groups. Afternoon sessions offer music talks and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
Purdue
Bedford
Arthur Haseman
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Voltaire
Worthington Times
Jack Baker
Bock
America
Ben
William H. Taft
Taft
Negro
Lillian Guild
Mary Louise Trammel
Autogiros
U. S. Army
United Press
Lisi
Solons
Congress
Britain
Houldson
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