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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
1
The Sullivan Union recounts substitutions during war shortages from tin to glass for cans and bottles. It describes wooden wares and handmade kitchen devices used by pioneers such as mortars, pestles, bread boards, butter moulds, fruit drying racks, and cider kettles, noting how households adapted and endured.
Mr and Mrs Bruce Ussrey announce the birth of an eight pound four ounce son named Phillip Bruce born Saturday evening at Mary Sherman hospital Sullivan. Mrs Ussrey formerly Miss Betty Brown of Viksourg.
A Bloomfield jury, in the Vass v. Rairden suit, awarded the Berkshire pig to plaintiff Dewey H. Vass after a lengthy path through several courts. The 75 pound pig had grown to about 400 pounds during litigation as the case moved from Washington township to Linton Switz City and Bloomfield with six jurors and three lawyers presenting evidence.
A Chinese communique says Changyang has fallen after days under siege. Chinese troops near Ichang and Chihkiang have advanced along the Yangtze, driving Japanese forces back. General Li Tsung Jen and Chen Cheng recap 1,500 square miles recaptured with over 3,500 Japanese dead. Air forces claim ten major attacks destroying enemy aircraft, with bombing of New Guinea base at Wewak.
Probate filings reveal Edsel B. Ford's estate valued around 200 million dollars with 41 percent of Ford Motor shares and a majority stake in Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit. The bulk goes to the Ford Foundation, reducing tax liability.
Paris Vaughn is reported improving while confined at St. Anthony's hospital in Terre Haute after being injured in a recent accident at the New Hope mine.
In other news, Indiana state parks will open beaches and pools for summer use supervised by Red Cross qualified lifeguards. Director Charles A. DeTurk announced parks including Indiana Dunes Polagon Bass Lake Shekimak Spring Mill Brown County and McCormick Creek will offer public access with lifeguards and more women may join the lifeguard staff.
President calls the labor war board to the White House for consultations on the coal strike now in its third day. United Mine Workers and operators resume talks to keep negotiations alive while scattered back to work moves appear in Kentucky and western states. In Detroit, Packard workers protest promotions of three Black employees, with 95 percent of production halted.
Indiana reports a smaller drop in gasoline tax revenue for the first quarter of 1943, with Auditor Richard James noting an 18.5 percent shortfall in April versus 1942. He cites an overall 23.6 percent average decline so far and urges sinking funds for postwar road construction due to current tax intake.
Georgia Dittoe, a gift shop operator, becomes Balboa Park’s first woman animal keeper and likely the nation’s first. She handles twenty animals including pandas, cheetahs, coatis, and more, rolling up sleeves and wearing boots to perform daily care. Her husband is an animal trainer with roadside shows on the East.
Mrs Eddie Bickersbacker offers a wartime routine for women focusing on constant work and silence about troubles. She describes maintaining a steady daily schedule throughout her husband Eddie Bickensbacker’s absence in the Pacific, emphasizing resilience and practicality.
Mary Kay Franklin died after running into a car on Washington Street in Worthington where Leonard Waggoner was driving. State police found Waggoner not at fault. She was 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin, survivors include parents grandparents and a brother. Funeral plans pending at Meyers Funeral Home.
Miss Utrer Mitchell aged 43 died in Butlerville after a brief illness. She was daughter of the late William and Mrs. Mitchell. Survived by sister Mrs. John Burch of West Linton and brothers John Mitchell of Peoria Illinois and Paul Corlette with the U S Army at Camp Hood Texas. Body to Aikin Funeral Home Linton for services Friday at 3 30 with Rev Cecil Jessee officiating. Interment in Clayton cemetery.
London reports that Nazi General Jurgen von Arnim, captured in Tunisia, is held on a tranquil English estate. His apparent ease contrasts with a mile inside the gates where a heavy barbed wire fence and continuous armed sentries guard the area.
A new Senate bill from Sen. Wagner would extend Social Security to 15 million uncovered workers, raise maximum old age benefits to 120 dollars, and offer 26 weeks of unemployment pay, funded by a 6 percent payroll tax split between workers and employers. It also proposes aid for returning soldiers. The measure awaits the President’s signature as a pay-as-you-go tax bill takes effect.
Dearborn County Deputy Sheriff Robert Cretos, 43, was found dead after accidentally shooting himself with a riot gun during a manhunt near Lawrencesburg for William Seiler, who faces charges in the shooting of Russell Scarber of Cincinnati. Scarber remains in serious condition in Cincinnati hospital.
Chief of Police Austin Green warns cyclists to obey traffic and parking rules after a string of minor accidents. A blind man fell on a bicycle injuring himself and a girl riding on the sidewalk bumped a woman. Nearby a truck skid to avoid a rider crossing Main and A streets. Ride near the curb and avoid blocking doorways.
The War Department announces six Indiana soldiers missing in action in Europe and North Africa. Four Hoosiers listed in Europe include First Lieutenant John Evins and First Lieutenant Haldon Haywood, Steiff Sergeant Calvin Landreth, and First Lieutenant Harold Pierce. Evansville natives Private Charles Loveless and Corporal Chester Wimberly reported missing in North Africa.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce Fish Fry planned for this evening at Shakamak State Park has been postponed. An official time will be announced later by Rennis Wolfe.
Allied naval forces sink two supply ships and a torpedo boat off Sardinia and force an Axis destroyer ashore in flames. Pantelleria bombarded again. 183 UN convoys stream east as guerrilla odds rise and Vichy plots surface in Switzerland.
A tank accident near Camp Campbell Kentucky killed two people. Lieutenant Harry Bevis of Lancaster Pennsylvania died of injuries from the crash on Sunday night. Catherine Silk of Louisville was killed instantly when the tank left the road and struck a tree.
Hospital reports show Mrs. Frank Cox of Linton route 1 admitted for treatment Wednesday night. Mrs. Lois Chaney of Bloomfield underwent major surgery Wednesday night. A daughter weighing six pounds ten ounces was born to Mrs. Marshall Miller of Bloomfield Wednesday evening named Marcia Ellen and taken home this morning. Mrs. Enos Wright of E street northeast was dismissed Wednesday afternoon. Miss Avis Howell was taken to her home in Koleen Wednesday.
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