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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1943
Page
1
The Printers Ink Advertising Index shows 1942 advertising fell 5.9 percent from 1941, but by early 1943 newspaper ads in 52 cities gained 7.2 percent in Jan and Feb, as firms maintain schedules to support war production and keep brands in public view amid shortages and rationing.
Allied warplanes pounded Pantelleria for the 27th straight aerial blow as a naval action and bombing raids hit Naples. Wellington bombers also struck 4,000 pound targets in Naples, while German raids on the southeast coast caused casualties.
A U.P dispatch from Australia reports Lt. Gen. George Kenney decorated three Hoosiers and a Kentuckian with air medals for at least fifty operational flight missions in New Guinea. They are Staff Sgt. Russell Means of Gary Indiana Sgt. Marvin Thompson of Warren Indiana Cpl. Wilmer Platt of Milroy Indiana and 2nd Lt. Charles Cornette of Hopkinsville Kentucky.
In Garrett Indiana a 12-year-old boy, Walter Ruhland, was shot and killed over a quarrel about a 500-piece. Witnesses say Ruhland argued with Raymond Hauck after losing a half dollar and claiming ownership of the piece. A .22 rifle shot, possibly from a gun Hauck received as a gift, struck Ruhland in the abdomen.
Reports from Russia say the German air force threw 500 planes in five waves at Kursk northwest of Moscow. German losses reached 1223 planes with about 200 more on other fronts in the last 24 hours. Soviet losses were 30 planes. Two thousand enemy troops fell in a two day battle west of Kursk with three towns captured.
Washington June 4 The CPA reduces tomato juice from four to two points per pound in the June processed food points revision. The change applies to all vegetable juices with at least 70 percent tomato juice and preserves other food point values. New definitions cover leafy greens and mixed vegetables, and corn on the cob changes to one point per ear.
Cliff Myers sues Mike Shake and board of commissioners for damages. Oscar Shelton petitions for guardian appointment for Woodrow Rollins. Jessie Tincher seeks divorce from James Floyd Tincher. Rose May Holder seeks divorce from Hart Holder. The Wilkinson Co. sues Adam and Goldie Pasko to foreclose a mechanics lien. George Secrest sues James Louis French for ejectment. Estate of Sarah E. Danner appoints Lester Jenkins administrator and Sadie Tennis guardian for Edward Tennis an infirm person.
The Indianapolis district Office of Price Administration extends ceiling prices to Vigo Vermillion Parke Putnam Clay Owen Greene and Sullivan counties effective Monday June 7 for over 1000 brand size and grade variants. Prices apply to four store classes with ceilings absolute and subject to posted classifications. The Daily Citizen office lists full details and urges shoppers to verify store classifications.
Motorists in Linton are urged by the Indiana Motor Vehicle Department to turn in their front license plates. Plates may be turned in at any filling station and later sent to the state to be repurposed for next year’s plates. Ask the station attendant to remove the old plate.
The city street department will flush the streets in the downtown business section this evening between 10 30 and 11 00 o clock. Motorists are asked to park their cars on side streets during this time.
The Uruguay El Plata agency says President Ramon Castillo resigned as a pro Allied revolution triumphed in Argentina. Reported fighting near Buenos Aires and Castillo taking refuge on a ship, with a demand for foreign policy change and immediate elections cited as the trigger.
A Fort Wayne resident Edward Laner, 70, died after being struck by a Nickel Plate freight train when he stepped from behind lowered crossing gates. The incident occurred last night as the train passed.
Indiana polis on July 4th will not host the UP-4A Civilian Defense parade. Marion county OCD Director William Munk announced the cancellation at the request of the Office of Defense Transportation to conserve gasoline.
Maury Maverick, head of the War Production Board government division, writes to Governor Schrick regarding Indiana's leadership in reusing front 1942 automobile license plates for reprocessing in 1944, praising the salvage effort.
Indiana floods raise malaria fears and prompt state health commissioner Dr. Thurman Rice to urge residents to drain standing water or fill pools with ash or dirt. He also suggests oiling large water surfaces to reduce mosquito breeding.
The American Legion Auxiliary thanks the public for Poppy Day sales conducted last Saturday. More than 1800 poppies were sold netting over 180 dollars. Sales finished before eleven o'clock. Appreciation extended to Linton Girl Scout Troop Boy Scouts Sons of American Legion High School Band and the Linton Daily Citizen for publicity.
A half grown snow white robin is drawing notice at the home of Mrs Idas Adkins 249 C street northeast. The bird makes its nest in Mrs Adkins yard and has become a local curiosity.
Indiana will join the national payroll savings campaign starting June 15 to boost war bond sales. Seventeen district meetings led by payroll savings chairmen and aides will begin June 11 with focus on quotas for Indiana firms and employee participation. Vincennes district meets June 8 at 1 30 PM in the junior high school with listed local executives and chairmen.
Chinese forces continue operations along the Yangtze River as they clear Japanese positions in the region. The report names military units and local area figures including Thomas K. Ketchum and William Cunningham in Greene County and A. R. Byrer, L. V. Phillips, C. Steinsbenger in Vincennes and nearby towns.
Chinese troops advance along the Yangtze south shore near Ichang sieging Kun gan and clearing territory toward Lake Tung Ting. American planes strike retreating Japanese across the Yangtze and bomb depots at Yochow as the Midway anniversary looms and Tojo faces pressure at home.
Soviet air force claims 25 German planes shot down yesterday, bringing two day total to 60 as ground and air offensives push on in the Caucasus. Berlin boasts of May losses while Soviet fleet supports the Black Sea push against Kuban bridgehead.
Lt Haldon Haywood son of Mrs Floella Duran Terre Haute appears on the War Department list of six Indiana soldiers missing in action in the European and North African theaters. Haywood was born in Linton and lived there until recent years and was once employed in the Carlton Filling station. He is the step grandson of Ben Morgan of Linton.
The Glenburn Daily reports the Vacation Bible School commencement is tonight at 7 30. A motion picture of Uncle Tom's Cabin will be shown. The galblie is invited to attend.
President Roosevelt orders miners to end their four day strike and return to work before wage negotiations resume. UMW spokesman James Lecouvre questions government control of the mines and calls for a showdown. Senate committee restores farm security and soil conservation programs. War Labor Board backs equal pay for women workers as payrolls rise.
Mrs Hellennora A Moyer aged 87 of Bloomfield died at home after a lingering illness. She was the widow of Samuel W Moyer a prominent farmer. Survived by four daughters Mrs Charles Lowther Detroit Mich Mrs Bruce Patrick Paragon and Misses Bessie and Azalea Moyer at home. Funeral at Bloomfield Methodist Church Saturday at two with Rev J E Beal. interment Grandview Cemetery.
Hospital report details several local admissions and discharges. Mrs John Lockard of Bloomfield Route 2 underwent a major operation this afternoon. Ronald Reagan 11, Coal City, admitted for major surgery Thursday and dismissed today after severe head lacerations when a team ran away with him on his father's arm. Mrs Wad ies Reintjes of Linton admitted Thursday afternoon. A son weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces was born to Mrs George Bechtel of Elnora last night, named James Arthur. Wayne Gould of Lyons discharged Thursday afternoon. Mrs Herbert Troup was taken home in Sandborn Thursday.
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