Indoor coal mine exhibit charms visitors at Chicago museum
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry runs an indoor coal mine exhibit opened by eight retired miners with union cards. The mine operates daily except Christmas and features a world oldest coal mine canary. Visitors tour the shaft as old equipment and donated coal from Southern Illinois are displayed.
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Chicago
Museum of Science
Linton
United States
Museum of Science and Industry
Lake Front
UMW
Illinois
Canaries
Eisenhower Address to Be Broadcast by Four Networks
Eisenhower's Abilene Kansas speech to be aired tonight at 6:00 p.m. CDT by four major networks and two television outfits. CBS plans a 9:00 p.m. DST radio transcription, while the Mutual Broadcasting System airs its radio transcription at 6:00 p.m. CDT.
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New York
U.P
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
CBS
Mutual Broadcasting System
No Hit Contests In K G League At High School Park
In the second evening of the K G league play Bloomfield beat Switz City Switzers 8 1 as Johnson of Bloomfield pitched a no hitter with eleven strikeouts while Gene Gastineau of Switz City allowed six hits and twelve punch outs. After a 1 1 tie through four innings Bloomfield pulled ahead in the fifth to clinch the win. Tonight Linton faces Sandborn Edwardsport Knoxers under lights at 8 30 p m with league leaders inviting public attendance.
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Johnson
Bloomfield
Switz
Switzers
Bloomfield Diamondmen
Bloomfield Lads
Linton
Sandborn- Edwardsport
Knoxers
Elkins Honored by Crawfordsville Sphinx Club at Wabash
Robert A. Elkins Jr of Linton has been initiated into the Sphinx club at Wabash College. A senior set to graduate this month, he is the son of Mr and Mrs R A Elkins of 140 12th Street.
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Crawfordsville
Robert A. Elkins, Jr
R. A. Elkins
12Th Street
Linton
Sphinx Club
Wabash College
Wabash
Elkins
Fall Is Fatal for New Albany Man in Kentucky Accident
Alfred Jackson aged 39 of New Albany died after falling five stories onto a concrete driveway while working on a construction project in Lexington Kentucky. Services were arranged today.
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New Albany
Ind
U.P
Alfred Jackson
Lexington
Fire crews respond to trash fire at Tenth and E streets
The Linton Fire department was summoned at 12:25 PM to a trash fire at Tenth and E streets northeast. Reported as getting out of control, no damage was reported.
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Linton
Lucky Shopper Identity Still Uncertain This Week
The Daily Citizen has not officially identified this week’s Lucky Shopper. Her photo appears in Tuesday’s issue in front of the Kennedy Shoe store, one of 17 local firms in the 17 week Lucky Shopper Foto quiz. A $17 merchandise certificate awaits the winner upon identification.
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The
Daily Citizen Today
Kennedy Shoe Store
Fotoquiz
Daily Citizen
U S Gunners Score Victory in Korean Front Clash
In Seoul on June 4 American tank gunners killed or wounded at least 30 Chinese soldiers after trapping 75 along the Imjin River. Western Front observers reported Chinese forces in the river area as U S gunners and allied artillery repelled feeder attacks. Night B 26 bombers supported with anti personnel and air bursting bombs as Sabre jets dispatched two MiG 15s near the Yalu River.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
Yalu River
Don Man Found Guilty by Court
Joseph M. Wilson of Odon was found guilty of receiving stolen goods by a Daviess Circuit Court and sentenced to one to ten years in state prison. He was accused of receiving 150 bushels of stolen corn as four co-defendants testified as state witnesses. The thefts spanned Daviess Knox and Greene counties.
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Washington
Ind
U.P
Joseph M. Wilson
Odon
Daviess
State
Wilson
Knox
Greene
Alsman Infant Dies in Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Bernard Michael Alsman four months old son of Robert and Betty Riggle Alsman of Linton died at 3:00 Tuesday afternoon in Freeman-Greene county hospital from pneumonia. Born January 22 1952 he is survived by parents two brothers Larry Lee and Jackie Ray two sisters Jo Ann and Janice Sue and grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Alsman of Linton and Mr and Mrs Ralph Riggle of Bloomfield. Body to M J Aikin and Son Funeral home. Service at 10:30 Thursday at the funeral home with Rev Evert Baker officiating burial at Samaria cemetery.
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Bernard Michael Alsman
Robert
Betty Riggle Alsman
Linton
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Larry Lee
Jackie Ray Alsman
Jo Ann
Janice Sue Alsman
Walter Alsman
Ralph Riggle
Bloomfield
S surgery postponed for John Wade in Indianapolis hospital
John Wade of Linton, patient at the Indianapolis Veterans Hospital, was reported slightly improved today. His scheduled surgery was postponed for a few days. He remains in Room 565, Veterans Hospital, West Tenth Street.
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John Wade
Linton
Veterans Hospital
Indianapolis
Veterans Hospital West Tenth Street
Bake sale needs council members to deliver goods
Chickateth Council members with bake sale items unable to be brought to the store room should call 458-12 by noon Friday. The notice was announced today.
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Chickateth
Car Crash Injures Gary Residents Near Linton
Two Gary residents were injured when a driver, William Ezell, misjudged a turn at the 54 59 intersection north of Linton. Mary Ezell suffered a fractured left elbow, Charles Dodd a broken left arm, and Daniel Ezell minor facial cuts. The car hit a utility pole, breaking high tension lines and darkening nearby homes. Damage to the vehicle was about 500 dollars.
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Gary
Linton
Mary Ezell
Maryland Street
Charles C. Dodd
Harrison Street
Daniel W. Ezell
Ezell
Joe Feeney
George Campbell
Dodd
Florida
Public Service Company
Local Hospital Reports Artful Lineup of Surgeries and Discharges
Hospital notes list Mrs Violet Franklin undergoing major surgery Tuesday. Mrs Wilma Owen admitted for treatment in Jasonville. Mrs Mary Ezzel admitted for treatment in Gary Tuesday. Miss Rita Sargent of Odon had a tonsillectomy today. Miss Arlene Steves of Crane had a tonsillectomy today. Danny Thomas of Linton route 2 taken home Tuesday. Robert Ray Hubble of Linton route 3 released. Mrs Mable Henico of Linton dismissed yesterday. Mrs Nelly Auberry of Linton went home today. Larry Everett of Peoria US dismissed. Mrs Irene Eccles and baby taken to home in Crane today. Miss Helen Noel of Switz City.
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Violet Franklin
Crane
Wilma Owen
Jasonville
Mary Ezzel
Gary
Charles C. Dodd
Rita Sargent
Odon
Arlene Steves
Danny Thomas
Linton
Robert Ray Hubble
Mable Henico
Nelly Auberry
Larry Everett
Peoria
Irene Eccles
Baby
Helen Noel
Switz City
Martha Tryon heads to Indiana Bell conference in Indianapolis
Mrs. Martha Tryon departed today for Indianapolis to join a three day Indiana Bell Telephone Association conference held at the Claypool hotel.
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Martha Tryon
Indianapolis
Indiana Bell Telephone Association
Claypool Hotel
DROWNED AT JEROME KOKOMG HOLE NEAR HOME
William Franklin 16 of Jerome drowned after stepping into a 15 foot deep gravel pit hole near his home on Tuesday. Fire rescue and authorities investigated the incident in DROWNS AT JEROME KOKOMG Ind. news coverage notes.
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Kokomg
Ind
William Franklin
Jerome
Allied truce negotiators seek accounting of 986 unaccounted prisoners
At Panmunjom June date Allied Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison demanded an immediate accounting for nearly 1,000 United Nations troops believed captured by the Communists. A list with 91 newly identified missing soldiers brings the total unaccounted to 986.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.P
United Nations
William K. Harrison
Nam II
Thirteen County Women Attend Farm Women Camp
Thirteen Southern Indiana counties send 120 farm women to a three day Farm Women's camp at McCormick's Creek State Park. The program features handicraft classes talks and demonstrations by guest speakers including Ben Kaufman and Helen Hollingsworth with hospitality talks and tray making demonstration. Wednesday is guest day with no dining room access. Greene county attendees include Inez Moffett Roy Barter Jane Huffman Minnie Axe and several others. Mrs Spriggs serves as camp manager.
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Home Demonstration Club
McCormick’s Creek State Park
Indiana
Ben Kaufman
Brazil
Helen Hollingsworth
L. S. Ayres Company
Indianapolis
Taft Taft-Eisenhower Duel Shapes South Dakota Primary
In South Dakota Taft and Eisenhower trade leads for 14 Republican delegates as 256 precincts remain to be counted. Taft holds a 527 vote edge, with canvass possible to decide the winner. California showcases Warren and Kefauver as clear Democratic victors, reshaping delegate tallies for the Chicago convention.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
South Dakota
Taft
Ohio
California
Earl Warren
Estes Kefauver
Warren
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Chicago
Kefauver
Edmund G. Brown
W. Averell Harriman
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Tyree Wins Culver Musicians Award at Culver
Cadet Jerry N. Tyree of Linton earned the Culver Musicians award at Culver Military Academy. The honor recognizes academic achievement performance skill music theory history band direction military subjects and an auto safety test. Tyree is a junior and son of Basil R. Tyree and Mrs. Tyree.
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Corps of Cadets
Tyree
Basil R. Tyree
Linton
Culver
Pope Pius XII Stricken By Fevers In Vatican
Vatican announces Pope Pius XII, 74, suffered an influenzial attack with fever in Vatican City. He cancelled all audiences for the day but received Monsignor Giovanni Battisti Montini and other aides for regular administrative conferences.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Giovanni Battisti Montini
White College Grad to Marry Negress Today
Grace Cunningham a 22 year old Negro will marry Robert McAllester a white Earlham graduate in a quiet Quaker ceremony in Ithaca New York. The couple announced their engagement on spring vacation and the news led McAllester to leave Earlham College. They received bachelor of arts degrees and plan to wed during a Society of Friends meeting with family present.
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Ithaca
N. Y
U.P
Grace Cunningham
Robert McAllester
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
McAllester
Miss Cunningham
Grace
Society of Friends
Earlham
Miners Found Safe After Penokee Mine Collapse
Rescue teams recovered the second victim, Seraphim Zacharzewski, 56, as workers freed a body list from an iron mine near Ironwood Michigan. Gorma Olkonen, 33, had been found earlier, with three other miners rescued after signaling SOS. About 100 miners across three crews continued digging through four sub levels of the shaft after the collapse trapped five men at 1 p.m. Monday.
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Ironwood
Mich
Seraphim Zacharewski
Penokee
Gorma Olkonen
Zacharzewski
Picnic Planned Near Linton First Baptist Church
A closing picnic for the Daily Vacation Bible School will be Friday at the local High School park. Parents and friends are invited to bring lunch and attend after the 11:00 a.m. activities. Those helping with transportation should meet at the church at 11.
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Linton First Baptist Church
High School Park Reopens for 1952 Summer Recreation
Recreation leaders Roy Williams and Charles Hoskins announce the High School park is officially open for the 1952 season with daily supervision from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A variety of games including basketball archery and ping pong will be available along with playground equipment. The Linton Balsa Bugs Hobby club builds a model area near the baseball diamond and model meets are planned. Lights enable night games in the K G high school league and the Linton Merchants will host their first night game Friday.
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Roy Williams
Charles Hoskins
Linton Balsa Bugs Hobby Club
High School
Knox- Greene
Linton Merchants
Plan to end steel dispute would seize mills if needed
Senator Burnet R. Maybank proposed a National Emergency Wage and Price Board to settle the steel dispute and allow government seizure if terms are rejected. The plan would bar strikes for 120 days once the board begins. President Truman urged a bargaining session with industry and union leaders on Thursday as Steelman convened steel executives and the CIO United Steelworkers for talks.
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Washington
U.P
Burnet R. Maybank
Truman
Maybank
D-S. C
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Supreme Court
Homer E. Capehart
Rind
GOP
Banking Committee
John R. Steelman
CIO
United Steelworkers Union
Steelman
$2 Mine Checkoff To Be Abolished
The United Mine Workers end its $2 monthly security assessments on 475,000 members and start a $2 monthly welfare fund levy on 75,000 hard coal miners. The security levy, begun Jan 1, raised about $950,000 monthly and totalled roughly $4.75 million.
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Washington
U.P
United Mine Workers
United Mine Worker's Journal
UMW
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