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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1957
Page
1
A concise note describes a compilation labeled Mine Run as an assembly of varied mining thoughts. It references an unclassified medley of ideas and emphasizes the improvised, miscellaneous nature of the collection.
The Linton No. 4 plant of Realsilk Hosiery Mills will suspend manufacturing early in August. About 65 employees remain, with layoffs to be permanent as work winds down. the store on A street southeast will stay open while Industries for Linton considers future use of the building.
New officers for the Women’s auxiliary of the Eagles lodge will be installed in a ceremony during a joint meeting with the men at the lodge hall. The open gathering is set for 8:00 PM on Wednesday night and families are invited to attend.
A divorce action is filed in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield by Earl Corbin against Mabel Pearl Corbin. The case names the spouses and establishes the legal action, with court location and parties clearly identified.
Las Vegas November 11 The Atomic Energy Commission called an operational postponement of the third nuclear test in its spring-summer series. Weather favored detonation of a device equivalent to 10,000 tons of TNT, but key experiments were not ready. The device would have been carried aloft by a captive balloon and exploded at 500 feet.
Cuban air force bombers strike suspected rebel bases in the Sierra Maestra as the government orders an extermination campaign. Police report an American, William C. Leonard of Virginia, arrested in Bayamo while attempting to contact Castro loyalists. Refugees flee the region as explosions are heard near Buey City and El Cobre.
A dry spell settled over Indiana and little change was expected for two days. The weather forecast called partially cloudy skies with afternoon highs around 80 degrees. Monday highs included 77 at South Bend and 76 at Evansville, with overnight lows near 50 in Goshen and Lafayette.
Miss Norma Linton clerk of the Greene circuit court and her deputy David C Linton attended a Statehouse meeting in Indianapolis Monday. The session discussed new legislation affecting county clerk offices and planned increases in fees for fish and game licenses.
The Linton Bay View club, Greene county’s second oldest Federated group, ended its study projects and civic activities with a farewell dinner at Klusmeier drive in. Fifteen members attended a three course meal, with flowers and a program of poetry and music. The club’s remaining funds will buy The Interpreter's Bible for the Public Library.
Two industrial development experts will speak at noon Wednesday at a joint Linton Rotary and Kiwanis meeting at Klusmeier's restaurant. William A. Shepler of the Indiana Department of Commerce and Public Relations and R. E. Warburton of the Pennsylvania Railroad will discuss efforts to attract new industries to Linton. A Texas Natural Gas Transmission Corp representative, invited to attend, will not be present.
Beck Jr. a 36 year old son of Teamsters president Dave Beck invokes the Fifth Amendment to avoid replying to questions from the Senate Rackets Committee about salaries and expenses totaling nearly sixty five thousand dollars over three years. He declines to say if he had any ties to his father or the union.
An elderly Jennings County couple, Charles Allen Sheperd and Bess Sheperd, both of North Vernon, were killed when their stalled car was struck by a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad freight train one mile north of Commiskey. Engineer A M Jackson and brakeman William Strickland reported sounding signals but could not stop the train before impact.
Ralph Waldo Kelley of Washington was fined 1 dollar and costs or 15.75 dollars after pleading guilty to driving 30 miles per hour in a 20 mile per hour zone in Worthington. The case was before Justice of the Peace Orville P. Falk and charged by Worthington Police Chief Clyde Cobb.
Mrs Nellie Denny age 63 of Jasonville died suddenly this morning at her daughter Hazel Hibbard’s home while babysitting. Heart attack listed as cause. Survived by husband Dock Denny two daughters two sons a step daughter two brothers and two sisters. Body sent to McClanahan Funeral Home Jasonville for arrangements to be announced.
Don W. Workman resigns as Worthington postmaster effective June 1 after 21 years in the role. Pearl Shouse named temporary postmaster. Workman began the postmaster term June 1, 1936 and will become secretary treasurer of Greene County Building and Loan Association. He also served three years in U S Government service during World War I.
Sullivan Indiana police questioned 16 year old Jerry Plummer after he admitted shooting at birds with a .22 near the Shell oil bulk plant by the Illinois Central tracks. He said bullets missed Hicks and the foreman was found dead on the tracks with a skull wound and leg bullet. Hicks, 65, father of five, planned December retirement.
Mrs. Lao Malone, 46, of Coalmont, is in critical condition at Freeman-Greene county hospital after an early morning fire at her north Coalmont residence. She said a kerosene can exploded while she tried to restart an outside fire, burning most of her body except her face. Her daughter Hazel Malone, 15, escaped unharmed but helped smother the flames with a towel, aided by neighbor Victor Allington.
Members of the Linton Moose lodge will hold a cornbread and bean supper at 7 00 p m Wednesday evening in conjunction with the weekly meeting at the local lodge hall. Officers urged all members to attend.
The United States will allow Army Specialist 3C William S. Girard to be tried in Japan for the slaying of a Japanese woman at Camp Weir on January 30. Secretary Dulles and Secretary Wilson said the joint committee's May 16 agreement to surrender jurisdiction was followed to preserve U S relations with Japan and allies. They pledged full protection of Girard rights and access to evidence for his counsel.
The House grilled an administration plan to sell 1 billion dollars in farm surplus to friendly nations for foreign currency and donate 300 million more to needy abroad while Poland’s status as a friendly nation under Moscow’s influence was cited. The debate followed Poland’s exchange of 50 million dollars in surplus wheat and cotton for Polish currency. The session also covered Beck Jr. and McEvoy summons, the Commerce Department appropriation, FBI file secrecy, and a Supreme Court ruling on prosecutorial disclosure.
Filipino doctors urged the health department to declare a national state of emergency as influenza deaths reach 548 with 22 631 new victims reported Monday. More than 300 000 Filipinos have been struck since the outbreak began sweeping the Orient, and officials said quarantine measures would be imposed on travelers.
Dr. Herman J. Muller and Dr. James F. Crow testified before the House-Senate Atomic Radiation Subcommittee that nuclear tests raise future birth defects and disease. They warned the total harm scales with radiation to reproductive cells and urged stopping further tests to avoid catastrophic global damage.
James Ellis a 19 year old from Linton escaped serious injury in a truck auto crash on the White River bridge on state road 54 west of Bloomfield. Ellis suffered a mild concussion mouth injuries left ankle and elbow injuries and a minor cut over the eye. The crash caused about 5200 in damage. The truck driven by Daniel F. Baughman 26 Shelburn route 1 carried 4900 pounds of shelled corn and spilled much of it. Ellis was returning home after Indiana University exams and was wedged in the wreckage for about an hour before rescue teams freed him.
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