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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1951
Page
6
The bank emphasizes efficiency and sincere cooperation as core policies. It states that financial standing does not affect its evaluation of an individual's character and honesty, with safety as a guiding concern.
A convoy of 21 Ford trucks toured Linton today, drawing attention at Paul Fry Sales. The Vincennes and First Streets corner livery barn, two stories and 46 by 80 feet, built in the 1880s by Isaac W. Buck and last used by Dixon P. Hannum, is being torn down. City council discussed purchasing West Vincennes Street lots owned by Terre Haute Brewery Co to open the street to intersect with A N E.
The National Safety Council ranks Atlanta first among U S cities for reducing traffic accidents as volunteers in the Greater Atlanta Safety Council assist in enforcing traffic laws. 243 citizen observers report offenses to police, with escalating warnings and potential license revocation for repeat violators.
CIO Communications Workers and Southwestern Bell reach a full agreement on a wage dispute after a 20 minute strike that threatened service in six states. Union official Lonergan says raises to 10 percent and reclassification of 49 jobs were granted, with 21 cities boosted in status.
Serge A. Koussevitzky 76 retired conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra died last night at the New England Medical Center after a virus infection He conducted the Boston Symphony for 26 years before retiring to avoid cancelling the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood Olga Naumoff was at his bedside He had tried to hide illness to fulfill plans at Tanglewood Massachusetts
A 14 year old boy George Coates Jr of Kokomo drowned while attempting to wade across Wildcat Creek. The Kokomo fire department recovered the body and attempted to revive him without success.
A Bloomfield girl born Monday weighs 5 pounds 4 ounces and is named Agnes Christine. A 7 pounds 9 ounce boy named Tommy Gene is born to Mrs. Roy Hamilton of Bloomfield. Several residents from Linton, Worthington, and Solsberry are admitted for treatment or have major surgery, with discharges reported for Hazel Walls and Veda Kinney.
Three Air Force fighters collided 20 miles south of Dayton. One pilot, R G Hayes, bailed out and survived with a facial cut. two other pilots died. F86 Sabre belonged to the 97th Interceptor Squadron at Wright Patterson. F82 had twin Mustang fuselages. Deaths withheld pending next of kin.
Upland Ind June 5 President Clyde W Meredith of Taylor university refused to comment on why he and four board members resigned. Meredith who has led the school since 1945 and the four quit yesterday without explanation. Resigning directors were J Irvin Schultz Detroit D Marten Lochner Fort Wayne Ford Maddson Lockport N Y and Francis Davis Marion.
A 42 year old former convict, August Jagusch, confessed to strangling Dorothea Sarasky Fogarty, 23, in a lovers lane on Staten Island. He reenacted the crime after arrest in Brooklyn and said he then disposed of the body in brush near Death Hill.
Four Indiana 4-H club youths will join about 200 outstanding 4-H members for the 21st National 4-H club camp in Washington D C from June 13 to 20. The Indiana delegation includes Mary Jane McIlhoney Zoe Coulson Noel Callahan and Paul E Post students at Purdue. They will be guided by Edna Troth and John Banning of the state 4-H office.
Indiana Taxpayer Association says rural road maintenance funds rose from 9.32 million in 1939 to 19.62 million in 1950, a gain over 100 percent. Marion county saw the largest jump from 200,492 to 1,029,975, with Greene Sullivan and Knox counties also increasing notably as gas revenue for county highways grows.
Army and Air Force Recruiting Station announces direct assignments to the Airborne Infantry. Paratroopers gain same basic training plus jump training and extra pay for multiple jumps. Recruits complete five jumps to qualify and may log over 100 during a three year tour. Training at Fort Breckinridge Kentucky then at Fort Benning Georgia or Camp Campbell Kentucky.
Plymouth Indiana June 5 Two Bremen youths Kent Rottmiller 10 fell from a raft and drowned Larry Sherk 11 attempted to save him and also drowned Robert Miller 8 said he and the victims rode bikes to the gravel pit and paddled across all from Bremen. Bodies recovered by the Bremen Fire Department about an hour later.
The Women's Guild of the Saron Evangelical and Reformed church will host its annual guest tea at the church Thursday at 2 00 o'clock. Mrs Paul Blair, regional president from Terre Haute, will be the guest speaker. An invitation is extended to all women of the church and friends.
Mrs Philip Buzan will enter tain the Alpha Bible class of Linton First Methodist church at a meeting set for 7 30 o clock Friday evening.
U S Chairman Burnet R Maybank of the Senate Banking Committee ordered an investigation into CIO charges of immense profits by gamblers in commodity markets. He urged turning evidence of gambling to the Crime Committee and Justice Department.
Jerry Allen Hert son of Leo and Mrs Juanita Hert is at Great Lakes Ill receiving boat training with the U S Navy He previously lived with grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Fritz and worked at the Ax and Fry Store
The undersigned has been appointed Administratrix by the Greene County Indiana Circuit Court. Alma Wills is named as Administratrix of the estate of Emma Ecker, deceased, with the estate deemed solvent as of June 4 1951. Beasley and Beasley act as attorneys for the administratrix.
The piece notes mutual fear of nuclear reach between the United States and the Soviet Union. It asserts the U S leads in bombs and delivery systems while Moscow seeks time to catch up. Churchill is cited describing the A bomb as a shield for Western Europe against the Reds.
Jack Ollinger of Linton earned a B S in chemistry from Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate Tennessee during Monday commencement exercises. His father P R Olinger attended the program.
Mr and Mrs Charly Lee and daughter from Indianapolis spent last weekend with Mr and Mrs Clyde Copeland in Linton.
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