Harris Chosen to Lin ton School Board for Three Year Term
Lin ton city council selected T. E. Harris of New Union Lumber to serve a three year term on the city school board, succeeding Oscar Fitzpatrick who ends his term next August. The council also awarded a city hall interior re decoration contract to Hamner & Cash and approved funds for repairs. Water concerns dominated discussion as expert Thorpe urged sinking new wells to secure future supply.
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Indiana
Board of Education
Linton
T. E. Harris
New Union Lumber Company
Oscar Fitpatrick
Harris
BE. S. Flynn
Reiber & Moss
Hamner & Cash
Thorpe
Buck Ereek
Waggoner & Co
Lyons
Five Airmen Missing Nearly a Month Found Safe in Alaska
Five airmen missing for almost a month are found alive at Point Barrow Alaska. They were Matt A Nieminen Richard Heyser L Virgil Hart Jack Robertson and Charles G Clarke. Their plane made a forced landing while en route from Fairbanks to Point Barrow and the men walked about a hundred miles to safety.
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Seward
Alaska
Point Barrow
Matt A. Nieminen
Richard Heyser
L. Virgil Hart
Jack Robertson
Charles G. Clarke
Fairbanks
Southern Cross to Fly from Suva to Australia
United Press dispatch from Sydney reports Captain Kingsford Smith and the Southern Cross crew plan a 3 p.m. takeoff from Naselai Fiji Islands for Brisbane aiming for daylight Friday. He notes a three mile Naselai sand runway as ideal. Favorable weather predicted for the Suva flight.
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Sydney
N.S. W
Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
Suva
Fiji Islands
Brisbane
Kingsford- Smith
Naselai
Fiji
Widow Sarah Bonham 78 Dies Suddenly at Home West Linton
Mrs. Sarah Bonham aged 78 died at 10 30 this morning at her West Linton home after illness. she was the widow of William B Bonham and survived by four children May Trappy of Detroit visiting, Mattie Elgan and Lambert Bonham of Indianapolis, and Jay Bonham of Bicknell. She was a member of the Pilgrim Holiness church and funeral arrangements are pending.
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Sarah Bonham
West Linton
Indianapolis
Jay Bonham
Bicknell
Linton Teachers for Coming Term Weigh Changes
Linton public schools draft new corps for the term with high school leader Oscar Bogard moving to Houston. Miss Aladene Hazzard resigns, Jessie Porter to succeed as music instructor. New roster lists T J Beecher superintendent Arthur Grass, Phil lips, Mary Adamson, Bonna Baughman, Marjorie Boles and others. One more high school teacher to be hired as work continues on building upgrades including 150 new lockers and chemistry room remodeling.
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Linton
Oscar Bogard
Texas
Houston
Aladene Tlazzard
Hazzard
Jessie Porter
G. GC. Porter
T. J. Beecher
Arthur H. Grass
Stele Phillips
Mary Adamson
Bonna Baughman
Aleebra
Marjorie Boles
Ethel Heitman
G.W. Landis
Grace Lam
Wilhelmina Lester
Myrtle Mailcoat
Clarence Morgan
Luther O’brian
Jéthel Osborn
Galeda Riggs
R.O. Roach
Harriett Schloot
H. S. Stalcup
Gladys Terhune
Colonel Lindbergh Departs Indianapolis Early This Morning
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh left Indianapolis at eight o clock this morning for an unannounced destination after spending the night there. He may have been reviewing Indianapolis as a potential stop for a transcontinental airways line in which he is involved.
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Indianapolis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Transcontinental Airways Line
Burns in Line for Murder Trial as Deputy Officers Die
State witnesses in Tippecanoe circuit court testified that John Burns armed with a revolver aimed to shoot his way to liberty when departing from Lafayette for the stile reformatory. Deputy Sheriffs Wallace McClure and John Grove accompanied him. Burns and his partner Samuel Baxter, still at large, were convicted on banditry charges.
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Lafayette
Tad
John Burns
Wallace McClure
John Grove
Stile Reformatory
Tippecanoe
Burns
Samuel Baxter
Reformatory
Baxter
Gas Tank Explodes as Loaded Truck Burns in Indiana
A four-ton truck valued at 4500 dollars, owned by a Tegansport transfer firm, and its household furniture load were destroyed by fire near Rochester Indiana. A short circuit sparked the gasoline tank explosion while en route to a Michigan lake resort, with a grand piano and an expensive radio among the items.
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Rochester
Ind
Tegansport Transfer Company
Michigan Lake
Trans Atlantic Fliers Await Crossing Wind Abatement
In St Johns Newfoundland on June 6 the Friendship crew awaits calmer cross winds at Crepassy Bay to launch a trans Atlantic flight toward England. Miss Mabel Bell’s race prospect spurs their delay as they wait for suitable weather.
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ST. Johns N.ef
Mabel Bell
England
Henry Coleman Dies After Illness at 74
Henry Coleman a well known resident of this city died at the family home 840 I street northeast after a long cancer illness. Born Sept 15 1858 he was 74 years 8 months and 21 days old. Survived by daughter Estella Pearce Los Angeles and sons Elmer Chicago Ray and Fred Coleman Chicago. Wife Elizabeth Coleman died May 15 1927. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at the residence. burial in Fairview cemetery.
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William Henry Coleman
I” Street
Mr. Coleman
Cartersburg
Ind
Estella Pearce
Los Angeles
Calif
Elmer Coleman
Ray
Fred Coleman
Chicago
Elizabeth Coleman
Fairview Cemetery
Vanderburgh County to issue bonds for bridge project financing
Evansville Ind June 6 An ordinance authorizes $1 094 125 in bonds to cover Vanderburgh county one fourth of the cost for a 50 50 bridge over the Ohio river at Dade Park ferry signed by the county commissioners yesterday.
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Evansville
Ind
Vanderburg County
Ohio River
Dade Park Ferry
Knox County Miners Case Moves Toward Greene Court
In Knox county circuit court the Standard Coal Company seeks a temporary injunction to bar United Mine Workers from picketing the Standard mine near Wheatland. The miners seek a change of venue, with Judge Coulter considering Greene Daviess and Gibson counties. About 150 miners and officials attended, but the venue change halted the hearing.
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Knox County
Standard Coal Company
United Mine Workers
Standard
Wheatland
John A. Riddle
Coulter
Greene
Daviess
Gibson
Coal Company
Greene Circuit
Small Fire Last Night Damages Mary Wilson Property
Fire department answered a call to a South Main Street building about 10 PM. The blaze caused by faulty wiring was confined to the structure with little damage. the building houses a restaurant operated by W. FE. Hayes.
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Mary Wilson
South Main Street
W. FE. Hayes
Sandborn Boy Hurts Foot in Timber Accident Near Town
Harold Hobbs eighteen year old son of Mr and Mrs James Hobbs living north of town sustained a broken left foot when a heavy timber fell on him while working in Newcastle. The accident occurred four days earlier and he received initial treatment at the scene before returning home for daily dressing at a local physician's office.
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Sandborn
Harold Hobbs
James Hobbs
Newcastle
Allied Front Holds Firm as U S Forces Rush to Marne
World War I dispatch notes enemy pressure on June 6, 1918. American troops are rushed into the Marne battle. U S lines hold in Picardy while French forces regain ground and take numerous prisoners.
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Bulge
U. S
Marne
Picardy
Hospital Update Reports No Net Change in Patients
Hospital officials say no new admissions and no discharges since yesterday, leaving patient numbers unchanged.
Miners Return to Panhandle Mine After 14 Months Closed
More than a hundred miners returned to work at the Panhandle mine west of Vincennes Indiana after a fourteen month closure. Mine union officials signed a contract with operators last week and the wage scale is said to be slightly lower than the Jacksonville agreement.
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Vincennes
Ind
Panhandle
Here
Jacksonville
Picnic and Field Day at Moses Fell Annex Farm
The tenth annual Picnic and Field Day at Moses Fell Annex farm near Bedford is set for Thursday June 14. Researchers will show soil treatments and crop varieties that mitigated winter damage to wheat and clover, with yields cited from last year and demonstrations aimed at improving rolling land productivity.
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W. Ei. Sexson
Moses Fell Annex
Bedford
Greena County
Southern Indiana
Purdue University
Bituminous Coal Operators Disband Indiana Association
At Terre Haute the Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators association voted to dissolve the group effective July 1 1906. Secretary treasurer Phil F Penna resigned prompting leadership by William Blakely and W J Hamilton to wind up affairs by July 4. Some operators may keep the traffic department while others sign contracts with miners.
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Terre Haute
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Phil F. Penna
William Blakely
W. J. Hamilton
Phil Penna
United Mine Workers
Mr. Penna
Traffic Department
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Jonas Waffle
Indiana
Hay Soniza
McKenna
Hig
Hoosier state fared well in last Congress
Indiana benefited from congressional action including a George Rogers Clark sesquicentennial commission with up to 1 million for a Clark memorial in Vincennes, two federal judicial districts with courts in Indianapolis and South Bend, and new federal buildings and fortifications. Other projects include barracks at Fort Harrison, a bureau branch in Indianapolis, and bridge authorizations at Vincennes, Rockport, Mt. Vernon, Madison, and East Chicago.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Congress
George Rogers Clark
South Bend
Ft. Harrison
Fort
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Fort Wayne
Rushville
Easticago
Anderson
Hammond
Vincennes
Rockport
Mt. Vernon
Madison
East Chicago
Dailey Opens Indiana Campaign Amid Party Clash
Franklin C Dailey Indiana Democratic leader opened a campaign amid GOP tension as he pledged a constructive program rooted in honor and liberty. Dan W Simms Lafayette attorney, temporary chairman, condemned Republican leadership and urged honesty in government during the Indianapolis convention.
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Indiana
Bey
Lew O'Bannon
Corydon
Dan W. Simms
Lafayette
Simms
Simma
Cha George Coffin
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Patrick
Council
Millon
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Indian Refining Co
Boyer Fire Apparatus Co
Stuppy
C. FE. Rexander
E. W. Himebrook
New Home Tel. Co
Opera House
Overland Sales Co
Harley Cullison
American Litho. Co
Bohley & Heaton
New Union Lbr. Co
United Press Dispatch
Australia
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Linton Teachers
T. J. Beech
Linton-Stockton High School
W. A. Murray
Vivian Humphreys
Hildred McDonald
Mayme Berns
Frank Lenning
L. O. Borden
Grace Cox
Joshephine Beckwith
Zilpha Noel
Mildred Harbett
Ruth O'Brien
Leona Todd
Sallye Bynum
Roy Clayton
Northwest Ward Building
Wayne Pope
Esther Baker
Mary Jones
Geneva Harris
Northeast Ward Building
W. K. Kemp
Lorena Letsinger
Lucille Brown
Marie Breck
Lindbergh
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Smithd Press Dispatch
Henry Coleman
Knox County Miners
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Hoosier
Frank C. Dailey
Walter Leslie
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