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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1945
Page
4
Merom State Bank was robbed at noon today with about $2,000 taken. Cashier John Mason was forced to lie face down as a robber seized money from the counters. A separate report notes a heat-crazed man at Hamilton Ohio killed eight family members and himself.
The largest catalpa tree in Texas reaches 96 feet in height and blooms each May, making it a local botanical landmark.
In Indianapolis, Ida Mae Weberg, 25, a war plant worker, was arrested on extortion charges after allegedly writing a note to Midwest Electrical Products president Walter J. Saemann demanding $3,000. Saemann, not acquainted with her, reported the threat. police tie the extortion letter to her former connection with Saemann as production manager a year ago. She was bound over to a federal grand jury on $2,500 bond.
Russian sources say Adolf Hitler died of an infection from his physician after illness and paralysis. Telegrams claim he died at 3 30 p m on May 1 Goebbels killed himself after the fall of Berlin his body found with those of his wife and children and identified by Russians.
Rev John Jerrels announces a week of church meetings at Jericho Church with a different minister delivering each night. On Thursday Rev Lloyd Kirkman of Ann Arbor Mich will speak as the principal speaker for the remainder of the week. A basket dinner will follow Sunday’s all day service. the public is invited.
Hog prices active and steady with 160 lb plus cattle good to excellent at 14.80 and 14.05 for sows. Cattle and calves: steers and heifers slow. top 1200 lb steers at 17.85, yearlings around 17, light steers 15 to 16.25, cows steady 13.25 to 14.25, canners 7 to 9.25, dealers active with top 16.50.
United Press reports friction among the Big Four over Cologne and Frankfurt in postwar zoning. Britain wants Cologne for its zone while the United States seeks Frankfurt as a key communications hub. Disputes delay Berlin HQ setup as Schaef keeps four power control intact.
The account notes General MacArthur defending Australia at Milne Bay and Buna with a makeshift allied force and limited airpower. It cites Leyte as a crucial late 1944 operation where Japanese supply convoys were destroyed, enabling an American advance and eroding Japanese strength in the Philippines.
Orvel Lee Cox age 17 recently enlisted in the United States Navy and has started his boat training at Great Lakes Illinois. He formerly lived with his sister Mrs John Stanton.
William C. Gabbard, recently on active duty with the United States Navy in the South Pacific, is on a two week leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Gabbard.
Mr and Mrs Rufus Harrell receive a letter from grandson Coxswain William Jack Strum announcing duty in the U S Navy at Pearl Harbor. He also sends a clipping about a reunion with two former schoolmates.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Ladson were informed by their son in the U S forces in Germany that he expects to be home soon. He also reported receiving the Bronze Star Combat Infantry badge Good Conduct ribbon ETO ribbon with four battle stars and the Victory ribbon.
Lawrence Hayes of the U S Maritime Service returns to New York after a few days on emergency leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Lee Hayes of Vicksburg. Pfc John P Comer returns to Miami after a 21 day delay en route with his wife and family of Linton. Comer has spent the past three years in the China Burma India theatre.
Pvt. David Leon Goodman of the U. S. Army stationed at Camp Atterbury spent the weekend with his father, David Goodman.
Sgt. Bob L. Wade, of the United States Air Forces stationed at McDill Field Florida, spent several days with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Wade.
Indiana news from Rochester reports the sale of Jess Murden's Lake Manitou summer home in Peru to Mr and Mrs Bur E Sherrill. The property was famed as Indiana's gubernatorial mansion during Gov Harry E Leslie's 1928 1932 term.
Mop-up stage in Okinawa persists with intensified air raids on Japanese cities seen as a sign of possible direct invasion of the mainland. Tokyo radio quotes President Truman predicting 7,000,000 American troops would be used against Japan, signaling U.S. resolve. Asahi notes a beachhead is possible but faces strong underground fortifications.
The New Hampshire Gazette of Portsmouth claims status as the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States, dating to 1756 with initial management by David Towne and weekly issues maintained ever since.
London reports that US forces will cede most conquered German territory to British and Soviet troops, retaining Bavaria as the main American occupation zone. Cities such as Leipzig Magdeburg Chemnitz Erfurt would be handed to Russians while Ruhr Rhineland areas including Cologne would be under British control. The plan, linked to Yalta decisions, aims to limit American occupation mainly to Bavaria with possible extension toward Frankfurt.
An Army transport plane with 1 Wac and a three man crew is missing since May 30 on a 766 mile flight from Accra to Roberts Field Liberia. The craft was last seen over Takoradi and searches cover the Ivory Coast. The women air crew members and next of kin are listed.
Purdue extension nutritionist says fruit can be canned without sugar and will keep well with boiling water or fruit juice in place of syrup. Sugar aids color and flavor but is not required as a preservative. use thinner syrup for sweeter fruits and wartime sugar ratios of one pound per four quarts.
Mike Stathis, 65, a San Francisco grocer, says burglars have held him up four times in as many months. He notes gunmen have grown less bold each time, with the latest incident totaling about 110 dollars.
The United States moves to a new stage of deliberation on the Yalta voting formula with a focus on investigation. All Big Five including Russia agree there will be no veto over discussions if a Big Five power is involved in the dispute.
W. J. Hamilton, confined to Union Hospital at Terre Haute for twenty eight days, was brought home this morning in the Welch and Cornett invalid coach with his daughter Mrs. Hugh Craig accompanying him. His condition is improved and friends are asked not to call for a while.
Sgt. and Mrs. Harold Harshman announce the birth of a girl named Janell Mae, born June 4 in Durham. The baby weighs 7 pounds 6 ounces. Mrs. Harshman previously known as Sarah Nell Strong of Linton.
Dairyard beef herds in England are now 7.6 percent larger than at the outbreak of the war, indicating a significant postwar expansion in cattle numbers.
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