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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1946
Page
1
The article recalls the old flicker tokens once used in Linton coal towns as a form of advance payment. It notes various token designs and issuers, mentions a bank find of thousands in a basement, and links the silverware shortage to pending Congressional action. It also touches on war era silver production and a local poem aside.
In New York harbor 8000 members of AFL seafarers unions walk out for a mass meeting ahead of a June 15 nationwide strike. Officials say the protest targets government negotiations with CIO unions and may affect many vessels, though the Erickson is set to sail.
Vir-tula Lawson, 66, of Linton, won a divorce from Daniel V. Lawson, 80, with Vir-tula regaining the name Vir-tula Smith. Mr. Lawson ordered to pay costs and fees. Two new divorce filings followed: Opal Stropes v John Stropes and Norma Jean Earle v Bion A Earle. Andrew Straley released on own recognizance after a child neglect hearing. no plea entered.
Janice Wilkey 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs W S Wilkey Linton route 1, rests comfortably after breaking her leg when saddle slipped and horse threw her in the barrel race during Memorial Day show in Sullivan. She was treated at Mary Sherman hospital and home afterward.
Ed Edson age 67 of Midland died at 7 30 this morning in Mary Sherman hospital Sullivan after about a month of illness. He was a former coal miner and is survived by his wife Alma two sons Joseph Edson Terre Haute and Dewayne and five daughters Bonnie Bates Billa Cramer Lois Hallett Jesse Waldrop Martha Edson. Funeral set 2 30 Sunday at Lebanon church Midland with Rev R M Boston officiating. burial Midland cemetery. McClanahan Funeral home Jasonville in charge.
Joe Tipton a 67 year old Hymera farmer died instantly last night after falling 30 feet from a tree while attempting to hire a swarm of bees near his home. He was a lifelong Hymera resident, church member, and lodge participant. He leaves a widow Victoria and six children. The body was taken to McHugh Funeral Home in Hymera.
The Linton Girl Scout Troop announces a skating party at the local rink this Friday from 7 to 10 PM. The public is invited and funds will support the annual camping trip expenses.
Emile Cooper, a Metropolitan Opera conductor, will lead the Central City Opera House Association's Victory Festival Operas in July. The festival, reviving the once booming mining town's splendor, resumes this year after an interval.
Greene county Tuberculosis association earns a Class A rating from Indiana and National Tuberculosis associations for meeting by law standards. A Forget-Me-Nots sale in Linton on Friday and Saturday by American Legion auxiliaries and DAV members funds veteran rehabilitation and service programs.
Joe Cox shows signs of improvement after major surgery at Robert Long Hospital in Indianapolis. Medical staff report stable recovery and expect continued progress in the coming days.
Forest L. Hackley, 47, an attorney, and John W. Welch, 64, were sentenced to one to ten years in Indiana state prison and fined $1 after a Marion county jury found them guilty of collecting about $30,000 from war veterans for homes never constructed. They led Cooperative Homes, Inc., which took down payments from buyers with plans to build homes.
The Senate banking committee votes to send to the floor an OPA extension bill reversing major stabilization policies. Price Chief Porter and Economic Stabilizer Bowles threaten resignations if enacted. The bill would lift food controls, remove meat poultry and dairy ceilings, and end OPA price rules.
Roy Gambill twenty two of Jasonville route one in critical condition with a fractured skull after a motorcycle crash on East Main street. Bob Hammond eighteen of Linton route three is seriously hurt with deep scalp lacerations and cuts. They were thrown to the pavement when the bike overturned while attempting to pass a truck. Gambill and Hammond are sons of local residents.
House members vow to oppose a Senate bill extending the draft to May 15 1947 and reviving teen inductions. The House already banned 18 and 19 year olds and called for a draft holiday to Oct 15. Leaders May and Short lead opposition, predicting a hard conference battle.
Columbia Chapter No 140 Order of Eastern Star announces memorial services in the hall Friday at 8 15 o clock to honor deceased members Mrs Effie Ferry Harris Wilkie and other beloved Eastern Star members The public is invited to attend the ceremony.
Lorenzo Kirk a 59 year old Indianapolis florist was killed early today when struck by a car as he stood on a highway directing his wife to move their auto off the road after lights failed. The crash occurred about 12 30 a m as Pfe James D Gimball Camp Atterbury drove his vehicle and struck the parked car crushing Kirk.
In Frankfort Indiana on June 6 194? funeral rites were set for Mrs Audrey Servies 43 and her daughter Patty Ann 4 who died when their car was struck by a troop train yesterday. Son Harold 10 and father Russell survived. The father found his son asleep at the scene after rushing home.
United Press reports bread black markets emerge as meat shortages persist across cities. OPA actions threaten penalties for price gouging while clerks, bakers, and grocers ration bread and tackle tie in sales amid lean wheat yields in Texas and Oklahoma.
Mrs. Leon Belval of Dugger was admitted for treatment. Bobby White had minor surgery Wednesday afternoon. Robert E. Hammond of Linton route 3 admitted Wednesday night after a motorcycle accident. Roy B. Gambill of Jasonville route 1 admitted after an accident Wednesday night. Joe Frazier admitted for observation. Charles Clifford of Worthington admitted for treatment today. Charles E. Brosche of Midland underwent a tonsillectomy this morning.
Six investigations were launched to determine the LaSalle Hotel fire origin while city officials shut five nightclubs and two loop theaters for fire hazards. Officials cited delayed fire department notification by hotel staff, possible elevator shaft ignition, and open stairwells aiding spread.
Police identified a man found in an Indiana canal after a five day hunt following reports that he was tossed into the water last Saturday after an assault by two men. The victim, about six feet tall, wore civilian khaki clothes. Authorities said robbery did not appear to be the motive.
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