Americans Presented at Court in London and Other Abroad Notes
Fifty American debutantes and matrons will meet the Royal family at Buckingham Palace next Tuesday, the first Americans at court since the war. The event will be staged weather permitting with rain checks. Also noted are critiques of Hollywood on Communist propaganda, a duck-hunting outlook with fewer days in 1947, and light travel anecdotes including a piano ticket gag and a taxless island in the South Pacific.
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London
Buckingham Palace
United Press
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
North America
The
Wildlife Service
Chicago
Senate Seeks Taft-Hartley Passage Before Veto
In Washington on June 6 officials push to pass the Taft Hartley labor bill with a large margin to deter a presidential veto. Debates extend hours as Republicans express confidence while critics urge public veto appeals to the White House. Senator Magnuson notes President Truman would veto if public will favors the people.
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Washington
Senate
Warren Magnuson
Wash
Truman
White House
Magnuson
Voice of
All America
Gas blight mystery puzzling Milwaukee area plants
Scientists investigate a strange gas blight blamed for browning green shrubs in Cudahy and harming songbirds. Samples were sent to Marquette University for analysis while officials probe Lakeside power plant as a possible source.
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Milwaukee
Cudahy
Marquette University
Vincent Totka
Lakeside
George Post
Totka
Kenneth MacArthur
Public Museum
Plane damaged at Indianapolis field after tire blowout
A TWA repair crew patched a strato liner that lost a tire and struck a runway light at Weir Cook airport last night. About 50 passengers were shaken but not injured. they were moved to other TWA planes for the flight to St. Louis. The four engine Boeing originated from Newark.
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Indianapolis
TWA
Weir Cook Municipal
St. Louis
Newark
N. J
Lt Gov Crosby Fails To Abolish Office In Nebraska
Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Robert Crosby lost his bid to abolish the post describing it as a fifth wheel and a blind alley. He argued the role is part time and could be handled by the speaker or the governor. The bill died in the Senate.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Robert Crosby
Crosby
South Pacific Naval Area
Marriage of Judy Payne to Charles Ray Bedwell
Mrs. Jake Jarmon announces the marriage of her daughter Judy Payne to Charles Ray Bedwell of Linton. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Thomas J. Hueston at Hammond on May 29 with Mrs. Wayne Hochestetler of Hammond as matron of honor.
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Jake Jarmon
Judy Payne
Charles Ray Bedwell
Linton
Thomas J. Hueston
Hammond
Wayne Hochestetler
Fate swerves miss Missoula woman in crossing accident
Fate swung at Mrs. Frank Campbell and missed then back swing struck. Her car stalled on a railway crossing and she jumped out as a train struck the car. The vehicle spun and struck her, but she escaped serious injury.
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Missoula
Mont
U.P
Frank Campbell
Mother harms child with playful hug fractures two ribs
In Franklin Indiana, Mrs Thomas Burkhart hugged her son Kenneth and fractured two ribs after squeezing too hard. A physician confirmed the injury and explained the affectionate embrace caused the ribs to crack.
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Franklin
Ind
Thomas Burkhart
Kenneth
Good deed leads to arrest for Kruste and accomplice
In Chicago on June 6 John Kruste and Paul Agnicheck were arrested for destroying city park property after prying tree limbs to free Charlene Koenig. They claimed they acted on fire department orders to release the girl before the limb fell. The fire chief and one officer did not testify, case continued.
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Chicago
U.P
John Kruste
Kruste
Paul Agnicheck
Fire Department
Charlene Koenig
Agnichek
Charlene
William Hughes
Agnicheck
Max Durachta
Peter Jorgetson
Death in Exline road crash claims Deckard family
Floyd B. Deckard 61 dies of injuries after a Sunday night auto crash at Exline corner on state road 54 west of Dugger. His wife Sarah Iva Deckard 59 was killed instantly. seven others injured. Deckard had worked at Regent mine and is survived by three sons Lester Nevil Benton and a daughter Mildred Shuder and a daughter-in-law Winnie Deckard. Funeral at Hickory church with burial in Hickory Cemetery.
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Floyd B. Deckard
Mary Sherman
Sullivan
Exline
State Road 54
Dugger
Deckard
Sullivan County
Regent
Linton-Summit Coal Company
Lester Deckard
Sullivan Route Five
Nevil
Benton Deckard
Mildred Shuder
Bloomington
Winnie Deckard
Newkirk Funeral
Pleasantville
Hickory Church
Hickory Cemetery
Bedford Veteran James W Boyd Dies From Truck Crash
Bedford Ind June 6 James W Boyd 24 a stone worker died at Dunn Memorial hospital from injuries in a truck crash on Ind 158 near Bedford. A Navy surplus truck purchased recently rammed into a tree when steering failed. He was a World War II veteran with 42 months in the Army Air Forces. Survivors include his parents wife a son two brothers and one sister.
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Bedford
Ind
James W. Boyd
Dunn Memorial Hospital
Ind. 158
Boyd
Army Air Forces
John E Knox 78 Dies at Midland
John E Knox a longtime Greene County resident and retired farmer died at 8 this morning at his home one mile south of Midland on State Road 59 after a week of illness. Born August 22 1868 he was a Lebanon Baptist church member survived by wife Cynthia two children Clarence Knox and Ruth Pickle seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Body sent to McClanahan Funeral Home Jasonville for return to his son’s home with funeral arrangements pending.
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John E. Knox
Midland
Mr. Knox
Greene County
Lebanon Baptist Church
Cynthia Knox
Clarence Knox
Ruth Pickle
McClanahan
Jasonville
Clarence
Hubble to Race in Midwest Dirt Track Meet at Jungle Park
Six top drivers lead a strong field at Jungle Park near Rockville Indiana for the Midwest Dirt Track Racing meet. Leon Hubble Cliff Griffith Chick Smith Bob Grim Hank Slosser Bill Cantrell and Dud Teasley headline an eighteen-car entry with five races including a 20 lap feature set for 2 30 p m CST trials start at noon.
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Rockville
Ind
Jungle Park
Here
Leon Hubble
Lainton
Cliff Griffith
Indianapolis
Chick Smith
Frankfort
Bob Grim
Coal City
Hank Slosser
Cincinnati
Bill Cantrell
Louisville
Dud Teasley
Dugger
Smith
Griffith
Scottsburg
Grim
Slosser
Hal Racing
Salvation Army Receives $300 Donation from Community Chest
The Salvation Army acknowledged receipt of $300 from the Community Chest fund. The money will be used for maintenance purposes and to carry on Salvation Army work.
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Salvation Army
Community Chest Fund
Gotham Subway Strike Ends After Short Walkout
About 1,000 New York subway shop workers resumed work after a walkout a little over an hour long. Officials worried it might trigger a full stoppage of city operated Transit Lines serving six million daily riders. Leader Michael J. Quill warned wheels could grind to a halt by today or Monday. The dispute involved Interborough Rapid Transit 147th Street shops and Civil Service Forum leaders seeking talks with a labor relations official.
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New York
Board of Transportation
Michael J. Quill
Transit Workers Union
CIO
147Th Street
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Civil Service Forum
TWU
Hospital births and surgeries logged in Linton and area
Hospital records show Mrs Floella Fulford of Linton welcomed a daughter Thursday night. Several residents underwent major surgery or were admitted for medical care, including Mrs Stella McFarland Lin ton route three and Mrs Mary Waggoner Sand born route two. Dismissals include Mrs Mildred Thomas and baby, and Mrs Lucille Young of Elnora.
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Floella Fulford
Linton
Stella McFarland
Mary Waggoner
Sandborn
Gladys Kendall
Bertha Short
Worthington
Mary Anna Moore
John Henry Kent
Clay City
Lucille Young
Elnora
Ray Garlet
Jasonville
Margaret Hackler
Indianapolis
Harry Moss
Otis
Dorothy Felker
Baby Roger Conklin
Liinton
Growth of United Mine Workers welfare fund shocks nation
Washington reports John L. Lewis built the UMW health and welfare fund from zero to 21.8 million dollars in a year, funded by a five cent per ton levy on soft coal. Officials expect over 24 million in the first full year and nearly 27 million by month’s end.
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Washington
U.S
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Lewis
Three Linton youths chosen for Boys State trip
Three Linton young men were selected to attend the 1947 American Legion Boys State in Indianapolis. Bill Marshall James Fritz and Jerry Rupert will travel tomorrow with Marshall and Fritz sponsored by the Linton Frank Courtney Legion post and Rupert by the local Elks lodge. They will participate in forming a hypothetical state with elected officers and simulated government departments.
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Linton
American Legion
Indianapolis
Bill Marshall
James Fritz
Indianapois
Linton Frank Courtney Legion Post
Jerry Rupert
Elks’ Lodge
Duke to graduate from Mt. Clemens High School
Joe Duke the grandson of Charley and Mrs. Duke and former Linton resident will graduate from Mt. Clemens High School in June according to word received here.
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Joe Duke
Charley Duke
Linton
Mt. Clemens, Mich
Tag Day Sales To Benefit Linton Teen Canteen
The Tag Day sale will be held in downtown Linton Saturday to raise funds for the fire damaged Teen Canteen. Proceeds go toward replacing recreation equipment for the building interior as insurance covered only the structure.
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Linton
Linton Girl Found in Bloomfield Hospitalized
Grace May a 17 year old from Linton was found unconscious with a leg cut and minor bruises in east Bloomington. Doctors at Bloomington City Hospital said her condition is not serious and she likely will be released soon.
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Grace May
Linton
Bloomington
Bloomington City Hospital
Oscar May
West Linton
Indianapolis
Miss May
Bloomfield
Charles Mansfield
Greene County
Mansfield
Sheriff Mansfield
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Dutch Girl Tends Grave Rewarded for Kindness
In Indianapolis on June 5, the Moore family used funds saved for George Moore's college to finance a six month U S visit for Cookie Koort a 19 year old Dutch girl who tended George Moore's grave in Limburg She walked miles to place flowers lit candles and wrote weekly letters and photos to his parents The Moores met her in New York before traveling to Indiana and said George would have approved of the gesture
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Indianapolis
George Moore
U.S
George A. Moore
Netherlands
Cookie Koort
Heerlerheide
Limburg
Moore
Moores
Cooke
George
America
Cookie
Purdue coed found dead tied to tree under investigation
Anna Catherine Fox, 22, a Purdue University junior in the pharmacy school, was found bound to a blossoming cherry tree near a railroad embankment. Coroner Wayne Cox said poisoning is suspected though murder remains possible. Toxicologists will test organs for days.
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Lafayette
Ind
U.P
Anna Catherine Fox
Purdue University
Wayne Cox
Herman Fox
Connersville
Fox
University Pharmacy School
County Dairy Meetings Set Across Greene County
A series of dairy care and feeding meetings sponsored by Greene County Extension will run over the next two weeks. County agent Arthur Haseman says the gatherings aim to help attendees “collect more dairy dollars” with demonstrations by Stockton township 4-H members at Linton library Monday and other sessions at Worthington, Bloomfield, and Jasonville libraries and court house. Public invited.
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Greene County
County Extension Department
Arthur Haseman
Linton Public Library
Stockton Township
Worthington Public Library
Bloomfield Court House
Jasonville
Haseman
Shakamak Park Theft Reported
Sullivan Indiana June 6 two Sullivan high school students Robert Bledsoe and Allen Campbell Jr report theft of their honor sweaters at Shakamak State Park. They left the sweaters on a blanket at the beach while swimming.
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Sullivan, Ind
Robert Bledsoe
Allen Campbell
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