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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
1
Census shows Linton up over 20 percent in ten years while nearby towns face mixed changes. Brazil Indiana sends a Washington delegation with plans for arms factory site as Linton begins preliminary steps toward broader defense project.
The Daily Citizen staff enjoyed a quart of very large luscious looking strawberries brought in by Earl Gabbard near Glenburn. The Mine Run column conductor, with more strawberry tasting experience, claimed they should be shared elsewhere. The berries were delicious and appreciated.
Paul Haseman comes back to his home near Linton after a six week stay in Chicago Illinois. He traveled for work purposes and resumed normal activities upon returning.
Washington reports a government shift to resell hundreds of army and navy planes, 1000 cannons and 600000 rifles to Britain and France. Old guns stock taken by United States Steel to fund new arms, with $50000000 credit to the government. Senate recess sought amid debate over intervention tactics.
Mrs. Clara C. Maddox aged 60, longtime Linton resident and active in church and lodge work, died at daughter Elva Smith's home in Mishawaka. She had lived there since moving from Linton about six years ago. Survived by two children, six grandchildren, one great grandchild, and two brothers. Funeral plans set at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home in Linton with services Monday at 10 a.m. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Hospital report notes several relocations to private homes after visits. Mrs. Gerald Berger and baby returned to Jasonville Friday afternoon. Mrs. Percy Goodman and Mrs. Virginia Armstrong Pad wett updated their addresses to relatives' south Linton homes. Thad Wolford and Mrs. George Mercier were also taken to their homes this afternoon and northwest Fifth Street residents moved home this week.
A late afternoon shower and a wind cooled the Lin ton area after a prolonged heat wave. The U S Weather Bureau readings at Elliston peaked at 90 degrees before dropping to 86 as a quarter inch of rain fell in fifteen minutes. Indianapolis weather HQ predicts cooler, showery conditions tonight.
Rabbi J Marshall Taxay of Terre Haute warned Greater Linton club members of rising European turmoil and the risk to American civil liberties in a basement Baptist church meeting. He urged decisive action against potential fifth columnists and Trojan horse activities to protect democracy.
Mrs. Josephine L. Glenn 57 wife of Roy W. Glenn passed away at noon after a two year illness. Born Terre Haute May 1 1883 she lived in Linton thirteen years and previously in Terre Haute. Survived by husband two children Lester W. Glenn and Mrs Kathryn Hebb, two grandchildren Albert Hebb and Deann Glenn. Body to Welch and Cornett Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements pending.
Rome reports authoritative Italian sources claim Haile Selassie may lead about 8,000 former Ethiopian troops near the Kenya Ethiopian frontier. Italy and Britain are said to mass forces in the East African danger zone amid minor border incidents. Some say a former lieutenant now commands in Selassie’s absence. One report places Ethiopian concentrations near Fort Harrington by Mayale.
Great Northern Railway directs all employees to shield a hen mallard nest found within 10 feet of the tracks at Mata dor Montana. The nest holds nine eggs and preservation is requested.
In Washington on June 7 advocates of Wagner Act revisions claimed AFL approval backs passage of a modified Smith bill abolishing the National Labor Relations Board. House debate on amendments overshadowed other issues as a sub committee worked on a large tax bill to tax individuals and raise levies. The Senate recessed without debate on the 1941 relief measure.
The Washington, berthed at Bordeaux, will travel to Lisbon to collect 900 American refugees and then proceed to Ireland to pick up several hundred more. The plan is announced by the American embassy in London.
Paris June 7 Two crew members of the S S Washington were removed from the American liner at Bordeaux and interned over charges in a German espionage investigation. Only three U S government officials could land at Bordeaux under neutrality law.
The Italian government ordered all Italian ships at sea to head to neutral ports and halted sailing, with seven ships in American ports and three unnamed vessels awaiting clearance. Cargo ships in southern U S waters were directed to Port entries between Key West and Cape Hatteras by noon. In Rome hundreds guarded the British embassy as 10 000 Italians voiced support for the Maltese nationalist cause amid postwar displays.
Glendon Frye, 24, was sentenced to one to five years in the Indiana state reformatory after pleading guilty to burglaries at two homes in Greene County on May 11. He stole a revolver, a razor and a suit, and was arrested in Bicknell following a monthlong Greene County investigation. Frye began his term after being sent to the reformatory yesterday.
The East End Midgets 4-H club held a Thursday meeting at Paul Marshall's home with Bob Maxwell in charge for a brief business session. Marshall led a seed corn selection demo followed by games. Attendees included Maxwell Huff Geatches O'Brien Hawkins Ogle and Marshall. The next gathering is set for John Hawkins' home on June 20.
Berlin reports veteran German shock troops push along the Somme as Allied lines brace for a possible Paris encirclement. London officials warn of a potential major offensive on the Weygand line with heavy German tank assault near Soissons and deteriorating air activity.
Director J Edgar Hoover of the F B I charged that subversive groups are spreading false reports of mass arrests of suspected fifth columnists. He declined to name the groups but said they seek to cover up Trojan horse attacks on the national defense program and are flooding FBI offices with unverified reports of espionage roundups.
German airplanes and heavy artillery bombarded French lines east of the Oise while troops pressed at the Somme sector from Soissons to the Channel coast. Observers warned a possible drive toward Paris as Paris braces with barricades and anti parachutist defenses. Officials urged calm but warned that blitzkrieg tactics keep threats alive.
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