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Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1956

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Tito Says U. S. Aid Cuts Not Important

Tito shrugs at U S congressional move to cut aid to Yugoslavia and says relations with the United States will not be affected. He speaks aboard the Kremlin train with Bulganin and Shepilov and begins a 10 day Soviet city tour. He notes he would welcome a Washington visit.

Moscow Tito U.S Yugoslavia Washington Soviet Union United States Kremlin Leningrad Nikolai Bulganin Dmitri Shepilov Kliment E. Voroshilov Belgrade Joseph R. McCarthy R-Wis

Cooler Weekend Forecast for Indiana With Fluctuating Temps

Indiana weather today stays in the 80s with cooler highs expected Friday and Saturday. Forecasters warn of scattered thunderstorms in the northwest this afternoon and more showers in the south Friday, after last week’s floods. Low tonight 61 to 65, highs Friday 76 to 84 across regions.

Indiana Weather Bureau

Space Satellite Forecasts Big Crewed Vessels by 10 to 15 Years

A defense official said a man carrying satellite capable of 80 crew could launch in 10 to 15 years and round trips to the moon by 20 to 25 years. John J. Crowley spoke at the Libraries Association Conference, outlining plans for larger crewed and crewless satellites following the first tiny satellite planned for 1958.

Pittsburgh John J. Crowley Defense Frank D. Newbury Libraries Association Crowley

Home on Leave for Vernon Kidd After Training

Vernon Kidd of Bloomfield is on a 14 day leave from the U S Naval Training Station Great Lakes Ill after completing recruit training He is reassigned to a Naval Aviation preparatory school at Norman Oklahoma.

Vernon Kidd Bloomfield U.S. Naval Training Station Great Lakes Ill Naval Aviation Norman Okla

Army sergeant re-enlists six years at Fort Riley

Fort Riley Kansas reports Herman H Flath a first sergeant with the 611th Engineer Company re-enlisted for six years in the Regular Army. Flath who has served since 1949 has the Good Conduct Medal among his decorations.

Fort Riley Kan Herman H. Flath Agnes Dugger Flath 611Th Engineer Jessie Johnson Sullivan

Revolt in Stalin's Home Town Reported in Georgia

Vienna dispatches say Soviet secret police seized more than 100 people in Georgia last week after posters in Tiflis declared an independent Georgian republic. May 26 marked Georgia's 1919 independence anniversary amid raids for underground organizers.

Vienna Austria Josef Stalin Georgia Tiflis West Caucasus Stalin Gori

Russian Population Over 200 Million Reported

Moscow reported Russia’s population as 200,200,000 in a Pravda review of a new government handbook. Western observers note this is below 1940 estimates and US figures, prompting questions about WWII losses potentially exceeding 20,000,000 and differing from UNEC Europe’s 216,000,000 in 1954.

Moscow Soviet Russia Pravda Communist Party U.S. Census Bureau United States United Nations Economic Commission For Europe

Greene County youth held on check fraud charges in Sullivan

A 20 year old Greene County man faced arraignment in Sullivan Circuit Court on charges of passing fraudulent checks. Police say he forged relatives' signatures to pass more than 30 checks totaling 800 to 900 dollars across Clay Greene Knox and Sullivan counties. He was arrested after a roadblock sting near Carlisle.

Greene County Sullivan Keith Allen Bloomfield Navy Joe van Parys Don Bovenschulte Prairie Creek Carlisle Allen Clay Greene Knox Seelyville Joe Loudermilk Sullivan Court Shorty Hamilton Hamilton van Parys Bovenschulte Brazil Worthington Sandborn

Hoosier Is Killed In Hunting Accident

Indiana man James A Bray 31 died after a hunting companion Raymond Sender 23 fired at a tree branch near Mooresville. Sender said he mistook a raccoon for Bray and shot, dragging him to a road where a motorist found them. Authorities ruled the shooting an accident.

Indianapolis James A. Bray Bray Raymond Sender Mooresville Sender

Indiana Jobless Claims Rise By About Five Hundred

Indiana unemployment compensation claims climbed about 500 last week. Director William C Stalnaker said 41 875 claims this week versus 41 336 the prior week. Among new claimants were 7 935 unemployed workers from automotive and auto parts plants and other plants shut for vacations or inventories. Stalnaker estimated about 15 530 auto workers and 12 625 employees of automotive supplier industries are off the job in Indiana.

Indianapolis Indiana William C. Stalnaker Indiana Employment Security Division Stalnaker

Hospital Admissions and Discharges Reported

Admissions list for Wednesday and today includes Delbert Robison Bloomfield Mrs William Ladson Linton Mrs Edgar Meek Odon Miss Peggy Branstetter Bloomfield Neddy Skinner Bloomfield George Terrell Bloomfield Gerald Johnson Sandborn Richard Riester Bloomfield Samuel Huffman Bloomfield Dismissals note Mrs Forrest Hunter Linton Mrs William Baird Bloomfield Mrs Lillian Powell Linton William Seals Bloomfield Mrs Bobby Perigo Linton Miss Nina Kellams Linton Miss Anita Brown Odon Chester McKee Sandborn.

Delbert Robison Bloomfield William Ladson Linton Edgar Meek Odon Peggy Branstetter Neddy Skinner George Terrell Gerald Johnson Sandborn Richard Riester Samuel Huffman Forrest Hunter William Baird Lillian Powell William Seals Bobby Perigo Nina Kellams Anita Brown Chester McKee

Truck Crash Kills Driver on U S 31 in Columbus

Frank Kelley of Scottsburg, 34, was killed when his tractor trailer struck a stationary truck during roadwork on U S 31 in Columbus. The hit truck was driven by William Hope of New Albany.

Columbus Ind Frank Kelley Scottsburg U.S Here William Hope New Albany

Plan Prayer Meeting At Linton Church Cottage

The Linton Church of the Nazarene will hold a cottage prayer meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Coulter Friday evening at 7 30.

Linton Church of the Nazarene Fred Coulter

Indiana candidates promise a good crop this spring

Despite frost drought or flood affecting plantings, Indiana candidates assure a reliable harvest of political support and progress for the state.

Indiana

U S Machine Tools To Go to Schools

Indiana officials announced 13 million dollars in surplus machine tools from federal stockpiles. About 1 100 tools at O Hare Airport in Illinois will be offered to schools for low handling charges. Interested Indiana schools must notify by June 15 through Camp Atterbury surplus warehouse.

Indianapolis Indiana William Clarkson Public Works O'Hare International Parkridge Ill Clarkson Camp Atterbury Illinois

Drowning Prank of Two Boys Ends in Confession

In Alexandria Indiana Sheriff deputies firemen and State police spent three hours at a gravel pit searching for two boys after clothes were found on the banks. The victims Ronald Morgan fourteen and Max Morgan thirteen were later seen downtown and stated they left the clothes a week earlier when they went swimming in the pit.

Alexandria Ind Ronald Morgan Max

Admiral Joy Dies in San Diego at 61

Vice Adm. Charles Turner Joy, chief U.N. delegate to the Korean truce conference, died Wednesday of leukemia at the San Diego Naval Hospital. He was 61.

San Diego Calif Charles Turner Joy U.N San Diego Naval Hospital

Mrs. Geneva Graf Dies at 48 in Bloomfield

Mrs. Geneva Ellen Graf, 48, wife of Dr. J. A. Graf of Bloomfield, died at Good Samaritan hospital in Vincennes after a three year illness. Born April 10, 1908, she was active in local sororities and civic groups and a member of Bloomfield Presbyterian Church. Survived by husband, two sons, parents, four sisters, and two brothers. Funeral set for Friday at Bloomfield Presbyterian Church with burial in Grandview Cemetery. Memorials suggested to the Greene County Cancer Society.

Geneva Ellen Graf J. A. Graf Bloomfield Good Samaritan Hospital Vincennes Graf Bloomfiell Ivan F Ida Chipman Stalcup Peter Allen Graf Ivan F. Stalcup Broomfield Dimple Hedden Worthington Nona Sapp Grace Brock Agnes Evelyn Flater Ivan Franklin Stalcup Jr Earl, Ark John William Stalcup Indianapolis

Two Bloomfield youths enlist in the U.S. Navy

Jim Ashcraft and Warren Mishler of Bloomfield have enlisted in the Navy. Mishler, class of 1956, was a standout track man and is the son of Ethel Mishler of Bloomfield route one. Ashcraft, 17, attended Bloomfield High School, son of Roy and Debbie Ashcraft of Bloomfield route one, and husband of Debbie Ashcraft. A Bloomington Recruiting rep visits Bloomfield each Monday morning and Linton post office each Monday and Thursday afternoon.

Bloomfield Jim Ashcraft Warren Mishler U.S. Navy Roy O. Ashcraft Debbie W. Ashcraft Bloomington Linton

Bluhms Return to Idaho After Visit

Dr and Mrs Gilbert Bluhm and daughters Brenda and Diane return to Pocatella Idaho after two week visit with Mr and Mrs Gilbert Bluhm of Freelandville and Mr and Mrs Clarence Goodwin of Marco.

Gilbert Bluhm Brenda Diane Pocatella Ida Freelandville Clarence Goodwin Marco

House Leaders Push Fight for Aid Funds

Congress pushes to restore at least 600 million dollars to Eisenhower’s foreign aid bill with a looming roll call vote. Richards defends 1.1 billion cut while administration and Democrats seek reversal amid election year stakes.

Washington — i House James R. Richards House Foreign Affairs Committee Eisenhower W. R. Poage Dtex Agriculture Department Senate Appropriations White House House Rules Committee Lowen Charles J. Lowen Jr Civil Aeronautics Administration Thomas A. Wafford

Britain to test first hydrogen bomb in Pacific in 1957

Prime Minister Anthony Eden told the House of Commons Britain would conduct a limited number of megaton range hydrogen bomb explosions in the remote Pacific during the first half of 1957. The tests will be high air bursts to minimize radioactive fallout.

Anthony Eden House of Commons Britain United States Soviet Union Eden Commons Pacific

County Bond Purchases Surpass Seven Million Dollars

Greene county citizens hold 7,838,000 in U S Savings Bonds as the fifteenth anniversary of the program is celebrated. Interest adds about 235,140 yearly to local wealth while Indiana totals reach 1,451,370,000 in bonds with 43,550,000 in annual interest. Series E bonds issued fifteen years ago become eligible for retirement in 1951 but may be held 9 years 8 months longer. About 70 percent of eligible bonds remain unredeemed. The bonds yield over 4 percent for those held to full term of 19 years 8 months.

Greene County E. Kirby Ashcraft County Savings Bonds Committee Indiana

Linton group debates parking pool and school land fate

Twenty five civic leaders, school officials and others met at Linton high school to discuss converting Central school lot to city parking, building a pool, selling eight school properties, and possible zoning. No action was taken but officials said more study is needed and sessions are beneficial.

Linton P. H. O’hern Linton Planning Committee Linton-Stockton Ordin Paul Lester O’hern J. Raymond Powell Indiana Industries For Linton Committee Edwin Bailey White Rose School

Red Cross Swimming Classes Open At Shakamak Park

Red Cross will offer two week swimming courses for Greene County youths ages seven to fourteen who have completed one year of school. No enrollment fee. park admission at gate. Applications available at Hamilton Rexall in Linton. For more details call Mrs. Don House.

Shakamak State Park William Walters II Jasonville Greene County Red Cross Park Gate Linton Hamilton- Rexall Don

Ivy Division Soldier Serves in Germany Training

Pfc. Larry G. Plummer, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Plummer of Sandborn, serves with the 4th Infantry Division in Germany. A liaison specialist in Battery C of the 42d Field Artillery Battalion, he arrived overseas last October from Fort Sill. He attended Indiana State Teachers College before enlisting in January last year and is a 1954 graduate of Sandborn High School.

Germany Larry G. Plummer Charles D. Plummer Sandborn 4Th Infantry Division Ivy U.S. Seventh Army Plummer 42D Field Artillery Pattilion Fort Sill Oklo Army Indiana State Teachers College Sandborn High School

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U. S United Press Hoosier Venus Earth Naval Research Laboratory Cornell H. Mayer Timothy P. McCullough Russell M. Shoanaker International Soundphoto Plan Prayer Meeting Admiral Joy Idaho MOOSE Martinsville Moose Lodge Far Pacific London Powell School Red Cross
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