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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1961
Page
1
Columnist in Newhall California fondly notes recharge break in mountains and hills before returning to Main Street chatter. Includes reminiscences of Linton history, local figures such as Mrs Ione Cromwell and Hugh Lash, and a quip about safer car designs.
Captain Leonard J. Baird commanding officer of the Crane Naval Ammunition Depot in Martin County will retire at month end after a long naval career. He will be succeeded by Captain Oliver N. Fowler from the Industrial College of Armed Forces Fort McNair. Baird plans to enroll at Indiana University for a master’s in education and then teach college. A 1935 Naval Academy graduate from De Witt Iowa Baird served aboard the Helena at Pearl Harbor after the 1941 attack and arrived at Crane in 1960 following a tour commanding USS Chukawan. The change of command occurs at noon June 30.
Mrs Mildred Lain about 45 formerly of Pleasantville died at 8:30 Tuesday night in a Columbus hospital. She was wife of Ray Lain who formerly taught in Pleasantville and mother of Ray Pritchard Lain. Funeral services will be held in Edinburg Friday afternoon.
President Kennedy outlined in a nationwide address the Vienna talks with Khrushchev and meetings with de Gaulle and Macmillan. He warned the arms race would persist, Berlin and Germany would stay tough, and no major concessions were gained. He noted Khrushchev’s veto power over any nuclear test ban and described the memorandum on Berlin as detailed and requiring careful study.
Graduation exercises for the Daily Vacation Bible School of Glenburn Methodist Church will be held at 7 30 Friday evening. Pupils who attended will receive certificates and display their handwork. The church invites all parents and friends to attend.
Olive Branch Baptist church announces a Vacation Bible School starting Monday June 12 at 9:00 AM. Classes serve nursery age through adults, with commencement exercises set for 7:30 PM Thursday. The church invites all community children to attend.
United Press International reports Indiana 1961 traffic fatalities rose to at least 404. A Fortville crosssing collision killed 62 year old Earl Whechel of Lapel as a New York Central passenger train traveling about 80 mph struck his car destroying it and damaging nearby cars. Earlier, a Jeffersonville truck collision killed William Allen 57 and critically injured Frank Taylor, and Granville Thompson 48 of West Terre Haute died when his pickup hit a car at the end of a traffic line.
Indiana Rep. Bayh criticized Sen. Capehart for mourning Trujillo’s death. Bayh spoke at the Greene County Women’s Democratic club meeting in Bloomfield. He compared Trujillo to Hitler and Stalin and noted Capehart’s statements appeared in poor faith given Latin American ties. The gathering featured a covered dish dinner and club plans for July 1 in Jasonville Shelter House.
In Lafayette Indiana 3200 Hoosier 4 H members attend the Indiana 4 H roundup at Purdue University where 13 state achievement winners are honored Today Jesse Owens spoke at the opening general session and Phil Eskew was scheduled to speak A panel of Indiana General Assembly members was planned Thursday morning Greene county sent 25 4 H members and 3 adult leaders to the three day event with participants from Worthington Bloomfield Linton Lance Newberry Switz City Midland and Lyons with adult leaders Myles Skinner Leo Ramsey and Karen Usolavs listed.
Period of unsettled weather continues across Indiana with thunderstorms and heavy showers. Indianapolis recorded 1.84 inches of rain overnight while South Bend posted 90 degree heat the second straight day. Temperatures will trend cooler by Friday as a broad system maintains showery conditions through the week.
Charles Driscol 67 retired Bloomfield post office employee died at 3 15 Tuesday at his Bloomfield home. He was a WWI veteran, member of the Bloomfield American Legion and I O O F lodge and is survived by his widow Ruth, five sons, a daughter, two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services 2 30 Friday at Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home with burial at Grand View Cemetery. American Legion to conduct military honors.
Swiss-born psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung, 85, founder of analytic psychology and co innovator of terms like extrovert and introvert, died in his sleep at his villa on Lake Lucerne. He battled heart and circulatory issues and had been working on a new psychology book. Jung, born 1875 in Kesswil, would have turned 86 on July 26 and was regarded alongside Freud and Adler as a leading figure in psychology.
Charles A. Hannah of Sand born is a patient at Good Samaritan hospital in Sandborn. He is scheduled to undergo surgery.
Washington government to negotiate a six month first phase contract with Aerojet General and Westinghouse Electric for design of a nuclear rocket to propel spacecraft to the moon and planets. NASA chief James Webb pledged a hard hitting program and rapid buildup to land men on the moon before 1970 amid a NASA budget boost to 1.78 billion dollars for the fiscal year starting July 1, a 549 million increase.
Fidel Castro tied a new string to his tractor exchange plan and urged that Mrs. Roosevelt and Dr. Milton Eisenhower lead a delegation to Havana for negotiations. He floated trading captured Cubans for political prisoners and criticized a campaign against Cuba while defending the offer as a firm response to treason.
Anderson Ind special Judge Arthur Osburn dismissed Pietro Pecoraro's suit against Harry Taylor and Joseph Solutin for alleged gambling losses of $22,000 after Pecoraro failed to appear for a conditional examination. Pecoraro vanished within a month of filing, later traced to New York seeking a passport, with no state department response to a court order.
Communist backed forces seized Padong, driving Royal Lao troops and Meo back as cease-fire breaks triggered the Geneva Laos conference cancellation. U S advisory reporters noted the fall and escalating casualties as Pathet Lao moved heavy howitzers into position.
Dominican doctor Dr. Robert R. Cabral, forced to harbor Diaz and other plotters against Rafael Trujillo, died from razor wounds in an apparent self-inflicted act. Officials say he did not partake in the assassination, but fears of unjust implication linger. Wimpy's owner Lorenzo Berry, a former U S pilot, was questioned about arms sales to plotters and knew Cabral only vaguely.
Greene County Extension office in Bloomfield hosts a Friday crafts day from 10:00 a m to 3:00 p m for 4 H club members to pick up crafts manuals and record sheets in the basement of the Bloomfield courthouse. Mrs Zetta Anderson home agent notes the event is optional and work will not be completed in the office with some project information and limited supplies available.
Indiana editors vote to invite President Kennedy as banquet speaker at French Lick on August 26. They hope editorial influence shifts to the party while critics warn Kennedy could hurt 1964 prospects in Indiana. Professionals discuss security, political risks, and the uncertain GOP lineup including Capehart Halleck and Ristine.
Thomas Morgan aged 73 of Linton died Monday at Lafayette Soldiers Home after years of ill health. A World War I veteran and former coal miner, he is survived by two sons, a daughter, four sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Friday at Welch Carmack Funeral Home with Rev Dale Hembaugh officiating. burial in Fairview Cemetery with Linton American Legion Post No 22 providing military honors.
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