Best plans of mice and men end in misfortune at Vincennes
A Bicknell News columnist recalls a tax title scheme in Vincennes where investors bought land and later found the river had shifted, leaving the property worthless. The piece then shifts to global concerns about Jewish refugees, Palestine under British mandate, and the impact of TVA power line expansions on Alabama coal, illustrating modern economic and political uncertainties.
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Bicknell News
Vincennes
Busseron Township
Indiana farmer, wife and son found slain at home
Medaryville Indiana June 8 UP The Timms family Edward 54 Edith 31 and son Edward 8 were found dead in their farm home. Coroner Claude Burson said it appeared to be double murder and suicide with a six inch knife and razor near the father. Brother Gus Timms discovered the bodies after knocking failed.
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Medaryville
Ind
Edward Timms
Edith
Edward
Claude Burson
Pulaski County
Timms
Gus Timms
Liquid coal to power autos exhibited in Chicago
Dr Francis F Godwin of Armour Institute announces a demonstration of liquid coal for automobiles at a meeting of the American Retail Coal Association. He says the coal range oil colloid will run an engine without carburetor changes at about half the cost of gasoline.
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Chicago
American Retail Coal Association
Francis F. Godwin
Armour Institute
Godwin
Mercury Jumps After Rain In Heat Wave
The city cooled briefly after this morning's shower but by 2:15 PM the thermometer showed 89 degrees. The U S Weather Bureau warned of more scattered thunderstorms as a heat wave persisted. Farmers reported the morning rain benefited crops.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
United Press
Raymond W Fisher Named in Federal Indictments
Raymond W. Fisher of the White Rose community is among thirty people named in federal indictments in Indianapolis. He is charged with forging narcotic prescriptions.
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Raymond W. Fisher
White Rose
Indianapolis
Fisher
Bride on a Budget Serial Starts Today
The Daily Citizen begins a new serial titled Bride on a Budget on page four. Today also features the final installment of Helen Worden's Date With Danger in the same issue.
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Daily Citizen
the Citizen
Helen Worden
Greene county board announces new appointments and road grants
Following the June meeting at Bloomfield court house, the Greene county Board of Commissioners announced personnel changes. John Keys resigns as justice of the peace Richland township. Peter M. Stone appointed to the position. Ora Cuthrell becomes Greene county mechanics chief. D F Swayze named as assistant at ninety dollars monthly. Herschel Summerville named justice of the peace Taylor township. Claude Long designated J P for Washington township. Grants of rights of way on Arnold Baker road Taylor township Theodore Ferguson Beech Creek road and Bill Mowery road Stafford township were accepted. A petition for a county road by Fred Lambright and eleven others was approved with Bert Edwards Isaac Huffman and Ed Phillips named viewers. They will meet Monday at ten to qualify and report at the July meeting. Edwards Phillips and Mrs. Phillips presented a report to vacate the Dog Hollow county highway in Smith township. the report was approved.
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Greene County Board of Commissioners
Court House
Bloomfield
John Keys
Richland Township
Peter M. Stone
John Warnick
Greene County Mechanics
Ora Cuthrell
D. F. Swayze
Cuthrell
Herschel Summerville
Taylor Township
Claude Long
J. P
Washington Township
Arnold Baker
Theodore Ferguson
Beech Creek
Bill Mowery
Stafford
Fred Lambright
Bert Edwards
Isaac Huffman
Ed Phillips
Suveyor Edwards
Phillips
Walter Booze
Smith Township
Dog Hollow
Goodman Infant Dies in Hospital in Terre Haute
Jo Anna Goodman aged 23 days, daughter of Clinton and unnamed Goodman parents, died Wednesday at St. Anthony’s hospital after a weeklong illness. Survived by parents, a brother Leo and sisters Reba and Reva, grandparents Theodore Goodman of Linton and Mort Gibbs of near Pleasantville. Funeral at 10 Friday at 789 H Street with Rev. Joe Goodman. burial Fairview cemetery. Welch Cornett Funeral Home in charge.
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Jo Anna Goodman
Clinton Goodman
H Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
Terre Haute
Leo
Reba
Reva Goodman
Theodore Goodman
Linton
Mort Gibbs
Pleasantville
Joe Goodman
Bloomfield
Fairview Cemetery
Welch & Cornett Funeral Home
Maddison Returns to Detroit After Visit with Parents
Harry Maddison has returned to Detroit Michigan after two weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs John Maddison Ann Maddison accompanied him to Detroit.
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Harry Maddison
Detroit
Mich
John Maddison
Ris
Ann Maddison
Greene County Auditor Eskel Beasley Visits Linton on Business
Eskel Beasley, Greene County auditor, spent the day in Linton handling official duties and related meetings on county business.
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Greene County
Eskel Beasley
Linton
Hospital Report Admits Mrs Zeb Strong and Visits Noted
Mrs Zeb Strong of Jasonville has been admitted for treatment. Beverly Weber of Lyons was taken to her home this morning. Robert Townsend of Bloomfield route 2 was taken to his home Wednesday evening.
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Zeb Strong
Jasonville
Beverly Weber
Lyons
Robert Townsend
Bloomfield
Francis Marion Haywood Rites Held in Nine Mile Church
Francis Marion Haywood 67 longtime Nine Mile resident died at home after a three year illness. Born October 11, 1870 in Bloomfield, he lived most of his life in Greene County and worked as a carpenter and blacksmith. He belonged to Morris Street Christian Church, F and A.M. Lodge No. 66% and Modern Woodmen of America. Survived by widow Mattie Wood. daughters May Sanders, Roberta Gilman, and Chester Dunbar. sister Mrs. Charles Letsinger. Funeral 2:30 Friday at Nine Mile Methodist Church with Rev. M. W. Foster and Rev. Arthur Daes. burial Bodley cemetery. Home of Linton in charge.
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Francis Marion Haywood
Nine Mile
Here
Mr. Haywood
Bloomfield
Alfred
Elizabeth Haywood
Indianapolis
Greene County
Morris Street Christian Church
F. and A. M. Lodge No
Modern
Woodmen of America
Mattie
Wood
May Sanders
Robert A. Gilman
Chester Dunbar
Jamestown
Charles Letsinger
Linton
Nine Mile Methodist Church
M. W. Foster
Arthur Daes
Lyons
Bodley
Welch & Cornett Funeral Home
Eshelman Held on Theft Charge After Mars Flight
Thester Lee Eshelman, 22, an airplane mechanic and student pilot from Camden, is jailed on larceny charges over the small plane he allegedly used for a voyage to Mars and landed off Cape Cod. He was returned to Camden after rescue at sea by the Trawler Villanova and awaited bail.
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Camden
N. J
U.P
Thester Lee Eshelman
Camden County
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Cod
Eshelman
Boston
Villanova
Britain Elsewhere Reaches Preliminary Russia Security Pact
Britain prepares a new proposal to join Britain France and Russia in a security front. Each state would declare its final interests, allowing Russia to designate the Baltic states as within its sphere while excluding Estonia Latvia and Finland from guarantees.
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London
U.P
Britain
Russia
France
Baltic
Esthonia
Latia
Finland
Plans for Ending Fighting in China Discussed in Tokyo
Japanese leaders at conferences consider a coalition government in China under Wan Ching Wei or Wu Pei Fu, or negotiating directly with Chiang Kai-shek. They recognize risks of criticism at home and potential for worse outcomes if talks fail.
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Tokyo
U.P
China
Wan Ching-Wei
Wu Pei-Fu
Chiang Kai-Shek
King and Queen Greeted in U S Capital Today
Editorial cites repeated reports of Greene County taverns selling beer and liquor to minors in violation of Indiana law. It notes enforcement difficulties and urges an end to the practice to preserve national standards of youth and manhood.
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U. S
Greene County
Daily Citizen
Indiana
Six Get Injuries In Auto Collision Near Hymera
Seven youths injured in a two car crash two and one half miles east of Hymera. Many, including Margaret Templeton and Melbourne Bunch of Sullivan, were hospitalized with leg and head injuries. The collision involved Max Wyman of Sullivan driving and six others riding in the other car from a Shakamak park swimming party.
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Hymera
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
Margaret Templeton
Melbourne Bunch
Cleo Janice Auld
Shelburn
John Groft
Cordyon
Sullivan County and
Miss Bunch
Miss Templeton
Graft
Ross
Shakamak Park
Wyman
Miss Auld
Jackson
All
Corney
CCC
Shekamak
Groft
U. S. Geological Survey
Gill Township
Shakamak State Park
City Garden Club to be organized in Linton
A meeting to discuss plans for forming a garden club in Linton will be held at 2:50 p.m. next Tuesday, June 15, in the Freeman-Greene County Hospital parlors. Officers will be nominated and arrangements made. The announcement urges all interested in gardens and home beautification to attend.
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Linton
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Garden Club
Terre Haute Doctor James E Donnelly Dies
Dr James E Donnelly a prominent Terre Haute physician died at his home after a period of illness. He had practiced medicine here for many years and was active in civic and fraternal affairs.
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Terre Haute
Ind
James E. Donnelly
Chinese Forces Reclaim Tsienkiang After Blood Battle
Chinese dispatches report Tsienkiang on the Han River retaken by Chinese troops after a battle that killed about 3 000 Japanese and saw the city change hands five times.
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Shanghai
Tsienkiang
Han River
Mud delays raising submarine Squalus beyond June
Hard packed mud under the hull of the sunken submarine Squalus may push the rescue operation past July 1. Officials believe weather and sea conditions will influence the timing as crews assess the debris and access points.
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Portsmouth
Axis coop activity report from Moravia and Slovakia
The Daily Mirror dispatch claims German and Italian cooperation in Moravia and Slovakia with no cited authority. It states two German airdromes were built in Slovakia and many Italian pilots arrived to staff them.
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London
The
Daily Mirror
Moravia
Slovakia
Sean Russell Freed on Bond After Windsor Arrest
Sean Russell chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army was released on bond in Detroit Michigan after being arrested here a few hours before the arrival of King George and Queen Elizabeth in nearby Windsor Ontario.
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Sean Russell
Detroit
Mich
Irish Republican Army
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Windsor
Ontario
Lightning Strikes Sapulpa Home Hurts Woman
Mrs. F A Jarrett was thrown against a kitchen table when a lightning bolt struck her home in Sapulpa Oklahoma. A cabinet door ripped from hinges a stack of table silver tarnished an electric clock burned off the wall and kitchen water pipes blackened in a split second.
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Sapulpa
Okla
F. A. Jarrett
Twins Welcome Sixth New Arrival in Birdseye Dean Family
In Newton Conn a second set of twins was born to Mrs Birdseye Dean within 19 months, increasing the Dean household to seven children.
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Newotn. Conn
O.R
Birdseye Dean
Royal Pair Welcomed in Washington by Roosevelt
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Washington with a warm greeting from President Roosevelt and cheering crowds. The royal couple descended from their train and entered a presidential reception amid saluting cannons and marines.
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Washington
D. C
U.P
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Roosevelt
Britain
Mr. Roosevelt
King
Huge mail fraud described today in Indianapolis
Two suspects are under arrest in Indianapolis on a $640 455 mail fraud scheme that allegedly affected about 200 victims including many elderly women. Mrs Ethel Pitt Donnell and Robert D Beckett were jailed after failed bond attempts and face arraignment June 13 amid a federal grand jury indictment of nineteen counts.
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Indianapolis
Val Nolan
United States District Attorney
Ethel Pitt Donnell
Meridian Street
Robert D. Beckett
College Avenue
Donnell
E. R. Donnell
Nolan
Beckett
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Marie Chambers
Shelbyville
Tenn
Ben Hall
Graham Chambers
Hall
Goodman
Haywood
Echelman
Mars
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New York
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