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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1938
Page
1
The town of Linton plans a big Fourth with parades, bands, and crowds, aiming to showcase it as a lively trading hub. The piece cites interest in coal power, water power comparisons, and a Gettysburg anniversary as part of broader national reflections on postwar issues.
Freeman Greene County Hospital completed a modern diagnostic X ray unit, model R-36, expanding radiographic and fleuroscopic capabilities. The system features dual focal spots, a movable fleuroscopic tube, a tilt table, stereo shifting device, and safety protections for patient and operator.
Work on twelve building units for CCC camp 522 in Shakamak state park began this week. Erected from sections of former CCC buildings from Cynthiana Indiana, the project employs 18 carpenters from Jasonville area and should finish by July 1. The camp will move from the 4-H site to a northwest location, expanding facilities for 44H members and boosting park attendance likely to break records.
Greene County coroner Dr. George C. Porter ruled the death of 11 year old Robert Lee Bays an accidental shooting. Bays died after a shotgun discharged in the hands of playmate Marion Skinner near Bloomfield, with no other evidence of foul play found.
In Missouri near Cape Girardeau a four pound bass leaped from the lake into F. W. Schrader’s lap while he fished with his son Bud and Bill Lewis. The unusual catch happened as the trio fished in a local lake.
Franklin Pierce McCall, 21, held in a Miami jail, admits kidnapping and killing five-year-old Jimmy Cash. He shows interest in Bible and newspaper headlines. sheriff says he may plead guilty, while guards remain to prevent suicide or mob action.
Police tracked a man posing as a government doctor selling glasses to old age assistance recipients for half price. Sheriff Milton Fitzgerald and James E. Gilley of Daviess County investigated near Montgomery and other communities. The suspect claimed the government paid six dollars per pair of twelve dollar glasses and warned victims to report any contact. The man, about 70, well dressed, drove a good car and was seen in multiple towns.
Philadelphia report quotes Harry W. Nock of E. I. du Pont de Nemours on the job market. He says for a girl seeking work charm matters more than training.
A Sunday evening program at the United Brethren church will feature recitations dialogues and pantomime plus special music. About fifty to sixty church children take part with three playlets In A Garden Suffer The Little Children Youth and a pantomime Near The Cross. A trumpet trio Stanley Heenan Fernand Duviver and Charles Branscom will perform. Rehearsals have been completed and parts filled with additional children aiding in choral numbers.
Funeral services for Frank Hamilton 80 are planned for 2 PM Sunday at Clayton Funeral Home in this city. The body is in state at Clayton for viewing and friends may call.
Major Roy W. Camblin said the twin motor Douglas bomber apparently disintegrated in a thunderstorm near Delavan. The plane plunged from 500 feet, wing sheared, burned, scattering wreckage and bodies across a quarter mile after departing Chanute Field bound for Denver.
Federal WPA allotment of 71192 funds 112 workers to build 15 low dams across Greene County for flood control soil conservation and erosion prevention. Dams near Worthington and Jasonville definite. Army engineer approval required before work starts. projects span July 1 1938 to June 30 1939.
The Midland base ball team leads the Greene county amateur league with three wins and one loss as it travels to Linton to face the Merchants. Other games pit Switz City against Bloomfield and Lyons Cubs vs Jasonville Merchants. The first half winner will meet the second half winner for the county title and potential entry into the state WPA amateur tournament. Current records show Midland three and one, Jasonville two and two, Switz City three losses, Bloomfield one and two, Linton two and one, Lyons two and one.
Mr and Mrs James Foster of Lansing Michigan have traveled from Linton to Terre Haute to visit Mrs Foster's mother who is reported seriously ill.
Tornado visits a Texas village leaving twelve dead. Local emergency units report the fatalities as residents assess the damage. Authorities have not released further details on victims or the extent of destruction.
The Linton Miners game with the Colored House of David club on Tuesday June 14 was postponed due to schedule conflicts. The Miners head to Terre Haute for the semi finals of the district elimination contest, with Rockville Merchants the Sunday opponent. success could place them in the state final starting June 19 in Terre Haute Stadium.
The nation's largest college wind tunnel, capable of 150 mph air velocity, will be completed in about a year at the University of Minnesota engineering lab. It will serve aeronautical engineering students and faculty for research.
May 15 1938 Indiana farm prices declined again with an index of 96.6 down 2.9 from April. Only corn hay apples eggs and wool rose. Oats held at 28 cents, other commodities fell. The purchasing power index dropped to 77 while US prices paid rose to 134 and wholesale index stood at 114. Prices for corn wheat oats rye hay potatoes apples horses cattle calves sheep lambs hogs eggs butter wool were listed.
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