High Court Feud Sparks Congress Inquiry
The clash between Supreme Court Justices Jackson and Black erupts into public dispute. Congress considers investigations and possible impeachment, jeopardizing Vinson’s nomination for chief justice as lawmakers demand clear action on the feud.
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Washington
U.P
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Robert H. Jackson
Hugo L. Black
Congressional
Supreme Court
Black
New Deal
Jackson
Jewell Ridge, Va
United Mine Workers Union
Crampton Harris
Alabama
Truman
Doris Fleeson
Washington Star
Senate
Vinson
Kendall Infant Opal Pearl Kendall Rites Set
Funeral services will be held at two o clock Wednesday afternoon for Opal Pearl Kendall infant daughter of Frank and Cora Shir Kendall of Dugger route 1 who died shortly after birth Tuesday morning. Survived by parents five brothers Ralph Melvin Arthur Otis and Leon two sisters Doris and Bernice and grandmothers Mrs Sara Sliger Dugger and Ola Kendall Robinson. Aikin Funeral home in charge with burial in Dugger cemetery.
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Opal Pearl Kendall
Frank
Cora Shir Kendall
Dugger Route 1
Ralph
U. S. Navy
Melvin
Arthur
Otis
Leon
Doris
Bernice
Sara Sliger
Dugger
I Ola Kendall
Robinson
Birth Announced for Gerald Lee Knowles
Mr and Mrs Gerald Knowles of Linton announce the birth of their son Gerald Lee on June 7 at Mary Sherman Hospital in Sullivan.
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Gerald Knowles
Linton
Gerald Lee
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
Former Linton Resident William Axton Dies in Evansville
William J. Axton, 55, former Linton resident and life insurance salesman, died Monday at his Evansville home. Survived by widow Lula Shanklin Axton, mother Ada Axton, sister Ethel Barker. father J. M. Axton died in 1937. Funeral 10 a.m. Wednesday in Evansville with burial at Fairview Cemetery in Linton at 2 p.m.
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William J. Axton
Linton
Evansville
Axton
Lula Shanklin Axton
Ada Axton
Ethel Barker
J. M. Axton
Fairview Cemetery
Hospital Roundup Reports Various Admissions and Discharges
Multiple patients were admitted for treatment at area hospitals, including Donald Leroy Keller five year old son of Mr and Mrs George Keller, William Reed of Merom, Herman McKee of Sullivan, Enid Bohley of Rico, Dewey Griffith of Worthington, Charles Adkins of Switz City, Robert Tribby of Story, and others. Several were discharged the same day or taken home, with statuses ranging from fair to recovered.
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Donald Leroy Keller
George Keller
William Reed
Merom
Herman McKee
Sullivan
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Enid Bohley
Rico
Dewey Griffith
Worthington
Charles Adkins
Bill Adkins
Switz City
Robert Tribby
Story
Frank Pentland
Baby
Jasonville
Cecil Waggoner
Midland
Fred Holtsclaw
Bloomfield
Franklin Pearson
Larry Lee Riggle
Lyons
Raymond Livington
William Wright
Ryan Pickard
Diamonds Smuggled Into U S By Col Durant Reported
The War Department said Col J W Durant, 36, tried to smuggle 106 diamonds into the United States along with $1.5 million in Crown jewels stolen from Kronberg Castle. Col A C Miller noted customs did not inform the army when the gems were seized on Durant’s April return from Germany and said the diamonds may not relate to the Hesse family jewel case.
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Washington
War Department
Col
J. W. Durant
Kronberg Castle
A. C. Miller
Bureau of Customs
Army
Col. Durant
Germany
Miller
Indianola Club Sets Meeting at 7:30 Wednesday
Members of the Indianola club will hold a meeting at 7 30 o clock Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. George Stafford according to an announcement made today.
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Robert Scott
Elks National Home
Bedford
Linton B.P.O.E
Bob Scott
Frank A. Lenning
Linton Order
J. M. Corbin
Roy Williams
Rex Winters
R. W. Kramer
M. W. Fiscus
Ira E. Williams
Lenning
Memoers
Indianola Club
George Stafford
Wallace Receives Legion of Merit for War Service Across Departments
Lieutenant Colonel Lew D. Wallace of Lyons and Bicknell, U S Army finance, is awarded the Legion of Merit by the War department for reorganizing and expanding the commercial accounts division in Washington from 1940 to 1946. The award cites his leadership in handling up to 300 000 vendor payments monthly totaling about 425 million dollars, supporting contracts for Army construction including the Pentagon and heavy equipment purchases. Wallace, a native of Bicknell, began service in World War I, later joining the Officers Reserve Corps in 1929, and rising from captain in 1940 to lieutenant colonel in 1942 as he served in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Legion of Merit
Lew D. Wallace
Finance Department
U. S. Army
Lyons and Bicknell
War Department
Finance Office
Pentagon
Wallace
Bicknell
Lyons
38Th Infantry Division
36Th Infantry
Texas and Oklahoma
Girl Scouts Plan Annual Outing At Shakamak State Park
Final plans for the Girl Scout camping trip are announced for July 16 to 20 at Shakamak State Park. Troops from Linton Bloomfield and Lyons will attend, with costs reduced to about half thanks to successful fund raising. Applications must be signed and submitted to leaders by Monday June 17.
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Shakamak State Park
Linton
Bloomfield
Lyons
Jasonville Truck Struck by Train Injures Man and Boy
A five year old Jasonville boy, Donald Leroy Keller, suffers severe head injuries and possible toe loss after a Model T truck carrying him and Alec Ayres is struck by a Milwaukee train at Sycamore and Main streets. Ayres sustains minor injuries. both were taken to Freeman-Greene county hospital.
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Jasonville
Alec Ayres
St. Paul
Sycamore Street
Main Street
Ayers
Milwaukee
Ayres
Keller Boy
McClanahan Funeral Home
Vincent Vance
Brazil
Vance
Mars. Bohley
McKee
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Welch and Cornett
Acid Attack Sparks Jealousy Case in Indiana
In Washington Indiana 17 year old Helen Wilson confessed to throwing four ounces of sulfuric acid at 26 year old Arrawana Bruner after claiming Bruner stole her boyfriend Kenneth Burris. Bruner faces serious eye injuries and Doctors fear sight loss. Wilson, jailed in Davie s county, faces juvenile court proceedings with potential penalties up to 15 years or a 1000 dollar fine.
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Washington
Ind
Helen Wilson
Arrawana Bruner
Indianapolis
Bruner
Burris
Helen
Jack Hayes
Wilson
Hayes
Marriage License Issued in Greene Circuit Court
The clerk at Bloomfield Greene circuit court issued a marriage license to Harold Cole of Dugger and Mary Katherine Pentland of Linton.
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Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Harold Cole
Dugger
Mary Katherine Pentland
Linton
Truman Vetoes Case Strike Control Act, Reasons Outline
The article reports Truman vetoing the Case Strike Control Act with outlined reasons. It includes a collision on State Road 54 near Switz City and Linton causing injuries to Enid Bohley Martha McKee and Herman McKee with hospital care and legal actions initiated for illegal passing.
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Truman
Truman vetoes Case strike bill as Congress blocks override
The House sustained President Truman's veto on the Case strike-control bill by 255 to 135, failing to reach a two-thirds override. The veto message argues the measure would worsen industrial strife while Truman also pushes for his emergency anti strike bill and broader labor reforms.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Mr. Truman
Congress
Recreation Nine Falls To Hymera In 1946 Excerpt
The Linton Recreational base ball squad lost 5-3 to Hymera on their home field. Practice sessions are scheduled for Wednesday and Friday with extension hitting drills to sharpen the bats. A next game against an out-of-town club is set for Sunday at High School park diamond at 2 30 p m with the public invited.
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Linton
Hymera
Mrs Don Spangler Leaves for Guam with Family
Mr and Mrs Forrest Spangler report Mrs Don Spangler and daughter Connie left San Francisco on June 4 to join Sgt Don E Spangler in Guam where he serves with the Marine Corps Also stationed there is Sgt June A Spangler another son who is expected to return to the states soon
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Don Spangler
Connie
San Francisco
Cal
Guam
Don E. Spangler
United States Marines
Sgt
June A. Spangler
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