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Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1959

Page

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Mine Run Medley of Unearthed Thoughts

A compact note defines a Mine Run as an assortment of like kind items from a mine, described as an unassorted product and a medley of ideas rather than a single classified item.

Big egg from White Rock hen lands in Linton

Mine Runner relays a nine inch long, seven and a quarter inch wide egg weighing six and a half ounces from Fred Ham's White Rock hen at Linton route two. The item sits among other local notes including Ron Wakefield’s selection for Starlight Musicals at Indianapolis and a Florida rape trial reporting rule on identifying victims.

Fred Ham Linton

Atlas Powder Plant Blast Kills Two

A dynamite mixing house at the Atlas Powder Co plant near Reynolds, Pennsylvania, exploded killing two men and seriously injuring a third. The three workers were alone in the mixing house at the time. nearly 1,000 employees were not yet at work.

Atlas Tamaqua UPI Atlas Powder Co Reynolds

Hofmeister Family Announces New Son Steven Wayne

Mr and Mrs Wayne Hofmeister of Ypsilanti Michigan announce the birth of a son at the local hospital on June 5 this is their first child He is named Steven Wayne Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Maurice Shanklin of Linton and Mr and Mrs Everett Hofmeister of Ann Arbor Michigan

Wayne Hofmeister Ypsilanti Mich Steven Wayne

Racket Inquiry to Close on Pinelli Linked Network

Senate Rackets Committee to wrap up probes into pinballs prostitution and prosecution in Lake County Indiana with witnesses from Chicago and Pittsburgh. Tony Pinelli invoked the Fifth Amendment while associates La Rocca Mancnarino and Gruttadauro faced questions about illicit gambling and payoffs.

UPI Senate Lake County Indiana Chicago Pittsburgh Robert F. Kennedy Frank Aliotta Chicago Master Barbers Association Kennedy John la Roca Gabriel Mannarino Tony Pinelli Tony Gruttadauro Pinelli Barbers Association la Rocca Mannarino Gruttadauro Whiting John L. McClellan D-Ark Metro Holovachka Pierre Salinger Los Angeles Salinger Sierra Madre Calif Hollywood

Keystone class to dine at First Baptist Friday noon

The Keystone class of the First Baptist Church will hold a dinner meeting in the church lower auditorium at noon Friday, according to officers.

First Baptist Church

Two Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses in Greene County

Two couples have applied for marriage licenses in the clerk's office of Greene circuit court at Bloomfield. They are John E. McQueary of Jasonsville and Alta N Rich Robinson Illinois and Charles Winston Boston and Rosemary Gillespie, both of Jacksonville.

Greene Circuit Court Bloomfield John E. McQueary Jasonville Alta N, Rich, Robinson Ill Charles Winston Boston Rosemary Gillespie

Reduction in State Speed Limit to Get Study at Meeting

Indiana speed limit of 65 mph to be debated at the Indiana Editor and Publisher Highway Traffic Safety Seminar opening tonight. About 150 Hoosier newspaper executives will hear national experts on highway problems including limited access highways, rest areas, information centers, and clear county road signals. Governor Handley proclaims Friday as Editors Traffic Safety Day with a brief speech.

Indianapolis UPI Indiana Handley

Former Linton Man Tolson Dies in Vincennes

George R. Tolson 53 of Vincennes and a former Linton resident died at Vincennes Wednesday morning after months of failing health. A painting and decorating contractor born January 21, 1905, he is survived by his parents, widow Alice Moore Tolson, two sons, three daughters, brother Melving Tolson of Bay City Michigan, and two grandsons. Funeral services will be held at the Duesterburg Funeral Home in Vincennes Saturday.

George R. Tolson Vincennes Linton Mr. Tolson Charles F Nevade Baker Tolson Alice Moore Tolson Melving Tolson Bay City Mich Duesterburg Funeral Home

House Labor Group Sketches Reform Bill On Corruption

The House Labor Committee met in a closed session to draft a reform bill targeting corruption in labor management. The plan, backed by House Democrats, would reject union concessions and management backed Taft-Hartley revisions, postponing any amendment to avoid year end controversy.

Washington UPI House Labor Committee House Senate

Baby trampled by runaway steer in Maywood street chase

A 7 month old, Michael Searle, was knocked from his carriage and trampled as a 1150 pound steer escaped from a packing house lot. The steer charged a mile through Maywood streets before being felled by 30 police gunshots. The infant was taken to Maywood Hospital with a possible concussion and cuts, listed in fair condition. TAKES PART IN CONTEST The Linton IGA Bungalow store joins the contest to choose a Linton Fourth of July Queen announced by the local merchants committee.

Maywood Calif UPI Michael Searle Kenneth Searle Maywood Hospital Linton Iga Bungalow

Floods and Heat Across Midwest and East Coast Worsen

Rain totals rose in Indiana with nearly 2 inches in Indianapolis and over 1 inch in Lafayette and Evansville as a heat wave and humidity persisted. Tornado funnels skirted Missouri while New York set a June heat record and storms rattled the Dakotas and Great Lakes region.

Indiana Weather Bureau Indianapolis Lafayette Evansville South Bend Fort Wayne Goshen Missouri Mercury New York Atlantic City Burlington Baltimore Philadelphia New York Reading Portageville Maston Minnesota North Dakota Dakotas Nebraska Great Lakes Tennessee

Linton Fourth of July Queen Candidate Named

Miss Martin age 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Martin of Linton route two will join the Junior class at Linton Stockton High School next fall.

Miss Martin Jesse Martin Linton Route Two Linton-Stockton High School Miss Smith Carl Smith Dugger Dugger-Union High School

Three Fort Wayne Boys Burned In Theater Restroom Blast

Three Fort Wayne youths Stephen Hathaway 15 Kenneth Pancake 17 and Richard Miller 15 were in critical condition after a propane gas line explosion in a Lincolndale drive in theater restroom. Police said a lighter sparked fumes from uncapped lines due to maintenance work and gas was later turned off at a main valve.

Fort Wayne, Ind UPI Lincolndale Drive-In US 30 Here Parkview Hospital Stephen Hathaway Kenneth W. Pancake Richard Miller Fort Wayne Hathaway Pancake

Cornbread and bean supper at Masonic temple moved to 6 09

Tonight at the Masonic temple a cornbread and bean supper will be served at 6 09 instead of 6 30 as previously announced. The Master Mason degree will be conferred in the meeting to follow.

Masonic Temple

Herter Appeals Gromyko in Bid to Save Berlin Talks

In Geneva, Secretary of State Christian Herter personally met with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko after a Western ultimatum on Berlin. Herter, accompanied by Livingston Merchant, Lloyd, and Couve de Murville, urged Russia to back down to keep the Big Four conference alive amid East Berlin threats and Western unity.

Geneva UPI Christian Herter Russia Andrei Gromyko Berlin Herter Gromyko SS Herter United States Soviet Union Livingston Merchant Selwyn Lloyd Maurice Couve de Murville East Berlin Nikita Khrushchev Moscow Novoe Vremya Today Herter - Gromyko America Lloyd and de Murville

Terre Haute Fire Ravages Downtown Stores and Injures Two

A daytime blaze in Terre Haute Indiana swept through the business district causing about 150000 in damages. Firemen Earl Volper and James Rowe sustained minor injuries and were treated at a hospital. The fire started in Jane Hall Inc at 602 Wabash Avenue and spread to Jack and Jill Shop and several adjacent businesses.

Terre Haute Ind UPI Earl Volper James Rowe Jane Hall, Inc Wabash Avenue Jack and Jill Nobil Shoe Company Hillman's Jewelry and China

Forger Targeted by Indiana Police in Nationwide Sweep

Indiana police intensify hunt for a check forger described as mild in manner and issuing crude payroll checks. Lt. Edwin C. Schroeder distributes over 6,000 circulars to gasoline stations as part of a nationwide effort to catch the suspect tied to about 150 bogus checks totaling around 70 thousand dollars. The man is likened to Charles Speedie the Traveler, who used worthless checks across 43 states in a long crime spree.

Indianapolis UPI Edwin C. Schroeder Charles R. Speedie Indiana Schroeder Dayton Ohio Speedie

Death of William Sweet at Freeman Greene hospital

William Sweet aged 73 of Shelburn died at 6:13 this morning at Freeman Greene county hospital. Survived by widow Lettie Sweet. Body sent to McHugh Funeral home in Shelburn for funeral arrangements.

William Sweet Shelburn Freeman- Greene Coounty Hospital Lettie Sweet McHugh

Sadistic Killer Hunted in Fort Worth Texas

Police mobilize all available manhunt resources for a brutal murder case in Fort Worth. Vernon Stanley and his wife Hattie were found slain in their home with head injuries and blood evidence pointing to a violent weapon.

Fort Worth Tex UPI Vernon Stanley Hattie Virgil Stanley Stanley

Autrey Divorce Filed in Greene Circuit Court

Vehiza Mae Autrey files suit for divorce from Miles H. Autrey in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield. Case action seeks dissolution of marriage with adjudication of related rights and obligations.

Greene Bloomfield Vehiza Mae Autrey Miles H. Autrey

Army Eyes Turkey Run Site as Recreation Area

Army Corps of Engineers plans to buy about 750 acres along Mansfield Reservoir Basin in Parker county Indiana to create camping and boating sites at a peninsula near the dam. Storage begins in 1960 with a 1790 foot dam and 113 foot height, totaling about 10 million dollars funded by the federal government.

Rockville Ind UPI Mansfield Reservoir Parker County Army Charles C. Noble Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission Turkey Run State Park Noble Corps Indiana Department of Conservation Robert D. Walker Flood Commission Wabash

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