Linton Race Meet At New Track With Harness and Run Events
Linton Racing Association plans a July meet at a new track southwest of the city featuring three harness races and one running event with purses over 1100 dollars. The program also notes a St Peters church entertainment at Grand Opera House Friday afternoon with a girl operetta On Mid somer Day and a musical comedy by the boys. The Bloomington district conference of the M E church meets in Linton June 16 and 17 with forty two churches expected to attend.
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Linton Racing Association
Children of
Bloomington
M. E
Linton
Hamster Reproduction and Election Side Choice Note
A fragmented note discusses choosing a political side over potential votes, mentions songs that never die, and asserts tomorrow’s work. It also notes the hamster species found in eastern Europe and western Asia reproduces a litter within 15 days.
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Europe
Asia
Livestock Report From Indianapolis Auction Market
Hogs 10,000. weights 140-160 lbs and lighter. prices 13.50 to 14.80 for 100-149 lbs. sows 14.05. Cattle 1,600 head. steers 16 to 16.50 for yearlings and light steers. cows 13.25 to 14.25. canners 7 to 9.25. Sheep 400. spring lambs 15 to 16. medium 13.50 to 14.75.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Night fighter saves doomed bomber over Iwo Jima
On Iwo Jima a U S P 61 Black Widow shot down a derelict Superfortress to prevent a midair crash. Lt. Arthur C. Shepherd of Seattle and Lt. Arvid Shulenberger of Washington Springs maneuvered the crippled bomber away from ships and forced it into the sea after the crew bailed out.
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Iwo Jima
U.P
Oska
Arthur C. Shepherd
Seattle
Wash
Arvid Shulenberger
Washington Springs
S. C
Shepherd
Generals Ignore Sniper Bullets at Brunei Bay Landing
Melbourne radio quoted by United Press said Gen. Douglas MacArthur stood firm as snipers fired during the Labuan Island assault. Lt. Gen. Sir Leslie Morshead also ignored bullets while Australian tanks from the Ninth Division engaged snipers nearby.
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San Francisco
Douglas MacArthur
Brunei Bay
Melbourne
United Press Listening Post
MacArthur
Labuan Island
Leslie Morshead
Priest urges punishment for Nazis and long Allied occupation
Father Schurman, a 65 year old German Catholic priest in Wadersloh, calls for physical punishment of Nazi war criminals before death and a ten year Allied occupation of Germany. He urges neighbor land claims be recognized and Germany retain skilled labor under Allied guidance, with full Nazi indoctrination removal and youth reeducation.
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United Press
Wadersoth
Germany
U.P
Father Shurman
35Th Infantry Division
Father Schurman
Schurman
Holland
Hitler
Syrian clash wounds thirty near Jisr Elechagour
Dispatches from Damascus report 30 people wounded in fighting between Syrians and French troops near Jisr Elechagour between L Attaquie and Aleppo. Two British tanks restored order, as Lebanese authorities study land purchase rules for French nationals after returning from Cairo.
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Beyrouth
U.P
Syria
Damascus
Jisr Elechagour
L’attaquie
Aleppo
Lebanon
Cairo
Island City Social Notes Mention Local Visits and Illness
Lu Irvin Carpenter is reported on the sick list again. Numerous visitors arrive and depart including William Gillet Olive Branch and Dan Shelley. Gerald Lee Mishawaka stays with grandparents Angleton. The piece records social calls among residents and short removals to Camp Mead and Terre Haute.
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Lu Irvin Carpenter
William Gillet
Olive Branch
Dan Shelley
Asbury Hunter
Lyons
Willis Bowers
John and
Isaac Pripps
Memphis
Tenn
H. M. Milikin
B. D. Wright
Terre Haute
James Angleton
Leo Cunningham
Gerald Lee
George
Mishawaka
Hopes to See Victory for Allies in Peace Effort
Mrs. Min erva Rexicker, who recently passed the century mark, hopes to witness Allies win a complete victory and restore world peace. The widow of Civil War veteran Nicholas Rexicker, she lives with daughter Mrs. Emma Wood and is grandmother to 12 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild.
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Rochester
U.R
Minerva Rexicker
Nicholas Rexicker
Emma Wood
Soldier Joseph McGriffin Receives Bronze Star
Cpl. Joseph McGriffin of the 8th Air Force is awarded the Bronze Star for actions in the German campaign. He has been transferred from Belgium to England, per word received by his parents Mr and Mrs Ed McGriffin of H Street Northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Joseph McGriffin
8Th Air Force
Belgium
England
Ed McGriffin
H Street
Japanese Diet Surrenders Power to Premier Suzuki
Both houses relinquished authority to Premier Adm. Krantaro Suzuki at a four day session to mobilize the nation for invasion. An emergency mobilization bill conscripts all men 15 to 65 and women 25 to 45 for a home guard with later revision to 17 to 40. The Domei agency said guards may guerilla in case of invasion and urged arming with swords and spears. Opposition warned of unrest if dictatorial powers are abused.
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London
U.P
Adm
Krantaro Suzuki
Suzuki
Radio Tokyo
Diet
Tokyo
Domei
Omei
Toshio Shimada
House of Representatives
Bronze Star Awarded to PFC Robert D. Ladson
PFC Robert D. Ladson earned the Bronze Star for heroism in combat near Halt Holland on February 17 1945. Wounded in mortar and machine gun fire he entered a minefield to aid comrades and treated the patrol leader and others, reflecting credit on himself and the service. He is the son of Mr and Mrs E H Ladson of Route 3 Linton.
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Robert D. Ladson
Halt
Holland
Maas River
Ladson
E. H. Ladson
Route 3
Linton
Melvin Sims Arrives With U S Forces in Philippines
Mr and Mrs Jesse Sims of Evansville announce their son M Sgt Melvin Sims has arrived safely with U S forces in the Philippines. Their other son Cpl Robert O Sims remains with the Army in Germany after 19 months overseas.
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Jesse Sims
Evansville
Switz City
Melvin Sims
U. S
Philippines
Cpl
Robert O. Sims
U. S. Army
Germany
Plew Brothers Meet in Philippines
Mr. and Mrs. George Plew of Linton report sons in service throughout the war zones. George A. Plew S 2/C and Lee Plew CM 3/C recently met in the Philippines. Francis E. Plew MM 3/C is at Guam, Alfred E. Plew T/Sgt in Germany, Clifford H. Plew CCM in the south Pacific.
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George Plew
Linton
George A. Plew
Lee Plew
Philippines
Francis E. Plew
Guam
Alfred E. Plew
Germany
Clifford H. Plew
CCM
South Pacific
Aluminum Release Ahead of Schedule
Washington reports the War Production Board will release over 100 million pounds of aluminum for civilian production starting this week. The move, two weeks ahead of schedule, covers July August and September as stockpiles grow and fear of war production cuts rises.
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Washington
U.P
War Productton Board
Lt Harold Resch Returns to States on 60 Day Furlough
Lt Harold Resch recently liberated from a German prison camp is spending a 60 day furlough with friends and relatives in the area.
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Harold Resch
Truman to speak on Hopkins visit after Moscow talks
President Truman will speak on international affairs after receiving a report from Harry S. Hopkins about recent conferences with Joseph Stalin. Hopkins, who completed a three week mission to Moscow, is due in Washington at 1 19 p m CWT.
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Washington
Truman
Harry S. Hopkins
Josef Stalin
White House
Hopkins
Moscow
Charles G. Ross
Sgt Henry Gill On 30 Day Furlough From Alaska
M/SGT Henry Gill, stationed with United States forces in Alaska, is spending a 30 day furlough with his wife Mary Jane Gill.
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Henry Gill
United States Forces
Alaska
Mary Jane Gill
Boy Pleads to Return to Detention Home
An 11 year old boy released on probation from St Clair county detention home walked six miles back to the facility, asking to stay. He had been arrested for turning in a false fire alarm and said the home is the nicest place he has been. He was released to his grandmother while his mother worked.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
U.P
St. Clair County
Plan Rites For Bathtub Victim
Funeral services were arranged today for Mrs. Grace Munson 67 whose body was found in an overflowing bathtub in her apartment yesterday. Death was caused by a heart ailment, an autopsy showed. Survivors include brother Frank A. MacBeth Brazil and sister Mrs Red Cook Greencastle.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Grace Munson
Frank A. MacBeth
Brazil
Red Cook
Greencastle
Funeral rites for Issac O. Cox held at Linton church
Funeral services for Issac O. Cox who died suddenly at Charlestown will be conducted Wednesday at two o'clock in Linton Methodist Church with Rev R B Baldridge officiating. Interment follows at Fairview Cemetery. Newkirk Funeral Home of Pleasantville in charge.
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Issac O. Cox
Charlestown
Linton Methodist Church
R. B. Baldridge
Fairview Cemetery
Newkirk
Pleasantvile
English Names Set for Drugs in New Pharmacopoeia
The December 1945 issue of the U S Pharmacopoeia will present drug names in English with Latin second, simplifying the previous Latin-only listings. The change, reported by Another Language, aims to standardize terminology for drugs and chemicals across the field.
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Chicago
U.S
Earl Lane Visited Aunt Ada Inman in Detroit
Earl Lane of Detroit spent Sunday with his aunt Mrs. Ada Inman, sharing a quiet afternoon together.
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Earl Lane
Detroit, Mich
Ada Inman
British answer to Soviet accusations voiced in London
The British foreign office rejected Soviet charges on prisoner treatment with a sharp counter claim. It asserted British prisoners in Red Army hands endured far less hardship than Russians imposed on British captives, noting severe restrictions on visiting officers and deplorable conditions found in Lublin.
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London
U.P
British
Foreign Office
Red Army
Lublin
2500 Workers File Unemployment Claims in Indiana
About 2,500 workers filed unemployment claims with the Indiana Employment Security Division after a large layoff in Indianapolis. William C. Kelley noted offices were swamped following production cutbacks at several war industries plants, including 5,600 released by General Motors Allison Division.
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Indiana Employment Security Division
William C. Kelley
Indianapolis
TESD
Indianapolis War Industries
Allison Division
General Motors Corporation
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Camp Mead
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James Baker
Thelma
Newberry
George Baker
Bronze
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Henry E. Frye CO
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Paul Zaring
Cox Rites
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Lon Chaney, Jr
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Klondike
Sherlock Holmes
Basil Rathbone
Nigel Bruce
U P
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TE Be
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Citizens’ National Bank
R. T. Dale
John
Francis Haseman
People’s Trust CO
Hamilton Drug CO
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