Scooters and Motor Bikes Now Classified as Motor Vehicles
Linton Auto License manager Herb Priest says riders must title register and license scooters and motor bikes under state motor vehicle rules per a ruling by H Dale Brown. Titles for scooters require proof of ownership, while assembled motor bikes need a bill of sale with the title application.
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Herb Priest
Linton Auto License
H. Dale Brown
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Priest
Birth of Bruce Stanford Martin in Sullivan home
Mr and Mrs Wade S Martin announce the birth of a son at Mary Sherman Hospital weighing six pounds one ounce born June 8 He is named Bruce Stanford living in Sullivan rural route 4 with family greetings from relatives and friends.
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Wade S. Martindale
Sullivan
Route 4
Mary Sherman Hospital
Bruce Stanford
Missionary Circle Meeting Set For Friday Afternoon
The Evangelical United Brethren Missionary Society will meet with Mrs. Jess Correll at eight o clock Friday afternoon.
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The
Evangelical United Brethren Missionary Society
Jess Correll
Columbus Banker Confesses Embezzlement Over 19 Years
Delmer C. Schuder, a 50 year old teller at Irwin Union Trust No. 1 window in Columbus Indiana, confessed to embezzling 108123.53 over 19 years by manipulating bank statements. FBI agents questioned him. charges anticipated from U S District Attorney. Schuder aided the bank’s big industrial account and said he began with small amounts to repay but could not. He was respected in the community and owned race saddle horses.
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Columbus
Ind
U.P
Irwin Union Trust Company
Delmer C. Schuder
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Schader
U. S
B. Howard Caughran
Indianapolis
William G. Irwin
Schuder
S. E. Lauther
The
Indiana Department of Financial Institution
Apgpes
Eagles to Host Brazil Nines After Weather Cancellations
The Linton Eagles baseball team, rained out four times, aims to play Sunday at the Linton diamond in high school park. Brazil VFW, an undefeated state contender, visits at 2 30 p m with Truitt or Holder catching and Cook pitching.
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Linton Eagles
High School Park
Illinois
Brazil Vfw
Eagles
Linton Diamond
Clay County
Brazil
VFW
Truitt
Holder
Cook
Sally League
Collins Family Attends Urbana High School Graduation
Mr and Mrs Donald Collins Mrs Winnie Hewitt and son Billy Hewitt attended the Urbana Illinois high school commencement where Doris Jean Collins Hewitt was graduated.
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Donald Collins
Winnie Hewitt
Billy Hewitt
Urbana
Illinois
Doris Jean Collins Hewitt
Hemp acreage rises to 175000 acres in 1943
United States hemp cultivation surged during the war, reaching 175000 acres in 1943 after a prewar average of about 2000 acres. The expansion reflects wartime demands and agricultural adjustments nationwide.
Indiana fishing season opens Monday amid high water delays
Indiana's fishing season begins Monday but officials note high water has delayed spawning for most species. Don R. Hughes, director of the fish and game division, says reduced spawning may benefit anglers as lakes and streams are overstocked.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
State Department of Conservation
Don R. Hughes
Fish and Game Division
Jasonville Man Given Sentence in Child Neglect Case
Oliver Bridewell of Jasonville was ordered committed to Indiana State Prison for one to seven years on a child neglect charge in Greene circuit court Bloomfield. Judge Vosloh had suspended then reinstated the sentence. In a separate Greene county case William Oliver vs John H. Smith of Sullivan county, Smith moved for a new trial after Oliver was awarded $2000 for injuries from a collision between Smith’s auto and a train near Lewis.
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Oliver Bridewell
Jasonville
Indiana
Greene
Bloomfield
Bridewell
Vosloh
William Oliver
John H. Smith
Sullivan County
Greene County
Smith
Oliver
Lewis
Sugar runs short as rationing ends in Linton
Stores in Linton reported rapid sugar consumption on the first day of ration-free selling after Agriculture Secretary Anderson announced the removal of household sugar controls. Some shops ran out before noon, one store had 100 pounds left, and another said stock was exhausted Wednesday with no new supply until Saturday.
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Linton
Agriculture
Anderson
Congress
House
Senate
Charles A. Halleck
Ason
Halleck
United States
Java
Peeping Tom Warning Issued by Linton Police
Linton police issued a warning after seven or eight reports of a peeping Tom in northwest and west Linton. Anyone found guilty faces jail and a possible sanity hearing as investigators pursue leads.
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Linton
Housing shortage halts nesting for birds in Greenwood
In Greenwood Indiana a housing shortage disrupts a porch nest as robins and doves share one nest. When both laid eggs there was not enough room for both to sit on them. The doves abandoned their eggs and Mrs. Hicks wonders what will happen if the robin hatches the dove eggs.
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Greenwood
Ind
Roy Hicks
The First Corset In History Linked to Catherine de Medici
The earliest known use of a structure like a corset appears in the 16th century when Catherine de Medici introduced a garment resembling an iron cage to shape the torso.
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Catherine de Medici
Truman Ends Canadian Visit With Talks on Tax and Taft-Hartley
President Truman wraps up a three day goodwill trip to Canada with a luncheon in Ottawa and plans to return to Washington. He is poised to decide on the Republican tax cut and Taft-Hartley labor bill, with sources predicting vetoes on both. He met Prime Minister Mackenzie King at Laurier House and urged allied support for aid to weaker nations.
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Ottawa
U.P
Truman
Canada
Washington
White House
Seignory Club
W. L. Mackenzie King
Laurier House
Mackenzie King
Prohibition Party to Nominate Ticket at 1947 Convention
Edward E. Blake announces the Prohibition Party will hold a quadrennial convention June 26 to 28 1947 at Winona Lake Indiana Billy Sunday Tabernacle to nominate its 1948 national ticket. Blake says the party expects its largest attendance and delegates will pay their own travel expenses.
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Prohibition Party
Winona Lake
Indiana
Billy Sunday Tabernacle
Edward E. Blake
Chicago
Blake
Prudential Plans $15 Million South Side Housing Project
Prudential Insurance Co. plans a 15 million dollar housing development on Chicago's South Side to house 1500 to 2000 families. Construction is planned to begin this fall if feasible.
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Chicago
U.P
Prudential Insurance Co
Hospital admissions and discharges listed for several residents
The report records multiple Linton Worthington Switz City and nearby town residents admitted for procedures such as appendectomy tonsillectomy and medical treatment. Several patients including babies and mothers were discharged or taken home to Worthington Newberry and other areas yesterday or today.
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Tomy
Della Schute
Salsberry
Hazel McDonald
Baby
Linton
Olive Greene
Worthington
Maxine Stephens
Lela Jackson
Newberry
Thomas Carpenter
Shirley Bradford
Theresa Ann Haffley
Billy Sahm
Milton Decker
Switz City
Betty Jean Mullis
Lyons
Evidence Heard In Murder Trial In Indiana Case
In Terre Haute Indiana prosecutors introduced blood stained baby clothing and photos of 21 month old Alice Mobley as they press murder charges against Ella Mobley and her boyfriend John Fagan. The defense opened their case after the prosecution rested.
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Terre Haute
Ind
U.P
Ella Mobley
John Fagan
Alice Mobley
Fagan
Alice
John Jett
Charge Filed in Indiana Reckless Homicide Case
Washington Ind June 12 a charge of reckless homicide was on file against Robert Yeakley 29 of South Bend driver of a tractor trailer outfit that struck and fatally injured Billy Carr 12 near here Tuesday Yeakley was released after posting 1000 bond
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Washington
Ind
Robert Yeakley
South Bend
Billy Carr
Here
Yeakley
Coal production near Tongamal in Pennsylvania ends walkouts
Western Pennsylvania coal output nearly returns to normal as miners resume work after Taft Hartley protests. Most Frick and Pittburgh Consolidation mines back online along with U S Steel furnaces. Daily losses estimated at tens of thousands of tons, with some Indiana and Terre Haute mines also resuming operations.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Naval Coal Mines Administration
Frick Coal Co
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
U. S. Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
United Mine Workers
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Truman
Pennslyvania
Dresser
Saxton
Little Betty
Dugger
New Hope
Linton
Daily Citizen
Friar Tuck
Sherwood-Templeton Coal Company
Waller Sworn as Daviess Circuit Court Judge
Philip D. Waller a 38 year old Washington Indiana attorney was sworn in today as judge of the Daviess Circuit Court to succeed the late Judge Arthur Rogers. Governor Gates announced the appointment and Chief Justice Donald Bowen administered the oath. Waller a former law partner of Rogers previously served four years as Daviess Martin prosecutor and is a Republican leader in Daviess County.
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Indianapolis
Philip D. Waller
Washington, Ind
Daviess
Waller
Arthur Rogers
Gates
Donald Bowen
Indiana Appellate Court
Rogers
Daviess-Martin
Daviess County
Marriage License Issued In Green County Court
The Green circuit court at Bloomfield issued a marriage license today to James B. Mc Griffin and Patricia Mae Campbell of Linton, with Frank A. Lenning serving as clerk.
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Frank A. Lenning
Green
Bloomfield
James B. McGriffin
Patricia Mae Campbell
Linton
Golden wedding planned Sunday in Greene County
Mr and Mrs Joseph Quimby who have lived most of their lives in Greene county will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a family reunion and dinner Sunday at their home in Stanford. He is 72 and she is 66. he formerly taught in Greene and Monroe rural schools including Hobbieville.
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Joseph Quimby
Greene County
Stanford
Quimby
Greene
Monroe County
Hobbieville School
Flood Crest Projections Stir Missouri and Illinois
Flood fears mount as rainfall governs a race between the Mississippi and Missouri crests. The St. Louis area faces possible disaster if both crests meet at Alton, while Mississippis lead forecasters say it will reach St. Louis tomorrow.
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Missouri
Ilinois
Mississippi
St. Louis
Alton
Winfield
Jefferson City
Red Cross
Illinois
Coast Guard
Ashburn
Salt
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Iowa
Secret weapon claimed in British honors list
Auckland professor T D J Leech, a leading figure in a still secret project hailed as an effective alternative to the atom bomb, was named a companion of the Order of the British Empire. He chaired the Zealand munitions advisory board and directed scientific development during the war.
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Auckland
New Zealand
U.P
T. D. J. Leech
Leech
Auckland University
Zealand Munitions Advisory Board
Prisoners Holes Through Wall At Cass County Jail
Two Cass County inmates tunneled through three brick walls of the Cass County jail in Logansport before they were spotted at the fourth outer wall by Turnkey Stanley Julian. In a separate note, the story states that seventy billion paper bags are used annually in the United States for packaging store purchases.
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Logansport
Ind
U.P
Cass County
Stanley Julian
United States
Sugar ration ends in United States after five years
Sugar rationing ends at midnight with Agriculture Secretary Clinton P. Anderson lifting controls for households hospitals restaurants and hotels. Sugar remains rationed for bakeries soft drink and candy manufacturers and other industrial users while price controls may end by Oct 31 pending actions in Congress.
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Washington
Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Congress
Hugh Butler
GOP Claims Credit
Indianapolis Man Freed On Manslaughter Charge
Michael V. McCarthy 32 is freed by an all woman jury after a little over an hour of deliberation from counts of manslaughter and assault in the February 3 1946 death of James D. Rees 54 owner of Willow Brook Golf Club. McCarthy testified he struck Rees after seeing his wife struggle with him and that he did not know of the affair. Rees died of a fractured skull when his head struck the curb as he fell.
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Indianapolis
Michael V. McCarthy
McCarthy
James D. Rees
Willow Brook Golf Club
Rees
Burris Family Reunion Planned at Humphreys Park
All relatives and friends of the Burris family are invited to a reunion on June 15 at Humphreys Park. The event gathers extended family for fellowship and shared memories.
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Burris
Humphreys Park
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International News
Prohibitionists Plan
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Gloria Love
Tongamal
United Press
GOP
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