Rural Indiana faces doctor shortages and land worries
The Hoosier Day notes rural Indiana towns lack doctors and face reliance on county seats for emergencies. It cites Elkhart County physician growth, rising land prices, and the high cost of farm land, with forecasts showing strong demand but limited capital gains. It highlights highway funds, engineer shortages, and skepticism from Congressman Halleck on federal road aid.
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The
Elkhart Medical Association
Indiana Farm Bureau
Elkhart County
Escaped convict wounds girl as mother chased to car
In Carmel New York on June 12 an escaped convict Donald H. Snyder felled by police bullets took hostages including Betty Lou Arnold nine at a home it led to a deadly attack when he stabbed the child in the stomach. Betty Lou died within hours. The assailant was charged with a serious case.
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Green Haven State Prison
Stormville
Here
Marvin Arnold
Arnold-Dain Corp
Bullet Hole Road
Dorothy Arnold
Betty Lou
Snyder
Williams
Girl 12 Drowns Near Edwardsville Canal
Rita Bast twelve year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ned Bast of Edwardsville drowned Wednesday in a canal near the farm north of Edwardsville. Her brother Charles was with her and said she slipped from the canal bank while removing her shoes.
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Edwardsville
Rita Bast
Ned Bast
Charles
Hamilton Child Buried. Infant Dies After Birth
Burial services for Diana Sue Hamilton infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Duane Hamilton of Linton will be held at 9 00 am Friday at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. And-n Poindexter Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Sue Hamilton
Duane Hamilton
Linton
Freeman- Greene County Hospital
Pleasant Grove
n-Poindexter Memory Chapel
Arsaat
Legion to Elect Officers At Local Post Meeting
The Linton American Legion post will elect officers at its post home tonight at 8:00. Candidates for commander are Ancil Tryon and Clifford Chanklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Frank Courtney American Legion
Ancil Tryon
Clifford Chanklin
Ball Explodes Injuring Mother and Baby in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on Wednesday a toy rubber ball exploded in a heated oven, causing flames to shoot from the door. Mother Lavinia Brummett, 21, and her year-old son Charles were treated for burns at General Hospital. The mother was near the oven when the eight-inch ball detonated. the child was nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.R
Lavinia Brummett
General Hospital
Charles
Obituary of Orlie Mitchell Lincon Waterworks employee
Orlie Mitchell 51 longtime Lin ton Municipal Waterworks employee died at 3 15 p m Wednesday in Freeman Greene County Hospital after eleven days of illness. Born October 10 1900 in Linton he was the son of Finis L and Hulda Hoffeditz Mitchell. Survived by widow Mildred Berniece Wessel Mitchell a son Michael Fred Mitchell and his mother Finis L Mitchell. He was a member of the Linton Elks Lodge. Funeral 2 30 p m Saturday at Anderson Poindexter Memory Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Orlie Mitchell
Linton
Memory Chapel
Fairview Cemetery
Mrs Ellis 73 Passes After Stroke in Linton
Ada Utterback Ellis of Linton died at 1 30 PM at her home after a stroke after five years of poor health. Born December 28 1879 in Martin County she was daughter of John and Nancy Stout. Surviving daughters Lola Inman Hobbieville and Goldie Inman Linton son John Utterback Linton brother Al Stout Terre Haute eight grandchildren three great grandchildren. Funeral 10 30 AM Saturday at Memory Chapel with Rev W R Lynch officiating burial Lebannon Midland.
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Ada Utterback Ellis
Linton
Ellis
Martin County
John
Nancy Margaret Herron Stout
Antioch Evangelical United Brethren Church
Lola Inman
Hobbieville
Goldie Inman
John Utterback
al Stout
Terre Haute
Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel
Memory Chapel
W. R. Lynch
Lebanon Cemetery
Midland
Charges Filed After Accident Near Lyons
A Linton man faces reckless driving charges after a two-vehicle crash on State Road 67 near Lyons at 3:45 PM Tuesday. Investigators State Policeman Joe Feeney and Kenneth Fortner report a head-on collision between Jewell Pasley of Lawrenceville and John Blackburn of Linton. Pasley, Barbara Thompson, and Ethel Spagel suffered injuries and were treated at Freeman-Greene County Hospital.
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Linton
Lyons
Joe Feeney
Kenneth Fortner
Worthington
Jewell Pasley
Lawrenceville
John Blackburn
Pasley
Barbara Thompson
Ethel Spagel
Spagel
Parsley
Blackburn
Freeman- Greene County Hospital
Prisoners Bolt Free to Safety on Koje Island
Four thousand anti Communist war prisoners on Koje Island bolted to safety as they moved between compounds 95 and 91. Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boamer pledged to use tear gas if needed to quell resistors while Col. Harold L. Taylor reported 19 000 prisoners moved to new compounds, with about 1 000 weeded out for anti Communist status or other reasons. The plan aims to create uncontested control across the island compounds and includes a proposed neutral nation observers inspection under the Geneva Convention.
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Koje Island
Korea
Haydon L. Boater
Boamer
Harold L. Taylor
Mark W. Clark
U.P
Haydon L. Boamer
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Truman
Sweden
Switzerland
India
Pakistan
Indonesia
American Soldier Receives Death Sentence in Germany
Pvt. Richard A. Hagelberger of California was sentenced to death by a U.S. court martial in Germany for the robbery and murder of two German civilians on April 19. Pvt. John Vigneault of New Hampshire also received a death sentence for the same crime by an earlier court martial. The two may be transferred to the United States for execution if not commuted.
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United States
U.S. Army
Austin J. Gerber
Atlantic City
U.S
William Canfield
Hagelberger
Luther Schlosser
Paul Eckart
Heavy rains and winds lash central Indiana
Central Indiana faced heavy rainfall up to 2.60 inches in Shelbyville and 2.20 in Indianapolis with 50 mph winds. Create flooding disruptions as police and fire units handled calls. a woman was rescued from a railroad underpass as waters rose. Forecasters expect rain to ease with a warm southward front. Farmers report good crop moisture and flourishing corn and soybeans.
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Shelbyville
Indianapolis
Rosalie Faulconer
Greene County
O. H. Brown
U. S
Elliston
White River
Jasonville Woman Aged 67 Passes In Freeman Hospital
Mrs. Aney L. Doyle of Jasonville died at 8:00 am in Freeman Greene County Hospital after a year of ill health. Born September 20, 1884 in Greene County she was the daughter of William H. and Mary Ann Johnson. Survived by husband Elmer Doyle two sons James Jay Doyle Ethbert Doyle two daughters Marjorie Ophia Doyle Annette Cruser one sister Mrs T A Crabaugh and two grandchildren. Body to McClanahan Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements awaiting announcement.
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Aney L. Doyle
Jasonville
Freeman-Greene County
Doyle
Greene County
William H
Mary Ann Johnson
Elmer Doyle
James “Jay” Doyle
Ethbert Doyle
Marjorie
Ophia Doyle
Annette Cruser
T. A. Crabaugh
Worthington
McClanahan
Crane employees to gain 6 cent hourly pay boost
The Navy approved a 6 cent hourly wage increase for 1,846 workers at the Crane Naval Ammunition Depot in Crane Indiana. The depot currently employs about 5,000 people from southern and western Indiana.
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Crane
Ind
Navy
Crane Naval Ammunition Depot
Indiana
Koje Inquiry Board Recommends No Punishment for Dodd Colson
A board of high ranking officers investigating the Koje Island fiasco found Dodd and Colson acted in the best interest of the United Nations and recommended against punishment. The findings were overruled by Gen Mark Clark who urged reducing both to colonel, a move Pace endorsed.
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Washington
Koje Island
Francis T. Dodd
Charles F. Colson
United Nations
Army
Frank Pace Jr
J. Lawton Collins
Mark Clark
Pace
Allies Stand Firm on Truce Prisoner Exchange
At Panmunjom June 12 Allied truce negotiators told the Communists they would make no more concessions on prisoner exchange. They accused the Reds of blocking an armistice by rejecting the final UN offer. Major General William K. Harrison urged another Friday meeting and remarked on Nam III's restrained attitude.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.K
United Nations
William K. Harrison
U. N
Nam III
Harrison
Nam
Rites for Mal Cox Jr. Friday in Linton
Funeral arrangements are set for Mal colm Ray Cox Jr. of Linton rural route who died at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in Urbana Ill. Funeral at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Anderson Poindexter Memory Chapel with burial in Fairview cemetery. He was born December 23 1948. Survived by parents Malcolm Ray and Marjorie Ruth Cox four sisters Phyllis Ann Peggy Irene Myrna Kay Linda Lou Cox and one brother Monty Gene Cox grandfather Fred Christy. Friends may call after 6:00 p.m. at the Memory Chapel.
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Malcolm Ray Cox
Linton
Carl Memorial Hospital
Urbana
Ill
Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel
Fairview Cemetery
Malcolm Ray
Marjorie Ruth Christy Cox
Phyllis Ann
Peggy Irene
Myrna Kay
Linda Lou Cox
Monty Gene Cox
Fred Christy
Memory Chapel
Russians Claim World Record Glider Flight
The Soviet news agency Tassin reported from Moscow that Ukrainian pilot V. Efimenko flew a single seat glider 380 miles from Kaluga Ukraine to near Voroshilovgrad Oblast setting a world record.
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London
U.P
Russia
Tassin
Moscow
V. Efimenko
Efimenko
Kaluga
Ukraine
Voroshilovgrad
Three States Seen as Key to GOP Delegates Pact
Reports in the Baltimore Sun and Washington Times-Herald say Gov. Theodore McKeldin of Maryland Gov. John Fine of Pennsylvania and GOP National Committeeman Arthur Summerfield of Michigan discussed a bloc to sway the GOP convention. Uncommitted delegates in Michigan Pennsylvania and Maryland fuel speculation amid Taft and Eisenhower contest.
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Baltimore Sun
Washington Times-Herald
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Eisenhower
United Press
Michigan
McKeldin
Times-Herald
Terre Haute Strike Offer Rejected by CIO-UAW Members
At Allis-Chalmers Co. Terre Haute plant about 350 CIO UAW members rejected a company offer aimed at ending a five week strike. Terms were not disclosed as police patrolled picket lines after a report of violence.
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Terre Haute
Ind
U.P
Allis-Chalmers Co
Cio-Uaw
Taylor Wins I U Scholarship For Summer Session
Charles D. Taylor of Linton rural route three wins an Indiana University scholarship covering nearly all fees for the summer session starting June 18 on the Bloomington campus.
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Charles D. Taylor
Linton Rural Route Three
Bloomington
Mayor Outlines Linton City Finances and Reforms
Mayor Robert C. McFadden presents a statement on Linton's financial status and operations. He notes a $50,000 July 31 cash reserve goal, monthly transfers from light receipts, and improvements in fund accrual in 1952. He urges centralized purchasing and creation of a Utility Superintendent to streamline utility operations and record keeping.
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Linton
Robert C. McFadden
Light Department
Cadwell Case Probed as Insanity Plea Leads to Commitment
Donald R. Cadwell 34 of Midland was found insane and committed to a state hospital in the Dr Norman M Beatty Memorial plan. He faces vehicle taking charges after allegedly stealing cars in Linton and Jasonville, then setting one ablaze. Cadwell was held after pursuit ending in Hymera.
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Donald R. Cadwell
Midland
Linton
Jasonville
Indiana
Greene
Bloomfield
Cadwell
Paul Haywood
J. Raymond Powell
Edwin B. Long
Norman M. Beatty
Indianapolis
Indiana State Prison
Michhgian City
Giuffrey Buick
Follower Brothers Company
Hymera
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John D. van Nuys
Indiana University
Purdue University
Hoosier State
Howard
Diesslin
Sam C. Hadden
State Highway Commission
Hoosier
Hadden
Charles A. Halleck
Halleck
Congress
Hamilton
Legion Will
Chicago
Wesley Memorial Hospital
American Medical Association
Louis Hopewell Bauer
Hempstead
N. Y
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Journal of Aviation Medicine
International
Koje Inquiry Board
GOP
Th Taft Campaign
John Marshall Butler
Butler
Taylor
I. U
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