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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1959
Page
1
Community notes recount jokes about the Mine Run desk clutter, a 59th birthday for Mrs. Margaret Ridinger with five great grandchildren, a North Main street sign incident for mayoral candidates, a beer bottle with a wooden clothes-pin, memories of early 1900s Grand Opera house shows, and a humorous exchange with Aunt Slug over a gift of cigars.
Bloomington Ind June 13 start for a graduate workshop in closed circuit TV use and production led by Prof James Lynch. IU radio television department will conduct sessions with campus studio participation and lectures by IU staff and executives from commercial stations.
Nationalist Defense Ministry, via Rear Adm. Liu Hoh tu, reports shore batteries and a three masted junk fired over 430 shells at Kaoteng Island in the Matsu complex. The junk withdrew after Nationalist counter fire in a 10 minute duel.
In Greensboro North Carolina a 39 year old man Thomas Benton died on arrival at a hospital after being stung four times by yellow jackets while helping survey a lake party leader N C Rudd said Benton fell ill within five minutes of the stings and was unconscious when the ambulance reached him.
In Muncie Indiana a 10 year old suspected safe cracker described as professional by two officials was captured and admitted the burglary. Police said the suspect used a cleaning firm method in a May 26 heist.
Premier Fidel Castro replaced five ministers including agriculture as opposition to the land reform plan grows. Cattle ranchers tobacco and sugar growers oppose the law while the United States voices concern over lack of prompt compensation for U.S. investors.
A timed bomb exploded at a Boston elevated transit station injuring 38 as a two car train halted. investigators pursued an escaped mental patient suspect amid extensive ballistics and evidence work.
Greene County shows a strong market in a national survey of retail activity. Net spendable income after taxes reached 3 608 000 locally with an average of 4 242 per household, 69 cents of the spendable dollar spent in county stores. Retail sales totaled 25 342 000 with 1959 prospects brighter as installment buying rises.
In Cleveland Ohio workers at eight Firestone plants return to work after 58 days of striking. The United Rubber Workers Union and Firestone officials announced a new master contract after marathon talks resolved final issues.
A three day rainy front was expected to lift in Hoosierland with a pleasant weekend. North and south areas should clear while central Indiana sees partly cloudy skies and lingering showers. Lafayette logged over half an inch of rain in 24 hours and Indianapolis about one third inch. The five day outlook shows highs 83 to 86 and lows 58 to 61 with cooler weekend temperatures and a warming trend early next week.
Miss Chapman age 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Baize of Eighth Street NW. She graduated from Linton Stockton High School class of 1959 and now works at the Dairy Queen in town.
Marshall Robertson Mahoney of Jacksonville Florida dies suddenly on Wednesday afternoon from a heart attack at his parents home on Jacksonville, leaving a widow Ruth Mahoney and two children. Funeral plans not learned. In a separate rescue, Rosa Gobens a 69 year old woman wanders in wooded hills near Bloomfield and is found safe by volunteers after 17 hours missing. She carries groceries and declines medical care.
A fiery head on collision on US 36 near Tuscola Illinois killed seven people including both drivers and five passengers. Victims include Rosalee Bragg Greta Harmon Esther Harmon Connie Bean Evelyn Smith and Joseph Harmon. Police cite muddy shoulder weather and no one ejected as details. Deputy Sheriff Leon Gale witnessed the fireball.
ATlantic City New Jersey physicians report a pill form antibiotic from the fungus family that produces nicil lin can cure superficial fungal skin infections including athlete's foot and ringworm. Dr Harvey Blank and colleagues cite 200 treated cases with griseofulvin noting no significant toxic effects but advise regular blood checks.
The first tabulation of votes for the Linton Fourth of July Queen contest was released by the local merchant committee. Top ten are Donna Perigo Sharon Kay Goodman Glenda Tryon Sally Johnson Mary Chapman Donna Chapman Betty Cooksey Sue Stoelting Dianna Lohr Sandra Sue Wautelet. Other entrants include Leah Rae Franklin Sherry Martin Georgeann Moore Rinda Kay Rhodes Theresa Smith Marie Trusty Sherry Weaver.
The Union Hospital alumni banquet will be held at 6 30 PM Friday June 19 in the cotillion room of the Dem ing hotel in Terre Haute Reservations should be made by June 17 by calling Drexel 4962 Terre Haute or writing Miss Lou Bailey route six Terre Haute
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