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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
1
A lighthearted column blends wartime unease with science musings and daily life. It laments war news, muses on privacy via color science, praises England’s calm during battle, and sketches small town humor about fathers, libraries, and domestic quirks.
Mr and Mrs Wanga Myers of Muncie spent Wednesday with Mr and Mrs Herbert Myers of South Main street. Mrs Myers remained for a few days visit.
Mrs Gerald Wade of Jasonville route 1 underwent a major operation this morning as reported in local notices.
Paris reports quote a French war spokesman describing the German onslaught as overwhelming. French troops are exhausted after eight days of fighting with withdrawal to new positions aided by rear-guard actions. A U P report notes Premier Reynaud urged President Roosevelt for formal US aid and promised to fight in Paris and beyond.
London reports Britain sending troops, guns, tanks and aircraft to aid France after Paris defense collapse fears. Churchill to address Commons as Allies pool resources. experts deem Paris likely doomed without miracles, with 72 critical hours ahead and Weygand ready for counterattack if signs of weakness appear.
Audrey W. Hert Gilhuly, 31, a former Linton resident, died at 3:50 AM Wednesday in Akron Ohio after a three year illness. She was born February 15, 1909 in Linton, daughter of Clarence and ______ Hert. Survived by husband Thomas Gilhuly, one brother Irmal Hert Terre Haute and sister Mrs Orhia Novak Louisville. Body to be brought to Terre Haute Friday morning and then to Welch and Cornett Funeral Home. Funeral 2:00 PM Friday at Welch and Cornett with Rev Elmer L Harvey officiating. burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Thomas Daniel McGuire, 40, already holds a long list of arrests since 1933, tallying 58 arrests and jail terms. His 53rd arrest came for stealing a $3.85 clock from a drug store and earned a 30 day sentence. he has served time from Chicago to the Pacific coast.
Bloomfield Horseshoe club meets Linton at Humphreys Park courts in a scheduled match. Bloomfield recently beat Brazil and fights to challenge the Linton tossers with a selected lineup including Alsop Wilson Trinkle Haseman Heaton Baker Harbett Dwiggins and more. Local players urged to attend and pitch at seven o clock. event sponsored by Greene County WA Recreation department.
Fifteen and a half blocks of Linton streets have been paved since April 10 under a WPA labor program sponsored by the city. The project aims to complete more blocks before August 1 when current funding ends. several streets with concrete and crushed rock surfaces have been finished and approved by WPA engineers after eligibility and public benefit reviews.
Ben F. Holscher once taught and served on the Linton City Council. A Chicago circuit court jury awarded him 17 000 for damages after a crash on Route 1 near Paris TL on March 5 1987 when a bus hit a freight train. He has lived in Marshall Illinois since.
Greene county court notes reveal Rector Long sues Frank Foddrill for ejectment. Four cases from Clay county are filed: Lloyd Warren Reynolds by Frank Warren Reynolds sues John F. Sembower for damages. Frank Warren Reynolds vs John F. Sembower for damages. Inez Lavone Reynolds by her parents sues John F. Sembower for damages. Thelma Edna Sitterhand sues Ray C Fuller on an account.
Mrs. Helen Hopkins of Tacoma Washington who is totally blind arrived in Butte en route to her home after a 3000 mile train trip with her seeing-eye dog Mitzie as her only companion. A fellow passenger praised Mitzie calling the dog the best behaved and most gracious passenger aboard.
Linton Miners prepare for a Sunday 2:30 PM game at Humphreys Park against Terre Haute Knights of Columbus. The K of C squad, featuring Stone Flair and Leidinger on the mound and as catcher, recently won five of six, while Linton counters with Smith Trinkle Maxwell and Perkins McAllister.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Helm and son Junior of Tuscola Illinois spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Roll Hagaman and family. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Helm's father J. E. Hagaman.
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins ordered John R. Steelman of the conciliation service to Detroit to avert a possible General Motors shutdown amid a dispute between the company and the CIO faction of the United Automobile Workers Union, signaling high government concern.
Lord Marley told the House of Lords that several peers deserve confinement, notably those closely connected with Hitler through family or other ties. The remark followed remarks about loyalty and security amid wartime scrutiny in London.
British aircraft dropped ten tons of high explosives on German lines near Paris and RAF pilots reported destroying all bridges except one along a sixty mile stretch of the lower Seine.
The United States moves full speed on a massive defense program with a $5.0 billion preparedness bill advancing in Congress. The plan includes boosting the Army to 375,000, buying 3,000 more planes, and starting 62 new warships while allies seek old destroyers. President Roosevelt seeks funds for Red Cross relief as tax legislation stalls adjournment plans.
Congressional leaders kept a full speed ahead stance on President Roosevelt's 5 billion national defense program. The last major part, a 1.706 billion supplemental army navy bill, was approved by the house with senate leaders promising quick action. Reports circulated that allies would gain access to surplus destroyers in addition to the 263 aircraft already set for shipment abroad. The navy department said no plans to dispose of old warships.
Bloomington, Ind. June 15 Librarian Margaret F. Cooper of Linton, staff and library trustees are invited to attend a two day conference for librarians at Indiana University campus June 27 28. The event will cover public library administration issues with lectures on adult service and democracy. Principal speaker is Ralph Ulveling from Detroit Public Library.
Italian bombing planes hit the Nice Cannes Toulon area and Bizerta while British raids reached Turin Milan and Genoa. French high command reported intensified German drive on the Seine and Marne with unchanged lines and partial evacuation efforts for Allied troops near Normandy.
Noble Kiser 40 longtime Purdue University athletic director died in Lafayette after a three year battle with high blood pressure and a kidney disorder. He joined Purdue in 1925 as assistant football coach and later served seven years as head football coach. He is survived by wife Phyllis two sons Richard and Noble Jr father two brothers and two sisters.
The French high command abandoned a street by street defense of Paris and ordered withdrawal to the southern suburbs to save the city from destruction as German forces approached from the north. Allied air and ground actions continue while Berlin predicts Paris fall.
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