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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1950
Page
6
Readable items from the Linton Daily Citizen dated twenty years ago recount local events and notices. The brief collection captures community happenings, names, places, and dates as they appeared in 1930.
In New York last night Max Schmelling defeated Champion Jack Sharkey by decision after a foul blow by Sharkey. Schmelling retained the world championship as Sharkey was in trouble. Percy Myers, a local Chevrolet dealer, returned from the Chevy dealers meeting at French Lick with three trophies for golf, the Irish foot race, and the 75 yard dash. State Teachers College graduates Frank A. Lenning and Millard Fiscus of Linton received diplomas today.
Hartford City reports Floyd Elam 33 died from injuries after his car overturned in a traffic accident last Thursday. Police say the vehicle lost control and rolled over during the crash. Funeral services were arranged today in the city.
Procurement data will be available at the Linton office as the Division and Commerce Department speed up bid synopses. The program targets purchases by the Department of Defense and the General Services Administration, with daily mailed summaries listing item descriptions quantities and bid details.
Robert Eugene Cullison of Lyons, James Joe Bogard of Linton, and Miss Linda Graham of Linton route 3 had tonsillectomies this morning. Grover Walters of Worthington was dismissed. Christina Elgan of Linton went home Monday evening. Mrs. Mary Schmitt and baby of Linton route 2, and Reuben Hunter of Linton were discharged. Miss Jereane McKee of Jasonville went home today. Jack Conklin of Linton underwent an appendectomy this afternoon.
Clinton Illinois June 13 A small town minister Rev H B Wheaton claims eight divorces among 787 marriages he has performed and attributes no special credit for the record He uses his own vow version and tells couples to cultivate nobility of mind and heart The wedding bells ceremony drew about 250 attendees and Wheaton read names from a marriage ledger begun in 1928 showing Warren and Mary Stone as first on the list He and his wife have been happily married for 31 years.
Senator Walter F. George of Georgia urged an expanded Social Security program to revise the trend of handing out doles to the needy. He opened debate today on a bill drafted by his committee to broaden coverage and benefits.
The committee proposes adding about 10.6 million people to the 35 million already covered, nearly doubling benefits. George notes full Social Security for all within a year or two but says further study is needed. He cites public assistance as the main support for the aged and orphans and argues the bill would end many humiliating eligibility tests. The bill would raise annual Social Security outlays to about 2.5 billion dollars, while current federal, state, and local dole spending totals two billion. He expects Senate action by next Monday.
Charles Soderstrom returned to his Beechcraft Bonanza with two trans continental speed records for light aircraft. He flew from New York to Los Angeles in 19 hours 23 minutes 56 seconds, slower than his west east mark of 16 hours 10 minutes set June 6 due to stiff headwinds. The N A A noted no prior records for class 3 planes under 185 horsepower.
Toxicologist for the state testified that Lolita White died of acute arsenic poisoning in Shelbyville Indiana. Clarence E White 38 is accused of poisoning his wife by lacing soda and water with rat poison. Evidence included bottles claimed to hold the poison as exhibits. Prosecutor Harold Meloy opened the case without seeking the death penalty.
The California primary boosts Communist support led by Bernadette Doyle, a Communist endorsed candidate for state superintendent of public instruction. Doyle totals reach 376,626 with six counties counted. Los Angeles County leads with 268,304 votes, San Francisco 34,962, Alameda 42,693, as Communist influence grows in Los Angeles and Movietown echoes New York.
Marylyn Kay Howard of Charleston Illinois, born with osteogenesis imperfecta, has legs brittle enough to break 22 times. At University of Illinois hospital surgeons are using a new technique to strengthen her legs as she nears her June 25 birthday visit home.
Twenty Senate Republicans led by Homer Capehart demanded a Senate judiciary committee inquiry into the Amerasia stolen documents case. The resolution calls for subpoenas to obtain the Justice Department’s complete files and records from the 1945 case.
Lew Hill 68 of Indianapolis died suddenly at noon in the Freeman Greene county hospital after arriving last Friday to visit relatives. He was born in Windsor Illinois and operated Lew Hill Grain. A petition to sell real estate of Morton Spice's estate is set for hearing July 8 1959 in Greene County Circuit Court Bloomfield Indiana.
On October 3, 1881, he ran Lew Hill Grain and was linked to the Indianapolis Board of Trade. A Roberts Park Methodist Church and Kiwanis member, he is survived by widow Zella Johnson Hill two daughters Virginia Cavorne and Janet Ball and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home.
The current chance of surviving a major operation is estimated at 96 percent, up from 88 percent in 1900. This reflects significant advances in medical techniques and perioperative care improving outcomes for patients today.
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