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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1935
Page
4
Interventions by President slow the response as rescue parties comb the ruins of a German explosives plant near Reinsdorf. Forty five bodies lie in morgues, with 75 seriously injured and about 300 lightly hurt as investigators seek cause of the four blasts. The death toll may reach fifty if all missing are found.
Stanley Price aged about thirty eight, formerly of Linton, died in a Tampa hospital after an emergency operation. He was a Shriners leader in Florida and survived by his widow, two children, and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ora Price of Tampa. Siblings Murl Price in Tampa and Edith Montgomery of Tallahassee also survive. Funeral plans were not yet set.
Mrs Beatie Kelly received notice of the death of her father in law Frank Kelly aged about 80 in Pataskala Ohio after recent health decline. Survived by widow Julia and three daughters Leota Bess and Florence all in Pataskala. Funeral services planned in Pataskala Sunday afternoon.
The Linton Miners prepare to host Baltimore & Ohio at City ball park Sunday at 2 30 pm. The B O squad, drawn from Indianapolis, is described as among the capital city’s best railroad players and should provide strong competition. Manager Emmett Perkins has supervised tough drills all week as a large crowd is expected at the ark diamond.
An inexperienced 16-year-old pilot Clifford Ort and his 18-year-old passenger Carol Hamilton died when their airplane crashed in a wheat field three miles east of Mishawaka. Both victims were from South Bend. Ort recently made his first solo flight at a local airport.
In June 14 Roy Willis a 51 year old wealthy recluse was found dead three miles southwest of Petersburg with a bullet wound in the back of the head. Authorities believed he had been slain by robbers and he was reported to have carried huge sums of money.
Samuel Insull and two co defendants were acquitted on federal bankruptcy charges after directed verdicts. The rulings came in Chicago court as part of the 14 man trial group, with prosecutors identified in late hearings.
A large crowd attended a fish fry and program in Red Men Hall honoring Twin No 4 mine of the Linton Summit Coal Co for a 170 day period with no lost time accidents. Union leaders and operators praised the safety record and cooperation between miners and management in advancing mine safety.
Rites were held Thursday at the Beach church north of Coal ity for James Shonk, 73, who died Tuesday at home. Survived by three sons Noah Raymond of Coalmont and Mendago City, four daughters Mrs Bickel Debroit Mrs Gle Apencer Mrs Faye Roger Green, and others.
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins and Senator Joseph Guffey sought to avert a 450000 soft coal strike as Congress stalled on the Guffey coal control bill. John L. Lewis led the United Mine Workers demanding passage before August 16, while Pittsburgh Coal Co. president J A Morrow and Mellon interests opposed the measure. Perkins pressed a truce as operators in the South and West questioned the bill’s legality.
Urban homeowners in involuntary default on their mortgages are told to file relief loan applications with the Home Owners' Loan Corporation by June 27 before the 30 day extension ends. Eligibility hinges on genuine danger of tax sale or foreclosure, current mortgage hardship, ownership and occupancy limits, and income or guarantor requirements.
Leona Williams, seven, of Bloomfield, was admitted late Thursday for treatment. Arthur Beasley suffered a fractured leg at work in Twinning yesterday and is reported to be receiving treatment.
The NRA extension bill passed the Senate 388 to 30 and moves to the White House. The measure extends the blue eagle code to April 195, permits some voluntary wage and hour agreements, but bans trade violations. Also notes about Miss Margaret Zenor of Vicksburg graduating with high honors from Indiana State Teachers College and joining Pi Gamma Mu society.
Tom Scott, 76, Switz City area farmer, suffered deep head lacerations after falling from a disc he was riding when the seat broke. The disc was driven by his grandson Ora Scott. Scott is reported recovering satisfactorily with a speedy recovery expected barring complications.
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James J. Braddock the Long Shot defeated Max Baer to claim the world heavyweight boxing title at Madison Square Garden. The New Jersey fighter, once on relief rolls, earned the nickname Cinderella of Boxing after a dramatic comeback that included victories over John Henry Lewis and Art Lasky.
President Roosevelt brokered a pause in a 450000 worker coal strike by extending the current wage contract to June 30 and backing a Guffey bill backed by the United Mine Workers and operators. Leaders from both sides and lawmakers planned to meet to ratify the accord and urge passage of the bill seen as the industry NRA for bituminous coal.
The Linton Giants meet the Odon outfit today in a Whitsley league tussle. Game starts at 2:90 o clock with local fans and manager Bland anticipated on hand for the event.
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