US Will Protest Sinking of Vessel 70 German Heads
U S authorities prepare a strong protest over the sinking of the American freighter Robin Moor by a German submarine. Officials say the attack violated international rules and endangers 55 missing passengers and crew. Undersecretary Sumner Welles reiterates the United States stance on freedom of the seas and seeks full survivor details.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
United States
Robin Moor
Germany
State Department
South Atlantic
Welles
Philip P. Williams
Rio de Janeiro
Pernambuco
Brazil
Williams
Bahrlin
U.P
High Command
Mrs Arthur Tryon To Visit In Gettysburg Pa
Mrs Arthur Tryon left Friday evening for Gettysburg Pennsylvania to spend two weeks with her husband employed there by the Miller Baxter company.
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Arthur Tryon
Gettysburg
Miller-Baxter Company
Greene Co couple defies Friday the 13th to wed
One Greene county pair ignored the Friday the thirteenth jinx to obtain a marriage license from Claude Story, Greene Circuit Court clerk in Bloomfield. Russell Van Smith, 22, a railroad worker, and Constance Meredith, 19, daughter of Jerry Meredith of Jasonville, received the license.
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Greene County
Claude Story
Greene Circuit
Bloomfield
Russell van Smith
Elmer Smith
Jasonville
Constance Meredith
Jerry Meredith
Son sent to Camp Callan with Coast Artillery unit
Word reached Mr and Mrs William L Jackson that their son William Jr who joined the U S Army in Indianapolis last week has been sent to Camp Callan California to be stationed with the United States Heavy Coast Artillery unit.
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Wm. L. Jackson
William Jr
United States Army
Indianapolis
Camp Callan
Cal
United States Heavy Coast Artillery
Special program to be presented at Lin ton Methodist church
An old fashioned Children s Day program of songs recitations and piano and vocal solos will be presented at 7 30 o clock Sunday evening in the Linton Methodist church. Children of the Primary and Junior departments will perform with Mrs. Robert Raney as chairman and a team of assistants.
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Linton Methodist Church
Robert Raney
Arvel Blume
Wilfred Roof
William Aikman
Herbert Ham
Patty Kennedy
Lois Ann Griffith
Jerry Clark
Paul Elkins
David Raney
George ‘Elkins
Jackie Joe Roof
Johnnie Jones
Mark Blaie
Virginia Ham
Gretchel Reed
Mary Emily Hewitt
Phyllis Hall
God
Peggy Withers
Jesus the Carpenter
Lloyd Blume
LeAnne ‘Hagaman
Joan Colvin
Carolyn Raney
Jack Knochs
Miriam
Peggy Wright
Sue Clark
Betty Giffin
Evelyn Hixson
Funeral services for Charles L Lester in Taylor township
Funeral services were held for Charles L Lester 75 lifelong Taylor township resident who died Thursday night. Rev N C Pfeiffer of Bloomfield officiated and burial followed in Grandview cemetery. Lester born Oct 28 1865 on the family farm. Survived by widow Cora Richeson Lester two sons Charles Curtis Lester Kokomo and Oral Albert Lester at home two daughters Emer son Blackmore Mishawaka and Mrs George Troeger Mishawaka and a half brother Guy Johnson.
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Charles L. Lester
Taylor Township
Greene County
N. C. Pfeiffer
Bloomfield
Grandview
Mr. Lester
Peter
Nancy Lyons Lester
Masonic Lodge
Cora Richeson Lester
Charles Curtis ‘Lester
Kokomo
Oral Albert Lester
Emerson Blackmore
South of
Bloomfeld
George Troeger
Mishawaka
Guy Johnson
Hospital and birth notes from local area
Mrs Adrian Garnoe of Linton route 2 underwent a major operation this morning. Dr R L Hickman of Hickory Ridge Ark was admitted for treatment this morning. A son weighing seven pounds four ounces was born Friday afternoon to Mrs James Medley of Bloomfield route 1. Leroy Thomas is the baby’s name. Mrs Elizabeth Bunch of Bloomfield was dismissed Friday afternoon. Miss Georgiana Brinson of Linton route 3 was dismissed Friday afternoon. Mrs Florence Dickey of Jasonville route 2 was taken to her home Friday evening. John Allen of Third Street Northwest was dismissed Friday.
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Adrian Garnoe
Linton
R. L. Hickman
Hickory Ridge
Ark
James Medley
Bloomfield Route 1
Leroy Thomas
Elizabeth Bunch
Bloomfield
Georgiana Brinson
Florence Dickey
Jasonville
John Allen
Third Street Northwest
Bloomfield Man Struck by Lightning at Factory Dock
E. L. Miner of Bloomfield Manufacturing was knocked unconscious by a bolt that struck a six foot brick chimney on a loading dock in Indianapolis. He was revived and reports memory of odd thoughts including wondering if war had begun before firefighters aided him.
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E. L. Miner
Bloomfield Manufacturing
Indianapolis
Miner
Charge Dismissed in Court in West Linton Case
Two assault and battery cases in the court of William L. Jackson were dismissed on a prosecuting motion. Defendants Lawrence Cunningham and Viola Mae Cunningham were accused of assaulting Eliza May Cunningham in West Linton, with Lawrence alleged to have stood by.
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William L. Jackson
Robert L. Stevenson
Greene County
Lawrence Cunningham
Viola Mae Cunningham
West Linton
Eliza May Cunningham
Lawrence
Verdict for Huffman in Greene circuit court damage suit
A Bloomfield man Earl Huffman was found not liable in a Greene County Circuit Court verdict after about half an hour of jury deliberation Friday afternoon. Carl A Engmark of Indianapolis filed the suit claiming damages from a Nov 10 1940 collision on state road 57 north of Newberry. Engmark sought 300 dollars for auto damages and the trial extended through Friday.
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Earl Huffman
Bloomfield
Greene
Huffman
Carl A. Engmark
Indianapolis
Newberry
Engmark
Hearing on mine cases in Terre Haute discussed unemployment claims
A scheduled hearing for 270 Dresser mine employees from Terre Haute addressed unemployment compensation during the soft coal work stoppage. The decision hinges on whether work was available from April 1 to April 25 as negotiations with District No. 11 Unite Mine Workers continued. Fred Bechtold led the hearing with a ruling to be announced later.
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Terre Haute
Dresser
Unite
Fred Bechtold
Unemployment Compensation Division
Indiana
Claude Stevenson III Ill in Terre Haute Home
Word reaches Linton that Claude Stevenson III is seriously ill at his Terre Haute home. Stevenson, formerly a Linton resident, is indicated as ill by family and local acquaintances.
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Claude Stevenson
Terre Haute
Mr. Stevenson
Linton
Submarines Sink Axis Ships in Mediterranean Action
The admiralty reported British submarines in the Mediterranean and Aegean have sunk eight axis ships and seriously damaged two more. A French fleet has sailed from Toulon per Radio Budapest reports.
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London
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Aegean
Toulon
Budapest
Jasonville Mourns Former Mayor Stanley Dempsey
Stanley Dempsey 67 former Jasonville mayor and Jasonville Leader publisher died at his home after a 20 year illness. He authored a history of Jasonville and served as a long time editor. Survived by widow daughter and three sons. Funeral Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the family home with Rev. Paul Neal officiating. Burial in Lebanon Cemetery.
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Stanley Dempsey
Jasonville
Horace Street
Mr. Dempsey
Kentucky
Beech Creek
Mathers
Paul Neal
Lebanon Cemetery
Man jailed for drunken boasting tied to Indiana murder
Paul J. Herrell alias John Nelson McManus, 49, held in Carteret New Jersey after a drunken boast to guards claiming he killed Bartholomew Kemell in Peru Indiana on March 24 1920 and escaped Michigan City prison in 1984. He awaits transfer to Indiana to complete a life term for murder and had worked seven years at United States Metal Refinery.
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Carteret
N. J
U.P
Paul J. Herrell
John Nelson McManus
Indiana
McManus
Bartholomew Kempell
Peru
Ind
Michigan City
United States Metal
Case Continued At Vincennes In Perigo V City Suit
The Ernest Perigo vs. city of Linton damages case is continued to the September term in Knox Superior Court at Vincennes. Special Judge Norman Arterburn cannot attend June 17 due to a scheduled appearance before the federal power commission in Chicago, Illinois.
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Ernest Perigo
City of
Linton
Knox Superior Court
Vincennes
Norman Arterburn
Federal Power Commission
Chicago
Ill
Hamilton to undergo major operation in Indianapolis
Al Hamilton of Linton who has been confined to Robert Long hospital in Indianapolis for three weeks is thought to be slightly improved and will undergo a major operation the first of next week. Mrs Hamilton will go to Indianapolis Sunday to be with her husband.
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al Hamilton
Linton
Robert Long Hospital
Indianapolis
Roosevelt Freezes German Italian Assets in United States
President Roosevelt issues an executive order freezing immediately all German and Italian assets in the United States. The move also covers invaded or occupied European nations including Albania Austria Czechoslovakia Danzig and Poland. Total frozen assets reach about 4.5 billion dollars as measures aim to curb axis fund transfers.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Roosevelt
United States
Albania
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Danzig
Poland
White House
Stephen T. Early
Germany
United States and Britain push two year no strike pact
The Office of Production Management sent a proposed two year agreement to 55 Atlantic coast shipyards from the Canadian border to Florida. It calls for no strikes and no lockouts to speed wartime shipbuilding, with a basic wage of 1.12 dollars for first class mechanics and proportional raises for other workers. A ratification conference is set for June 20 in Washington after initial talks began April 28.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
Atlantic Coast
United States
Britain
Atlantic Coast Yards
Canadian
Florida
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Emory Land
Maritime Commission
CPM
William Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Murray purge may start revolt in CIO ranks
President Philip Murray of the CIO aims to purge subversive elements, risking open revolt within labor. Administration leaders press both CIO and AFL to remove left wing agitators or face federal action. Officials given a list of suspected union officers tied to strikes against rearmament, names undisclosed but linked to the Dies committee's 113 communists.
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Washington
U.P
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organization
CIO
Labor
American Federation of Labor
OWO
Dies
Congressional Committee
Weekend Farm Help Grows in England
Housewives and business owners will work on English farms on weekends to help with crops. They will sleep in tents and caravans.
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Wolverhampton
Eng
U.P
RAF Hammers Germany and Britons Shelters Warned
The Royal Air Force hits the Ruhr Rhine industrial triangle for a third night and blasts Brest sheltering Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Berlin notes Britain’s rising attack power while civilians are urged to seek shelters to avoid death.
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United Press
Royal Air Force
Germany
Ruhr-Rhine
Brest
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
R.A.F
Britain
Luftwaffe
Berlin
Syria
Former Linton Resident Mattie Murphy Dies in East St. Louis
Miss Mattie Murphy about 68, former Linton resident, died Friday in the home of her niece, Mrs. Elle Robertson, in East St. Louis after a year of failing health. She had lived in Linton until a few years ago and was active in the Methodist church. Survived by nieces Mrs. Robertson and Mrs. Gaynelle Smith of Carlisle and others. Funeral arrangements set at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home in Linton with services Monday at 10 a.m. Rev. Elmer L. Harvey to officiate. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Mattie Murphy
Linton
Elle Robertson
East St. Louis
Miss Murphy
Robertson
Gaynelle (Murphy) Smith
Carlisle
Enoch Murphy
Welch and Cornett
Elmer L. Harvey
Fairview Cemetery
Party Postponed by Delta Theta Tau Chapter
Delta Theta Tau members announce a postponement of their Tuesday night party by one week due to unknown reasons. The local sorority unit notified members andแฟ the change through internal channels.
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Delta Theta Tau Sorority
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J. O. Humphreys
Dodge Dealer
America
Washington Merald
John Cave
California
North American Aviation Plant
Inglewood
Calif
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Ries
Charles Lester
Bolt
CEEY
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