Death of John B Terhune Ends Linton Family Era in Indiana
In Indianapolis the death of John B Terhune marks the end of a prominent Greene County lineage. The Terhunes, pioneers since 1844, boosted Linton through real estate ventures and coal booms. John B Terhune ran a long-standing drug store at Main and Vincennes, center of town activity, and married Phene Sherwood.
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Indianapolis
John B. Terhune
Greene County
Terhune
Kentucky
Milton Moss
Wright Township
Main
Vincennes Streets
Linton
John Terhune
John
Tryphenia Sherwood
Phene
Mrs. Cleo Pritchett Dies in Indianapolis Hospital
Mrs. Cleo Wakefield Pritchett formerly of Jasonville died Tuesday morning in City Hospital Indianapolis. Survived by daughter Jane Pritchett of Indianapolis two sisters Fannie Lynn Anna Gayes and Jesse Fuller of Indianapolis two brothers Ray Wakefield Pittsburgh and Walter Wakefield Jasonville. Funeral services at 11 oclock Thursday morning in Indianapolis.
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Cleo Wakefield Pritchett
Jasonville
City Hospital
Indianapolis
Jane Pritchett
Fannie Lynn
Anna Gayes
Cincinnati
Jesse Fuller
Ray Wakefield
Pittsburgh
Walter Wakefield
Women of Moose To Meet Friday
Chapter 19, Women of the Moose will hold their regular meeting in the Moose hall Friday evening. Membership chapter night will be observed with Mrs. Florence Buckner as chairman. The initiatory degree will also be conferred. All members are asked to be present.
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Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Florence Buckner
Allied Columns Break German Line Above Rome In Heavy Fighting
Allied forces punched into the German line along the Etruscan plain above Rome as American and British armored columns advanced two miles or more amid the heaviest fighting since the capital fell. American and British units pushed from Orbetello toward Lake Bolsena, while British 8th Army moved north of the Tiber toward Viterbo and Terni, with air forces hitting transport networks and ships around Livorno and Porto Marghera.
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Naples
Rome
5Th Army
Orbetello
Lake Bolsena
Orb
8Th Army
Tiber
Magliano
Terni
Narni
Adriatic
Pescara
Livorno
Leghorn
Italy
Munich
Innsbruck
Porto Marghera
Moscow
U.P
Red Army
Karelian
Lake Ladoga
Finland
Viipuri
Leonid A. Govorov
Serklyannaya
Gulf of Finland
Siiranmyaki
Kivennapa
Leningrad
Warn Farmers of Chinch Bugs Across Three Townships
County agent Arthur Haseman reports chinch bugs in Wright Fairplay and Washington townships damaging grains. Farmers urged to inspect wheat barley rye oats and corn fields and to start a dust trench barrier if bugs are found and to notify the county agent's office.
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Wright
Fairplay
Washington
Arthur Haseman
M8 Armored Recon Vehicle Debuts with Dual Cannons
The M8, a new U.S. Army combat reconnaissance vehicle, mounts a 37 mm cannon and a 30 caliber machine gun for frontline mobility and firepower.
Accidental death verdict in infant suffocation
New Castle Indiana coroner Ralph Niblock ruled the death of 2 year old Ronald Eugene Utt an accidental suffocation at the grandparents home. The case was reported June 14 as a concluded ruling by the coroner.
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New Castle
Ind
U.P
Ralph Niblock
Ronald Eugene Utt
Viola Gofourth testimony in Greene Circuit Court
Three character witnesses testified for Viola and Hansford Gofourth in the Greene Circuit Court trial at Bloomfield. Mrs. Gofourth began her testimony about the stabbing of Acuff on Sept. 30 and the farm home incident while Will Vos Loh pressed to show the stabbing as self defense.
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Viola
Hansford Gofourth
Greene
Bloomfield
Frank Head
James C. Cox
Charles Robertson
Gofourths
Monroe County
Bloomfield Boy Wounded in Italy
Mr and Mrs Earl Riddle of Bloomfield were advised by the War Department that their son Pfc Joe Riddle was seriously wounded while on duty with United States forces in the Italian theater. Riddle was a 1943 Bloomfield High School graduate.
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Earl Riddle
Bloomfield
United States War Department
Pfc
Joe Riddle
United States
Young Riddle
Broomfield
Sky reading made easy for Pittsburghers at Buhl Planetarium
The Buhl Planetarium in Pittsburgh hosts a sky show guiding visitors to learn star positions quickly. Director Arthur L. Draper says viewers will rapidly become acquainted with the skies after memorizing a few prominent stars.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Paul Fry named to Linton Stockton school board
Paul Fry was elected to serve on the Linton Stockton school board at a regular city council meeting. He will succeed Guy L. Moss whose term ends August 1. The council also approved firehouse improvements, street projects, and a $100 gift to the high school band. Rotary members previewed a war film about front line fighting and hospital supply aid, to be shown in multiple local venues as part of the Fifth War Bond Drive.
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Paul Fry
Linton Stockton
Linton
Fry
Guy L. Moss
Edwin B. Long
Linton Stockton High School
Greater Linton
Lin-Stock Park
Rotary Club
Rendova
Munda
America
United States Army
Greene County
Jasonville
Switz City
Worthington
Lyons Gymnasium
Newberry
Bloomfield
Mustang Fighter Duels Tank in Caen Road Battle
1st Lt. Raymond B. Janney of Norristown Pennsylvania in a Mustang fighter fights a tank on a road southeast of Caen and defeats it by ramming after three passes with guns blazing. He recalls lowering altitude and striking the tank’s turret with his air scoop, silencing the enemy guns.
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Eighth Air Force
England
U.P
Raymond B. Janney
Norristown
Caen
Jamey
Sailor Lex Duncan Receives Purple Heart for Tarawa Wounds
Lex Elmo Duncan son of Mr and Mrs W E Duncan of Dagger has been awarded the Purple Heart for bravery. He was wounded in the left leg by the Japs during the battle of Tarawa in the South Pacific. He was brought to a Naval hospital in San Pedro California for major surgery and after recovery returned to active duty on another ship at a different war front.
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Lex Elmo Duncan
W. E. Duncan
Tarawa
South Pacific
Naval Hospital
San Pedro
Cal
Third prisoner found Tuesday in POW escape case
In Brazil Indiana Sheriff Maurice Tilley announced the capture of the last of three German prisoners who escaped from a Hoopeston Illinois canning factory labor detail ten days earlier. Kunzel 37 said he was captured by American troops at Cassino. Two others Scholz 19 Janisch 27 were later captured near Sullivan.
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Brazil
Ind
Maurice Tilley
Clay County
Ill
Tilley
Herman Kunzel
Cassino
Sullivan
Rodi Scholz
Julius Janisch
Kunzel
Camp Ellis
Pacific Fleet Sinks, Damages 30 Japanese Ships in Marianas Raid
A three day carrier strike against the Marianas by a U S task force crippled Japan's fleet, sinking or damaging 29 ships and destroying 141 planes, with land based Liberators also sinking seven vessels off New Guinea. Navy reports 15 planes and 15 sailors lost on Tinian Saipan Rota and Guam.
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Japan
Pacific
Marianas
U. S
New Guinea
Central Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Tinian
Saipan
Rota
Guam
Tokyo
Philippines
Japanese Imperial Headquarters
Domei
United Press
New York
Pacific Fleet
Truk
Carolines
Palau
New Marianas
Geelvink Bay
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Nimitz
MacArthur
Death of Pvt. James Armpriester In Sydney Traffic Tragedy
Mrs. James E. Armpriester received official word from the Adjutant General that Pvt. James Armpriester was killed in Sydney Australia on January 23. He walked into a car while watching traffic and died instantly. He had trained at Fort Harrison Camp Claiborne Fort Ord and served as a machinist in the Engineers. He had recently embarked overseas and this was likely his first visit to Sydney.
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James E. Armpriester
Washington
D. C
Pvt
James Armpriester
Sydney
Australia
Army
Armpriester
Engineers
Indianapolis
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Camp Claiborne
Fort Ord
Cal
City
Bear Loots Farragut Pigsty. 400-Pound Raids Barn Door
A 400 pound bear raided farmer Bill Ehlert’s Farragut pigsty for five nights stealing pork chops. Ehlert stood guard with a gun on the sixth night when the bear was shot and killed, and its hide now decorates the barn door.
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Farragut
Ida
J.P
Bill Ehlert
Ehlert
Allied Armies Reach Deep Into Nazi Defenses In Europe
Allied forces drive through Normandy centering on Caen with patrols reaching 30 miles inland. American and British units surge past Le Beny Boccage toward Caumont and Villers Bocage as German defenses crumble.
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London
U.P
Normandy
Caen
Arborea
Act
Caumont
Villers Boccage
le Beny-Boccage
Berlin
Tily-Sur-Seulles
United Press
William R. Higginbotham
Balleroy
Tilly
Richard D. McMillan
McMillan
Montebourg
Carentan
Troarn
Montergourg
Cherbourg
Vichy
Bay of Biscay
France
Recent Guests at Freeman Greene Hospital Visit Newman
Mrs Hannah E Newman recovering from a broken hip at Freeman Greene county hospital has received visitors including Mrs Mary Jo Bradford Tulsa Okla Commander John N Ogle USN Washington D C Mrs Hubert Reintjes Indianapolis A V Ogle Tulsa Okla and Mr and Mrs Ted Ogle near Linton They also visited Mrs Phoebe Hunt Newman sister who resides in her home.
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Hannah E. Newman
Freeman Greene County Hospital
Mary Jo Bradford
Tulsa
Okla
John N. Ogle Usn
Washington, D. C
Hubert Reintjes
Indianapolis
A. V. Ogle
Ted Ogle
Linton
Phoebe Hunt
Newman
Special Scout Troop 50 Meeting At United Brethren Church
All members of Boy Scout Troop No 50 are asked to meet at the United Brethren church at six o'clock this evening. The gathering is announced to discuss business of importance.
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Boy Scout Troop No. 50
United Brethren Church
Local Hospital Notes Counts Births and Surgeries
Mrs Kenneth Russell of Linton route 3 underwent major surgery Tuesday night. Marilyn and Donetta Stockrahm daughters of Mr and Mrs Donald Stockrahm had tonsillectomies this morning. Mrs Paul Mann of Bloomfield had a minor operation this morning. A girl weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces was born to Mrs Ralph Andis of Linton route 3 this morning named Mary Frances. The father is stationed with the US Army in Rhode Island. The mother was formerly Miss Jennie Pearl Bredeweg. A boy named Michael Ray was born to Mrs William E Smith of Ninth Street Southeast this morning, Mrs Smith formerly Miss Melba Jennings. Mrs Ray Inman of Linton route 1 was dismissed Tuesday. Miss Carolyn Hilburn of Coal City was dismissed Tuesday evening.
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Kenneth Russell
Linton
Marilyn
Donetta Stockrahm
Donald Stockrahm
Paul Mann
Bloomfield
Ralph Andis
Mary Frances
United States Army
Rhode Island
Jennie Pearl Bredeweg
William E. Smith
Ninth Street
Michael Ray
Smith
Melba Jennings
Ray Inman
Carolyn Hilburn
Coal City
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Doctor J
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James
W. D
Billy
John B
David Terhune Sr
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D.J
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Lintons
D. J
Phene Terhune
Fairview
Capital
Clay
Putnam County
South Bend
Robert Loftus
Rockford
Loftus
William T. Tennell
LaCrosse, Ind
Fort Wayne
Berghoff, Centlivre
Hoff-Bray Breweries
War Labor Board
United Brewery, Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink Workers Local 62
CIO
WLB
Stephen Spencer
Chicago
Indiana Defense Council
Walter Truman
Spencer
Viola Gofourth
Linton Boy
Earl Hofert
Indiana
James C. Deer
Ofert
Purdue University
Lafayette
States
AAFTD
Glendale
California
Burbank
Rotary
Adjutant
Caumont and
Norman Beachhead
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