Helicopter Proves Life-saving Worth in Korea War
United Press reports helicopters have become vital in Korea, evacuating over 3,000 UN troops by April and delivering wounded to mobile hospitals within hours. Bell Helicopter officials note expanded use, with the Valley Forge carrying eight machines to the front and medical officers assuming evacuation control.
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Bell Helicopter
Mashman
Korea
Armed Services
U.S.S. Valley Forge
Bell
IX Corps
Maghman
County 4-H Activities Highlight Electric Project Workshop
The article notes 4-H Round-up at Purdue June 18 to 20 and a Shakamak club camp June 23 to 26. A Friday June 22 workshop at the R E M C Building will aid Electric Project participants with local electricians and dealers on hand. Bill Parvis of Public Service Indiana will attend.
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Purdue
Shakamak
R.E.M.C
Public Service
Bill Parvis
Public Service Company of Indiana
Parvis
Indiana
Local 4-H Delegation Heads to Purdue Round-Up
Thirty-one 4-H club members and four leaders depart Monday for a three day trip to Purdue for the annual 4-H club round-up. Eight boys will compete in 4-H judging contests while others are honored for outstanding club work. Joe Bill Hasler of Newberry will represent the district in the Alpha Gamma Rho leadership contest. Anna Lee Blackmore of Switz City earns the Prairie Farmer award representing Greene County 4-H program.
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Purdue
Joe Bill Hasler
Newberry
Alpha Gamma Rho
Anna Lee Blackmore
Switz City
Prairie Farmer
Greene County
4-H Club Camp Set at Shakamak Park This June
The annual 4-H club camp will be held at Shakamak park from June 23 to 26. Enrollees will register Saturday afternoon June 23 and share a camp supper that night in the mess hall. Camp director is H. R. Heckman of Lyons with Paul Duhne of Switz City as assistant. L. C. McIntosh of Worthington and Harriet Clark of Worthington lead camp fire programs, while Glen Gates of Bloomfield and C. E. Creager of Linton direct recreation.
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Shakamak Park
H. R. Heckman
Lyons
Paul Duhne
Switz City
Linton
State Fair Prizes Will Set Record This Year
Indiana State Fair officials announced a record 352377 in cash premiums for the 1951 State Fair to be held August 30 to September 7. L Orville Miller of Elkhart, president of the Fair board, stated the total is 38007 more than last year. Harness racing purses will be 177000.
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Indianapolis
L. Orville Miller
Elkhart
The
Fair Board
Miller
Social Roundup Guests and Visits From Bucktown
Bucktown and neighboring towns share a weekend of visitors and returns. Elmer and Mrs. Jackson hosted the Ladson family guest, Wayne Bedwell and daughter visited the Nears, Bob Baker and son visited area relatives, John Sisil returned to Dayton with his wife, and Grace South plus others were guests of local families in Washington and Dugger.
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M. A. Ladson
Linton
Grace South
Wayne Bedwell
Ralph Near
Dugger
Bob Baker
Jasonville
John Sisil
Dayton
Harlan
George Smith
Washington
Richard Luxton
Charles Skinner
Montgomery and Barnett Guests Visit Local Relatives
Guests of Mr and Mrs Homer Montgomery and Mr and Mrs Eugene Barnett and family of Terre Haute spent Sunday with relatives here. Ralph Booker, employed in South Bend, was a recent guest of his mother Mrs Grace Booker. Dickie and Morrison Hardesty visited their grandmother Mrs Bessie Hardesty on Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Frank Page recently spent the weekend with relatives near Mitchell.
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Homer Montgomery
Eugene Barnett
Terre Haute
Ralph Booker
South Bend
Grace Booker
Dickie
Morrison Hardesty
Bessie Hardesty
Frank Page
Mitchell
Drunk in Public Not Drunken Driving Says Judge
In Louisville a judge ruled a bridle path is not a highway and drunkenness there cannot trigger drunken driving charges. Thomas Lenihan paid a $100 fine for being drunk in a public place rather than being charged with drunken driving.
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Louisville
Thomas Lenihan
Man Keeps 1898 Bicycle In Daily Use At 82
Lowell Massachusetts reported John McGlynn, who bought a bicycle in 1898, continues to ride it daily at age 82. The long ownership spans multiple generations, highlighting enduring value and simple, steady transport.
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Lowell
Mass
U.P
John McGlynn
Card of Thanks for Dewey Diehl
We thank friends and neighbors for help during illness and death of husband and father Dewey Diehl. Gratitude to Rev Baker, the undertakers, and the Masonic lodge. Mrs. Dewey Diehl, Mr and Mrs Victor Saulter.
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Dewey Diehl
Baker
Masonic Lodge
Victor Saulter
Earliest Reference to Railways Appears in 1676
A historical note identifies the first mention of rail ways dating to the year 1676. The fragment notes an early precursor to modern rail transport referenced in archival records, signaling the nascent stage of railway ideas.
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Elson
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Elmer Jackson
Irmine Jackson
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