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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1945
Page
1
The piece muses on recording regional history and urges scrapbooks as a source. It notes the Nebraska Supreme Court ruling striking down the 15 cent pleomargarine tax as unconstitutional and critiques Indiana beer permit politics amid broader trade-barrier concerns. Facts include the court decision, the tax’s repeal, and the Indiana licensing change.
Commencement exercises for Bible school students will be held at the church in West Linton at seven o clock this evening. Awards will be given and an interesting program is planned. The public is cordially invited to attend.
The text notes that in 1944 the average dessert eater consumed about 15 pounds of ice cream. It also cites a 1933 per capita consumption of five and a half pounds annually from the Encyclopedia Britannica Year Book.
Australian forces push toward Seria and Miri oil fields in Borneo after taking Brunei. Minesweepers cleared 117 mines along the coast near Lutong and Miri while PT boats and air strikes targeted coastal positions and the Miri airstrip.
Mrs. Robert McCloud of Owensburg underwent a major operation this morning. Jackie Dean Minks, 9, son of Mr and Mrs Lee Minks Bloomfield, had a tonsillectomy today. Miss Barbara Willoughby of Jasonville admitted for treatment this morning. A girl was born to Mrs Wilbur Harris of Worthington Thursday evening weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces named Linda Joan. Miss Imogene Rice discharged Thursday. Mrs Thomas Titus and baby taken home in Bloomfield today. Mrs Farrell Dowden of Bloomfield dismissed. Bill Gene Lee of Bloomfield taken home yesterday afternoon. Patty Roach taken home on East Vincennes Street today.
German armament giant Krupp asked permission to resume peacetime production in bomb damaged factories. Lt Gen Gerow requested details on feasible goods and rebuilding needs before a decision. Most Ruhr area plants remain idle awaiting Allied peace control plan.
Frank A. Lenning, Clerk of the Greene Circuit Court, will serve on the U S District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on the petit jury. The session begins in Indianapolis on July 9 with Lenning listed among jurors.
Senate war inquiry targets War Department over alleged graft in Latin American highway contract. FBI kept off probe for two years, with charges of inflated rentals and misuse of materials paid by U.S. taxpayers and war bond buyers.
A wartime race among Indiana counties shows Greene County in 26th place as bond drives push totals up from 180,000 to 233,806.25. Lyons Worthington workers and towns like Jasonville push quotas, while Linton and Bloomfield lag as officials urge all residents to buy war bonds to support returning soldiers and postwar stability. Washington reports the administration weighing a higher minimum wage than 40 cents an hour, with WLB and lawmakers studying impacts on living standards and coverage.
Governor Gates told Bloomington Chamber of Commerce at Indiana University that future unemployment can be eased by careful planning and wise public spending. He urged avoiding government doses or subsidies and insisted communities should plan now to avoid emergencies.
Indiana Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments on moves to stop lower courts from hearing two injunctions challenging the 1945 liquor control laws. Temporary writs of prohibition blocked Carroll and Montgomery counties from proceeding. Democratic beer wholesalers, whose permits were canceled May 1, filed the suits seeking relief against the Alcoholic Beverage Commission and state officials.
The Bicknell Daily News reports the death of Mrs. Fieldon Bradford, aged 83 in August, widow of Field Bradford and daughter of T. M. Maddox. Former Bicknell resident who lived on West Fifth Street and earlier in Linton. Survived by her daughter Mrs. Hazel Doggett in California.
London reports a directive for a Berlin meeting of Churchill Attlee Truman and Stalin. Attlee accepts inviting Britain to join the talks before July 26. He vows unity on foreign policy and responsibility shared with the government.
Jackson Mississippi June 15 Army officials investigated a crash in a muddy field near Oak Ridge that killed 17 people including two women. Public relations officers at the Jackson air base had no official report. The plane, possibly an Army ferry command ship, was believed to be en route from Jackson to Shreveport Louisiana. Names of the victims were withheld.
The Mothers of World War 2 postponed their Thursday meeting to this evening at 7 30 due to circumstances beyond their control. All members and officers are urged to attend the Memorial service and draping of the charter for the late second vice president Mrs Lillian White who died May 20.
In 1944 commercial hatcheries in the United States produced 1 percent billion baby chicks and about 500000 turkeys. More than half of these birds were sent to farms and broiler raisers via overnight or longer shipments, per the Railway Express Agency.
Morning report notes a white hen perched on a car back seat outside the Citizen office. A warm fresh egg lay in the seat, suggesting the bird rode along with a farmer on his town trip from the farm.
The Dominion Express derailed near Milton as an ore train car buckled causing a collision. Six cars left the rails and 16 people died including two crew members and 14 passengers. 27 seriously injured were hospitalized with at least 25 detained. The ore train suffered a journal-box defect according to P W Neff.
Hayden E. Baker aged 64 of Martin County near Indian Springs died suddenly at his home on Thursday. He was brother of Mrs. Icis Allen of Linton. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 PM in Indian Springs with burial there.
Victor Pittman sues Maude Pittman to set aside a divorce decree. State of Indiana brings child neglect case against Paul Lynn in Greene Circuit Court.
Japanese officers killed hundreds of their own troops who attempted surrender as American forces herded the enemy toward the sea with flame throwers and bombs. Maj. Gen. Pedro Del Valle predicted Okinawa conquest within two weeks while Marines closed in on Oroku Peninsula and Yaeju Dake with incendiary raids and heavy artillery. Thousands of civilians crossed to American lines as surrendering Japanese rose, many urged by American broadcasts. page three continuation.
In San Francisco on June 15, small nations pressed for a constitutional convention within five to 10 years to revise the UN charter while big powers resist the fixed timetable. Withdrawal rights and other issues glare as the conference, behind schedule, faces possible delays toward June 23 adjournment. The committee debated for hours without votes as sessions bogged down.
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