Changes to Be Made Here In Fourth of July Parade
The 1960 Linton Fourth of July parade will feature a new theme and route with over 500 in cash prizes. The parade starts 10:00 a.m. near Linton-Stockton schools, proceeds along North Main to A street, then Tenth, then north, with judges from out of town. Special sweepstakes award of 100 dollars for the best theme depiction.
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Linton
Chamber of Commerce
C Tfy
Linton-Stockton
Tenth Street
Hazelrigg
Chamber of Commerce Office
Sons trip takes Stephen Lynn to Fort Smith visit
Mrs Herschel Lynn and Mrs M E Tomak traveled with Stephen Lynn to St Louis Missouri where he boarded a plane to Fort Smith Arkansas for a several day stay with his father who is employed there.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Herschel Lynn
M.E. Tomak
Stephen Lynn
St. Louis
O Hearn Elected Delegate From Seventh District
Linton Mayor P H O Hern and Greene county Democratic chairman was chosen Tuesday to serve as delegate at the National Democratic convention to be held in San Francisco in July. The selection was made by county chairmen and vice chairmen of the Seventh Congressional district at Spencer Tuesday night.
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Linton
P. H. O’hern
Greene County
Democratic
San Francisco
Cal
Seventh Congressional District
Spencer
Aden Benham Named to Linton School Board
The Linton City Council appointed Aden Benham to a four year term on the Linton Stockton School Board, replacing Robert Moss who will not seek re election. Benham operates Benham International Truck and Tractor Sales in Lyons and lives at 620 First Street Northeast. The vote was three to approve with one member voting to pass.
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Linton
Aden Benham
Linton-Stockton
Robert Moss
Benham
Benham International
Lyons
First Street
Howard Bailey
Earl Rousa
P.H. O’hern
Moss
O’hern
Roush
PTO
Bailey
Lester Bailey
Ora McCollister
O'Hern
Eva Myers
McCollister
Murl Cullison
van L. Plew
Main
First Streets
Briggs Buick Company
Victor Wright
Humpreys
Harold Shorter
Linton Tree Service
Shorter
Three Executed For Crimes in Cuba
Captain Manuel Beaton and two accomplices were executed by firing squad at dawn in Santiago for counter-revolutionary crimes against Fidel Castro. Beaton and Cipriano Beaton and Felipe Martinez Norma were killed after a 17 minute tribunal found them guilty of high treason murder and armed revolt. Five others received prison terms and seven teenagers were sent to reform school.
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Santiago
Cuba
UPI
Manuel Beaton
Fidel Castro
Beaton
Cipriano
Felipe Martinez Norma
Santiago Naval District
San Juan
Dominican Republic
Castro
Misfire at Titan Base Kills Man and Injures Nine
An explosion from five flare devices on a Titan intercontinental missile hull killed Josep G. Sibole of Cocoa Beach, injuring nine others. The blast halted a planned launch as investigators seek causes while the missile remained undamaged.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
Indiana
Josep G. Sibole
Cocoa Beach
Earlene Terry
Indianapolis
Sibole
Titan
Greene County households show stronger buying power
A study based on Standard Rate and Data Service figures and BLS data finds Greene County families spend only 56.7 percent of net income on basic needs. Discretionary income averaged 2811 dollars per household last year, up from 2613 three years earlier, supported by after tax incomes of 4440 dollars and improved living standards.
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New York
Greene County
Standard Rate and Data Service
Bureau of Labor Statistics
George Katona
University of Michigan
Indiana Weather Forecast Turns Cooler Soon
Skies clear across Indiana with mild temperatures today as high’s reach mid 70s to mid 80s. The five day outlook calls for cooler days midweek and a return of warming by Saturday or Sunday, with scattered showers and thunderstorms north and portions of the state.
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Indiana
Cincinnati
South Bend
Lafayette
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Louisville
Indianapolis
Weak storm spans Great Lakes to New England
A weak storm traced across the Great Lakes toward New England bringing drizzle and fog to the Northeast. The low pressure system hit central states through the week and was set to drop rain and cooler air along the north Atlantic seaboard and into the Midwest and Southwest. A Pacific cold front slid across the northern Plains with showers and thunderstorms aimed at the upper Mississippi Valley. Light rain fell Tuesday night across the Northeast, midlands, northern Rockies and the Pa
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Great Lakes
New England
United States
Central States
North Atlantic Seaboard
Kansas
Southwest
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
Midlands
Rockies
Rev Rea Resigns Baptist Pastorate
Rev Royden Rea has resigned as pastor of the First Baptist church and will deliver a farewell sermon on Sunday July 10. John Wilson cites 403 additions during Rev Rea’s ministry and says the church and Sunday school have been active. Rea will move with Mrs Rea to Young America around mid July to take a new pastorate.
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Royden Rea
First Baptist Church
John Wilson
Rea
Linton
Baptist Church
Wilson
Mr. Rea
PSC Hearing Set At Jasonville
Public hearing on the Milwaukee Rail road station in Jasonville is set for Thursday July 14 at 10:00 am at the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific station. George G. Cline announces PSC consideration of authorization to receive and forward freight at Jasonville and possible end of a separate agency with removal of the station building.
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Milwaukee Railroad Company
Jasonville
Public Service Commission of
Indiana
Chicago
Milwaukee, St. Paul and
PSC
Linton-Jasonville
Mrs. Vaughn 81 Dies at Dugger After Long Illness
Mrs. Margaret E. Vaughn died at her Dugger home at 12:30 this morning after a long illness. She lived in the community 60 years, was born in Kimberley England August 2 1878 and belonged to the Dugger First Christian church. Survived by two daughters, one sister, six grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are at Evans Funeral Home with services Friday at 2 PM and burial in Dugger Cemetery.
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Margaret E. Vaughn
Dugger
Vaughn
Kimberley
England
Mildred Hinson
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ada Boles
Indianapolis
Evans Funeral Home
Henry Holloway
40 and 8 Voiture Will Install Officers
The Linton Voiture No. 1010 Forty and Eight will install officers at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Legion home. Past Grand Chef de Train Tom Marcellino to be installing officer. Robert Hemmerling to be installed as Chef de Gare. Robert E. White retiring. Italian spaghetti to be served during the social hour. large attendance expected.
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Linton
Legion
Tom Marcellino
Robert Hemmerling
Robert E. White
White
Tri Kappa Members Schedule Float Work Tonight
Members of the Tri Kappa sorority are asked to meet at Mrs. Kenneth Proshears home at 7:00 this evening to work on the float in an announcement issued today.
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Tri Kappa Sorority
Kenneth
Nuclear Sub Sargo Damaged by Fire at Pearl Harbor
The U S Navy reports the nuclear submarine Sargo suffered a fire and explosion at Pearl Harbor. The reactor compartment remained sealed with no danger of reactor explosion while a missing crewman is considered possibly not aboard. Submarine submerged to flood torpedo room and later surfaced for dewatering.
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Hawaii
UPI
Navy
Naval Shipyard
Leftist protests erupt as Parliament stormed in Tokyo
About UPI reports show more than 10 000 leftist students stormed the Japanese Parliament injuring scores as police battled rioters amid anti government and anti security pact protests. Reports vary on fatalities with one woman killed and several sources higher. The unrest followed a right wing truck incident and ahead of President Eisenhower visit.
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Tokyo
UPI
Nobusuke Kishi
Eisenhower
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Socialist Party
Kishi
Security Treaty
Zengakuren Students Federation
James C. Hagerty
Parliament Grounds
Japan
Liberal-Democratic Party
Kosaku Shinoda
Fred L. Dorraugh Dies Plan Rites In Linton
Fred L. Dorraugh 61, retired Linton coal miner, died at Freeman Greene county hospital after nine days there. He had been in ill health since October 1959, born March 12, 1899 in Clay county near Brazil. Survived by widow Vena Johnson Dorraugh and two sons James David Derraugh and Frank Russell Derraugh, plus a brother John Derraugh. funeral arrangements and burial at Fairview Cemetery.
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Fred Lee Dorraugh
Linton
Freeman- Greene County
Mr. Dorraugh
Clay County
Brazil
Elijah and
Mary Morran Dorraugh
Little Betty
Minnehaha
Glenburn
Linton Civic Garden Club Opens Yard and Garden Contest
Entries are being received for the yard and garden beautification contest sponsored by the Linton Civic Garden club. The report notes that small simple gardens can win. there are classes for all types including alley areas. Contest entrants should contact club members.
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Linton Civic Garden Club
Amatuer skin diver in hospital after bends attack
Floyd E. Goines, 26, an Okmulgee police sergeant, lies in a decompression chamber at the Navy Deep Sea Diving School as doctors battle the bends. He surfaced too quickly from 85 feet at Lake Ten-Killer and now endures pain while a Navy medic monitors his heartbeat and the chamber’s decon process. The Air Force flew him in for treatment in one of the nation’s few specialized chambers.
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Navy
Deep Sea Diving
Goines
Gaines
Lake Ten-Killer
Oklahoma
Air Force
Gamnes
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