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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1943
Page
4
Washington June 16 Major General William Key former provost marshal general of the European theater of operations becomes the new army commander in Iceland. He replaces Major General Charles Bonesteel who has been assigned to an unannounced post.
A sequence of visits and weekend trips is recorded with many names and places. Beverly Edwards of Indianapolis stayed with her parents in Lyons. Families from Owensville Solsberry Washington Terre Haute Martinsville Newcastle Linton Sandborn Worthington Bloomfield Red Key Indianapolis Akron Ohio Ja sonville and others are noted for weekend or Sunday gatherings and visits to relatives and parks.
Foster Edwards and family and Mrs. Mack Kirk with daughter Carolyn visited Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards on Sunday in Indianapolis. A large group including Roscoe Kinnamon and baby, Vernon Roach and children, Hiram Kinnamon, and Willis Waldron shared time with Mrs. Hiram Kinnamon. Evelyn Kinnamon of Indianapolis visited Monday, and Larry Brafford of Cleveland and Geneva Skomp’s family announce the birth of a daughter Sue Ann June 8.
Washington reports Labor Department findings on wartime factory injuries. In 30 months, 48 500 workers killed on the job and 98 000 lost an arm leg hand or eye. U98 000. Two and a half years total 275 000 man years of work lost.
An uncredited United Press account honors two sergeant gunners lost during a May raid on Foggia, Italy. Their battered B-24 crashed near Palermo as battles raged overhead, the rear gunner and waist gunner perishing while aiding each other and lasting in memory as a testament to selfless sacrifice.
Hollywood June 15 Greer Garson has been awarded the British Picturegoer gold medal for her work in Mrs Miniver She also previously won the Oscar from the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts for the same role This is her second British award after Blossoms in the Dust last year
Mrs. Helen Pahmier hosted a Sunday dinner for her mother Mrs. Emma Dunbar's birthday anniversary. The item lists numerous calls and visits including Margie Knochs with sister in Indianapolis, Della Hildenbrand in Carlisle, and many other relatives and friends visiting throughout Bucktown and nearby towns. Reads as a community social roundup with health notes on Gary Hardesty recovering from measles.
West Jefferson area visitors and family guests are listed including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turner of Indianapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Morgan. Sylvester Carrithers moved to his brother Roscoe Carrithers in Carlisle. Vernon Goodman visited Ernest Beck. Jesse Moore and Lettie Beck hosted family guests. Millard Spurlin and son Charles traveled to Linton. Willie Clayton injured a hand harvesting. Froman Goodman called on Ernest Beck and left with him to shear sheep. Stella Morgan and Charles Turner plus Donnie Turner visited Lettie Beck.
Mr and Mrs James Sargent learned their son Ray Sargent employed in Kingston Michigan underwent an appendectomy at a Ypsilanti hospital on Tuesday His condition is reported as satisfactory
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