Parish News recalls 1849 Oregon sale and gas theft fears
A long old document printed by Rev. Ernest Roberts recalls an 1849 sale listing ox teams and odd goods, plus a discussion on gasoline black market harm in wartime America. The piece cites the Vincennes Sun-Commercial criticizing siphoning and urging coupon loyalty to defeat theft.
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Odon Journal
Ernest Roberts
Linton
Wm. Bunch
Oregon Territory
Buck
Ben
Tom
Jerry
Youth Caravan to Visit in Linton
A Youth Caravan will visit the Methodist church for one week starting this Sunday. Led by Miss Esther Edelmaier of Covington Kentucky, a DePauw graduate and Covington high school sponsor, the group will tour seven Indiana churches. The program targets youths 12 to 23 with adult leaders and parents, offering classes and talks to guide the coming year.
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Methodist
Esther Edelmaier
Covington
Edelmaier
DePauw University
Kentucky
Indiana
Capt Paul Evans Wounded in Italy During World War II
Capt Paul Evans husband of Mrs Joan Curry Evans of Linton has been wounded while serving with the U S Medical Corps in Italy He was on the Anzio beachhead and near Rome on June 1 when severely wounded in the hip He is recovering at a base hospital and has been awarded the Purple Heart His wife and son live with her mother in Linton Indiana and he previously served at Camp Shelby Camp Dix and California desert training
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Paul Evans
Joan Curry Evans
Linton
United States Medical Corps
Italy
Capt. Evans
E. N. Evans
Indianapolis
Medical Corps
Camp Shelby
Miss
California
Camp Dix
N. J
Spice Case Sent to Knox County by Bloomfield Attorney
Allen G. Pate filed a venue case in Knox county circuit court for Mrs. Mae Spice of Linton against the estate of Bessie L. Kirby. The suit seeks $3,150 for services rendered to the late Mrs. Kirby including transportation of 5 768 miles and expenses for meals and telephone calls.
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Allen G. Pate
Bloomfield
Knox County
Daviess County
Mae Spice
Linton
Bessie L. Kirby
Anniversary Meeting of Chickateth Council at Red Men's Hall
The Chickateth Council of Poca hontas will hold its 38th anniversary meeting in the Red Men's hall here Monday evening at 7 30 o clock. An interesting program is being arranged and refreshments will follow the regular lodge meeting. All members are urged to attend.
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Chickateth Council of
Pocahontas
Red Men's Hall
Pavey Leads Indiana Democrats In Convention Attack
Indianapolis June 16 Indiana Mayor Jesse I Pavey of South Bend censured the Republican dominated legislatures of 1941 and 1943 and attacked the GOP platform as unfair and unworkable. Senator Samuel D Jackson endorsed the Democratic ticket pledging to resist Republican domination and highlighting past legislative clashes and party scandals.
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Jesse I. Pavey
South Bend
GOP
Pavey
Indiana General Assembly
Ralph F. Gates
Columbia City
Schricker
U. S
Samuel D. Jackson
Ind
Jackson
Robert W. Lyons
Indiana
Washington
House
Republican National
M. Clifford Townsend
Paul V. McNutt
Hoosiers
L B Conour Falls From Cherry Tree
L B Conour, a veteran express man, fell from a fourteen foot ladder while picking cherries at his home Thursday evening about six o'clock. A local physician found no bones broken, but he will be confined to home for a few days. The accident happened when the ladder limb broke. National production of English walnuts almonds and filberts centers in California Oregon and Washington.
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L. B. Conour
California
Oregon
Washington
Two Linton Miners Die In Mine Accident At Friar Tuck
Two Linton men Hallie Wright 49 and Everett Pruett 54 were killed instantly at the Friar Tuck mine eight miles north of Dugger when a cable near a shovel exploded in shallow water. The accident occurred at 12 45 today as workers walked through water while coroner’s investigation and body removal were pending. Wright left a widow with three children after more than twenty years with Sher wood Templeton Coal Co. and Pruett, married with no children, was a longtime company employee.
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Linton
Friar Tuck
Dugger
Hallie Wright
Everett Pruett
Sherwood Templeton Coal Company
Wright
Pruett
Victory Gardeners Inspect Linton Plots For Pests
Members of the Victory Garden club toured gardens in Linton on Wednesday evening with Rev. Charles B. Layton of Bloomfield offering guidance. Report says most plots show fine cultivation though some gardens show insect pests and disease. Inspectees included T. J. Holden Walter Freund Bull and Cooper Paul Kramer Martin and Chester Jud Brewer Oscar Anderson and Roscoe Duke.
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Victory Garden Club
Linton
Charles B. Layton
Bloomfield
T. J. Holden
Walter Freund
Bull and Cooper
Paul Kramer
Martin and Chester
Jud Brewer
Oscar Anderson
Roscoe Duke
Final arguments heard today in Gofourth murder trial
The Indiana murder trial of Hansford and Viola Gofourth neared its end as closing arguments were delivered by the state. Judge Karl Parker Vosloh indicated the proceedings would run lengthy to allow a jury verdict tonight.
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Indiana
Hansford
Viola Gofourth
Karl Parker Vosloh
Kern G. Beasley
Greene County
Monroe County
Thomas Acuff
Witn Haywood
Haywood
Viola
Hansford Gofourth
Mr. Haywood
County Nurses Help Deliver Premature Baby at Home
A daughter born premature to Mr and Mrs Herschel Martin of Hendricksville on June 14 was assisted by county health nurses Miss Madeline Neidlinger and Mrs Margaret Foulkes who delivered an incubator to the Martin home. The baby Barbara Joan is reported to be getting along fine.
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Herschel Martin
Hendricksville
Madeline Neidlinger
Margaret Foulkes
Martin Home
Barbara Joan
New Civil Filings in Greene Circuit Court
Three new cases filed in Greene Circuit court at Bloomfield include Cliff Strong versus John Myer on account, Western Auto Associates Store versus Claude Russell on account, and Grace M. Wampler versus Claude Wampler seeking a divorce.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Cliff Strong
John Myer
Western Auto Associates Store
Claude Russell
Grace M. Wampler
Claude Wampler
Allied Armies Advance 25 Miles Through Italian Towns
Allied forces pushed up to 25 miles beyond key positions in Italy. The 5th and 8th Armies drove through towns near Terni and Todi and reached Grosetto and Massa Mantaro while Libyan and Indian units moved near Orvieto and Bolsena. The Gothic line emerged as the expected next contact.
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Naples
U.P
Grosetto
Rome
Florence
Terni
Todi
Mark W. Clark
Pisa-Rimini
8Th Army
Massa Mantaro
Orvieto
Lake Bolsena
Ficulle
5Th Army
Aquafendente
B 29 Superfortress Heralded By Army Invasion Coverage
The Army describes the B 29 as the “Lord and Master” of the Flying Fortress. It is heavier armed with four Wright cyclone engines and a crew of 11, armed with 50 caliber guns and 20 mm cannons. Production is underway in Seattle Renton Wichita Omaha and Marietta as Allied forces advance toward Cherbourg and Caen amid battering battles on the Normandy peninsula.
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Flying Fortress
Boeing Airplane Co
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
War Department
Boein
Seattle
Renton
Wash
Wichita
Kan
Glenn L. Martin Company
Omaha
Neb
Bell Aircraft
Marietta
Mariette
United Press
Richard C. Glass
Minneapolis
U. S. Army Air Forces Material Command
Boeing
Japan
Spice Returns Home After Seven Weeks Confinement
Thad Spice has returned to his home after seven weeks in the Veterans' hospital in Indianapolis. His condition is reported improved.
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Thad Spice
Veterans’ Hospital
Indianapolis
Hospital Births and Dismissals Reported
A boy named William Leon Gleason weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce was born to Mrs. Adolph Gleason Thursday night. A girl born to Mrs. Roy Harris weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces. Albert Taylor, 6, had a tonsillectomy, as did Miss Anna Crawford of Plainville. Donald Holmes was dismissed on Thursday evening. Mrs. Paul Mann of Broomfield and Mrs. William Smith and baby were also discharged Thursday.
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Adolph Gleason
William Leon
Roy Harris
Paul Mann
Broomfield
William Smith
Baby
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Vention
Theodore Wyman Jr
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Honolulu
Friar Truck
Victory Gardeners
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Supreme
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Rai
Montebourg
Quineville
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Mountebourg
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