Hoover Nominated for President at Republican Convention
On Wednesday June 16 at the Kansas City Republican national convention Herbert Hoover received the presidential nomination while Senator Charles Gar of Kansas was chosen for vice president. In Indiana the Rainbow Division elected Elmer W. Sherwood of Linton and Bloomfield as its president. The Mohawk mine owned by W. J. Hamilton will resume work next week, after being idle since last March and employing about 300 men.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Charles Gar
Kansas
Ft. Wayne
Rainbow Division
Elmer W. Sherwood
Linton
Bloomfield
Indiana
W. J. Hamilton
Mrs May Mathena Admitted To Robert Long Hospital
Mrs May Mathena of Linton has been admitted to the Robert Long hospital in Indianapolis where she will undergo surgery.
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May Mathena
Linton
Robert Long Hospital
Indianapols
Ford Cars Redefine Low Price Luxury in 1949
Corbin and Reed of the Linton Motor Sales praise Ford for merging beauty with durability in the 1949 models. They note a simplified instrument panel, single driver‑oriented cluster, black lighting to reduce glare, and roomy seating for six with 57 inches front and 60 inches rear.
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Ford
J. M. Corbin
Ray Reed
Linton Motor Sales
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Prompting Bile Flow
An old advertisement urges readers to take Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate about two pints of bile daily. It claims proper bile flow aids digestion, relieves gas and constipation, and improves mood, with a 33 cent price and drugstore availability.
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Carter
Baker Receives Degree in Michigan
Robert Baker of 510 Broadway, Linton, received a bachelor of science in mining engineering at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology commencement on June 7. The 283 bachelor degrees, 15 master degrees, five professional degrees and three honorary doctorates were awarded to a large class representing 16 states and five foreign countries.
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Houghton
Mich
Robert Baker
Broadway
Linton
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Bob
Linton Stockton High School
Square and Compass
American Institute of Mining and Metalurgical Engineers
Fire at Bedford Causes Major Damage to Furniture Building
Lightning struck a storage building of Walter Knight Moving and Storage Co. in Bedford causing an estimated 50 000 dollars in damage. Firemen fought the blaze for two hours as $100 000 worth of furniture was stored inside. initial estimates warned of heavy losses.
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Bedford
U.P
Walter Knight
House Over Rides Truman on Big Appropriation Bill
The House voted 288 to 113 to override President Truman's veto of a large funding bill for the Federal Security Agency. The measure would transfer the U S Employment Service from the Labor Department to the agency, a rider Truman opposed. If the Senate also overrides, the bill becomes law. otherwise Congress may resubmit without the rider.
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Washington
U.P
House
Truman
Federal Security Agency
U. S. Employment Service
Labor Department
Security Agency
Senate
Congress
Leav es Hospital Wilford Goodman Released
Wilford Goodman age 20 of Dugger was injured in a motorcycle accident near the Ellis school last Friday and remained unconscious until Monday. He was released from Freeman-Greene County Hospital and reported out of danger.
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Wilford Goodman
Dugger
Ellis School
Freeman-Greene Country Hospital
Sherwood-Templeton Coal official named to Pur due board
R Hardy Sherwood president of the Sherwood Templeton Coal company was named by Governor Gates to the Board of Trustees of Pur due University. The appointment comes via a United Press dispatch received here.
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R. Hardy Sherwood
Sherwood-Templeton Coal Company
Gates
Purdue University
United Press
Criqui Divorce Filed in Greene Circuit Court Bloomfield
Mary Ann Criqui sues Edward J. Criqui in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield for divorce. The filing names both spouses and sets the action for court consideration.
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Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Mary Ann Criqui
Edward J. Criqui
Tuttle's Outfit Has Good Record
Pfc. Donald Tuttle of Linton leads a Guadalcanal based softball team, the 529th Engineer Service Company, with a .300 team batting average and 37 homers. They beat the Bougainville 537th Engineer Base Survey team 3 to 2. The squad includes players from Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi, Michigan, Virginia, North Carolina and Indiana.
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Guadalcanal
Pfc
Donald Tuttle
Linton
Solomon Islands
529Th Engineer Service Company
Tuttle
Engineer Base Survey Company
Bougainville
Soviet to act against Austrian official Migsch
Vienna reports Soviet authorities warned the Austrian government they will take action against Power Supply Minister Alfred Migsch due to anti Soviet attitude. The note states the Soviet government no longer regards Migsch as a representative of Austria and reserves the right to act against him. Signed by Commissioner Vladimir Kourassev.
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Vienna
Alfred Migsch
Vladimir Kourassev
Austria
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Reed
Caromel
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Iday
Johnson Feed & Supply CO
Hickok
Swank
Beau Brumme
Palm Beach
Engle & Pirtle
Clothiers
Marry Ruskin
Niven Busch
James M. Cain
Jay Garnett
Carey Wilson
Uae
Ee Quaid
Rockers
Father’s den
NEW Home Furnishing CO
W. Vincennes St
Secret Beyond
the Door
Joan Bennett
Tewart
Jane Pewally
Robert Riskin
Kent Smith
Ned Sparks
Wallace Ford
Regis T2omey
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