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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1947
Page
4
A group of cowgirls with the Al Jones rodeo will perform at Linton High School Park on Saturday and Sunday June 21 and 22 under the sponsorship of the Linton Frank Courtney American Legion post. Performances are scheduled for 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. daily.
London report details advice for reaching 107 learned from Charles Macklin and W MacQueen Pope. Pope recalls Shaw’s remark about R Golding Bright, and notes Pope’s fixation on theater trivia including the Adelphi’s history and a stabbing outside the theater.
The passage notes a debut costing $40 and a theater sold for $100,000 after packing seats to maximize profit. It also mentions Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree exiting Chu Chin Chow at His Majesty's after muttering that it was scented hogwash, contrasting judgments in theater.
Philadelphia residents have long complained about Schuylkill River water delivered through crusted mains. Mayor Bernard Samuel proposes a move toward purer water, signaling a major policy gesture after years of critique from both parties.
The Philadelphia mayor applies to the state water and resources board to source a new water supply from the Delaware River near Wallpack Bend in Pike County. Feasibility planning could cost up to 76 million dollars with project costs estimated between 200 and 250 million. Opposition exists but the plan is kept alive through repeated tabled motions.
The city seeks permission to tap the Bend with a plan tied to future supply shortages, hoping for action two months after filing. The state bureau, after a decade, continues to study the application as the mayor pushes for a decision amid public concern.
In Richmond Indiana six sewer blasts ripped manhole covers in a one block area. Mrs Bessie Ryan Jordan 47 died after a cover blew off as she stood nearby. Officials blamed natural or sewer gas buildup and fire crews guarded the scene.
Survey of more than 6,000 veterans at the University of Oklahoma shows many plan to attend classes this summer and prefer year round schooling for value and training.
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