Reminiscences From Sullivan and Local Horn Debates
A Sullivan Times columnist recalls old memories of Mine Run and Sullivan with mentions of Theo Dreiser and circuses from Cofman park. Joins in on Fourth of July planning, 4 H club fair, and laughter about interurban lines, hospital, and boulevard lighting. Also notes automobile horn noise concerns and quiet periods in other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Dreiser
America
Theo
Sullivan
Joe Adams
Sullivan Times
Mine Run
Mary Sherman
Linton
Boulevard
Joe
Hagenback
Wallace
Floto
Cofman Park
Linton Young Mien Enrolled in Hoosier State Boys State
Five Linton youths join 600 Indiana participants at Indianapolis Fairgrounds for a week of model government under American Legion sponsorship. The event features elections, assemblies, athletic registrations, medical exams, and speeches by dignitaries including Judge Wilfred Bradshaw and Abraham Lincoln impersonator G. B. Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Young
Hoosier ‘State
Linton
Fairgrounds
Indianapolis
Indiana American Legion Department
Bob Baker
American Legion Auxiliary
Marvin Friedman
American Legion
Bob Smith
Rotary Club
Fred McLain
Ellis Lodge
Jack Coleman
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Henry Orner
Plainfield
A. L. Moody
Waterloo
Whiting
Wilfred Bradshaw
Walter C. Boetcher
G. B. Green
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
B. W. Breedlove
Legion State
State Board of Agriculture
Copeland Rites Will Be Tuesday
Royal S. Copeland, senior New York senator and physician, died in his Shoreham hotel apartment at 69 after a short illness from overwork at the 75th Congress. His body was sent to the family home in Suffern for burial next Tuesday. Doctors cited circulatory collapse due to heart and kidney disease and exhaustion from intensive congressional work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Royal S. Copeland
New York
Senate
Suffern
N. Y
Shoreham Hotel
Congress
Mrs. James Gray Reported Seriously Ill at Home
Mrs James Gray of 250 Third Street Northwest is critically ill at home and visitors are not allowed at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gray
Third Street Northwest
Court of Honor for Linton Scouts Monday
Members of Linton's Boy Scout troops 54 and 57 will travel to Bloomfield for the Greene county Scout court of honor. A bus will depart from the Elks home on North Main Street at 6 30 p m Monday evening. All Linton scouts are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Bloomfield
Greene County Scout Court of Honor
Elks
North Main Street
Field Day Event Well Attended by Hundreds of Farmers
Three thousand farmers from counties in the territory attended a field day at the Moss-Fell annex Purdue experimental farm near Bedford sponsored by Purdue University. The event featured a morning program for women led by Lella R. Gaddis and demonstrations on home garden practices by F C Gaylord, with tips on soil building crop rotation and early planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue
Bedford
Purdue University
Lella R. Gaddis
F C. Gaylord
Meta Martin
Miss Martin
Lawrence County Home Economics Chorus
Clyde Moss Dies at 49 in Owensburg Home
Clyde Moss 49 died at 11 Sunday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs Rufe Boruff in Owensburg from a heart ailment. He was born in Linton son of the late Stephen and Mary Moss and was unmarried. Surviving brothers include Will G Moss Spencer Harry and Richard Moss Linton and Clyde Moss 49. Funeral at Samaria church five miles west of Linton at 2 PM Sunday conducted by an Owensburg minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Moss
Rufe Boruff
Owensburg
Boruff
Moss
Linton
Stephen
Mary Moss
Will G. Moss
Spencer
Harry
Richard Moss
Julia Willey
Cleveland, CO
Phoebe Himebrook
Still Discovered On Bedford Farm Raid Uncovers Concealed Apparatus
Federal and state officers raided a carefully concealed still on a Leesville farm in Bedford. The owner claimed ignorance of the apparatus. Operators fled into dense brush and escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Farm
Bedford
Leesville
Hospital Report on Local Patients and Births
Mrs. Albert Martindale was taken to her home Friday afternoon. John McDonald dismissed Friday evening. Mrs. Nellie Beechy moved to her home. Raymond King had an appendectomy this morning. Pansy Conklin four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Conklin had a tonsillectomy this morning. Mrs John Adamson of the Terhune apartments became mother to a baby weighing two pounds fourteen ounces Friday evening. The child died shortly after birth Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Martindale
John McDonald
Nellie Beechy
Raymond King
Pansy Conklin
Leo Conklin
John Adamson
Terhune Apartments
Baker elected president of International Typographical Union
In Indianapolis on June 18, Claude M. Baker of San Francisco won the I T U presidency by about 14 000 votes, defeating Charles P. Howard of Chicago who sought re election on the Progressive ticket. Official tabulation shows Baker 37 229 and Howard 23 544.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Claude M. Baker
San Francisco
Calif
International Typographical Union
I.T.U
Charles P. Howard
Chicago
Committee For Industrial Organization
Progressive
C.I.C.A.F.L
Baker
Howard
Death, Illness Trim Harlan Coal Conspiracy Defendants
In London Kentucky on June 18 the trial of the Harlan coal conspiracy saw 11 defendants drop from 69 to 58 due to death illness and legal issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harlan Coal
Soviet Guards Attack Reported Near Hung chun
Tokyo dispatch from the Comei agency says 30 Soviet border guards fired on 20 Manchukuo patrol guards near Hung chun. Both sides were reinforced and neither side had retreated. one Manchukuoan was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Comei
Hungchun
Three Way Car Crash Leaves Injured and Prison Time
James Waggoner of Sandborn in serious condition after a three vehicle crash near Beehunter south of Lyons at 6 30 PM. Roy Brown of Linton is sentenced to 90 days in the state penal farm after pleading guilty to drunken driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Waggoner
Sandborn
Freeman Greene County
Walter Madden
Lyons
Roy Brown
Linton
Beehunter
Brown
Floyd Madden
Anna Harker
Elnora
Waggoner
Floyd
Madden
Washington
Bert Caldwell
Cletus Miller
Greene County
Bloomfield
J. Raymond Powell
Germany Purge Moves Ahead Across Berlin
In Berlin on June 18, Nazi authorities intensified the purge of Jews from economic and cultural life. Storm troops carried out planned actions while anti-Jewish measures spread. Jewish homes were searched and shops daubed with anti Jewish inscriptions as lists of targeted shops and individuals were drawn up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U.P
Germany
Project Approved for Lyons Street Improvements
President Roosevelt approves a WPA allotment of 7274 dollars for Lyons street improvements. Word was received today from Congressman Arthur H. Greenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Roosevelt
Arthur H. Greenwood
Mrs Terhune and Son Visit Relatives in Sea Brook IL
Mrs Henry Terhune and her son Ronald left yesterday for Sea Brook Illinois to visit Mrs Terhune's parents Amon and Mrs Pruitt for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Terhune
Ronald
Seabrook, Il
Linton Merchants Lead Greene County League At Midseason
The Greene county amateur baseball league resumes after the first half with Linton Merchants in first, three wins and one loss. Jasonville visits Linton, Switz City hosts Midland, and Lyons plays Bloomfield as the second-half schedule opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
County Recreation League
Linton Merchants
Jasonville
Merchants
Switz City
Midland
Lyons
Bloomfield
Crossroads Town
County Seat
Bloomfield Lads
Linton to Start Seven-Team Softball League Monday
Seven Linton softball squads will begin play Monday as schedules for a new league were finalized. The two-week plan opens with Glenburn vs M I A on diamond one at Lin-Stock Park and Perkins Red Crowns vs Haseman Shoe Shop on diamond two, with full fixtures listed for Tuesday and Wednesday. Twilight-hour games are planned, and the 1938 season may use a two-half format with a championship playoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Glenburn Softballers
Lin-Stock Park
Perkins Red Crowns
Haseman Shoe Shop
Martin
DeCourcy
Triangle
Glenburn
Perkins
Moose
Bambino Accepts Coach Position
Babe Ruth former home run king accepts a coaching post with the Brooklyn Dodgers in New York on June 18. He will be paid about 15000 dollars for the balance of the season and has awaited a major league return since leaving the Braves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Babe Ruth
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ruth
Boston Braves
New York Yankees
Linton Wins WPA Funds for Sidewalk Project
A federal WPA allotment of 9798 dollars for building about fifty blocks of sidewalks in Linton was approved in Washington. The project starts around July 15 and will cover 60 000 square feet built by WPA labor, with property owners supplying materials. About thirty men are expected to work six months at 216 cents per square foot total cost, with owners paying 9 cents per square foot after labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Washington, D. C
United States
Frederick van Nuys
Federal Works Progress Administration
WPA
Greene County
City Street Department
Sen. van Nuys
Lyons Fair Dates Set for Four Day Event
The thirty fourth Lyons Fair will run September 14 to 17, sponsored by the Lyons Community club. Officials predict a bigger and better 1938 fair after drawing about 25 000 attendees last year, with plans for an even larger crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Lyons Community Club
Former City Resident Undergoes Major Operation
Mrs Roy A Pope Jr of Indianapolis a former resident underwent a major operation at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on June 14 and is reported to be improving slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy A. Pope Jr
Indianapolis
Methodist Hospital
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Voltaire
Boys of
Hoosier Motor Club
George
Copeland
USDA
Jerry Reed
A. P. Stewart
Frank Hall
History Department
Sam Wall
Dolph Inman
Allie Workman
Josephine Foddrill
Christine
Maxine Fuller
Tom Ferguson
Lavon Daniels
Wendell Ferguson
Francis Smith
Ward Heaton
Jordan Holtsclaw
O. R. Dilley
John Lucas
Will Sparks
Orval Hasler
Ed Holstettler
Greta Allen
Charles Mormance
Everett Bridges
Ford Bolton
Mary E. Wilsey
County Home
Samaria Church
Canton
Wongsha Station
China
Wongsha Section
John Roosevelt
Miss Spice
Freeman Greene County Hospital
Nahant
Mass
John Aspinwall Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
Boston
New England
Nahant Union Church
Endicott Peabody
Gorton School
Gray Stone
Lodges
New
United Press
Powell
U. S
Bambino
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