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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1951
Page
1
Greene county posted a 12.9 percent rise to 18,519,000 in retail sales for the year, outpacing the national 9.5 percent gain. Better local earnings aided the surge as 8,600 county families reported disposable income of 27,253,000, averaging 3,169 per family.
In Indianapolis 26 year old Reba Szyuch of Mount Hope West Virginia was accused of shooting her brother in law Rufus Grubbs 35 who died instantly and his brother Burnel 25 who was critically wounded. Police said both victims were shot during a family argument and that Mrs Szyuch and her sister were too hysterical to be questioned.
Lt Col Don C Faith 32 of Washington Indiana receives the nations highest decoration the Medal of Honor posthumously Gen Omar Bradley will present to widow Barbara W Faith of Alexandria Louisiana in Washington He commanded the 1st Battalion 32nd Infantry Regiment Seventh Division and earned the award for five days of fierce fighting in Korea Cho Sin reservoir area He repeatedly exposed himself to fire and led counterattacks against numerically superior enemy The medal was the 21st awarded in the Korean War.
Indiana Democratic Chairman Ira Haymaker accused Republicans of trying to cripple anti inflation measures. He told a state convention that lobbyists of profiteers pressure Congress and warned that uncontrolled inflation could invite Soviet conquest without firing a shot.
Howard Rice and five Linton Worthington youths rode 85 miles from Linton to Indianapolis in good shape. The group included Rice Roof Cox Archibald Smith Ball with Archibald as wagon driver and cook. They camped near Gosport road and State Road 67 then Mooresville before reaching Will Abrams home on Lynnhurst Drive.
Greene county distributed a total of 611 288 72 in tax funds for June. Checks totaling 364 372 01 were mailed to 27 taxing units and the State of Indiana, with 194 467 42 going to county agencies including the county tax welfare fund bond and interest and hospital maintenance. Indiana received 27 024 49.
Robert M. Hutchins, former University of Chicago chancellor, called comic books the principal cultural manifestation of the epoch at Brandeis University convocation in Waltham mass He warned that rising leisure could lead to widespread education through entertainment while noting other distractions from reading.
Pvt. Paul Strietelmeier has arrived safely in Tokyo Japan according to a cablegram received today by his parents Mr and Mrs William D Strietemeier of Ninth Street Northeast.
Francis Mason aged 67 a lifelong Greene county resident died at 9 15 pm Friday at his home on Tenth street southwest in Linton after a brief illness. He is survived by his widow Mollie Mason a son John Mason four daughters Mary E Jerrell Eliza Cunningham Lela Stuppy and Martina Jenkins a sister and three brothers. Funeral services were held at the family residence with David O Squire officiating and burial in Scotland cemetery. Newkirk Funeral home of Pleasantville assisted.
Hurricane force winds ripped through western Oklahoma injuring 25 soldiers at Ft Sill. Four are in serious condition as 39 airplanes were damaged and temporary buildings toppled. Property damage estimated at $500,000.
Senate committee pursuing the MacArthur dismissal inquiry plans to wrap up soon after hearing four more witnesses. If MacArthur testifies again, rebuttal testimony may follow. otherwise the hearings could conclude within a week.
About 300 butchers who walked off at Home Packing Co in Terre Haute Ind last week to protest a speedup plan were scheduled to return to work today Floyd Dillion president of local 381 of the meat cutters union said the speedup was ordered after an efficiency expert study and a satisfactory solution was reached last Saturday though he did not disclose details.
John Stanton of Linton underwent surgery at Union Hospital Terre Haute. He is currently in room 401.
The Linton Rotary club marks 25 years with Indiana University President Herman B. Wells as lead speaker. Lt. Gov. John A. Watkins will introduce him at a 6:00 p.m. anniversary dinner at the Linton American Legion post. Neighbors from Brazil, Bloomfield and Sullivan join in the celebration.
Police records show eight people died in Indiana over the weekend from fire drowning and traffic incidents. Victims include Ruth Murray and Mary Friend of Indianapolis from a Saturday apartment fire likely caused by a cigaret. Forrest Blackburn of Terre Haute. Elkhart’s William Taylor. Crown Point’s Walter Parcel. Kentland near U. S. 41 crash victim Fischmack. Tommy Mudd near Walkerton. and Edith Taylor near Lebanon.
In Montreal, the death toll from the Hospice Ste Cunegonde blaze rose to 37 as investigators opened a formal inquiry into the disaster. Nuns running the home for aged and orphans fear at least two more victims remain amid the charred ruins. Authorities suspect an acetylene torch used during elevator shaft construction sparked the fire.
Two marriage licenses have been issued by Greene circuit court clerk at Bloomfield. Licenses went to Kenneth M Arthur of Worthington and Waneta Sims of Indianapolis, and to David E Lewis and Cora Nell Anthony, both of Jasonville.
Philip J. Gilmour of Linton earned a bachelor of science at Rose Polytechnic Institute during the 73rd commencement in Terre Haute. A civil engineering graduate from a class of 62, he joined Central Indiana Coal Co. in Linton after the ceremony.
Paris reports Gen. Charles de Gaulle's Rally of the French People becomes France's largest single party as early results place the De Gaullists ahead of the Communists amid shifting coalitions. Partial tallies show 111 De Gaullists seats versus 99 Communists and 94 Socialists, with overall third force holding 263 seats.
Donald D Rice of Salsberry rural route had a robbery conviction reduced to one to ten years in the Greene circuit court Bloomfield He admitted holding up Mr and Mrs Richard Carmichael near the Y east of Bloomfield on April 28 and taking 1500 in cash and checks A petition to vacate judgment was approved and Rice faced further grand larceny charges with a new one to ten year term assessed making him eligible for parole after one year.
Roy E. Bond son in law of Mr and Mrs E W Cooksey of Linton route 1 was among the graduates of Indiana State Teachers College on June 10 he received his Master of Science degree.
United Nations forces push north nearly two miles in Korea amid mass Communist bunkers and speculation of a new offensive. U S Sabrejets destroy five MiG-15s and damage two others in air battles near the Manchurian frontier.
Armour and Co. reports a 5 million loss in beef slaughter for February through April blaming price controls and a price freeze. President Specht notes net profit fell from 7.67 million to 2.75 million in the year’s second quarter and warns of capital needs as cattle prices remain controlled and shipments drop.
Police report a 200 pound glass-encased electric barber pole was stolen from the curb in front of a local Oklahoma City shop. The item is high on the department’s missing list and investigation is underway.
Indianapolis report states Curt Huffman of Hymera had his Alcoholic Beverages permit suspended for ten days as announced by the ABC. The action follows ongoing regulatory proceedings and affects Huffman’s local operations in Hymera and related licensing status.
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