Mine Run and Safety Notes Appear in 1921 Elks Program
A 1921 program from the Linton Elks Club lists events for members including dances and banquets. It notes Horace Humphreys as chairman and Homer Fordyce as secretary treasurer with several long‑gone committee members. Also included are safety tips urging swimming lessons, supervised water venues, life jackets, and never swimming alone. The item references a 1921 date and mentions a Red Cross drive for swim lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Elks Club
Horace Humphreys
Homer Fordyce
Dr. E. V. Bu
Paul Fry
Otto Harting
W. T. Cushing
American Red Cross
U. S
ABC
Red Cross
Women’s Medical News Service
Indiana
T. D. Arlock
M. D
Arlock
Kansas
RCA Workers Idle As Break Off Talks Stall
INDIANAPOLIS UP I The two week old strike by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers against RCA continues after talks were broken off Friday. About 22000 workers are idle at Indiana plants in the strike against Radio Corporation of America plants in nine cities. RCA bagainers reached a tentative agreement at Camden New Jersey with the International Union of Electrical Workers affecting about 22000 employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
UPI
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
RCA
Indiana
Radio Corporation of America
IBEW
RCA Bangainers
Camden
N. J
Wth
International Union of Electrical Workers
IWE
Explosion at VC Plant Near Jasonville Injures One
An explosion at the VC chemical plant east of Jasonville around 2:20 PM injures at least one man. Mrs. Harold Stalcup, who lives nearby, reported hearing subsequent explosions and seeing smoke from her home half a mile away at 2:45 PM. Emergency crews including Greene County units responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VC Chemical
Jasonville
Harold Stalcup
Viet Cong Attack On U.S. Tank Force In Vietnam
About 600 Viet Cong attacked the headquarters of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment near Saigon. The base fought back with tank guns and air support, leaving 45 Americans dead and 31 injured while Viet Cong deaths rose to at least 335. In the Mekong Delta, a U.S. patrol engaged a sizeable Viet Cong force, four helicopters were shot down, and U.S. infantry drove the attackers back by dawn.
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Saigon
UPI
Vietnam
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
U.S
U.S. Army
Mekong
9Th Infantry Division
Evansville Man Charged With Murder of Child
Evansville resident Joseph William Kunz 28 faces first degree murder charges in the death of Tonja Marie Perisho 4. Prosecutors say Kunz brought the girl to meet his fiancée’s mother, and officers found the nude body in the back seat of his car after locating him in a shopping center. Kunz had been released May 18 from a federal penitentiary for forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
UPI
Joseph William Kunz
Robert Hayes
Vanderburgh County
Kunz
Tonja Marie Perisho
Rosedaye
Federal
Terre Haute
Escapee Captured Near Worthington
Greene County deputies arrested Jackie Wayne Miller 19 an escapee from Indiana State Farm Putnamville on state road 157 north of Worthington He approached David Walters 19 and Sue Thomas 17 while they worked on a car near Hymera then asked for a ride to Worthington A road block stopped the vehicle and Miller surrendered without a fight He was returned to the state farm the same day.
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Greene County
Hymera
Greene County Sheriff’s Office
Highway 157
Worthington
Miller
Indiana State Farm
Johnson States Five Point Peace Plan For Middle East
President Johnson described five major principles to foster long term peace in the Middle East including an end to the arms race and UN reporting of arms shipments. He urged national life for Arabs and Israelis, refugee justice, free maritime passage, arms control, and territorial integrity for all. поруч
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Middle East
United Nations
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
U.N. General Assembly
Alexi Kosygin
America
Alexei N. Kosygin
General Assembly
Israel
Kosygin
Viet Nam
Security Council
Britain
Mediterranean
U.S
Vietnam
Bloomfield Man Dies in Wreck
James Leslie Dobson Jr of Bloomfield was killed in a one vehicle crash on highway 67 south of Freedom in Owen County. The car spun out of control, rolled twice, and Dobson was ejected. He was born July 10 1932 in Wapato Washington. He managed a Bloomfield grocery, belonged to several groups, and was a Korean War veteran. Survived by wife Donna, two daughters Kathy and Linca, two sisters Roma and Lila. Funeral at Jenkins Funeral Home Bloomfield Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev. Davidson officiating. interment Grandview Cemetery.
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James Leslie Dobson, Jr
Bloomfield
Highway 67
Freedom
Owen County
Dobson
Wapato
Wash
James Leslie
Juanita Shipley Dobson
Loyal Order of Moose
Linton
American Legion
Lions Club
1.C.C.F
Bloomfeld
Methodist Church
Donna Rowena Dobson
Kathy Diane
Linca Kay
Roma Futch
Lila Watson
Ellenburg
Jenkins Funeral Home
Howard Davdson
Grandview Cemetery
Southern Indiana Group to Inspect Reservoir Project
A Southern Indiana, Inc meeting at Boomfield on June 2 features an 11 am director’s session and noon luncheon. An auto tour led by Clinton Green will visit the Richland Creek Reservoir site in northeastern Greene County, touted as a 5000 acre flood control and recreation project supported by the Flood Control Commission and under consideration by the U S Army Corps of Engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Indiana, Inc
Boomfield
Richland Creek
Greene County
Cardinal Inn
Clinton Green
Indiana Port Commission
Indiana
Flood Control Commission
U. S. Corps of Engineers
John A. Watkins
Southern Indiana Inc
Former Jasonville Women Die In Auto Crash Near Shelbyville
Two former Jasonville residents, Mrs. Virginia A. Williams, 28, and her niece Miss Willetta Caddell, 17, died when their car left an embankment two miles north of Shelbyville Saturday night. Double funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at McClanahan Funeral Home, Jasonville, with burial in Peavey Cemetery.
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Jasonville
Virginia A. Williams
Willetta Caddell
Shelbyville
Williams
Earl Williams
Berniece Ann
Jennifer
William Paul
Paul Leroy
Clyde Lee
Sterlin
William
Franklin
Clifford
Albert
Bob Caddell
Clarence Caddell
Brazil
Delores, Schragg
Cincinnati
Ohio
June Rehmel
Miss Caddell
Indianapolis
Herschel Rehmel
Victoria Lee
Nila June
Amber Dawn
Gertha Rehmel
McClanahan
William Simpson
Peavey
Vincennes Hospital Board Approves Final Plans
In a Wednesday meeting the Joint Planning Group of Good Samaritan hospital approved final seven story plans for a new facility. Plans move to Chicago and Washington for approval before bids are advertised locally.
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Vincennes
Good Samaritan Hospital
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Detroit Police Strike Sparks Picketing by Officers' Families
Wives and children of about 300 Detroit policemen picketed police headquarters demanding higher pay. The action followed a three day sick call strike that ended after a court injunction and Mayor Cavanagh warned of jail for noncompliant officers. The city suspended 190 officers involved.
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Detroit
UPI
Cavanagh
Hawaii
Jerome F. Cavanagh
Honolulu
Michigan
Boston
Senate Debates Fifth Day Over Dodd Censure
The fifth day of Senate debate on censuring Sen. Thomas J. Dodd sees Ethics Committee member A S Monroney warn that failing to censure could set a long lasting precedent. He argues misuse of funds for personal expenses must be punished, as Dodd faces scrutiny over a Dear Lyndon letter connected to a fundraising dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
A. S. Monroney
D-Okla
Senate
Dodd
Monroney
Connecticut
Lyndon
County tax money distributed to Greene County units and schools
Greene County residents spring tax installments are distributed to county units, state agencies, libraries and towns. The figures show detailed allocations to the State Fair Board, county funds, school tax districts, and municipal distributions including Bloomfield, Jasonville, Linton, Newberry, Switz City and Worthington.
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Greene County
William D. Michael
Audhor
Thomas Shelton
Bloomfield
Jasonville
Linton
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Dictionary
Taks
U.N
Andrei Gromyko
Alexei Kosygin
Nikolai Federenko
Arthur Goldberg
Lynda Holloway
Terry Truitt
Linton Civitan Club
Miss Holloway
Truitt
Shawn
Citizen Staff
Southern Indiana Group
Southern Indiana
Monroe Reservoir
Vincennes Hospital Board
Central
Linton-Stockton
Shakamak
Washington-Stafford
Worthington-Jefferson
Township
Fulton Tad Cricsess
Veterans Memorial
Corporation General Fund
Sanitation
Beech Creek
Cass
Richland
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