Wabash & Erie Canal Through Greene County History
Edwin Goodman recalls Greene county's early history noting the Wabash & Erie canal ran through the county from Worthington to Newberry and Terre Haute. The piece covers construction in the 1840s to 1859 decline, English funding, and the arrival of the I and W railroad in 1867 as progress shifted from canal to rail.
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Edwin Goodman
Greene County
Johnstown
Worthington
Newberry
Daviess County
Terre Haute
I Lg
Richland Creek
Bloomfield
Japs Leap From Cliffs As Okinawa Campaign Nears End
United Press war report from Guam on June 20 states the 10th Army crushed remaining Japanese pockets on Okinawa s southern tip. Many Japanese leaped to their deaths, others surrendered in large numbers as the 81 day campaign neared final victory.
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Okinawa
United Ress
Guam
U.P
10Th Army
John G. Johnson
K Campaign
Ill
22Nd Marine Regiment
Chester W. Nimitz
Japan
Radio Tokyo
Kerama Islands
Miyako Island
Tokyo
Lt Gen Walter B Smith Arrives in Indianapolis for Homecoming
Lt Gen Walter B Smith arrives by plane from the east to Indianapolis for a 50th birthday homecoming. A mammoth parade and day of festivities follow, with Gov. Gates and Mayor Tyndall leading the welcome. A luncheon and radio address mark the visit before he heads back east.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Gen. W. Bedell Smith
Beedle
Reims
Smith
Ralph F. Gates
Robert H. Tyndall
Stout Field
Indianapolis Press Club
Auditors Begin Work in County
B. B. McDonald of Vincennes and L. H. Moore of Spencer, members of the State Board of Accounts, will begin auditing Greene County offices for the years 1943 and 1944. McDonald will finish Greene county books this weekend. Moore has just completed an audit of Greene County trustees.
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B. B. McDonald
Vincennes
L. H. Moore
Spencer
State Board of Accounts
McDonald
Greene County
Moore
JAMES GOODMAN TO FILL OFFICE IN LINTON
James Goodman a former Linton resident now with the United States Revenue Department will fill the post as collector at the Linton post office every Thursday afternoon from one to five o'clock. The offices are on the second floor. He succeeds R T Arndt who recently resigned.
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James Goodman
Linton
United States Revenue Department
Goodman
R. T. Arndt
Grand Island Army Air Field adopts blue and gold colors
The Grand Island Army Air Field information education office adopts air corps blue and gold colors as its college colors with the motto Smarten Up.
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Grand Island Army Air Field, Neb
U.R
Grand Island Army Air Field
Information Education Office
Air Corps
Mary Catherine Ferris Returns Home After Major Surgery
Mary Catherine Ferris is back at her home following major surgery performed two weeks ago at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.
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Mary Catherine Ferris
St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis
Poles’ Leaders Face Trial. Death Penalty Not Sought
Moscow reports the Soviet prosecution will not seek the death penalty for 16 Polish underground leaders accused of subversive activity against the Red Army. Maj. Gen. Asansiev said imprisonment is requested, with possible acquittals or light sentences for some defendants. He noted it may be possible not to insist on the death penalty for the four main accused including Gen. Leopold Okulicki and Jan Jankowski.
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London
U.P
Moscow
Red Army
Asansiev
Leopold Okulicki
Truman Resting in Northwest Awaiting UN Conference Date
President Truman rests in Olympia Washington awaiting word from San Francisco on a definite UN conference conclusion date. He plans to appear at the final plenary session if set, and will present the Medal of Honor to Sgt Johan Hawk at the capitol steps. He may fish on Puget Sound in the afternoon.
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Olympia
Wash
U.P
Truman
Northwest
San Francisco
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
Mon Walligren
Johan D. Hawk
Bremerton
Capitol Steps
Hawk
Ardennes Bulge
State Supreme Court
Puget Sound
Wallgren
Executive
State Legislative
Washington
Capitol Building
McChord Field
License Issued to William Lee and Margaret Birens
A marriage license was issued in Clerk Frank Lenning's office today to William Thomas Lee of Worthington and Margaret Birens of Coal City.
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Frank Lenning
William Thomas Lee
Worthington
Margaret Birens
Coal City
Indiana drowning reports from two towns
Bennie Butler 14 drowned in an abandoned paving brick plant pond after leaving a closed Municipal pool. He likely cramps in cold water while swimming with two companions. In Winamac Herschell Short recalled Carl Wolff 64 drowning when their fishing boat capsized in a gravel pit. Short was knocked unconscious but survived.
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Brazil
Ind
WA P
Bennie Butler
Butler
Death ruled by own action in Pajakowski case
In South Bend Indiana the coroner ruled Mrs. Eugene J Pajakowski 34 died by her own action. Her husband serves in Europe with the Office of War Information. In Evansville Indiana the city council condemned a public bingo party planned by the Young Democrat Club criticizing Mayor Reichert's gambling ban.
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South Bend
Ind
U.P
Eugene J. Pajakowski
Europe
Office of War Information
Evansville
Young Democrat Club
Manson Reichert
Fair City
Two Million Out of Work in Ninety Days Warned
William H. Spencer told the Rotary Club in Kokomo that production cutbacks could push nearly 2,000,000 workers unemployed within 90 days. He said about 700,000 may be rehired by reconverted industries, with private enterprise bearing primary responsibility and possible government action under a proposed full employment act of 1945.
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Kokomo
Ind
U.P
William H. Spencer
Chicago
War Manpower Commission
Spencer
Rotary Club
U.S. Senate
Second High Leader Dies This Week
Washington reports Rear Admiral Forrest Betton Royal, age 52, died June 18 of natural causes. He directed Brunei Bay landings June 10–11 and visited the area June 11 with General Douglas MacArthur. Secretary Forrestal announced the death. no other details given. He was a New York native.
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Washington
U.R
Forrest Betton Royal
Brunei Bay
Borneo
Navy
Royal
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
James V. Forrestal
Simon Bolivar Bruckner, Jr
10Th Army
Okinawa
New York
Mystery Shrouds $10,000 Gold Story Unfolds Near Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on June 20, publisher Omar Peele claimed a keg containing $70,000 in gold coins was unearthed by a bulldozer near Willard Pickering’s Straughn farm along U S Highway 40. Pickering denied knowledge, officials denied involvement, and Peele said his daughter witnessed the counting of the coins. The State Treasurer and Highway Commission denied any knowledge, while ties to Sim E. Pickering, former president of a local bank, surfaced as the mystery deepened.
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United Press
Indianapolis
U.P
Omar S. Peele
Cambridge
Willard Pickering
Straughn
Peele
National Highway Traveler
U. S. Highway 40
Pickering
Dayton
State Treasury Department
Elks Present Nation War Report To President Truman
The Elks War Commission disclosed a comprehensive war activity resume totaling 1.3 million dollars to President Truman and top officials. A 265-member Elks delegation delivered copies to the White House after meetings with the Pentagon and Congress.
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Washington, D. C
The
Elks
Truman
Secretares
Navy
Congress
Elks War Commission
Robert South Barrett
Board of Grand Trustees
Senate
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Pentagon
Elk
White House
the Elks
Order of Elks
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Three More Japanese Cities Knocked Out By Superfort Fire Raids
More than 450 B-29s hit Shizuoka Toyohashi and Fukuoka in pre dawn raids. Fires raged after bombs dropped staggering totals on Honshu and Kyushu with wind fanning flames visible from sea.
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Edward L
Thomas United Press
Guam
U.P
Shizuoka
Toyohashi
Honshu
Fukuoka
Kyushu
Japan
Tokyo
Missouri State Flower: Hawthorn Declared Official
The hawthorn is designated as Missouri’s state flower in a formal declaration. The plant symbolizes the state's natural beauty and heritage, highlighting its presence in local landscapes and historical references.
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Missouri
Hospital Notes From Lyons Worthington and Nearby
A series of brief hospital updates lists patients from Lyons Worthington Linton Bloomfield and Koleen. James O Hoover and several others underwent minor or major surgeries while a Caesarean birth produced Paul Edward Pinnell weighing six pounds one ounce. Several patients were discharged including Clayton Flater and John R Hammersly.
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James O. Hoover
Lyons Route 1
William O. Lucas
Linton
Lula Heaton
Bloomfield
Bert Pinnell
Koleen
Paul Edward
Barbara Riggins
Marco
Clayton Flater
John R. Hammersly
Jasonville
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England
William F. Tyree
W. Smith
Boyd Gill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
West Point
Walter Bedwell Smith
Indiana National Guard
Russia
Ike
President Truman
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Eisenhower
United States
United Nations
Mrs
Wesfor
Mon Wallgren
Indiana News
By Nelson Neal
CLK Lodge
Australia
Herbert V. Evatt
General Assembly
Evatt
Big Five
Great Britain
Assembly
Francisco Franco
Spain
Franco
U. S
James C. Dunn
Opera House
Mexico
France
Charles Hart
Waneta Woodward
Louise Bedwell
Fred Workman
Lyons
Robert Kirby
Wanda Combs
Jaconville
Dallas
WMC
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