Amundsen Resumes Pole Quest After Rescue
Noted Norwegian explorer Ronald Amundsen risks the frozen north again and vows to push toward the North Pole. Postmaster Homer Hart sends his stepson Joe Humphreys to Worthington by parcel post, with Joe stamped and under mail clerk supervision. Postage paid 56 cents. Greene county school census lists 10,251 pupils with 1,426 in Linton. This year’s total drops 192 from 1924.
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Ronald Amundsen
North Pole
Homer Hart
Joe Humphreys
Worthington
Parcel Post
Joe
J. C
Greene County
Linton
Livestock Report From Indianapolis Hogs and Cattle Prices
Hogs active and steady with various weight ranges priced 13.50 to 14.80 per cwt. Sows at 14.05. Cattle and calves both 600 head, markets generally steady with yearlings 13.50 to 15.50, beef cows up to 14.25, common cows 9.25 to 12.75, canners 7 to 9. Archery noted as ancient sport once used as war weapon next to slingshot and javelin.
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Indianapolis
Mine sweepers in Balikpapan Bay in early invasion prep
Radio Tokyo said Allied mine sweepers began work in Balikpapan Bay, a prelude to an invasion of the Borneo oil center. Four sweepers started yesterday. one reportedly sunk by a mine, three withdrew.
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Manila
U.P
Radio Tokyo
Bay of
Balikpapan
Great
Borneo
Tokyo
Comei
Douglas MacArthur
Balikapapan
Samarinda
Weston
Brunei Bay
Beaufort
Brunei Town
Tutong
Seria
Mira
Luzon
37Th
Cagayan River
Llagan
Isabella Province
Naguilan
Philippines
Bagabag
Truck Shipments Return to Normal Across Chicago
Chicago officials said essential truck shipments would return to normal tomorrow after a crippling strike by 10 000 drivers. About 5 100 soldiers drove government seized trucks while 15 000 troops stood on strike duty. Longnecker pledged immediate draft reclassification to place drivers back behind their own wheels.
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Chicago
U.P
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Ellis T. Longnecker
Longnecker
New State Park Director Named
Maj. Robert F. Wirsching, appointed Indiana State Park Director, will assume duties in July after honorable discharge from the Army July 2. He has 15 years in park service and has worked in the South Atlantic Division office of the U S Army for three years.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Robert F. Wirsching
Indiana State Park
Milton Matter
Indiana Department of Conservation
Wirsching
South Atlantic
U. S. Army
Missouri Noted By Nickname Show Me State
Missouri is known as the Show Me State, a nickname reflecting a demand for proof and skepticism toward claims. The label is widely associated with the state and its residents.
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Missouri
Stoeckel Brothers Meet in Pacific Front Reunion
Bertram Stoeckel of the U S Army Medical Corps and Ensign Chester A. Stoeckel, both stationed in the Philippines, met June 3 aboard an LCI. Bert, just back from reconnaissance duty, recalls near Jap lines and a coastal supper routine. Chester plans to keep his brother with him on a short voyage if needed.
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Bertram Stoeckel
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Chester A. Stoeckel
LCI
Philippines
Bertram
Chester
C. O
Major Jay C. Evans Spends Furlo ugh Here
Major Jay C. Evans veteran combat pilot with Doolittle's 8th Air Force spends a 30 day furlough with his family at 590 Broadway.
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Maj
Jay C. Evans
Doolittle
8Th Air Force
Broadway
Fuller trial in its third day at Bloomington
The William Fuller gun death trial entered its third day in Bloomington Indiana with two state witnesses completing testimony. Fuller 28 faced charges in the February 11 1944 Bedford hotel killing of Margaret Harbin 25. The jury was selected the previous day and prosecutors have 37 witnesses ready while the defense has not called any. Rex Harbin and his wife attended as the mother cried upon seeing her daughter’s clothing and belongings admitted as evidence.
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Bloomington
Ind
William Fuller
Fuller
Margaret Harbin
Bedford
Rex Harbin
Calf Jumps Fences, Outruns Pasture in Princeton
A six foot barnyard fence and five pasture fences were cleared by a four month old calf owned by Harold Alley in Princeton Missouri before the owner could catch it. The remarkable escape tops the tale of the famous jumping cow legend.
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Princeton
U.P
Harold Alley
Alley
Chinese Close In On Liuchow Air Base Amid Push Toward City
Chinese communique says forces are within three miles of Liuchow air base and six miles from the city, with fighting in southern and western Liuchow suburbs. They report a highway point captured southwest of the city and two Japanese counter-drives on the Liuchow peninsula. Nearby movements include advances toward Laiming and other areas south of Liuchow.
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Chungking
U.P
Liuchow
China
Liuchow Peninsula
Linkong
Shekok
Liichow
China Sea
Central
Laiming
Hoosier Shot In Stolen Auto by State Trooper
A 26 year old ex convict, David A. Rigsby of Fort Wayne, was shot and killed by State Trooper Dorsey Arnold after a resisted arrest during a routine license check in St Louis. Rigsby, driving a 1942 Ford, had claimed to take the car to a dealer in Rolla without papers. He had been released last December after a five year Michigan City burglary sentence. warrants had been issued in Pendleton and Fort Wayne for auto theft.
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Sst
Louis
Inanapolis
Dorsey Arnold
David A. Rigsby
Ft. Wayne
Arnold
Rigsby
Rolla
Michigan City
Ind
Pendleton
Water Buffaloes Play Major Role In Brunei Bay Landing
UPI report from West on Borneo recounts American Water Buffaloes amphibious tractors aiding Australian landings in Brunei Bay. Crewmembers share tea and rations while aiding natives and patching injuries along a jungle railway line.
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Richard G. Harris
United Press
Weston
North Borneo
U.K
Brunei Bay
102 Year Old War Veteran Honored at Fort Wayne Encampment
Fort Wayne Indiana June 20 102 year Civil War veteran John Smith of Marion was honored at the 66th annual G A R encampment along with comrades Isaac Sharp and John C Adams. Smith was named department commander with officers elected including W E Whittinghill Lenn on senior vice commander Frank J Barton Knox Isaac Sharp national commander and others. The next conference site is not yet decided.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
John Smith
Marion
Grand Army of the Republic
Smith
Isaac Sharp
John C. Adams
Yesteryear
Sharp
W. E. Whittinghill
Lennon
Frank J. Barton
Knox
David S. Moist
Union City
Henry C. Rogers
Jonesboro
Llys. Lene Compton
Indianapolis
No Respite From Thieves In Indianapolis
Ray Gillis, used car dealer, reports his business has been robbed about once a month for a year. In the latest theft a truck wheel, tire and tube were stolen.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Ray Gillis
Chicago's first post office log cabin store 1832
A historic note recalls Chicago's first post office housed in a small log cabin that also served as a store. Built in 1832, the structure marked the beginnings of municipal mail service and local commerce.
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Chicago
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International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
War Labor Board
WLB
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Harting &Ros., Inc
Linton, Ind
Coca-Cola
Coke
Stoeckel Brothers
Pacific
Liuchow Field
Hoosier
Robert J. Acton
Portland
Ore
Buffalo
Jackson
Patty Ruth
Henry Mayer
Eugene Anthony
10Th St
Vancouver
Wash
van Heest
Denis Morgan
Dane Clark
Dennis Monet
Glark Massey
HALE
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Flying Tiger
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Louise Allbritton
Robert Paige
Evelyn Ankers
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Helen Vinso
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