20 Jun 1950
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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1950
Page
1
Hoosier readers report widespread concern as Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson vows a 70 million cut to a 2.2 billion budget. Critics cite slowed mail, reduced nightly pickups, and Hoover Commission hints urging depoliticizing the Post Office to save hundreds of millions yearly.
The Linton City Council cleared the way for a $77,000 natural gas project to serve West Linton residents. Plans focus on section B to extend service, add a regulator, and finance via revenue bonds without raising local gas rates. Repairs of existing mains were deferred until funds become available.
F H C club members will meet at the High school park Wednesday evening at 7 oclock for a covered dish dinner. Members should note the time change. Officers for the ensuing year will be nominated at this gathering.
George Lewis, manager of the Indianapolis office of Travelers Insurance, will be guest speaker at the Kiwanis club dinner at the Roosevelt hotel this evening at 6 30. All members are urged to attend.
Mrs. Will Talbott of Linton suffered a fractured leg in Roosevelt Hospital after a cab passenger leaped from a taxi, colliding with a policeman and triggering a chain reaction that toppled Mrs. Riggs and then Mrs. Talbott. The incident occurred in New York City after a Niagara Falls and Canada trip.
Mrs. Pauline Holder of Linton route 2 welcomed an eight pound one ounce boy. Mrs. William Kahn of Lyons reported a nine pound fifteen ounce son named Thomas Earl. Cletus Bough of Switz City had minor surgery. Marc Sahm of Linton went home Monday. Mrs. Raymond Livingston and baby, and Mrs. Nancy Padgett and baby, were taken home to Worthington.
A British freighter laden with explosives, the Indian Enterprise, blew up in the Red Sea killing or accounting for most of its 74 crew. Reports say the hull vanished and survivors are burned with injuries as rescue efforts continue near the Suez area.
Ella O. Hineman 63 lifelong Lyons resident died at Freeman-Greene county hospital after a lingering illness. Born March 19 1887 near Lyons she was daughter of Oliver and Flora Phnelman. Survived by husband Jack Sr three daughters Flora Orcut t Evelyn Moore Barbara Wollenweber three sons Jack Dwight Julian one brother Lawrence Phnelman and sister Mrs Herschell Moore. Body to Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home Lyons with funeral arrangements to be announced.
The Linton City Council authorized negotiations for a 77000 extension of gas mains to West Linton funded by revenue bonds. The Daily Citizen urges a comprehensive mains survey to identify leaks and hazards, notes current rate structures, and stresses protecting lives over profits while praising Gas Superintendent W. C. Taylor.
Four people from Lafayette including Clinton Ferguson his wife Marcia and their son Alden Partridge and pilot Robert Lahr were killed when an Aeronca crashed in a six acre clover field near Lebanon Indiana. The plane departed Lafayette for Fort Wayne late yesterday with Ferguson finishing work at Fairfield Manufacturing Co. The wreckage was found by farmer Claude Armstrong and taken to a Lebanon mortuary.
Henry Barnard 72 lifelong Sullivan county resident died suddenly at 1 15 this morning at his Dugger home. A retired coal miner he was born September 17 1877. Survived by widow Bertha four sons Henry Earl Robert all of Indianapolis two daughters Louise Flick Julia Floyd and Ruth Cox of Linton two sisters Julia Warren Rachel Lundblade twelve grandchildren. Body to Kirk Newkirk Pleasantville. Funeral 2 pm CST Thursday at Dugger Methodist Church. Burial Center Ridge Sullivan.
A new Linton junior baseball team, the Cubs, will face Cass at 7 30 p m Thursday under lights at the High School park diamond. The game marks the start of a planned summer schedule for the organized junior league squad.
Linton Girl Scout leaders will gather at seven this evening at the home of Mrs Mary Craig. All leaders are urged to attend.
In Mingo Junction a 32-year-old contractor, Joseph Pacific of Canonsburg, was slain by police after holding two teens, Nick Cursi and Joseph Zomerchick, in the car trunk for hours. The youths, both from Cokeport, described being threatened, robbed, and forced to breathe through a hole in the trunk lid. Pacific’s estranged wife Matilda, 30, escaped and called for help. She testified to prior pistol whipping and coercion.
Sullivan Elks Lodge No 911 announced a Kiddie Karnival with five rides free for youngsters in Sullivan and nearby areas. The event will be at Kiks Country Club grounds on June 26 and 27 from six o'clock daylight saving time until bedtime, inviting Linton children to join.
The Truthseekers class of the Evangelical United Brethren church will meet at the home of Mrs. Anna Collins and Mrs. Vonda Collins near Bloomfield on Wednesday for a covered dish luncheon. Members should bring their own table service, and those needing transport should meet at the church at 9 30 a m.
Evansville Indiana June 20 An inquest into the death of Eugene Castleman 40 who died from bullet wounds received June 11 in a love triangle quarrel was scheduled for today Ira Paul King 57 Terre Haute clothing salesman was sought for questioning at the hearing He admitted shooting Castleman twice when Castleman attacked him and his estranged wife Lena King Barber with a hatchet Barber was injured in the attack and hospitalised Castleman father of two children had objected to a reconciliation with Barber after a 25 year divorce.
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