Strikes Across U. S. Halt War Industry in Many Areas
Strikes crippled production in multiple regions as 52,000 workers in 11 cities stayed home and 39,000 more threatened walkouts. Bright spots showed 1,000 General Electric workers returning and 300 Spencer Lens employees resuming work after transfers sparked protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Lens Co
Buffalow
N. Y
General Electric Co
Bridgeport
AFL
Lakeside Press
R. R. Donnelley and Sons
United Auto Workers
CIO
National Malleable
Harvester
Chicago
War Labor Board
Detroit
Budd Wheel Co
Packard
Ford
United Rubber Workers, Cio
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
WLB
Firestone Tire and Rubber
Hospital Report Noting Pediatric Admissions and Surgeries
Hospital report lists Harry Stewart nine months old son of Mr and Mrs Benna Stewart admitted for treatment. Ronnie Kneeland six year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry Kneeland of Jasonville had a tonsillectomy. Donna Kay Moore five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Moore of Switz City underwent minor surgery. Waneta Woodward taken to home on Linton route 1 Wednesday evening and Mrs O P Smith of Worthington taken home this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stewart
Benna Stewart
Ronnie Kneeland
Harry Kneeland
Jasonville
Donna Kay Moore
Lloyd Moore
Switz City
Waneta Woodward
Linton
O. P. Smith
Worthington
Nazi plan to wreck eastern Europe's economy halted
Allied intelligence reveals a Nazi sabotage scheme named Laehmungsgut aimed at stripping Germany and eastern Europe of key machinery and data. The plan, blocked by Allied actions and German sabotage, sought to paralyze major industries and laboratories across the Reich before occupation.
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Europe
Berchtesgaden
Germany
Reich
Newborn body found off Lake Wawasee prompts identification effort
Indiana State Police report a decomposed newborn was found floating near Cedar Point in Lake Wawasee. Troopers work with Kosciusko County Coroner L A Laird and Sheriff Frank Lucas to identify the infant, sex cannot be determined due to condition.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
Cedar Point
Lake Wawasee
Syracuse
Kosciisko County
L. A. Laird
Frank Lucas
Friar Tuck Mine Damaged by Storm
Several thousand dollars in damage from a storm struck the Friar Tuck mine on Wednesday night. Rain totals reached 3.7 inches in the area with the railroad system washed out and mud entering the mine office. Repair crews worked through the night with hopes to resume work Friday. Central Indiana Coal Co reported over two inches of rain, but tracks remained in good condition.
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Friar Tuck
Central Indiana Coal Co
Child Burned by Boiling Coffee Incident on Seventh Street
A child on Seventh Street Southeast suffered serious burns after pulling a pot of boiling coffee onto himself. He was rushed to Freeman Greene County Hospital for treatment of leg and stomach burns.
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Harry Stewart
Benna Stewart
Seventh Street
Freeman Greene County Hospital
Greene County Women’s Republican Club Meeting Told
The Greene County Women’s Republican club will meet Tuesday evening at 7 30 at the Switz City school. A covered dish supper will be served with Worthington Ladies as hostesses. All members and friends are invited to attend.
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Greene County Women's Republican Club
Switz City School
Worthington Ladies
Linton Airman Tells of His Experiences In Nazi Prisons
Lt. Harold Resch describes six months in German custody after crash landing during WWII. He recounts Berlin missions, a forced bailout, parachute escape, a five day wander, capture by a Nazi soldier, and brutal confinement at Dulagluft before interrogation and transfer.
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Linton
Harold Resch
United States
Resch
England
Berlin
Dulagluft
Guild Girls to Host Covered Dish Supper at Humpherys Park
A covered dish supper is planned for tonight at 6:00 in Humpherys Park for members of the Guild Girls of the United Brethren church. Attendees should bring their own table service and a covered dish.
St Catherine of Siena Among 25 Siblings
St Catherine of Siena is described as the youngest of 25 children in the historical account.
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St. Catherine of Siena
River rises again at Elliston floodcrest forecast
White river at Elliston measured 26.45 feet at ten oclock this morning as 1.75 inches of rain were officialy recorded Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The river sits 8.45 feet above flood level with a further two foot rise expected before crest. Heavy rains near Spencer and Martinsville may not reach Elliston for days, threatening crops in flood bottoms and leaving little time to replant.
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White
Elliston
O. H. Brown
Robert J. Tally 63 dies in Sullivan Indiana
Robert J. Tally of Sullivan died at his home after a four year illness. Born in Greene County he was a veteran coal miner and Shiloh Church of Christ member. Survived by Myrtle Gertrude Tally widow and many children. body at Newkirk Funeral Home Pleasantville pending funeral arrangements.
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Robert Ivy Tally
Sullivan
Mr. Tally
Greene County
William Henry
Dora A. Cade Tally
Dugger
Shiloh
Indianapolis
Edward
Marshall
Dewayne Tally
Francis
Truman
Charles Tally
United States Navy
Charles O. Tally
Somerville
Indiana
Earl Tally
Jacksonville
Arkansas
Clyde Tally
Aberdine
Washington
Newkirk
Pleasantville
Barn Destroyed by Fire Near Here
A barn owned by Harold Gabbard three miles northwest of Linton was struck by lightning during a severe thunderstorm and burned completely around 130 this morning. It housed feed and livestock but two milch cows were saved. Neighbor Paul Shonk alerted responders and cattle were led to safety. several hundred dollars of corn hay and feed were destroyed with partial insurance coverage reported.
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Harold Gabbard
Linton
Gabbard
Paul Shonk
Buckes announce birth of Judy Marie in Detroit
Mr and Mrs Darwin Buck of Detroit announce the birth of their daughter Judy Marie on June 1 weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces. Mrs Buck is formerly Miss Margaret Gravemier of Linton.
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Darwin Buck
Detroit
Mich
Judy Marie
Buck
Margaret Gravemier
Linton
Maumee Colleries Tracks Wash-Out Delays Work
Heavy rain washed out sections of the Milwaukee branch line through Maumee Collieries south of town. The pits were tied up while repairs proceed and the tipple remained in operation. Work expected to resume soon after maintenance crews clear the damage.
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Milwaukee
Maumee Colleries
Hoosier Streams Continue To Rise Across Indiana
Indiana flood report shows White River seven feet above flood at Elliston and Wabash rising to Bluffton headwaters. Crests expected soon with further rain. Greencastle and Maury recorded rainfall, and Mount Vernon farmland flooded for the fourth time this year. Farmers fear corn acreages washed out will not be replanted this season.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Bluffton
Terre Haute
Weather Bureau
Mount Vernon
Posey County
Charles E Shake Called by Death
Charess Edwin Shake of Carlisle route 2 died at his home at 7:50 this morning born June 6 1860 age 85 wife Sarah preceded him in death. He was son of David and Eliza Corbin Shake. Survived by son O ig Shake of Carlisle Rural route and daughter Mrs Lewis Walston of Chicago two sisters Mrs J F Douthitt of Sullivan and Mrs Ella Jane Sisson of Vincennes funeral arrangements pending.
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Sarah
David
Eliza Corbin Shake
O. Ig. Shake
Carlisle
Lewis Walston
Chicago
J. F. Douthitt
Sullivan
Ella Jane Sisson
Vincennes
Newkirk
Pleasantville
Okinawa Victory Ends 82 Days of Pacific Battle
United Press reports Admiral Nimitz announced the 10th Army has won the Okinawa battle after 82 days of intense combat. Gen Stilwell is appointed to command US ground forces in the Pacific, with Buckner killed in action on Okinawa.
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Simon Bolivar Buckner
10Th Army
Okinawa
Roy S. Geiger
3Rd Amphibious Corps
Geiger
Buckner
Marine Corps
Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Joseph W
Vinegar Joe) Stilwell
U. S. Army
10Th
Japan
Radio Tokyo
United States
Stone
Nimitz
Army
Navy
Tarawa
Iwo
Saipan
Pacific
Stilwell
America
MacArthur
Manila
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
German Industrialists Preparing Detailed Plans to Rearm Germany
Sen. Harley Kilgore alleges German industrialists drafted detailed blueprints to rearm Germany and fund underground Nazi activities. He cites a secret Strasbourg meeting on Aug 10, 1944 and says hearings on war mobilization will continue with Bernard Baruch as the first witness.
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Germany
Washington
U.P
Harley M. Kilgore
W. Va
Kilgore
Senate
Bernard M. Baruch
State
Justice Department
Strasbourg
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Pacific Port
Uncle Ben
Aunt Hetty
Daughter
Nana — Hubbard
U. S
Buffalo
United Press
Indiana News
Rochester
Louisa Good
North Vrenon
Otto Langholf
Jennings County
Langholf
Sen
Tuseday
Fuller
Bloomington
Ind
Margaret Harbin
Indianapolis Dancing School
Bedford Hotel
Rex C. Harbin
William Fuller
Bedford Stone Company
Harbin
Bedford
Marshall Hatfield
R. E. Wynne
Lawrence County
Wynne
Federal Reserve Banks
Robert J. Tally
Gabbard Farm
White River
Ellison
Charles
Charess Edwin Shake
U.S
Island
Gen. Stilwell
William F. Tyree
John L. Cutter
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