Indiana Guard Heads to Summer Camp as Training Steps Ahead
Indiana's 38th Division will train at Camp Grayling Michigan July 18 to August 1 with 8 000 Hoosiers 1 000 military vehicles and 50 towed pieces moving in stages. Indiana Air National Guard trains July 1 25 at Camp Williams Wisconsin. The piece notes payroll by check and argues for employer support and expanded armories to strengthen defense readiness.
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Indiana
Camp Grayling
Michigan
Harold A. Doherty
Air National Guard
Camp Williams
Wis
Lake Michigan
Carl DeBard
Fransville
38Th Infantry Division
Allison Maxwell
Indianapolis
Glowing Object Seen High in Air Across Multiple Areas
Residents reported a glowing object visible high in the sky over Worthington Linton Terre Haute Greencastle Putnamville and Greene County. Air Force officials and state police attributed it to a weather balloon with estimates ranging from 20 000 to 50 000 feet altitude and observations fading as night approached.
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Air Force
Worthington
Linton
Terre Haute
Greencastle
Putnamville
Greene Counties
Mrs. Cora E. McKee 80 Dies in Jasonville
Mrs. Cora E. McKee age 80 of Jasonville died at 2 05 Sunday afternoon in Freeman Greene county hospital after four months of illness. She was born June 3 1874 in Sullivan county daughter of Joseph and Mary E Pope Pigg and lived much of her life in Jasonville. Survived by daughter Mrs Clayton Hudson Kendallville son Wilfred McKee Jasonville two brothers Martin Pigg Sullivan former Sullivan circuit court judge two sisters Mrs Nora Tennis Sullivan and Mrs Gertha Fulkerson Jasonville and two grandchildren. Body to McClanahan Funeral Home Jasonville. Funeral 2 00 PM Tuesday at Jasonville Church of Christ with Paul Griffith officiating burial Lebanon Cemetery.
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Cora E. McKee
Jasonville
Freeman-Greene County
McKee
Sullivan County
Joseph and
Mary E. Pope Pigg
Former resident George Hoxie dies after son’s death
George Hoxie a former Salvation Army worker in Linton has died three weeks after his son Robert who was killed in an auto accident shortly after discharge from military service. He leaves his wife Mrs. George Hoxie and Robert's wife plus two children.
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George Hoxie
Salvation Army
Linton
Robert
Hoxie
Broadway
Raynham
Mass
Premier Mendes-France Convenes Cabinet Over Indochina Peace
Paris Premier Pierre Mendes-France called his first full cabinet meeting to explain delaying his peace campaign in Indochina and to address anger in the National Assembly over his swift cabinet reshuffle. He postponed a Geneva trip after talks with Eden and Smith, facing a one month deadline and potential Assembly backlash. The new cabinet, young and largely inexperienced, contains many first-time ministers.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes
Indochina
Eden
Smith
V. M. Molotov
Geneva
Chou En-Lai
Mendes-France
National Assembly
Assembly
France
Plans Announced for Greene Morgan 4-H Club Camp
The Greene-Morgan county 4-H club cap will be held at Shakamak park Wednesday through Saturday with Arthur Haseman as county agricultural agent leading plans. Clarence Creager and Miss Estelle Phillips announced the schedule, while transportation, registration, and fees are outlined for Linton Stockton township members.
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Greene-Morgan County
Shakamak Park
Arthur Haseman
Clarence Creager
Estelle Phillips
Linton
Stockton
Ray Byroad
Verl Underwood
Bloomfield Christian Church
Harriet Clark
Creager
Linton Stockton Township
Claude Fullom 59 Dies Rites Held
Claude Fullom 59 a Bloomfield resident and World War I veteran died after a long illness at the Indianapolis Veterans Hospital He was born January 16 1895 in Linton son of John and Emma Fullom He is survived by wife Bessie two sons Rex and Walter Jr and siblings Ora Homer Claude Gertie Templeton and Maude Brannon Funeral services were held at Jenkins and Sons Bloomfield with Rev Verl Underwood officiating and burial in Grandview Cemetery
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Walter W. Fullom
Bloomfield
U.S. Naval
Crane
Veterans’ Hospital
Indianapolis
Mr. Fullom
Linton
John
Emma Starkes Fullom
Bessie Fullom
Rex
Walter Fullom Jr
Claude, Ora
Homer Fullom
Gertie Templeton
Maude Brannon
Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home
Verl Underwood
Grandview Cemetery
Linton Post Adverts for Panel Truck Bids
The Linton post office invites bids for a new panel truck for parcel post and special delivery, reported by postmistress Mrs. Esther Wolford. Bids are due by 2 00 p.m. CST June 25. Estimated usage is four and a half hours daily except Sundays and holidays.
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Linton
Esther Wolford
Former Lyons resident Charles Mynes buried in Columbus
Charles E. Mynes 78, a former Lyons resident and retired carpenter, died after a lengthy illness at Hamilton Park Nursing Home in Columbus Ohio. He was a Knights of Pythias member from Carleston West Virginia and survived by a son Edgar a daughter Martha Belle a sister Mrs Bertie Sappenfield and a brother Norvel C Mynes all of Lyons. Mrs Sappenfield and Mr Mynes attended the Columbus funeral services.
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Charles E. Mynes
Lyons
Hamilton Park
Columbus
Ohio
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Carleston
W. Va
Charleston
Edgar
Martha Belle
Bertie Sappenfield
Norvel C. Mynes
Truman Recovers From Emergency Operation
Kansas City Missouri former president Harry S Truman is reported in satisfactory condition after an emergency operation to remove gall bladder and appendix. Brigadier General Wallace R Graham performed the two hour and ten minute surgery at Research Hospital.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Wallace R. Graham
Trman
White House
Graham
Fishing Rodeo Here Declared Success
About one hundred fifty youths participated in the second annual Fishing Rodeo at Lee-Sherrard Park sponsored by the Linton Community Conservation Club. Joe Allen of Linton won with four seven ounce bluegills. three others tied for largest fish, each seven ounces.
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Lee-Sherrard Park
Linton
Burglary Ring Probed Across Territory by Police
Police investigate a series of burglaries in the region with losses reported at the Linton Moose lodge of over $1,000. A 17 year old from Linton was arrested in another theft and Eddie Burnett, 17, was captured at a hardware store in Elnora. Additional burglaries include the Farm Bureau lumber yard in Switz City and Weber drug store in Lyons with narcotics valued over $100 taken. State and local officers, including Greene County Sheriff Bill Branstetter, assist in the probe.
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Linton Moose Lodge
Linton
William Coleman
Moose Hall
Daviess County
Eddie Burnett
Elnora
Chief Coleman
Washington
Burnett
Indiana
Farm Bureau
Switz City
Greene County
Bill Branstetter
Weber
Lyons
Methodist Church Names New Pastor Appointments
Indiana Conference of the Methodist church announced Sunday at Bloomington new ministerial appointments by Bishop Richard C. Rains. J R Bolin retires to Glenburn Linton. Paul Haywood to Allen Chapel Nine Mile. Alvin Collins to Dugger replacing J W Smith. A P Bently retires Hymera to be supplied. C H Lindley to Martin County Parish. Raymond Arnett to Merom Station. Hubert Crane to Pleasantville. Raymond Shelton mid year to Shelburn.
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Indiana
C. H. Lindley
Petersburg
John Thompson
Oaktown
Merom
Raymond Arnett
Pleasantville
Hubert Crane
Shelburn
Raymond Shelton
Child 3 Hurt in Fall From Car
Miss Dustie Storms, age 3, is treated at Freeman Greene county hospital for minor cuts and bruises after falling from an auto driven by her mother Mrs Roy Leon Storms last Friday. Her condition is reported satisfactory.
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Dustie Storms
Freeman- Greene County Hospital
Roy
Leon Storms
Midland Soldier Returns From Exercise Flash Burn
Private First Class John R. Cooksey of Midland has returned to Fort Campbell Kentucky with Headquarters Company 338th Engineer Group after completing Exercise Flash Burn. He is married to Donnetta Mears and previously worked for General Motors. His decorations include the National Defense Service Medal.
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Fort Campbell
John R. Cooksey
Paul Cooksey
Midland
338Th Engineer Group
General Motors Corporation
Donnetta Mears
Two Hearings Held in Greene Circuit Court
In Bloomfield the Greene circuit court held two State cases. Donald Beadle faced arraignment on wild desertion, but the hearing was continued on the defendant's motion. William Force appeared on a failure to provide charge and sought more time to plead. arraignment set for June 28.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Donald Beadle
William Force
Worthington Lumber Shed Fire Causes Major Loss
A Friday afternoon blaze at Worthington destroyed a 100 by 100 foot lumber shed used by Dyer Lumber Co. and damaged the nearby Meek Poultry Co. building. Losses were estimated at $8,000 for the shed and $2,000 for the Meek building, with most insured. Fire from northeast winds spread quickly. crews from Worthington Lin ton and Bloomfield fought the flames. The Meek building and Farm Bureau elevator narrowly escaped greater damage.
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Worthington
Dyer Lumber Company
Meek Poultry Company
Worthington Fire Department
Linton
Bloomfield
Alse
Meek Company
Farm Bureau
Grand Jury Studies Shooting Case in Bloomfield
A Greene circuit court grand jury in Bloomfield began sessions to consider voluntary manslaughter charges against Mrs. Mary Gray of Solsberry route one for shooting her husband five times with a .22 pistol. Witnesses to be questioned include Miss Jean Reed, held as a material witness.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Mary Gray
Solsberry
Plane Missing Between Crawfordsville and Crystal Falls
Civil Aeronautics Administration reports a four man plane missing between Crawfordsville Indiana and Crystal Falls Michigan. No further details available.
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Chicago
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Crawfordsville
Ind
Crystal Falls
Mich
Guatemala City Defenses Harden Against Invaders
Guatemalan leaders call on truck drivers and workers to defend Guatemala City as insurgents threaten the capital. Analysts say the invaders aim to install a provincial government within hours while the government coordinates a broader response.
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Tegucigalpa
Toriello
United Nations
Mexico
Mexico City
Accie Dent
Guatemala
Colombia
Lee Crutcher
Los Angeles
Douglas McLean
San Lorenzo
Calif
Liberation Movement
Worthington Man To Oppose O'Hern INDIANAPOLIS
Worthington resident Clinton Greene filed for state auditor before the filing deadline creating a race with Pat H. O'Hern of Linton for the Indiana State Convention nomination. Greene, tied to Green county politics and the American Legion, has lived in Indianapolis while keeping Worthington as his voting residence.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ralph Tucker
Terrs Haute
Floyd R. Harper Tipton
Clinton Greene
Worthington
Greene
Pat H. O’hern
Linton
American Legion Organization
Byron Greene
Green County
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Gen. DeBard
Indiana National Guard
Hoosier
Baerfield
Fort Wayne
LaPorte
Bluffton
Danville
Huntington
Gulf OF Mexico
Zacapar
EL. Salvador
Honduras
Barisbean Sea
Nicaragua
Panama Canal
Arrows
San Jose
Pacific Coast
Puerto Barrios
Retalhuleu
Zacapa
Honduran
International Soundphoto
Claude Fullom
Truman
Methodist Church
FT. Campbell
Paul Prudhomme
Ronald Toon
Marjorie Warren
Richland
Frank Carpenter
Grant Township
Robert Lehman
Jackson Township
Lee Haines
Case Township
Mr. Haines
Guatemala City
Guillermo Torrello
United Nations Security Council
New York
U. N
U. S
O'Hern
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