Mine Leader Pays White House Visit
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, met with President Roosevelt at the White House for over an hour. He said he is satisfied with the Democratic platform and that the union would unanimously back Roosevelt for re election, discussing coal industry policy and labor attitudes toward proposed legislation.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
White House
Lewis
United ‘Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Senate
Hospital Births and Recoveries Highlight Local News
A baby girl named Judith Ann Harison was born Sunday morning June 21 at the hospital to Mr and Mrs Clarence Harison of Northeast Street. The mother and baby were discharged home today. Mrs Virg Vandevener of Worthington underwent a major operation and is recovering well. Mrs Helen Henderson returned home today. George Dutch Hitter, injured when struck by a car last week, is reported to be recovering.
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Wid
Clarence Harison
Judith -Ann
Virg’s Vandevener
Worthington
Hlen Henderson
George
Porter couple heads to National Electric Medical Assn meeting
Dr. and Mrs. George C. Porter travel to Cincinnati Ohio for the sixty sixth annual National Electric Medical Association convention at the Linton hotel. Dr Porter will present two talks and is expected to return with Mrs Porter by Friday or Saturday.
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George C. Porter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Porter
National Eelectic Medical Association
Linton Hotel
Father of Mrs. Frank Sabo Dies at Cerro Gordo
Word reached here that J. Hiser of Cerro Gordo Illinois, father of Mrs. Frank Sabo of this city, died Sunday at his home after a serious illness. Mrs. Sabo was at his bedside when he died. The Linton Mill and Grain Co in Linton, which Mrs. Sabo helps operate with her husband, will be closed Tuesday all day for services in Cerro Gordo.
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J. Hiser
Cerro Gord
Frank Sabo
New Duties Taken by Local Barber Shop Duo
Shorty Pirtle and Coonie Laughlin, veteran tensorial artists, today began work at Sam Baxley barber shop on 34 West Vincennes street. Their former Myers shop at 82 South Main street closed Saturday night to be transformed into a modern business house.
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Shorty” Pirtle
Coonie” Laughlin
Sam Baxley
West Vincennes Street
Myers
South Main Street
Former Resident Plans Eleventh European Trip
Mary Esther Wells Jenks of East St Louis plans an eleventh European journey departing July 1 from New York aboard the United States Liner Washington. The group will visit London, The Hague, Munich, Venice, Florence, Rome, Milan, Lucerne, Interlaken and Paris among others. Jenks, former Linton resident, is secretary of the East St. Louis Chamber of Commerce and an alumna of Western College for Women and Indiana University.
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Linton
Clarence E. Jenks
St. ‘Louis
New York
Europe
Jenks
Mary Esther
Wells
And
Mas
B. F. Wells
Pataskala
Ohio
Jopks’. Hushanil
Chamber of Commerce
East St.Louis
United States
Washington
Plymouth
England
Jondon
the Hague
Wiesbaden
Heidelberg
Nuremberg
Rothenburg
Pinketabach Munich
Bolzano
Venice
Florence
Rome
Genoa
Milan
Funeral Services Held For Nina Sinden At Ellis Church
Coroner Dr George Porter ruled the death unavoidable after a late Saturday crash on a country road. Nina Lee Sinden 15 of Ellis died from a fractured skull when a front tire blew causing the car to crash into a utility pole and overturn trapping her. Driver Floyd Maxwell 18 escaped with minor injuries. Nina was active in 4 H and members held rites at the Ellis Church of Christ with interment at Pairview cemetery.
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George Porter
Nina Lee Sinden
Linton High School
Miss Sinden
Neghborhood
Floyd Maxwell
C'Ty
Shara-Lyke Girls
Shakamak State Park
Shakamak
Ell
Ellis Church of Christ
Nina
Ellis
Herbert and
Eather Sinden
Sinden
J.R. Clark
Dugger
Gordon Kemble
Pairview
Welch & Cornett
Linden
Greene County
Terre Haute
Switz City
Stella Coulter Injured in Car Crash
Stella Coulter aged 29 of F street southwest was treated at Freeman Greene County hospital for injuries after the car she rode in left the road and crashed. Her husband Sampson Coulter, the driver, and other occupants escaped with minor bruises. Reports say the automobile went off the road when a front tire blew out. Stella Coulter suffered fractures and lacerations.
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Stella Coulter
Freeman- Greene County Hospital
Sampson Coulter
Centro
Mel’ Coulter
Appeals Court Dismisses Stay In Wheeler Rayburn Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a lower court and let two suits against the Wheeler Rayburn Utility Holding Co act proceed to trial. The stay order, issued by Judge Jennings Bailey, sought to pause actions pending the Supreme Court’s Electric Bond and Share decision. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings urged the stay to prevent overloading the justice department. Forty eight similar suits are filed nationwide.
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Washington
Unted States Court of Appeals
Wheeler-Rayburn’ Utility Holding Company
North American Company
American Waterworks and Electric Company
District Supreme Court
Jennings Bailey
Electric Bond and Share Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Homer S. Cummings
Justice Department
6G Enrollment Planned in July
A replacement CCC camp service enrollment will be held in Greene county next month announced by Leona Lews senior visitor of the governor's commission. Eligible youths aged 17 to 28 may apply at the certifying office in Bloomfield between 8 30 am and 5 pm. veterans enrollment information is also available.
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Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Service
Greene County
Leona’ Lew’s
Governor's Commission
CCC
Lewis
Bloomfield
Lew
Lee Farmer Laid to Rest in Lyons Civil War Vet
The Frank Courtney American Legion post No 22 held military rites Sunday afternoon in Lyons for World War I veteran Lee Farmer who died Thursday at Dayton Veterans Hospital. His body returned to Lyons for funeral services. survivor list notes brother George Farmer and WWI buddy Charles Kinnett of Frankfort. Firing squad members and buglers from Lyons participated in the ceremony.
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Frank Courtney
Charles Kinnett
Frankfort
Mr. Farmer
45Th Infantry
Kenneth Norris
Murl Suffal
J. Fred Hinman
George Baker
Andrew Murdock
Roy Brannon
Jake Hensley
Thomas Wall
Harvey Hodges
Guy Ison
Evert Alsop
Shirley Osborn
Meredith Jone
At] Ross
Jess Schantz
Daul Edwards
Mark Shelton
Charles Branscom Jr
Charles Foster
C'Ty
Bessie Lee Flater Dies in Bloomfield
Funeral services were held for Bessie Lee Flater 49 at Bloomfield South Mission church after her death Saturday night at the family home. She was married to Danie Flater and survived by four daughters Mrs. Agnes Pearson Mrs. Mamie Riggle and Mrs. Opal Wright plus sons Richard and Leon Hunter all of Bloomfield. Rev. Charles Sims conducted the rites.
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Bloomfield South Mission Church
Bessie Lee Flater
Danie Flater
Bloomfield
South Mission Church
John W
Mollie (Miller) Steward
Greene County
Agnes Pearson
Mamie Riggle
Opal Wright
Richard and Leon Hunter
Charles Sims
Lynch son enlists in cavalry at Fort Knox
Claude Lynch son of Noah Lynch enlisted in the United States Army cavalry at Fort Knox by June 15. He graduated from Dainton High School with the class of 19s.
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Claude Lynch
Noah Lynch
Cavalry
United States Army
Fort Knox
Mr. Lynch
Dainton
Roosevelt Loyalists Dominate Democratic Convention Opening
Delegates gathering for a Roosevelt led Democratic national convention stood with the New Deal amid splits with Alfred Smith and a conservative bolt toward Alf Landon. Contests and caucuses form as Farley faces rumors of resignation while hearings on Puerto Rico Panama and Minnesota delegations begin.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Alfred S. Smith
Alf M. Landon
Farley
Smith
James A. Farley
National Committee
Liberty League
Puerto Rico
Panama
Minnesota
Ilinois
Henry Morner
Nash-Kelly
Chicago
Pat
A. Nash
Davis Wilson
Independence Square
Thomas Anderson Improves After Indianapolis Collision
Thomas Anderson formerly of Lin ton and resident of Indianapolis showed marked improvement at M E hospital after a late last week automobile crash. Initial reports of a fractured skull were revised as close observation noted serious injuries including knee fractures and facial cuts. His father Oscar Anderson and brother Wallace returned home after visiting.
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Thomas Anderson
Linton
Indianapolis
M. E
Thomas
Oscar Anderson
Wallace
Britain Will Not Recognize Italy's Ethiopian Conquest
London June 22 U P A foreign secretary Antony Eden told the House of Commons that Britain will not recognize Italy's conquest of Ethiopia. He cited abandoning sanctions as futile and foreign policy moves as ineffective.
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London
U.P
Creat Briiain
Italy
Ethiopa
Antony Sden
House of Commons
Linton Mitchell Battle 12 Innings In Prospect Park
Linton Myers led the Mitchell Merchants to a 4 4 tie in twelve innings at the Mitchell diamond Sunday afternoon. Arnold of Mitchell struck out 22 Linton batters as the Merchants won the game? No, the umpire ruled the potential winning run out on a disputed play, and Mitchell refused to continue. C Tuttle and Greenwood starred for Linton. Mitchell's Greenwood and Trinkle pitched and hit for their side. Next Sunday the Miners travel to meet the Sheppardsville Cubs at Linton City Park.
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Linton Myers
Mitchell Merchants
Mitchell Diamond
Mitchel
Merchants
Mitchell
Arnold
Linton
C. Tuttle
D. Greenwood
M Ners
Greenwood
Trinkle
M Nets
McAllister
Perkins
Miners
Sheppardsville Cubs
Linton City Park
Return to farm movement increases demand in census
Washington reports the 1985 farm census shows 1,995,253 people moved to farms from non farm residences in the preceding five years. The shift, part of a long term pattern since 1930, helped create the largest farm population on record. Regions most affected include Appalachia and areas around New England, New York, Michigan and Ohio.
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Washington
D.C
U.P
U.S
William L. Austin
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Austin
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
Alabama
New England
New York
Michigan
Ohio
May employment and payrolls show unusual gains
Washington reports 38,000 workers returned to jobs in May, with weekly payrolls up 6.7 million. Compared with May 1935, employment rose by 650,000 and payrolls by about 36 million. Factory employment increased 0.6 percent, lifting the index to its highest since October 1930. Nineteen industries posted gains while fertilizer, cotton seed oil cake meal, millinery and men’s clothing declined.
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Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
Eva Harbin Dies Near Pleasantville at 61
Mrs. Eva Harbin 61 wife of James C. Harbin died Sunday at their rural home east of Pleasantville. Born Eva Carpenter in Greene county November 24 1874 she married James C. Harbin November 25 1894 and lived east of Pleasantville. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Pleasantville M E Church with Ray Newkirk Funeral Service in charge. Interment Pleasant Grove cemetery. Survived by husband four sons Rex Pleasantville Reese Lut on R2 Floyd and Fred Harbin at home one daughter Mary Bishop Carlisle R2 a step mother and several siblings.
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Here
Eva Harbn
James C. Harbi
Harbin
Pleasantville
Greene County
Eva Carpenter
Lyons
James C. Harbin
M. E
Floyd
Fred Harbin
Mary Bishop
Carlisle R. R
Sarah Carpenter
Terre Haute
Fred Carpenter
Robert Carpenter
Switz City
Millie Russell
Fay Carpenter
Clay City
John Carpenter
Daisy Gilmore
Freda Brown
Elsie Elliott
Harmony Carpenter
Boys 4-H Club Meeting Change Prompts Attendance
The Boys 4 H club will meet at 7 30 Tuesday evening at the Linton high school building instead of the previously announced time. Ogle, the 4 H leader, urged all members to be present.
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Linton High School
Oxle
Ogle
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