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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1940
Page
1
A wartime style warning urges eliminating any fifth column activity in all American communities. The piece cites a New York Sun diary description of a Fifth Column Worker and warns readers to be calm and not spread rumors as they prepare for Monday.
Roy Brown pleaded guilty to drunken driving in Linton city police court. A $10 fine plus costs and a six day suspended sentence were imposed, and his driver's license is suspended for one year. The charge stemmed from a collision on A Street Northeast the night of June 5. Brown agreed to pay damages to the struck auto.
The annual picnic of the local Needlecraft club will be held at Humphreys Park at 6:00 PM Tuesday for members and their families. Attendees are asked to bring their own table service.
Berlin reports incendiary bombs near Babelsberg and Potsdam with slight damage as Hitler presses armistice terms on France. British raids on Berlin follow German attacks on the British Isles and East Africa amid France's cabinet deliberations in Bordeaux.
Washington June 22. The House approved the conference report on a supplemental defense bill allocating 1.77 billion dollars for army and navy expansion and sent the measure to the Senate. Administration plans call for about 1.0 billion dollars to build new factories and expand existing facilities for vital war materiel. The Senate approved a sales restriction amendment on arms to allies before adjourning to permit a weekend recess.
Philadelphia June 22 Republicans near the convention confront a choice between a deal or a deadlock as Dewey Taft and Willkie struggle to command a majority of votes on early ballots. No leading candidate signals willingness to concede a run on the ticket to speed nomination. The party gathers Monday under more hopeful prospects than since 1930.
E. R. Reeve J. P. Colvin and Bill Marshall of Linton Fred Kizer of Worthington Herschel Moore of Bloomfield and Tom Ketchem of Jasonville attended a convention in Chicago Illinois.
Dewey Hayes about 40 years old of the Vicksburg community suffered serious injuries today at the New Hope Mine of the Linton Summit coal company northwest of Linton He is a pumper at the mine and was caught between two cars in some way His leg and side were injured with possible internal injuries noted by physicians awaiting a diagnosis
Leaders at College Hill Recreation center announce a new public dancing event starting Monday evening from 7:00 to 8:30. A WPA Recreation orchestra led by Kenneth Armstrong will provide sweet and swing numbers, with no admission fee, at the basement school building venue.
The Greene County Women’s Republican club will elect officers at the next Solsberry meeting on Tuesday June 25. The gathering opens with a 6 30 p m covered dish supper and includes a special program. all members are urged to attend.
Dr. Martin Jacobson, head of the California State Association of Chiropodists, calls for a dedicated unit of foot specialists in the army and navy medical corps as part of the current rearmament drive. He warns that the rush for mechanical preparedness neglects the feet, vital to locomotion.
Ralph Raymond of Worthington underwent a major operation Friday afternoon. Jerry D. Mowery and Franklin Bogard, both from nearby towns, submitted to minor operations this morning. A daughter named Marlene Alice was born to Mrs. George Dunham of Sandborn this morning. Jimmy White of Bloomfield had a major operation Friday. Mrs. Sam White, Mrs. Louis Miller, and Mrs. Ambrose Edmondson were each taken to their homes Friday afternoon or morning in their respective towns.
Linton Miners baseball team plans a Sunday afternoon game against Indiana State Penal Farm lads seeking their sixth win. The Farm team is said to be stronger than earlier matchups, with the Miners leading the series three to two. Bus leaves 10 30 Sunday from Kroger corner, players listed.
Miss Leanne Hagaman traveled to Morgantown to spend several weeks with Mr and Mrs Byron Miller and other friends.
Linton Merchants predict a large home crowd at Humphreys park for Sunday’s 2:30 pm game versus Vincennes Double Cola. Vincennes claims top Southern Indiana players while Linton foreshadows a strong scrap after recent setback to Hendrick’s Brothers in Bloomington.
The Glenburn nine routed the Atlas Tigers 9-2 Friday at Atlas diamond. Holder and Stuckey teamed for Glenburn while Plew Reinties and Luxton led Atlas. Holder fanned 17 and allowed three hits as Glenburn earned a second straight win in Greene County Recreation Department action.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull announced all twenty Latin American republics agreed to the United States proposal for an emergency consultative conference on Western Hemisphere problems triggered by the European war. A leftist, pro Russia government assumed power in Estonia after a brief, bloodless uprising. pro Russian demonstrations were noted in Riga and pressure on Lithuania, with Baltic states squeezed between Russia and Germany.
John Steiner, 45, of Dugger, is jailed in Linton after police and Illinois Central special agent Connie Haugh traced a theft of paint and enamel from Allen A. Wilkinson Lumber Co. Steiner admitted breaking in with a skeleton key and was found with three gallons of varnish and three quarts of enamel. He is an ex convict with prior sentences in Michigan and Clay County Indiana. The accomplice on the train is not yet arrested.
The Greene circuit court grand jury in Bloomfield continues its probe into the death of Charles Clark 57 of Dresden. About 40 witnesses have been summoned with more expected as Riley Yearin 73 remains jailed on voluntary manslaughter charges following Clark's Saturday argument.
Air raid alerts ring in Berlin at 1:40 am with incendiaries near Babelsberg and heavy blasts heard by residents. Cairo reports its first war alarm at the docks with anti-aircraft fire. German planes strike England for the third time in four nights, killing three and damaging a house.
The Monroe Circuit Court jury awarded Gilbert H. Hendren Jr. of Bloomfield a $100 judgment against Dr. Thomas A. Burkhart as administrator of Olive M. Burkhart deceased. Hendren claimed he was paid for legal services in drafting a tax reduction petition for Jasonville property. Deliberations lasted about two hours.
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