Illinois Twins to Hold Second Annual Convention
The Illinois Twins association schedules July 10 11 at Starved Rock State Park for its second annual convention. Twin presidents George and Frank Leebach of LaSalle predict nearly 1000 twins will attend with about 500 at last year’s event. The first day features outdoor contests for oldest youngest tallest fattest and best looking twins with prizes. The second day includes nature tours and business sessions. If weather allows most activities will be outdoors with Cook County Twins invited and rail excursions planned. Motion pictures of the event will be taken.
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Starved Rockstatee Park
Ill
U.P
Illinois Twins’ Association
George
Frank Leebach
LaSalle
Illinois
Cook
California Jobs Boost Graduation Day Hope Amid Decline
State Director R G Wagner said California colleges and universities shift graduation mood from dread to joy by noting employment opportunities for qualified applicants are better now than in many years. The state operates seventy eight offices to assist graduates.
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Sacramento
Calif
U.P
R. G. Wagner
California
Law trips nude walker in Oakland traffic court
A man arrested for walking nude at night in Oakland faced a charging dilemma since city ordinances do not cover the act as a misdemeanor. Police resolved the issue by charging him with walking on the wrong side of the road under traffic regulations.
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Oakland
Calif
U.P
Quiet Miami Police Shift Ends in Fire and Fall
The Miami police headquarters quiet afternoon shifts suddenly erupted when Chief Inspector Forrest E. Nelson toppled from his chair breaking his glasses. Simultaneously shrubbery outside the station caught fire nearly forcing evacuation of the building.
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Miami
Fla
Forrest E. Nelson
Decrease in Municipal Debts Among Large U S Cities
New York June 22 The National Municipal League reports a 88 million loss in total gross bonded debt of American cities over 30 thousand population excluding New York City. 1940 debt for 310 largest cities estimated at 8.5 billion with listed low debt leaders and high debt centers by population classes.
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New White Chapel Nears Completion at Wayside Inn
A non sectarian chapel rising on a knoll above the Wayside Inn site in South Sudbury Massachusetts will be used for daily services by Wayside Inn Boys School students. Built with communal spirit, the 69 foot long six arch window design seats about 250 with an organ planned and a future recreation basement.
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South Sudbury
Mass
U.P
Wayside Inn
New England
Henry Ford
Midget 4-H Club Wiener Roast At East End
East End Midgets 4-H members gathered Friday at John Hawkins home near Linton for a social evening and short business session. Attendees included John Blevens Billy Huff Billy Geatches Jack O'Brien Teddy Ogle Bob Maxwell Lee Smith Paul Strietelmeier Glen Shake Paul Smith and Howard Dess. The next meeting is set for Howard Dess's home.
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East End
John Hawkins
Linton
John Blevens
Billy Huff
Billy Geatches
Jack O’brien
Teddy Ogle
Bob Maxwell
Lee Smith
Paul Strietelmeier
Glen Shake
Paul Smith
Howard Dess
U P Will Finance New Rubber Study
The Department of Agriculture and U.S. scientists plan expansion of rubber production in the hemisphere to reduce dependence on the Indies. Four nurseries in Latin American countries would be established with U.S. funding, land from local governments, and labor supplied locally.
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U.P
Department of Agriculture
United States
British
Dutch East Indies
America
South
Central America
East Indies
Indies
State
Agriculture
Hemisphere
Congress
U.S
Florida
Central American
Former Linton Resident Heads to Charity Hospital
Dr. and Mrs. Guy Riley of Kalamazoo Michigan travel through Linton en route to New Orleans where Dr Riley will begin special X-ray studies at Charity hospital. Dr Riley is the son of C Riley former mayor of Linton.
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Guy Riley
Kalamazoo, Mich
Linton
New Orleans
Riley
Charity
State fair cuts price tickets on sale July fifteenth
The Indiana Board of Agriculture names July 15 as the starting date for 225000 half price twenty cent admission tickets for the 1940 Indiana State Fair to run August 30 through September 6. Tickets go on sale statewide and will remain available until August 29 if all are not sold.
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Indiana Board of Agriculture
Phares L. White
Oxford
Ind
Harry G. Templeton
Indianapolis
Farm Bureau
Haags
Ed Howe honored in KU Newspaper Hall of Fame
The memory of Ed Howe Sage of Potato Hill founder of Atchison Globe will be honored as his name is added to the Kansas editors in the University of Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame.
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Lawrence
Kas. U.P
Ed Howe
Atchison, Kansas
Globe
Kansas
University of Kansas
Water Service Shutdown For Valve Work In City
Linton Municipal Water Co announces a three hour water service outage Sunday morning June 28 from 9:00 to 12:00 noon. The shutdown affects the southeast city area mainly south of A and 6th streets and east of A and 6th streets due to drainage of the transmission line to complete valve installation.
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A and 6Th Street
A and 6Th Streets
Linton Municipal Water Co
Death whizzes by Salt Lake City welder in gas truck accident
Harry D. Chandler, a welder, was working on a gasoline transport truck he believed emptied of fumes. A steel ladder hurled 18 feet shattered nearby windows and endangered residents, but Chandler escaped injury.
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Salt Lake City
U.P
Harry D. Chandler
Chandler
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