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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1943
Page
1
Brazil Times notes parks like Shakamak reopening for near at hand recreation on A cards as warfare reduces youth attendance. Bass season begins drawing visitors while front license plates spark enforcement debates and farmers plant hybrid corn despite the war.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands visited the Roosevelts at Hyde Park last Sunday in what officials call a social visit. Dutch foreign secretary Dr. Eeleo van Kleffens attended, sparking belief that official talks may have occurred.
Washington June 23. The War Production Board has ordered manufacturers and wholesalers to reserve about 50 hard to get items for farm supplies to boost food output. A prior ruling allowed farmers to buy general equipment without a high priority rating.
Sharp air and ground fighting erupts in the New Guinea jungle with General MacArthur's planes conducting 20 bombing and machine gun runs around Mubo. Japs suffer about 100 losses as Lae and Salamaua bases remain targets. Allied raids hit Tilberlane seaplane base in the Aroe islands. Liberator bombers strike targets near Mandalay and in lower Burma with all aircraft returning safely.
American bomber crews wear manganese steel vest panels to shield chests and backs from shrapnel during raids on Luftwaffe targets. Developed by Col Malcolm Grow at Wright Field, the vests have saved several lives with armor reaching three eighths of an inch in coverage. First Lt Jack Fisher of Fresno and Tech Sgt Hub E Carl of Pine Grove Mills suffered nonfatal injuries, while vests deflected fragments in Wilhelmshaven and Hamm missions.
The Linton Fire Department was dispatched to Reed Taylor Filling Station on A Street NW around five o’clock Tuesday evening where Dr. W. H. Scholl’s tractor caught fire. No damage resulted.
The Bartholomew County Council approved a 75000 bond issue to help finance a 225000 county hospital expansion. Federal Works Administration funds will cover the remaining cost after council overrides opposition from 15 local physicians who argued against government subsidization of county care.
The War Food Administration seeks to requisition idle farm machinery to boost food production. County USDA War Board will determine idle status and urge owners to use or sell to responsible buyers. unresolved cases go to the State War Board for action. Details available at the County USDA War Board office in Bloomfield, Indiana.
William MacMullen of Windsor retired after 28 years guiding freight and passengers through the Detroit river tunnel. He logged 12850 miles underground, made 8 trips daily, crossed the U S Canada border 81520 times, and prevented wrecks by spotting cracked rails and saving a child from the third rail.
Cpl. Anna M. Bedwell of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps at Foster Field Texas left today for camp after a thirteen day furlough with her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Bedwell in Dugger.
District Eight in Brazil Indiana reports four hundred miners resuming work in Indiana block mines as union headquarters dispatch notices arrive. In Terre Haute District 11 officials announce back-to-work orders to members. Operators in strip and deep-shaft mines to restart by 5:00 PM.
The United Mine Workers announce 530,000 miners will return to work until October 31 under government oversight. They will be paid under the old contract plus a 20 cent daily boost from the War Labor Board, while pay raise talks continue. A court challenge and separate Ickes investigation loom amid White House veto speculation on the Smith Connally act.
The Jaycees outscored the Johnson feeds seven to six in a brisk softball matchup. Ed Greenwood and Claude Clark hit triples. Phil Gilmour doubled and walked in three plate appearances. Tonight features Merchants versus City Sluggers at 6:50.
New York state contest selects the nickname Helens of Troy for local women enlisting in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. The designation honors the Troy region and its recruits as they enter service.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker arrives in Moscow for a War Department mission and attends a ceremony with Foreign Minister Molotov. The visit is disclosed as Soviet air force operations report 20 enemy planes destroyed on the ground near Leningrad and snipers kill 192 Nazi personnel behind enemy lines.
Detroit Michigan June 23 federal troops patrol the automobile center as rioting between negroes and whites claims thirty lives, including a white woman and a negro. The governor relaxes curfew but bans liquor and allows a baseball double header between Cleveland and Detroit while state guards prepare.
British Royal Air Force bombers struck Mulheim in the Ruhr, dropping 1000 tons of bombs and turning the city into an inferno. The raid followed earlier blasts on Krefeld and saw allied planes hammering Germany’s industrial heart with heavy losses for the attackers.
An action for divorce moved from Monroe County to Greene Circuit Court with plaintiff Juanita McClure and defendant Roscoe J. McClure alleging marriage August 11, 1934 and separation March 27, 1943. A separate habeas corpus petition by Virginia F. Stough seeks custody of Mary E. Stough, two, from Willard Stough.
Hospital records show Pete Sarris admitted Tuesday night and discharged this afternoon. Billy Shepard, son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Shepard, submitted to a tensile stomp this morning. Garland Hasler of Bloomfield under went a major action this morning with Mrs baby on Soisberry route.
The War Department lists four Indiana servicemen killed in action across theaters. First Lieutenant Bill Carpenter of Gary died in the North American area, Second Lieutenant William Ballas of East Chicago and Technician Fifth Grade Samuel Elliott of Frankfort in North Africa, and Staff Sergeant Robert Kislins of Richmond in the European area.
Pvt John W Alcorn a San Francisco native teaches Japanese at Ft Knox. He notes December 7 as an ill omen for the Japs since chichi meaning seven also connotes double death. In two months trainees can learn 200 to 300 words to grasp Jap military commands. The Hiragana alphabet with 50 symbols is taught as most practical.
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