Linton Fourth of July Floats Promised Bigger Show
Reading across the county, plans for Linton’s Fourth of July parade promise bigger and better floats, with locals calling them swell and worth the price. The article also notes Knox county as the state’s largest wheat producer, with forecasts of harvest delays due to dry weather and favorable spring conditions. It discusses hitchhiking concerns on roads and hints at anti-hitchhiker laws, plus a cornucopia of humorous verses and proverbs from local writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Knox
Coan
Will of Nellie R Bull Admitted To Probate In Greene Circuit Court
The will of Nellie R Bull deceased a former Worthington resident is admitted to probate today in Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield. Dr Earl V Bull of Linton is appointed executor of the will.
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Nellie R. Bull
Worthington
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Earl V. Bull of
Linton
Saul Page Visits Indianapolis Parents Over Weekend
Saul Page of Indianapolis spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Page.
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Saul Page
Indianapolis
Mrs
Charles Page
Armistice Moves Pin France to End War Within Hours
Negotiators push to end hostilities within six hours of signing the Italian armistice terms. In Rome the French plenipotentiaries await government authorization to sign and trigger cease fire across France, Germany, and Italy. Britain seeks unified resistance from the empire as de Gaulle forms a French national committee in exile. In Bordeaux Petain's cabinet discusses terms with Lebrun as the slow clock ticks toward peace.
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Petain
Rome
France
Germany
Italy
Bordeaux
Switzerland
London
U.P
Great Britain
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
French Empire
Philippe Petain
Albert Lebrun
Gompiegne Forest
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
England
Marshal Menri Philippe Petain
Winston Churchill
Africa
Near East
Indo-China
America
President heads to capital to sign defense bills
President Roosevelt left the White House for Washington D C to sign bills authorizing billions for the emergency defense program. He will discuss hemispheric issues raised by German peace terms and may refuse to recognize any French government formed under German nomination. Senator Pepper predicts U S recognition stance will follow Britain's lead.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Roosevelt
White House
France
Hyde Park
London
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Paul Reynaud
Claude Pepper
Florida
Congress
Rene de Saint- Quentin
Petani
Kentucky Woman Sustains Injury in Vehicle Crash
Mrs. Melvin Tate of Louisville fractured her right arm in a rollover on state road 54 about four miles east of Linton. She and her husband were westbound when a car ahead stopped suddenly, causing the Tate vehicle to lose control and overturn. The injury occurred with her arm reportedly outside the window.
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Melvin Tate
Louisville
Freeman-Greene County
Linton
Royce and Swayze Held by Police in Bloomfield Jail
Clarence Royce of West Linton remains in Greene County jail Bloomfield awaiting charges filed by his wife after a Saturday arrest. Dode Swayze of Lyons is charged with assault and battery and driving while intoxicated, arraigned in Linton, pleads not guilty, jailed to await trial. Also involved, Bill McGuire of Linton faced public intoxication after a Saturday arrest along State Road 59 north of town.
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Clarence Royce
West Linton
Greene County
Bloomfield
Linton City
Royce
Swayze
Linton
Bill McGuire
Confessed Thact Sentenced Today
John Steiner aged 45 of Dugger was sentenced in Greene circuit court Bloomfield to five years in Indiana State prison and a $100 fine after pleading guilty to second degree burglary. Steiner admitted stealing varnish and enamel from Allen A Wilkinson Lumber, was arrested by Illinois Central Railroad agent Connie Haugh and Linton police. He claimed intent to dump the paint from a train and retrieve it later. a skeleton key aided entry. The charge carries two to five years and up to $500 fine, with the five year term given as his third offense.
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John Steiner
Dugger
Indiana
Greene
Bloomfield
Steiner
Linton
Connie Haugh
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Haugh
Allen A. Wilkinson Lumber Company
J. Raymond Powell
Wilkinson
Hayes Recovers After Mine Accident In Freeman Greene
Dewey Hayes recuperates in Freeman Greene County Hospital after a Saturday accident at the New Hope mine of the Linton-Sum mit coal company. X rays show no broken bones, injuries confined to cuts bruises and lacerations on his side and leg. Hayes, a pumper, was caught between two mine cars.
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Dewey Hayes
New Hope
Linton-Summit Coal Company
Freeman-Greene County
Hayes
Hospital Returns For Numerous Ky. Ailments
Hospital report from Kentucky lists several admissions and discharges after weekend incidents and operations. Names include Mrs Tate with a fractured arm, Mrs John Fraser of Midland, Miss Inez Bedwell, Mrs Alberta Reed of Linton, Miss Doris Easter of Midland, Everett Spurgeon, Franklin Bogard, Mrs George Dunham and baby, Jerry Mowery, Ernest Quimby, Mrs Lewis Miller, Mrs Melt Kendall, and Mrs Kendall’s dismissal.
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Melvin Tate
Louisville
Tate
John Fraser
Midland
Inez Bedwell
Alberta Reed
Linton
Doris Easter
Everett Spurgeon
Franklin Bogard
Bloomfield
George Dunham
Baby
Sandborn
Jerry Mowery
Ernest“ Quimby
Lewis Miller
Melt Kendall
Jasonville
Visitors Gather From Several States to See Ill Resident
Mr and Mrs T E White and children Reva and Redford of Charleston West Virginia visit Mr and Mrs William Campbell on G street northeast. Also visiting are Mr and Mrs Bruce White and children Nancy and Sue of South Park West Virginia Mrs Sue Kirtley of Island Kentucky and Mrs Agnes McMillian and daughter Helen of Ottawa Illinois. Mr Campbell is seriously ill at his home.
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T. E. White
Reva and Redford
Charleston
W. Va
Bruce White
Nancy
Sue
South Park
W. V
Sue Kirtley
Island, Ky
Agnes McMillian
Helen
Ottawa
William Campbell
Campbell
Funeral Rites Held For W Henry Hawtin
Funeral services for W Henry Hawtin 79 a retired coal miner and farmer were held at Antioch church with Rev Elias Brewer officiating. He died after a stroke at his son Franks Jasonville home. Burial followed in Antioch cemetery. Survived by three daughters and three sons. His wife died in 1927. Funeral arrangements by M J Aikin and Son.
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W. Henry Hawtin
Frank Hawtin
Jasonville
Antioch Church
Elias Brewer
Sullivan
Antioch Cemetery
Hawtin
Greene
Sullivan Counties
Antioch
Linton
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Cass
Jennie Letsinger
Everett Rockey
Indianapolis
Gladys Kinnard
Anthony Hawtin
Bert Hawtin
Detroit, Mich
M. J. Aikin and Son Funeral Home
Linton City Council Holds Special Street Forum Tonight
Mayor Dr E V Bull announced a special meeting of the Linton City council for 7 00 tonight at Guy hall to discuss work on local streets.
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Linton
Guy Hall
E. V. Bull
French to Organize Resistance Outside France
London reports indicate a campaign to mobilize all Frenchmen beyond France against Germany and Italy. Gen Nogues in North Africa and Gen Mittelhauser in the Near East are named as continuing efforts, despite Hitler’s demand to recall the fleet. Britain has effectively broken with Bordeaux, though formal contacts remain.
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London
Republicans Open Convention Today With Many Booms
About 100 Republican congressmen from twenty states formed to oppose the Willkie surge at the Philadelphia convention. They urged naming a candidate whose views align with the Republican congressional record on harmony and policy, arguing Willkie's tariff and foreign policy positions conflict with that record. Willkie had become a Republican after voting for Roosevelt in 1932 and backs the administration's trade program.
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Philadelphia
Wendell L. Willkie
G.O.P
Congress
Willkie
Convention Hall Hosts 1940 Republican Convention Selections
At Philadelphia June 24 delegates gather to choose a candidate to oppose Roosevelt. Dewey leads early polls with over 400 ballots expected on the first ballot, while Willkie's momentum disrupts the favorite son front as Hoover boosts a cautious bid. Nabbed votes shift as Nebraskan delegates hint at bolting to Hoover.
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Philadelphia
John D. M. Hamilton
Wendell L. Willkie
Perserves
Willkie
Herbert C. Hoover
Nebraska
Thomas E. Dewey
Hoover
Dewey
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Taft
Local Golf Pro Sets Eighteen Hole Record at Linton
Bobby Hess, local pro, carded 69 for 18 holes at Linton Municipal in a foursome with Hank Larsen Lloyd McCullough and Joe Potochnick. His two nine hole scores were 33 and 36 tying his previous 33 record. Potochnick totaled 78 and Larsen 81 as others posted 39 41 for 80.
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Linton Municipal Course
Bobby Hess
Bobby
Hank” Larsen
Lloyd McCullough
Joe Potochnick
Cully
Potochnick
Larsen
Hess
Unidentified man killed in road accident near Pimento
Authorities investigate a fatal hit and run near Pimento on U S 41. The victim, about 40, 5 ft 9 in, 150 pounds with dark brown hair and a tattoo on the left forearm, remains unidentified as police work to confirm if he was from Linton. The body is at Woods Funeral Home in Farmersburg.
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Pimento
Linton
Sullivan County
John Little
Farmersburg
U. S. Highway 41
Pimento Sunday
Little
the Woods
Armistice Signed as France and Italy End Hostilities
Rome announces an armistice with Italy ending the conflict as of Italy's notification to Germany. Fighting in France to cease six hours after notification, with 1:35 a.m. Italian time. Berlin reports German advances in the Vosges and Rhone valley, with Raeder inspecting coastal units and Germany nearing control of substantial parts of France.
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Rome
U.P
France
Italy
Berlin
Bordeaux
Rhone
Erich Raeder
England
France and Italy armistice talks press for early ceasefire
France moves to end fighting with Italy within 24 hours as German forces ready to strike Britain. Bordeaux reports progress toward an armistice while Paris laments Churchill criticism and警 Français foreign policy sovereignty amid occupation fears.
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Raymond Wi Coan
County Wheat Committee
Vincennes Commercial
Aunt Armita
Mary Pate
Will
Kentucky
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Thact
Greene and
Council
Oma
New Deal
Bulletin
DNB
Donon
Vosges Mountains
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