Mine Run Column Mixes Local Notes and History
A scattered mosaic of notes from Mine Run items includes a correction by Henry Bredeweg, a Chicago insurance collector’s setback after multiple robberies, and a life story of James Zarriello in Chicago. The column also shares brief factoids, local golf highlights from Linton, Indiana, and a week of historical events, ending with a call to work tomorrow.
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Linton
Indiana
Lafayette
Sherell Johnson Jr
Bobby Hess
Red China Radio threats over Korea armistice raised
Tokyo reports a Red China radio barrage condemning the United States for plans to bolster South Korea and Taiwan Formosa. The broadcasts warn of consequences if the armistice is revised and note U S air forces may deploy F100 jets from Japan to Korea this week.
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Tokyo
1PR
U.S
Peiping
Red
China
Korea
United States
South Korea
South Viet Nam
Taiwan
Formosa
People's Daily
Asia
North Korea
Kim Ki Soo
Red Korea
Democratic Youth League
Japan
Five Marriage Licenses Issued by Greene County Clerk
Greene County Clerk Miss Norma Lincon issued five marriage licenses in Bloomfield. Recipients include Gary Griffith and Nancy Falk of Worthington. Jack Robinson and Jo Belle McPhail of Bloomington. Donnie Gene Baize of Linton route two and Wanda Clymer of Bicknell. Hubert Pitcher and Wanda Schiessle of Schererville. David P. Edwards and Erma Jes of Washington.
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Dan Cupid
Norma Lincon
Greene
Bloomfield
Gary Griffith
Nancy Falk
Worthington
Jack Robinson
Jo Belle McPhail
Bloomington
Donnie Gene Baize
Linton
Wanda Clymer
Bicknell
Hubert Pitcher
Wanda Schiessle
Schererville
David P. Edwards
Erma ‘Jes
Washington
Bloomfield Man Expires Suddenly at State Park Pool
Barton Enos Wonder 39 of Bloomfield died from a heart attack while swimming at McCormick's Creek state park Spencer. Coroner Dr. Donald S. Blackwell ruled the death a heart attack. Survived by widow Margaret and five children, he worked for Indiana State Highway Department. formerly with Public Service Co of Indiana. Funeral at Bloomfield Christian church with burial in Grandview cemetery.
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Barton Enos Wonder
Bloomfield
McCormick’s Creek
Spencer
Donald S. Blackwell
Owen County
Wonder
Indiana State Highway Department
Public Service Company of Indiana
Oakland City
Worthington
Wanda Ferren
Jenkins and Sons Funeral
Bloomfield Christian Church
Verl Underwood
Grandview Cemetery
Crowe Completes Supply Specialist Course at Fort Leonard Wood
Army Pvt. Charles E. Crowe of Jasonville Indiana graduated from the supply specialist course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. He entered the army last February and received basic training there. The 24 year old is a 1956 graduate of Upper Iowa University.
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Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
AHTNC
Army
Charles E. Crowe
Ebron Crowe
Jasonville
Fort Leonard Wood
Ine
Upper Iowa University
Truck Crash Kills Jasonville Man in Flaming Accident
Jasonville resident Raymond Lee Jr. 26 died instantly when his milk truck collided with a bridge abutment on state road 246 near Lewis. An investigation by Dr. Denzil Ferguson attributed the fatal accident to possible driver fatigue. The body burned in the vehicle as fire crews removed it. Lee is survived by parents, a widow, three children, siblings, and a grandmother. Funeral arrangements were set by McClanahan Funeral Home of Jasonville.
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Raymond Lee Jr
Jasonville
Lewis
Coalmont Church
Denzil Ferguson
Vigo County
Lee
Borden Dairy Company
Terre Haute
Mr. Lee
Shelbyville
Raymond Lee
Lace reports commodities distribution change in Washington township
Township trustee Charles Lace announces surplus commodities will be distributed Saturday at Lyons Municipal park instead of the school building. Residents in Washington township will receive the usual aid with the new distribution site.
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Washington Township
Charles Lace
Lyons Municipal Park
Lyons group donates quilts to Deaconess Yoder
Deaconess Nola D. Yoder acknowledged a donation of quilts by the Home Lovers club of Lyons.
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Nola D. Yoder
Home Lovers Club of
Lyons
Indiana Weather Turns Cooler With Rain Scattered Across State
Temperatures eased toward the cool side in Indiana with rainfall exceeding one inch in parts. West Baden led with 1.66 inches, Evansville 1.05, while the north saw little precipitation. Highs ranged 72 to 80, lows 57 to 64, with a warming trend to 85 by Tuesday and a chance of showers Thursday or Friday.
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Indiana
West Baden
Evansville
Seymour
Bedford
Indiaanapolis
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Mercury
South Bend
Evans
Atomic Energy Commission tops 50 kiloton blast at Frenchman’s Flat
The Atomic Energy Commission detonated the fifth and largest test of its 20 shot summer program at Frenchman’s Flat Nevada. The 50 kiloton blast, set off 700 feet above ground, produced a brilliant white flash bright enough to blind downtown Las Vegas and studied protective clothing for troops and civilians and food irradiation.
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Angel's Peak
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Proving Grounds
Here
Las Vegas
Mrs. Sarah Michael Dies in Jasonville at 73
Mrs. Sarah Sadie Michael 73 of Jasonville died at 6 45 Sunday morning at her daughter’s home near Plainfield after a nine month illness. Survived by husband William Michael Sr two daughters Mrs Hester Roberts Plainfield and Mrs Eva Mitchell Winchester one son William Michael Jr Jasonville six grandchildren eight great grandchildren and a son Olin Michael (died 1956). Funeral at Jasonville Methodist church Tuesday at 2 00 with Rev Blaine Emily. Burial Lebanon cemetery.
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Sarah
Sadie’ Michael
Jasonville
Hester Roberts
Plainfield
Mrs. Roberts
Mrs. Michael
Wright Township
Henry
Sarah Larr Letsinger
Michael
William Michael Sr
Roberts
Eva Mitchell
Winchester
William Michael Jr
Olin Michael
McClanahan
Jasonville Methodist Church
Blaine Emily
Lebanon Cemetery
Jurors Study Dynamiting Case Near Bloomington
Monroe County Grand Jury opens investigation into the Illinois Central Railroad bridge dynamiting near a stone mill six miles south of Bloomington. Prosecutor James R. Conner says five law enforcement agencies have identified prime suspects after five sticks of dynamite exploded under the bridge causing extensive damage.
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Bloomington
Monroe County
Illinois Central Railroad
James R. Conner
At Least 17 Die In Two Plane Crashes Sunday
Two air incidents leave 17 dead as Pacific Western Airlines DC8 crashes after takeoff at Port Hardy while a Minneapolis DC3 makes a safe belly landing with seven passengers and three crew uninjured. Survivors include stewardess Pat Wilson.
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United Press
Port Hardy
B.C
Minneapolis
Port Harty
Pacific Western Airlines
Pat Wilson
Vancouver
Tilmots
Hardinsburg
Pekin
Harold E. Saylor
Richard Franklin Lippert
Willard Bates
Washington
North Central Airlines
Wold-Chamberlain
Greene circuit court settles multiple civil and criminal actions
In Bloomfield Greene circuit court two criminal actions and several civil cases were heard. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. won 93.46 plus costs from Ryman and Hazel McDonald, Paul Astronedes won 3386.51 principal 453.03 interest and 14.00 costs against Robert KR. George, and various divorce support orders were issued or continued including $10 weekly support and attorney fees. Jacob Ruth pled guilty to trespass and was fined plus 60 days at the state farm. The case State vs Kenneth Bays set arraignment for July 20.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Brittanica, Inc
Ryman
Hazel McDonald
Paul Astronedes
Robert KR. George
Corda Mowery
William H. Mowery
Charles DeVoto
Evelyn DeVioto
Elza Sullivan
Dugger
Lillian Fish
Haze Fish
Everett Kristler
Dora Kristler
Lawrence Lee May
Berniece May
Ruth Thacker
Billy Lewis
Hazel Danko
Charles Danko
98 year old Lee rejoined Memphis voting rolls
Lu ther Lee of Memphis, age 98, says illness caused him to miss registering for the last two presidential elections. He is back on the permanent registration rolls.
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Memphis
Tenn
Luther Lee
Lee
Tragic Collision Kills Chester Jackson in Indiana
Chester Jackson aged 29 of Linton dies at a crossing ten miles northwest of Terre Haute when a mine train strikes his auto. Dick Harper of Terre Haute injured, both men en route to work for Foradori Trucking and Excavation. Hunter, the mine train engineer, stopped and backed to the scene. Survivors include Ervin and Mary Jackson and Pearl Karns. Funeral plans pending.
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Chestern Jackson
Linton
Dick Harper
Terre Haute
Snow Hill
Harpon
Schuman Hunter
Haythorn Avenue
Jackson
Vigo County
Denzile Ferguson
Harper
Union Hospital
Foradori Trucking Ad Excavation Company
American Brass Company
Hunter
S Pearl B. Karns
Karns
Bucktown
Minnesota Flood Deepens Loss Four Drown Near Hastings
Floodwaters from the Minnesota Mississippi tributary swelled rivers and forced about 25 families to flee along the Crow. Four people drowned Sunday when a rescue attempt failed as their boat capsized near Hastings. two teens Anton Lynn and Wayne Frendrdrich and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lovejoy. Jeanette Kaiser swam to safety with a life jacket. The Mississippi crest was forecast at 15 feet 6 inches above flood stage at St. Paul by Wednesday. North Dakota Knife and Cannonball rivers also overflowed, flooding thousands of acres. Cooler air was expected to bring relief later, with scattered severe thunderstorms observed from Nashville to the upper Great Lakes.
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United Press
Minnesota
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Mississippi River
Hastings
Minn
Anton Lynn
Wayne Frendrich
Francis Lovejoy
Jeanette Kaiser
Lovejoys
Crow
Mississippi
St. Paul
Dayton
Texas
mid-Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Nashville
Tenn
Spanish War Vet Dies at 78 in Jasonville
Tilman A. Hunter of Jasonville route one died at his home at 3:00 AM after six months of declining health. Funeral services were held at McClanahan Funeral Home in Jasonville with Rev. Lloyd Miller officiating and burial in Grandview cemetery Bloom. Hunter led the Linton David C. Wiles camp of the United Spanish War Veterans and belonged to the Jasonville Christian Church. He was born near Bloomfield June 10, 1879 and previously worked at a Westphalia garage before moving to Jasonville ten years ago. Survived by widow Gertrude, four brothers Rufus Orval and Clayton and Elmo, and sister Daisy Barlow.
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Tilman A. Hunter
Jasonville
McClanahan Funeral Home
Lloyd Miller
Grandview
Bloomfield
Hunter
Linton David C. Wiles
United Spanish War Veterans
Linton Man Leaves St. Edwards Hospital After Accident
Leland Kline of Linton was discharged from St. Edwards hospital in New Albany where he had been treated for injuries from an accident while working for a construction company in New Albany.
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Leland Kline
Linton
St. Edwards Hospital
New Albany
Mrs. Franklin 78 Passes After Long Illness in Linton
Mrs. Lottie Burklin Franklin of Linton, born August 29, 1878 in Rock Island City Missouri, died at 9:50 p.m. Sunday at her home 389 I Street Southwest after failing health since 1955. She leaves daughters Mrs. Alvin Swango and Mrs. William B. Carlton of Linton, sons Elmer and Kenneth Franklin of Linton, a brother Thomas Burklin of Los Angeles, and sisters Mrs. John Booker and Mrs. Eliza Walton of Linton. Two sons Eddie Frankenfield and Everett Franklin died earlier. Body to Anderson-Poindexter Memorial Chapel with services by Deaconess Nola D. Yoder, burial in Fairview cemetery.
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Lottie Burklin Franklin
Linton
I” Street
Franklin
Rock Island City
Charles and
Eleanor McDonald Burklin
Alvin Swango
William B. Carlton
Elmer
Kenneth Franklin
Thomas Burklin
Los Angeles
Calif
John Booker
Eliza Walton
Eddie Frankenfield
Everett Franklin
Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel
Memory Chapel
Nola D. Yoder
Fairview Cemetery
Little League Tilt Schedule At Linton For Week
The Linton Little League announces weekly games. Tonight Larris Record Shop faces Linton Iron and Metal. Tuesday Peoples Trust Company plays General Electric. Wednesday Citizens National Bank meets Linton Iron and Metal. Thursday Ellis faces Sarris. Friday Peoples plays Citizens.
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Linton
Larris Record Shop
Linton Iron and Metal
Peoples Trust Company
General Electric
Citizens’ National Bank
Ellis
Sarris
Peoples
Citizens
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Henry Bredeweg
Sol Feuerstein
Chicago
Sol
James Zarriello
Italy
Zarriello
St. John, Kansas
Linton Municipal
Sbherell
Bobby
Congress
France
United Nations
San Francisco
Helen Keller
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Red China Radio
Crowe
FT. Wood
Coalmont Church of God
Donna Lee
Timmie Lee
Vicki Lee
Frank
Glenn Lee
Betty Bradley
Patty Lee
Vera Lee
Janice Combs
Etta Kincaid
LACE
Fargo
N.D
AEC
Bud
Bud” Lenning
Indiana General Assembly
Chester Jackson
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