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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1959
Page
1
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Washington reports Secretary of State Christian A. Herter outlined Western rights in Berlin while urging the Soviets to back down. Geneva talks resume July 13 with no significant progress seen in six weeks and calls for a counterproposal from Khrushchev.
Miss Carolyn Humphreys of Linton is a mayoral nominee at Hoosier Girls State held at Indiana University. Gov candidates listed include Linda Hirt of Indianapolis and Carol Parks of Crawfordsville in the same dispatch.
Mrs. Violet L. Ringer of Duger route one was fined $5 and costs for driving to the left of the center line on state road 54 at a Tuesday hearing in W. E. Laughlin’s court in Linton. The charge, filed by State Policeman George W. Campbell, followed an 8 p.m. accident Monday a mile east of Duger.
The Linton Indiana Employment Security Division office will move from temporary quarters in the old Realsilk factory to its former site at 63 A Street Northeast this weekend. Manager Lewis Goble credited Industries of Linton, Inc. and George Greene for cooperation in making South Main Street space available. Regular hours begin Monday morning.
Mr and Mrs Bill Pearson of Sullivan announce the birth of an eight pound son named William Henry Jr born Monday June 22 at Freeman Greene county hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Jack Roseberry of Linton.
Charles Starkweather, 20, faces possible execution after a two day killing spree that left 11 dead. His father seeks a new stay and writ of error in Lancaster County District Court as Nebraska Supreme Court fixes Thursday as the execution date. The parents vow to continue the fight despite the high court ruling.
The Linton Fourth of July Queen contest standings list Donna Chapman at first with Dianna Lohr and Sally Johnson in second and third. Other entrants include Mary Chapman Sherry Martin Sherry Weaver Glenda Tryon Betty Cooksey and more.
1959 Greene County 4-H judging results announced for Home Economics contests at Linton Stockton High School. Junior division Baking and Foods, Clothing, Electric, and Senior Division involve many 4-H members from Linton Bloomfield Worthington and nearby towns with many named winners and districts.
Bloomfield prepares for a four day Pioneer Days celebration with a kickoff dinner at Bloomfield High, Kids Day at the park, an old fiddlers contest, square dancing, beards judged, a costume ball, and a Sunday Pageant on Wheels parade featuring more than seventy five entries including floats bands oxen and antique cars.
In Springfield Missouri UPI reports three riingleaders may be identified as five guards were held 16 hours at the Prison Medical Center. A bulldozer and tear gas ended the outbreak with 125 lawmen aiding a 12 minute assault.
The Samaria Pentecostal church announced an all day meeting on Sunday June 28. Sunday school starts 9 30 am worship 11 00 am a basket dinner at noon and an afternoon program at 1 00 pm with guest speakers gospel singing and special music. The public is invited.
Lieut. Marie Nelson, in charge at Linton for three years, is reassigned to Central Headquarters in Indianapolis effective July 1. Major Mabel Cox will lead the Linton post starting July 1. Nelson will serve at the Oaklandon camp during summer, after arriving in Linton in 1956 following training in Chicago.
Indiana officials warned township trustees to rigorously verify enrollees for poor relief, amid caution over possible steel strike. Chairman Newsom said trustees must justify emergency or regular budget requests and ensure affidavits show no other funds are available, with potential false affidavit prosecutions.
A special rehearsal is planned at the Linton Masonic Temple by the local Order of Rainbow for Girls at 6 30 this evening. The practice is for the escort to the Grand Assembly.
The Senate Rules Committee unanimously backed a resolution to publish the entire Senate payroll quarterly starting this fall. In Peru a Colombian airliner with 10 passengers and a four member crew is reported missing over northern mountains.
London dealer Leonard Koetser acting for a secret client paid 770000 dollars for Peter Paul Rubens Adoration of the Magi. The canvas will stay in England and set a new public auction record, though higher private sales have occurred. Meanwhile in Bone Algeria French warplanes bombed and machine gunned rebels outside the port, trapping fighters and civilians on the Bone La Calle road as heavy fighting continued.
Merrill M. Lisher 67 of Dugger died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday afternoon after a period of ill health. He was a lifelong Sullivan county resident born April 7, 1892, son of Lewis and Naomi Lisher. A former auto mechanic and Dugger Church of Christ member, he is survived by his widow Eva Abram Lisher, son Jerry Lisher of Terre Haute, one grandchild and several nieces. The body is at Newkirk Funeral Home in Dugger. Friends may call after 7:00 tonight. Funeral services at 10:00 Friday morning at the Dugger Church of Christ with Maurice Clymore officiating. burial in Dugger cemetery.
Linton American Legion post will host a public meeting at 8:00 PM to hear reports on the Boys State program at Indiana University. Terry McCraney and three other Linton youths Jeffrey Kennedy Richard Luxton and Larry Bledsoe will speak. Ed Stoeckel will lead the program with J. R. Hahn, the local principal, in attendance.
Readings were near normal with highs mostly in the 80s across Indiana. The Weather Bureau predicted warm and humid days with daily showers, increasing humidity, and several thunderstorm periods through Friday. Evensville reported rain and Valley View Texas faced eight inches of rain flooding roads and bridges.
Gus Reubelt of Jasonville aged 88 died at Freeman-Greene county hospital after a period of illness. He was born in Greencastle on September 23 1870 and lived in Jasonville 53 years working in coal mines. He and his wife Mary celebrated 65 years of marriage on November 13 1958. Survived by wife and five daughters, 11 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Funeral from Jasonville Assembly of God church Friday at 1:00 pm. burial in Lebanon cemetery.
Bedford Indiana backed Eastern time in a Chamber of Commerce poll showing 184 of 259 members favor Eastern time 53 favor Central and 22 had no preference. Indianapolis urged Indiana towns to press ICC to move the time boundary westward from the Indiana Ohio line. The state splits with the west preferring slow time and the east fast time year round.
Six members of Linton Boy Scout troop 50 join a week of activities at Camp Wapeham near Bloomington with Scoutmaster Bill McKinney and fellow troops from Mooresville Odon Elnora Plainville Bloomington Martinsville Washington Jasonville. The group will stay through the week and attend Sunday church services before returning home.
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