Four Linton Men Face Charges In Local Hearings
Four Linton men appeared in police court accused of public intoxication and driving while intoxicated. Earl Calvert received 10 dollars plus costs with a 90 day license suspension. Stoy Bruner and Neal Weaver were fined 11.80 dollars each. Robert Hillegas paid one dollar plus costs and was barred from taverns for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Earl Calvert
Stoy Bruner
Neal Weaver
Robert Hillegas
Kentucky Wins All Star Game in Indianapolis Benefit
The Indiana All Stars were edged by Kentucky 45 to 40 in a benefit game at Indianapolis Friday night. Max Woolsey of Linton played for Indiana among a local contingent as 12 000 spectators watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana All Stars
Kentucky
Indianapolis
Indiana
Max Woolsey
Linton
Baldridge Keeps Linton Methodist Post in Indiana Conference
The Indiana Conference of Methodist churches named R B Baldridge to continue as minister at Linton First Methodist. Blooming ton district appointments listed include Bedford First N I School field Grace E E Young and many others with several "to be supplied" positions in small towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Baldridge
Linton Methodist Church
Indiana Conference of Methodist Churches
Central Avenue Methodist Church
Indianapolis
Bloomington
Bedford
N. I. School
Eld
Grace
E. E. Young
Belleville
John W. Walton
Bloomfield
L. D. Robertson
Mineral
Bruce Hazel
Mitchell
J. M. Walker
Mooresville
Calvary
J. Robertee
M. E. Abel
Morgantown
Harold Hedden
Mt. Phatattade
Nikirk
Nashville
M. T. Wissey
Newberry
G. S. Sutton
Patricksburg
R. L. Bennett
Putnamville
William J. Evans
Spencer
T. E. Adams
Tunnelton
Clerk Issues Several Marriage Licenses
Clerk Frank A. Lenning reports multiple marriage licenses issued. George Thurman Montgomery of Loogootee weds Lillie Waneta Boling of Scotland. Carl Allend of Owensburg with Lois E. Farley of Crane. Harold Livingston of Solsberry with Lois Cox of Solsberry. Cleila Tincher of Linton with Eulah Jeffrey of Linton. Frank Pentland of Jasonville with Betty McDonald of Jasonville. Harry L. Wise of Jasonville with Doris Passen of Jasonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Lenning
George Thurman Montgomery
Loogootee
Lillie Waneta Boling
Scotland
Carl Allend
Owensburg
Lois E. Farley
Crane
Harold Livingston
Solsberry
Lois Cox
Cleila Tincher
Linton
Eulah Jeffrey
Frank Pentland
Jasonville
Betty McDonald
Harry L. Wise
Doris Passen
Suits Filed in Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield
Several divorce actions are listed in Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield. Plaintiffs include Mary J Rankin and Frank R Rankin and George W Lawson versus Margaret Lawson. Andrew H Harvey sues Delphia Harvey. Wilma H Smith sues Russell N Smith. Virgil May seeks to cancel a judgment re lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Bloomfield
Mary J. Rankin
Frank R. Rankin
George W. Lawson
Margaret Lawson
Andrew H. Harvey
Delphia Harvey
Wilma H. Smith
Russell N. Smith
Virgil May
William Frederick
George Sundling to Be Installed Grand Chancellor in Indiana Knights of Pythias
Indianapolis June 25 George Sundling will be installed Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of Indiana on June 30 at 8 p m. The ceremony occurs in the Indiana Pythian Building with state district telegraph manager Sundling succeeding Courtland M Chambers of Bloomfield. Fred Ratliff Marion County schools superintendent will lead the meeting, assisted by William F Qualls city electrician. Other officers named include Otto Shuman Melburn Holmes Reuben Robertson Henry Kammerer Chester Davis Joseph Van Briggle and Ed Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
George Sandling
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias of
Indiana
Indiana Pythian
Mr. Sundling
American District Telegraph Company
Wil
Courtland M. Chambers
Bloomfield
Ind
Fred Ratliff
Marion
Wm. F. Qualls
City Electrician
South Bend
Otto R. Shuman
Waterloo
Milburn Holmes
Richmond
Reuben L. Robertson
Salem
Henry Kammerer
Logansport
Chester A. Davis
Bedford
Joseph W. van Briggle
Ed Green
van Buren
United Nations Charter Near Final Approval at London Conference
The Big Five plus 45 nations near formal approval of the charter with a preparatory commission to sit in London until ratification. A 14 member executive committee will handle main work while President Truman prepares a foreign policy address at closing ceremonies. Tributes will honor Franklin D. Roosevelt who died before opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New World Organization
Truman
Mr. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Olympia
Wash
Hospital Report Continues Floor Wide Dismissals
Mrs Guy Goodwin of Lyons was dismissed Friday. Phyllis Rine of Linton route 2 has been taken home. Reba McKee has been taken to her home in Lyons. Mrs Alice Goodson of Linton route 2 was dismissed Saturday. Mrs Carolyn Froeschke was taken to her home Saturday. Mrs Paul White of Jasonville has been dismissed. Mrs Donald Baize has been taken to her home in Bloomfield. Darrell Blake of Indianapolis was dismissed Saturday. Mrs Rex Burnside of Worthington was taken home Sunday. Mrs M H Freeland of Jeffersonville has been dismissed. James O Hoover of Lyons has been taken home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Goodwin
Lyons
Phyllis Rine
Linton
Reba McKee
Alice Goodson
Carolyn Froeschke
Paul White
Jasonville
Donald Baize
Bloomfield
Darrell Blake
Indianapolis
Rex Burnside
Worthington
M. H. Freeland
Jeffersonville
James O. Hoover
Private Dexter Barton Receives Gold Laurel Patch
Private Dexter Floyd Barton of Linton Indiana, courier with the 324th Signal Company Wing in Dijon France, is authorized to wear the Gold Laurel Leaf Patch for Meritorious Service Plaque awarded to his unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
324Th Signal CO
Dijon
France
Dexter Floyd Barton
Eva Grosjean
Linton
Ind
324Th Signal Company
Navy man from Indiana serves aboard North Atlantic destroyer escort
Harry Haseman Huber 32 is a motor machinist's mate second class of Linton Indiana aboard a destroyer escort in the North Atlantic. He has seen service at Oran North Africa. He is married to Marie Bredeweg of Lin ton Route 3 and has daughter Clara Ann two. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. William Huber and his brother William R. Huber 34 is an Army colonel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic
Atlantic
Harry Haseman Huber
Linton
Ind
Oran
North Africa
Marie Bredeweg
Clara Ann
William Huber
William R. Huber
Adam Yates Returns From Pacific Duty with Battle Stars
Mr and Mrs Thomas Yates of West Linton announce their son Adam Edward Zach Yates has returned to the states after 20 months on active duty in the Pacific. He was promoted to Petty Officer Third Class and earned six battle stars. A Linton High School graduate class of 1942, he worked for Dearmin Company before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Yates
West Linton
Adam Edward
Zach) Yates
States
Pacific
Yates
Linton High School
Dearmin Company
Harold Liston arrives in Miami for 30 day leave
Harold C Liston F 1/c, long stationed with the U S Navy at Recife Brazil for a year, arrived in Miami Sunday night and will be home for a thirty day leave with wife Joyce Liston and children Janice Johnny and Tommy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Liston
U. S. Navy
Recife
Brazil
Sa. America
Miami
Fla
Joyce Liston
Janice
Johnny
Tommy
Soldier describes Manila caves filled with wartime loot
Sgt Wayne Turpin writes from Manila about caves near the front filled with tires batteries and parts taken by the Japanese from Philippine people. He notes hundreds of cars burned along the ditches by the Japanese in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Turpin
U. S
Manila
H. C. Turpin
Marco
Virginia trainee Billy Maddison on leave with parents
Billy Maddison, a student in V-12 training at the University of Virginia, is spending a few days on leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Maddison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Maddison
University of Virginia
William Maddison
Charles Ed Borders Home From So Bend
Charles Ed Borders A S and Mrs Roy Borders visit Notre Dame where Borders is in Navy V-12 training. He is spending a few days with his family in South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles ED Borders
Bend Charels Ed Borders
A/S
Notre Dame
Roy Borders
Pvt Kerman Lovelace Arrives for Training at Camp Maxey
Pvt Kerman K Lovelace son of Urban Lovelace of Linton Indiana has arrived at Camp Maxey Texas for Infantry Replacement Training. He will graduate as a rifleman and heavy weapons expert after instruction by veterans returning from overseas. He will learn combat tactics and weapons including foxhole seats rifle bayonet grenades bazookas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Maxey
Texas
Kerman K. Lovelace
Urban Lovelace
Linton R. R. No. 3
Linton
Ind
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Pvt
Lovelace
Pvt Johnny Comer Returns to States from Overseas
Pvt Johnny P Comer, 27, husband of Virginia Comer of Linton Indiana, has returned from service outside the continental United States and is at the Miami Beach Redistribution Station to await his next assignment. He served 35 months in an ordnance unit in the China Burma India theater and earned the Bronze Star Medal along with the Asiatic Pacific campaign ribbon with two battle stars. He joined the Armed Forces on August 21, 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Johnny P. Comer
Virginia L. Comer
Linton
Ind
United States
Army Ground and Service Forces
Comer
China
Burma
India
Armed Forces
Major W. E. Sayer Returns to Indiana Legion Post
Major W. E Sayer returns as Department Adjutant of the Indiana American Legion after three years in World War II. He awaits War Department final approval of severance from active service. Homer W. McDaniel will remain acting adjutant until July 1 to handle Legion affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E
Bill) Sayer
Indiana American Legion
Sayer
War Department
W. D
Homer W. McDaniel
Dunkirk
Atcing
Legion
Indiana
Bloomington
Brown
McDaniel
Ferguson receives Bronze Star for actions near Strasbourg
Sergeant Charles S. Ferguson son of Mr and Mrs C O Ferguson formerly of Linton now Pendleton Indiana earned the Bronze Star Medal with the 7th Army for heroism on April 22 near Strasbourg Germany He moved with his radio through heavy fire to adjust artillery and point out enemy strong points aiding the infantry He is nephew of John Byers of Linton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Ferguson
C. O
Kiko) Ferguson
Linton
Pendleton
Indiana
7Th Army
Strassbourg
Germany
Ferguson
Sgt
John Byers
Buckingham Army Air Field Graduates Gunner Hawtin
Pvt. Benjamin F. Hawtin son of Mrs. Frank Hawtin of Linton Indiana recently completed twelve weeks at Buckingham Army Air Field Fort Myers Florida a major B 29 gunnery school. He trained on .50 caliber guns and fired from high flying bombers during simulated combat. Bucking ham Field graduates hundreds of gunners weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Myers
Fla
Benjamin F. Hawtin
Frank Hawtin
N. E. Linton
Ind
Buckingham Army Air Field
AAF Training Command
Hawtin
Buckingham
Fortis Myers
Florida Everglades
Poultry thefts rise in King County crime wave
Sheriff Harlan S. Callahan reports a spike in chicken thefts in King County. A Kent henhouse was robbed of 150 broilers in a recent incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Harlan S. Callahan
King County
Kent, Wash
Air Service Command Sergeant Earns Commendation for Dignified Supply Work
S/Sgt. Charles K. Duncan of Linton Indiana, stationed at the Base Air Depot Area in England, praised by Brig Gen Morris Berman for close cooperation in sustaining aerial operations against Germany. Duncan’s depot handles 7,000 high priority orders weekly and 75,000 airplane parts and accessories, with a 100,000 ton record this year. He has served since 1941 and has 17 months overseas. A note adds Chicago plans a $22 million filtration plant on Lake Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AIR Service Command
England
Europe
Charles K. Duncan
Third Street
N. W
Linton
Ind
Morris Berman
San Antonio
Texas
Base Air Depot Area
Germany
Base Air Depot
Duncan
Sgt. Duncan
Charles Duncan
Virginia R. Duncan
American Legion Sends Relief to Camp Survivors
David G. Glascoff announced the American Legion has sent 15000 to Legionnaires and their families liberated from concentration camps in Greece and the Philippines. Five thousand went to Greece and the rest to the Philippines, to aid survivors who endured years as internees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
David G. Glascoff
The
American Legion
Legion
Greece
Philippines
Glascoff
Department of the Legion
Livestock Report Indianapolis June 25
Hogs 5,000, active and steady with 160 lb and lighter weights priced around 14.80 to 14.50. Cows 1,500 and calves 600. fed steers opening moderately steady with loads around 17.25 for 1165 lb. steers and 16.50 for load weights. yearlings around 16.00. Cows slow, common and medium 9.00-12.50, canners 6.75-8.50, wealers active but weak to 0.50 lower. top 16.00.
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Indianapolis
Seaman Sammie G. Miller Transferred to Newport Base
Sammie G Miller 26 seaman first class USNR transferred to the Atlantic Fleet Naval Training Station Newport He joined the Navy in 1942 served in the African campaign his transport ship was sunk He will soon join a ship in commission Son of Mr and Mrs John Miller of Linton Ind Married to Mary Parsons of Sullivan Ind with three children Clarence 7 Patricia 5 and Carl Miller a Linton High School graduate worked at a Kokomo steel firm before enlisting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammie G. Miller
USNR
Northwest Fourth St
Linton
Ind
Naval Training Station
Newport
Bui
Miller
John Miller
Mary Parsons
Sullivan
Class I Railroads Retire Vast Fleet 1932 to 1943
The era saw Class I railroads permanently retire 18,254 locomotives 889,181 freight cars and 15,882 passenger cars in the 1932 to 1943 period reflecting wartime and economic shifts requiring cap reductions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eaca
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Paul Gambill
Firestone Store
Baldridge
Conference of Methodists
Greene County Loan CO
Chevrolet
Portation Pré
Eurokat Hevrolet Co
Oldsmobile
Courtland Chambers
George Sundling
United Nations
Linton Boy's Company
Haseman Huber
Miami, Fla
Kerman Lovelace
Camp Maxey, Texas
Johnny Comer
W. E. Sayer
Major W. E. Sayer
Chas. Ferguson
Benjamin Hawtin
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Ray Taylor
South
First Church of God
C & 2Nd St
N.W
Church of God
God
Harold Underwood
Charles E. Strater
Dennis Morgan
S & Dane Clark
Firht Ann Fury
Evs Moca Chan
Nassey-Hiale Amnsne
Pat Feom
BROS
Col
Roby
Lee Scorr
MGM
Gloria Jean Walie
Iller Is
Kokomo
Navy
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