Rotary Club Forms in New Linton with Banquet
Mrs Asa Williams hosted the Mothers club at First Christian church with guests Miss Violet Gildie and Mrs Oscar Bogard. Lin ton Rotary was organized at New Linton hotel with banquet. Rotarians from Bedford Bloomington Bloomfield Sullivan and Vincennes attended. Prohibition agents report 7,670 gallons moonshine 9,048 quarts beer 20,000 gallons mash and vehicles seized in 20 days.
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Asa Williams
Mothers’ Club
First Christian Church
Violet Gildie
Jasonville
Oscar Bogard
James Hemmingway
James Nelson
Ralph Holly
George Liddel
Herman Green
Oral Dobbins
Mark Haseman
Harry Ax
Prohibition
Indiana
Alcan highway open for travel says Alaska Newsletter
Alaska Newsletter reports the Alcan highway is open with travelers calling it in excellent condition. It notes costs from Fairbanks to Seattle include lodging 34.75 meals 50.55 and gas 14.2 mpg while car shipping costs 18. It lists 15 hotels 10 gas stations and 3 repair posts along the Dawson Creek to Fairbanks stretch and urges carrying emergency parts before leaving Dawson Creek.
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Juneau
Alaska
Lincoln Highway
Warren Magnuson
Washington
Seattle
Ralph Bowers
Kenai
Alcan
Dawson Creek
Yukon Territory
Whitehorse
Fairbanks
Vinson Sworn In as Chief Justice at White House Ceremony
Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky took the oath as the thirteenth chief justice of the United States at a White House ceremony. President Truman praised Vinson for enhancing the court’s national respect. The public filled the south grounds as gates opened for the inaugural style swearing-in. Vinson succeeds the late Harlan F. Stone.
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Vinson
Harlan F. Stone
Blandy Proclaims Bikini Test Zone Off Limits
Vice Admiral Blandy, commander of Operations Crossroads, declares Bikini and surrounding area out of bounds to all foreign ships and aircraft. He warns he will use force if needed and states unauthorized entry is at the intruder's risk. He confirms Able Day readiness and no foreign interference anticipated.
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MT. Mckinley
Bikini
W. H. P. Blandy
Blandy
Eniwetok
Number of naval vessels to join Bikini test voyage
On June 26 aboard the USS Appalachian en route to Bikini, thirty four thousand sailors in 140 ships are to depart for the atom bomb test. Ships will be left to weather the blast, with departure timing tied to fair weather and a 9 30 a m test time on July 1. If no bomb drop by noon July 1, operations are canceled.
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Bikini
Bikini Lagoon
Fitzhugh Lee
Livestock Report From Indianapolis Hogs and Cattle Mixed
Hogs 1,500 head active and steady with 100 lb hogs at 14.85. Cattle 900 plus calves 400. steers and heifers slow with early sales down to 25 cents. Low good to choice medium weight steers 17.50, cows steady to 14.50, beef cows 14.30 to 14.50, canners 8 to 10, dealers active 17.50 to 18.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Warning Issued Over Park Dumping Near Linton
Police and the Community Conservation club warned residents about trash dumping in Lee Sherrard park northeast of Linton. They urged use of the city dumping area to stop nuisance and spoilage of the recreation spot’s appearance.
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Lee-Sherrard Park
Linton
Community Conservation Club
One Dead Three Hurt In State Car Train Crash
In New Albany Indiana a car driven by 80 year old Gerald W McIntyre collided with a train last night killing McIntyre. Cecil Dillon, one of the passengers, had a fractured skull and was rushed to St Edwards hospital in critical condition. His wife Lillian suffered a broken jaw and possible skull fracture while their daughter Betty sustained a broken hip.
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New Albany
Ind
Gerald W. McIntyre
McIntyre
Cecil Dillon
St. Edwards Hospital
Lillian
Betty
Jeans Shirt Tails Fade Before Vets at Ohio U
At Ohio University, postwar fashion shifts as men return. Women dormitory counselor Miss Irma Zuroweste notes coed appearance has improved with heavier serviceman enrollment. Slacks and jeans dominated wartime dress when men were scarce.
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Ohio University
Irma Zuroweste
Shipping Losses on U.S. Railroads Hit 80 Million
Joe Marshall of the American Association of Railroads told a Denver gathering that shipping damage losses and missing articles on United States railroads totaled 80 million dollars in 1945.
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Denver
Joe Marshall
American Assn. of Railroads
United States
Grace Craig Undergoes Major Operation in Philadelphia
Word reached here that Mrs Grace Craig has entered a Philadelphia hospital for a major operation. She is well known locally as the widow of Will Craig and sister in law of Jasper Schioot.
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Grace Craig
Philadelphia
Craig
Will Craig
Jasper Schioot
Miss Magruder Recovers After App enectomy at St. Vincent’s
Miss Marjorie Magruder daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Magruder of Linton underwent an appendectomy Saturday night at St Vincent’s hospital Indianapolis. She is in room 130 and is now recovering.
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Marjorie Magruder
Ray Magruder
Linton
St. Vincent's Hospital At
Indianapolis
Linton Methodist Class To Meet At Parsonage
The Young Married Peoples class of the Linton Methodist church will hold a meeting at 8:00 this evening at the church parsonage.
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Linton Methodist Church
World Briefs Signal Nuclear War Ban and War Crimes
A roundup of 1940s era briefs reports that major powers outlaw bacteriological warfare, Peron vows to trial Nazis in Argentina, Sally Rand is arrested in a San Francisco raid, mine strike warnings amid a coal contract dispute, Shidehara testifies on Manchuria plans, Pope Pius grants a private audience, Truman taps Hooker for the IBRD, a Massachusetts bridge study ends after collapse, and Nora Carpenter secures a U S visa to marry the Army sergeant father of her quadruplets.
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London
U.P
Nora Carpenter
United States
America
Miss Carpenter
William Thompson
Pittsburgh
Police Hiring Shifts To Intelligence And Fitness Focus
In Miami the path to becoming a police officer centers on intelligence and physical fitness rather than procedural knowledge. Agencies stress athletic testing and analytical abilities to meet modern public safety demands.
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Miami
Schmitt Family Visits and Rebekah Lodge Meeting
Mr and Mrs John Schmitt of Tipton visit with Mrs Louis Schmitt and Mrs Mary Sus an Schmitt. Ida Priest Mona Threster Eva Grooms and Ann Shephard attended the Rebekah lodge meeting at Bloomfield Monday evening.
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John Schmitt
Tipton
Louis Schmitt
Mary Susan Schmitt
Ida Priest
Mona Threster
Eva Grooms
Ann Shephard
Rebekah Lodge
Bloomfield
Greene County Tax Distribution Shown by Auditor
A semi annual report from Greene County Auditor Albert W. McLaughlin lists total tax distributions of 438 887 50 to multiple units. Major allocations include State School 9 565 77 Teachers Retirement 4 979 97 County Welfare 62 937 34 School Bonds 17 165 55 Library 5 102 93 Light and Water 8 676 39 Free Textbooks 152 15 and Hospital Maintenance 9 708 25.
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Greene County
Albert W. McLaughlin
EE Bree Cine Ctnie
Board of Agriculture
War Memorial
Humphreys Park
Army to limit draft calls amid volunteer recruitment drive
A plan to pause army draft inductions in July and August aims to rely on volunteers, with officials hoping all needs will be filled by volunteers soon. The move follows a compromise draft bill and allows induction of 19-year-olds while exempting 18-year-olds, fathers, and many ex servicemen.
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Terson
Army
Ile
R. Ewing Thomason
Tex
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Navy
Watterson
House
GI Pay Increases Approved Today By Senate Action
The house passed and sent to the senate a compromise bill extending the draft until March 31. Secretary of War Robert P. Pat quoted as part of ongoing actions relating to GI pay increases approved today.
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House
Senate
Robert P. Pat
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Argentina
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Miss Rand
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Manchuria
Shidehara
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Pius
Myron Taylor
Truman
Vatican
John S. Hooker
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International Bank
Blackstone
Mass
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Man Who
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Bandit of the
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Chestef Morris
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Columbia Picture Extra
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Weaver
Hamilton Drug Company
Ian
Freddie June
Judy Stewart
Preisser Clark
Warren Mills
Frankie Darro
Ndel Neill
Jackie Moran
Abe Lyman & Orchestra
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Harry (the Hipster
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Monogram Picture
Greece
Midnite
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Willard Parker
Larry Parks
Edgar Buchanan
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