Indianapolis Banker Covers Shortage in Embezzlement Case
Indiana bank cashier Robert M. McClanahan surrendered on an embezzlement charge after FBI and state examiners found a missing 43 494 dollars. Bank directors defended him saying the funds were for equipment purchases and would be repaid. authorities suspect longer irregularities.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Robert M. McClanahan
Napoleon
Ind
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fruchnicht
Charles Steuri
Edward H. Fox
McClanahan
Fruchricht
FBI
State Board of Accounts
Caughran
Corn planting near completion in Indiana
Indiana corn planting stands about 80 percent done per the Indianapolis Weather Bureau weekly weather and crop bulletin. Rain totals ranged from 2.04 inches in Terre Haute to 1.15 inches in Evansville, with oats and wheat in fair to good condition and fruit crops ripening in the south and central regions.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
Indianapolis Weather Bureau
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Columbus
Evansville
Weather Bureau
Bears rely on Smell Despite Poor Vision
Bears possess a strong sense of smell while their eyesight remains limited due to small eyes, shaping how they forage and navigate environments.
Indiana Sunday school convention honors retiring president
More than 600 delegates at the Indiana state Sunday school convention in Plymouth honor Dr. Edward Bartlett, retiring president of the Indiana Council of Christian Education. Bartlett made his final appearance at a banquet before leaving for Colorado Springs to assume the presidency of a seminary. Attendance set a record.
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Plymouth
Ind
Edward Bartlett
Indiana Council of Christian Education
Bartlett
Fifth Seminary
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mrs. Iva Miller 72 dies in Linton home
Mrs Iva Louise Miller 72 longtime Linton resident died at 7 am at her South Linton home after a week of illness She was born June 14 1875 in Sullivan County and married Adam Miller Feb 12 1894 She leaves husband one daughter five sons two brothers and several grandchildren The body is at M J Aikin and Son Funeral Home with funeral plans not yet set
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Iva Louise Miller
Linton
South Linton
Miller
Sullivan County
Ace Stinnett
Adam Miller
M. J. Aikin and Son Funeral Home
Court reverses industrial case in favor of Wright
The Appellate Court of India reversed the Full Industrial Board of Indiana and ordered Peabody Coal Company to pay back compensation to Gilbert Wright, a miner near Cass, dating from February 7, 1945. Wright injured December 7, 1944 while lifting a 320 pound steel car part caused a ruptured intervertebral disc. Wright had worked as a timber man for Peabody for over 14 years. The award is to be paid in cash in a lump sum.
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Appellate Court of Indiana
Full Industrial Board of Indiana
Industrial Board of Indiana
Gilbert Wright
Cass
Peabody Coal Company
Wright
Hudson to Enter Robert Long Hospital for Treatment
George Hudson of this city traveled to Indianapolis Tuesday afternoon to enter the Robert Long hospital for treatment.
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George Hudson
Indianapolis
Robert Long Hospital
Bloomfield Taxicab Driver Injured in Head-On Crash
Dale Miller a 46 year old Bloomfield taxi driver suffers a fractured skull and broken ribs at Freeman Greene County Hospital after a head on collision with Orville Keyes 31 of Spencer on Furnace Mill road south of Bloomfield. Keyes uninjured. Miller transporting two passengers. no arrests.
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Dale Miller
Bloomfield
Freeman- Greene County
Charles Mansfield
Greene County
Miller
Orville Keyes
Spencer
Furnace Mill
Keyes
G. W. Cooksey
Mansfield
Government Says It Can't Stop Coal Strikes at Mines
Washington reports the government concedes impotence amid wildcat coal strikes as 210000 miners walk off, with 40000 shipyard workers and 3890 Ford foremen threatening further tests of the Taft Hartley act. FBI checks on government property are routine as officials weigh possible violations of a Supreme Court mandate amid union denial of authorized action.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pennsyyvania
Gulf Coast
Ford Motor Co
UMW
John L. Lewis
National Coal Mines Administration
FBI
Landis Talks Labor Bill Ahead of Hearings
Representative Gerald Landis of Indiana will testify as the first witness when House Education and Labor Committee hearings begin on his proposal to raise the minimum wage from 40 to 60 cents an hour. He praised the Taft-Hartley bill on the House floor, saying it may not be perfect but is not a vicious anti labor measure.
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Washington, D. C
Gerald Landis
Indiana
House Education and Labor Committee
Landis
House
Congress
Rogers Accepts Sales Post With Procter and Gamble
John E. Rogers recently completed studies at Indiana University and left for Indianapolis to take a salesman position with the Procter and Gamble Distributing Company.
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John E. Rogers
Indiana University
Indianapolis
Procter and Gamble Distributing Company
New precision tools for science recorded in ounces and inches
New instruments for electronic and atomic scientists measure weights to within 0.00001 ounce and thickness to 0.00000001 inch. These tools promise finer data in weight and dimension, enabling advances in microfabrication and material research.
Moose Family Night at Linton Lodge Itinerary
The Linton Moose lodge hosts a family night this Thursday inviting all lodge members and families. Freddy Tincher and his band will perform during the evening as part of the event.
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Linton Moose Lodge
Freddy Tincher
Ike Presidency Rumors Spark Draft Talk After Columbia Offer
Washington June 25 General Dwight D. Eisenhower plans to retire from the army to become president of Columbia University. Despite denials, Democrats and Republicans discuss a 1948 or 1952 run with drafts possible. Omar Bradley seen as a potential successor as chief of staff.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Truman
Navy
James Forrestal
Army
Floyd L. Parks
War Department
Parks
Ike
West Point
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
Bulgarians Noted for Strength and Long Life
A historical report highlights Bulgarian resilience and longevity, noting robust health and notable stamina among the population. The article contrasts tradition with modern living, citing cultural habits that may contribute to enduring vitality.
Missouri Flood Crest Rises As Levees Fail Across States
The Missouri river neared a record flood crest while only 54 of 250 levees between Rule Nebraska and St. Louis remained intact. Rain threats, renewed dike failures, and evacuations shadow a widening disaster from Hamburg to Ottumwa as Kansas streams join the rising Missouri.
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Missouri
Rule
Neb
St. Louis
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Verne Alexander
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Rosecrans Airfield
Hamburg
Nishnabotna
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Welcome Linton Officers Assigned by Salvation Army
A public welcome service for Captain and Mrs. Curtis Roberts of the Salvation Army is set for 7 30 p m Thursday at Linton Citadel 991 A street northwest. The Roberts were commissioned June 23 after a year in Salvation Army Training College. They come with prior Army service and past ties to Vincennes and Ft Wayne. Captain Nadine Street and Wanda McGregor, at Linton since January, depart for Huntington Ind.
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Curt Roberts
Salvation Army
Linton Citadel
Roberts
Salvation Army Training College
Linton
Ft. Wayne
Vincennes
Nadine Street
Wanda McGregor
Linton Post
Huntington
Ind
Births and admissions fill Bloomfield area hospital report
Hospital notes list a birth at Bloomfield a girl named Karen Kay born to Mrs Lorene Blaker and several admissions and dismissals including Charles Storms and Mrs Violet Hamilton. Other entries mention Mrs Susie Squires and baby returning home and multiple residents moving to or from Worthington and Linton.
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Lorene Blaker
Bloomfield
Karen Kay
Charles Storms
Linton
Dale Miller
Violet Hamilton
Marcella Faulk
Worthington
John Halderman
Susie Squires
Baby
Dugger
Kenneth Arthur
Bert Farthing
Mary Dayhoff
Francis Craft Hansing
Indiana Coal Miners Idle as Taft-Hartley Strike Spreads
Terre Haute Ind June 25 4UP The last of Indiana s 15 major deep coal mines joined the nationwide protest strike against the Taft Hartley labor act today and 81 per cent of Indiana s total coal miners were idle Government Mines Administrator C E Poe reported 7000 soft coal workers idle in the state Daily production loss was estimated at 79000 tons or 75 per cent of the average The last Hoosier shaft mine to shut down operations was the Dugger Domestic at Dugger Thirteen of the state s 37 strip mines were idle Latest to join the walkout included the Sunlight mine at Boonville Enos and Patoka strippers at Winslow Chinook at Staunton Shasta at Bicknell and the Standard Materials and Sunspot mines at Clinton All major mines in the Linton Jasonville Dugger field were idle today as workers at two Maumee Collieries company operations Mines No 26 and 28 failed to report for work today.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
C. E. Poe
Hoosier
Dugger Domestic
Dugger
Sunlight
Boonville
Enos
Patoka
Winslow
Chinook
Staunton
Shasta
Bicknell
Standard Materials
Sunspot
Clinton
Linton- Jasonville-Dugger
Maumee
Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel
Pittsburgh- Youngstown
Bessemer
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Wildcat
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana beer law test case to be heard in Indianapolis
A test case under Indiana’s new law separating politics from wholesale beer permits was set for hearing by the Alcoholic Beverage Commission. The Favorite Beer and Beverage Co of Gary claims Leroy W. Jacobs, a Gary wholesaler, holds an exclusive Fox beer distributorship.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Alcoholics Beverage Commission
Favorite Beer and Beverage Company
Gary
Leroy W. Jacobs
Jacobs
Favorite
Indiana G A R Plans 60th Annual Encampment
Elkhart hosts 69th encampment with a Civil War veteran in attendance as Commander John C. Adams, a 99 year old drummer, is re elected. Indiana department invites GAR and affiliates to return for the 1948 encampment.
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Elkhart
Ind
Indiana Department of the Grand Army of the Republicc
John C. Adams
Elkhart Chamber of Commerce
GAR
Twenty thousand workers labored twenty one years on Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is described as the world’s most beautiful building after twenty thousand laborers reportedly spent twenty one years constructing the monument.
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Taj Mahal
Walkouts Spread Across United States Steel Industry
The nation faces widespread walkouts as soft coal miners strike, affecting U S Steel and Youngstown district operations. In Illinois 5500 Progressives join protests, with mine rest periods and potential longer disruptions as government mine operations shift to private control. The actions span 10 states and follow the Taft Hartley bill conflict.
Police end search for Indianapolis mother and baby
Police called off the state chase after Patricia Carriger 21 said she did not abandon her 14 month old daughter. She claimed she arranged with Betty Struckman to keep the child for a week and brought the baby to the Struckman home in a taxicab before hurriedly leaving due to a rising meter. Struckman said the mother rushed the infant inside and left without explanation.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Patricia Carriger
Betty Struckman
Struckman
Bloomfield Benefit Dance Planned at High School Gym
Bloomfield C.A.T. Canteen will host a dance to aid the Bloomfield charity. The event is set for Saturday evening June 28 at the Bloomfield High School gymnasium with Dick Bixby and his band from Indiana University providing music. Public invitation extended.
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Bloomfield C.A.T
Bloomfield High School
Dick Bixby
Indiana University
Prickly pear fruit eaten by wildlife in Arizona deserts
A prickly pear, a cactus species common in central and southern Arizona, bears a purple pear-shaped fruit edible to humans and eaten by coyotes, foxes, and desert wildlife.
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Arizona
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