Retailers Sales Increase in May in Indiana
The U S Department of Commerce report shows independent Indiana retailers up 7 percent in May from a year earlier. First five months rise 4 percent. department stores up 12 percent. Indianapolis up 18 percent in May year over year and 10 percent from April. Terre Haute up 38 percent over May last year and 70 percent over April. Fort Wayne up 22 percent. Gary up 13 percent. Evansville shows a recession with a 5 percent May decline.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
U. S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
Terre Haute
Fort Wayne
Gary
Evansville
Bicknell Soldier Fires On Cow On Italian Front
Private Robert Green of Bicknell Indiana with the 3rd Marne Division on the Fifth Army front in Italy says he opened fire on a cow during a patrol near Anzio after spotting movement and a flare. He states he killed the animal to prevent danger to the patrol from hidden German positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
Italy
Robert Green
Bicknell
Indiana
Green
Inn Keeper Loses $625 After Cleanup Man Swindle
In Boston a cleanup man led by Louis Cantaros, an inn keeper, carried out a cleaning spree that extended to swindling the owner of 625 dollars. The incident highlights a bold fraud tied to a routine maintenance visit.
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Boston
Democratic convention headlines and royal visits noted
In 1924 Linton Daily Citizen items highlight the Democratic national convention set for Madison Square Garden with key issues like prohibition, anti klan, and league of nations. Names Underwood and McAdoo appear as candidates. Royal visits feature General Pershing in London with King George V and Queen Mary. Local mining stock transfers and new directors are listed along with social club notes and church picnic events.
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Madison Squares Garden
New York
League of Nations
Underwood
Alabama
McAdoo
California
John J. Pershing
London
King George
Queen Mary
England
King Christian
Queen Alexandria
Denmark
American Shock Troops Enter Cherbourg In Bold Push
American forces broke into Cherbourg soon after noon with assaults from the south northeast and west as Allied ships kept the harbor under heavy fire. Fort Du Roule briefly fell to a German counterattack before being retaken, delaying the push as infantry crawled forward with dynamite charges.
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Cherbourg
DNB
Fort Equeardreville
Fort du Roule
Henry T. Gorrell
United Press
Charles Henriott Injured in Monon Yard Accident
Charles A Henriott 53 of Linton, Monon Railroad engineer, slipped from a cab at Midland Monon yards Saturday about eleven. He suffered severe back injuries and was taken to Freeman Greene County Hospital for X ray observation and treatment.
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Charles A. Henriott
Linton
Monon
Midland
Mr. Henriott
Monon Railroad
Freeman Greene County Hospital
Former resident back home again
Dehue native Tech Sergeant Kenneth Thomas returned to Logan County from the European theatre after 28 bombing missions as a top turret gunner on Flying Fortresses. He earned the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He recalled narrow escapes over Berlin and Bremen and described fierce fighter resistance and long missions, including a 12 hour round trip over Sarau. Also returning with him was Staff Sergeant William Huffman of Huntington after a 21 day furlough.
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Luftwaffe
Kenneth Thomas
Dehue
Logan County
Thomas
Ott W. Thomas
W. Va
Linton
Europe
Judy II
Berlin
England
Bremen
Sgt
William Huffman
Huntington
Miami Beach
Fila
Sarau
Reich
Poland
Indiana to end ear marked draft pool plan
Indiana Draft Director Robinson Hitchcock announced a July 1 change to the draft system. Hoosier inductees will enter a common pool for Army and Navy assignments as needs develop, with swearing in at an induction station and transfers to Army or Navy reception centers or recruiting stations. Furloughs of 21 days remain available unless volunteers opt for immediate induction.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Army
Navy
Indiana
Robinson Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Worthington Man Arrested in Linton for Public Intoxication
Roscoe Boltz of Worthington was arrested Saturday night in Linton on public intoxication charges. He pled guilty before Mayor William B. Carlton, paid 11.80 in fine and costs, and received a suspended 90 day penal farm sentence pending good behavior.
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Roscoe Boltz
Worthington
Linton
William B. Carlton
Carlton
May 1944 War Production Labor Shortfall Figures
In May 1944 the number of male workers available for war production was 1,500,000 less than March 1943 and 5,410,000 below March 1942.
Our Men In Service Scott 29 Attended Robinson Bloomfield Schools
Scott, 29, attended Robinson and Bloomfield schools before entering the service. He was employed at the Crane Naval Ammunition Depot prior to enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Robinson, IL
Bloomfield
Crane Naval Ammunition Depot
Fitzpatrick Promoted to Sergeant at Eighth Air Force Base
Harry F. Fitzpatrick 27 rises from corporal to sergeant at the Eighth Air Force Flying Fortress base in England. He heads a crash unit and heavy equipment crew and is the son of Harry Fitzpatrick of Clarion Pennsylvania with wife Marietta in Crane Indiana. He previously worked as a dragline operator in Brazil before joining the air force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Fitzpatrick
England
Alvar S. Hinsvark
Sgt. Fitzparrick
Harry Fitzparick
Main Street
Clarion
Marietta Fitzpatrick
County Reed
Crane
Ind
Athe A
Thapett
Fitzpatrick
Brazil
Pfc Jack Turner Arrives Safely in North Africa
Mr and Mrs Thomas Turner receive a V mail letter from their son Pfc Jack Turner confirming his arrival with United States forces in North Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PFC
Jack Turner
N. Africa
Thomas Turner
United States
North Africa
Soldier Tommy Wall Jr Visits England Relative
Cpl. Tommy Wall Jr son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Wall stationed with United States forces in England recently visited his aunt Mrs Emma Hawkey sister of Mr Wall He wrote he enjoyed the visit and hopes to return for a longer stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Tommy Wall, Jr
Thomas Wall
United States
England
Emma Hawkey
Hawkey
Mr. Wall
Tommy
Soldier on 13 day furlough visits Linton kin
S./Sgt. Jesse Clark, sta Army at Fort Knox Kentucky, spends a 13 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Roy L Clark of Linton route 3.
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Sgt
Jesse Clark
United States Army
Ft. Knox
Roy L. Clark
Linton
Route 3
Victor Royce Joins U S Navy Training
Victor Royce son of Mrs Mary Royce leaves Thursday for Great Lakes Illinois to begin boat training with the United States Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Royce
Mary Royce
Great Lakes
Ill
United States Navy
Birth of Marilyn Joyce Foust in North Carolina
Cpl and Mrs Robert D Foust of Lawrinburg North Carolina announce the birth of a six pound daughter on June 30 The baby has been named Marilyn Joyce Mrs Foust was formerly Miss Fern Royce of Limton
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Robert D. Foust
Lawrinburg
N. C
Marilyn Joyce
Foust
Fern Royce
Limton
Lt. Roger Cole Home on Furlough
Lt. Roger A. Cole of Midland and his wife visit his parents this week before leaving for advanced training at Lincoln Air Field Nebraska. He has been stationed in Texas and travels to his new base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Cole
Roger A. Cole
S. Cole
Midland
Cole
Texas
Lincoln Air Field
Lincoln
Nebr
Navy V-12 Student Robert Baugh on Leave in Jasonville
Robert Baugh son of Mr and Mrs Henry Abe Baugh of Jasonville has finished his sophomore year at Purdue University where he is in Navy V-12 training and is spending a 14 day leave visiting relatives and friends in Jasonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
Robert Baugh
Henry “Abe” Baugh
Jasonville
Purdue University
Republicans Swing to Dewey for President
Reported at the Republican National Convention in Albany and Pauling New York, Dewey contemplates the nomination while party leaders discuss a platform criticizing the New Deal, lower taxes, and farm policy. Bricker, Dirksen, and Warren are named as potential running mates amid Hochs of statewide electoral votes. Dewey maintains a low profile, avoiding contact with headquarters.
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Westside
Harrison FE. Spangler
Republican National Committee
GOP
Herbert C. Hoover
Clare Boothe Luce
Conn
Dewey
New York Central
Albany
Chicago
Warren
Everett Dirksen
Ir. Bricker
Ohio
Roy D. Moore
Bricker
Moore
Pauling
N. Y
Sgt. Gerry H. Kisters Promoted to Second Lieutenant
The War Department promoted S/Sgt Gerry H Kisters of Bloomington Indiana to 2nd Lieutenant. While a Staff Sergeant in Sicily he captured two enemy machine gun positions under heavy fire, endured five wounds, and earned the Medal of Honor. His actions also earned the Distinguished Service Cross in the Tunisian campaign, making him the first in the current war to hold the two highest awards.
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Washington
U.P
War Department
Gerry H. Kisters
Bloomington
Ind
Kisters
Sicily
State Patrolman Injured in Early Morning Collision
Voris Connett a 58 year old Worthington resident was badly hurt when struck by a car driven by a Coal City doctor on state road 157 between Coal City and Worthington around 11 this morning. He suffered a fractured right leg and was taken to Freeman Greene County Hospital.
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Voris Connett
Worthington
Coal City
Connett
Freeman Greeney County Hospital
Hinman Freshman Concludes School Year Plans Work in Indianapolis
Miss Lela Rose Hinman completes her freshman year at Indiana State Teachers College Terre Haute. She and Mary Wright travel to Indianapolis to be employed at the Curtis Wright plant after a brief visit with her parents. The note also mentions a 1944 plan allowing the French West Indies to supply the U S with up to 3 million proof gallons of aged rums three years or older.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Rose Hinman
Indiana State Teachers College
Terre Haute
J. Fred Hinman
Mary Rose Wright
Indianapolis
Curtis-Wright Plant
French West Indies
United States
Indiana Soldiers Wounded in Action Listed in War Dept Release
The War Department released a list naming 980 soldiers wounded in action across Asiatic, European, Mediterranean, and Pacific theaters. Indiana entries include Cpl Arvan Booher, Pvt James Bowman, Pfc Daniel Brechbill, Pfc George Capehart, Pvt William Casper, Pvt Louis Ellison, Pvt Robert Ely, Pvt Wilbur Huffer, Ist Lt Clement Kujawski, Pfc Clarence McCallister, S/Sgt Donald Myers, Lt Bernard Penkus, S/Sgt Raymond Rans, S/Sgt Homer Riddlle, 2nd Lt Curtis Taylor, Pfc Jerry Treska, 1st Sgt Everett Weaver, Sgt Roy Clark, Pvt Paul Shipman, Pvt Robert Smith, S/Sgt Ernest Snyder, Pfc Harry Stahl, Pvt Lawrence Underwood, Pvt Forrest Wells, Pfc Neil Pitser, T/5 Walter Zimmerman. Families listed alongside hometowns across Indiana.
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Washington
War Department
Indiana
Mediterranean
Arvan D. Booher
Stella M. Booher
Route 2
Warren
James W. Bowman
Roza Z. Bowman
S.W. St
Indianapolis
Daniel L. Brechbill
Morris E. Brechbill
Markle
George E. Capehart
Ellis Capehart
Patoka
William H. Casper
Caroline Casper
Sycamore St
Louis F. Ellison
Mary Ellison
North Wallace St
Robert F. Ely
Bessie Ely
Huffman St
Goshen
Bernard J. Penkus
Mary Nowak
Bower Ave
Ft. Wayne
Raymond L. Rans
Ethel F. Rans
Kewanna
Homer Riddlle
Edna M. Riddlle
Noblesville
Curtis E. Taylor
Lenora Taylor
Walnut St
Anderson
Jerry A. Treska
Anna M. Treska
East Michigan St
Wabash
Everett A. Weaver
Alta M. Weavr
North Marin St
Bicknell
Roy M. Clark
Norma G. Clark
Attica
Waldron
Forrest L. Wells
Grace E. Wells
East 15Th St
Southwest Pacific
Pfc
Neil O. Pitser
Flossy Pitser
Kimbrough Apt. Muncie
Walter W. Zimmerman
Ann Zimmerman
Cleveland Ave
Whiting
Allied forces push toward Livorno front in Italy drive
Allied 5th army units advance on Livorno from Fallonica along highway one and seize Piombino by engineers racing to the port. Piombino docks and iron works damaged by bombers. port capture expected to ease supplies and speed push toward Livorno as Genoa remains the larger harbor under enemy control.
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5Th Army
Livorno
Fallonica
Falonica Bay
Piombino
United Press
James Roper
Genoa
Italy
Livestock Report From Indianapolis Hogs Steady Cash Prices
Hogs 12 000 with hold overs 3 500. price ranges 160-180 lbs 12.85, 180-270 lbs 13.80, 270-330 lbs 11.75-12, 330-400 lbs 11.50-11.65, 100-159 lbs 10.25-11.50. sows 10.35-10.75. Cattle 2 300, calves 900. feeders slow, cows uneven to 15 cents lower. steers 14-16.25, small lot 16.50. heifers 12-15.25, beef cows 8.75-11.50, canners 5.50-8.50. dealers active, steady to lower, top 16.50.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Five Days Left to Buy Auto Use Tax Stamps
U P WIll H Smith collector of internal revenue reminded Hoosier motorists five days remain to procure auto use tax stamps to display on vehicles by July 1. The $5 stamps are obtainable at post offices or IRS offices in Terre Haute South Bend Muncie Gary Lawrenceburg Fort Wayne Evansville and Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Will H. Smith
Internal Revenue
Indiana Sailor Wounded in Action
The Navy Department reports electrician's mate first class Paul Emerson Mishler of Sellersburg Indiana has been wounded. He is married to Kathleen Marie Mishler. The notification was released from Washington on June 26 by the U.P. service.
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Washington
U.P
Navy Department
Paul Emerson Mishler
Kathleen Marie Mishler
Sellersburg
Ind
Birth of Daughter for Pvt and Mrs Whipking
Pvt. and Mrs. Roy L. Whipking announce the birth of a daughter on June 23. The baby is named Jinx t. Mrs. Whipking, formerly Miss Juanita Chaffey of Linton, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Chaffey. Pvt. Whipking is home on furlough from the Army at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. Whipking
Jinx T
Whipking
Juanita Chaffey
Leonard Chaffey
Linton
United States Army
Camp Claiborne
High School Girl Scores 200 WPM In Dictation Test
Jean Whyte a 17 year old high school senior scored more than 200 words a minute in a shorthand dictation test from the Congressional Record. She began shorthand and typing in freshman year improved each year and logged a five minute test with 31 errors allowed.
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Chicago
Jean Whyte
Whyte
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Glendora Coal Co
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Baker
Chas. H. Templeton
Wm. P. McQuade
W. P. Stratton
Mary Scotts
Saron’s
Henry Streitelmeier
Dorcas Circle
First Christian Church
Chum Circle
Troy Ham
Charles Henriott
Pepsi
Are
Wysen
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of
Vincennes
Hoosier
Vernis E. Scott
Pvt
Anna T. McCain
Sgt. Kisters
the Citizen
Tonite
Ceng Autp
Gene
A Republic Picture
DEUS
Dughs Fowley Jones
Dasociad
Edwards Dele Sree
Seer Seneuy
Taylor’s
Ray Taylor
South
Buffalo Bill
West
Andere A
Sterring
John Clements
Goderey Tearle
Tom Walls
Michael Wilding
Macy Morris Zee
Ichas
Sergei Nolbandaven
Ealing Studio Studios
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