President Coolidge in Swamp-Scott at summer capital visit
President Coolidge and family stay at Swamp-Scott summer capital as Oscar Hall aged 45 dies at Vahdalia Mine 29 while aiding a boiler load. Linton receives 27434.98 in county tax distribution for June with schools getting 33578.24 more. Franklin Masonic home boys band plays in City Park tonight.
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President Coolidge
Swamp- Scott, Mass
Oscar Hall
Vahdalia Mine
Linton
Masonic
Franklin
City Park
Indiana drug plant workers vote against strike
In Indianapolis and Zionsville Pitman Moore Drug Co employees rejected a strike by Federal Labor Union No 23751 AFL 150 to 51. In Rochester Ray Babcock 61 died of a heart ailment while leading opening Sunday School services. Inductions for 4 F under lower army standards begin with 6 000 Hoosiers to be examined before Sept 1. Bedford rites set for Walter Gilstrap 57 killed in hay hoist accident. Aurora funeral arrangements for Henry Ascherman 85 killed when pinned under a tractor. Flood control hearings opened in Vincennes by engineers for 21 projects on the Wabash and White rivers. Indirect report of Lt William Dorsett 2nd Lt killed in a plane crash near White County. Morocco car crash leaves W P Cruse fatally injured. J E Winslow seriously hurt.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Zionsville
Pitman-Moore Drug Co
AFL
Rochester
U.bp
Ray
Babcock
United Brethren Church
Stout Field
William Dorsett
Coldstrip
Mont
Dorsett
White County
Chalmers
Swank Finds Two Puppies Living in Woodchuck Hole
Lester Swank on his Sipestown farm found two months old puppies living in a woodchuck den. The pups appeared well fed and healthy despite their unlikely dwelling.
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Sipesville, Pa
U.P
Lester Swank
Okinawa Is America’s Springboard to Victory in Pacific War
William F. Tyree reports from Guam that Okinawa places U.S. forces deep inside Japan’s inner defense ring and sets the stage for the invasion of the enemy homeland or China. He notes the strategic distance to Japan and Korea, the air and sea advantages, and predicts hard fighting ahead.
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William F. Tyree
United Press
Guam
U.P
Okinawa
America
Pacific
United States
Japan
China
Tokyo
Formosa
Korea
Victory
England
Normandy
Pacific Islands
10Th Army
Radio Dispatcher A Little Confused
Indianapolis dispatcher Harry Hammond misrouted a telephone tip about a tavern fight from Cincinnati. He learned the caller was in Cincinnati and that the supposed brawl was not in his city, correcting the confusion while noting the city’s focus on local business.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Harry Hammond
Hammond
Cincinnati
Switz City Sailor Returns to Virginia Navy Post
Ernest Fines 1/C has returned to Little Creek Virginia after a ten day leave with his wife and children at Switz City.
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Switz City
Virginia
Ernest Fines
Little Creek
U. S. Navy
Ensign Blevens On 30 Day Leave From South Pacific Duty
Ensign Robert Blevens who has served 21 months in the South Pacific with the United States Maritime Service is spending a 30 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Blevens.
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Robert Blevens
United States Maritime Service
South Pacific
Mrs
Lawrence Blevens
Money Factory 3 Opens to Public After Sabotage Fears
Frederick Othman reports on the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing reopening after three years of saboteur worries. The piece tours the Washington facility where $34,000,000 of currency is printed daily, with details on workers, processes, and the famed $10,000 bill under glass.
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United Press
Washington
U.P
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
4Th Street
Alvin W. Hall
Hall
Rosalie
Bureau
Boss Race
Hall and Co
Maguire
Governor urges hunting and fishing license sales
Governor Ralph F. Gates urges Hoosiers to buy hunting and fishing licenses in Outdoor Indiana. He praises Conservation clubs and links license sales to funding the conservation program. The Indiana Division of Fish and Game notes sales slowed in early June, with June receipts likely below 1944 levels after the June 16 opening.
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Division of Fish and Game
Indiana Department of Conservation
17 Year Olds Urged to Enlist in Marines During War
The Marine Corps will enlist 17 year olds and send recruits to Parris Island for nine weeks of boot training. After a 15 day furlough they complete four weeks at Camp Lejeune. Eligible Hoosiers may report to Indianapolis 317 Kresge Building or Marine substations in Gary and Evansville.
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Marine Corps
Anthony Morello
Indiana
Parris Island
S.C
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Marine Corps Reserve
Livestock Prices Move Through Hogs Cattle and Calves
Indianapolis report shows hogs 5 500 head steady with 1480 for 100 to 140 lb pigs and 14 05 for sows. Cattle and calves steady to higher with light steers 16 50 to 16 85, good beef cows around 14 50, canners 7 to 8 75, dealers firm to 50 cents higher. Also note a baffling line about American goods exported by air express across 200 000 route miles.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Air Express
Skim Milk Waste Draws Protest Over Indianapolis Milk
In Indianapolis the White River receives about 100000 pounds of skim milk daily as farmers fail to separate cream. Rep Louis Ludlow protests to the War Food Administration over waste while dairy officials cite subsidies and rumor of using skim milk for condensed products. Some milk is sold out of town as butter prices affect local shortages. Mrs Bernell Turpen returns home after visiting her husband Corporal Bernell E Turpen at Fort Bragg.
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Indianapolis
U.P
White River
Louis Ludlow
War Food Administration
William C. Walden
Dairy and Poultry Branch
WEA
Washington
Ludlow
Walden
Bernell Turpen
Cpl
Bernell E. Turpen
Ft. Bragg
Mes
Chicago Accidental Deaths Fall From 1943 to 1944
In Chicago accidental deaths declined from 1,632 in 1943 to 1,518 in 1944. Of the total fatal accidents 582 happened in homes, mainly due to falls.
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Chicago
Famed General Walter Smith Receives Legion Card Gift
A 1945 American Legion Post No. 18 membership card was presented to Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith by William E. Brown, with Governor Ralph F. Gates as witness. Smith, a Hoosier native wounded in World War I, thanked the Indiana Legion for the gift during his Indianapolis visit.
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American Legion
Gates
Legion
Smith
Brown
Indiana Legion
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Elgin
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Money Factory
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