Flooding and court offense tabulations across Indiana and Des Moines
The piece reports a four and a half year tally of Linton court offenders by name initial with B, H, and C leading, notes on liability laws for mine land recreation, and a Des Moines flood emergency evacuations with 25 809 evacuated and 2200 displaced locally as dikes fail. It includes a thank you letter from New Mexico residents to a Linton couple who helped stranded travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Missouri
Iowa
Red Cross
Missouri River
Big Muddy
Des Moines
Raccoon
John MacVicar
Bill McCart
Revival Services Continue At South Mission Pentecostal Church
Revival services in progress at the South Mission Pentecostal church will continue indefinitely. Rev. Thomas Kidd of Hamilton leads, assisted by Rev. Paul Ritchey of Avoca. Services start at 7 30 each evening. The public is invited to attend any or all sessions.
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South Mission Pentecostal Church
Thomas Kidd
Hamilton
Paul Ritchey
Avoca
Constellation Club Meeting Moves to Vicksburg
The Constellation Club will meet with Mrs. Doyle Swaby at Vicksburg at 7 30 oclock Friday evening. Members are asked to note the change in the meeting place.
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Constellation Club
Doyle Swaby
Vicksburg
Change in Moose family night program announced
Linton Moose lodge announces a change in plans for the family night program. The event will be held at 7:30 PM Tuesday January 1, replacing yesterday's announced schedule. A lodge feed is being arranged by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Moose Lodge
Edington 5 Held In Charge After Assault
Mrs. Mabel Edington of Linton sustained fractures in both legs after an incident at 5 o clock Wednesday in Greene county. Her husband Max Edington was jailed in Bloomfield on an affidavit charging assault and battery pending further investigation by Greene county prosecutor John Moo maw. Edington and his wife had been living apart and she has a divorce suit on file with a restraining order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Edington
Linton
Freeman-Greene County
Max Edington
Greene County
Bloomfield
Edington
John O. Moomaw
Greene Circuit
South Main Street
Terre Haute approves 135000 settlement over February explosion
Terre Haute officials authorized a 135000 settlement for damages from the February 6 explosion blamed on benzol escaping from an Indiana Gas and Chemical Corp. tank. The city council set the minimum figure in an ordinance and funds will cover private sewer damage claims and city system repairs.
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Terre Haute
Ind
U.P
Terre Haute Chemical Company
Indiana Gas and Chemical Corp
Driver Fined In Reckless Driving Case After City Collision
Orval Keith 31 of Spencer, driver of a truck, was fined 5 dollars and costs in Bloomfield Justice of the Peace court for reckless driving after a head on crash with a Bloomfield taxicab Tuesday afternoon. Dale Miller 46 of Bloomfield suffered a fractured skull and ribs and is hospitalized at Freeman Greene County hospital.
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Orval Keith
Spencer
Bloomfield
Charles Laughlin
Charles Mansfield
Greene County
Keith
Dale Miller
Miller
Freeman-Greene County
State Receives Funds From Woodland Timber Sales
Indiana reports 27 000 dollars earned from state forest timber over ten months. Greene Sullivan forest near Pleasantville yielded 14 405 from timber 7 353 from fence posts 4 568 from Christmas trees. Morgan Monroe Forest led with 10 511 in wood value followed by Harrison 4 965 and Clark 4 607.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Greene-Sullivan State Forest
Pleasantville
State Conservation Department
State Department
Morgan-Monroe State Forest
Martinsville
Bloomington
Harrison State Forest
Woodemen
Clark Forest
Eagles to Meet Terre Haute Nine at High School Park
Linton Eagles with ex IU star Johnny Logan on the mound face a Terre Haute Modern Machine team at 2 30 Sunday afternoon. A Independence Day doubleheader is planned at the park. In a previous 2 0 loss to Vincennes V F W Laughlin started and Truitt will catch Sunday. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Eagles
Indiana University
Johnny Logan
Modern Machine Company
Terre Haute
High School Park
Eagles
Vincennes V.F.W
Vincennes
Linton
Laughlin
Truitt
Washington tops nation in mountain goat numbers
Chelan Washington reports state leads with 6 500 mountain goats as Montana, Idaho and South Dakota trail. Four states exceed goats nationwide with Montana at 5 000 Idaho at 4 000 and South Dakota under 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelan
Wash
U.P
Washington
Montana
Idaho
South Dakota
Hospital Reports Dear Readers From Local List
Mrs Esther Page of Linton admitted yesterday for medical treatment. James R Creager of Koleen underwent major surgery today. Mrs Mary Hanson of Bloomfield dismissed yesterday. Mrs Camden Smith of Linton taken home yesterday. Mrs Betty Jo Dyer and baby of Worthington dismissed yesterday. Loren Porter of Solsberry went home yesterday. Mrs Mary Dayhoff of Worthington dismissed today. Mrs Lorena Blaker and baby went home in Bloomfield today.
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Mabel Edington
Linton
James R. Creager
Koleen
Mary Hanson
Bloomfield
Camden Smith
Betty Jo Dyer
Baby
Worthington
Loren Porter
Solsberry
Mary Dayhoff
Lorena Blaker
Linton Golfers to Play Brazil in Inter-club Meet
The Linton Municipal club will hold its first inter-club golf match with Brazil this Sunday. Local golfers should report to the Linton clubhouse by 11 AM for a 12:30 PM start at Brazil. Bob Hess announced potential summer inter-club matches and a return bout at Linton later this season.
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Linton Municipal Club
Brazil
Bob Hess
Linton
Hess
Nough
Lintan
Minor collision studied near Bloomfield
A minor crash on the Bloomfield Furnace Mill road involved Everett Ashcraft of Cincinnati Ohio and Jerry Ray Harris of Cloverport Kentucky. Greene County Sheriff Charles Mansfield and deputy Benny Wallace investigated. occupants included Mrs Homer Ashcraft and Mrs Ashcraft.
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Everett Ashcraft
Cincinnati
Jerry Ray Harris
Cloverport
Charles Mansfield
Greene County
Benny Wallace
Bloomfield- Furnace Mill
Bloomfield
Harris
U.S
L. O. Duamore
Crawfordsville
M. D. Pryor
J. Edward Neal
Hot Springs
Ashcraft
Homer Ashcraft
Mr. Ashcraft
Beethoven's Lasting Influence on Western Music
Musicologists credit Beethoven with shaping Western music more than any other figure. His innovations in form, harmony, and expressive scope influenced composers across generations and helped redefine the symphonic and musical language.
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Beethoven
Jasonville Girl Margaret Sears Dies at 20
Miss Margaret Sears aged 20 died Wednesday evening at 206 South Levy Street Jasonville after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs William Sears four brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at the Jasonville Assembly of Gods church with Rev Zella Anthony officiating burial in the Lesanon Cemetery.
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Margaret Sears
South Levy Street
Jasonville
William Sears
Walter Sears
Flint
Mich
Otis Sears
Detroit
James Sears
New Castle
Wiliam Sears
Chicago
Audrey Richardson
Brazi
McClanahan
Wes O’eloek
Bledsoe 72 Dies. Embury Church Service Held
John Bledsoe aged 72 died in Clay county after life in Jasonville. Survived by widow Florence. daughter Theda Dunham of Indiana polis. sons Oscar Bledsoe of Indianapolis Earl Bledsoe of Jasonville. brother Charles Bledsoe Springfield Ill. sister Maggie Malsbury Verdun Ill. four grandchildren. Service 1 30 PM Friday at Embury Church officiated by Deaconess Noa D Yoder. Burial Lebanon cemetery. McClanahan Funeral Home Jasonville in charge.
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Fie Wee
Clay County
Jaxonville
Embury
Noa D. Yoder
Lebanon
McClanahan Funeral Home
Jasonville
Pennies Buy Cow Aided by Weston Sunday School
Pupils at the First Baptist Church Sunday School collected five months of pennies in a tin pail beside a cardboard cow. The full pail held 175 dollars and funded a Holstein heifer to supply milk for children in a war ravaged European village.
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Weston
Mass
U.P
First Baptist Church
Europe
July corn prices hit new record on Chicago Board of Trade
July corn futures climbed to $2.03 per bushel at the open, surpassing yesterday’s $2.02 and marking the highest price in the board of trade's 99 year history. The rise continued for a third straight day in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Chicago Board of Trade
President vetoes wool prices law over world affairs fears
President Truman vetoed the wool price support bill citing tariff provisions as a blow to leadership in world affairs. He warned it would hinder international relations and UN efforts at Geneva. Congress appeared unlikely to override the veto as votes showed a party-line split.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Trameh
George C. Marshall
Geneva
Blenteaur
Senate
House
Fiurien
Leader of Italy Re-elected to Avert Crisis
Rome June 26 Enrico De Nicola was re elected president of the Italian republic with 405 of 431 votes, ensuring Alcide De Gasperi's non communist government. He accepted to serve again after a brief resignation, kept to avoid a new government crisis.
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Rome
Enrico de Nicola
Alcide de Gasperi
de Nicola
National Assembly
de Gasperi
License Issued for Greene County Marriage
A marriage license was issued by Frank A. Lenning clerk of the Greene circuit court at Bloomfield to Harold Leroy Strange of Linton and Mary Ann Hansford of Bloomfield.
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Frank A. Lenning
Cerk
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Harold Leroy Strange
Linton
Mary Ann Hansford
Coal Mine Walkouts Idle Nearly 1 Million Workers in U S
Pittsburgh June 26 A United Press report notes about 1,000 mines closed and over 230,000 miners idle as a nationwide strike spreads. Officials warn all government pits may shut, with daily losses over 1,000,000 tons and steel firms cutting output to stretch coal supplies.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Federal Coal Mines Administration
National Coal Association
Coal Mines Administration
Washington
United Press
John L. ‘Lewis
United Mine Workers
Nho
The
West Virginia
Center Township Farmer William Henry Fry Dies
William Henry Fry age 79 longtime Greene county resident died suddenly from a heart attack Wednesday at his Center township home. Born January 24 1868 the retired farmer is survived by a brother Edward Fry of Tulsa Oklahoma Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at Jenkins Funeral chapel Bloomfield with Rev Neunschwander officiating burial in Grandview Cemetery
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William Henry Fry
Greene County
Center Township
Mr. Fry
Edward Fry
Tulsa
Okla
Jenkins
Bloomfield
Neuenschwander
Grandview Cemetery
Dust Cuts Bulb Efficiency By Up To Twenty Percent
Electrical technicians report that dust on a light bulb can reduce efficiency by as much as 20 percent, affecting illumination and energy use.
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Wiliam B. Carlton
R. H. Sherwood
Indiana Coal Producers Association
Sherwood-Templeton Coal Company
A. S. Thomas
Tax and Legislative Department
Indiana Farm Bureau
General Assembly
Iowa City
Illinois
Mississippi
Alton
Cairo
Sala Park
Chouteau Island
Granite City
Ill
Napoleon
Wellington
Jefferson City
Lcontinaca
Edington 5
A. F. Hagedorn
Cleveland Boxing Commission
Jimmy Doyle
Los Angeles
Ray “Sugar” Robinson
Harlem
Doyle
Cleveland
St. Vincent’s Charity Hospital
Artie Levine
Woodlands
Greene - Sullivan Forest Pulpwood
Linton Diamond
Esther Page
Linton Golfers
John Bledsoe
Jasonville Wan
Italy
United States
Lewis
Hartley
John L. Lewis
Taft- Hartley
Mathemus
Pred A. Harttex
R. Nd
Tuxing
Mae
Correst Y Iy
Weterstan
William H. Fry
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