August Musings on War, Prices, and Hoosier Days
The column reflects on August as a dangerous era historically and in current events with references to World War III fears, North Korea bombings, NATO troop strength, and foreign tensions. It links potato price controls to market shortages and cites Jefferson on federal overreach. It notes Gov. Schricker’s upcoming 69th birthday and remarks on aging.
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Office of
Congress
California
Maine
USA
Chicago
Jefferson
Washington
Steel shortage crisis prompts nationwide layoffs
Pittsburgh June 26 U P reports a national industrial crisis from the CIO United Steelworkers strike. The American Iron and Steel Institute estimates 9 to 10 million tons of steel lost by week end with vast layoffs in automotive and allied plants, mining, railroads, and dependent industries. Ford expects full production despite strikes. others face extended furloughs.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
CIO
United Steelworkers
American Iron and Steel Institute
United
Ohio
Willys-Overland
Toledo
Cleveland
Steel Improvement — Forge Co
Budd Co
Nash
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Wis
Chrysler
Mrs Meda Bacon Called by Death
Mrs Meda Snyder Bacon died at 1 30 am Wednesday in the Soldiers Home at Lafayette after several weeks illness. Born January 9 1876 in Greene County she was 76. Survived by daughter Louise Jacob of Indianapolis grandchild two great grandchildren twin sister Verda Doolittle Worthington sister Lulu Templiss Mt Rose Colo. Funeral at Myers Funeral Home Friday 2 pm CST with Rev Lloyd Shannon officiating burial Worthington Cemetery.
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Meda Snyder Bacon
Lafayette
Greene County
Edmond R. Bacon
Methodist Church At
Worthington
Louise Jacob
Indianapolis
Verda Doolittle
Lulu Templiss
Mt. Rose
Colo
Puerto Rican Gets Death Sentence for Truman Plot
Oscar Collazo, 38, convicted of first degree murder in the Blair House attack on November 1, 1950, was sentenced to die in the electric chair on August 1. District Judge F Dickinson Letts imposed the sentence after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal. Only a presidential commutation can avert the death sentence.
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Washington
U.P
Oscar Collao
Presiden Truman
F. Dickinson Letts
Collazo
White House
Truman
Teeth Traitors, Man Convicted After Mishap
Ben Deiger of Newcastle Pennsylvania was convicted after a car crash near a factory. He claimed his car was stolen to hide a stolen vehicle, but state police found his false teeth in the car and he confessed after evidence was presented.
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Newcastle
Ben Deiger
Deiger
Here
House Appropriations Slash 25 Percent in Foreign Aid and More
The House Appropriations Committee trims 25 percent from requests totaling 13.75 billion dollars across foreign aid, military construction, atomic expansion and related items. The panel fixes 10.28 billion for 1953, slashing military construction, AEC, emergency agencies, and mutual security funds, while urging the AEC to resubmit if more money is needed.
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Washington
U.P
House Appropriations Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Civil Defense Administration
Defense Department
Mutual Security Administration
Federal Security
AEC
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Former Lin ton Resident Dies in Akron Ohio
Mrs. William K. McGhee aged 60 died Wednesday at her Akron Ohio home after a yearlong illness a heart ailment. She was a daughter of William and Margaret By ran survived by her husband a son a granddaughter a brother and a sister. The body returns to M J Akin and Son Funeral home for noon Saturday arrival and funeral services are tentatively set for Friday with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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William K. McGhee
Linton
Akron
Ohio
M. J. Aikin and Son Funeral Home
Fairview Cemetery
Two Escapees Reheld After Five Days at Large
Two inmates from the State Penal Farm, Roy Showen and Clarence Barkley, were captured and returned to custody after five days of freedom. They had escaped from the Putnamville farm on Saturday and were spotted near here by Assistant Town Marshall Edgar Land before being apprehended while trying to hitch a ride.
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Roy Showen
Lake County
Clarence Barkley
Monroe County
Putnamville
Edgar Land
Here
Richard Johnson Dies in Indiana Truck Crash
Richard Johnson, 20, of Stillwell, died after a truck left Ind. 4 near Fish Lake and crashed into a ditch. Services were arranged today in La Porte, Indiana.
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LA Porte
Ind
Richard Johnson
Stillwell
Fish Lake
Mrs Edith Stewart dies at home in Linton
Mrs Edith Belle Stewart 69 of Linton passed away Wednesday at her Seventh and G streets NW home after a three year illness. Born February 22 1883 in Martin County she was a Glenburn Methodist member. Survived by five daughters two sons ten stepchildren a brother and sister. Funeral set for Saturday 2 PM at the funeral home with Rev William Stone officiating burial Walnut Hill Cemetery Odon.
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Edith Belle Stewart
Linton
Stewart
Martin County
Elijah
Molly Jones Fields
Glenburn
George Stewart
Augusta Hill
Mildred Barton
Ruth Cody
Wanetta Turner
Indianapolis
Mary Alice Collette
Clifton
Kansas
Everett Cox
Robert L. Tannehill
Orval
Leslie
Elmer Tannehill
Oscar
Dora
William Stewart
Anna Gambill
Helen Stone
Pansy Mason
Vivian
Jord Fields
Coal City
Mary Jackson
Plainville
Welch and Cornett
William Stone
Walnut Hill
Odon
Harrison presses Reds in Koreas POW talks at Panmunjom
Maj. William K. Harrison, the chief Allied truce negotiator, confronted Communist delegates for 35 minutes at Panmunjom over voluntary repatriation in Korea. Nam II struggled under questioning as Harrison noted the Reds’ defensive position and indicated no recess was planned until new POW proposals emerged.
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Panmunjom
Korea
William K. Harrison
Harrison
Russia
Orean
Nam II
House votes to end federal rent controls in most areas
The House voted to terminate federal rent controls by September 30 for all areas except critical defense housing zones or places where local governments request continued controls.
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Washington
U.P
House
Ed Slinkard Receives 50 Year Masonic Pin in Lyons
Lyons resident Ed Slinkard, 80, was honored with a 50 year Mason ic pin at a Lyons lodge meeting. Indiana Grand Lodge representative Owen S Ramsey presented the award, with local officers and members attending. Slinkard joined the lodge on May 29, 1902 and served as Master in 1907 1908 among other offices.
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Ed Slinkard
Lyons
Masonic Lodge
Lyons Lodge
Owen S. Ramsey
Switz City
Ramsey
Indiana Grand Lodge
Harvey Grounds
Linton
Guy Benham
Indiana Order of
Eastern Star
Indiana
Grounds
Slinkard
Newberry
Heat wave to fade with rain expected in Indiana
Indiana faces a cooldown after a stretch of near 100 degree heat. Showers will move in late today with cooler air by tonight and Friday. Heat linked deaths in the state were reported as temperatures climbed toward 100 in Evansville and other cities.
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Indiana
Truman Delays Taft Hartley Move On Steel Strike
President Truman plans to postpone invoking the Taft Hartley Act to end the 25 day CIO steel strike. Congress urged use of the law to secure an 80 day court injunction against the walkout by about 650 workers as a settlement looms within a week per a Halleck report.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Senate
CIO
Charles A. Halleck
Ind
Switz City Man Dies Early Today
George Hostetter of Switz City died at his sister Arch Cross home in Sandborn at 6 30 this morning. A retired railroader he was taken to Myers Funeral Home in Worthington awaiting arrangements.
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George Hostetter
Switz City
Arch Cross
Sandborn
Myers Funeral Home
Worthington
Sanders to Lead WBOW Programs in Terre Haute
John C. Sanderson will present Linton in a series of WBOW broadcasts from June 30 to July 18. Programs air at 11 30 a m and 1 45 p m featuring interviews forums quizzes and children's stories from Indiana State Teachers College studios. The new facilities, dedicated after a coast to coast NBC broadcast, reach WBOW and WBOW FM on 101 1 megahertz.
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Terre Haute
Ind
John C. Sanderson
Linton
WBOW
Indiana State Teachers College
National Broadcasting Company
Wbow-Fm
Stripper’s Strip Teases Prompt Hearing on Repute
Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission set July 17 hearing to decide if Sea Village Restaurant in Evansville damaged its good repute after a stripper removed a leopard skin bra and tights. ABC Prosecutor Charles Swain said an excise agent witnessed the act two weeks prior and cited operator John Barrett.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Evansville
ABC
Charles Swain
Sea Village
Swain
John Barrett
River Bottom Crops Ruined After Flood Crest at Elliston
Flood waters in the White river bottoms receded after reaching 20.97 feet at Elliston on Wednesday, with hundreds of acres of corn and soybeans ruined. Wheat may be spared unless swift currents or deeper water threaten the heads. O. H. Brown’s forecast of 22 feet narrowly missed the crest by three hundredths.
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White River
Elliston
Elliston Station
O. H. Brown
U.S. Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Brown
Democrats Press House Roll Call On Price Controls
Washington June 26 A pair of Democratic leaders urged the House to stand up and be counted on its tentative votes to kill wage price controls. The bill moved toward final passage with most economic controls removed except those on strategic materials and rents. A Senate House conference committee will craft a compromise as the current controls expire at midnight Monday. Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall urged Congress to kill wage price controls altogether rather than pass a weakened program.
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Price
House
Senate House Conference
Senate
Ellis Arnall
Congress
Remember 37 Heat Record Blew July Page Memo
Elliston weather note recalls a 1937 July stretch with 15 consecutive days at 100 degrees or higher, peaking 105. Local observer Q O Brown jokes that even he forgot until reminded, adding that 97 degrees on a recent Wednesday felt hot enough for many residents.
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Elliston
Q O. H. Brown
U. S
Weather Observer
Mercury
Candidates claim victory as convention fever spreads
Washington June 26 Republicans and Democrats push optimistic tallies to sway delegates. Eisenhower’s team forecasts on second or third ballot while Taft claims at least 601 delegates. Russell predicts 300 on first ballot, Kefauver bets on fifth or sixth. Stevenson favored by pundits. Other notes include Eisenhower’s Denver address and delegation meetings across states.
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Washington
U.P
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denver
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Richard B. Russell
Estes Kefauver
Tenn
Russell
Kefauver
Russel
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Newsweek Magazine
Stevenson
Alben W. Barkley
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Eisenhower
Earl Warren
California
Europe
Taft
CBS
Dugger Man Injured In Fall From Tree
Allen Hank Carr 41 of Pontiac Michigan sustained a fractured neck vertebra after falling about ten feet while trimming a tree at his mother's home in Dugger. He was taken to the Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis where X rays showed the injury and his condition was listed as serious.
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Allen
Hank” Carr
Pontiac
Mich
Nellie Carr
Dugger
Carr
Veterans’ Hospital
Indianapolis
Birth of son to Mr and Mrs Donnie Frederick of Peoria
Mr and Mrs Donnie Frederick of Peoria Illinois announce the birth of a son weighing eight pounds five ounces on June 17 at Peoria Methodist Hospital. Grandparents are Mrs Mary Blakely and Mr and Mrs Bill Frederick of Linton.
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Donnie Frederick
Peoria
Peoria Methodist Hospital
Mary Blakely
Bill Frederick
Linton
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