Linton praised by visiting veteran for hospitality
A Spanish American War veteran, Aggie Howell, praised Linton for its hospitality and friendly residents after attending a veterans convention there. He recalled the town as welcoming to all ages and said life begins at seventy while noting he and his wife plan future visits and a possible trip to Anderson.
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B.C
Aggie) Howell
Big Four Railroad
Linton
Wabash Paper
Indiana
Greene County Sells $85,000 Bond Issue
Greene county Board of Commissioners sold an $85,000 bond issue at the lowest interest rate ever contracted to pay outstanding poor relief claims. Doyle O'Connor and Company of Chicago was the winning bid. two other bids came from City Securities with McNurlen and Huneilman of Indianapolis and Bloomfield State Bank. Proceeds will cover six months of poor relief expenditures and reimburse township trustees, Freeman Greene County Hospital, and county physicians. A special meeting was held to review bids.
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Greene County Board of Commissioners
Doyle O'Connor and Company
Chicago
Ill
City Securities
McNurlen and Huneilman
Indianapolis
Bloomfield State Bank
Greene County
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Ripper Act Declared Invalid By State Tribunal
Indiana Governor Schricker hailed a Supreme Court ruling nullifying Republican decentralization laws and consolidating his patronage powers. The four to one decision upheld prior injunctions blocking GOP appointments, while dissenter Judge Frank N. Richard warned of executive overreach.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Schricker
Supreme Court
G.O.P
High Court
Politealier
Gov. Schricker
Indiana
Michael Fansler
Frank N. Richard
Marion Circuit
Earl R. Cox
High Tribunal
General Assembly
McNutt
Final Rites Held for Crash Victim Jane Bull at Family Home
A large crowd attended the funeral for Jane Ellen Bull 15 daughter of Mayor E V Bull held at the family home on East Winvennies street. She died Tuesday night from injuries after an auto overturned near Linton. Local and out-of-town relatives and officials joined in the services with burial at Fairview cemetery.
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Jane Ellen Bull
E. V.bull
Bull Home
East Winvennies
Miss Bull
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Linton
Nola D. Yoder
Glenburn Mission
B. H. Bruner
Charles Brosche
Bob Humphreys
Junior Hunter
Phillip Gilmour
Betty Roach
Betty Wills
Elizabeth Donie
Evelyn Harris
Jean White
Rosemary Grass
Shirley Asdell
Norman Russell
Marjorie Magruder
Doris Reeve
Betty Borders
Betty West
Patty Booker
Billie Heenan
June Scott
Rosalie Francis
Marguerite Clark
Phyllis Talbott
Maxine Bailey
Betty Greene
Norma Colley
Ola Reed
Maribellte Smith
Charles Halbach
Wilbur ‘Spears
Harold Reintjes
Paul Reintjes
Bob Keller
William Gambill
Charles Risher
Jean Landfield
Miami
Fla
Ruth Coen
Indianapolis
William Slough
Jasonville
Jack Bruner
Bloomington
Guy Bull
Richmond
Glenn Bull
Barbara
Dayton, O
Elmer Sherwood
Ewing Emison
Vincennes
Yaukey
Crown Point
Mike Scollard
William Blaikie
James Phipps
M. A. Topping
A. F. Knoefel
William ‘Miller
Don Miller
Ferre Haute
John A. Watkins
Bloomfield
Fairview Cemetery
Verdict Returned In Death Of Miss Jane Bull
A coroner's jury found 15 year old Jane Ellen Bull daughter of Mayor and Mrs FE Bull of Linton died from a basal skull fracture. The Greens County coroner Dr King L Hull reported no one was held responsible for the accident and noted the death increased Greene county's 1941 traffic toll to five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Ellen Bull
FE. V. Bull
Linton
King L. Hull
Bloomfield
Greene County
Hospital report on local residents after major operation
Gideon Johnson of Bloomfield underwent a major operation this afternoon. The condition of Mrs. Al Ed wards of Fifth street northeast is said to be improved.
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Gideon Johnson
Bloomfield
al Edwards
Fifth Street
Three Die in Bedford Fire at Englewood Home
In Bedford Indiana a fire destroyed a three room frame dwelling at Englewood. The charred bodies of Mrs Lorena Dalton 27 her son Gerald Opal Dalton 7 and Carl Chastain 28 were found in the ruins. Chastain believed fiancé of Mrs Dalton had arrived after 3 am. Origin of the blaze under investigation.
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Bedford
Ind
Lorena Dalton
Gerald Opal Dalton
Carl Chastain
Mrs. Dalton
Englewood
Charles Bunch
Robert Jefferies
Chastain
Charlestown
Wrens Adopt A Ship Named HMS Wren
Navy girls in the W.A. N.S. adopt a ship and the Admiralty names it HMS Wren, a 1200 ton escort vessel. The Wrens will not sail it, as girls in the navy cannot go to sea.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Navy
W.A. N.S
Wrens
Admiralty
H.M.S. Wren
Roosevelt hints at Irish rifles and food aid plans
President Roosevelt suggested the United States may send rifles to Eire but cited a production delay that prevents ammunition dispatch. He wants assurance arms would defend against a Nazi attack, reviewed food charter plans, and noted a $500,000 Red Cross shipment. He also said no specifics on aid to Russia and expected a State Department report today.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
U.P
Roosevelt
United States
Eire
Erie
Red Cross
Russia
Germany
Sumner Welles
Greene County Local Board No. 1
North Main Street
Linton
Jasonville
C.C.C
Shakamak
Alvis N. Newsom
John T. Wilson
Arthur M. Grass
Raleigh Roach
Harry Bailey
Herbert Poole
Kenneth Norris
A. I. Messick
Jerry Wakefield
Calvin Griffith
Celia Rotman
Local police arrest railroad worker in public intoxication case
Mike Murphy was arrested by the Linton police on a charge of public intoxication. Two other crewmen were ordered to report at 6 30 Saturday evening to answer similar charges in the mayor's court. They were arrested a few days ago, and Murphy remained in the local jail.
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Linton
Mike Murphy
Mike
Navy Rejects Emergency Legislation on Enlistment Retention
The Senate naval affairs committee rejected an emergency act to keep sailors through the national emergency regardless of enlistment end dates. It approved a bill requiring future volunteers to serve beyond expiration if Congress proclaims the national welfare imperiled. The war fund bill passed to the House for $10 384 821 624. A British air strike reportedly hit the German battleship Gneisenau in Brest drydock, killing 128 crew.
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NAVY
Washington, D. C
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
WAR Fund
O.K
Senate
House
War Department
United States
Gneisenau
Brest
Europe
Annual Templeton mine workers picnic draws 1200 plus
More than 1,200 employees, families, and friends of Templeton coal mining interests are expected at Humhpreys Park Saturday at 2:00 PM for the John A. Templeton Employees memorial picnic. Local groups assist with contests like softball, horseshoes, tug of war, and other features. Master of ceremonies Gordon Wolfe will lead short talks by city officials and local figures. Committees from New Hope, Peerless No. 27, and Baker No. 28 mines oversee receptions and serving tasks. Employees urged to bring family lunch baskets and enjoy refreshments.
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Templeton
Humphreys Park
John A. Templeton
Greater Linton Club
Gordon Wolfe
Linton
William Dickerson
George Whitacomb
Mike Convey
New Hope
Bob Jackson
H. Gabbard
Paris Vaughn
Rudy Vitoskey
Peerless
Orville Curry
Red Williams
Clarence Ghost
Cecil Meredith
Baker
Francis Truelock
Wilford Alumbaugh
Andy Pritchard
Roy ‘Hayes
Sam Linton
Tom
First Golf Match Jobe Held Sunday
A team from Linton Municipal Golf course will play its season opener Sunday against Bloomington Municipal at Linton. About 70 players total from both clubs will compete, with Bobby Hess coordinating entries for Linton and Phil Talbott leading Bloomington. The Bloomington delegation won both cross-club matches last year. The Linton course is expected to be in top condition for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Municipal
Bloomington
Linton
Bobby Hess
Bloomingtonians
Moose Auxiliary Meeting Invites Lodge Members
Mrs. Juanita Newman, state senior regent of the Ladies Auxiliary, will attend at 8 30 pm Saturday in the local Moose hall. Local Moose lodge members and their wives are urged to attend and refreshments of ice cream and cake will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Newman
Muncie
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Moose Lodge
Moose Hall
Germans Claim Gains In Advance on Minsk
The article reports German forces advancing toward Minsk in a major front, with tank and air battles ongoing and Berlin claiming Russian losses. It notes Soviet retreat from Lithuania and the Polish front and asserts German air superiority along the front.
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Minsk
Adolf Hitler
Soviet
Russia
Red Army
Moscow
Baltic
Lithuania
Berlin
Luftwaffe
Bridge Club Dinner in Dugger Attended by Local Women
Mrs. David Nippeatte hosted a Wednesday dinner at her Dugger home for the local bridge club. Attendees included Mesdames Charles Mason Ed Jones T S Rector D C Phillippe W H Hammersley Ray Tison Jake Yung plus guest Mrs. Tom Young of Indianapolis and the hostess Mrs Lippeatie.
Idaho to Display History at Boise Museum
Copies of the first official acts of Idaho territorial and state government will be presented to the new Idaho state historical museum in Boise.
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Idaho
Boise
Ida
U.P
Idaho Territorial
Idaho State Historical Museum
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