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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1944
Page
4
This bank presents itself as understanding farmers needs offering straight business dealings no hidden charges and delays with clear yes or no answers. It claims to supply the specific services farmers want and to be fairly acquainted with their problems.
Summit county recorder Frank Kroeger reports a World War I veteran from a neighboring state came to Akron county courthouse seeking recording of his discharge papers as required by law. The veteran had records dated 1920 in his home state and said he wants to obtain mustering-out pay.
Lt. Col. Mike Murphy of Lafayette, who ran air fields at Kokomo and New Castle and flew with air circuses statewide, arrived at Billings hospital Fort Benjamin Harrison recovering from both leg fractures in the invasion of France. Murphy recalled sniping from a ditch as he waited for evacuation. Stout Field personnel greeted him as the air evacuation plane from New York landed. he was among the first two invasion casualties to be returned to the United States.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York is expected to deliver his acceptance speech to the Republican National Convention tomorrow night. If Bricker and Stassen withdraw within 24 hours, Dewey would be unopposed on the first ballot. Bricker backers plan a roll call if needed.
National Safety Council warns oven canning caused over 89 percent of 1943 home canning accidents. Boiling water and open kettle methods seen as safest. follow directions, use sturdy glass jars, sterilize lids, avoid overpacking, and handle hot jars with care to prevent injuries and food loss.
Dr. Vernor H. Eman of Grand Rapids argues in the Journal of Oral Surgery that lingering pain after extractions often signals undernourishment. He notes many patients come in unadvised and poorly conditioned, stressing diet as key to healing and pain resistance.
PFC Doyle A Wilson was on active duty in North Africa Sicily and Italy for seventeen months and is spending a 22 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs William D Wilson and sister Mrs Paris Lecocq of Linton.
Mrs. David McNeal reports that her husband Pvt. David McNeal has arrived safely with United States forces in England, providing a welcome update on his wartime status.
Raymond Eugene Pigg Ph. M 3/e son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pigg of Linton route 1 has been stationed with the United States Navy at Great Lakes New Jersey. He has been transferred to Imola, California according to word received here.
At the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center a Worthington youth joins 123 others in a 10 week preflight program for Army Air Forces aircrew duties. Cadets study maps charts and drills while undergoing physical and academic training before specialist tracks for bombardiers navigators and pilots. The class includes 124 from Indiana with Worthington resident Benjamin L. Openshaw among them.
CPL Flemon Baize of Camp Robinson Ark returns home on furlough to visit parents Mr and Mrs C C Baize and friends. The Baize family lists three other sons in the armed forces Pvt Leonard Baize at Camp Barkley Texas Cpl Donald Baize in England and Sgt Chas Baize Jr somewhere in North Africa.
Beuford Reynolds of the United States Marine Corps has returned to active duty after five months as a patient at the Naval hospital Santa Margarita Ranch near Oceanside. He resumes training with the Engineers Training Corps at Camp Pendleton in California.
Pvt Roy M Gray of Ft Leonard Wood Missouri spent the weekend with his wife Mrs Lucille Gray and their children in this area.
Pvt. Paul W. Gambill of Fort Knox Kentucky spent the weekend visiting in the city with his wife Mrs Meeda Gambill and their children.
Pvt. Joe Robinson stationed with the United States Army at Scott Field Illinois spent the day with his wife Helen Mc Griffin Robinson and their son.
Mrs. John Frederick of Merce reports her son 1st Sgt Charles E. Frederick, long stationed in England, is now in France. He is said to be safe and well.
Truck owners must present certificates of War Necessity to the local rationing board and register for the third quarterly gasoline allotment. New coupons take effect July 1, with only a few applications received so far.
The Air-Sea Rescue Task Unit reports over 80 lives saved in four months of operations along the West Coast. Navy and Coast Guard seaplanes, boats, and blimps under unified command swiftly reach crashes within minutes, hauling survivors aboard in about two more minutes.
Daniel V. Bough, 34, was fatally injured by a fall in Mine No. 12 today. Samuel V. Perrott, president of Linton Gas Co., is seriously ill with rheumatic fever at a Martinsville sanitarium. Word arrives of Mrs. J. M. McDowell’s death in Great Falls, Montana, where the family had moved after selling the Remington hotel. The Democratic national convention is in session in New York.
Hogs 7,000 with 3,500 holdovers. sows strong. Weights 160-180 lb at 12.85. 180-270 lb at 13.80. 270-330 lb 11.75-12.00. 330-400 lb 11.50-11.65. 100-159 lb 10.25-11.50. sows 10.40-10.75. light weights slightly higher. Cattle 1,500. calves 700. fed steers and heifers active. cows up slightly. Highs: 1,220 lb steer at 16.75. 1,100 lb steers at 16.50. top heifer 15.75. beef cows 8.50-11.50. canners 5.50-8.25. dealers down about 50. good/choice 14.50-15.00. occasional 15.50.
William Mc Kinnon a Dorchester postal clerk claims to write the longest letters in the United States. He writes missives for friends in the service with letters up to 50 feet long and a 100 foot letter to a former buddy now serving in Italy.
The Parker Brothers headline the Lin-Stock park Fourth of July program with fashion parodies and stand up comedy. They are touring major theatres and hotels and may soon perform at military camps under USO sponsorship to entertain service members.
Miss Annalee Houldson received a silk bedspread from Rome Italy as a birthday gift this week. Mr and Mrs A B Harbin of Eustis Florida were weekend guests of Harbin siblings and families including Charles Lind and J W Houldson. Margaret Jane Lind, student at I S T C Terre Haute, is home.
Allied forces completed the Cherbourg operation with the fall announced at 7:15 a.m. and Eisenhower declaring the second phase finished. British troops seized five towns as the advance neared the Cotentin Peninsula and Caen. Demolition and salvage crews prepared to enter Cherbourg within days to clear obstructions.
War Department reports South Pacific troops soak moisture from radios with rice and chewing tobacco as a quick fix. The improvised method highlights equipment resilience amid combat conditions.
The article argues for generous recognition of local self government through state and municipal instruments. It notes growing public support for local rights and suggests upcoming political conventions may reflect this view for both parties.
At the Idaho Cattlemen's Association annual convention in Boise they adopted a resolution to end beef rationing. After adjourning for the banquet the group ate turkey instead of traditional T bones due to hotel policy aligned with OPA rules.
In May 1944 about 1.25 million telephone installation orders were on hand, with roughly 500,000 unfilled due to a shortage of telephone sets.
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