Bees and a giant chair spark Mine Run yarns
Chet Shafer and Bill Ballard share a folksy tale of a stubborn swarm of bees that moved seven miles yet still swarmed the bee-man’s trouble, plus a tale of a 9-foot, 450-pound man Bob Waldon and a 75 by 57 inch chair. The column notes possible coal field development and railroad switchyard plans near Mine Run, offering hopeful industry news amid weather chatter.
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Chet
Chet Shafer
Three Rivers
Mich
Charlie Schoonmaker
Bill Ballard
Bill
Charlie
Bob Waldon
Hospital Notes From Localities
Hospital report updates show Mrs. Cora Wilson of Linton route 8 underwent a minor operation this morning. Ray Flynn of Bloomfield route 1 was admitted for treatment Thursday evening. Mrs. Geneva Hatcher who submitted to a major operation Thursday is improving. Mrs. John Frayser of Midland underwent a major operation this morning.
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Cora Wilson
Linton
Ray Flynn
Bloomfield
Geneva Hatcher
John Frayser
Midland
Automobile dealer backs cash sale with odd down payment
In Walhalla South Carolina an automobile dealer aimed for a cash sale offering a strict $20 monthly plan. The down payment included a rooster a pair of old shoes a pocket knife and 26 cents in coins.
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Walhalla
Parade's July Fourth Expo Expands as 70 Entries Expected
The Greater Linton club reports seventy groups and individuals have entered floats and exhibits for the Fourth of July parade led by Steve Stalcup. Imperial Shows prepare for carnival in City park with 200 staff. Fireworks budget increased to enhance the display this year.
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Steve Stalcup
Greater Linton Club
Daily Citizen
Stalcup
Linton
Imperial
Haseman’s Grove
Imperial Shows
Indianapolis Tragedy Claimed Mrs Camp In Apparent Suicide
Police investigate death of Elizabeth McCullough Camp 20 a former Jasonville resident found unconscious in a downtown alley Indianapolis. She died twenty minutes after hospital admission from carbolic acid poisoning. Survived by husband Albert Camp Terre Haute and a daughter Fannie, parents George and Mrs. McCullough Jasonville, six brothers and two sisters. Funeral home in Jasonville handling arrangements.
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Indianapolis
Elizabeth McCullough Camp
Jasonville
Alfred
Jim
George
James
Tal
John
Jennie McKee
Mary Kathryn McCullough
McClanahan Funeral Home
Miss Sims Receives Unusual Royal Reception in Honor of Kingan Link
Miss Mae Sims daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Sims of 70 Third Street SE was hailed with a royal reception at Kingan company offices in Indianapolis after being named Mae Kingan Sims to honor the firm. She was introduced to executives and photographed for the Kingan Journal.
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Mae Sims
Gilbert Sims
Third Street Southeast
Kingan Company
Indianapolis
Mae Kingan Sims
Miss Sims
Kingan Journal
Koleen Resident Noah Lynch Dies at 84
Noah Lynch 84 lifelong Koleen Greene County resident died at 9 10 p m Thursday at his home after a lingering illness heart disease reported as the cause. Survived by widow Sarah Lynch, brother Jamey Lynch of Linton, sons Otto of Koleen Claude of Bloomfield Isadore of Koleen and Ana Wright of Linton, six grandchildren. Funeral at 2 00 p m Saturday at the Koleen church with burial in Taylor Ridge Cemetery Kidd and Jenkins Funeral Co Bloomfield in charge.
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Noah Lynch
Greene County
Koleen
Lynch
Matt
Sybil Ralph Lynch
Sarah Lynch
Jamey Lynch
Linton
Otto Lynch
Claude Lynch
Bloomfield
Isadore Lynch
Ana Wright
Burals
Taylor Ridge
Kidd and Jenkins Undertaking Company of
Democrat nominating Henry F Schrieker for Indiana governor
Lieutenant Governor Henry F Schrieker of Knox was nominated by the Indiana Democrats for governor on the second ballot at the state convention in Indianapolis. He will be the party’s candidate in the upcoming fall election.
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Henry F. Schrieker
Knox
Indianapolis
Ind
Henry F. Schricker
Indiana
Melody Boys to Perform in Switz City Gym
Odis Echols and his Melody Boys of WHAS Louisville will give a program at 8:00 p m Monday in the Switz City high school gym under the Ladies Aid of the Switz City Christian church. Admission is 15 and 25 cents. The troupe has played in Linton and nearby towns during the past two years. Public invited.
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Odis Echols
Melody Boys
WHAS
Louisville
Wils
Switz City
Ladies’ Aid Society
Roosevelt invites Willkie to discuss foreign affairs
President Roosevelt says he would be glad to discuss foreign affairs with Wendell Willkie if the Republican nominee shows willingness to participate. He names Donald M. Nelson as coordinating agent for government purchasing in the preparedness program and notes Navy plans to boost fleet strength with potential Army expansion estimates.
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Willkie
G. O. P. Standard-Bearer
Roosevelt
Donald M. Nelson
Sears Roebuck
Treasury
Nelson
Civilian Defense Commission
U. S
Hawaii
Atlantic
Army
Navy
White House
Berian Comments Disclosed On Proposed Peace
Berlin reports that authorized sources dismissed claims Adolf Hiller would offer Britain 95 percent of its empire as not credible. The official agency also reported British air raids on Helder North Holland killed 43 civilians Thursday night.
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Berian
Berlin
Adolf Hiller
Great Britain
Helder
North Holland
Ferley Says Willkie Nomination Defines Campaign Issues
Washington June 28 Chairman James A Ferley of the Democratic national committee said the nomination of Wendell L Willkie as the Republican presidential candidate will provide clear cut issues in the coming campaign.
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Farley
Washington, D. C
James A. Ferley
Democratic National Committee
Wendell L. Willkie
British Recognize French Committee in London
London June 28 The British government officially recognizes the French national committee formed in London by Gen Charles de Gaulle to carry on the war and represent Free France to the Allied powers.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Willkie Nominated as GOP Presidential Candidate in 1940 Ticket
Philadelphia reports Wendell L. Willkie of New York chosen for president and Charles L. McNary of Oregon as vice president on a single ballot. McNary accepted the VP slot after prompting by Willkie backers and Alf Landon. The GOP convention reconvened to finalize the ticket amid a platform of peace preparedness and prosperity.
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Wendell Willkie
Edward
Chicago
Wendell
Robert
Fred
Louisville
Philadelphia
U.P
Republican Party
Wendell L. Willkie
New York
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
McNary
Senate
Willkie
Alf. M. Landon
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
McNary Picked as Willkie Vice Presidential Candidate
Senate Republican Leader Charles L. McNary of Oregon was named by GOP leaders today as the vice presidential running mate for Wendell L. Willkie. Willkie sought a strong Westerner and a prominent Republican to complete his ticket.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Senate
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Wendell L. Willkie
New York
Indiana
Willkie
Willkie to resign presidency of Commonwealth and Southern
Wendell L. Willkie announced he will resign his presidency of the Commonwealth and Southern corporation due to his nomination as the Republican candidate for President.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Wendell L. Willkie
The
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Landon to Second McNary Nomination for VP
Former Governor Alf M. Landon announced he will second the nomination of Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Alf M. Landon
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Roosevelt opens to discuss foreign affairs with Willkie
President Roosevelt stated he would be glad to discuss foreign affairs with Republican nominee Wendell L. Willkie if he agrees to participate in a conference. The remark was made in Washington D.C. on June 28.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie Secures Republican Nomination After Six Ballots
In Philadelphia on June 28 1940 Wendell Willkie of Indiana and New York clinched the Republican presidential nomination. After six ballots Dewey Taft and others were eliminated as Pennsylvania delegates shifted to caucus then gave Willkie 72 votes, bringing the total to 570 but still short of 89 over a majority. Vandenberg and Taft dismissed bids for second place. Dewey from New York had not commented on the
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Philadelphia
U.P
Republican Party
Wendell Willkie
Indiana
New York
United States
Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Old Foxes
Pennsylvania
Cacus Midway
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Taft
United Press
Dewey
Red Army advances into Bessarabia and Bukovina fronts
Romanian king Carol II accepts Soviet ultimatum and cedes 21 000 square miles of Bessarabia and northern Bukovina to the Red Army. Romania reorganizes its cabinet with pro Nazi elements and raises a war council as tensions with Bulgaria and Hungary rise. Berlin and Rome may control further frontier revisions as both sides seek delay.
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Balkan
Germany
Italy
Carol
Romania
Bessarabia
Bukovina
Red
Hungary
Bulgaria
Russia
Josef V. Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
British Empire
Rumania
Rome
Berlin
Bucharest
Red Army
Carol II
Schricker to Head State Democrats at Fall Elections
Indiana Democrats nominate Lt Gov Schricker for governor on second ballot amid a stampede of votes. Slated ticket includes Minton as senator, Ketchum as lieutenant governor, Donovan as secretary of state, Robertson treasurer, Thompson auditor, McMurray education chief, with Fitzgerald and Layman as judges. Stein defeated by 1,018 to 919 for lieutenant governor. several withdraw after first ballot.
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Schricker
Indiana
United States
Sherman Minton
New Albany
Anderson Ketchum
Greensburg
Clarence Donovan
Bedford
Joseph M. Robertson
Brownstown
Frank G. Thompson
Bluffton
Floyd I. McMurray
Thorntown
Supreme Court
William Fitzgerald
North Vernon
William F. Dudine
Jasper
Paul E. Layman
Frankfort
Emory Scholl
Connersville
Greene County
Edward H. Stein
Stein
Ketchum
Floyd J. Hemmer
Indiana State Farm
George A. Sweigart
Chicago
E. Curtis White
Indianapolis
John Bright Webb
Fred Bays
Sullivan
Jackson Funeral For Mrs Mary A Jackson
Funeral services for Mrs Mary A Jackson age 70 will be held at 2 PM Saturday at Pleasantville Methodist Church Burial will follow in Pleasantville Cemetery She died Wednesday afternoon at her home on Carlisle rural route 2 survived by relatives per obituary.
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Mary A. Jackson
Carlisle
Pleasantville Methods Church
Pleasantville
Drunk Driver Sentenced After Skunk Odor Excuse
In San Diego California a motorist arrested for driving while intoxicated told Municipal Judge Howe he zigzagged to avoid a skunk and its odor. The judge declared him guilty and sentenced him to thirty days.
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San Deigo
Cal
Howe
Neville Chamberlain vows Britain will not seek peace
United Press reports from London that Neville Chamberlain, wartime leader in the five member cabinet, said Britain is just beginning the struggle and will beat Germany. He denied any desire for peace and asserted no cabinet disunity.
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United Press
London
U.P
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Great Britain
Germany
Chamberlain
Churchill
Hitler
Treasury
Horse Guards
Four Jasonville youths arrested in auto theft ring
Police in Brazil arrest four Jasonville youths for vehicle taking and auto banditry. Identified are Walter Shank 19 Morris Shank 16 George Killy 29 and William Logsdon 21. Details of charges were not available at press time.
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Brazil
Jasonville
Walter Shank
Morris Shank
George Killy
William Logsdon
Press Tim
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H. F. Schricker
Michael
G.O.P
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Vandenberg
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