Stettinius Resigns to Act as U S Delegate This Spring
President Truman announces Edward Stettinius resigns as secretary of state to serve as the United States delegate this spring, as city notes report signs of growth, new businesses, and housing in residential areas. A humorous regional essay on you all follows, reflecting local dialect amid wartime food concerns and wheat statistics.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Stettinius
U. S
Byrnes named next secretary of state in Truman plan
In a White House briefing it was disclosed James F Byrnes of South Carolina will be named the nations new secretary of state succeeding Edward R Stettinius Jr. Truman said Byrnes would be picked Monday or Tuesday and would return to government service after leaving during FDRs era. Stettinius resigns to join the United Nations.
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Robert J. Manning
United Press
Washington
U.P
White House
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Stettinius
United Nations World Security Organization
Big Five
United Nations
San Francisco
United States
World Security Council
World Assembly
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Joseph C. Grew
Mr. Truman
Supreme Court
Hospital births and surgeries reported in Worthington area
A girl born to Mrs. George Palvert of Worthington by Caesarean section Wednesday weighed 5 pounds 9% ounces. A daughter born to Mrs. Fred Bellamy of Switz City Wednesday. Mrs. Victor Davis of Worthington underwent major surgery. A 7 pound 14 ounce boy born to Mrs. Ralph R. Criss of Jasonville. Mrs. Ralph Martindale of Bloomfield had a minor operation. Connie Sue Workman of Northeast H Street had tonsil operation. Janice Wright of Bloomfield had a tonsillectomy. Mrs. Vernon Padgett admitted for a major operation. A girl weighing 8 pounds and...
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George Palvert
Worthington
Fred Bellamy
Switz City
Victor Davis
Ralph R. Criss
Jasonville
Ralph Martindale
Bloomfield
Connie Sue Workman
Northeast H Street
Janice Wright
Vernon Padgett
Jasonville Team Plays Here Tonight Canceled. Linton Recreation On Deck
The Crane baseball game is canceled and Jasonville will visit Lin Stock Park at six tonight to meet the Linton Recreation hardball team. Jackson and Dudley pitch for Jasonville with Steele catching.
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Crane
Jasonville
Linton Recreation
Jackson
Dudley
Steele
Sluggers
Coca-Colas
Lin- Stock Park
Delta Kappa hosts tea honoring Miss Blair and council members
The Delta Kappa Chapter in Danville invites the Tri Kappa chapter to a Sunday tea at four o'clock honoring Miss Ernestine Blair Council Treasurer and other council members.
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Delta Kappa Chapter
Danville
Tri Kappas
Ernestine Blair
Casualty totals rise in U S forces and theater
Washington reports U S combat casualties at 1 036 679, up 7 226 in a week, with 236 735 killed. Army deaths are 908 025 and Navy Marine forces 122 654. Mc Narney cites 186 616 Mediterranean casualties and estimates German losses at 1 341 000.
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Washington
U.S
U. S
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Joseph T. McNarney
Mediterranean
McNarney
Army Navy
Tornado Strikes Princeton Illinois Area
The Illinois State Highway Patrol reports a tornado cut a narrow swath three miles north of Princeton injuring several people and causing extensive property damage. The storm toppled farm homes, disrupted communications and power lines as it moved northeast toward Lamoille, Ul, with heavy rain and moving cattle trucks scattered along highways.
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Princeton
Illinois State Highway Patrol
Here
Lamoille
Oldest continuously printed U.S. paper is Portsmouth Gazette
The Portsmouth Gazette, issued first in 1756, is cited as the oldest continuously printed newspaper in the United States.
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Portsmouth
N. H
U.P
U. S
Portsmouth Gazette
Bunker Hill Survives After Japanese Attack
Two suicide planes struck the U S S Bunker Hill off Okinawa on May 11 but the carrier survived the raid. Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher led the task force as the ship suffered 656 casualties including 373 killed and 264 wounded before a bold maneuver preserved the ship and sent the fleet to the next phase of operations.
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Seattle
U.P
U. S. S. Bunker Hill
Okinnawa
Marc A. Mitscher
Task Force 58
Bunker Hill
Franklin
Local Masons Plan Fourth of July Breakfast
Linton Lodge No. 560 F. and A. M. announces a five o'clock breakfast at the hall on July 4. The M. M. degree will be conferred during the gathering. Last year’s breakfast drew a strong crowd. organizers hope for even greater turnout this year. Invitations have been mailed to surrounding lodges and all Master Masons are invited.
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Linton Lodge No
War Plant Survey Begins in Indiana
The Indiana Department of Commerce launches a state wide survey of government owned war plants to determine when they become surplus and can be sold or leased. An advisory committee met to plan a national advertising push to attract industrial buyers, with budget constraints and potential private funding.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Department of Commerce and Public Relations
State Department
Indiana
Gates
Richard T. James
James
Birth of Theresa Gayle Earle in Sullivan's Mary Sherman Hospital
Cpl and Mrs Byron Earle announce the birth of a seven pound 15 ounce daughter named Theresa Gayle born early today at Mary Sherman hospital in Sullivan. Mrs Earle formerly Norma Dean of Linton. Cpl Earle serves with the U S Army in Panama.
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Cpl
Byron Earle
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
Theresa Gayle
Earle
Norma Dean
Linton
U. S. Army
Panama
Meat Supply Up Five Percent for July Says OPA
Washington dispatch reports the Office of Price Administration announcing a five percent rise in civilian meat supplies for July versus June. Margarine and canned fish will cost more points. most meats and fats hold or adjust modestly.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
Carlisle Woman Minnie Behem Dies After Brief Illness
Minnie Ica Behem of Carlisle rural route died at home after a brief illness. Born May 18, 1872 in Greene County, she was 73. Survived by husband William, five daughters, a son, two sisters, and others. Funeral at Pleasantville Methodist Church with burial in Pleasantville Cemetery.
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Minnie Ica Behem
Carlisle
Greene County
William and
Eliza McClung Jackson
Indian Prairie Church
William Sherman Behem
Edward Walters
Rex C. Harbin
Pleasantville
Hugh Kleusner
Dugger
George Poole
Gary
James Buck
Noblesville
Lloyd Sherman Behem
Susan Story
Homer Carrico
Newkirk
Pleasantville Methodist Church
Jap Defense Command Formed In Preparation For Invasion
Farmers in Greene county may apply now for fed eral flood restoration loans as part of a $12 million reappropriation. Loans cover production losses or real estate damage from 1945 floods, with 5 percent production loan interest for ten years and 4 percent real estate loans up to twenty years. Details available at the FSA office in Linton Indiana.
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Greene County
Herman G. Graper
Farm Security Administration
Indiana
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Congress
Graper
FSA
Federal Building
Linton
Ind
Agid Woman Dies at Bloomfield
Mary Belle Frye 77 of Bloomfield died at her West Main Street home Wednesday evening. She was daughter of Cass and Carrie Andrews. Survived by children Goldie Parris Clovis Zelma and others, sisters Fannie Conder Sadie Minks Minnie Hamilton Hassie Kindred Jenny Skinner, brothers Levi Willis Logan. Body at Jenkins Funeral Home Bloomfield, services Saturday 2:30 PM, burial Grandview Cemetery.
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Mary Belle Frye
Bloomfield
West Main Street
Cass
Carrie Fuller Andrews
Goldie
Parris
Bicknell
Clovis
Zelma
Indianapolis
Richard Imley
Elmer Hays
Mer Fordyce
Roy
Fannie Conder
Sadie Minks
Minnie Hamilton
Farewell Service For Rev Angerer Family At Mt Moriah
A farewell service honoring Rev and Mrs George Angerer and their daughter of Pleasantville will be held at Mt Moriah Friday at eight o clock. Stafford and Pleasantville churches are invited to attend. Attendees are asked to bring sandwiches.
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George Angerer
Pleasantville
Mt. Moriah
Stafford
False Alarm Sent Firemen to Main and Vincennes Corner
Firemen responded to a false alarm around 4 30 Wednesday evening at the corner of Main Street and Vincennes Street. No fire was found and units returned to service.
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Main and
Vincennes Street
Tokyo forms defense command as invasion fears rise
United Press report from Pearl Harbor notes Japan creating a Tokyo defense command to meet invasion threats while Allied forces gain strength. Gen Douglas MacArthur will lead major operations after Luzon, with several divisions available. additional enemy redeployments from Europe raise stakes.
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Frank Tremaine
United Press
Pearl Harbor
U.P
Japan Today
Tokyo
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Japan
Europe
Marianas
Saipan
Niigata
Shu
Osaka
Kagoshima
Fukuoka
Omuta
Kurile Islands
Kume Island
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
United States
China
Balikpapan
Borneo
Balikpapan Bay
Harold Coffey Called by Death
Harold Coffey 49 died at Veterans Hospital Indianapolis Wednesday night. Born January 7 1896 in Bloomfield he was a WWI veteran and American Legion member. Survivors include two brothers Roy and Orvan Coffey two sisters Beulah Hansford and Ferrell Coffey. Funeral services Saturday at 1:00 pm at Kin s Funeral Home Bloomfield with burial in Grandview Cemetery.
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Harold Coffey
Veterans’ Hospital
Indianapolis
Bloomfield
John F
Margaret Quakenbush Coffey
American Legion
Roy
Orvan Coffey
Beulah Hansford
Ferrell Coffey
Chicago
Jenkins Funeral
Bloomefid
Hansford
Grandview Cemetery
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Kintuck
Hiram Jones
Plains States
Balizell
Robert C. Baltzell
Ida Mae Weberg
Miss Weberg
Walter J. Saeman
Jude Baltzell
Anderson
Phyllis M. Walker
Leticia N. Holland
Jerivon H. Adkins
Joseph Bullard
Terre Haute
Robert A. Miller
Evansville
Miller
William Flkner
Charles W. Mills
National Training School
James W. Dukes
Floyd Shaffer
Dukes
Shaffer
Clifford J. Whitlock
St. Louis
Charleston
U. 3
Princeton, Ill
Harry Truman
Edward Stettinius, Jr
Opera House
Cal
Northern
Guam
Copra Company
Okianawa
James A. Maclean
Masons Plan
Jap Defense Command
Oska Bay
Veterans Hospital
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