Four-leaf luck and a long-ago Fourth of July tale
Mine Run Dictionary Gaylord Chipman reports eight four-leaf clovers and three five-leaf ones found on a single plant, while the Vernon Carr fund reaches 293.75 with unnamed contributors. The column recalls Linton’s 1913 Fourth of July celebration in Haseman grove, drawing crowds, a first plane seen locally, and the flight’s aftermath as Bull Scott and Cravens financed and operated the aircraft with mixed outcomes before selling it at a profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord Chipman
Linton
Gaylord
Dr. E. V. Bull
Bob Scott
Guy
Dugger
Rainbow Girls Plan Float for Fourth of July Parade
Members of Linton chapter No. 66 Order of Rainbow for Girls meet at 9:00 AM Monday at the local Masonic hall to plan and build a parade float for the Fourth of July event.
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Linton
Order of Rainbow For
Masonic Hall
Linton-Stockton School Wins 250000 Loan for New Building
The General Commission of Indiana State Board of Education approved a 250000 loan for Linton-Stockton to build a modern high school with science labs music rooms and vocational spaces. The loan from the Veterans Memorial School Construction fund carries a 1 percent interest rate to be repaid over 20 years.
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Linton-Stockton School Corporation
J. Earl Bales
General Commission
Indiana State Board of Education
Bloomfield
Veterans Memorial
Bales
Linton-Stocktor
Linton
Deadly Atomic Toy Sought In Midland Texas
In Midland Texas authorities hunt a small nine inch radioactive capsule stolen from a Western Co truck. Police and sheriffs comb the city with geiger counters as they plead for its return. A missing handle accompanies the capsule and even brief contact can burn or kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Tex
Jatromen
West Texas
Western Co
Butter Questions Jenner at Sullivan Dinner
Democratic National Chairman Paul Butter denounced Senator William E. Jenner at a Sullivan Indiana dinner, saying Jenner demeans the Senate and labels him a right wing radical. Butter hinted at a possible 1958 Indiana Senate bid and contemplated resigning to run.
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Jenner
Butler
National Party
Indiana
Eisenhower
Atomic Device Dud Ends Nevada Nuclear Test Schedule
At the Nevada test site the sixth 1957 nuclear test failed to detonate as a device on Yucca Flat misfired due to power loss. An AEC team disarmed the dud from a 500 foot tower while 17 technicians and a Navy radiological team sheltered inside a nearby dugout, with evacuation of 2000 Marines and 309 observers ongoing.
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Atomic Energy Commision
AEC
Yucca Flat
Nevada Proving Grounds
Navy
Ground Zero
Senate rushes defense budget action to speed civil rights
The Senate moved to restore 971.5 million of 2.5 billion cut from Eisenhower's defense budget seeking quick passage to clear the way for civil rights legislation. The panel earmarked 34.534 billion for the armed services with much likely for the Air Force. The White House and Congress debated FBI disclosures and steel price moves prompting calls for investigations and new controls.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Military Appropriations
Bate
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Rui
Armed Services
Dennis Chavez
DN. M
Army
Navy
Air Force
Court
Rerbert Brownell Jr
Senate Judiciary
Supreme Court
FBI
Capitol Hill
Carl Albert
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Okla
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
Linton Man Faces Car Theft Charges
Linton resident Lewis May 21 years old faces vehicle taking charges in Greene circuit court Bloomfield after a 1954 auto was reported stolen from Linton Main street. May was arrested near Worthington by Chief Cobb when the car he was driving became stuck on a county road. He is held in Greene county jail as investigators with Kern Beasley pursue the case. a wrecker was needed to free the car from the mud.
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Lewis May
Linton
Greene
Bloomfield
May
Worthington
Cobb
Peggy West
Greene County
Kern G. Beasley
Record Smoking Boost Forecast for 1957 in U S
The Agriculture Department forecasts a record cigarette consumption in the United States for the year ending June 30 at about 399 billion cigarettes. For the 1957 calendar year total production, including exports, may reach or exceed the 1932 peak of 435.5 billion.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
United States
Wind damages Linton Drive-in screen amid heavy Whitestown rain
A brief windstorm damaged an Linton Drive-in theater temporary screen on Thursday afternoon as 1.10 inches of rain fell since noon, slowing farmers’ work in Indiana. A wind gust toppled a support pole and tore metal panels, delaying tonight’s movie. Trees were down at the golf course and near the theater, while White River level rose toward flood conditions with forecasts of further rises. Bob Hess put rainfall at up to 1.5 inches in a brief early deluge.
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Linton Drive-in
Indiana
Linton
Charles Cassidy
Linton Municipal Golf Course
Daily Citizen
R. V. Hasler
U.S
Newberry
White River
U.S. Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Bob Hess
Winchester Blast Claims Two Lives at Glass Plant
A gas pipe explosion at the Anchor Hocking Glass Co. in Winchester left two dead and three others critically injured. John Davis, 21, was killed in the blast on Thursday night, and Olin Moland, 44, died early today at Randolph County Hospital. Eight additional workers were treated for minor injuries.
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Winchester
Ind
Anchor Hocking Glass Co
John Davis
Olin Moland
Randolph County
One New Polio Case Reported in Indiana County
Indiana polio bulletin lists a Hamilton County case as the first of the year for that area. The 1957 total rises to 20 cases since January, one fewer than the same point in 1956.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Board of Health
Hamilton County
Flood Destroys Bus on Indiana Bridge Two Drown
A Suburban Lines, Inc. bus on Indiana Route 334 was swept off a bridge by a muddy flash flood near Zionsville. Two female passengers, both Black maids from Zionsville, drowned. five others were rescued, including driver P. J. Gass, 37, Indianapolis, who was in shock. A woman passenger was critically injured as the bus sank after being carried into a field.
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Zionsville
Ind
Big Eagle Creek
Suburban Lines, Inc
Indianapolis
P. J. Gass
Gass
Ihs
Two Defendants Charged in Greene Court Files
In Bloomfield Greene circuit court two new criminal actions on file name Robert Breedlove and Floyd Eugene Abel as defendants charged with neglect of children.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Robert Breedlove
Floyd Eugene Abel
Mrs. Fryback Dies After Illness In Winslow
Mis Maybelle Pryback 75 a former Linton resident died at 3 30 p m Thursday at the home of her daughter Mrs Lozier Ziegler in Winslow after three years of illness Funeral services will be at the Winslow Christian church at 2 30 p m Sunday burial in Warren cemetery Survivors include two daughters Mrs Ziegler and Mrs John Casey Mooresville two sons Paul Cleveland Ohio and Hugh Fort Wayne and two brothers George Jones Tucson Ariz and Al Jones New York City plus several grandchildren Her husband Tennyson Fryback and one daughter preceded her in death
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Mis
Maybelle Pryback
Linton
Lozier Ziegler
Winslow
Warren
Fryback
Ziegler
John Casey
Mooresville
Paul
Cleveland
Ohio
Hugh
Fortuyne
George Jones
Tuscon
Ariz
al Jones
New York City
Tennyson Fryback
Winslow Christian Church
Audrey Death Toll Rising In Cameron Area
Hurricane Audrey swept Cameron and Creole areas causing extensive destruction. Rescue efforts by boat and Coast Guard crews continued as authorities reported 18 confirmed deaths and hundreds possibly missing. Weather Bureau warned tides were receding as aid teams reached isolated communities along the Calcasieu River.
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Lake Charles
Audrey
Cameron
Weather Bureau
Washington
Creole
Mississippi River
Cameron Paris
Calcasieu
Coast Guard
Blues Bonnet
New Orleans
Amphibious Coast Guard
Corpus Christi
Tex
Biloxi
Miss
Sabine Bar
John Meekum Oil Co
Food Tops Greene County Spending in 1957 Consumer Survey
A Standard Rate and Data Service study shows Greene County residents spend most on food with 24 cents of each retail dollar. The 1957 outlay for food totaled 5,968,000 dollars, higher than 1955, with automotive and general merchandise also accounting for large shares. Per family spending reached 663 dollars, while other sectors like furniture and apparel added further retail activity, signaling a strong economy and upbeat outlook.
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New York
Greene County
Standard Rate and Data Service
Indiana
Coun
Record Rainfall Floods Indiana Towns and Delays Mermaid Festival
Heavy rain swept across Indiana with Whitestown at 7.35 inches in 24 hours ending 7 am, Elwood 5.10 inches, and four inch plus totals in Terre Haute Muncie and Noblesville. Crawfordsville faced major flooding with three homes evacuated and ongoing downpours feared to force more evacuations as forecasters predict two to five more inches today and a wet weekend ahead. The Mermaid Festival Queen crowning was postponed three days due to the weather while the five day forecast shows cooler, unsettled conditions with periodic showers through the week.
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Indiana
Indianapolis Weather Bureau
Whitestown
Hoosierland
Elwood
Terre Haute
Muncie
Noblesville
Indianapolis
Portland
Crawfordsville
Anderson
Lafayette
Ind.a
Lebanon
Crawfordsyville
Martinsville
Winchester
Rochester
Spencer
Covington
Logansport
Rushville
Seymour
Shelbyville
Monticello
North Webster
New Sullivan High Names Doc Bolton Football Coach
William Doc Bolton selected as Sullivan high school football coach replacing Dale Scrivner. Bolton has three years as assistant to Bill Jones and seven years coaching experience. He will move to Linton with his wife and three children in August after a career at Hanover Wabash and Waveland. Wayne Wright chosen as Industrial Arts teacher with prior experience at Linton Stockton Dugger and Worthington Jefferson.
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William “Doc” Bolton
Sullivan
Wayne Wright
Linton
J. Earl Bales
Bolton
Bill Jones
Sullivan High School
Wright
Linton-Stockton
Dugger
Worthington-Jefferson School
Salem High School
Bond dies in car crash near Bicknell on Ind 67
Eugene V. Bond age 28 of Bruceville was killed Thursday night when his car struck a bridge abutment on Indiana 67 about one and a half miles southwest of Bicknell.
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Bicknell
Eugene V. Bond
Bruceville
Ind. 67
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