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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1960
Page
1
A 20 inch Black Seeded Simpson lettuce plant grows near Mine Run. John Woodburn claims a large lettuce plant as champion. Greg DeVault, 9, reports finding his paper route book and money sack now containing $2.25. the incident spans local delivery, family items, and a workshop discovery.
A civil action on note and for foreclosure filed in Greene circuit court Bloomfield by Farmers and Mechanics Federal Savings and Loan Association against Rolland F Richards and Norma J Richards.
Flood waters in White and Eel rivers recede as Wabash levels fall. Officials report White river crest at 25.50 and now 16.67, with roads re opened. Tornadoes kill two in Colorado and Nebraska, and storms move across multiple states leaving damage and injuries in their wake.
Brig. Gen. Wendell C. Phillipps announced a campaign to recruit veterans for the Linton based Company E of the 1st Medium Tank Battalion, 138th Armor. Drills set for July 11 and 18 at local armories to boost the 38th Infantry Division toward full authorized strength with 181 vacancies.
Major Mable Cox announced a Salvation Army clothing drive with a truck in Linton this week and next. The truck will be in town June 29 30 July 5 6 and 7 and may return on July 11 officials said.
A four alarm blaze in Boston Harbor destroyed about 71 million pounds of Cuban sugar from the Revere Sugar Refinery warehouse and aboard the 3736 ton freighter Choloma. Firefighters fought toxic fumes as arson squads investigated and damage to the Charlestown pier was estimated at 100000 dollars. The Choloma and a tanker were moved to the harbor center while the freighter burned.
The Linton Chamber of Commerce reports at least ten high school bands will march in the 1960 Fourth of July parade. The parade forms at the high school, follows a new route to ease state road 54 traffic, with five out of town judges awarding cash prizes for floats and displays. Fireworks cap the day at 11 p.m. in Humphreys Park.
Revival services ongoing at the Linton Church of the Nazarene led by Rev. and Mrs. Marcellus Krider of Shelbyville and Rev. Stanley Hill pastor. Meetings run nightly through Sunday at 7 30 with special music and congregational singing. Public invited to attend.
An application for a marriage license has been filed in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield by Ora Conner of Springville route two and Kathleen Raney of Bloomington route nine.
Mayor P. H. O Hern announced a spraying schedule to begin Wednesday in Linton and its municipal dump. Harold Shorter and crew will execute the work south of the Illinois Central lines and inside corporate limits, weather permitting, with open garbage cans to be sprayed. The plan covers alleys parks and the dump for 285 dollars and may shift by weather.
Bulletin from ABERTILLERY Wales says an explosion ripped through a coal mine trapping dozens of miners below ground. Eleven bodies were reported recovered as emergency crews pressed to reach the survivors. In Washington UPI reports Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B Johnson says Congress may not finish before conventions and could return to Washington. Also House Rules Committee blocks omnibus housing bill of 1.365 billion dollars as action deadline looms.
Miss Linda DeVault of Linton was elected chairman for the Nationalist party at Bloomington during Hoosier Girls State. The program, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, continues with today’s primary elections and party conventions.
A KC-97 tanker from Plattsburgh Air Force Base crashed in the White Mountains near Newry Bethel Maine killing all five crewmen. Rescue teams and investigators from Dow Air Force Base Bangor worked through the wreckage as officers from Plattsburgh studied the scene.
Elizabeth McBride files for divorce from Jess Leroy McBride in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield. The action seeks dissolution of marriage and related relief.
The 10 nation disarmament conference ends after a Soviet walkout and is sent to the United Nations in New York. The curtailment returns the arms debate to the UN with more than 80 nations to be involved in an open forum.
President Eisenhower said his 23,000 mile Far East tour pressured the Reds to cancel a Tokyo stop as Russia and China sought to block his visit. He argued top level exchanges bolster free world solidarity and urged future presidents to pursue reciprocal visits despite the Tokyo setback.
A Navy destroyer rescued 10 crewmen from the oil tanker SS George MacDonald 130 miles off the Georgia coast as the vessel slowly sank after a ruptured seawater cooling system flooded the engine room. The Esso Scranton saved 28 others and transported them to Jacksonville, while the MacDonald’s captain and 14 crewmen initially stayed aboard.
At the International Home Furnishings Market in Chicago a new vinyl called Breathable Watahyde features thousands of pores to circulate air, reduce seam strain, and increase durability. The same maker offers vinyl bonded drapery fabrics and silk fleece wall coverings that resist soiling, with colorful silk screen patterns and new satin-backed drapery fabrics in Oriental inspired color combos.
American Express projects travel spending will reach 36 billion dollars annually in the 1960s as the US population grows, incomes expand, and discretionary spending surges. The forecast ties growth to a 25 percent population rise, 50 percent income gain, and 109 percent rise in discretionary spending.
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