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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1959
Page
1
A 48 hour toll in Indiana rose to eight drownings with four per day as Hoosiers sought relief from heat. Separately Greene County residents faced a tax demand of one third of annual income and a state department building cost of 54 million dollars.
William W Collins 62 a Linton resident died at Indianapolis Veterans Hospital after surgery. He worked with Indiana BMV six years and with the Secretary of State office. A WWI Navy vet and miner survivor of 1937 Baker mine explosion, he leaves widow Helen and son Michael R. Collins. Funeral at Welch Cornett with Linton Elks services.
Hollywood actress Peggy Connelly resumes singing film career at Paramount after a year away as a housewife. She is married to Dick Martin, star of the Martin and Rowan comedy team.
A chain reaction crash on state road 54 near Bloomfield injured eight people and damaged four autos. The accident delayed the Pioneer Days parade and involved James Dale Hughes and Kathryn Hughes of Sandborn, with several others sustaining injuries and a charge of reckless driving filed against Hughes.
Mrs Leon Carpenter of Linton underwent major surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes on Tuesday after entering the facility for the procedure.
Indiana endures a second week of hot weather with highs mid 90s to near 100 across most areas while the north trends cooler. Eight drownings mark weekend water deaths as relief arrives for northern regions and forecasts show continued heat with sporadic showers and safe options at lakes and pools.
President Eisenhower will tour the Soviet exhibition at the New York Coliseum, opening tonight with Vice President Nixon present. Soviet First Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov arrives from Moscow to open the six acre, 12 million dollar display, with a possible meeting with Eisenhower amid Berlin talks.
An unnamed 64 year old woman who was blind for 17 years visited Indiana welfare officials and repaid the department in full. The state had paid for her operation and aid totaling under $700, which restored her sight and let her work again.
Charles R. Taylor, 21, of Linton, was fined $1 and costs or $18.75 at a Bloomfield hearing before Justice Frank C. Dean. State Policeman James O. Smith filed the charge.
Doris Hayes sues Nelson Hayes in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield seeking a divorce. The filing names the spouses and establishes a contested dissolution of marriage as the action.
A blast and ensuing fire in Georgia killed at least 16 people. The report notes multiple injuries and ongoing investigations. Also included are records showing three marriage license applications filed in Greene circuit court Bloomfield by David Lee Rose and Nola Goodson of Linton. Additional names listed include Harold Butler Terre Haute Barbara Dougherty Switz City Walter Hester Coal City and Berniece Mills of Linton.
Terry Wayne Fry seven of Jasonville drowned when swept from a sandbar by swift current on White River near Farmers Ferry. Funeral planned Tuesday at McClanahan Funeral Home with burial in Antioch Cemetery. Authorities said rescue teams searched river depths for victims after the accident.
The 1959 American Red Cross free swimming program will run July 6 to 10 at Shakamak state park for beginners seven years and older. Linton chairman Mrs Spencer Walker said registration forms are at Hamilton Rexall and due back by Thursday. Mothers are needed to drive buses each day and progress certificates will be awarded after two weeks.
Fire swept a one story building housing Ensenada Mobile Home Corp along U S 33 near Elkhart Indiana causing about 70 000 dollars in damage. Ten trailers were on the assembly line when the blaze started.
Voting ends Wednesday and the winning candidate will be named Thursday or Friday. Merchants are asked to call vote totals to the Chamber of Commerce by 11 00 Thursday. Current standings list Donna Chapman top with Dianna Lohr and Sally Johnson trailing.
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