Fourth of July echoes and town talk from Three Rivers
June fades as a July Fourth nears with hopes for quiet, noise, and a Chicago visit. Jess Fredericks teases plans to see lights, a roller ride, and a stay in a Chicago room while saving money. Bass and buffalo stories from Shelburn area fishermen are noted. The piece ends with safety reminders and reflections on progress and the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iChet ‘Shafer
Three Rivers
Jess Fredericks
Chicago
Eyver
Mel Lott
Jess
Former Resident Mary Elizabeth Cooper Dies at 82
Mary Elizabeth Cooper 82 a former Lin ton resident died Sunday at her Vincennes home. She left the community about twenty five years ago and had several friends here. Her husband John and three daughters preceded her in death. Survived by five sons, funeral 3 30 Tuesday at Brockman Funeral Home Vincennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Cooper
Linton
Vincennes
Cooper
John
Brockman Funeral Home
Sarah Frances Smith
Smith
Phillip
Chloe Morris Winklepleck
Coal City
Aledo
Ill
United Brethren Church
Beech
Edward Winklepleck
Worthington
George Winklepleck
George Johnson
Mr. Tuttle
E.A. Fields
Beech Cemetery
M. J. Aikin and Son Funeral Home
Dust Explosion Traps Miners at Indiana Pa Mine
Eighteen miners were severely burned and 15 or 16 remaining trapped after a dust explosion at the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company's McIntyre mine near Indiana. Rescue crews fought through deadly air with oxygen tanks two miles into the mine and reported all trapped men were alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
McIntyre
Here
R. E. Penfield
Legal Hearing Looms in Benham Case Over Indictments
In Greene circuit court Bloomfield a Saturday morning hearing will review a motion to quash indictments against George Benham tied to the Lyons church dynamiting. Prosecutor Robert L. Stevenson filed two new charges and Benham’s attorneys again moved to quash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Indiana
George Benham
Washington Township
Greene
Bloomfield
Benham
Free Methodist Church
Lyons
Orvald
Hunter
Robert L. Stevenson
Greene County
Powell
Haywood
Short-Lived Heat Relief From Heavy Sunday Rain
A Sunday afternoon thunder shower brought two and a half inches of rainfall to the area flooding streets and offering temporary relief from high heat. Temperatures reached 93 to 94 degrees as Elliston and Linton reported similar readings despite the scattered heavy rainfall across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Linton
O. H. Brown
U.S
Elliston
H. H. Evans Dies Rites Arranged
Herbert H. Evans 65 longtime Indiana House Republican leader died after months of illness from diabetes. A 1899 law graduate and former Henry County prosecuting attorney he served 18 years in the state legislature from New Castle and led the party in the House during the 1939 session. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the New Castle Christian church with burial at Mount Summit cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Ind
U.P
T Herbert H. Evans
Indiana
House of Representatives
GOP
Arch N. Bobbitt
Republcan
Spring Port
Henry County
Indiana Foxhunters ‘Association
Herbert, Jr
Indianapolis
Fred Langer
Chicago
Ermund Etteves
Detroit
Sullivan Meeting to Hear Protests
Sullivan Indiana June 30 A mass meeting of farmers protesting the 49 cent penalty on wheat raised outside AAA quotas will be held in City Park tonight A delegation will be selected to represent the area at a state meeting at Danville on Wednesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Ind
U.P
Danville
Two Newborn Daughters and a Son Reported by Area Hospitals
Hospital notes record a daughter weighing eight pounds three and a half ounces born Saturday to Mrs. Conard Slater of Jasonville route 2 named Connie Faye. A Caesarean baby girl Mary Evelyn weighing ten pounds two ounces born Sunday night to Mrs. John Howk of K street NW. Mrs. Howk formerly Ehtel Mae Corbin. Both mothers reported in good condition. A son weighing seven pounds two ounces named Kenneth Dale born this morning to Mrs. Charles K. Miller of Coalmont. Leroy Tolen taken to her home on Linton route 1 Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conard Slater
Jasonville
Connie Faye
John Howk
Coalmont
Kenneth Dale
Leroy Tolen
Linton
Huge weapon story unfolds near Linton in archival notes
A Linton Daily Citizen item recounts a Beech church death of Mrs. Sarah Frances Smith 81. Survivors include five children and many relatives. The piece also details Cyril Whitemoss, Fort Storey armament machinist, and a dramatic 16 inch howitzer photo from Fort Storey published earlier.
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Ft.Storey
Linton
Linton Daily Citizen
Daily Citizen
U.S. Army
246Th Coast Artillery
Fort Storey
Cyril Whitemoss
Young ‘Whitemoss
Dugger
Sullivan Rural Route
Kisses Shower on Trainee at Army Center
Richard Harley a 22 year old shipping clerk left the army induction center to a crowd of about 20 girl co workers who kissed him and presented a $50 purse in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Richard Harley
Army Induction Center
Sydney Tunnel to be Bomb Proofed for Shelter Use
A traffic tunnel under Sydney's King's Cross to the eastern suburbs will be redesigned to serve as a bomb proof shelter. Construction aims to provide resilient protection for civilians in case of attack while maintaining traffic flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
U.K
King’s Cross Square
Seven plead guilty in espionage case in Brooklyn court
Seven persons charged with espionage against the United States pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court. Eighteen others including two women pleaded innocent. All twenty five held in 25000 bail each for grand jury action or hearing on July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Frooklyn
Martin C. Epstein
Young Men to Register for Selective Service Tomorrow
An estimated 750 000 U S young men aged 21 to 36 will register for the draft tomorrow as draft boards nationwide implement the July 1 1941 registration. Area offices in Greene County Indiana will accept registrations at Linton Jasonville and Bloomfield with special home registrations for the ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
George Marshall
Andrew May D
House Military Affairs Committee
Henry F. Schricker
Greene County
Wright
Stockton
Stafford
Board
Bloomfield
Greene County Selective Service Board No. 1
John T.wilson
Selective Service Act
North Main Street
Linton
Nazis Claim Capture Of Strategic Minsk
In a disputed report Nazis claim capture of Minsk a strategic city while Soviet sources deny any loss or breach. The clash underscores the deteriorating frontline situation and conflicting wartime messaging among the belligerents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minsk
Russia
Youths Squires Brothers Held on Concealing Stolen Property
Henry Squires 30 and Gayle Squires 25 of Linton are jailed in Greene county for concealing stolen property after a weekend arrest by Sheriff Blanton and Linton police. They signed confessions linking theft from Squires and Eppler near Boonville in Warrick county and resale to junk dealers. The pair admit selling a five horsepower motor and buying wire to pass to junkyards at Linton Bloomington. Prosecution by Robert L. Stevenson cites wire purchases of 31 and 71 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Squires
Gayle Squires
Linton
Greene County
Bloomfield
Charles Blanton
Linton City
Squires
Eppler
Boonville
Warrick County
Squires and Eppler Company
Thomas Richardson
Tomas Gillespie
Bicknell
Bloomington
Robert L. Stevenson
Minor Accidents Reported Near Linton Saturday
Two minor weekend accidents reported by Linton City Police caused only vehicle damage with no injuries. Bob Hubble of Jasonville route 2 collided with Fred Wright two miles northwest of Linton on state road 54. both cars sustained minor damage. Clarence Wright Sandborn route 1 and Everett Garrett Marco collided south of Linton on the detour for state road 59 with slight damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Bob Hubble
Jasonville
Fred Wright
Clarence Wright
Sandborn
Everett Garrett
Marco
Germans claim Minsk capture as Red Army fights back
German statements claim breakthrough at Minsk and advances toward Lwow and the Baltic area to encircle Soviet forces while Moscow reports stubborn fighting. Axis aims include linking fronts from the Baltic to Leningrad and Murmansk. Pope Pius XII repudiates anti Russian crusade and Vichy cuts Russia ties. RAF presses raids on Bremen Oldenburg and coastal targets as Churchill reshuffles cabinet to speed war production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Soviet Union
Minsk
Moscow
Red Army
Russia
Lwow
Poland
Ukrane
Baltic
Lithuania
Latvia
Karelain
Leningrad
Finland
Murmansk
Pius Sunday
Leas
Vichy
France
Royal Air Force
Bremen
Oldenburg
Winston Churchill
Red Cross Nurses Declared On Ship In Atlantic Transit
Acting Secretary Sumner Welles said a group of American Red Cross nurses and some U S Marines were aboard a ship reportedly torpedoed en route to Great Britain. The navy was investigating the incident and the fate of those aboard. the vessel was described as a Dutch ship in British trans Atlantic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiashington
Sumner Welles
Red Cross
United States
Great Britain
Welles
Navy
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Chet
South Bend
Kalamazoo
Niagara Falls
Hemen
John Sebring
Mildred Mine
Shelburn
Sebring
Times
Bill Ravis
National Safety Council
Bob ‘Spinach
Old Man Glass
Pennsylvania
Chapin
H. H. Evans
Indiana General Assembly
Mrs. Smith
Near Linton
James M. Givens
Democratic Two Percent Club
Army
Ralph Jacobs
Jacobs
Greene County Chapel
Forest Casner
Showers
Fred McCoy
Robert Quillen
Casner
Henry and
United Press
Britain
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