Fourteen Die in State Mishaps Over Weekend
A fatal spree left fourteen dead in Wisconsin style weekend accidents. Victims include Esco Bevers and Donald Gresham in Mitchell crashes. Edwin Hoot Jr and Gary Birge drowned at Moser and Bixler lakes. Barney Bartley killed in plane crash near Greenwood. Additional injuries reported.
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Edwin Hoo*t, Jr
Buddha
Lawrence County
East Fork
White River
Riverdale
Richard McFadden
Fort Wayne
Moser Lake
Gary Lee Birge
Elmer Birge
Laotto
Bixler Lake
Kendallville
Greenwood
Barney C. Bartley
Zionsville
Frank Kermeen
Air crash and train collision claim multiple lives
A biplane stalled and plunged into a farm as pilot Bartley reportedly attempted to bail out with a failed parachute. Separately a Pennsylvania train hit a handcar near Columbia City killing two section hands, James Harraff and James Centers, both 19 and 20. A house fire in Fort Wayne killed three-year-old Kenneth Wiseman, while parents saved four other children.
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Bartley
Pennsylvania
Columbia City
James Harraff
James Centers
Kenneth Wiseman
Willmer A. Wiseman
Fort Wayne
Births and dismissals mark weekend at Greene County hospital
The hospital reports several births including a girl Bessie Anne to Mrs Shirley Childers of Linton and a boy Carl Kelly to Mrs Barbara Conway of Worthington. Other newborns and multiple weekend dismissals are listed along with thanks to the Greene County Tri Kappa sorority for room redecorating.
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Virgil Arron
Bessie Anne
Shirley Childers
Linton
Barbara Conway
Worthington
Sparkes
Midland
Carl Kelly
Mingle Greene
Leona Gibson
Baby
Shelburn
Therese Ann Haffley
William Croft
Jasonville
Doris Fitzpatrick
Russell Figg
Esther Page
William Deckard
Lyons
David Miller
Bloomfield
Estelle Huser
Phillip York
Palestine
Ilinois
Hattie Streitemeier
Ronald Edmondson
Augusta Reed
Ruth Lemonds
Dale Gaither
Betty Skeel
Greene County Organization of
Tri-Kappa Sorority
Livestock and Grain Prices Report from Indianapolis
Indianapolis June 30 livestock prices show active hog market with barrows and gilts steady to 25 cents higher than Friday. Notable ranges: 160-225 pounds 25.25 to 25.35 top, 225-240 pounds 25.00, 240-260 pounds 24.75 to 24.50, 260-270 pounds 24.25, 270-280 pounds 23.75, 280-290 pounds 23.00, 290-300 pounds 22.75, 300-325 pounds 21.75, 325-350 pounds 21.25, 350-400 pounds 20.50.
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Indianapolis
Balloons sent aloft by Elkhart dealer with fish offer
Elkhart Indiana June 30 Victor Kendall owner of a local fish market launched about 25 government surplus weather balloons. He promises $1 to anyone reporting a landing and three pounds of fish if they contact his shop. Balloons drifted as far as Jenera Ohio with several responses but no fish claimants yet. Market prices for cattle and related stocky figures follow.
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Elkhart
Ind
Victor Kendall
Kendall
Jenera
Ohio
Cash grain markets show mixed bids by grain type
Wheat remains strong with 9 car receipts and No. 1 red at 2.11 and No. 2 red at 2.10 while No. 2 yellow corn bids at 2.01 and 3 yellow at 1.99 with 113 car receipts. Oats stay firm with No. 2 white and No. 2 red at 1.00 on 3 cars. Soybeans steady at 3.15 per carload, no receipts, FOB Indiana and Illinois points.
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Indiana
Illinois
New Bedford Celebrates City In Its 100th Year
Historic seaport marks 100th anniversary of incorporation with week long events in New Bedford Massachusetts. Parades pageants and exhibitions recount the towns shipbuilding whaling era and rise as a textile center. The celebration includes a July 4 street procession highlighting the cities maritime heritage.
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New Bedford
Mass
New England
Bedford
Cape Cod
Rhode Island
Faith Healer Draws Throng to Vandalia
In Vandalia Illinois a faith healer Reverend Henry Branham draws a large crowd from across the region. He conducts six hour sessions daily in a tent and claims to cure diseases by touch while cautioning he is not a doctor. The town overflows with ambulances beds and meals for visitors as residents brace for possible flooding from the Say levee district.
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Vandalia
Ill
U.P
Illinois
Henry Branham
Canada
Branham
Jeffersonville
Ind
Paul Morgan
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Lawrence County
Jesus Christ
New Bedford Celebrates Milestone With Dignitaries Visit
The city hosts state and national figures led by Gov. Robert F. Bradford as its 25,000 textile workers take vacation for a commemorative week. Thousands in the harbor keep maritime tradition alive with Portuguese fishing craft while industries pause for the anniversary.
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Pennsylvania
New Bedford
Acushnet River
Robert F. Bradford
Massachusetts
Greene circuit court grants divorce and spells licenses
One divorce granted in Bloom court weekend session. Two other cases action taken. Two marriage licenses issued to Yvette Meunier and Edward McCombs of Marco via France link. Madge Wooten granted divorce from Everett Wooten with custody of one minor child. The remaining license went to Lester Laughlin and Thelma Thomas of Linton. A separate ex parte petition for public drain repair set for August 8 with viewers’ reports filed. ditch in Fairplay and Jefferson townships.
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Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Yvette Meunier
Rue
EU Goy
France
Edward McCombs
Marco
McCombs
Mlle
Meunier
Lester Laughlin
Thelma Thomas
Linton
Harold L. Johnson
Pearl Marie Johnson
Madge Wooten
Everett Wooten
Herbert H. Sloan
Fairplay
Jefferson Townships
Polio Epidemics Rise In Sanitary Societies Says Sabin
Dr. Albert B. Sabin argues in the American Medical Association Journal that poliomyelitis epidemics occur more in high sanitation cities like New York Chicago and Los Angeles. He notes shifts in age groups and urges parental school attendance choice amid outbreaks and questions DDT spraying’s effectiveness.
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Chicago
U.P
American Medical Association
Albert B. Sabin
Cincinnati
New York
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
Denver
Peiping
Tientsin
Shanghai
Sabin
U. S
Philippines
United States
CIO Plans Defeat of State Solons in Indiana Delegation
The CIO News lists Indiana's entire Congressional delegation as voters to override the President's veto of the Taft Hartley Act, except Democratic Rep Ray Madden. The weekly notes the political impact and urges saving the list for election day.
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Washington
Congress of Industrial Organization
Indiana
Congress
Ray Madden
CIO News
Labor Group
CIO
Labor
Old Charley Reed Watches River Threaten Farmland
In Hull Illinois on a June day Old Charley Reed a 90 year old farmer stayed home as the Mississippi swelled threatening tens of thousands of tons of water over rich bottom land acres while neighbors evacuated their homes.
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D. C. Gray
Hull
Flood Control Organization
Charley Reed
Ole Miss
Ill
J.P
New Bath Towel Uses Electricity At Convention Demonstration
At a 1950s convention in St Louis a demonstration showed an electric bath towel and a bagless vacuum cleaner by H J McAllister. A model tested the device by drying with it and dipping into water, claiming the steel pan base allows water pickup and the gadget doubles as a fire extinguisher and small cleaning aid for homes with kids.
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St. Louis
U.P
Paule McCance
American Home Economics Association
H. J. McAllister
Wheaton
Ill
McAlister
Brazil Golfers Turn Back Linton in Inter-Club Match
With only thirteen local golfers, the Linton Municipal team lost 27 to 10 at Brazil Sunday in the first inter-club match of the year. Brazil will host a return match on Sunday July 13 featuring a group of Brazil women golfers against Linton women pastimers. Al Edwards and Sam Stockrahm led Linton’s point winners. Clay County 1946 Champion Scofield defeated Greene County 1946 Champion Bob Humphreys 2 1.
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Linton Municipal
Brazil
Linton
al Edwards
Sam Stockrahm
Clay County
Scofield
Greene County
Bob Humphreys
Grays Defeat Cardinals 3-1. Linton Sits Second
In City Park Washington Grays defeated Linton Cardinals 3 to 1. Linton moves to second place, Pleasantville ahead by one game. Corn hits $1.00 a bushel on Chicago market. 1927 crop prospects seen as favorable. Hog and steer top prices listed in Indianapolis market. An aviation prediction notes coast to coast air travel with mail and two passengers within a month or so.
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City Park
Washington Grays
Linton Cardinals
Linton
Pleasantville
Chicago
Indianapolis
Earthquake Shocks Flooded St Louis Amid River Crisis
An earthquake centered near St Louis rattled flood watchers and workers along a 150 mile river front as the Mississippi and Missouri flood surge left about 30 000 homeless across five states. The tremor was felt in Kirkwood Staunton and at Scott Field and caused no damage.
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Kirkwood
Here
Scott Field
Mississippi
Staunton
Missouri River
St. Joseph
St. Louis
St. Mary's
Mississippi River
New Madrid
Harvard instructor warns against open bedroom windows
Dr. Theodore L. Badger of Harvard Medical School advises against sleeping with windows wide open. He says it can cause colds and recommends airing rooms ten minutes before bed, then closing the windows and leaving doors open to let warm air circulate from the rest of the house.
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Boston
Harvard Medical School
Theodore L. Badger
Badger
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