Remarkable storms, floods and old local teacher recalls in Linton
This column recalls the 1897 McKinley flood in Linton with Goosepond water depths and livestock losses, notes a Monday rain that eased dirt in downtown streets, plus memories of teachers from 1911 and a cold weekend car mishap and thin ice at Shakamak. It also reports the County Rescue truck budget issue and potential funding via Poor Relief bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Poole
Linton
Norb
Herb
Walter
Cade) Poole
McKinley
Here
Sandborn
Pleasantville
Copper and Brass Firms Fined in Price Fixing Ring
In Hartford, eight major copper and brass firms and five top executives were fined a total of 158000 after pleading no contest to Sherman Antitrust Act violations for price fixing from 1956 to 1961. Judge Blumenfeld assessed 132000 to companies and 26000 to individuals, due April 1 with no appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
M. Joseph Blumenfeld
U.S. District Court
Blumenfeld
Revere Copper and Brass Co
New York
Calumet and Hecla, Inc
Chicago
Bridgeport Brass Co
Bridgeport
Progress Mfg. Co
Philadelphia
Cerro Corp
Triangle Conduit and Cable, Inc
New Brunswick
N.J
Edgar P. Dunlaevy
Phelps-Dodge
Richard H. Lewin
Cerro
John M. Dumser
Wolverine
Calumet and
Hecla
Bridgeport Brass
Richard L. Allen
Alfred C. Dapper
Mueller
Sayer Scheduled For Prison Release
Indiana highway scandals figure William E. Sayer wins parole after two years of a 2 to 14 year term. He was jailed Feb 27, 1961, with Gov. Craig era aide Elmer W. Sherwood. parole board vote was unanimous and Sayer heads to Sebring Florida to join a seriously ill wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Vupi
William E. Sayer
Indiana State Prison
Sayer
George Craig
Sebring
Fla
Indiana
Adj
Elmer W. Sherwood
Indiana Supreme Court
Virgil W. Smith
Craig. Sherwood
Norman Beatty Memorial Hospital
Westville
De Gaulle weighs clemency for Petit Clamart attackers
Paris March 12 President Charles de Gaulle considered clemency for three terrorists condemned by a five man military court for the Aug 22 ambush on his car in Petit Clamart. The court also sentenced three others to death in absentia.
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Paris
Noi
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Petit Clamart
Linton Declares Nola Yoder Day March 10 1963
Mayor I P H O'Hern proclaims Sunday March 10 1963 as Nola Yoder Day in Linton Indiana. He lauds her 40 year service with the Methodist Church Rest Haven Home for the Aged Glenburn Mission and Easter egg hunt work urging public programs to honor her contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
P. H. O’hern
Nola Yoder
Methodist Church
Glenburn
Rest Haven
I. P. H. O’hern
Indiana
Marilyn Monroe Movies To Be Released This Year
Hollywood reports a surge of Marilyn Monroe projects after her death and three films slated for release this year two documentaries and a TV compilation. ABC will air a 30 minute "Marilyn Monroe" on March 24 followed by "The Legend of Marilyn Monroe" a one hour program. 20th Century Fox produces a 90 minute compilation "Marilyn" narrated by Rock Hudson including clips from 14 films and scenes from Something’s Got to Give. The release notes mention Bus Stop The Seven Year Itch Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Niagara How to Marry a Millionaire and Don’t Bother to Knock among others with rumored nude footage from Something’s Got to Give shown in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Miss Monroe
20Th Century-Fox Studios
Joe DiMaggio
Marilyn
20Th Century-Fox
Darryl Zanuck
Rock Hudson
Charines
Dan Dailey
Monroe Pictures
Death of Paris Lehman in Sullivan at 70
Bulletin reports Paris Lehman of Linton died at Mary Sierman hospital Sullivan at noon today. He was 70 and had been in failing health for some time. He entered the hospital Friday. Body remains at Newkirk Funeral home Dugger awaiting arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Lehman
Linton
Mary Sierman
Sullivan
Newkirk
Dugger
Mona Lisa Heads For Her Paris Home
Public display of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa ends at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York with a return journey to Paris set for Thursday. The painting toured the United States, amassing over one million visitors at New York and 673,872 at the National Gallery in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Paris
Louvre
Leonardo da Vinci
National Gallery
Washington
Kennedy
Water system test roils Linton supply
Jack Dale, superintendent of the Linton Water department, says the Indiana Rating Bureau has tested fire hydrants in all parts of town and may have caused discoloration. Officials expect the water to clear within a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dale
Linton
Former Linton Man Dies in Sullivan
Earl Calvin Megenhardt 63 of Dugger died at 2 PM Monday at Mary Sherman hospital in Sullivan Born January 1 1900 near Patricksburg son of William and Susan Dickey Megenhardt a former resident of Linton and Spencer and a retired shovel operator for Maumee Coal Company He lived in Dugger five years Surviving two daughters Lynetta Thomas Annaheim Calif and Dolly L Eber Buena Park Calif one son Donald Indianapolis five sisters and three brothers Funeral services at Schoppenhorst Funeral Home Thursday at 10 AM Rev A R Seemann officiating Burial in Lutheran Cemetery Patricksburg Friends may call after 2 PM Wednesday
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Clay City
Earl Calvin Megenhardt
Dugger
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
Patricksburg
William
Susan Dickey Megenhard
Linton and Spencer
Maumee Coal Company
Lynetta Thomas
Annaheim
Calif
Dolly L. E
A. R. Seemann
Not Guilty Plea Set in Greene Circuit Court Trial Date
Russell Allen faced Greene circuit court this morning on a false pretense charge and entered a not guilty plea. The case was scheduled for trial on March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Allen
Greene Circuit
Anti-Castro Group Pays Invasion Fliers Support Money
A Central American anti Castro group funds $1,800 monthly for four Birmingham wives of airmen missing after the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. Attorney Alex E Carlson said a trust fund from Castro foes pays $225 every two weeks and notes several wealthy Cuban exiles contributed. The CIA declined comment and the group did not identify itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Castro Group
Miami
Wer
Alex E. Carlson
Birmingham
Ala
Bankers Trust Co
New York
Riley W Shamburger Jr
Wader Gray
Thomas Willard Ray
Lee F. Baker
Gray
United Press
Shamburger
Carlson
Castro
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Double Corp
Miami Springs
Demo Takes Lead In Minnesota Governor Hassle
UK Democrat Karl Rolvaag widened his lead over GOP incumbent Elmer Andersen by 74 votes as disputed ballots remained. A Minnesota Supreme Court appeal could push final results into next month with 94 ballots left to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Karl Rolvaag
Minnesota
GOP
Elmer L. Andersen
Rolvaag
Capitol
Minnesota Supreme Court
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Andersen
Tanker Parts Found Near Key Biscayne
A Marine Sulphur Queen name plaque plank was found off Key Biscayne linking to the missing tanker. The Coast Guard ended the search for the vessel and its 39 crewmen missing since February 3 on a Beaumont Texas to Norfolk Virginia voyage carrying molten sulphur. Life jackets bearing the ship’s name have surfaced in Florida waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Coast Guard
Key Biscayne
Marine Transport Lines, Inc
Beaumont
Tex
Norfolk
Florida
Indiana Democrats Accept Part Of Sales Tax Plan Amid Budget Battle
Indiana Senate Democrats reluctantly accepted a 2 percent sales tax as part of a two part tax package to raise about 300 million dollars for state government over two years. House Republicans pushed a five part package with a 3 percent sales tax and GOP leaders sought to replace it with a smaller sales tax and an adjusted gross income levy. The budget fight intensified as Republicans defeated a motion to reconsider the 1 billion plus biennial operating budget, a vote seen as a historic surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Senate
Sen
Marshall F. Kizer
Kizer
House
GOP
Walter J. Beneville
Jeffersonville
Charles W. Edwards
Spencer
Six Hospital Employees Die In Freak Bus Plunge
A bus carrying ten hospital staff to lunch plunged from a Welfare Island embankment into the East River. Six perished and one passenger remains missing Beatrice Sturdevant 34. Richard Haas 36 and Elizabeth Newton survived. Fire diver Lt Frank Fitz retrieved the driver John Albert and the bus was later raised. All victims and survivors worked at Goldwater Hospital.
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East River
New York
New York City
Department of Hospitals
NEW York — PLC
Welfare Island
Beatrice Sturdevant
Manhattan
Long Island
Richard Haas
Goldwater Hospital
Elizabeth Newton
Haas
Mrs. Newton
Frank Fitz
Fire Department
John Albert
Fitz
Robert Perez
Rose Porter
al Reicheldt
Rosa Tate
Catherine Quann
Jeanne Miller
Adele Valdastri
Newton
Two Feared Drowned In Raging Flood Near Liberty Indiana
A Union County man Allison Leavitt, 49, and his daughter Phyllis, 16, remained missing after leaving their home Monday night to drive into Liberty. Police search the area between Dunlapsville and Quakertown as residents reported cries for help and drifting wood in the floodwaters. Authorities believe their car was swept away attempting to cross a flooded road near the east fork of the Whitewater River.
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Liberty
Ind
tpPh
Union County
Whitewater
Here
Anna L. Leavitt
Allison
Phyllis
Dunlapsvile
Quakertown
Leavitt
Connersville
Leavitts
Special Meeting Called In Home Show Discussion
The Linton Merchants Association asks for a further special meeting this week to address issues facing the proposed Linton Home Show. President Jack Cravens announced at the Roosevelt Hotel that time and place will be announced soon. Treasurer Nina Hostetler reported that about half the members have paid dues and a committee will seek the remaining payments this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Merchants Association
Linton
Jack Cravens
Roosevelt Hotel
Nina Hostetler
Former Switz City Woman Frances Anita Angus Dies
Frances Anita Angus of Ft Wayne and former Switz City resident died Monday at Park View Memorial Hospital in Ft Wayne. Born February 12, 1919, she was the daughter of Charles M. and Theda Opal Loudy Loos. Survived by husband, daughter Majorie Sue Angus of Ft Wayne, and brothers C. T. Loos and C. J. Loos. Funeral 2 pm CDT at Jenkins Funeral Home Bloomfield. burial Switz City cemetery. Friends may call after noon Wednesday.
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Frances Anita Angus
Ft. Wayne
Switz City
Park View Memorial Hospital
Lima
Ohio
Angus
Charles M
Theda Opal Loudy Loos
Majorie Sue Angus
C. T. Loos
San Francisco
Calif
C. J. Loos
Bell
Russ Editor Seeks Papal Audience
In Naples, Izvestia chief Alexei Adzhubei is reported seeking contact with Vatican officials possibly to meet Pope John XXII. Observers say he avoided commitments, fueling talk of a Vatican visit and a meeting with Cardinal Bea.
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Naples
Italy
Alexei I. Adzhubei
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Vatican
John XXII
Izvestia
Rome
Adzhubei
Augustin Cardinal
Bea
Secretariat For Christian Unity
Joan
Rada
Pompeii
Kremlin
Khrushchev
John
Josy Slipyi
Worthington Woman's Husband Dies in Illinois
Funeral services were held in Chicago for Harold Larson of Chicago who died Thursday evening. Burial followed in Chicago. Larson, born and educated in Sweden, came to the United States about thirty years ago and was about sixty. He is survived by his widow Wanda Jones of Worthington, a daughter Mrs. Dennis Kite of Chicago, and a son Allan at home. Mrs. Tom Alexander and Mrs. Larson's sister attended the services. her mother Nellie Cowan could not.
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Chicago
Harold Larson
Larson
Sweden
Wanda Jones
Worthington
Dennis Kite
Allan
Tom Alexander
Nellie Cowan
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Bill
Sadie McQuade
Henderson Byarley
Dorothy Ferguson
Jasonville
White Rose School
Floyd MicCullough
Shakamak
Royce Johnson
al Watson
Johnson
Watson
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Milt Bogard
Tax Commission
Milt
Richard Worley
Worley
Commission
Worleys
Military Court
Jean- Marie Bastien-Thiry
Alain
Edmont Jouhaud
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Algeria
Andre Canal
France
Bourgrenet de la Toenaye
P. H. O'Hern
Bulletin
Mona Lisa
Demo
Hassle
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