Recollections of Cass township early days by Aunt Ellen Mason
Aunt Ellen Mason recalls pioneer life in Cass township Sullivan county Indians near 1823 and Dugger's founding around 1878. She describes Combs schoolhouse routines three month terms slate school desks and a strict master Mr Wolfenberger. Mason also notes Civil War deserter hunts Lincoln dogs and the Fletcher Freeman assassination near Gambill, with Hayes.
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Cass Township
Sullivan County
Dugger
Jim Ringer
Daily Citizen
Mason
Combs
Little Smoke Hollow
Mrs. Mason
Leaders of Greene County Home Economists Meet
A training meeting for leaders of Greene county Home Economics clubs will be held Friday at the county agricultural agent’s Bloomfield office from 9 30 a m to 3 00 p m Twenty clubs are expected to attend including two new groups Worthington and Highland township Miss Virginia Berry Purdue specialist will lead the lesson on Building Room Color Schemes Assistant club leaders will also attend a district recreation conference in Bloomfield recreation hall
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Greene County
Bloomfield
Worthington Club
Highland Township Club
Virginia Berry
Purdue University
Peace Near in Far East as Japan Reports Agreement
Tokyo reports France and Thailand accept principal points of Japan proposed peace terms with Indo China. A joint communique says remaining details will be settled soon as Thai forces await possible resumption of fighting if terms are rejected. Bangkok radio says Indo China unable to exercise power, absolving French rule.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
Thailand
France
Bangkok
Indiana House battles over old age aid and election law
In Indianapolis on March 6, clashes erupted as the House balked at nullifying the $40 minimum old age assistance bill amid bribery charges. The Senate accepted the conference committee report restoring the bill to its original provisions, while a Republican program bill to reform the state police was approved for the governor. The House also sent to the governor a measure barring the Communist party from state election ballots, and Schricker vetoed two Republican ripper bills ending some state employe terms and reforming the state board of public printing.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
House of Representatives
Conference Committee
William E. Jenner
Shoals
House
Senate
Communist Party
Schricker
State Board of Public Printing
Eagles to Host Open House in Linton Hall
The Linton Eagles announce an open house at 7:00 PM Saturday in their city hall. Members and invited guests are urged to attend as a program of entertainment is planned and refreshments will be served.
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Linton Eagles’ Fodge
Jasonville High Set for Terre Haute Regional as Playoffs Loom
Jasonville High School basketball, led by coach Jerry Wakefield, travels to Terre Haute for the regional at Indiana State Teachers College. The Yellow Jackets open against Gerstmeyer Black Cats at 1:30 pm, with Bloomington facing Gosport at 2:30 pm. winners meet later Saturday. Gerstmeyer is led by Norm Cottom. Rostek may play despite a sore throat.
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Jasonville
Greene County
Terre Haute
Jasons
Jerry Wakefield
Indiana State Teachers’ College
Yellow Jackets
Gerstmeyer Black Cats
Bloomington
Gosport
United Press
Gerstmeyer
Panthers
Rgard
Norm Cottom
Purdue University
Leonard Rostek
Old Age Aid Bill Killed by Senate in Indiana
Indiana budgeteers faced a setback as a Senate rejection halted a $40 million old age assistance bill. The measure would raise monthly aid from $30 to $49, but the House amendment setting a $40 minimum payments would have cost Indiana $40 million yearly and risk $8 million in federal funds. Senator Jenner condemned partisan politics while economy advocates joined the conference committee, undermining hopes for a $40 floor.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Legislative
Senate
Indiana
House
Tin Horn
William E. Jenner
Shoals
Roy J
Harrison
Ways and Means
Hospital News and Births Report in Local Towns
Mrs Wilbur Bruce of Bloomfield route four underwent a minor operation Wednesday afternoon. A daughter weighing six pounds four ounces was born this morning to Mrs Arlie Clayton of Linton route three. The baby was named Joyce Elaine. Mrs Leo Bennett of Jasonville route one was taken to her home Wednesday afternoon.
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Wilbur Bruce
Bloomfield
Arlie Clayton
Linton
Joyce Elaine
Leo Bennett
Jasonville
Former Romanian King Carol and Mme Lupescu Reach Lisbon
Carol and Magda Lupescu, escaping Seville, arrived in Lisbon on March 6 and stayed with Joao Lopes Joly. Police had sealed Seville rooms and an American Chrysler linked to their escape was abandoned on a bridge near the Guardiana river. Reports say they crossed at Caia near Elvas with luggage sent ahead to Lisbon. Ernest Adreanu, former chamberlain, reportedly escaped Seville for Portugal.
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Lisbon
Portugal
U.P
Carol of
Romania
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Spain
Seville
Joao Lopes Joly
Joly
Carol
Lupescu
Guardiana
Caia
Elvas
Madrid
Ernest Adreanu
First robin of year sighted near Montreal home
Montrealer Mrs. E. Baker of Mount Royal reports spotting the year's first robin perched on a branch outside her home in the suburb of Montreal.
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Montreal
U.P
E. Baker
Mount Royal
Garden club to host home garden clinic
The Civic Garden club and Purdue Ex tension service present a 2 PM Monday program at Linton public library. W B Ward will discuss home beautification and the home vegetable garden with emphasis on culture practices and a November survey showing 27 percent of gardens are tended only by men and 4 percent by women.
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Civic Garden Club
Arthur Kaseman
Purdue Extension Service
Linton Public Library
W. B. Ward
Purdue University
Letha Fritz
Elkin Turner
Albert Foster
Frank Welch, Jr
Frank Shepherd
Pearl Havill
Greene County
War Veteran 93 Marries 74 Year Old Widow in Texas
Charles D. Clark a 93 year old Confederate veteran wed Elizabeth Bryan Tune 74 a widow. They have lived at the State Confederate Home since 1933 and plan to honeymoon today. Clark born in Lynchburg Virginia served in Company A 1st Virginia Infantry and settled in Texas after the Civil War.
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Austin
Tex
U.P
Charles D. Clark
Elizabeth Bryan Tune
Clark
Lynchburg
1St
Virginia Infantry
Texas
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum Dies at 73 in Chicago
Gutzon Borglum, sculptor of Mt. Rushmore, died at 73 in Chicago from a heart attack attributed to overwork. In New York Milo J. Warner, national commander of the American Legion, returned from Great Britain with home defense data to be used at the Legion national committee meeting in Indianapolis on March 14 and 15.
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Chicago
Gutzon Borglum
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
Black Hills
South Dakota
New York
Milo J. Warner
American Legion
Great Britain
National Committee of the Legion
Indianapolis
Senate weighs British aid bill amendment today
Washington dispatch reports administration aides drafting a tentative British aid bill amendment to calm fears it would authorize warlike use of U S forces abroad. Senator George said no decision yet on presenting it before Ellender amendment vote. Ellender argued for restricting presidential use outside the western hemisphere as debate centered on commander in chief powers.
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Washington
Up— Administration
U. S
Walter F. George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Ellender
Western Hemisphere
Allen J. Ellender
George
Sens
Francis T. Maloney
Conn
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Wye
Downey Urges Prompt Enactment of Lend Lease
Senator Sheridan Downey of California urged immediate passage of the lend-lease bill to provide all out aid to Great Britain. He said the nation has morally committed itself and warned that retracting the pledge would offend the living, the dead, and the nation’s conscience.
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Washington
Mar
U.R
Sheridan Downey
Calif
Great Britain
Tot Entangled in Hole Rescued by Neighbor During Play
Three and a half year old Dick Adkins son of Worthington schools acting superintendent Max Adkins became stuck hanging upside down from a tree hole while riding a tricycle on West Main Street. He called for help until neighbor Mrs Eli A Baumgarner, hearing his pleas, rescued him and he continued on his way.
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Dick Adkins
Worthington Schools
Max Adkins
West Main Street
Eli A. Baumgarner
Mrs Dan Cummings Nearing Return From Sanitarium
Mrs Dan Cummings of Linton is reported to be getting along fine at the McCleary Sanitarium and hospital in Excelsior Springs Missouri where she is receiving treatment She plans to leave Saturday visit Des Moines en route and return home about March 15
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Dan Cummings
Linton
McCleary Sanitarium and Hospital
Excelsior Springs
Des Moines
Meeting of Leaders Hints of New Moves In Strife in Europe
London reports Britain and allies claim 614 German and Italian ships totaling over 3 million tons sunk captured or scuttled since the war began turning back Axis losses. Weygand meets Petain in Africa amid talk of broader North Africa and Near East moves as Balkan tensions rise. German bombs strike London daylight for first time since Feb 16 injuring nine as a sports club house is wrecked.
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Europe
London
U.P
Britain
Germany
Italy
Admiralty
Balkans
Greece
Jugoslavia
Adolf Hitler
Weygand
Africa
Libya
Syria
Weygand and
Petain
North Africa
French North Africa
Berlin
Rome
Balkan
Turkey
Orators Compete In Seventh District Contest At Linton
Representatives from at least four Indiana counties in the Seventh district gather at 730 tonight at the Linton American Legion Home for the annual oratorical contest. Miss Wilma Stoeckel of Greene County competes, with Earl Vandermark in charge. The winner advances to Seymour March 21 for Southern Indiana rounds with three finalists from the North. Prizes come from Eddie Cantor scholarship funds and the Indiana Legion. Public invited, free admission.
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Indiana
Linton American Legion
American Legion Organization
Wilma Stoeckel
Greene County
Earl Vandermark
Vincennes
American Legion
Eddie Cantor
Hadie Cantor
Indiana State Legion Organization
Linton
Seymour
Legion Home
Officer absolves accident victims in Greene county crash
Greene county coroner Dr. King L. Hull found no criminal negligence in a Sunday accident east of Bloomfield that killed Mrs. E. H. Jones of Indianapolis. He said Miss Betty Pahmeyer of Sandborn lost control on soft shoulders and veered into Mr. Jones’s car. Five injured, including Betty and Lillian Pahmeier, Fred Pahmeier, L. H. Jones, and Connie Haugh, are recovering.
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Bloomfield
E. H. Jones
Indianapolis
King L. Hull
Greene County
Hull
Betty Pahmeier
Sandborn
Mr. Jones
Pahmeyer
Betty
Lillian Pahmeier
L. H
Fred Pahmeier
L. H. Jones
Connie Haugh
Councilman William J. Wilson Improves at Local Hospital
William J. Wilson, a Linton City Council member, is receiving treatment at Freeman-Greene County Hospital and is reported to be somewhat improved.
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William J. Wilson
Linton
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Raid on Lofoten Islands Nets 215 German Prisoners
British and Norwegian naval forces and marines conducted a bold raid on the Lofoten islands Tuesday. They captured 215 German and 10 Norwegian Quisling prisoners, destroyed 18,000 tons of shipping and a large glycerine plant, and killed one German naval officer and six men.
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London
U.K
Lofoten Islands
German Troops Reported Along Turkey Thracian Border
Ankara reports Germany has troops along the Thracian border and warned Turkey against permitting British bases. Belgrade says Yugoslavia seeks a late peace between Greece and the Axis to strengthen ties, with a declaration expected in two to three days.
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Ankara
Turkey
U.P
Germany
Britain
Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Greece
RAF plane downs bomber and damages another in Atlantic action
London reports a Royal Air Force strike, protecting shipping in the Atlantic, shot down one German long distance bomber and severely damaged a second, serving as eyes for submarines. The air ministry provided the update from yesterday.
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London
U.P
Royal Air Force
Atlantic
Air Ministry
Campbell to urge Yugoslavia resist Axis pressure
Sir Ronald Campbell the British minister planned a final push to persuade Yugoslavia to resist Germany and reject the German Italian Japanese pact. He aimed to confer with Premier Dragisha Cvetkovitch or Foreign Minister Alexander Cincar Markovitch, possibly both, after meetings in Athens with Anthony Eden and Gen. Sir John Dill.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
U.P
Ronald Campbell
Germany
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Campbell
Dragisha Cvetkovitch
Alexander Cincar- Markovitch
Athens
Anthony Eden
Sir John Dill
Imperial General Staff
Ankara
Turkey
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Ellen Mason
Fred Mason
Hosea Carlisle
Abe Davis
William
John Mason
Sullivan
King Reyes
Wolfenberger
Fletcher Freeman
Gambill
Far East
Civic Garden Group
Warner
Maxime Weygand
Henri Philippe Petain
Wilson
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