Colder Weather Sweeps Nation with Losses and Damage
A powerful cold wave grips the United States ushering in winter conditions from Virginia to Minnesota. Four deaths occur in New York City as winds up to 51 mph topple a hotel scaffold and capsize a tug, while Detroit River levels drop six inches and snow piles up in Maine and California experiences hail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Detroit River
Midwest
International Falls
Minn
Bemidji
Virginia
Kentucky
Prennessee
Manhattan
O. O. McIntyre
New York
Detroit
Mich
Coast Guard
Motor City
Pittsburgh
Mercury
Catibou
Maine
Los Angeles
Florida
Georgia
Indiana Judge Henley to Serve Short Two Month Term
Indiana Supreme Court appointee George W. Henley says he will serve only until May 21 after Governor Craig named him to fill the late Judge Gilkison's term through January 1, 1957. The move fuels speculation other justices like Isadore Levine may also opt for brief appointments to the high court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ipp
Indiana
George W. Henley
Bloomington
High
Craig
Henley
Florida
Frank Gilkison
Indianapolis Star
Chicago
Isadore Levine
la Porte
Supreme Court
Levine
Salvation Army appeals for fire victims aid
Capt. Floyd Root officer in charge at Linton Salvation Army post asked for donations for fire victims. Clothing is needed for girls ages 11 and 14, plus bedding window blinds curtains and mattresses. Those wishing to help should contact Capt. Root.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Root
Linton
Pupils Registered for Linton Stockton Township Pre School Clinic
A total of 133 children eligible to start school by Oct 31 1955 were registered at the March 4 preschool clinic for Linton and Stockton townships. Of them 31 enrolled at the Central building and the rest across Northwest Ward Northeast Ward College Hill Black Creek South Linton Ellis and White Rose with 148 last September.
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Linton
Stockton
J. Earl Bales
Mildred Harbett
Goldin Saucerman
Edwin Bailey
Chester Weaver
John Yaw
Virgil Buckner
Don Walser
Loren Jokin
Northwest Ward
Esther Shawn
Betty Barr
Victor LeFore
Woodrow Smith
John Reeves
Northeast Ward
Noble Abercrombie
South Linton
Esther Clayton
Alma Anderson
Craig Jackson
Ellis
Leona Reintjes
Ferris Pope
White Rose
Bona Hosford
Youth Struck and Killed by Train Near South Bend
Lionel Williams 4 was killed as he tried to cross tracks with a playmate in South Bend Indiana. The child faltered and was hit by the New York Central 20th Century Limited traveling about 50 mph, throwing his body 100 feet. The east bound train was delayed about 45 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Lionel Williams
New York Central
Joseph Beckhart
Elkhart
Jimmy King
Williams
Booker Williams
Senior Girls party planned by Business and Professions club
The annual Senior Girls party sponsored by the Business and Professions Women’s club at Linton will be held at the Teen Canteen at 8:00 p.m. Monday night, per the arrangements committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professions] Women’s Club
Linton
Southern Strikes Grow More Bitter Across Nine States
Railroads and the Southern Bell Telegraph strike into its fourth day idling about 78 000 workers across Louisville Nashville and Southern Bell in nine states. The L N walkout closes passenger and freight service with 50 trains affected and a $1 290 000 damage suit filed. Sabotage cases push rewards to 20000 as coal mines face closures and Atlanta rail traffic fears rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Pittsburgh
Ford
Wildcat
Indiana
AFL
L and N
Louisville
Kentucky
Harlan
Bell
Perry
Letcher
Atlanta
Nashville, Chattanooga
St. Louis
Alabama
Fire destroys most contents of Linton area home
A morning blaze at Lester Wright's three room home near Asrey corner, southeast of Linton, gutted the interior with only a living room suite salvageable. The fire, likely caused by faulty wiring, was discovered by a neighbor around 9 30. The Wright family suffered prior bereavement as Mrs Wright had died recently and daughter Marjorie, 13, is hospitalized after an appendectomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Wright
Asrey Corner
Linton
Wright
Auditor cites delay in Korean War bonus payments
Indiana State Auditor Curtis Bardin said the Korean War bonus approved by the General Assembly will not be paid for many months. The application procedure will be announced in a few weeks and payments likely won’t begin until at least June.
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Indianapolis
Curtis Bardin
General Assembly
Weight control classes planned for Greene County
The Greene County Medical Society approved plans for weight control programs in Linton and Bloomfield. Six two hour sessions begin April 11 with follow ups on April 18 25 and May 6 13 19. No charge certificates from physicians required for enrollment.
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Bloomfield
Linton
Greene County Medical Society
Indiana Heart Foundation
Purdue University
Indiana State Board of Health
Mabel Spriggs
Spriggs
Greene County
Weight Control Committee
Mesdames C. W. Martin
Walter Stoppenhagen
Max Hixson
Cole
Midland
Ward Hecton
Miriam G. Eads
Spriggs Seid
Kennedy Shoe Store
Daily Citizen
Weekend Chill Lingers As Indiana Warms Into Spring
A frigid weekend forecast grips Indiana with lows from 19 to 31 as spring nears. Officials warn of 32 to 40 degree overnight temps and 40 to 47 degree daytime highs before a milder spell, with Saturday set as cold and rain and snow mixing in the north. The Ohio River tide recedes gradually, aiding families returning home as waters drop next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Weather Bureau
South Bend
Evansville
Oho
Dulles Sees Yalta Papers Controversy Lasting
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said the controversy surrounding the Yalta conference records would "go through the ages" as the documents stirred reactions. He spoke at National Airport before leaving for a goodwill visit to Canada.
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Tary
John Foster Dulles
Yalta
Crimea
Russia
Roosevelt
Japan
Dulles
London
National Airport
Canada
State Department
Heavy Smoke Clouds Over Hymera After Oil Spill
Investigators report a large black smoke plume near Hymera Indiana arising from a leaking Ohio Oil Co line three miles southwest of Hymera. Workers burned surplus oil after repairing the break causing a visible plume stretching toward Linton and Robinson Illinois.
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Hymera
Indiana
Ohio Oil Company
Linton
Robinson
Ill
Worthington Man John DeFrees Dies Suddenly at 46
John William DeFrees a Worthington businessman and tavern owner died at 7:45 am from a heart attack as he prepared to open his DeFrees tavern. He served in WWII and is survived by his widow Abbie Dyer DeFrees, a son Charles William, a daughter Ruth Conway, stepchildren, grandchildren, and several siblings. Funeral arrangements announced later.
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John William DeFrees
Worthington
Mr. DeFrees
DeFrees
Charles J
Dora B. Williams DeFrees
Abbie Dyer DeFrees
Dora B. DeFrees
Charles William DeFrees
Indianapolis
Ruth Conway
Jan Schloot
Edgar Benjamin
Silver Springs
Charles H. DeFrees
Crane
William DeFrees
Ruth McDermott
Bicknell
Martha Yancey
Mary Hancock
Naomi Niehart
Patricksburg
Lucy Abrams
Bloomfield
Myers Funeral Home
Parents of Son Born in Clay County Hospital
Mr and Mrs Jan Dorman of Jasonville are the parents of a son born Tuesday in Clay County hospital at Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Dorman
Jasonville
Clay County
Brazil
Busseron Creek Watershed Plans as National Laboratory
Indianapoli s report outlines Busseron Creek in Sullivan County as an outdoor laboratory under the 1954 Hope Aiken Act. Planning covers 140 000 acres with a four member field crew studying rainfall flow, soil, erosion and water supply while coordinating with Sullivan County Soil Conservation District.
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Indianapolis
Busseron Creek
Sullivan County
Congress
Soil Conservation Service
C. E. Swain
Indiana
SCS
Busseron
Elk Creek
Washington County
Ezra Taft Benson
America
United States
Board of Supervisors
Sullivan County Soil Conservation District
Vigo
Clay
Greene
Greene County Music Festival Plans for 384 band members
A massive 384 member high school band from Linton Jasonville Midland Lyons Switz City Bloomfield Solsberry and Worthington will perform at the Greene County Music Festival Friday March 25 at the Linton Stockton gym. Rehearsals start 7:00 p m Monday at Linton school and a final session will be held the day of the festival. Everett Kisinger from the Illinois university Department of Bands will guest conduct. The event is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
Everett Kisinger
Department of Bands
Illinois University
U. of I
Two Escapees Charged With Kidnapping In Indiana
Jail escapees Roy Boatman and Elga Broughton were recaptured after a police pursuit along Ind. 245 near Dale. They face new charges of kidnapping and jail escape, while facing prior robbery and auto theft counts. companion Paul Quinn was captured hours after the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Ind
Kokomo
Roy Boatman
Richmond
Elga Broughton
Dale
Boatman
Santa Claus
Joseph O’brien
James Polling
Ohio
Polling
Grandview
Lamar
Broughton
Paul Quinn
Easter Seal Drive Opens in Greene County 1955
Greene County residents will receive Easter Seals mailings on March 22 as the Greene County Society for Crippled Children launches its 34 year effort. Guy Glover of Bloomfield chairs the county campaign running through Easter Sunday with funds mostly staying in the state for crippled children services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
County Society For Crippled Children
Guy Glover
Bloomfield
National Society
States
District of Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Glover
Arrest of Van Bough on Public Intoxication Charge
Van Bough of Linton was arrested last night by Linton Officer Charles Lawrence on a charge of public intoxication. He is scheduled to appear before Linton Mayor Robert C. McFadden this afternoon for a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Bough
Linton
Charles Lawrence
Robert C. McFadden
Records of Yalta Conference Trigger Diplomatic Storm
Washington reveals the long suppressed Yalta and Malta records showing Roosevelt pressuring Stalin to enter war against Japan and shaping postwar Germany. Papers spark debate over China concessions and alliance tensions with Churchill warning France’s role. Publication prompts renewed scrutiny of wartime decisions and secrecy.
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Washington
Yalta
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
East
State Department
Malta
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Churchill
Britain
Germany
Stalin
Long
China
Soviet Union
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
France
Europe
FDR
FRD
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Reported with Club Donation
Admissions include Joshua Powell Linton Rev Edwin Mercer Lyons Mrs Helen Allen Terre Haute Andrew Rossman Linton. Dismissals are Quincy Thomas Jasonville Mrs Homer Moore and baby Linton Mrs Pansy Jackson Springsville. Also Mrs Harry Burbank and baby Charles Begerman Linton Mrs Tressie Chaney Linton Mrs Edna Bruce Jasonville Elmer Rhodes Linton route three. Staff and patients thank Worthington women’s clubs for St Patrick’s Day favors donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Powell
Linton
Edwin Mercer
Lyons
Helen Allen
Terre Haute
Andrew Rossman
Quincy Thomas
Jasonville
Homer Moore
Baby
Pansy Jackson
Springsville
Harry Burbank
Baby Linton
Charles Begerman
Tressie Chaney
Edna Bruce
Elmer Rhodes
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U.S
United Press
Tug
Justine McAllister
Narrows Channel
Brooklyn
Aneurin Bevan
Labor Party
International Soundphoto
South Bend Bay
Yalta Pact
John DeFrees
Pat
Ike
St. Patrick's Day
Joseph D. Brennan
Eisenhower
White House
Yalta Conference
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