Wildcat steel strike and labor unrest sweep nation
Labor unrest surged as a wildcat steel strike idled 3,500 workers and stoked clashes in Mississippi and Georgia. Train and telephone networks were disrupted, with 75,000 affected. Violence included hair pulling, gunfire, and sabotaged lines amid ongoing negotiations and no early settlement prospects.
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South
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Allenport
David J. McDonald
CIO
United Steelworkers
McDonald
USW
Laurel, Miss
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Easter Seals Campaign Opens in Greene County
The Easter Seals campaign launches in Greene County Indiana on March 10 and runs through April 10 with mail distribution of Seals. The Greene County Society plans a summer camping program at Camp Koch as part of rehabilitation efforts for disabled youths. Guy Glover chairs the drive.
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Greene County
Indiana
Greene County Society
Camp Koch
Guy Glover
Soldier on furlough to visit kin before overseas duty
Pfc. Jerry Robey is enjoying a thirty day furlough visiting relatives and friends here. At the end of the furlough he will report to Camp Kilmer New Jersey for an overseas assignment. He has been stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Robey
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Fort Bragg
N.C
Hospital Report Admissions and Births in Indiana Towns
Admissions on Monday include Mrs Laura Johnson Jasonville Roy Duffey Lyons Nash Reed Switz City and a newborn son for Mrs Dennis Hanley Linton weighing seven pounds 11 ounces unnamed. Today Truman Keller Linton and a daughter for Mrs John McBride Dugger route five pounds 15 ounces. Dismissals include Joshua Powell Linton Carl Dyar Worthington Mrs Raymond Kirkpatrick Switz City and several others with newborns and transfers to Indianapolis hospitals.
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Roy Duffey
Lyons
Nash Reed
Switz City
Dennis Hanley
Linton
Truman Keller
John McBride
Dugger
James Enochs
Hymera
Joshua Powell
Carl Dyar
Worthington
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Raymond Kirkpatrick
Jesse Brinegar
Baby
Solsverry
Stanley Hastings
Cherley Sherer
Bloomfield
William Bovenschen
Colored man 43 killed by freight train at Solsberry siding
Augusta F Alexander a 43 year old Memphis colored railroad worker on an Illinois Central crew was killed instantly when struck by an east bound freight at Solsberry siding near the main LC line. Investigators said the crew had not worked yesterday or today. motive undetermined. The body was taken to Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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Augusta F. Alexander
Memphis
Tenn
Illinois Central Railroad
Solsberry
Greene County
Jack Blakely
Paul Haywood
Delmar Hasler
Alexander
Bloomington
Smith
Hasler
Jenkins and Sons Funeral
Bloomfield
Blakely
Spring Opening edition set for tomorrow by Daily Citizen
The Daily Citizen will publish its annual Spring Opening edition tomorrow despite bad weather. Merchants have lined up bargains to attract readers, and the paper emphasizes spring as the season of birds, flowers, and renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Citizen
Linton
Beachhead bomb test simulates Marine landing at Nevada proving grounds
At Nevada Proving Grounds on Yucca Flat, a 50 foot tower detonated a below Nagasaki yield nuclear device as 2,000 Marines dug in trenches two miles away. Helicopters stood ready to airlift into the area as a 36 hour coastal invasion drill proceeded with a 10 000 ton TNT equivalent blast and a dust storm sweeping the site. 47 associated experiments including a rat and mouse biology program accompanied the main test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Charleston
Nev
Nevada Desert
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Proving Grounds
Yucca Flat
Nevada
California
Oregon
Arizona
Utah
AEC
Mrs. Minnie Ames Dies at 80 after Short Illness
Mrs. Minnie Ames 80 of northeast of Linton died Monday afternoon at Freeman Greene County Hospital after a brief illness. She was born March 17 1875 in Greene County daughter of Elijah and Francis Brandon and was a Pentecostal. Survived by husband William two daughters Sarah Gosnell Lawrenceville Illinois Vertis Cochran Wheeler a son Ace Ames Shepherd Michigan a brother George Brandon Dayton Ohio and 24 grandchildren. Taken to Newkirk Funeral Home Dugger services Thursday at 1 30 p m Rev John Jerrells officiating burial Kirk Cemetery near Robinson Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Ames
Linton
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Mrs. Ames
Greene County
Elijah and
Francis Hardisty Brandon
John Jerrells
Kirk
Robinson, Ii
Firemen summoned to stove incident in Linton
The Linton Fire department was summoned at 12:25 PM to the Wadis Revnties home on Atlas road Linton route three. A fuel oil stove overheated but caused no damage.
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Linton
Wadis Revnties
Atlas Road
Hoosier Woman Mary Skiles Reaches 106 Amid Family Ties
Mrs. Mary N. Skiles of Edna Mills begins her 106th year chatting with 101 descendants and a pet parakeet. Surrounded by four children and many grandchildren, she reads a large print Bible and recalls Civil War era days as she stays active at home.
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Indianapolis
Mary N. Skiles
Edna Mills
Skiles
Indiana
Mary Ellen Felton
Shoals
Kiles
Calvert Freed On Bond After Assault Charge
William Calvert of Worthington is released on $7 590 bond on charges of assault and battery with intent to kill tied to an attack on Carl Dyar of Clay City rural route. Dyar, left unconscious behind a Worthington tavern, remains in critical condition. Calvert pleaded not guilty and faces a hearing before Judge Edwin B. Long after a Bloomfield justice of the peace transcript.
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William Calvert
Worthington
Carl C. Dyar
Clay City
Dyar
Freeman-Greene County
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Calvert
James O. Smith
Smith
Frank Dean
Bloomfield Justice of the Peace
Dean
Edwin B. Long
Iced Robins Tie Up Traffic At Indiana City
Dozens of robins iced by freezing rain blocked a LaPorte Indiana street intersection. About 50 birds were stranded at 16th and A Streets. police arrived but the birds had moved on by then, allowing traffic to resume.
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Indiana City
Laporte
Ind
16Th
Sts
Fire at City Fireman’s Home Damages Washer Motor
Firemen responded to a blaze at the home of City Fireman Jim Schubla on Fifth Street Southeast. A washing machine motor caught fire causing minor damage at 4 55 p.m. Monday as responders contained the incident.
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Linton
Jim Schubla
Schubla
Man Killed in Auto Crash Near Anderson
Gerald Todd, 30, of Anderson, died in a late Monday automobile accident near his home. He worked for the Guide Lamp Division of General Motors.
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Anderson
Ind
Gerald Todd
Todd
Guide Lamp
General Motors
66 Die as Navy MATS Plane Crashes Near Honolulu
A four engine Navy MATS DC six variant with 66 aboard crashed atop a ridge inside the Lualualei Ammunition Depot about 20 miles northwest of Honolulu. No survivors were found, and the flight from Hickam Field to Moffett Field was reportedly returning due to possible radio trouble. The crew included nine, passengers 57, with two civilian dependents among them.
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Gine Military Air Transport Service
Hawaii
California
Navy
Here
Navy Airsea Rescue Co-Ordination Center
Waianae
Oahu Island
Hickam Field
Moffet Field
Calif
Hickam
Washington
MATS
Honolulu
State Prison Break Prevented Today
Four Indiana State Prison convicts attempted to escape by climbing a 40 foot wall with a crude six foot pole during a blizzard. Guards spotted the effort between 9:30 and 10 a.m. CST, causing the men to flee back toward a workshop. none were captured or shot, and shops were locked down as workers returned to cells.
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Michigan City
Ind
Lhi
Indiana State Prison
J. E. Overlade
Overlade
Divorce Trial Set in Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield
The divorce case of Viola Wiggley versus Roy Wiggley proceeds today before Judge Edwin B. Long in Greene circuit court Bloomfield. The case was moved to Greene county on a change of venue from Lawrence county.
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Viola Wiggley
Roy Wiggley
Edwin B. Long
Greene
Bloomfield
Greene County
Lawrence County
Bridge Mishap Fatal in Indiana Quarry
Earl Meehan age 24 of West Baden died Monday when a pressure tank on an air compressor exploded while he worked at a sandstone quarry in Shoals.
Explorer Scouts Enjoy Evening at REMC Building
Twenty eight Explorer Boy Scouts and guests attended a Friday fun frolic at the REMC building west of Bloomfield. Square dancing and other entertainment were provided with refreshments. Attendees from Linton included Mr. and Mrs Normen Singleton and son David, Susan Stark, Mr. and Mrs R A Lindsey, June Stewart, Jack Johnson, Carol Stewart, Honard Irish and Von Engle.
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Explorer Boy Scouts
REMC
Bloomfield
Linton
Normen Singleton
David
Susan Stark
R. A. Lindsey
June Stewart
Jack Johnson
Carol Stewart
Honard Irish
von Engle
Finland N tanker Aruba turns back from Red China voyage
The Finnish tanker Aruba with 13 000 tons of jet fuel for the Communist air force halted its trip to China after a crew rebellion over routing. The ship, ordered to Colombo, refused and sailed east toward the Nicobar Islands before being halted in the Indian Ocean and sent to Constanza in Romania.
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Helsinki
Finland
Aruba
Red China
Finnish Seamen’s’ Union
Colombo
Ceylon
Nicobar Islands
Malacca Strait
Singapore
China
High Seas
Peiping
Indian Ocean
Constanza
Red
Romania
Seamen’s Union
Hong Kong
Indochina
Indiana Library Week Observed At Linton Public Library
Linton Public Library marks Indiana Library Week March 20 to 26 with Miss Margaret Cooper noting the sixth annual observance by Governor George N. Craig. The library promotes access to services and features a new children’s books display and a “Linton Reading” exhibit.
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Indiana
Linton
Rawest Weather Hits Indiana Territory With High Winds
Severe storm winds over fifty miles an hour battered this Indiana region. Snow and rain persisted with minor damage reported, while insurance claims remained light. Elliston Weather Observer M. E. Brock logged 22 degrees at 8:30 am as March rainfall reached 5.31 inches for the month. White River rose to about 15 feet, with a blizzard hitting Linton around 2:00 am and causing gusts and snowfall records to be set locally.
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Indiana
M. E. Brock
Elliston
Mercury
Windy Cold Sweep Hits Indiana With Snow Expected
Winds up to 63 mph blast across Indiana causing window and wall damage. Weather Bureau warns up to three inches of snow, temperatures dipping to around 20 this evening, with a five day outlook: 10 degrees below normal and brief warmup Friday followed by another cold spell. River rise on the Ohio and scattered power outages reported as heavy precipitation shifts to snow.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
New Albany
Ohio River
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Harry Bridges
International Longstoremen’s Union
APL Sailors Union of the Pacific
Pacificus
San Pedro
Atlanta
Jackson-Natchez
Bernard Duane
Sheboygan Falls
Wis
Daane
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Dixie
Laura Johnson
Jasonville
Beachhead
Proving Ground
The
Boys’ Clubs of America
William R. McAnulty, Jr
Pittsburgh
David W. Armstrong
New York
McAnulty
Shadyside Boys’ Club
International Soundphoto
Hoosier
Robert V. Hudson
Mrs. Skiles
Lincoln
Mulberry
Ohio
Felton
Explorer Scouts
Bangkok
Thailand
Rawest
Charlestown
Lafayette
Fort
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