Uncle John Fitzpatrick recalls Bicknell’s early days and coal era
In Washington county Indiana, 92 year old Uncle John Fitzpatrick recalls Bicknell’s origins from John Bicknell’s 200 acres. He describes 1873 coal mining on Ruth Phillippe land near the No. 2 switch, early town buildings, and drives deer hunting days. He mentions voting in 1872 at Bruceville and Civil War family service. He looks forward to Aunt Lucinda Vaughn’s upcoming 94th birthday.
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Knox County
Bicknell
John” Fitzpatrick
John
John Fitzpatrick
John Bicknell
Ruth Phillippe
No. 2
Fitzpatrick
Bruceville
Washington and
First Streets
Edwardsport
Oaktown
Freelandville
Westphalia
Sandborn
Vincennes
Johnstown
Washington
Vigo
Palmyra
Steen
Wheatland Slab
Lucinda E. Vaughn
New US Planes for British Force Seen in Program
President Roosevelt orders a substantial increase in heavy bomber production to reinforce the Royal Air Force for all out bombing of Germany. The plan targets 500 long range bombers per month and includes two new bomber assembly plants and four engine plants under a $1.5 billion munitions project.
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Washington
D. C
U.P
Royal Air Force
Germany
Roosevelt
Luftwaffe
Great Britain
United Press
Mr. Roosevelt
War Department
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Sullivan County Resident Dies at 78 in Dugger Area
Alvida Ann Shipman 78, lifelong Cass township resident, died at home from heart disease. Survived by husband John and children Pearl Scamshorn, Dorothy Turpin, Fred Shipman, Glessie Shipman, Jesse Shipman, sister Martha Jane Walters, and brothers William V. and John Walters. Funeral at Dugger Church of Christ with burial in Dugger cemetery. Body at M J Aikin and Sons Funeral Home. Cremation not noted.
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uLvida Ann Shipman
Cass Township
Sullivan County
Dugger
Pearl Scamshorn
Cass
Dorothy Turpin
Sullivan
Fred ‘Shipman
Glessie Shipman
Evansville
Jesse Shipman
Martha Jane Walters
M. J. Aikin and Sons Funeral Home
Dugger Church
Greene County Extends Spring Tax Deadline Five Days
Greene county taxpayers may pay spring tax installments this week without penalty. Treasurer Milton Bogard said Monday the deadline was to be today but the office was swamped by payment requests and a five day extension was granted.
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Greene County
Milton Bogard
Town Clerk William Lucas, 90, to retire after 59 years
Cadiz Ohio veteran official William H. Lucas, a 90 year old Republican, announces he will not seek re election. Lucas began his town clerk tenure in 1882 and has served since.
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Cadiz
Ohio
U.P
William H. Lucas
Lucas
Car Overturns Injuring Woman Near Linton
Mrs. Kelcie Tetrick of Linton route 3 was admitted to Freeman-Greene County hospital with cuts and bruises after her auto overturned on state road 54 north west of Linton. She sustained injuries to hands knees and chest as the car was heavily damaged.
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Kelcie Tetrick
Linton
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Mrs Shanklin Dies After Long Illness in Linton
Mrs Geannetta Idug Shanklin 51 of Linton died at home after a long illness. She had been bedfast six months and spent time in an Indianapolis hospital before returning to Linton. Born April 21 1890 east of Bloomfield she was survived by husband William A. Shanklin ten children and five grandchildren among others. Funeral set for 2:00 pm Thursday at Linton Saron Evangelical and Reformed church with Major Gertrude Calvert officiating. burial Walnut Grove cemetery near Bloomfield. Funeral director M J Aikin and Son in charge.
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Geannetta Idug Shanklin
Linton
Indianapolis
Cora
Lula Lechien
Charles Whitworth
Osceola
Mary Hudson
Los Angeles
Cal
Cora Chamberlain
Bloomfield
Artie Overman
Switz City
Bess Myers
Marco
Phoebe Allen
Springville
Sallie Baker
Judson
Linton Saron Evangelical and Reformed
Gertrude Calvert
Walnut Grove
Shanklin
M. J. Aikin and Son Funeral Home
Pepper Urges U S to Occupy Strategic Points to Defeat Axis
Senator Claude Pepper calls for a tough U S stance partnering with Britain to seize key locations including Dakar Azores Canary Islands Cape Verde Greenland Iceland and Singapore. He urges aggressive home front action a national emergency declaration and sending ships wherever allowed to sink Axis submarines and force a closure of Europe Africa and Asia exits.
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Washington
Claude Pepper
Fla
United States
Great Britain
Dakar
Africa
Azores
Canary
Cape Verde Islands
Greenland
Iceland
Singapore
Senate
Far East
Tokyo
Europe
Asia
Roosevelt
Congress
Miami building permits rise in 1940 total
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce reports Miami area building permits for 1940 reached 34,767,605 dollars, up 9.5 million from 1939, reflecting a significant year over year increase in local construction activity.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Bicknell School Battle Over Superintendent Position
Harold Axe battles for his post as superintendent in Bicknell amid a Knox Superior Court restraining order. The board dismissed him, while Axe claims twelve charges are false and political. Citizens reportedly consider ousting the school board.
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Bicknell
U.P
Harold Axe
Knox Superior Court
Vincennes
Herman Robbins
Axe
Bicknell School Board
Stimson to Make Radio Broadcast Tonight
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson will deliver a major address at 8 30 p.m. CST broadcast nationwide by Mutual and National networks. The topic remains secret though war department attaches say the speech will be important and significant.
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Washington
U.P
Henry L. Stimson
Mutual Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Company
War Department
Eleven American Flyers Lose Lives in Atlantic Sinkings
Ottawa reports 11 U S aviators died while flying American bombers to Great Britain. The sinking killed 111 others. ship name and sinking details were withheld. Among the dead are Robert Borden, 21, and Robert G. Smith, 33, of Warsaw Indiana.
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Ottawa
Robert Borden
Robert G. Smith
Warsaw
Indiana
Californian Mr Ceaser Taylor Visits Linton After Sixteen Years
Ceaser Taylor of Bakersfield California arrives in Linton for a family visit with his father Reid Taylor and relatives. This marks his first Linton visit in sixteen years.
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Ceaser” Taylor
Bakersfield
Calif
Linton
Reid Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Tax changes urged to fund defense measures
Organized industry led by the National Association of Manufacturers urged Congress to consider a general retail sales tax and broadening of the individual income tax base. They asked that new taxes be labeled as defense revenue and end with the national emergency or a set date.
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Washington, D. C
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Britain claims rearmament aid reaches Egypt in war policy
London reports Churchill government says equipment to fully rearm Britain's expeditionary force has reached Egypt with growing American aid. Eden defends Greece aid and appeals to the US to influence Eire bases. War aims include securing Mediterranean and Mosul oil fields amid Axis threat.
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London
U.P
Winston Churchill
Britain
Egypt
America
Lord Moyne
House of Lords
Anthony Eden
Balkan
House of Commons
Eden
Greece
Germany
Paul
United States
Eire
Atlantic
Hitler
Hastings B. Lees-Smith
Laborite
Mediterranean
Hore-Belisha
Libya
Norway
France
Dakar
Iraq
Middle East
Turkey
Habbaniya
Mosul
Arab World
Italy
Births and admissions reported at local hospital
A baby boy Melvyn Samuel Moss weighed five pounds ten ounces was born Monday afternoon to Mrs Clyde Moss of South Main street. Ina Joyce Brewer, a two pound eight ounce daughter, was born to Mrs Lester Brewer of Midland today. James Bough of Bloomfield Route 3 underwent a major operation Monday afternoon. Several patients including Mrs Kelsie Tetrick and Mrs Ralph Gilligan were admitted for treatment this morning. Mrs Clyde Cross and her baby were taken home to Jasonville and Mrs Frank Corbin was also sent home.
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Clyde Moss
South Main Street
Melvyn Samuel
James Bough
Bloomfield
Lester Brewer
Midland
Ina Joyce
Kelsie Tetrick
Linton
Ralph Gilligan
Eighth Street Southeast
Clyde Cross
Baby
Jasonville
Frank Corbin
K” Street Northwest
Tiny Mite Born in Hospital Here
A two pound eight ounce baby girl Ina Joyce Brewer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Brewer of Midland, was born this morning at Freeman-Greene County Hospital. Despite her tiny size she is described as doing fine and full of pep while in an incubator.
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Ina Joyce Brewer
Lester Brewer
Midland
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Ina Joyce
Hopsital
Heavy aerial battles unfold across Europe and Middle East
London reports describe large RAF and German air strikes on the Middle Rhine industrial district and Belfast and Glasgow’s defenses. In Iraq, Habbaniya garrison holds with Basra reinforcements. Prince Abdul Illah may head a British protected government at Basra to counter Rashid Ali Al Gailani.
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Great Britain
Germany
Glasgow
Liverpool
Belfast
Middle Rhine
Middle East
Iraq
Bagdad
Britain
London
RAF
Habbaniya
Basra
Prince Abdul Illah
Syria
Budapest
North Africa
Tobruk
Rome
Sollum
Moscow
Stalin
Red Army
Russia
U.P
Abdul Illah
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Rashid Ali
Cairo
Habbaniyah
Earthquake Devastates Northern Manchuria
A severe earthquake struck northern Manchuria in the early hours, with Domei reporting 25 dead at a brick factory north of Harbin and many towns reporting deaths and hundreds wounded as details arrived from Sushwa and nearby areas.
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Tokyo
U.P
Manchuria
Domei
Harbin
Sushwa
South Manchuria
Vincennes Pupils In Crash Near Junction In Indiana
Twelve Vincennes school children escaped serious injury when a school bus collided with a car at the junction of routes 41 and 150. Ralph Smith and his son of Bicknell were seriously hurt. Police charged bus driver Henry Holscher with reckless driving.
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Vincennes
Ind
U.P
Ralph Smith
Bicknell
Henry Holscher
Three Hurt Free as Taxicab Crashes Near Linton
Three people escaped unharmed when Glen Thompson a Columbus taxicab driver traveling with his wife and baby veered off State Road 54 near the Buck Creek bridge. The car left the road plowed through barbed wire, and rolled down a ten foot embankment but remained upright in a field. The vehicle was towed to Linton by a local wrecker.
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Glen Thompson
Columbus
Buck Creek
Linton
Thompson
Vincennes
Dugger
Twin Holmes Safety Chapter to Meet at Red Men’s Hall
The Twin Holmes Safety Chapter will hold a 9:00 PM Wednesday meeting at the Red Men’s hall to discuss plans for annual memorial services this month. Accidents will be reported and prevention discussed. safety talks will be given by members and guests, with a boxing exhibition by Tough Boy Currans and Battling Coakley.
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Twin Holmes Safety Chapter
Red Men’s Hall
Price names eight regional defense councils in Virginia
Governor James H. Price appointed eight regional defense councils to assist the state council in coordinating Virginia’s efforts with the national defense program. Dr. Douglas S. Freeman, a Richmond editor and historian, is chairman of the state council.
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Richmond
U.P
James H. Price
State Council
Virginia
Douglas S. Freeman
Indianapolis Man Dwight Bartholomew Called by Death
Funeral services are set for Dwight A. Bartholomew 54 of Indianapolis found dead in his bed at his Worthington route two farm from a heart attack. Coroner Dr King L Hull said death occurred in sleep. Survived by widow Ruth son Harold and two grandchildren.
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Dwight A. Bartholomew
Indianapolis
Worthington
Royster and Askin Mortuary
Bartholomew
William Robert Parrott
King L. Hull
Greene County
Ruth
Harold
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Adolph Hitler
Kroll Opera House
Berlin
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NEA
Stimson
Canada
Radio
Baghdad
Maritime Commission
Churchill
OKS
Tiny Mite
City
Dwight Bartholomew
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