First Self Binder Arrives in Greene County 1870s Era
John R. Chapman recalls helping install Greene county’s first self binder around 1875 or 1876 on Uncle Bobby Campbell farm south of Worthington. Harrah & Shaw brought the machine from Worthington hardware and crowds gathered to watch its first operation.
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John R. Chapman
Mine Run
Greene County
Bobby Campbell
Worthington
Harrah & Shaw
Campbell
Chapman
Mrs. Vernon's visit ends as she returns home
Mrs. Lessie Vernon ends a visit with her sister Mrs. John Smith of 160 I Street Northwest and returns to Terre Haute. She plans to leave soon for Washington DC to spend the summer.
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Lessie Vernon
John Smith
I Street Northwest
Terre Haute
Washington, DC
Linton Prepares Gala Decor for Indiana Veterans Meeting
Linton gears up for the 1941 Indiana encampment of United Spanish American War Veterans on June 8 to 10. The decoration committee awarded a contract to W. A. Mread and Son of Terre Haute for street and storefront displays and parade floats. Additional rooms for delegates are sought, with locals urged to offer housing to visitors.
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Linton
Indiana
Decoration Committee
W. A. Mread and Son
Terre Haute
Doc” Mowery
Fourth Street
Linton Stockton Miners Schedule for 1941 42
Coach Nelson Beasley announced the Linton Stockton Miners basketball schedule for 1941 42. Based on last season’s records the team faces strong competition as they move to a new larger high school gymnasium expected to be completed soon. The schedule lists November contests and local games.
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Linton-Stockton
Nelson Beasley
Dope
Miners
Isbell Funeral to Be Thursday
Funeral services for Everett Isbell age 25 of Bucktown near Sullivan will be held at Mt Moriah church at 2:00 PM Thursday. Isbell died from injuries received in a motorcycle collision Saturday when the bike he rode with Paul Buck collided with a auto on the southwest edge of Sullivan.
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Everett Isbell
Bucktown
Mary Sherman
Sullivan
Mt. Moriah
Isbell
Paul Buck
Hospital Notes On Local Residents This Week
Mrs Ralph Gilligan of Eighth Street Southeast underwent a major operation this morning. Mrs Lester Brewer of Midland was taken to her home Tuesday evening. Her baby Ina Joyce weighing two pounds eight ounces remained in the hospital. Mrs Pearl Reynolds of Worthington was dismissed this morning.
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Ralph Gilligan
Eighth Street Southeast
Lester Brewer
Midland
Ina Joyce
Pearl Reynolds
Worthington
Burglars Strike Six Local Businesses in City
Linton police investigated last night as burglars hit six local sites including Cliff Strong garage Reed Taylor filling station Perkins restaurant Carlton service station Allen Wilkinson Lumber and the Linton Daily Citizen office. Only small amounts were taken pennies and about $1 from machines with minor window damage at several locations.
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Cliff Strong
Strong Garage
Reed Taylor Station
Perkins
Carlton
Wilkinson Lumber Company
Daily Citizen
Linton City
Tax rates boosts advocated today
Federal price control administrator Leon Henderson urged raising the excise tax on automobiles to 20 percent and extending it to used cars and refrigerators. He told the House Ways and Means Committee the taxes would curb civilian purchases and boost revenue, aiming for about $900 million in new levies.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Leon Henderson
Henderson
House
Ways and Means
Baby girl found alive after three days under London ruins
A baby girl survived nearly three and a half days trapped beneath fallen masonry in her home. She was shielded by her father’s body and the cradle's wooden foot, which bore the debris weight.
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London
Indiana State Teachers College Band Broadcast
The Indiana State Teachers College band of Terre Haute will present a radio broadcast on WBOW at 3 45 Thursday afternoon. The program lasts a half hour.
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Indiana State Teachers College Band of
Terre Haute
WBOW
Harry Moss Dies of Heart Attack at 64
Harry Moss, 64, longtime Clinton area resident, died at 11 50 AM from a heart attack while being transported home from a rock quarry northwest of Linton. Coroner Dr. King L Hull conducted a preliminary inquiry as no doctor was present. Survived by widow Margaret Moss and several children, grandchildren, siblings, and in-laws. body taken to Welch and Cornett Funeral Home with arrangements to be announced Thursday.
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Harry Moss
I” Street
Moss
Linton
King L. Hull
Greene County
Mr .Moss
Steve
Mary Atto Moss
Clinton
Margaret Moss
Elmer
Oletha
Margaret Ann
Harry Charles
Robert Conklin
Noble Abercrombie
Ben Hawtin
Indianapolis
Dick Moss
William Moss
Spencer
Phoebe Himebrook
Elmer Boruff
Jasonville
Pear ‘Loudermilk
Terre Haute
Esta Simpson
Muncie
Julia Willey
Cleveland
Welch and Cornett
Three Federal Prisoners Escape Huntington Jail
Police hunt three youths, all federal prisoners, who overpowered a turnkey at Huntington county jail last night and fled on foot. Walter Franks 17 of Chicago and two companions James Evers 17 and Cecil Allen 15 were held on Dyer act charges. One suspect reportedly took $17 from the jail cash drawer as Sheriff Marvin Idle leads the search.
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Huntington
Ind
U.P
Huntington County
Walter W. Franks
Chicago
James Lee Evers
Cecil Allen
Edward McNulty
McNulty
Franks
Marvin Idle
Former pastors to lead tonight at church services
Rev and Mrs R J Staats of Chattanooga Tennessee former pastors of Linton North Mission Church of God will be in charge of services tonight at the church Public invited to attend The Second Street Church of God will run the young people's meeting tonight
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R. J. Staats
Chattanooga
Tenn
Linton North
Roosevelt Gets Authority Over 100 Idle German Italian Ships
The House passed legislation granting the President power to seize more than 100 idle merchant ships owned by Germany and Italy and the regimes they serve, sending the bill to the Senate. In other items, an Iraqi appeal to Arab and Moslem groups urged a holy war against Britain, and the German cruiser Patia was sunk after bombing by planes near unspecified waters.
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House
Senate
Roosevelt
Germany
Italy
Rome
Stefani
Ankara
Istanbul
Stimson calls for direct naval aid to Britain sparks war talk
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson urges full use of the U S Navy to convoy munitions to Great Britain amid rising opposition. Navy Secretary Knox defends Stimson while Sen Land releases figures on British shipping losses. Stimson warns of Axis plans and the danger to American security if Germany prevails.
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U.P
Stimson
Great Britain
Frank Knox
Knox
Contoversy
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Emory ‘Land
The
Maritime Commission
Henry L. Stimson
U. S. Navy
Roosevelt
U. S
Britain
Stinson
Germany
Axis
Panama Canal
West Africa
Atlantic
Churchill Vows Fight to the Death in War Speech
Churchill promised a fight to the death to axis powers in the Middle East and Crete Tobruk and Suez while Parliament backed him 447 to 3. London papers forecast US entry as RAF raids and bombardments continue and Tobruk counterattacks bolster Allied hopes.
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House of Commons
London
United States
Tobruk
Great Britain
Middle East
Winston Churchill
Britain
Iraq
Hadbaniya
Mosul
Crete
Malta
Nile Valley
Suez
Cairo
Rainfall cheers Greene county farmers after showers
Rain fell across Greene county boosting farmers hopes after a dry spell. Linton observer reported 1 1/8 inches yesterday and last night with Elliston noting about .95 inches amid suspected rain gauge tampering. White River rose slightly and forecasts warned of more showers tonight.
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Linton
Greene County
C.H. Brown
U. S
Elliston
Brown
White River
Minton Named to Post as Judge of Seventh Circuit
President Roosevelt named Len Sherman Minton of Indiana to be a judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He succeeds the late Walter E. Treanor. Minton had been a Roosevelt aide at $10,000 a year after losing the last Senate race and previously served as Democratic whip in the Senate.
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Washington
U.S
Roosevelt
Len Sherman Minton
Indiana
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Minton
Walter E. Treanor
Senate
4-H Club Meeting Postponed in Stockton Township
The Stockton township 4-H club meeting scheduled for tonight is postponed to 7 30 Thursday evening. Ted Ogle, local leader, announced the change. At Thursday's meeting officers will be elected and special talks offered by Warren and Ferris Pope. Members enrolled in 4-H projects are urged to attend.
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Stockton Township
Ted Ogle
Warren
Ferris Pope
Ogle
Linton Shuffle Club to Hold First Meeting Friday
Members of the Linton Shuffle board club will meet at 7:00 p m Friday in Humphreys Park. All members were urged to attend the season opener.
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Linton Shuffleboard Club
Humphreys Park
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