Linton columnist to publish frog jubilee tale for encampment
The writer prepares The Story of Linton for the Indiana division Spanish American War veterans encampment booklet. A California frog jumping festival from Angels Camp is recounted with history, records, and a Pony Express race motif. The piece links local Legion carnival efforts to frog contests and preservation of frog safety.
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Linton
Indiana Division of
Angel’s Camp
Calif
California
Mother Lode
Mark Twain
Calaveras County
Former Linton Pastor to Speak at South Mission
Rev. Henry Skinner of Oolitic, former pastor of the North Mission Apostolic Faith church, will speak at 2 30 o clock Sunday afternoon in the South Mission church. The announcement invited the public to attend the services.
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Henry ‘Skinner
Oolitic
North Mission Apostolic Faith Church
South Mission Church
Pigg Family Visit to Indianapolis Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Oscar Pigg and Raymond Pigg spent the weekend in Indianapolis visiting Mr and Mrs Raymond Pigg.
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Oscar Pigg
Raymond Pigg
Indianapolis
Raymond £. Pigg
Funeral for Moss Set for Saturday
Funeral services for Harry Moss aged 64 who died after a heart attack Wednesday morning will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at the family home on 79 I Street NW. Rev. Harry J. Bailey will officiate with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Harry Moss
I” Street
Harry J. Bailey
Fairviewemetery
Greene county 4 H club trip winners named
The Greene county 4 H club announced expense paid trip recipients chosen by the county club council for outstanding work. Girls winners include Mary Jo Stone Bloomfield Betty Joe Krueger Worthington Beulah Bradfield Lyons Elizabeth Donie Linton and others from Bloomfield Solsberry Lyons Switz City and Linton. Boys winners cover Purdue Roundup State Fair School and Conservation Camp with recipients from Switz City Worthington Bloomfield and surrounding towns.
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County Club Council
State Fairgrounds
Indianapolis
Mary Jo Stone
Bloomfield
Betty Joe Krueger
Worthington
State Fair
Beulah Bradfield
Lyons
Elizabeth Donie
Linton
Purdue
Purdue University
Betty June Isenogle
Louise Fines
Albertia Spainhower
Velma ‘Need
Theora Bays
Imogene ‘Sullivan
Solsherry
Imogene Brown
Jean Bradfield
Nona Lou Bowman
Switz City
Margaret Rogers
Maxine Bailey
Betty Roach
Mary Rose Wright
Marjorie Magruder
Wvett Teu
Bernard Roudebush
Carl Graves
Junior Newsom
McCormick's Creek
Dean Mull
Midland
Dean Hasler
Mineral
J Wayne Hollars
Jay Leavitt
Plato Spencer
Sam Allen
Philip Bredeweg
Keith Crane
Solsberry
Joseph Jones
John Knox
Marlin Bradfield
John Crane
Steel Rationing May Be Ordered
Washington reports that Rear Admiral Samuel M Robinson told the House Naval Affairs Committee steel will soon be rationed as strictly as aluminum. He warned shipyards use materials as fast as they arrive and stated there is not enough steel for all needs.
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Washington
U.S
Samuel M. Roinson
Navy Bureau of Ships
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Robinson
Tourists Boost Wasatch Forest Visits Amid War Restrictions
Utah National Forest officials report a surge in winter visitors to the Wasatch National Forest, with about 15 000 more visitors than last season. The rise is attributed to Americans seeking scenic areas within the United States during wartime travel limits.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Utah National Forest
United States
Wasatch Nationalorest
Judgment Granted In Linton Damage Suit
A Spencer jury awarded Mrs. Mary Ann Morgan of Linton $1,000 in a $10,000 damage suit against the City of Linton for injuries from a February 2 1940 fall on East Vincennes street. City lawyers plan an appeal. a new trial may follow.
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Mary Ann Morgan
Linton
City of Linton
Owen
Spencer
City of
Morgan
Vincennes Street
Meredith Jones
A. B. McDonald
Linton Street
Daisy Littlejohn
Henry Klink
E. V. Bull
Wheeler Attacks Willkie as War Propagandist
Senator Burton Wheeler denounces Wendell Willkie as the nation’s leading war propagandist and accuses him of platform dive bombing after Willkie’s New York convoy speech. Wheeler asks where Willkie obtains his information, contrasting with Lindbergh and RAF remarks in Manchester.
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Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Wedell L. Willkie
Wheeler
Willkie
New York
Britain
Edward Ellington
Royal Air Force
Manchester
England
Wheler
Mr. Willkie
Great Britain
Royal Air Fore
Charles A. Lindbergh
Capitol Gets Elevators In Raleigh
The North Carolina legislature authorized modern elevators for the century-old capitol in Raleigh and for the three story governor’s mansion. Neither building had an elevator before.
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Capitol
Raleigh
N.C
U.P
North Carolina
Governor’s Mansion
Pfeiffer to Speak at Mineral Homecoming
Rev. N C Pfeiffer of Bloomfield Methodist church will headline the afternoon program at Mineral church during the all day homecoming. Rev. Donald McMahan of Mineral church leads the forenoon services. Music and a good time are promised with cordial invitation to all residents and former residents of the Mineral community. The homecoming began three years ago to mark the church’s fifty anniversary and this year is expected to draw many attendees.
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N.C. Pfeiffer
Bloomfield Methodist Church
Mineral Church
Donald McMahan
Mineral
Roundup planned for Axis visitors overstaying in U S
Attorney General Robert H Jackson orders a nationwide sweep of Axis and other aliens whose status is questionable. Officials will require accounts of activities and why they did not comply with admission regulations, focusing on overstayers and those remaining despite deportation warrants. Jackson warns against non military invasion tactics.
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Washington
U.R
Robert H. Jackson
United States
Justice Department
Jackson
College Abandons Chapel at Grinnell Iowa
Grinnell College will discontinue the daily chapel period due to waning student interest. President Dr Samuel N Stevens called the chapel arrangement "a farce" and announced its abandonment.
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Grinnell
Iowa
U.P
Grinnell College
Samuel N. Stevens
College Desident
Legion and Auxiliary Plan All Day Seventh District Meeting
An all day district gathering of American Legion members from Seventh district posts will meet at Sullivan. Legionnaires and Auxiliary members will hold separate morning sessions starting at 10 00. Afternoon program merged for joint entertainment organized by Sullivan Auxiliary.
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American Legion
Sullivan
the Legion
Norway Discord Tells In England
A London report says the UPA government white paper details secret documents seized in the Lofoten raid on April 4 showing Norwegians remain pro British and refuse cooperation with Nazi authorities. It notes a February 6 letter from Gen Nikolaus Von Falkenhorst to Svolvaer implying that Norwegian public sentiment has stiffened against German efforts.
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London
UPA
Lofoten Island
Svolvaer
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
Norway
Local tavern owner to graduate at thirty in Perry NY
Bill Ryniik a 30 year old tavern proprietor will graduate this June from the village high school. He enrolled to finish a course he dropped ten years ago when only a half year remained to graduate.
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Perry
N. Y
U.P
Bill Ryniik
Navy approves 58 new fleet auxiliaries for 350 million
Washington reports the house naval affairs committee authorized the navy to acquire 58 fleet auxiliaries costing an estimated 350 million dollars. The move comes as U.S. mobilization continues during wartime.
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U.S
Washington
House Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Senate Debates Ready to Requisition Idle Foreign Ships
The Senate commerce committee opened consideration of the administration plan to requisition idle foreign shipping as debate grows over risking war to convoy munitions to Britain. Secretary Knox warns of fearful danger while Roosevelt plans formal address May 14. Tobey to offer rider to bar navy use in convoy service.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Commerce Committee
Great Britain
Henry L. Stimson
Wendell L. Willkie
Frank Knox
Britain
Knox
Roosevelt
Pan American Union
House
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
Charles W. Tobey
N. H
Linton Municipal Golf Course Eyes Attendance Record
Pro Bobby Hess says this year will set a attendance record at Linton Municipal Golf Course with more players on the fairways than any prior year. He adds a grand opening for the club house dining room set for Sunday May 11, with Earl and Marley Ipensler in charge and meals starting that day.
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Linton Municipal Golf Course
Bobby Hess
Hess
Club Louse
Earl
Marley Ipensler
Record Flight Claims 22 German Bombers Shot Down
British RAF reports a new record bag of 22 German night bombers over England. Allied raids targeted Mediterranean Libya Iraq and the Suez zone with attacks on ships bases and infrastructure. Heavy shipping losses in April prompt renewed calls for U.S. aid and intensified pressure on Axis air and sea routes.
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England
Tobruk
United Press
Royal Air Force Today
Mediterranean
Libya
Iraq
London
United States
Atlantic
North Africa
Benghazi
Berka
Benina
Derna
R.A.F
Washash
Baghdad
Hawaidi
Near East
French
Syria
Churchill Wins Personal Triumph in Commons War Debate
London May 8 Prime Minister Winston Churchill secured a large personal win in a two day Commons debate on foreign policy though parties differed on production topics. Observers said the debate sparked demand for intensified war production and a relentless mobilization of manpower and resources. The Daily Herald criticized Churchill for avoiding direct production pledges while The Times urged ongoing manpower and production reviews.
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London
U.P
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Great Britain
Daily Herald
Labor Party
Churchill
the Times
Linton Young Man Injured In Gasoline Fire
Andrew Wallen 19 of Linton suffered second degree burns when a match ignited gasoline soaked overalls at a filling station rear area on Oliver Avenue near White River. Passerby Fiona Cummings aided by dousing flames. Wallen treated at City Hospital and released later the same day.
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Andrew Wallen
Linton
Indianapolis Star
Indianaipolis
Oliver Avenue
White River
Fiona Cummings
Wallen
River Avenue
City Hospital
Indianapolis
Dad
Birth of Larry Emmanuel Chambers Reported
Mr and Mrs Bert Chambers of the Gambill community announce the birth of an eight pound son born Tuesday May 6 The baby has been named Larry Emmanuel
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Bert Chambers
Gambill
Larry Emmanuel
Burglaries Reported in Linton Target Bedwell Sandwich Shop
The Daily Citizen recounts six burglaries or attempts in Linton with Wednesday coverage. A correction notes the restaurant involved was the Bedwell Sandwich Shop, not another name.
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Linton
The
Daily Citizen
Bedwell Sandwich Shop
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