Spring Valley Mine Begins Preparations After Idle Months
The Spring Valley Mine west of City started machine runs today as it prepares for full operation after months idle. Ol Brewer of Stafford town ship was elected county tru ant officer by the county board of education. Of six injured in the recent closing accident west of the city, all have left hospital except James Crowd- ers.
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Spring Valley
City
Ol Brewer
Stafford Townip
County Board of Education
James Crowd
Indiana primaries center on governor race and Klan issue
In Indiana May primaries today see a large vote. The Republican gubernatorial contest is between Ed Jackson and Mayor Lew Shank with Jackson the pro Klan and Shank the anti Klan candidate. Jackson was nominated and elected in November.
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Indiana
Ed Jackson
Lew Shank
Jackson
Harold Liston on Leave from Navy Training
Harold Liston, stationed with the United States Navy at Great Lakes Illinois, has completed boat training and is spending an eleven day leave with his wife Joyce Liston and children Janice John and Tommy.
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Harold Liston
United States Navy
Great Lakes
Joyce Liston
Janice
John
Tommy
Weather squadron corporal promotion for Kirby
L Col Oscar A Heinlein announces Charles W Kirby 20 son of Mr and Mrs Jack Kirby 810G St NE Linton is promoted to corporal He serves as a weather observer at Pyote Army Air Base Texas Kirby a 1940 Linton Stockton High School graduate and Purdue University alumnus before enlisting July 3 1943.
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San Antonio
Tex
Oscar A. Heinlein
Army Air Forces
Charles W. Kirby
Jack Kirby
Linton
Pyote Army Air Base
Texas
Cpl. Kirby
Linton Stockton High School
Purdue University
Pvt George Hall Home on 12 Day Furlough
Pvt George Hall and his wife spend a 12 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs William C Hall. Hall is stationed with the United States Army at Fort Benning Georgia.
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George Hall
George H. Hall
William C. Hall
Hall
United States Army
Ft. Benning
Claude F. Dietz Receives Promotion at Camp Wheeler
Claude F Dietz stationed with the United States Army at Camp Wheeler Georgia has been promoted to sergeant and awarded a good conduct medal. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ben Dietz and nephew of Mrs Raymond Boston.
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Claude F. Dietz
United Sities Army
Camp Wheeler, Ga
Ben Dietz
Raymond Boston
Marine Private Browning graduates from infantry and BAR school
Marine Private First Class Ralph Browning, 23, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph L Browning of Dugger Ind, graduated here from infantry and Browning automatic rifle section training. He attended Pleasantville High School, worked at an Anderson dairy, enlisted March 26 1943, promoted in July, married to Louise Engle with two month old daughter Patricia Louise Browning living in Middletown Ind.
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Camp Elliott
San Diego
Cal
Ralph Browning
Ralph L. Browning
Route 1
Dugger
Ind
Infantry
Marine Corps
Pleasantville
Browning
Anderson, Ind
Louise Engle
Patricia Louise Browning
Middletown
Sgt Jack Moore Visits Family At Chandler Arizona
Sgt Jack Moore stationed at Williams Field Chandler Arizona and Mrs Moore visit his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Moore and other relatives and friends for a few days.
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Jack Moore
Williams Field
Chandler, Ariz
Mrs. Moore
Mrs
Charles Moore
Rice joins preflight school at Maxwell Field Alabama
Daniel F. Rice age 20 son of Mr and Mrs Daniel P Rice of Linton Indiana enrolled as aviation cadet in Maxwell Field pre flight school. He is a Linton Stockton high school graduate class of 1942 and attended Rose Polytechnic Institute 1942-43. He has served fourteen months.
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Maxwell Field
Ala
Daniel F. Rice
Daniel P. Rice
6Th Street
Linton
Ind
Alabama
Army Air Forces Training Command
Rice
Linton Stockton High School
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Terre Haute
Thomas Corwin Begins Basic Training at Fort Harrison
Thomas Corwin the son of W E Corwin of this city has recently been inducted into the service and is taking his basic training at Fort Harrison.
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Thomas Corwin
FT. Harrison
W. E. Corwin
Naval hospital officer Talbott stationed at Bainbridge
John E. Talbott, assigned to the United States Naval Hospital at Bainbridge Maryland, has been noted in dispatches for his service. Further details follow in the report.
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John E. Talbott
United States Naval Hospital
Bainbridge, Md
Talbott Promoted to Pharmacists Mate First Class
Word received by Mrs. Violet Talbott announces promotion to Pharmacists Mate First Class for the Navy recipient, son of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Talbott.
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Violet Talbott
William B. Talbott
Pvt Harley Medford Ham Sent to Camp Lee for Basic Training
Pvt Harley Medford Ham, recently inducted into the United States Army, has been sent to Camp Lee Virginia for basic training per word received by his wife Mrs Marie Ham.
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Pvt
Harley Medford Ham
United States Army
Camp Lee, Va
Marie Ham
Navy Enlists Charles E. Anderson for Boat Training
Charles E. Anderson son of Mrs Clyde Heenan has enlisted in the United States Navy and is now undergoing boat training at Great Lakes Illinois.
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Charles E. Anderson
Clyde Heenan
United States Navy
Great Lakes, III
Navy officer J J Harrah enters officers training school
J J Harrah EM 1 C son of Mr and Mrs William Harrah has been stationed with the US Navy in Panama for two years and is spending leave here He will report to Asbury Park New Jersey for a six week officers training school indicating a new assignment after the stay
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J. J. Harrah
E. M
William Harrah
United States Navy
Panama
Asbury Park
N. J
Indiana man among 128 in San Antonio preflight program
Dale N. Ellis of Linton route 3 is among 128 Indiana men training at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center. The group will be trained as aerial instructors.
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San Antonio
Texas
Dale N. Ellis
Linton
Indiana
Church League Bowling Scores Reported
Friday evening church league bowling produced a high 622 by R Berns. Scores across divisions include Reformers 2659, Catholic 2419, Methodist 2592, and Christian 2577 led by H Bargar 516 and J Mehlhoff 585.
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R. Berns
W. Briggs
C. Keller
W. Jones
C. Truitt
C. Hunter
Handicap
Christian H. Bargar
G. Pope
L. Ziegler
H. Larsen
J. Mehlhoff
Invasion Tension Mounts in Europe Continues
Fragmented OCR text reports invasion tension along the Cherbourg Peninsula opposite the English coast with mentions of paratroop units and a German boast attributed to a Reich minister. The garbled phrases hint at glider formations and potential Allied concerns.
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Europe
Cherbourg
France
English
Paul Joseph Goely
Reich
Noshvehhove
Two Lin ton arrests for public intoxication
Over the weekend Lin ton police arrested Henry Gillum of Chicago Illinois for public intoxication and he paid a one dollar fine plus costs. John Bland also faced the same charge and was fined one dollar plus costs and sentenced to 60 days on the penal farm. The arrests occurred Saturday night.
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Linton
Henry Gillum
Chicago
Ill
John Bland
Magdelene Moenich Head of Cleveland Family Dies at 92
Mrs Magdelene Moenich head of Cleveland's largest family died aged 92 in Cleveland. She left 87 direct descendants and is survived by four sons 39 grandchildren 42 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Cleveland, O
U.R
Cleveland
Magdelene Moenich
Magdelene
Marine Pfc John H White Dies Overseas in War Zone
Pfc John H White of the U S Marine Corps died of cerebral meningitis somewhere in the southwest Pacific war zone. He was the son of Henry and Anna Lehman White and attended Ellis School and Lin ton Stockton High School. He enlisted in November 1943 and trained at Camp Elliott before going overseas. He is survived by his wife Marybelle Arren White of Camden Indiana, his father Henry White, brothers Herschel and Bill White of Petersburg Indiana, and half sister Janice Sue White and Danny Joe White. No further details have reached the family. He will be remembered in Linton by many friends.
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John H. White
U.S.M.C
Southwest Pacific War Zone
Pfc
White
Henry
Anna Lehman White
Ellis School
Linton Stockton High School
Camp Elliott
Marybelle Arren White
Camden
Indiana
Henry White
Herschel
Bill White
Petersburg
Janice Sue White
Danny Joe White
War Department
Linton
War Mothers No. 2 to receive charter
Mrs. Amelia Flynn of Terre Haute will attend a meeting of War Mothers Auxiliary No. 2 at the American Legion Home Thursday at 6 30 pm. The group will receive its charter and officers will be installed. A covered dish supper opens the meeting. All members and mothers wives and sisters of men in service are urged to attend.
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Amelia Flynn
Terre Haute
War Mothers Auxiliary No. 2
American Legion
Call for knitted garments by Red Cross volunteers
Miss Myrtle Malicoat and Miss Margaret Cooper request all Red Cross knitting be turned in this week at the public library or to Malicoat. Red Cross headquarters asks that finished garments be shipped this week. For drop off or pickup call Miss Malicoat at 20 J.
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Myrtle Malicoat
Red Cross
Margaret Cooper
Miss Malicoat
Teen Canteen to Open Friday for Local Youth
The Teen Canteen opens Friday with adult tickets valid only as proof of one share of wholesome entertainment for youths. Organized by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, it ties into broader national youth movement concerns, with praise for local efforts by Linton leaders.
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Teen Canteen
Bhased
R. T. Dale
Garland Ladson
Linton
Octogenarian dies at 84 near Shelburn
Mrs. Josephine Hunsucker, 84, died at 7:30 Sunday morning at the home of Guy Shanks two and a half miles northwest of Shelburn. She leaves a daughter Mrs. Henry Williams and a sister Indiana Rector of Shelburn rural route. The body rests at McClanahan Funeral Home in Jasonville with funeral services Tuesday and burial in Antioch cemetery.
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Josephine Hunsucker
Guy Shanks
Shelburn
Henry Williams
Indiana
McClanahan Funeral Home
Jasonville
Antioch Cemetery
Rationed Motorists Find Extra Gas Mileage With Vacu-matic
Across the nation rationed drivers report gasoline savings up to 30 percent by using a Vacu-matic automatic device for carburetors. The Vacu-matic Co. offers a free unit to installers who help promote it, asking interested readers to write or mail their name and address.
Allied Bombers Pound Berlin in Massive 24 Hour Wave
Allied air forces from Britain America and RAF bases in Italy dropped over 12 000 tons of explosives on Berlin in two raids within 24 hours. Flying Fortresses led by Liberators attacked Berlin while Escorts provided by Lightning Mustang and Thunderbolt fighters.
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Britain
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Liberators
Brunswick
Messerschmitt Aircraft Center
U. S
Europe
RAF
France
Leverkusen
Germany
Bucharest
Romania
Rennes
Brittany
Nantes
Loire River
Tours
Salbris
Normandy
Air Ministry
Cologne
Mediterranean
Army Uses Fabric Slings to Save Leather
The War Department announced web slings for Army rifles have saved leather and reduced costs by about 2 million dollars since last September. Leather slings wore out and will be replaced as upgrades occur while most new rifles now use fabric slings.
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Washington
War Department
Quartermaster Corps
Army Ordnance
Committee to Meet at Library on Religious Education
A religious education committee will gather at the local public library tonight at 7 30. Mrs Ray Baughman will review the book God in Our Schools by Flemming. Representatives from related organizations are urged to attend and the public is invited.
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Ray Baughman
God
Flemming
Linton Girl Enlists in Women’s Army Corps
Miss Belva L Oniones of San Diego California arrives at home with her parents Mr and Mrs Jack Oniones before reporting for duty with the Women s Army Corps at Ft Des Moines Iowa She will begin training on May 18 She is a Linton Stockton high school graduate who has worked in California
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Belva L. Oniones
San Diego
Cal
Jack Oniones
Women’s Army Corps
Ft. Des Moines
Iowa
Oniones
Linton Stockton
California
Homecoming for J. T. Reintjes from hospital stay
J. T. Reintjes returned to his home Sunday after a 40 day confinement at St. Anthony's hospital in Terre Haute. He remains bedfast for a period but his condition is improved and progressing toward recovery.
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J. T. Reintjes
St. Anthony's Hospital
Terre Haute
Autos damaged at Bloomfield in parking lot collision
Two cars were damaged Saturday afternoon in Bloomfield when Bob Slinkard of Bloomfield backed from a parking space on the square and hit Norman Kunkle of Craigville. The front fender was torn from the Kunkle car and other damage occurred. No arrests were made.
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Bloomfield
Bob Slinkard
Norman Kunkle
Craigville
Kunkle
Livestock Market Report from Indianapolis Trade
Hogs 18 000 fresh 2700 holdovers mostly steady with prices 160 200 LBS 12 60 to 12 90 270 400 LBS 12 to 12 50 200 270 LBS 13 80 100 159 LBS 10 11 25 sews 11 to 11 25 heavy holdovers. Cattle 2200 calves 500 active steady steers top 16 few loads good 1100 lbs bulk steers 14 25 to 15 heifers 13 to 14 75 beef cows 19 50 to 12 cans ner s and cutters 6 75 to 9 25 dealers steady top 16.
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Indianapolis
Ind
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Citsensational Bank
The
Linton Daily Citizen
Gladys Gabbard
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. V
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Vincennes
Sgt
WAR Industries
Richard Devens
Evanston
Illinois
Ford
Thrift House
Rouge
Harley Ham
Camp Lee
U. S. Navy
Dale N. Ellis AT
R. Bernes
E. Martindale
Blind
O. Bredeweg
J. Fritz
Total
R. Rudy
F. Stranger
E. Harbett
R. Harbett
Methodist
Linton Motor
W. Vincennes St
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Women’s Army
Wallace Beery
Marjorie Main
Dona Drake
Robert Lowery
Tim and Irene
Sidney Miller
Jerry Cooper
Monogram “Picture
Chevrolet
Pontiac
A St. N.E. Linton
Citizen
ECAP
Paul Haseman
Mgr
R-F Productions
the War Department
Paramount Pictures
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