GM And Gid Reach Wage Agreement At Detroit Today
General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers reach a two year contract granting 225000 employees a flat 11 cent hourly raise plus a possible 3 cent raise next year tied to the cost of living index. The settlement, after a 20 hour session, is hailed as a victory by the union and covers wage adjustments based on the BLS index with no ceiling on potential gains.
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Detroit
U.P
General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
Harry W. Anderson
Anderson
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
Gm-Uaw
John W. Livingston
UAW
T. A. Johnstone
GM Department
General Motors
Lyons couple charged with drawing deadly weapon in Bloomfield
Lete Aldridge and his wife Laura Aldridge of Lyons face Greene circuit court charges of drawing a revolver on Lester Noragan and his family. Prosecutor John O. Moomaw filed the case after an affidavit by Lester Noragan. The couple were arrested last night by Deputy Sheriff Ben Wallace and Bloomfield Night Watchman Elmer Allen.
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Lyons
Lete Aldridge
Laura Aldridge
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
John O. Moomaw
Lester Noragan
Ben Wallace
Elmer Allen
Improved Roach in Billings hospital report
R O Roach of Indianapolis formerly of Linton and patient at Billings hospital Fr Benjamin Harrison has shown some improvement after two weeks in care.
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R. O. Roach
Indianapolis
Linton
Billings Hospital
Benjamin Harrison
Arizona Governor Sidney Osborn Dies at 64
Arizona Governor Sidney Osborn died in his sleep at home aged 64 from progressive muscular atrophy. The long time official who helped draft the state constitution had been crippled by the disease, losing ability to speak or write his name.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sidney P. Osborn
Arizona
Governor Approves Five Million Cigaret Tax Aid Plan
Indiana Governor Gates endorses a 5 million distribution from cigarette tax funds for street and road improvements at county and city levels. He proposes 4 million to counties and 1 million to cities, based on existing road miles and population, and notes the fund holds about 9.76 million dollars.
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Indianapolis
Gates
Hoosier
Sullivan circuit clerk issues license to local couple
A marriage license has been issued by the clerk of the Sullivan circuit court at Sullivan to Mike Sexton and Gertrude Johnson, both of Linton.
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Sullivan Circuit
Sullivan
Mike Sexton
Gertrude Johnson
Linton
ERP chief pledges study on arms charges in Palestine
Paul G. Hoffman head of the European Recovery Program promised to study and report to Congress on claims that U S aid helped Britain arm Arabs in Palestine. He told the Senate committee that ERP funds would not be used to buy arms for Europe or pay troops.
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Washington
U.P
Paul G. Hoffman
Congress
Britain
Palestine
Senate Appropriations Committee
Styles Bridges
N. M
Hoffman
Israel
Bridges
ERP
U. S
Abdullah of
Trans-Jordan
Jasonville Man Keene Dies After Short Illness
Charles E. Keene 64 of 416 West Main Street Jasonville died at 4 AM after a weeklong stroke and illness. Survived by widow Gertrude, daughter Thelma Shepard of Torrance, siblings Clara Covington Martha Millman Rachel Marshall, and brother Walter of Sullivan. Funeral at Jasonville Baptist Church Thursday at 2 PM with Rev. Ben Nicklass. burial in Hymera K of P Cemetery.
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Charles E. Keene
West Main Street
Jasonville
Keene
United Mine Workers of America
Gertrude Keene
Thelma Shepard
Torrance
Cal
Walter Keene
Sullivan
Clara Keene
Covington
Martha Millman
Lewiston
Ill
Rachel Marshall
Shelburn
McClanahan
Jasonville Baptist Church
Ben Nicklass
K. of P
Hymera
Rites for Soldier Arranged Today
Funeral arrangements are set for Pvt. Robert E. Gardner 19 of Solsberry rural route who fell in France on October 11 1944. His services are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hobbieville Methodist Church with burial at Carmichael Cemetery and graveside military honors.
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Robert E. Gardner
Solsberry
Grand Billers
France
Hobbieville Methodist Church
Carmichael Cemetery
Pvt
Gardner
Linton
Center Township
Everett
Mary Garrett Gardner
Harold
Springville
Roger
Gerald
Arthur Inman
Little Cincinnati
Frank Gardner
Salsberry
Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home
Bloomfield
Holiday Weekend May Be Cool One
The Weather Bureau warns Indiana travelers to pack woolens for a Memorial Day weekend with cool, near normal temperatures. Forecasters expect two degrees below normal statewide, with rain possible Friday and a warm day ahead Thursday before a cool spell for Saturday and Sunday.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Weather Bureau
Mrs. Ella McCullaugh Dies in Linton at 58
Ella E. McCullaugh 58 of Linton died at Freeman-Greene county hospital after an illness of two months. Born March 4 1890 she taught in Linton schools and was active in Methodist church Tri Kappa Elite Federated clubs. Survived by husband Floyd M McCullough a brother William Shutts and half brother Kenneth Shutts and sister Anna Weatherd. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Ella E. McCullaugh
Linton
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
McCullough
Charles and
Jennie Shephard Shutts
Kenneth Shutts
Wichita
Kansas
Anna Weatherd
LaMar
Colo
Welch and Cornett
Local Patients Undergo Various Surgeries This Week
Hospital report lists Miss Donna Rollison Lyons and Miss Darlene Greene Linton having appendectomies Monday. William Pirtle Jr Goodland had a tonsillectomy. Donald Reed Jasonville and Mrs. Maxine Jones Jasonville had minor procedures. Miss Sue Hostetter Bloomfield and Mrs. Grace West Bloomfield noted. corrections update admissions.
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Donna Jean Rollison
Lyons
Darlene Greene
Linton
William Pirtle Jr
Goodland
Donald Reed
Jasonville
Maxine Jones
Sue Hostetter
Bloomfield
Maxine Shanklin
Virginia Fiscus
Worthington
Richard Morris
Ralph Sanders
Sandborn
Grace West
Bobby Frederick
Bobby Tendick
Delta Theta Tau to Install Bloomfield Chapter
Members of the local Delta Theta Tau chapter will install the Bloomfield chapter at 6 30 PM Thursday in the public library. Dinner follows at 7 45 PM in the Roosevelt Hotel dining room with a call-in for absentees at 431 W by Wednesday noon.
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Delta Theta Tau
Bloomfield
Roosevelt Hotel
Local Boys Plan Long Trip From Indiana Westward
Four Linton youths drive a 1928 Black Fox sedan on a 3500 mile trek starting June 6 from near Terre Haute. Fred Fisk Bill Marshall Jerry Rupert and Jerry Jones plan to pass Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa the Black Hills Yellowstone Grand Canyon and return through Colorado Nebraska sleeping outdoors cooking their meals and working odd jobs to fund the journey.
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Linton
West
Fred Fisk
Bill Marshall
Jerry Rupert
Jerry Jones
Indiana
Terre Haute
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Black Hills
Yellowstone National Park
Park
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon National Park
Colorado
Nebraska
Spoil Bank Tour Led by Purdue Scientist June 16 17
Dr Helmut Kahne soil scientist at Purdue announces a tour of coal mine spoil bank vegetation work on June 16 and 17. The trip starts at Centa ry eight miles west of Clinton on Highway 163 and visits Riley Ashboro Howesville Coalmont Hymera Dugger Linton Rogers Arthur and Spurgeon areas.
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Helmut Kahne
Purdue University
Centenary
Clinton
Highway 163
Riley
Ashboro
Howesville
Coalmont
Hymera
Dugger
Linton Rogers
Arthur
Spurgeon
Decision in petition of Illinois Central Railroad on train abandonments
The Indiana Public Service Commission dismissed Illinois Central Railroad's petition to permanently abandon two passenger trains on the Indianapolis Effingham line. The railroad plans federal court action after wartime abandonment since PSC orders had restored the trains. Trains ran through Sullivan Dugger Linton Switz City Bloomfield Bloomington and Bargaresville.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Indianapolis - Effingham, Ilc
Greene and
Sullivan Counties
Indiana Public Service Commission
Indianapolis
PSC
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Indiana Supreme Courts
Supreme Court
Office of Defense Transportation
Indiana Psc
Indiana
Sullivan
Dugger
Linton
Switz City
Bloomington
Bargaresville
Returns Home Of Ill In Indiana Patient Jimmy Moore
Jimmy Moore, son of Mrs. Zel la Moore, has returned home from Riley Hospital in Indianapolis where he was seriously ill. His condition is improved and both he and his mother thank everyone for the kind cards and acts of kindness received during his illness.
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Jimmy Moore
Zella Moore
Riley Hospital
Indianapolis
Lewis Faces Possible Penalty Over Contempt Fines
John L. Lewis must appear before Judge T. Alan Goldsborough to answer why he should not be ordered to resume contract negotiations with soft coal miners. The labor board seeks injunction for Taft Hartley Act violations, risking further contempt citations and possible jail if ordered actions are ignored.
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Washington
IUP
John L. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
United Mine Workers
Denham
Southern
Goldsborough
Ohio Man Killed in Indiana Plane Crash
Charles Powell a 24 year old from Greenville Ohio was killed when his Indiana National Guard P 51 crashed near Angola Indiana last night at an estimated 300 miles per hour. Powell a student at Tri State College based Baer Field Ft Wayne Indiana was believed to be flying the plane.
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Angola
Ind
Charles Powell
Greenville
Here
Powell
Indiana National Guard
Baer
Jerusalem Fate in Balance as Nations Meet
Five Arab states gathered in Amman to craft a response to a UN ceasefire plea over the Palestine war. Jerusalem’s fate hangs in the balance as Arabs demand Jewish disarmament and sovereignty while Jews are portrayed as determined to retain the city and its coastal plain. Additional reporting notes tension and a last minute postponement of celebrations in Trans-Jordan amid fighting near Notre Dame de France.
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Cairo
Amman
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
United Nations
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Egypt
Abdul Rahnan Azzam Pasha
Arab League
Jamal Mardam Bey
Syria
Riyad Es-Solh
Lebanon
Iraq
Trans- Jordan
United Press
Sam Souki
Arab Legion
Notre Dame de France
Soliman Street
New Gate
Old City
Democrat Rift Deepens in Indiana Party Fight
In New Castle Indiana on May 25 former state Democratic chairman Pleas Greenlee of Shelbyville accused ex Governor Henry F Schricker of attempting to wreck the party. Greenlee said Schricker sought the gubernatorial nomination by “low blows” to the state Democratic committee. Schricker, rumored for a draft, has not stated public plans. he led Indiana from 1941 to 1945. Greenlee spoke here backing Harry McClain, another declared gubernatorial candidate.
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New Castle
Ind
UPIM
Indiana Democratic
Pleas Greenlee
Shelbyville
Henry F. Schricker
Greenlee
State
Democratic Committee
Schricker
Indiana
Ira Haymaker
Franklin
Harry McClain
Brownie Girl Scout Meetings Cancelled This Summer
An announcement states all Brownie Girl Scout troop meetings planned for this summer are cancelled until further notice.
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Brownie Girl Scout Troops
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Greene County
Col’i
The
Odon Journal
Ebenezer Elliott
Chicago
A. C. Ivy
University of Illinois
Dr. Ivy
Ray Meserve
Shirley
Mass
White River
GID
UNION
Christopher Bazarewski
Henry Schnitman
Chris
William Bazarewski
Bethel Hospital
Brooklyn
N.Y
Rennis
Walter Wolfe
Cliff Strong
Daily Citizen
the Black Fox
UMW
Ohio
Holy City
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