Benson Warns U S Price Supports May Be Removed
Rome March 1958 United Nations FAO meeting heard a read statement by Earl L Butz for Secretary Ezra Benson warning that America may pull back its price support umbrella. He urged nations to lower trade barriers and warned against uneconomic, self‑sufficient production driving higher costs and weaker markets.
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Rome
Ezra T. Benson
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization
FAO
Benson
Earl L. Butz
Asistant
United States
U.S
Three Fined in Worthington Court for Driving Violations
In Worthington justice Mrs. Elmira Driscol fined three motorists for motor vehicle law violations. Albert E. Paul of Chandler paid $1 plus costs totaling $15 after pleading guilty to improper passing on a curve on state road 67. Enoch Thomas Rathburn of Davenport Iowa was fined $1 and costs for disregarding a stop sign at highways 67 and 54, arrested November 3 by State Policeman Vincent Vance. Billy D. Hinkle of Plainville pled guilty to improper passing and paid $1 plus costs after arrest on highway 67 November 4 by State Policeman James O. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira Driscol
Worthington
Albert E. Paul
Chandler
Joe Feeney
Enoch Thomas _ Rathburn
Davenport
Iowa
Vincent Vance
Billy D. Hinkle
Plainville
James O. Smith
Barbara Hutton Weds German Baron in Versailles Ceremony
Barbara Hutton, 42, marries Baron Gottfried von Cramm, 46, in a secret town hall ceremony near the Versailles château. Andre Mignot, Versailles mayor, officiates as the sixth marriage for Hutton and the baron's second, despite his 1988 morals conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
France
Lo Woolworth
Barbara Hutton
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Versailles Chateau
Andre Mignot
National Assembly
Dime Store
von Cramm
Pfizer Announces Wage Increases for Terre Haute Workers
Charles Pfizer and Co announces wage raises averaging 8 cents per hour for about 400 Terre Haute employees. Similar increases apply to the firm's eastern plants as the company expands research and manufacturing in the farm chemical field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Charles Pfizer and Co
Chilling Weather Grips Indiana Statewide
Cold air lingered across Indiana with subfreezing dawns. Fort Wayne and Lafayette near 30, Evansville 25, Indianapolis 29, South Bend 28. A five day outlook shows continued below normal temps, with light precipitation possible Friday or Saturday.
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Indiana
Evansville
Indianapolis
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Premature Winter Storm Grips Texas and West
A sudden winter snow storm cuts into Texas Panhandle with two to four inches in Amarillo and one to two in Lubbock. Snow progresses eastward with plummeting temperatures and hazardous highways. Western Colorado New Mexico, Roswell Denver Carlsbad report notable totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
California
Amarillo
Panhandle
Lubbock
Colorado
New Mexico
Roswell
N. M
Denver
Colo
Carlsbad
N.M
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Rockies
Atlantic States
Fraser
Midwest
New York
New England
Grand Rapids
Mich
Committee Named For Christmas Project Across Greene County
Mrs J L Wilson of Bloomfield head of the Greene county Mental Health Association Christmas gift program announces a county wide committee. Members include Mrs Joe Columbe Linton Mrs Annette Greenwood Jasonville Mrs Foster Edwards Lyons Mrs Owen Musseman Newberry Mrs Robert Moses Worthington and Mrs Lawrence Shute Solsberry. Gifts go to adult patients in Indiana mental hospitals with wrappers and tags detailing each item. In Linton gifts should be delivered to the Public Library by December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Wilson
Bloomfield
Greene County Mental Health Association
Joe Columbe
Linton
Annette Greenwood
Jasonville
Foster Edwards
Lyons
Owen Musseman
Newberry
Robert Moses
Worthington
Lawrence Shute
Solsberry
Wilson
Qui Va La Club Meets at Mrs Sutphin’s Lin ton Home
Mrs Walter Sutphin hosts members of the Qui Va La club at her Lin ton residence at 7:00 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sutphin
Linton
Bomb type blast blamed for United DC-6B crash
CAB officials said wreckage from the United Air Lines DC-6B crash near Longmont Colorado shows definite evidence of an explosion in the No 4 baggage hold. Luggage smelled like gunpowder and investigators await FBI reports to confirm the blast type and rule out mechanical failure. Jack Parshall later conceded Peyton’s statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
United Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
James N. Peyton
CAB
Washington
Longmont
Colo
Peyton
Jack Parshall
Kansas City
Parshall
American Aviation Daily
United Press
FBI
Firemen Answer Three Alarms Here
The Linton Fire department answered three alarms Monday, extinguishing fires at Floyd Woolf’s home, Mrs. Walden Padgett’s yard, and Buck Coulter’s log pile. Minor damage occurred in all cases with no injuries reported.
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Linton
Floyd Woolf
Fifth Street
Wools
Walden Padgett
Revival Underway at Church of God in Linton
Revival services are in progress at the Northeast Third Street Church of God in Linton led by Rev. Harvey Rehmel. Evangelist Mrs. Mary Wilson speaks nightly at 7:00 with special music each service. The pastor and congregation invite the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Street Church of God
Linton
Harvey Rehmel
Mary Wilson
Rehmel
Thompson Freed After Domestic Assault Charge Dropped
The United Press reports from Los Angeles that John E. Thompson is freed of felonious assault charges. His girlfriend Lawanda Deakin filed the case Oct 30 claiming he knocked her down kicked her choked her and sprayed her with a garden hose. The judge dismissed the charge after Lawanda said she and Thompson married on Nov 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
United Press
Los Angeles
John E. Thompson
Lawanda Deakin
Thompson
F. Ray Bennett
Lawanda
Hospital Report Admits and Discharges
Admissions were listed for Monday including Mrs. Maurice Witty of Linton and Mrs. Lois Lambermont of Jasonsville with a daughter Anna Louise weighing six pounds 3% ounces. Discharges include Mrs. Ross Freeman of Worthington Ronald Skinner of Bloomfield plus Miss Barbara Jo Petmecki and Wendell Helms of Bloomfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Lambermont
Jasonville
Carl S Parks
Bloomfield
Anna Louise
Robert Lautenslager
Coalmont
Ross Freeman
Worthington
Ronald Skinner
Barbara Jo Petmecki
Wendell Helms
Indiana high schools study freshmen orientation at I U conference
Principal Roger Ratliff of Linton-Stockton and Curtis Wilson of Switz City will lead 158 Indiana high schools at the tenth annual High School I U Junior Division Conference at Indiana University Bloomington. The meeting aims to align high school counseling with college freshmen needs and discusses orientation week military testing study plans and student deficiencies. Panel discussions feature A K Smith Bess Day R T Ferrell W C Harter Nelson Snider C Charles Bundy W K Chance Gary Mann Oliver Rapp Harold Hargrave and Robert L Green among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
I.U
Indiana University
Roger G. Ratliff
Linton-Stockton High School
Curtis G. Wilson
Swtz City High School
A. K. Smith
Bess Day
Michigan City
R. T. Ferrell
W. C. Harter
South Bend Central High School
Nelson Snider
Fort Wayne South Side
C. Charles Bundy
W. K. Chance
Gary Mann
Oliver Rapp
Hammond High School
Harold Hargrave
LaPorte
Robert L. Green
Indianapolis Shortridge
Triad in Rehearsal for Christmas Show at Church
The Alpha Delpha chapter of Triad Linton rehearses for its annual Christmas presentation to be held at the First Baptist Church Sunday evening at 7 30. Mrs Hazel Kelso directs the group and Mrs Keith Thornton is the accompanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Delpha Chapter
Triad
Linton Musical Sorority
First Baptist Church
Hazel Kelso
Keith Thornton
Owensburg Man Dies in Freeman-Greene Hospital
Verdie L. Osborne aged 69 of Owensburg died at 12 20 this morning in Freeman Greene county hospital. His body was taken to Lehman Funeral home at Owensburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdie L. Osborne
Owensburg
Freeman-Greene County
Lehman Funeral Home
Bert M. Ferry 73 Taken by Death
Bert M. Ferry 73 a retired coal miner died at 1 22 Monday night at Glenburn Rest Haven after five years of ill health He lived in Linton over sixty five years born December 25 1881 in Edwardsport son of Joseph and Mary Ferry He belonged to Maumee Mine Local 23 UMWA Survived by wife Effie died 1945 brother Harry Ferry Sr two sisters two nieces and two nephews Body taken to Welch and Cornett Funeral Home services Thursday 2 pm Rev Royden Rea officiating burial in Fairview Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Bert” M. Ferry
Glenburn Rest Haven
Mr. Ferry
Linton
Rest Haven
Edwardsport
Joseph and
Mary Reeve Ferry
Maumee
United Mine Workers of America
Ferry
Effie L. Ferry
Harry R. Ferry Sr
A. E. Foster
Bernice M. Stivers
Food Bill in U S To Remain Stable
The Agriculture Department says U S food bills will stay near 1955 levels despite bumper crops and lower farmer prices. Marketing charges will offset declines, retail prices unlikely to change much next year, with ample supplies and strong demand from high incomes guiding the forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Farmer killed by corn picker in Shelbyville Indiana
Shelbyville Indiana Earl Bass aged 62 was killed Monday when his clothing became caught in a corn picker. Police say he failed to turn off the machine while working on his farm and stepped onto a drive shaft between the tractor and the picker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Earl Bass
Bass
Here
Good Vote Turnout Is Expected Today Across Several Towns
Voters in Linton Jasonville Bloomfield Lyons Worthington and Dugger paused in chilly weather to cast ballots for four year municipal terms. Noon totals showed 3 to 35 percent of registered voters, with turnout expected to rise later. Preliminary May primary results indicated strong Democratic participation in Linton and Jasonville. Election results will be tallied after 6 pm with a WBTO broadcast at 8 am Wednesday morning.
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Linton
Jasonville
Bloomfield
Lyons
Worthington
Dugger
The
Daily Citizen Today
Greene Circuit Court
Linton Daily Citizen
the Citizen
WBTO
Women and Two Men Held for Forgery
A 21-year-old woman Judy Moon and two men Paul Martin Smith 24 and Carroll Eugene Weaver 22 were held in Blackford County jail for investigation in a check forgery ring. Weaver and Moon faced Hartford City Court on other charges. The trio were arrested after a 90 mile chase by State Trooper Richard Hunter and are suspected of stealing and passing blank checks from Nossett Brothers Printing in Muncie.
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Hartford City
Ind
Blackford County
Indiana
Judy Moon
Cleveland
Paul Martin Smith
Albany
Carroll Eugene Weaver
Weaver
Miss Moon
William C. Smith
Richard Hunter
Nossett Brothers Printing Firm
Muncie
Monoxide Fatalities Kill Four Teens in Frankfort Crash
Frankfort Indiana coroner ruled monoxide poisoning caused the deaths of four teenagers found in a car wedged in a ditch. Victims are Max Boone Kirkland Joseph Keever Joan McGinnis and Marilyn Smith Boone. The car skid off a county road Sunday night and fumes entered the vehicle after the tailpipe was blocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Ind
Clinton County
Harold E. Johnson
Max Boone
Kirkland
Joseph Keever
Joan McGinnis
Marilyn Smith Boone
Lester E. Whiteley
Here
Whiteley
Maynard S. Lewis
Boone
Linton Stores Close For Veterans Day Weekend
Linton merchants announce closures from noon Thursday to Saturday morning with Friday closed for Veterans Day. Banks and the post office join in closures as The Daily Citizen vows a regular Veterans Day edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Linton Retail Merchants Association
Daily Citizen
Barmaid Questioned Over Poison Deaths of Two Boys
In New Orleans, 30 year old barmaid Mary Falcon known as Mrs Jackson denied harming two brothers William 6 and Lawrence 7 who died after suspected poison laced food. Police say poison was fed to children. a lie detector test may be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Mary Falcon
Provosty Davries
William Baughman
Falcon
Confession Clears Wife in Oyster Bay Slaying Case
Police say a belated confession by Paul Wirths Jr. may clear Mrs. William Woodward Jr. of all suspicion in the shotgun killing of her multi millionaire husband. Wirths admitted he climbed to the Woodward mansion rooftop about 2 am on October 30 and forced entry to a guest room above Mrs. Woodward. He said his shotgun mishap caused the door jam and he heard the fatal blast moments later in the hallway below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N.Y
William Woodward Jr
Paul W. Wirths, Jr
Indiana Farm Price Index Declines in October
Indiana farm price index fell again in October to 212 from 219 in September and 234 in October 1954. Prices for milk lambs soybeans and baled hay rose while hogs cattle and corn prices dropped. Farm purchasing power remained steady per Purdue University and federal farm experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Ith
Indiana
Purdue University
Holding Company Re-names Officers At Meeting Here
Board of Directors of the Holding company of the Linton Stockton school corporation re elected at the first annual meeting held at the focal school building. Officers and directors were announced with a report on expenditures showing a balance of 7322.41 remaining from over 10000 raised from share sales to fund the construction of a new elementary school. The superintendent reported progress on the 858000 project, which will be fireproof and ready for the 1956 57 term, with concrete work about 85 percent complete and the building described as colorful in design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton-Stockton School Corporation
Focal School
Willis Bobbitt
Earl Roush
Man Singleton
Leon Moody
Tommy Wall Jr
Bobbitt
Roush
Singleton
J. Earl Bales
Linton-Stockton
Bales
United States
School personnel form radio panel on reading program
A WBTO Linton program Wednesday at 2 features a panel of school staff led by Mrs Jamie Wright to discuss the reading program. Panelists include Mrs Esther Clayton Mrs Helen Headley Miss Esther Shaw and J Earl Bales. Public notices point to window exhibits at Wrights Furniture Cooper s Cleaners Penneys and near the People s Bank Building for National Education Week Nov 6 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WBTO
Linton
Jamie Wright
Esther Clayton
Helen Headley
Esther Shaw
J. Earl Bales
Wright's Furniture
Cooper's Cleaners
Penney’s
People's Bank
Pekin Toddler Killed In Gravel Crash
Marcia Graves, two, of Pekin was killed when a car skidded on loose gravel and hit an embankment on a county road. She was riding with her parents Mr and Mrs Pay Graves who were in the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Ind
Marcia Graves
Pay Graves
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Pfizer
Church of God
Ford Motor Company
Ford Family
Henry Ford II
Benson Ford
William Clay Ford
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
International Soundphoto
Maurice Witty
Ratliff and
Bert M. Ferry
Holding Company
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