Indian Summer Dates and Local Picks Highlight Indiana History
The article surveys the vague timing of Indian summer with authorities noting no fixed date. It cites Webster, explains St. Martin’s summer in England, and references McCutcheon’s Chicago Tribune cartoon as a herald of season change. It also touches on Huntingburg politics and farm labor unions, plus civic notes on Linton’s growth and a broader view of government and crime.
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Mr. Webster
United States
England
St. Luke's
McCutcheon
Chicago Tribune
The
Citizen
Linton Gridiron to Tangle with Dugger Bulldogs Tonight
Linton high school seeks first 1937 win as the Miners host the Dugger Bulldogs at 8 p m. Coach Gerald Landis announces starting positions with Beasley and Pershing at ends Inman and Fish tackles Herring and Brandon guards Friedman center Jones quarterback McLain Tutt é and Squires at fullback A dry fast field and razzle dazzle pass plays expected from Linton amid a sizable crowd and band accompaniment
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Linton
Dugger Bulldogs
Linton Miners
Bulldogs
Lintonians
LaPorte
Vincennes
Bloomfield
Beasley
Pershing
Inman
Fish
Herring
Brandon
Friedman
Jones
McLain
Tuttée
Squires
Linton High School
Bert Barnes
Landis
Tuttle
Purdue Faces Ohio State in Big Ten Opener
Purdue University prepares for a conference opener against Ohio State in Columbus, a task seen as a potential barrier as the rebuilt Boilermakers seek to break a five game winless streak with no touchdowns scored against the Buckeyes in history.
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Lafayette
Ind
Ohio State
Big Ten
Purdue
Boilermakers
Buckeyes
Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye
Middle West
Greene County union council rally planning meeting
Members of the Greene County Industrial Union Council were invited to meet at the Moose Hall at 6 5 p m Saturday ahead of a rally in Bloomfield. All local union members affiliated with the council were urged to attend.
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Greene County Industrial Union Council
Bloomfield
Moose Hall
Council
Child Breaks Arm After Fall in Morning Play
Isabelle Snow nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Snow of 58 North Main street sustained a broken left arm yesterday afternoon during play. A local physician treated the fracture.
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Isabelle Snow
William Snow
North Main Street
Buffalo man arraigned for intoxication
John Best of Buffalo was arraigned in court on intoxication charges and pleaded not innocent. He was fined $10 by the judge.
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John Best
Buffalo
New Center of Population Marker Ready for Public View
The new U S Center of Population monument near Linton Indiana is completed and open for public inspection. It stands six feet tall and is six and a half by three and a half feet, built of Indiana limestone with a 1930 1940 inscription. The city Maumee Collieries Co and Greater Linton Club funded and built the road and shaft to improve access for sightseers.
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United States
Indiana
U. S
City of
Linton
Maumee Collieries Company
Greater Linton Club
Maumee Company
Linton City Park
John T. Fritz
Authorities Seek Slayer of Morris
Valparaiso Indiana October 1 Authorities today were without clues in their search for the slayer of George Morris 45 whose badly battered body was fished from the Kankakee river 16 miles south of here yesterday Initial belief the body was Charles S Ross wealthy Chicago Valentine manufacturer kidnapped a week ago was proved false Morris a Greek hotel and tavern proprietor at Gary had been missing since September 10.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Oet
U.P
George Morris
Kankakee River
Here
Charles S. Ross
Chicago
Morris
Gary
Sons of Legion Meet for Wiener Roast Plans
The Sons of the American Legion are urged to attend a 6:30 PM meeting at the American Legion Home to plan a wiener roast at Shakamak State Park this Sunday. All members are asked to attend.
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Sons of the American Legion
American Legion
Shakamak State Park
Football Game Between South and West Linton
The South Linton and West Linton teams will play Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock on the Linton High School field. Admission is free and the public is invited. West Linton lineup includes Dobbins Hollingsworth Franklin Anderson Baize Smith Franklin Walker Wallen Edwards P Franklin.
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South Linton
West Linton
Linton High School
Dobbins
Hollingsworth
Franklin
Anderson
Baize
Smith
Walker
Wallen
Edwards
P. Franklin
Spirea Blooms Displayed By Willis Pirtle
Spirea blooms were shown recently by Willis Shorty Pirtle. The flowers from the Pirtle residence were described as perfect specimens of the spirea family.
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Willis
Shorty) Pirtle
Pirtle
Prohibition on Work for Men in Tengana Village
In Tengana village Dutch East Indies men are barred from labor under threat of public thrashing carried out by women officials.
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Tengana
Dutch Indies
New Deal Victory Inevitable Says Copeland
Senator Royal Copeland states the New Deal will surely win the 1940 election and only a new party can defeat it. He names Roosevelt LaFollette Jr and John L. Lewis as likely New Deal presidential candidates, citing broad benefit payments as strength for the program.
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Washington
U.P
Royal S. Copeland
New York
Copeland
Roosevelt
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
Wis
John L. Lewis
Black to address charges on Ku Klux Klan ties in radio speech
Justice Hugo L. Black planned a nationwide radio address at 9:30 p m CST from the Hamilton home to respond to accusations of Klan membership. The ABA debate over his Supreme Court appointment lingered, with a modified resolution for public hearings expected after committee work.
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Norfolk
Europe
Hugo Black
Washington
Kership
Kansas City
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Resolutions
General Assembly
U.P
Ku Klux Klan
U. S. Supreme Court
Black
National
Columbia
Mutual Networks
Tennyson Street
Claude E. Hamilton, Jr
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Clifford J. Durr
AFL
Hamilton
Local Hospital Roundup Reports Several Recoveries and Admissions
Mrs. Jesse Correll was taken to her home today. Mrs. Mollie Fiscus is improving. Catherine Ivy was taken home yesterday after noon. Mrs. David Goodman is improving. Marvin Wilson of Bloomfield is recovering satisfactorily after a major operation. Betty Jean Frye of Owensburg is recovering. Mrs. Ross Allen of Carlisle was admitted for operation. Mrs. Floyd Booker of Linton R 3 was admitted for operation. Mrs. Frank Sherrard of Jasonville was admitted for treatment.
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Jesse Correll
Mollie Fiscus
Catherine Ivy
David Goodman
Marvin Wilson
Bloomfield
Betty Jean Frye
Owensburg
Ross Allen
Carlisle
Floyd Booker
Linton R. 3
Frank Sherrard
Jasonville
Japs to Tolerate No Interference Statement
John A. Watkins buys Greene County Evening World in Bloomfield replacing James Law who started the daily in 1930. Watkins formerly ran the Linton Daily Citizen under lease eight years and earlier worked for the Daytona Beach News Journal. A Marion, Indiana native with ties to Indianapolis, he is active in the American Legion as southern vice commander for Indiana.
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John A. Watkins
Linton
Marion
Indiana
Indianapolis
American Legion
Indiana Department
Linton Bowlers Plan Busy Winter League Season
Linton and Greene county bowlers prepare for a strong season with four new Brunswick alleys installed above the Mack Tyler plumbing shop. A ten team handicap league is formed and more leagues including scratch and a women's league may follow. A grand opening is planned for Saturday night with first games on the new alleys at 8 o clock.
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Linton
Greene County
Jack Mehlhoff
Brunswick
Mack Tyler
Betwen
Chicago
Brunswick Company
AFL Leaders Plan Showdown With C I O Unions
American Federation of Labor leaders report a tentative plan to expel two John L Lewis led unions and trigger a showdown with the rebel CIO factions. The battle plan faces resistance from factions demanding broader expulsions and from those seeking a peaceful settlement before next week's AFL convention in Denver.
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Denver
Colo
American Federation of Labor Leaders
C.I.0
John L. Lewis
A. F. of L
C.I.C
Sit-down strikes hit Great Lakes Transit vessels
In Buffalo seamen staged sit-down strikes on eight of the 26 ships operated by the Great Lakes Transit Corp in protest of a new contract with a rival AFL affiliated union. Vessels affected include the Patrick B. Rowley and W. W. Atterbury in port, A. H. Scandrett in Cleveland, Duluth, Milwaukee, and the J. M. Davis and E. W. Chambers in Duluth. Talks were set for CID officials and transit company leaders.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Committee For Industrial Organization
Great Lakes Transit Corp
American Federation of Labor
Patrick B.rowley
W. W. Atterbury
A. H. Scandrett
Cleveland
Duluth
Milwaukee
J. M. Davis
E. W. Chambers
C.I.0
Transit Company
Japan Vows No Interference and Pursues Own Course
Tokyo declares it will brook no interference in China and pursue its course to the bitter end, rejecting mediation and international pressure. In Shanghai area, U S cruiser Augusta faces Chinese air attacks as heavy fighting continues north of the city with Japanese forces advancing and destroying Chinese defenses.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
China
Foreign Office
Shanghai
Contact Hinted In Ross Kidnaping In Chicago
Six federal agents surveilled the Ross apartment as a possible kidnap contact emerged for Charles S. Ross the retired Valentine manufacturer. Earl Connelley was among investigators while the case awaited a potential breakthrough and a nationwide push of 100 000 descriptive circulars was planned if no quick result. A Chicago murder scare near Valparaiso eased when the victim was identified as George Morris Gary Indiana hotel owner.
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Chicago
U.2
Gmen
Charles S. Ross
Valentine
Ross
Valparaiso
Ind
George Morris
Gary
Prairie Chapel cemetery group to elect officers
New officers for the Prairie Chapel cemetery association will be elected at a meeting on Wednesday October 13 at the Prairie Chapel church. Three new directors will be named and all members urged to attend. At his request Llewellyn Meredith of Frit Eng was buried in a green fin.
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Prairie Chapel Cemetery Association
Prairie Chapel Church
Llewellyn Meredith of
Frit Eng
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Voltaire
Huntingburg
Miners
Dagger Eleven
Purdue U
Sons OF Legion Notice
Senator Copeland
Radio Tong
KKK
John A. Watais
Greene County Evening World
United Press
Augusta
U.S
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