4-H Judging Tops Vigo County Fair Morning Events
George Diehl reports Vigo County Fair opening with 1400+ entries at new South First street grounds. Champion 4-H clothing goes to Carolyn Sloan of near West Terre Haute. Norma Nicoson earns reserve. Preview highlights include baking and handicraft sweeps, horse pulling eliminations, and early injuries at the Red Cross first aid station.
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George Diehl
Carolyn Sloan
Near West Terre Haute
Vigo County
South First Street
Norma Nicoson
R. A
Marilyn Willis
R. R
Wabash Valley
Tribune-Star Publishing Company
Clarae Clark
Joy Rogers
Jean Price
Prairie Creek
Mary Ann Weeks
Shelia Lemmons
Carol Hartmann
Barbara Harkness
Frances Miller
Nancy Reed
Mary K. Milner
Brazil
Ardella Yates
Reta Yates
Kathryn Feld
Farmersburg
Red Cross
Terre Haute Fire Departement
Fraternal Order of Police
Armed Forces
Izaak
Sullivan contractor wins levee bid in Illinois and Indiana
The district U S Engineers Office awarded Luther Keen of Sullivan Indiana the Captain Pond Levee repair bid of 29498 55 for Jasper County Illinois. The government estimate was 51200 and work starts within 15 days. Green Construction Co of Oaktown Indiana won the Island Levee bid at 37777 13 with an estimated cost of 60000.
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Louisville
U.S. Engineers
Luther Keen
Sullivan
Ind
Captain Pond
Jasper County
Illinois
Keen
Island
Sullivan County
Indiana
Green Construction Company
Oaktown
Sunrise and Sunset Times on River Stage Reading
The data shows sunrise at 6 09 and sunset at 7 36 with a river stage of 3 2 feet and stationary conditions. A.M. and P.M. times appear alongside measurements like 59 and 74 in a fragmented weather style.
Terre Haute Area Weather Outlook Tonight and Wednesday
Local conditions report yesterday’s high of 73 and low of 48 with 0.0 inches precip. Forecast calls for fair conditions and a slight warming trend in Terre Haute and vicinity with low tonight around 53 and high tomorrow near 82, while Indiana and Illinois remain mostly fair with similar temps and modest increases into Wednesday. Temperature readings include 49 at morning and 75 by 2 p.m.
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Terre Haute
Vicinity
Indiana
Illinois
InGO County Fair Program Tuesday to Sunday events
The program lists judging events for Apiary home arts poultry rabbits 4 H steers sheep hogs beef calves dairy ponies goats vegetables and fruits floriculture with entertainment including balloon ascensions horse racing livestock and farm machinery parades and various shows. Additional livestock and amateur events appear across all days with bicycle races and outdoor performances.
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Tribune-Star
Dr Milton Rubin Appointed to City Health Board
Mayor Ralph Tucker announced the appointment of Dr Milton Rubin to the city board of health replacing Dr John E Dailey. Rubin, of 125 Monterey avenue, will take office Sept 1. Dailey will retire and his secretary ship and health officer titles will be filled at the board meeting after retirement. The current board includes Dr J J Hoover president Dr H J Pierce vice president Dr Dailey and Dr J O Conklin. Dailey reportedly will practice in Indianapolis.
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Milton Rubin
City Board of Health
Ralph Tucker
City Hall
Rubin
Monterey Avenue
John E. Dailey
Dailey
Tucker
J. J. Hoover
H. J. Pierce
J. O. Conklin
Indianapolis
Democrats Plan Pre Election Banquet at Eagles Club
Vigo county Democrat leaders announce a Thursday night pre election banquet at 641 Cherry Street Eagles clubrooms with guests including Alex Campbell Jack Mankin Charles Fleming and James Propst. A buffet at 8 p m precedes a reception hour for precinct committeemen and guests. Campbell Mankin Fleming Propst will attend Vigo County Fair receptions in Terre Haute where the party booth will be staffed by older and younger democrats.
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Democrat
Eagles
Cherry Street
Lawrence V. Letzkus
Vigo County
Democrat Central Committee
Freida Terhorst
Central Committee
Alex Campbell
Fort Wayne
United States
Indiana
Jack Mankin
Lebanon
Charles F. Fleming
James M. Propst
Letkus
Edward S. Everett
Campbell
Mankin
Fleming
Propst
Terre Haute
Toll from Atlantic hurricane rises to 12 in New England
Boston Aug 22 The toll of deaths from the hurricane reached 12 in New England as two people drowned in rough surf and several others nearly perished.
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Boston
U.P
New England
Brannan States No Food Shortage Ahead at Sullivan County Fair
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan told 1000 attendees at the Sullivan County Fair Monday night that U S farmers can supply ample food for civilians and soldiers even with higher military needs He urged continued support for the Brannan Farm Program and noted that economic controls on agriculture might be postponed longer if conditions stay steady He spoke after being introduced by Indiana Farm Bureau president Hassell Schenck with other local and out of town guests in attendance.
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Carlisle
Ind
Brannan
Charles F. Brannan
Sullivan County
Mr. Brannan
Hassell Schenck
Indiana Farm Bureau
George D. Gettinger
Democratic Central Committee
Elks Country Club
Mr. Gettinger
Herschel Newsome
Indiana Grange
Herb Rolf
Denver
National Farmers’ Union
Pollen Counts Rise Across Midwest Air Sample
Hay fever season intensifies as Midwest counts show rag weed and mold levels surging. Terre Haute reports no official local tally, while St. Louis logs 132 rag weed and 75 mold per cubic yard, Chicago 128, Indianapolis 314, suggesting Terre Haute near Indianapolis levels.
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Terre Haute
Midwest
St. Louis
Chicago
Indianapolis
Rail Strike Expands Across U S and Canada
United Press reports a wave of rail walkouts idling thousands as trainmen strike two more terminals in major industrial regions. Canada joins with 125,000 non operating workers halting almost all trains and telegraph service, marking its first rail shutdown.
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United Press
Truman
Canada
Dominion
United States
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Paul
Louisville
Erie Railroad
Reserve Enlistees Get Draft Deferment
Indianapolis August 22 7 Adjt Gen Robinson Hitchcock announced enlistment in the Indiana National Guard or armed forces reserves will mean deferment from the draft as long as drills and summer encampments are maintained. Local boards will be notified if attendance lapses and induction may follow. National guard deferment applies to those enlisted before June 24 1948. Those ordered to report for induction cannot enlist.
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Indianapolis
Adjt
Robinson Hitchcock
Indiana National Guard
Armed Forces Reserves
Hitchcock
Selective Service Boards
National Guard
Guard
Senate Votes War Controls
The Senate approved an emergency mobilization bill 85 to 3, enabling President Truman to impose wage price controls and inflation measures. An amendment, 50 to 36, required simultaneous across the board controls if invoked, backed by Bricker and Wherry, trimming administration powers ahead of House action. Continued on Page 8.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
White House
Senate House
Bricker
Ohio
Wherry
Neb
Mr. Truman
Rayburn urges adjournment after giving Truman powers
Speaker Sam Rayburn said Congress should adjourn once it grants President Truman the emergency powers to handle the Korean situation. He argued a public statement confirming full authority would show Korea is not a major operation and prove the government's faith in the powers granted.
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Washington
U.P
Sam Rayburn
Congress
Truman
Rayburn
Bronze Star Awards Given to Hoosier Soldiers
The U.S. Eighth Army in Korea announced 25 Bronze Star medals and one Oak Leaf Cluster awarded to members of the First Cavalry and the 24th and 25th divisions. Indiana recipients include Pfc Harold L. Jones of Indianapolis and Pfc Merrill L. Lillpop of Corydon. Lillpop reported wounded.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Eighth Army
U.S. First Cavalry
Harold L. Jones
Indianapolis
Merrill L. Lillpop
RR. 1
Corydon
Ind
Lillpop
General Dean Farewell From Taejon Death in Korean War
Army intelligence believes Maj. Gen. William F. Dean was stabbed to death by a North Korean Communist while a prisoner of war after Taejon fight. Dean, former commander of the 24th Division, disappeared July 21 during a rear guard retreat near Taejon. Survivors and prisoners corroborate Dean was shot, then stabbed while wounded. Koreans doubted his rank amid chaos. The broader Taejon narrative includes a trapped force of Negro infantrymen and a white captain, holding off pursuit with close air support and heavy bombing.
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U.S
Korea
U.P
William F. Dean
Dean
U.S. 24Th Division
Taejon
U. S. Army
Leonard Ford
Philadelphia
Lawrence M. Corcoran
Corcoran
Big Air Raid on Seishin Port in Korea
U P reported B 29 Superfortresses dropped over 500 tons of bombs on Seishin, a major North Korean port and railway hub near Vladivostok, projecting as a key supply route for Russian weapons to Communist forces. It followed a similar raid four days earlier on the same site.
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Tokyo
U.P
Seishin
Chongjin
Korea
Vladivostok
North Korea
Defense Chief Expects Korean War End By February
Secretary of Defense Johnson says the Korean War could end by February if high command sticks to plans to push Communists back to the pre war border. He disclosed this while testifying for an extra defense appropriation before a House subcommittee.
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Defense
Washington
Secretary of
Johnson
House
Truman
United Nation
Korea
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
French to Send Troops to Fight in Korea
Paris reports the government will dispatch a unit of French troops to Korea. In Washington a military spokesman said North Korean Communists retain the capacity for a major attack despite heavy losses, with a sizeable buildup in the Chinju area and a strong troop concentration west of the Naktong River near Waegwan and Kunci northwest of Taegu.
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Paris
Korea
Washington
Chinju
Naktong River
Waegwan-Kunci
Taegu
American Troops Repel Red Roadblock North of Taegu
American troops and tanks smashed a Red roadblock 10 miles north of Taegu and seized key hills guarding Pusan. A two hour tank clash with T-34s left 4 Russian tanks destroyed while U S tanks escaped damage. Air strike at Chongjin dropped 700 tons of explosives amid heavy fighting along the 120 mile front.
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Tokyo
Taegu
Pusan
United Nations
U.S
Legion Seeks Russia Break With Soviet Allies
Indiana American Legion delegates at Indianapolis annual meeting pass a resolution to sever diplomatic ties with Russia and its satellites. They urge Marshall Plan nations to cut off trade with the Soviet bloc and then elect officers.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Department of the American Legion
Russia
Hoosier Legionnaires
Bloomfield Lawyer Elected Indiana Legion Commander
Bloomfield lawyer and farmer Jack McIntyre won election as commander of the American Legion Indiana Department after nine districts balloted him ahead of opponent Frank Jessup of Winchester who withdrew. Both candidates are World War II veterans.
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Indianapolis
Jack McIntyre
Bloomfield
Ind
American Legion
Indiana
McIntyre
Frank Jessup
Winchester
Lost Boy Found After Desert Ordeal Near Tucson
Eight year old Gary McCarthy, missing since afternoon, was found safe and sound in the Tucson area after a long desert trek. He sought shade under a palo verde tree and was returned to his relieved parents.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona Desert
Gary McCarthy
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Sullivan Contractor
S&s
Ingo County
DR. Rubin
Campbell, Mankin, Fleming and Propst
Secretary of Agriculture
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Hoosiers
General Dean
Red
Robert C. Miller
Stan Swinton
Red Port
Elton C. Fay
U.N
Mahon
D.-Tex
Russell Brines
Legion
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