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Washington Washington Democrat

Location

Washington, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1951

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Rev Hawkins Guest Speaker at Kiwanis Meeting

Delbert Wright led the Deweyville Kiwanis gathering at Highway 50 as Robert Hawkins pastor of E. A. B. Church spoke on Youth. He urged adults to underwrite tomorrow’s youth, noting youth adapt to change and reflect our conduct in development.

Deweryville Highway 50 Delbert Wright Robert Hawkins E. A. B. Church Hawkit Hawkins God The Washington Kiwanis Oe

Relatives Report Ok Patients Condition After Hannibal Accident

Relatives who attended funeral services for Thelma Bleve in Hannibal report Ernest Blevens is up and around with good condition. His brother Jesse Blevens, married to Thelma, is seriously injured with broken ribs and a broken leg. Ernest Blevens’ wife Alice remains most seriously ill with internal injuries since the early Sunday morning accident.

Hannibal Thelma Bleve Levision Ernest Blevens Jesse Thelma Blevens Alice

Allen Field schedules busy day with multiple baseball games

On Monday morning at Allen Field the Braves face the Cards in a 9 30 a m tilt as city and school workmen clear the infield after rain. Senior league softball features Palme Electric versus Graham Farms at 7 30 p m and Eagles versus Phillips 66 at 8 45 p m. The American Legion Junior team hosts a doubleheader today with Bloomington in the afternoon and Loogootee tonight.

Allen Field Braves Palme Electric Graham Farms Eagles Phillips 66 American Legion Bloomington Loogootee

Bogard Township Seeks Bids for School Sewer Work

The Bogard township board advertises sealed bids for installing a new concrete septic tank tile and cast iron soil pipe sewers at Epsom school buildings. Plans are available in the trustee Claud Deal or architect Lester Routt offices. Bids open Saturday June 23.

the Democrat Bogard School Epsom Claud Deal Bogard Township Lester W. Routt Vincennes

Jay C Super Market Installs Air Conditioning

The Jay C Super Market today formed on its new air conditioning unit for the first time. F. F. Os man and son completed the installation after a week of work. The store joins other progressive Washington stores in improving customer convenience with climate control. A vacant lot east of the market has been concreted to provide convenient parking.

Jay C F. F. Osman and Son Washington

Coon Hunters Field Trial Near Montgomery This Sunday

Daviess County Coon Hunters host a coon dog field trial southeast of Montgomery on Sunday June 10. Signs on Highway 50 east guide hunters to the scene. Proceeds from the hunt will fund restocking raccoons in Daviess County.

Montgomery Daviess County Coon Hunters Highway 50 Daviess County

Cyrus Jamison Dies Sudden Polished City Death Notice

Cyrus Jamison died suddenly of a heart attack at 5 a m today at his Bloomfield Indiana home. He was brother in law to Margaret Dover and cousin of Russell Isenogie of this city.

Cyrus Jamison Bloomfield Indiana Jamison Margaret Dover Russell Isenogie

Alcoholics Anonymous speaker outlines growth and ethics

In Indianapolis on Wednesday a state AA meeting drew about 2,000 attendees. Bill Seers praised AA for self-financing, noting last year they refused a $10,000 bequest. He cited AA’s rapid growth from five years to 120,000 members across 29 nations and listed numerous Indiana groups including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Bloomington, Terre Haute, South Bend, and Evansville.

Indianapolis Alcoholics Anonymous Bill ‘Seers Alcoholic’ Anonymous Gerson Atterbury Bedford Bloomington Vonnersville Columbus Grawfordsville Coalville Wayne Fanklin Hammond Huron Indiapolis Jasper Jeffersonville Keendallville Lafayette la Porte Logansport Marion Milford

British diplomats Burgess and MacLean vanish to Paris

Two British diplomats Guy Burgess and Donald MacLean disappeared after leaving for Paris on May 25. Scotland Yard and French police launched a joint manhunt and FBI checks were sought to verify American ties. Both men, respected Foreign Office officials, had links to the Far Eastern Department, and rumors said they planned to move into Soviet territory for ideological reasons.

London Foreign Office Russia Paris Leonard Burt Special Branch Scotland Yard FBI Washington

Home Entry At 1308 McCormick Avenue Reported

The home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Purcell at 1308 McCormick Avenue was entered Sunday night with an estimated amount of articles stolen. A key hidden on the back porch gave access and a second possible break on Monday is suspected. Items included a brown tweed suit a Bulova wrist watch a steam iron pearl necklace and cash along with towels sheets hose and an umbrella. The Purcells husband is in the U S Marine Corps and the wife was a patient at Davenport County Hospital. Police were notified.

Joseph ‘Purcell McCormick ‘Avenue Joe Uss. Marine Corps Pene Daviess County General Mills Steam

Body of Homer H Howard to be buried here

The body of Homer H Howard will be brought here from Newark Ohio for funeral services and burial at Gill Mortuary. He died at Newark hospital at 545 am and leaves Jessie Ewarks Howard widow and a Fort Worth brother Allen Howard. A son is deceased. Service Saturday at Gill’s with Rev Franklin of Westminster Crabtree Church officiating. The Masonic and Shrine rites will be at the grave.

Homer H. Howard Newark Gill Howard Jessie Ewarks Howard Ohio Howards Bureau of Prenticeship U. S. Department Eabor Berond, Presbyterian Church of Lodge Chicago NetWark Wiliam Warren Sedktisa Rit ‘Alladin Shrine of Columbus Elks Lodge Allen Fort Worth Tex Satdey Franklin Westminster Crabtree ‘Church

County Has Eight D P s

Indianapolis June 7 Mrs Wayne Kimmel chairman displaced persons committee Indiana Economic Council announced total of 4267 displaced persons have established Indiana as first residence including 2311 males and 1956 females. Lake county 1427 received largest number Gary 604 East Chicago 563 Hammond 122 other Lake county areas 138. Marion 769 second St Joseph 312 third. Greene smallest with none ten counties have none. DP totals by county include Allen 111 Daviess 8 Decatur 19 Delaware 24 Dubois 12 Fulton 3 Grant 19 Hamilton 41 Hancock 7 Jasper 48 Johnson 17 Madison 46 Martin 27 Monroe 13 Owen 9 Putnam 17 Randolph 15 Tippecanoe 63 Tipton 13 Vermillion 24 Wayne 65. Many will come to aid farming as well as industry. Requirements for sponsors: guarantee jobs and housing not displacing others ensure family not public charge provide transport from port of entry to farm.

Indianapolis INS Wayne Kimmel Indiana Economic Council Indiana Kimmel Edward M. O'Connor Federal Displaced Persons Commission United States O’connor Lake County Gary East Chicago Hamovond Marion County St. Joseph Greene County Brown Cranee Fountain Franklin Ohio Perry Pike Scott Oh Ieather Allen Daviess Decatur Delaware Dubois Fulton Grant Hamilton Hancock Jasper Johnson Madison Martin Monroe Oagan Putnam Randolph Tippecanoe Tipton Vermillion Wayme Indiaa

330 000 GM workers face temporary layoff

Detroit June 7 INS reports about 330000 General Motors workers facing temporary layoffs due to a government order reducing car production 37 percent in the third quarter. GM plans a six day shutdown in Michigan plants from July 28 to August 6 to avoid a mass glut caused by steel curtailment, affecting all five GM divisions including Chevrolet Oldsmobile Buick and others.

Detroit General Motors Mchigan Automotive Wilson

Train Rams Fuel Truck Near Rio in Deadly Collision

A Brazilian Express train plowed into a stalled gasoline truck near Nova Iguaçu, 25 miles from Rio de Janeiro, causing a fiery wreck. At least 56 bodies recovered, with 50 more trapped as authorities feared the toll could reach 100. The Estrada Express of the Central Brazilian Railroad burst into flames after the crash, amid broken electric wires and a rapidly spreading fire.

Rio de Janeiro Nova Tguassu

Birth announced for Kramer family in Cleveland Ohio

Word was received yesterday of the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Robert J Kramer of Cleveland Ohio. Mr Kramer is the son of Mr and Mrs er of Southside Av.

Robert J. Kramer Cleveland Ohio Kramer Southside

Shelton Farm Shooting Sends Family Member Shot at Fairfield

Fairfield, Illinois June 7. E Hillary O'Daniels Jr., 29, son of a wealthy Wayne County farmer, was shot while talking with two men when three rifle rounds fired from a wooded area half a mile away struck him in the arm and dented a truck hood. He is reported in fair condition. The farm near Fairpel a and Pond Creek bottomlands tie the incident to the region's storied O'Daniels family.

Fairfield Big Il Shelton Fairpela Hillary O’daniels Jr Wayne County Amush Airfield Memorial Hospital Tuck O’daniels O’daniels

Brooklyn Pittsburg Boston Be 000 000 102 010

A damaged OCR line shows a sports score sequence with team abbreviations and inning like digits. The readable parts include Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston and a scoring line with numbers 000 000 102 010 suggesting a game progression. No clear outcome or context is extractable.

Funeral services for Mrs Blevens at Central Christian Church

Funeral services for Thelma Blevens, wife of Jesse Blevens, were held Wednesday afternoon at Central Christian Church led by Rev. John A. Farr and Rev. O. B. Thomas. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery with pallbearers Dr. Yhe B. Lindsay, Ray Hopewell, John V. Williams, Hugh Van Hoy, Howard Riffey, and John Boring.

Thelma Blevens Jesse Blevens Central Christian Church John A. Farr O. B. Thomas Oak Grove Cemetery Y He B. Lindsay Ray Hopewell John V. Williams Hugh van Hoy Howard Riffey John Boring

Baltimore and Ohio to Build 1000 Steel Box Cars

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad authorized 1,000 all steel 50 ton box cars to be built in its shops. President Roy B. White announced the plan, with an expected delivery to begin by April 1 next year. The railroad continues a heavy repair program and plans to shift car builders to the new construction as work allows.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Roy B. White Emais Baltimore and Ohio

Doades Farm Wheat Field Day At Southwestern Indiana

Doades Farm hosted a wheat field day south of Washington on State Road 57 showcasing plots that tested different amounts and types of fertilizer. Principal speaker Robert Garst of Coon Rapids Iowa urged higher yields, noting limited land and rising demand for food grains. He warned fertilizer shortages due to war production but remained optimistic for farmers producing large volumes.

Charles Doades Hington Southwestern Indiana Wheat Improvement Association Robert Garet Coon Rapids Iowa Garet United States Garst M. Hee Wilson Dadian R. M. Caldwell

Hospital Notes Admitted and Dismissed List Names

A long hospital notes list records admitted minors and adults from multiple towns including French Lick Peters burg Shoals Loogootee and Vincennes. Births noted a girl to Mrs Richard Jones Winslow and a boy to Mrs Bernard ome Maxwell Ave. Dismissals include Mrs Everett t Donald son Shoals and several others from Shoals Vincennes Wheatland and French Lick.

Edna Loréy French Lick Elmer Jones Petersburg Richard Byers Cree Harry Renneker Shoals Logan Grove Plainville Harold Dosch Florence St Lester Hopkins Millard Jewell Glezen Wm. Wininger Montgomery Linda Aneglia Livers Donna Joneen Strickland Jersey St. Majors Katherine Wilson Otwell Robert Mary Patrick Wheatland John Fes Loogootee Mary Hurst Summerville Jacqueline Nancy Barbara Lawrence Brothers Pamela Grannan Sunset Ave Chas Campbell R. R Lloyd Maddox Mad Lick Joan Burton Billy Gilley W. Oak Waldo Roberson Mona: Crowder Emmons E. Main Grace Nolley Vincennes Ave

Rites Held For William Cosgrove

A solemn Requiem High Mass for William P. Cosgrove was said at St. Peter's Church in Montgomery at 9 o'clock. Rev. Thomas Mindrup officiated with Rev. Omer Meyer as deacon and Rev. James O'Connor as sub-deacon and sermon giver. Burial followed in the church cemetery. The Burch-Wood post American Legion accorded military honors to the deceased.

William P. Cosgrove St. Peter’s Montgomery Thomas Mindrup Omer Meyer James O'Connor Lor William L. Smith Cly i . Hickman Cecil Matthewson Virgil Clements Ray Jones Burch-Wood Post American Legion

Soviet Troops Besiege Iran Border Provocation Fears

Tehran reports an unusually large Soviet troop concentration near Iran s northern frontier. Iranian officials say the numbers cannot be estimated and speculate it is part of a pressure campaign linked to the Britain Iran oil dispute. A clandestine radio broadcast urged Iran to replace British workers with Russian technicians.

Tehran INS Iran Britain Azerbaijan Anglo- Iranian Oil Company Russia Iraniiang

Probe Reported Sale Of Horse Meat In Indiana

An Indiana inquiry regarding horse meat sales surfaced amid wartime reports. The dispatches described United Nations forces pressing advances toward Chorwon and Kumhwa in Korea, with heavy artillery, counterattacks, and fierce battles as Chinese and North Korean forces defended the central supply triangle.

Indiana Tokyo United Nations Chorwon Korea Iron Triangle Kumhwa Chorwong Moon Barkis Mid - Korea Hwachon The Th Army Yongong 8Th Army

Cattle Purchases Slashed as Horse Meat Probe Grows

Indianapolis buyers cut cattle purchases amid a beef shortage as farmers hold stock. Officials investigate a secret horse meat market, with health leaders warning horse meat must come from licensed slaughterhouses and be sold as such, amid concerns of adulteration and unsanitary operations.

Indianapolis INS Indianapolis Packers Today Indi Ana Inch LeRoy Burney State Board of Health Gerald Kempf Kempf U. S

Yale 250th Commencement Honors Roy E Potts

Roy E Potts son of Mr and Mrs Roy F Potts 623 W Walnut St among about 2000 graduates to receive degrees at Yale University 250th Commencement on June 11 He will earn the Bachelor of Arts degree and proceed to further studies or a professional path as announced by Yale officials

Roy E.potts Roy F. Potts Walnut Street Yale University

Joe Norris Confined at A-566 Methodist Hospital

Joe Norris is confined to the 1st Hospital in Indiana trient. He would be A-566, Methodist Hospital, Indi anapolis.

Joe Norris 1St Hospital Indianatrient Methodist Hospital Indianapolis

George H. Smith Dies In Loogootee After Illness

George Harry Smith 64 died at 12 03 pm at his east Loogootee home after a three day illness. Born April 4 1886 in Martin County to Frank and Margaret Smith, he married Oma Dye March 1 1913 and leaves children George H. Smith Francis R. Smith Candace M. Smith and Clinton L. Smith plus five grandchildren. He also leaves brother Jas M. Smith. He was a Mt Calvary Methodist member. Body at Miller Funeral Home Loogootee awaiting funeral arrangements.

George Harry Smith Loogootee Mr. Smith Martin County Frank Margaret Crane Smith Oma Dye George H. Smith Francis R. Smith Candace M. Smith Quincy Clinton

Rabies Record Cited By Indiana Health Official

Indiana health officer Dr. Gerald F. Kempf told a civic medical and health meeting that the state had the second worst rabies tally in the nation last year. He reported 600 cases in Indiana with 73 in Marion County and outlined actions to combat the disease.

Indianapolis Gerald F. Kempf Indiana

Seven top Nazi criminals hanged at Landsberg prison

Seven notorious Nazi war criminals were executed by a U S Army hangman in a specially built hut at Landsberg Prison. The condemned included Oswald Pohl and Paul Blobel, among others, after months of appeals. The executions followed delays and occurred overnight, ending their years of death-dealing in the camps.

Landsberg Imany INS United States Army Ha Landsberg Adolf Hitler Oswald Paul Blobel U. S. Supreme Court

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Rev. Hawkins Kiwanis Bara Ene JAY C Super Coon Hunters Joe Purcell County D. P George Harabadian Shelton Farm Big Earl Arl Bernie Roy Pond Creek Io’daniels Cincinnati New York Philadelphist Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston Doades Farm William Cosgrove Anglo- Iranian Company U.N Packers Roy E. Potts YALE George Smith Pohl Blobel Otto Oahlendorf Puntne Werner Braune Naumann G ‘Schellermair Hans Schmitt
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