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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1946
Page
1
Funeral services for Mrs Ruth Kelly will be conducted Monday morning at ten o clock at the Gill funeral home with Rev Parker De in charge. Burial will follow in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call at Gill chapel.
Michael Falvey aged 2, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Falvey of Knox nd, underwent heart surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Maryland in June. His condition is as good as can be expected. The mother was at his bedside.
Several cities in southern Indiana have returned to standard time after trying daylight saving. Included are New Albany Louisville Jeffersonville and Paoli as clocks were set back one hour.
In New York in Central Park two youths, Hylands 20 and Yvonne Kenny, were attacked after a YWCA dance. Hylands died after being beaten while protecting Kenny from three assailants who robbed him of his money. Kenny survived and aided detectives in describing the attackers.
Petersburg June 8 Robert M Dalton 80 died at 7 p m Friday at home on Seventh street He was a retired engineer of the Big Four railroad He leaves two daughters and other details follow with funeral arrangements in next notice
Officers of the Washington Community Association and the Mutual Building Corporation stated there is no foundation to numerous rumors about employment with successors to the Reliance plants. They emphasized no credible evidence supports the claims and urged caution.
Washington June 8 The CIO Maritime Unity committee says Latin American unions will refuse to load U S cargo if President Truman seizes merchant ships to break the June 15 strike. CMU cites support from Mexican workers and pledges from French and New Zealand longshoremen. Talks seek a compromise on a 40 to 44 hour week as unions press for shorter hours. Federal mediators push shipowners to offer counter terms while discussions continue and the strike threat looms over 200,000 CIO maritime workers.
Shoals Indiana June 8 A Shoals police officer spotted a car fleeing east on Highway 50 after a nighttime check at the Y. The trio from Ohio confessed to robbing two cars in Ohio and three in Illinois and planned another theft at the Adams lot. The 193p green Buick with license 71-060 was found nine miles west of Bedford and held pending owner contact.
Chester Ray Ferguson was shot in the leg by a machine gun at his Crane home around ten last night. The weapon belonged to Ferguson’s brother, who had returned from Navy service. Virgil Stone of French Lick pulled the trigger on instruction from the bystander accident victim. The bullet pierced thigh muscle but was not serious. Ferguson, a Depot employee, and Stone are both French Lick natives. a deputy sheriff and a depot doctor treated him at the hospital nearby.
The Washington Conservation club announced its first annual horse show to be held on July 4 at the city schools athletic field on north east Sixth street. A general committee meeting Friday outlined advertising entries prizes and other details with further notices to follow. Mrs Oral Chattin serves as secretary with numerous committees including general entries advertising publicity finance tickets grounds concessions and more led by named members.
Washington reports a bold theft of crown jewels valued at 1.5 million with an army major and GI to be arrested. A WAC captain and her 36 year old colonel husband, identified as Kathleen Nash and J. W. Durant, are en route under guard. The case shifts focus from maritime talks as government seeks a peaceful settlement amid looming June 15 walkouts. President Truman may visit Latin America while Bowles predicts an effective OPA bill. Senate moves to extend price controls and block a legislative patronage czar.
Clifford Guy Franklin 51 died yesterday afternoon at Daviess county hospital Shoals Ind He operated a home photography shop three and a half miles west of Shoals A World War I veteran and United Brethren church member born December 17 1895 in Martin County He survived by wife Kathryn Mowery two brothers Harley Franklin and Dennis Franklin and his mother Melissa Sullivan Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 PM at his residence with interment at Pleasant Cemetery in Linton Rev Carroll officiating.
Chicago analysis argues budget satisfaction and human welfare deserve priority over romance or sentiment in social policy. Associate Professor Earl S Johnson of the University emphasizes practical needs over idealized goals.
Word arrives of the death of four time former Washington resident Mrs Ida Zuber Ulmo of Evansville Indiana. She was the daughter of Joseph and Anne Keller Zuber. Her husband Louis Ulmo had preceded her. Surviving are Mildred and Miss Olmo siblings two brothers and six sisters.
Washington reports the White House says President Truman will send a new message to Congress early next week on labor policy and strike curb measures. Charles G. Ross said no decision yet on signing or vetoing the Case bill, but the president will address labor issues in a single message to Congress.
A head-on three car collision in Wabash Indiana last night killed 16 year old Harold Miley and seriously injured three others. The crash occurred on 0 58 a, teres sapien abel oe Wabash last night as various vehicles collided. Authorities reported the fatal injury occurred to Miley who was a passenger in one of the cars.
Washington reports the War Department recovered nearly all crown jewels stolen from Kronberg Castle by WAC Captain Kathleen Nash Durant and her colonel husband J W Durant. Col Ralph W Pierce said jewels were found in a Chicago baggage locker shortly after Durant’s confession. Other suspects remain under surveillance.
New York reports an impending rise in hard coal prices for homeowners and consumers as the nine day anthracite strike ends. Operators claim a favorable deal with Washington and expect payroll costs to rise by up to 60 million dollars annually, with roughly one dollar per ton wholesale increase.
Charles E. Holdman BER 2/C of 107 Walnut Street Joseph Dale Miller Y 2/C of Route 1 and Kenneth D. Best 1/C of 301 Dewey Avenue were among those discharged in a recent Navy roll call.
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