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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1946
Page
1
Retired contractor and former city councilman Warren Routt received a 50-year Fellows Medal from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at a ceremony tied to his long association with the lodge. He joined the order in Loogootee in 1886 and later transferred to the local lodge.
Chester Hart of Shoals pled to assault and battery and received a $10 fine with a six month sentence. Ted Melvin of Shoals pled guilty to public intoxication and received a six month suspended sentence.
James Monroe Burdette 73 longtime Plainville High School teacher died at 12 55 this morning at his home after a prolonged illness. Born October 13 1872 in Pike County he taught at Oakland City College Indiana University and Plainville High School. Survived by children Albert and Hedden and two grandchildren with services Monday at the Plainville Methodist Church
E A Luxenberger announced Reliance plans to staff Liberty and Victory plants starting July and October with shifts of 160 and 250 workers plus second shifts later. About a dozen Mishawaka specialists will train locals. hiring will be supervised by the company personnel dept with no fixed age limit and no union requirement. Local notices will invite applicants within days.
Washington June 15 congressional leaders hoped Black and Jackson would resign before the Supreme Court reconvenes in October. They favored orderly exits to allow two new appointees unaligned with factions, while senators weighed impeachment risks and public confidence. House leaders signaled resignation as a likely solution, amid charges tied to a former partner and internal judiciary committee pressure.
Negotiations in Washington ease looming strikes as seamen and marine workers win a 40 hour ashore week and 48 at sea with overtime. Longshoremen gain 22 cents an hour, engineers miss wage boost, and price control hopes rise amid talks on PA bills. OPA actions, draft age rules, and top court feud loom as Congress eye adjournment by July 15 and army orders discharge non-volunteer fathers.
A detainee tied up the cell door and delayed his execution several times before state police, other officers, and Salvation Army workers convinced him to open the cell door. The prisoner then faced the death march as authorities moved toward the extreme penalty.
The Daviess County 4-H Club Association held a meeting at the courthouse last evening to select and approve the 4-H Achievement and Judging winners to attend the state 4-H Roundup July 8 to 10. Officers for 1946-47 were elected, with McKinley Vance as chair and Penace Newton as vice chair. The county reported about 1100 members enrolled in 1946, the largest in its history, and Daviess ranked high in state 4-H activity for 1945. A two year director term was recommended, with township elections this fall at achievement meetings. A committee to plan the Thursday program for the annual 4-H Show included Vance, Wilma Dougherty, and Theodore Murphy. Current directors and officers are listed, including representatives from Barr, Bogard, Elmore, Harrison, Madison, Reeve, Steele, Washington townships, along with at-large directors Mrs. Theodore Young and Austin Arthur.
British Daily Worker warns the American proposal could create an economic dictatorship if veto power is surrendered by the big five. A Red paper warns a world dictatorship could form if a single power gains a bare majority at the atomic energy authority. On Kwajalein, a Swancutt led crew is chosen to drop an atom bomb on Bikini lagoon in the upcoming test, as Brig Gen Ramey selects the mission. China reports fifty thousand communists encircle Tsingtao while U.S. Marines are based at Shauntung province port.
Mrs. Ida LaRoche reports the death of her uncle C. Cooper Batchelor of Kansas. Mr. Batchelor had resided here on numerous occasions and is survived by Robert Charlie and Ar Hubbs.
Illinois highway patrolmen identified the victim as James Lane of Mt. Vernon. He was taken to Mt. Vernon hospital with severe internal injuries after a training plane crash. The crash came hours after a separate Army base incident at Scott Field.
A notice indicates Alfred T. Goo III is seriously ill at the home of Mrs. Alfred T. Goo and Mrs. John Mudd in a local household.
Mrs Harry Klin of Portland turned 100 and celebrated by taking her first airplane flight in Oregon. One month after her birthday she accepted a pilot's invitation to fly and was flown 52 miles to shake hands with the pilot.
Chicago crowds gathered at two stockyard packing plants seeking meat. About 1,000 protested at one firm, police called but no disorder occurred. over 200 milled at another with many veterans present. Officials said meat sales were not possible across counters as in retail. Joseph Bilek, 33, a Pacific veteran, voiced frustration but left without meat.
Dorsey G. Prim was fatally injured in Indianapolis while en route to meet his wife arranging funeral plans for his step son. A streetcar struck their automobile in a head on collision. Another man, Franks, died after diving into shallow water at Westlake Beach.
The NBC report from Tokyo states six defense counsel members for the Tojo war crimes trials have resigned citing insufficient time to prepare. They asked General MacArthur to delay the proceedings, but he said the tribunal must decide. Named were Beverly Coleman, Valentine Deale, Joseph Hynes, and Norris Allen, John Buider, Charles Young.
Indianapolis June 15 Horse racing and oil interests tied to the National City Bank of Evansville embezzlement case against Sterling Perry. Federal grand jury evidence shows Perry, a noted Evansville figure, spent funds to cover up for associates, with a $10,000 bond set as the case advances.
Weather brief notes a low of 65 degrees overnight with mild conditions. Temperature details are limited and not fully clear from the fragment.
A Senate and House clash over price controls looms as June 30 nears, with leaders signaling potential compromise to end controls on livestock meat poultry and dairy. A prolonged labor dispute in New York harbor threatens a broad maritime strike but a negotiated settlement averts a nationwide walkout.
Atlanta on June 15 an AFL charge states local police refused to shield members in isolated areas from the Ku Klux Klan. Willie Dudley, a Black worker in Gordon, was hijacked after signing a new AFL cement lime and gypsum workers union membership. four masked men beat him with a rubber hose, claiming Klan affiliation. AFL rep George L. Googe urged Georgia's attorney general Eugene Cook to investigate, noting officers blamed an alleged Klan member.
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