Fathers Auxiliary Receives Charter at VFW Hall
Washington Post No 44 Fathers Auxiliary received its charter with original members names inscribed. Commander Frank Dillon announces charter to be shown at tonight’s regular meeting at the VFW hall. Five new members to join Post 44. eligibility includes fathers and stepfathers of any veteran.
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Washington Post No. 44
Fathers’ Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frank Dillon
V. F. W. Hall
V. F. W. Post
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Post 44
U. S
Thunderstorm Drops .73 Inch Rainfall in Washington
Weather observer JC C Feagans reports .73 inch of rain fell overnight after a northwest moving thunderstorm around 2 am. No damage noted, humidity high, and temperatures ranged from 62 to 81 with a feel of 98 to many despite the 89 official reading.
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Washington
JC. C. Feagans
Mr. Feagans
Funeral for Mrs Ellis Held at Gill Chapel Thursday
Funeral of Mrs Aja Gertrude Ellis was held at the Gill Chapel at 2 o clock Thursday. Rev Harold Miles officiated with burial in Plainville cemetery. Pallbearers included Curt Wildridge George Wildridge Murray Harris Otto Harris Paul Hunter Junior Risley and Eugene Standiford.
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Aja Gertrude Ellis
Gill Chapel
Harold Miles
Plainville Cemetery
Curt
George Wildridge
Murray
Otto Harris Paul Hunter
Junior Risley
Eugene Standiford
Car Wreck on McCracken Curve Injures No One
A 1947 Ford sedan driven by George C. Gray, 27, of Olney, overturned on the McCracken curve of Highway 50 East near 5:30 AM after skidding in rain. The $400 car damage was not followed by serious injuries to Gray or his passenger.
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George C. Gray
Olney
McCracken
Highway 50
Gray
Bass Catch At Wonders Lake
Walter Good and Chick Allison reported a good bass bite at Wonders Lake this morning around 9 30. They brought in six largemouth bass, the heaviest weighed five and a half pounds and measured twenty two inches in length.
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Wonders Lake
Walter Good
Chick Allison
Walter
Chick
Postponed Allen Field Activities
All Allen Field activities for today were postponed and will be rescheduled for next Tuesday.
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Allen Field
Bruce Kixmiller Buys Wabash Valley Bus Line
Bruce C. Kixmiller announced the purchase of the Wabash Valley Co. operating bus service between Evansville Terre Haute and Linton. The line was bought from Mr and Mrs B W Sale after noon Wednesday. E C O Neal of Vincennes is named manager. Kixmiller also runs a Dodge Plymouth dealership in Bicknell and Vincennes and owns the Bicknell theaters and machine shop and the Vincennes city bus line. He is brother of Mrs Charles Smiley of this city.
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Dodge- Plymouth
Bicknell
Vincennes
Kixmiller
Charles Smiley
Baseball Game Sunday Oilers to face Bloomfield
The Plainville Oilers will play Bloomfield at Lions Club Park Sunday afternoon at 1:30.
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Plainville Oilers
Bloomfield
Lions Club Park
Hungarian Archbishop Pleads Guilty to Espionage Case
Budapest reports Archbishop Grosz the leading Catholic cleric in Hungary pleaded guilty to anti state conspiracy and admitted supplying confidential state affairs information to Great Britain and the United States. He testified of constant contact with U S and British legations while on trial with eight others accused of anti state activities and espionage. The nine defendants face charges of preparing a revolution against the people's democratic order and forming armed terrorist units. Parishioner suspects include Dr Alajos Pongracz formerly with the American Legation in Budapest.
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Budapest
INS
Josef Gros
Hungary
Great Britain
United States
U. S
Grosz
Josef Cardinal ‘Mindszenty
Robert Vogeler
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Cardinal Mindszenty
People's Democratic Order
de Waa
Vilmop ‘Olti
Gyula Alapi
Alajos Pongracz
Legation
Hospital Notes Admitted and Discharges List Many Names
A hospital notes page lists admitted patients including Martha Neil 804 E Main Loogootee Anna Bower 107 N Oak Loogootee Bertha Truelove 1505 Jackson William Wagner 103 S We second Hal Nelson Winslow Velma Keith R R 3 Minnie Bowman 1503 W Walnut Mildred Davis R R 4. Minor operations include Betty Grubb 800 Axtell Jack GIllenwater 108 N W Eighth Wanda Simmons 810 New St Ishmael Ramsey 1415 Bedford Ra Master Russell Arvin Loogootee Kay Ann Like Petersburg Accidents Peggy Joan Stone Shoals Births born to Mrs John M Smith 150 Stark Crane a boy today born to Mrs Fred Wagler R R 2 Loogootee a girl yesterday born to Mrs Dolores Luft Oakland City a boy today Dismissals list many names including William Best 301 Dewey Ave Mrs Roy McCracken West Baden Petersburg Ephraim Hale Winslow Harold Fleetwood Washington Mrs Walter Potts Otwell Mrs Homer Ashley Winslow Sally Steinkamp French Lick Mrs Virginia Fleenor R R 3 Jean Eskridge R R 3 Kay Smith 216 N E 14th St Norma Boyd 109 E Oak Mrs Alice J Pridemore R R 4 Master James Neal Bloomfield Catherine Gladish Petersburg Sherman Bledsoe 804 E Main Mrs Max Hughes Cannerburg Ishmael Ramsey 1415 Bedford Rd Chence Teitfort 16 E Main Mrs Minnie Barley Petersburg Baby Karla Hudson 408 Ogden Peach 908 Jersey Marlin Miray 312 N E Fifth George To 1801 Grand
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Martha
Neil
E. Main
Anna Bower
N. Qak St
Loogootee
Bertha Truelove
Jackson
William Wagner
S. We
Hal
Nelson
Winslow
Velma Keith
R. R
Minnie Bowman
W. Walnut
Mildred Davis
Betty Grubb
Axtell
Jack Gillenwater
FBI Announces Capture of One of Ten Most Wanted
Joseph Paul Cato, eighth on the FBI ten most wanted list, was captured by FBI agents and Cleveland police at an East Side plant where he had worked since arriving in Cleveland last month. He had been sought in the March 22, 1946 murder of Phyllis McCullough in San Francisco and faced charges including robbery and impersonating a federal officer.
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Cleveland
INS
Josph Paul Cato
FBI
James MacArthur
Cato
Phyllis McCulough
San Francisco
East Side
International News
Ray J. Abbaticchio, Jr
Lax
Atbbaticchio
Albbaticchio
McCullough
Cate
Indiana slot machine fight continues in state debate
Indianapolis June 22 INS The slot machine dispute persists as the VFW resolutions committee pigeonholes three pro slot measures from seven posts Jaaper Bicknell Whiting Boonville Michigan City Logansport Evansville Court action to test clubs right to play games of chance 6000 hidden slots valued at 3 million to be prosecuted State police warn of 500 fine six months jail per machine US Attorney Welsh says violators face 5000 fine and two years VFW leaders oppose revival Brock says slots out and will stay out due to governor’s order
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Resolutions Committee
Indiana Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention
Jaaper
Bicknell
Whiting
Boonville
Michigan City
Logansport
Evansville
Ray Brock
Kokomo
Indiana Council of Fraternal and Social Societies
U. S
Matthew E.welsh
John J. Bartson
VFW
Brock
Our Men in Service New Address for Corporal Frye
Corporal Oral L. Frye 55031169 of Company B 103rd Engineers Battalion 28th Infantry Division Camp Atterbury Indiana has completed Engineer School at Fort Belvoir Virginia and was transferred to Atterbury.
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Oral L. Frye
Inf
Camp Aterbury
Ind
Ft. Belvoir
Atterbury
Body of Frank S. Campbell Returned for Burial
Laogootee gathers for funeral as Forest S Campbell 78, a native of Barnesville Ohio, dies in Sedan Kansas. Born January 13 1873 to Thomas W Campbell and Rachel Morrison Campbell he leaves wife Cora Hall and brothers Ernest of Columbus and Charles of Barnesville. Body at Miller Funeral Home.
Korean veterans return ship docks in San Francisco
San Francisco on June 22 1941 the Army's largest Korean veterans return shipment arrives aboard the USS General John Pope. The 3337 passengers include 3134 veterans with 34 soldiers and several Navy enlistees headed home after overseas service and enlistment completion.
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San Francisco
John Pope
Pope
Smith
Navy
Traffic Violation Fines for George C Gray
George C. Gray of Olney Illinois was fined one dollar plus court costs for speeding in a local traffic case.
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George C. Gray
Olney, Ill
Scout Troop 70 Attending Summer Camp at Camp Wapehani
Boy Scouts from Troop 70 sponsored by First Methodist Church Washington have spent two weeks in outdoor training at Camp Wapehani, operated by White River Council. Scouts named include Hastings, Griswold, Lindsay, Potts, Kempf, and Moore, with visitors from Troops 74 and 4 Blooming Grove and other local troops. Parents and friends may visit. best visiting nights are Wednesday and Friday with campfires.
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First Methodist Church
Washington
Camp Wapehani
Steve Kempf
Terry Potts
Ronnie Myers
Troop
Phil Whith W
Bloomin Boys
Tom Douglas
Leon Osman
Larry Wiggs
Gordon Gilliatt
Gene Griswold
Link Hastings
Bill Allen
Ronnie Kayis
Phil Myers
Alan Begley
Denny Iring
Bob Lindsay
Rudy Hauser
Jack Lee
Bill Lee
Kenny
Phil
Greene
Marion
Leroy Lee If
Dick Mischler
Harry Scheid
Bill Hayes
Stanley Murdock
West Fork
Eber
Odon
Jane
Revenue bill imposes 12.5 percent defense tax on incomes
Washington report explains that the house passed a new revenue bill imposing a 12.5 percent defense tax on individual incomes. The table shows post-deduction, pre-exemption figures for representative taxpayers and how the levy would affect them.
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Washington
INS
House
Frank Kidwell Retired Colonel U S Army Dies in Seattle
Obituary notes the death of Col. Frank A. Kidwell US Army retired at his Seattle home. born July 23 1873 in Montgomery he served 32 years including Spanish American War Philippines Alaska Japan WWI with the 9th Division. He left five grandchildren and brothers and sisters. services with full military honors conducted by Veterans of the Foreign Wars.
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Col
Frank A. Kidwell
USA
Seattle
Washington
Frank
Montgomery
John H
Barbara
Dant) Kidwell
Rose Zinkan
Kathra Kidwell
Washington University
Elmer ‘Francis Kidwell
War Office
Washington, D. C
Frank Kidwell
United States Army
Evansville
Indiana
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
Fort McPherson
Georgia
Tampa
Fla
Cuba
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Philippine Islands
Alaska
Japan
Belgium
France
U.S. Presidio
San Francisco
Cal
University of Nebraska
St. Simon's School
Sisters of Providence
Christian Brothers of St. John
Washington D. C
Charles H. Stacy
Danville
Frank G. Kramer
West
Herron Street
Charles A. Kidwell
East
Flora Street
Thomas A. Kidwell
Harry E. Kidwell
Veterans of the Foreign Wars
Seattle Post
Tornado Blows Cattle Into Adjoining Farm
Officials report a tornado cloudburst and hailstorm strike Fulton county overnight causing hundreds of thousands in damage to utilities crops and buildings near Rochester and Akron. A herd of 15 cattle was blown into an adjacent farm and a long forest was razed near Athena.
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Rochester
Ind
INS
Fulton County
Lee Marsh
Athens
Akron
Athena
Lake Manitou
Iced Coffee Is Army Pet Peeve
Atlantic City New Jersey June 22 The most disliked item on an Army camp menu is iced coffee said civilian advisor to the Quartermaster General R Palmer Benedict who led a survey of 120 food items from 14 000 soldiers in camps nationwide. He noted that chilled coffee ranked alongside chilled asparagus galad canned turnips parsnips and cauliflower with cheese sauce on the hate list. The term hob o originated in the western United States shortly after the Civil War.
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Atlantic City
N. J
INS
R. Palmer Benedict
Quartermaster General
Benedict
Ozark walking preacher wins damage suit
The Rev. Guy Howard of Branson Missouri won 3125 in a 320000 defamation suit against Capitol Records Distributing Company over a song he alleged mocked Christianity. The jury found 625 in actual damages with punitive damages. invasion of privacy claim dismissed. Attys for both sides will appeal.
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St. Louis
INS
Plaintiff
Christianity
Brotherhood of the Ministry
Capitol
Radio Corporation of America
Decca
Pitol
Ozark
Ard
Tiey
Johnny Ieer
Howard
Abraham Lincoln
Read wins regional organ contest at Cleveland
Robert Read son of Mr and Mrs R H Read 610 S E 1st St is named winner of the regional organ contest held in Cleveland Ohio. The contest used an Austin organ at Ave Congregational Church with three judges including Dr Healey William from the University of Toronto. As regional winner Read may advance to San Francisco to compete at the National contest during the A G O convention June 30 to July 4 1952.
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Robert Read
R. H. Read
S. E. 1St St
Cleveland
Ohio
Ave Congregational Church
Healey William
University of Toronto
Canada
Bob Now
San Francisco
Cal
A.G.O
New Cut Announced In Use Of Steel
War dispatches report a July 10 cut in steel consumption by refrigerators furniture and radio and television manufacturers amid price and production concerns. In Korea, American pilots clashed in two jet battles near Sinuiju and Chorwon with MiG-15s and F-86 Sabres, destroying several enemy planes and hammering airfields as UN forces press a push toward the front. Plans for civilian evacuation in South Korea emerged amid warnings of a possible summer offensive as UN troops advance on central front positions and Kosong harbor comes under shelling.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Chorwon
ROK
North Korea
United Nations
Kosong
Upa
Sinuiju
Sinutju
Improper Registration Charge Hits Eaton Trailer Camp Man
John R. Lett, 28, of Eaton Trailer Camp, was fined $1 and costs in city court today on a charge of improper license registration.
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John R. Lett
Eaton Trailer Camp
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Grady
Shah
Britain
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