Vacation Bible School Opens July 1 at Lutheran Church
A summer program titled "Calling for God" will run from July 1 through July 12 at the Lutheran congregation. It uses film strips to teach Bible stories and includes daily lessons, singing, and family-home activities. Kenneth Breimeier, a Concordia student from St. Louis, will lead as supply pastor with sessions starting at 8:30 each morning.
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Louis ‘Talbot
Kenneth Breimeier
Concordia
St. Louis
Disorderly conduct fines in Mayor Smith's court
In Judge Smith's court two defendants faced disorderly conduct charges. Emmons was fined $10 plus costs and sentenced to sixty days at the Indiana State Farm. Clarene Emmons also paid $10 in costs and received the same sixty day sentence.
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Smith
Emmons
Indiana State Farm
Clarene Emmons
Moose Lodge Picnic Sunday At River Nook
Moose Lodge No 1050 hosts a Sunday picnic at River Nook on Road 57 between Washing and Petersburg. Free for Moose members and their families with games contests and an initiation at 3 pm. Departures from Moose Home at 10 4 and 12 o clock with return trips later afternoon.
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Moose Lodge No
River Nook
Washing
Petersburg
Moose
Ida May Nowling Will Filed in City Clerk Office
The will of the late Ida May Nowling was filed today with the city clerk. Real and personal estate is left to her husband William Nowling, and upon his passing it is to be shared by her two sons Charles and Edgar Nowling.
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Ida Mayng
Wilim N. Nowling
Charles
Edgar Nowling
Cars Collide on West Van Trees Streets
A 1942 Plymouth driven by Wilbur W. Dillion of 1607 Grand and a 1930 Chrysler driven by Gien Lenta of R R 4 collided near the West ley and Van Trees streets intersection at about 7 am. Estimated damage to the cars is $200.
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Wilbur W. Dillion
Gien Lenta
Westley and
van Trees
Corcoran Plant Set to Close One Week
Wan’s Metal Products announced the Corcoran plant will close for one week from July 1st through July 6th due to material shortages and will reopen on July 8th. The move affects production lines and staffing plans at the facility.
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Corcoran
Wan's Metal Products Cannon
Charles E Smith Interred At Grove Cemetery
Everett Smith was buried yesterday afternoon at four o'clock in Grove cemetery. A short service conducted by Rev. Burch, pastor of the Pilgrim Holiness, preceded the interment.
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Meles Everett Smith
Tnk Grove Cemetery
Burch
Pilgrim Holiness
Corn Club Draws 120 Entrants in Daviess County
Daviess County hosts a 5 acre corn project with 120 entrants as the largest in county history. The program, run by the Indiana Corn Growers Association and Purdue University, aims to improve methods under the county agent and adult junior participants.
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Daviess County
Abil County
McKee
Indiana Corn Growers Association
Purdue University
Hiroshima Actress Examined By Atomic Bomb Group
The joint atomic bomb investigating group studied portions of 35 year old Miss Midori Naka, identified as a Hiroshima actress the tissues from Tokyo were brought to Washington for examination. The effort aims to learn effects of the bomb on humans across structures. In domestic news the Senate readied an extension to the price control law as a filibuster ended. President Truman backs war profits inquiry and co operates with records access. House votes to bar UNRRA shipments to countries resisting uncensored reporting. Major topics include MacArthur recommendations for Japan and a 28 day high altitude test for four human guinea pigs in Pensacola.
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T Army Institute of
Nolo Ie
Sdsy
Japan
Hiroshima
Washi
Midori Naka
Tokyo
Senate
OPA
White House
Barkley
O'Daniel D .Tex
Truman
Sen. Mead
N. Y
Senate War Investigating Committee
Chicago
House
Russia
Far Eastern Commission
MacArthur
Frank McCoy
U. S
State Department
Iyiag
United States
Navy
Pensacola
Fila
Baruch Plan and Soviet Response on Atomic Arms
The Baruch plan would give the United States exclusive rights to develop the bomb while seeking a world tribunal and punishment of violators. Russia rejects it, preferring bomb destruction and disclosure of secrets without guarantees. Both sides fear mutual distrust and power balancing as Western bases expand, and Stalin’s ill health reportedly blocked a Washington summit invitation.
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United States
Bernard Baruch
United
Russia
Security Council
Baruch
Supreme Tribunal
Stalin
Danube
Pacific
Atlantic
Man
Fremier Stalin
Washington
New Uniforms for Knights of Columbus Team
Knights of Columbus softball team members report at the club tonight when the new uniforms will be issued.
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K. OF C
Knights of Columbus
Mayville Girl Weds Traveling Salesman
A Mayville couple wed after a short courtship as the traveling salesman identified as Fred from Evansville Indiana arrived. The ceremony followed a brief meeting on a hot day when he stopped for milk at the mother’s farm near Meysville.
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Fred
Evansville
Ind
Fether
Meysvi'e
Loogootee Man Is Pinioned Under Overturned Tractor
In Loogootee Indiana on a Thursday afternoon a tractor overturned trapping Robert Mathias under its weight. About twenty five local men hurried to the Mills crossing after a note at the depot. Mathias freed himself with help from bystanders and a jack. A small bone in his left leg was fractured.
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Loogootee
Ind
Mills
Robert Mathias
Joseph Mathias
Fred -Tie Jack
Mathias
Atomic bomb visit to Kwajalein draws dignitaries and reporters
On Kwajalein Atoll June 28 a convoy of officials, reporters, and observers gathered ahead of a planned atomic test. Navy commander Commodore Hyatt and Air Task Force Brig. Gen. Ramey hosted luncheons and tours as the Appalachian and Panamint ships arrived with press crews seeking hour by hour details of the Bikini Atoll test setup and anticipated effects.
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Wajalein
INS
Kwajalein Atoll
Navy Island
Ben H. Hyatt
Air
Roger Ramey
Kwajalein
Bikini Atoll
Army
Navy
Pacific
United Nations
Washington
San Francisco
Honolulu
Clara B Wallace Buried Today
Funeral services for Clara B. Wallace were held at ten o clock at the Church of Christ with Rev. Frank Smith of Bloomington officiating. Burial followed at Oak Cemetery with Clifford Kinnaman Ralph Quilliam Robert Colbert Jesse Behle and Ira Price named among the mourners.
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Frank Smith
Bloomington
Clara B. Wallace
Church of Christ
Oak
Clifford Kinnaman
Ralph Quilliam
Robert Colbert
Jesse Behle
Ira Price
New Suits Grace Tomey v Paul Tomey Divorce
Grace Tomey sues Paul Everett Tomey for divorce in a case filed by Hazel Pardley and John A Wnsiey. The record notes two divorce actions involving named spouses.
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Grace Tomey
Paul Everett Tomey
Hazel Pardley
John Awsiey
Yesterday's Weather Report Summary
Yesterday recorded high temperature unspecified amount and a low of 67 degrees. The report notes a low value, with no further details on location or conditions.
Gamblers Lose Million A Day In Chicago Crackdown
Mayor Edward J. Kelly ordered a crime cleanup halting operations at roughly 1,000 bookmakers in Chicago. The crackdown cut daily gambling take by about 1 million dollars as runners pursued bets on street corners. Peterson of the Chicago Crime Commission notes nationwide horse race losses reach about 1.2 billion annually.
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Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
Kelly
James M. Ragen
Racing News
Kethveng Viral Peterson
Chicago Crime Commission
Solicits Players For Baseball Club Spokane Tragedy Aid
Durham June 28. President W G Bramham of the National Association of minor league clubs appeals for help to Spokane in the Western International circuit after a bus crash killed eight players and injured six. He waives organizational rules to allow conditional assignments until season end. Spokane seeks contracts to carry on after the tragedy.
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Durham
N. C
INS
W. G. Bramham
National Association of Minor Baseball Leagues
Spokane
Head-on crash leaves one dead near Brownstown
Three others were in critical condition after a head-on collision on Highway 135 near Brownstown. Alvin Stewart, 25, of Valonia, died when a car driven by James Pate of Ewing struck Harold Coble of Salem. Gene Trowbridge, a passenger in Coble's car, remained in critical condition at Seymour hospital.
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Seymour, Dad
INS
Brownstown
Alvin Stewart
Valonia
James Pate
Ewing
Harold Coble
Salem
Pate
Coble
Gene Trowbridge
Seymour Hospital
Father Fails To Feed Children In Indianapolis
James Pennington, 49, was jailed in Marion County after his five children ages three to eleven were found hungry by humane officers. The children had gone without care for days, with the mother absent and no one to supervise them. Authorities reported the family had been without proper nourishment for about two weeks, while the man faced charges for neglect.
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Indianappolis
Ind
INS
James Pennington
Marion County
City Hospital
Indianapolis
Big Four Press Truman to Sign OPA Measure
The nation faces a severe meat shortage with over 29 000 retail butcher shops closed or shuttered. A National Retail Meat Dealers Association survey of 58 000 members shows more than half stopped operations, with meat counters bare nationwide and a looming poultry shortage in the East. Slaughtering hit a new low as Chicago, a central meat hub, nearly halted operations. Farmers withhold shipments awaiting higher prices, and Congress action on OPA is not expected to ease the crisis for 10 to 14 days.
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INS
George Dressier
National Retail Meat Dealers Association
Congress
OPA
Chicago
Detroit Tornado Strikes Again In Lower West Side
Detroit suffered a second tornado in ten days, killing one and injuring eight, ripping roofs from factories, tossing cars like feathers, and prompting emergency hospital care on both sides of the border. The fatality toll rose as Windsor hospital treated evacuees and workers recounted the destruction. In Washington, the big four urged President Truman to sign the OPA extension, framing it as the only viable option to avert deeper price-control turmoil.
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Detroit
Lower West Side
Windsor
Hotel Lieu
John Nelson Jones
Wardell Medlock
Esper Coal Company
William Brooker
David Russell
Greyhound Bus
Francis Friederichs
Civil War Vet Henry Maurer Takes First Plane Ride
Harrisburg report notes 99 year old Civil War veteran Henry Maurer grew irritated by newspaper depictions of his quiet decline and finally appeared for his first plane ride, marking a notable moment in his later years.
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Harrisburg
Henry Maurer
Elnora Lions Club installs officers at dinner
The Elnora Lions Club held a 6:30 dinner at the Methodist church to celebrate Ladies Night and install new officers. Rev. Herbert Buchanan bid farewell before leaving Elnora for Bethany Park Ind. New officers include Hollis Ketchem president and Clifford Farris vice president.
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Elnora
Maurice Hickey
Treas
Feul McSwayne
Lion Potunnet
Damon Ver Trees
Doyle Koch
Ellis Malone
H. C. Tolliver
Roy Quilliam
Leland Sargent
Col
Paul R. Bausman
Ziba F. Graham
Discharges Recorded for Military Personnel
Discharges recorded for Floyd R. Atha of the U.S. Army, George Kenneth Gray of the U.S. Navy, Robert Joseph McEvilly, Elmer & Burch of the U.S. Army, and Burgo I Seker Jr. Ui & Azzy.
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Floyd R. Atha
U. S. Army
George Kenneth Gray
U. S&s. Navy
Robert Joseph McEvilly
U. S. Navy
Elmer & Burch
Burgo 1. Seker, Jr
Ui & Azzy
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Ida May Nowling
West van
Charles E. Smith
Barr Township
Earl Feagans
L. Bernard Walker
Harl Bateman
Wm. Beckett
W. Judson Hardy
Robert Wilson
Willis Reed
Dougie Wilson
Bogard Township
Otis O'Brian
Edw. Lundergan
Geo. L. Routt
Homer
Mike O'Brian
Wayne Mattingly
W. Henry Clinton
Jabus. Osman
John V. Williams
Chas. Sellers
Porter Ainscough
Alva Holstine
Bernard M. Ryan
Ward Matthews
W. Frank Hardy
Loren Bowers
Eugene Bechtel
Orris H. Bowman
Eliot Bissey
Elmore Township
George Arney
Horace Collins
Leo Vertrees
Carlos Summerville
Forrest Scheid
Harold E. Dove
Verlin Sims
Albert Resler
Ork. Osborn
Billy Dean Moore
George Skemp
Robert L. Osborn
Ben Osborn
Harrison Township
John Auberry
W. Merritt Chapman
Joe Robinson
Donald Wallace
Madison Township
Roy H. Smiley
Eph Williams
Ralph Thompson
James Collins
Derald Hasler
Dexter Hasler
Reeve Township
Taylor Frye
Oral Frye
Steele Township
Lee Pride
Robert J. Ryatt
J. Paul Keith
Donald Foust
W.H. Chattin
Herschel Doades
Ernest E. Dyer
Bernard Wich E. Carroll
Ivan Risley
Robert Chattin
John E. Carroll
Howard Rieley
Gordon Smith
Baruch Plan
Maysville
Thomas
Conna
Suzanne Degnan
Arts
Pres. Truman
Alben Barkley
Charles ‘G. Ross
Ross
Kenneth McKellar
Sam Rayburn
John McCormack
Bowles
Elnora Lions Club
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