Mrs. Dearth Observes 97th Birthday SaturdayMrs. Linda S. Dearth, who has been a resident of the McKinley home at 1245 Maple avenue for more than three years, observed her 97ih birthday Saturday. Mrs. Dearth entered the home from Malta where she lived for a number of years.Mrs. Dearth is in good health, does her own mending without glasses and goes to the table three times, a day for her meals.She is the widow of James Dearth, a Civil war veteran, and the mother of the late Mrs. George Crosser. She is a grandmother of Mrs. Fred Moseley of 1033 Sunset avenue.