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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1944
Page
2
Monday events include Hospital Guild at the public library at 2 p m and Public Health Nursing at the hospital at 7 30 p m. Various fraternal groups gather evenings at halls including the Moose and Masons, with 4 H and youth activities noted at the high school and community house. Surgical Dressings classes run 7 to 9 p m at the Elks Home.
Greene county events list includes a Democrat women meeting at College Hill school, 4-H club at the high school, Baptist Ladies Aid all day, Eagles Lodge at the hall, Unity Lodge and I O O F at the halls, Rotary lunch at the Christian church, Glenburn W P S C S at the community house, and Baptist choir practice at the church.
Thursday brings a full list of meetings and activities. Hiawatha Hiawatha club gathers at Red Men's hall for all day, American Legion Post at Legion Home at 7 p.m., United Brethren choir at the church at 7 p.m., War Mothers Auxiliary No. 2 at American Legion home, Townsend club at city hall, Le Cercle des Amis at the community house all day, peese Faith Temple No. 42 Pythian Sisters at hall 2 p.m. Surgical Dressings classes run at Elks home from morning till 4 p.m. and again 7 to 9 p.m.
Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Overman of South Bend Indiana mark their golden wedding on August 14 honoring a 50 year marriage. They reside with daughter Mrs Florence Chezen. celebration limited by illness. They wed August 14 1894 in Vienna Scott County Indiana with Rev Isaac Coker officiating.
Lyons Girl Scouts Troop I led by Miss Carolyn Hilburn and assistants hosted a five day camp at Camp Mayle Grove in McCormicks Creek State Park. The group planned cooked and served meals and handled all camp duties. Activities included swimming hiking bicycling star hikes and a museum tour culminating in a camp fire program by 4-H and Boy Scouts.
Bloomington girls and their mothers joined a covered dish supper at the Casro then attended an Order of the Red Arrow meeting led by eighty Boy Scouts from Bloomington. Scouts listed include Carolyn Kirk Beverley Weber Janice Benham Jane Ann Wines Déna Aydelotté Dana Gregg Betty Kendall and Phyllis Kaho followed by a star hike.
The annual Gardener reunion was held at Humphreys Park on Sunday August 6 Attendees included Mr and Mrs Verner Canaday and daughters Ester and Ella Mr and Mrs Foster Wilson Mrs Harley Hollingsworth and children Joyce Donna Kenneth and Bradford Mrs Cleve Mullis and daughter Ruth Mrs Paul Love and son Michael Mr and Mrs Ora Borden Mr George Borden and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kendall and children Sonia Lou and David Lee
The Women's Guild of the Saron Reformed Church met in August with Mrs. Henry A. Kramer as leader. Rev. C. A. Hofman spoke on Victory for Humanity while Barbara West and Virginia performed music. The group voted $25 to Religious Education in public schools and closed with prayer.
Marie Donie daughter of Mr and Mrs Donie wed Pfc John McBride son of Mr and Mrs Covert McBride in St Peters Catholic church Friday at nine with Rev Father Strange officiating A high mass followed Attendants Mary Evelyn McBride and Roland Farris attended The bride wore white slipper satin with orange blossom veil The groom from Linton Stockton high school stationed with airborne troops at Camp Davis North Carolina The couple planned to honeymoon then bridegroom to Camp Davis Break fast was served at the Donie home An informal reception was held and both left for a short wedding trip
Girl Scouts from Linton Sullivan and Bloomfield completed a week long camping trip at Shakamak State Park. Miss Estelle Phillips directed the camp with Mrs. R. M. Vincent as assistant. Counselors included Florence Fritz Bonna Baughman Islaid Jacqueline Mead Margaret Reeve Adeline Hanford Ruth McNabb Mary Ada Ryan and Margaret Cooper with Mrs Clyde Kirkham conducting vesper services. Activities featured a camp fire and a talk by state park guide Dona Banta with bird films shown.
A week at camp featured sunrise bird hikes and several nature hikes led by Miss Baits. Betty Lacey created clever program sketches and cartoons for the camp paper guided by Miss Islipi. A formal dinner and final camp fire capped the week with reflections from attendees across Linton Bloomfield and Sullivan communities.
Sixteen members of the Women's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church and two guests attended a meeting at the home of Mrs Clyde Kirkham. Devotions were led by Mrs Charles Tindall with scripture by Mrs Charles Bray. Rev R B Baldridge sang My Life in Thee. Mrs George Baker led a lesson on Stewardship. A quartet sang. Ten dollars was donated for religious education in the Linton schools. Refreshments followed. The next gathering will be at Mrs Arvel Blume on August 17.
Allied forces report heavy Japanese losses over two days with ships sunk and damaged, plus aircraft destroyed and pilots killed. US losses include 198 planes and minor ship damage. Marines advance on Guam from Orote airfield as ground troops push through western roads toward Ukudu Lyuan and Luimana Point.
The War Department listed 1298 missing in action, naming Indiana personnel in the Central Pacific, European and Mediterranean theaters. Entries include ranks, names and next of kin addresses across Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis, South Bend, Evansville, Muncie, Valparaiso and other Indiana towns.
In Hillsboro New Hampshire Col John Hill promised 100 acres of land to the first boy and first girl born in the new village who wed and settled there. The first boy born January 1742 was John McColley who married Elizabeth Bibson the first girl born May 1742.
Sgt. Manuel J. Viveiros of Newport reportedly cleared a jammed bomb bay by lifting and dropping bombs by hand during a Berlin raid, delivering each ordnance one by one on the Reich capital.
The new merchant marine service flag features a ship silhouette on a blue field with a gold rope border and a star for each serving family member. Recruitment targets 80 000 officers and seamen for 1945 with age brackets from 16 to 50 eligible for various training tracks. Applicants need an Employment Service referral card and three to six months training before joining ships.
The text notes two addresses for service enrolling offices: 844 Rust Street in Chicago and 312 E Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee.
Skippy Cody, 12, was struck by a car driven by Janés Bakér while crossing near City Service corner to the Grand theatre at about 7:30 PM. He was treated at Freeman Greene county hospital and later discharged.
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