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Newspaper

Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1944

Page

2

Social Calendar Finds Meetings Across Local Groups

Quapaw Council No 2 Pocahontas meets Red Men hall at 7 30 p m. Girls 4 H club at high school 2 p m. Loyal Order of Moose No 1434 at Moose hall 7 30 p m. Linton Chapter No 132 Royal Arch Masons Stated Convocation Masonic hall 7 30 p m. Local Union No 1112 Painters and Paper Hangers Eagles hall 7 30 p m. Glenburn Youll Fellowship at community house 7 p m.

Quapaw Council No. 2 Pocahontas Red Men's Hall Loyal Order of Moose No. 1434 Moose Hall Linton Royal Arch Masons Masonic Hall Union No Painters and Paper Hangers Eagles Hall Glenburn Youll

Wednesday and Local Society Meetings Roundup

Tri Kappa picnic at 6 30 pm in the Humphreys Fark. Greene County Democrat women gather at College Hill School for a covered dish dinner. 4 H club meets at the high school at 2 pm. Baptist Ladies Aid church meeting all day. Eagles Lodge at 7 pm. Elks at Home at 8 pm. Unity Lodge 637 I C O F at 7 30 pm. Rotary luncheon at the Christian church at 12 15 pm. Glenburn W P S C S at the community house. Baptist choir practice at 7 pm.

Tri Kappa Humphreys Fark Greene County Democrat College Hill Baptist Ladies Aid Society Rotary Club the Christian Church

Community group events and meetings listed for Thursday

The schedule includes United Brethren Missionary Society with Mrs Ches ter Royer at two, Hiawatha club all day at Red Men's hall, American Legion Post at 7 p m, United Brethren choir at seven, War Mothers Auxiliary No 2 at American Legion home, Townsend club at city hall, Le Cercle des Amis all day at community house, Faith Temple No 42 Pythian Sisters at 2 p m, and Surgical Dressings classes at Elks home 1 4 and 7 9.

Hiawatha Club Red Men's Ane A American Legion Post Legion United Brethren Choir War Mothers Auxiliary No. 2 American Legion Home le Cercle Des Amis Faith Temple No Pythian Sisters

Friday Meetups and Dances at Local Halls

Friday Chapter 19 Women of the Moose meet at the Moose hall Surgical Dressings classes at the Elks Home from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9. A prayer meeting is held at Glenburn Mission at 7 p.m. Quapaw Tribe No 143 Improved Order of Red Men meets at the hall at 7:30 p.m. Constellation club meets with Mrs Claude Clark at 7:30 p.m.

Quapaw Tribe No. 143 Improved Order of Red Men Constellation Club Claude Clark

Alpha Bible Class Meets in Church Basement at 7 30

The Alpha Bible Class of the Methodist church gathers in the church basement at 7 30. Hostesses listed are Mesdames Lou Fleetwood Lucy Fritts and Eva Grooins.

Alpha Bible Class Methodist Church Lou Fleetwood Lucy Fritts Eva Grooins

Mrs. Dibble Honored With 70th Birthday Dinner

Mrs. Etta Dibble celebrated her seventy-enth birthday Sunday August 6 with a dinner hosted by her daughter Mrs. Otis Turley. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dibble and Mr. and Mrs. William Smith of Decatur Illinois, and Mr. and Mrs. William Hinton and daughter Dixie Lee of Bruceville.

Etta Dibble Otis Turley Harry Dibble Decatur Ill William Smith William Hinton Dixie Lee Bruceville

Women of the Moose Chapter 19 Hold Friday Meeting

Reports of standing committees were presented at the regular Women of the Moose Chapter 19 meeting in the hall Friday evening. The executive committee and committee chairmen were announced to meet at 7 30 Thursday evening. A large class of candidates was admitted to the lodge, followed by a social hour and refreshments.

Women of the Moose

Hollingsworth Gregory Vows Read at Indianapolis Ceremony

Mark Hollingsworth announces the marriage of his daughter Mary Hannah to Jr. Gregory of Bedford. The ceremony in Indianapolis had attendants Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bryan. The bride, Linton Stockton High School graduate class of 1942, and the couple reside at 509 N Main St Kramer apartment Burns City.

Mark Hollingsworth Mary Hannah Jr. Gregory Bedford Indianapolis Wallace Bryan Linton Stockton High School Gregory Navy Depot Burns City N. Main St Kramer

Rural Youth Meet At Switz City Gym

Greene County Rural Youth met August 4 at Switz City gym with Gar land Graves as vice-president presiding. Members named favorite songs for roll call and read last meeting minutes. The group chose The News Bomb as the newspaper name and prepared the next issue. Delegates to Purdue Conference were Margaret Butz and Bernard Roudebush.

Switz City Greene County Garland Graves Worthington Lyons Group Purdue University Greene County Farm Bureau Margaret Butz Bernard Roudebush

Bloomfield Girls Entertain Club Meeting Summary

Betty Weathers and Jack Jordan will attend. The Bloomfield girls entertained the group with songs. Recreation and refreshments were enjoyed by 25 members and two guests, Philip Haywood and Pvt. Ralph B. Baker. The pledge to the flag closed the meeting. Next meeting set for September 1.

Betty Weathers Jack Jordan Bloomfield Philip Haywood Ralph B. Baker

Miners Picnic Opens With Night Frills And Speakers

The 28th Annual Miners Picnic runs August 11 to 13 at Memorial Stadium featuring Houghton and Houghton as headline performers from New Orleans. Claud A. Smith and William Mitch address the crowd, with Louis Austin as master of ceremonies. Prizes, contests, tug of war, a baseball tourney, and a beauty contest highlight the weekend activities for miners and families. Six large bombs are noted in the end of the listing, details unclear.

Houghton and Houghton Memorial Stadium New Orleans Claud A. Smith Gibson County House of Representatives Indiana William Mitch International Union Louis Austin Wabash Valley

Tromone Promises Restored Vitality for Middle Aged Men

An advertisement promotes Tromone a medical formula combining vitamins and hormones to revive vitality and zest for life in middle aged men. It claims added years do not subtract pleasures and urges follow the label directions with sales through Hamilton Drug Company and druggists nationwide.

Hamilton Drug Company

Erb-Help Turns Severe Gas Into Relief Says Local User

A Linton resident reports dramatic benefit from Erb-Help after meals. The testimonial claims the product cleanses bowels clears gas and relieves upset stomachs with a noted waistline drop and improved meals at ton's Drug State.

Linton

Miners Picnic Set With 28th Annual Start This Weekend

The 28th Annual Miners Picnic will open with hazardous device displays and a silk American Flag illumination. Activities begin Friday night at 8 30 and Saturday from 10 30 with final official start at 11 00. Concession space remains available and transport restrictions require carpooling. George Brettell directs the event with Alex Oliver as privilege committee chair and 21 committees to convene Sunday morning for final planning.

Ben Millard Nehl Ft. Harrison Post No. 40 Alex Oliver Terre Haute Exchange Terre Haute George Brettell

Guests of Mrs. Alda Weaver host visiting kin and sailors

Last week guests included Letitia Denman of Chicago and Kenneth Brodie a Navy graduate from Great Lakes who returned to duty. Also visiting were Joe and Nelle Gerin of Sandusky, P R Combs of Toledo, Fred Britton and Ann of Jacksonville, James Mowery family of Sandborn, and the Hughes family with relatives from Indianapolis.

Alda Weaver Letitia Denman Chicago Kenneth Brodie United States Navy Great Lakes Fred Britton Ann Jacksonville Fla Mary Sizemore Fred Britton Sr Petersburg James Mowery Ramona Judith Anne Jimmy Luie Belle Sandborn William Mowery Newberry John Hughes Lee Hughes Kay Matz Mildred Roden Richard Sins Karen Lee Indianapolis

Appeals for Used Trucks In Terre Haute District

The Office of Defense Transportation in Terre Haute Indiana asks that anyone selling a used motor truck provide full details to John Beker chair of the Maintenance Advisory Sub Committee Bek er and Sons Linton Indiana. Information will be shared with the Terre Haute office to match buyers and sellers and guide new truck applicants to used options. Details requested include make gear motor body type size capacity tire size and condition. Price negotiations are not conducted by the office.

Office of Defense Transportation Chamber, of Commerce Terre Haute Ind John Beker Cate Beker & Sons Linton Indiana Frank R. Wampler Ecker Wampler

Stockton Township Additional School Fund Appropriations Notice

Taxpayers of Stockton School Township Greene County Indiana are notified that at 8:30 PM at the Trustee offices a meeting will consider emergency additions to the Special School Fund including Repair to Building 460000 Fuel 1100 Loans Interest and Insurance 0 Janitor Service 100. Taxpayers may be heard and the final appropriations will be referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners for a hearing within fifteen days at Greene County Auditor's Office or designated place.

Stockton School Greene County Indiana Stockton Township State Board of Tax Commissioners Beard

Indiana sailors reported wounded in casualty list

The Navy Department released a casualty list naming Indiana men among Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel. Pic James C Gipson from Terre Haute was wounded and his mother Mrs Hazel Gipson listed. Rex Zolman of Claypool was wounded with parents Mr and Mrs Wayne Zolman named.

Washington U.P Navy Department Indiana Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard Pic James C. Gipson Wound Hazel Gipson 18Th St Terre Haute le Arden Rex Zolman Wayne Zolman Claypool

Miss Lenader Poore Surrenders Hair for Waves Regs

Toledo Ohio report notes Lenader Poore had to cut nearly 20 inches of hair to meet Waves regulations. The story describes the lengthy process and the acceptance criteria for hair length.

Poore Toledo W.P Waves Lenader Poore

Drunk Arrest After Man Trapped Between Buildings

Police and fire units needed to free and arrest Ernest Savoie on a drunk enness charge after he became wedged between two buildings in Woonsocket Rhode Island.

Woonsocket, R. I U.R Ernest Savoie

Also Mentioned on This Page

High School For Work Peroid Eagles Lodge Elks Lodge Unity Lodge Glenburn E “A Baptist Choir The United Brethern Missionary Society Chester Royer Townsend Club Elks Home the Moose Hall Glenburn Mission Mrs. Dibble Women of Moose Conduct Meeting Hollingsworth Easil Hamilton Drug CO City OF Linton Utilities WFE Sune Conocorth Motor Oil Conoco Motor Gil Cemweve Jim Penney Oxfords Yee Oxfords For Girls Alligator Print U. S. Pat. of Solomon Juneau Byron Kilbourn Alexander Mitchell Milwaukee Mississippi River Milwaukee Road Pacific Coast
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