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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
3
Community clubs and groups list upcoming events and gatherings. United Brethren and War Mothers groups meet at local halls and churches, American Legion posts assemble at Legion Home, Townsend club at city hall, Cercle des Amis daylong session, Pythian lodge event at the hall, with dressings and classes scheduled in the afternoon.
Friday events include Women of the Moose at Moose hall 8 p.m. Surgical Dressings classes at Elks Home 1 4 and 7 p.m. Prayer meeting at Glenburn Mission 7 p.m. Quapaw Tribe No 143 Red Men at hall 7 30 p.m. Constellation club with Mrs Claude Clark 7 30 p.m. Alpha Bible class meets in Methodist church basement 7 30 p.m.
The Jasonville Business and Professional Women’s Club met at Miss Norma Oeffler’s home for a regular gathering with a lawn hamburger fry. Plans were made for the annual benefit party with date to be announced. Attendees included Irene Long Bernice Ferguson Ruth McGuire Nellie Shanklin Betty McClanahan Peggy Russell Virginia Aibrams Mary Lou Fougerousse Myrna Passen Elizabeth Cummock Elizabeth Bramble Nellie Johnson Francis Russell Anna Apple Juanita McCammon Lela Allen Muriel Bledsoe. Special guests Ruth Cottingham Sullivan and Alma Cummick Indianapolis attended.
Lyons O E S chapter held an indoor picnic in the dining room Monday evening with forty members present. Miss Tedy Joe Hunter of Indianapolis gave readings and Mrs. Ellis Taylor sang three numbers, one in costume, with guests Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Hinman of Akron, Ohio.
Evening and Mr Hinman spoke on his experiences during the past two years as representative of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in the British Isles.
The Midland Home Ee club held its annual picnic at Shaknamak State Park. Prizes were awarded to Hester Royer Maud Hicks Laura Haberle Zenith Wonders and Myr Cole after dinner contests. Attendees included Ruby Smith Zenith Wonders Maud Hicks Hes ter Royer NeVan Swaby Roxie Driscoll Laura Haberle Opha Hulenas Nora Drake EYlie Roger Eva Mitchel Myrtl Cole with guests Anna McBride Jane Everhart Della Mae Sonny Vaughn Jimmie Driscoll Beverly Mitchell Ronnie Swaby Judy Smith. The next meeting will be at the home of Laura Haberle on Sept 6.
Mr and Mrs Harley Ham and son Willard enjoyed a weekend at McCormicks Creek State Park. Mrs Pauline Muerer returned home after a week visiting her husband James A Muerer who is stationed at Little Creek Virginia.
The Junior Department of the Saron Evangelical and Reformed church will host a party at Mrs. Charles W. Clayton’s home on Fairview Road Friday afternoon. Members should meet at the church at 2:00 for transport to the event.
Film star Jackie Cooper and V-12 student George Bender were turned over to Sheriff Molnar in St. Joseph County after warrants issued on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a 15 year old girl. Bond set at 1000 and 1500 dollars respectively. other party members racially charged and arrested previously.
Lt. Cmdr. F H Mitchell announced the last battalion of naval air cadets in the V 5 unit will depart this week from DePauw University for further training. Afterward flight candidates will be drawn from V 12 apprentice seamen as officers and men at the naval flight preparatory school report to other posts. Seventeen battalions trained on the DePauw campus over the past 19 months.
The War Department announced the Distinguished Flying Cross award tonight to Indiana members of the U S Army 15th Air Force. Recipients include 1st Lt Earl A Decker of Anderson and 1st Lt Lloyd T Robinson of Bloomington. 5 S/ Sgt Melvin McMahan of Sullivan also cited.
Bloomfield and nearby towns saw a flurry of visits and travel with residents hosting relatives and friends from Worthington Indianapolis Terre Haute and Evansville. Notable items include Omar Musselman returning from Texas and Ora Frederick S. C. 2/c leaving for the U S Navy hospital in San Diego. A birthday dinner for Wes Myers drew relatives from Bloomfield Linton Camp Breckenridge Austin and nearby households.
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