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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1941
Page
2
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The notice lists church services at North Main and C Streets with Bible School at 9 30 am and morning worship at 10 30 am. It notes participation at a Young People’s Conference in Oakland City Indiana, reports a Bible School attendance rise, and invites all to join Union Service at the First Baptist Church. Regular Women’s Council meeting, prayer and preaching times, and upcoming events including homecoming and Vickfery Sunday are mentioned.
Taxpayers of Stockton Township Greene County Indiana are notified the Township Advisory Board will meet on September 2 1941 to determine the budget and levies for the coming year The notice lists funds and amounts including Township Fund Tuition Fund Bond Fund Library Fund and Judgment Fund with totals and comparative levies from 1938 1939 and 1940 Taxpayers may appeal after levies are fixed with the State Board of Tax Commissioners by filing by October 16 1941 Dated August 20 1941
Personal news and club notices are due by 11 a.m. at the Linton Daily Citizen Office for that day’s issue. All church lodge party and society items are welcomed with Helen L. Grubbs as the contact.
Linton Shuffleboard at Humphreys Park 7 p m Sons of the American Legion 6 30 p m Quapaw Tribe 80 Red Men 7 p m Chapter 209 Women of the Moose 7 p m Constellation club 7 30 p m Mrs Cliff Strong hosts worship pastor conducts service Epworth League 6 30 Sunday missionary babies and children party Wednesday 2 pm church basement arrangements led by Mrs Clyde Kirkham and Mrs J D Wilecoxen Elmer L Harvey minister
Sylvester reunion at Humphreys Park on Sunday. Deckard reunion planned, also at Humphreys Park. Bohley reunion held at Humphreys with no further details.
The message invites all churches and communities to attend a day of services on the charge. Rev. John Ragle of Spencer Ind will preach in the morning and Rev. C. B. Atkinson of Sullivan will speak in the afternoon. A well filled basket is requested and the public is welcome to every service.
The Church of God on North East Third Street announces a week of services starting with preaching at 7 30 p m on Saturday and continuing with Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning worship at 11 a m young peoples meeting at 6 30 p m and evangelistic services at 7 30 p m The public is invited to attend.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 a m and worship follows. The Union service is at 7 30 p m at the Baptist church. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday and a prayer meeting Friday night. Girls club gathers Monday Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. If not attending services you are invited to worship at Glenburn with deaconess Nola D Yoder.
Cool fall days invite all parishioners to attend Sunday worship and church school at 9:30 with a balanced study and worship program for all ages. Morning service at 10:30 features Pastor’s sermon These Things We Seek and a special number Have You Counted the Cost by Hodge sung by Sherrell Johnson. Evening service at 7:30 at the Baptist church with Miss Nola Yoder of Glenburn Mission as preacher and The Contrary Wind as topic.
The Church of Christ invites readers to attend services this Lordsday at Pleasant Grove Berea and Dugger. Special singing is planned at Pleasant Grove and Berea as meetings near closing. The young men's group will lead the evening service at Dugger while Brother Clymore is away.
The Church of God outlines worship for Sunday with ship at 10 30 and evening services at 7 30 p m A Young Peoples rally will be in Terre Haute on Sunday afternoon There will be no meeting here that afternoon Revival services are planned for Sunday Aug 31 led by Rev H A Sherwood of Anderson Prayer meeting will be held each evening next week Public invitation extended by Pastor Rev T A Hillinburg.
A wiener roast was enjoyed Tuesday evening by members of the Junior class of the First Church of God in Humphreys park. Attendees included Delores Franklin Alden Franklin Geneva Hudson Mary Lou Keller Betty Jo Morrison and many others.
Mr and Mrs Reese Harbin of Linton announce the marriage of their daughter Betty to Homer Haney Jr son of Mr and Mrs Homer Haney of Linton The ceremony was held Saturday Aug 16 at the Linton Methodist Church led by Rev Elmer L Harvey Attendants were Mr and Mrs Robert Herring of Danville The couple plan to reside in Danville both are known in the community and attended Linton schools
Mrs Bert Wright and son Gordon Jay of Hammond are visiting Mrs Wrights mother Mrs R Lenning in Linton.
A church seeks to double Sunday school turnout this year asking all not attending to join. Classes start at 9 30 with age specific sessions and morning work available.
Officers for the coming year were elected at the Women's Society of Christian Service meeting held in Mrs Clyde Kirkhams home. President Lillian Powell and officers including Recording Secretary Charles Tindall and Treasurer Harry McGrew were named. A future general meeting is set for August 28 at 2 p.m.
A touring party from the J.W.G. club of Dugger spent a day visiting places of interest and had a picnic in Gregg Park at Vincennes. Members included Mesdames Barrowman Pigg Pigg Chowning Meyers Taylor and son Tommy King Kielblock Graham and children Hannah Yung Priscilla Yung Hendrickson Orig Mae Hendrickson and Mrs. Belle Tison.
Wayne Magner of Linton is among 95 soldiers of the Fourth Armored Division taking a two month course at Pine Camp New York Bakers and Cooks school. Lieut George B Baittinger directs as Magner, a member of Company D Thirty fifth Armorer Regiment, prepares meals and learns cooking and menu planning while the post bakery supplies bread.
Members of the Ladies Aid of the Saron Evangelical and Reformed church met at Mrs. Charles Waymire's home Thursday afternoon. They adopted plans to assist in painting the church basement and donated $10 toward hymnals. Mrs. George Haseman gave a meditation, Mrs. Paul Kramer shared the story of Mary, and refreshments followed. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Anna Stein's home in Westphalia.
E F Gwin and Mr and Mrs Marion L Gwin of Detroit Michigan will return home Sunday after spending several days with relatives here.
Stockrahm relatives and friends gathered at Humphreys Park for a reunion of Mr. and Mrs. William Stockrahm Sr. Aden Atto was elected president and Mrs John Booker secretary treasurer. The group set the 1942 reunion for the first Sunday in August and sang "Bless be The Tie That Binds" after prayers by Mrs. Roy Hayes. Various Stockrahm families attended from near Linton and other areas, including Vicksburg and Dagger.
Rev and Mrs Shirley Barro of Bloomington visited Mrs Frank Denman and Mrs Bun Livingston. William Thompson at Preston plans a weekend with relatives in Dugger. Mary Thompson to spend Sunday with friends in Vincennes. Eugene Cooper of Terre Haute visited his grandmother Mrs Anna Stevenson. Mrs Allie Wall and Russell Hummel of Indianapolis are guests of Mr and Mrs Will Walls.
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