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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1941
Page
3
Unity Lodge 637 1.0 C F meets at the hall 7 30 p m Elks Lodge at home 8 p m Eagles Lodge at the hall 7 p m Glenburn PTA at the Community house 7 p m All members urged to be present.
Various groups schedule practices and gatherings at local churches halls and community spaces. Activities include Methodist Baptist and Lutheran choirs at 7 p m and 8 p m, citizenship classes, Legion and Moose events, Pythian Sisters, Masonic lodge work in a de gree, and church women's council meetings.
Friday Chapter 19 Women of the Moose meet at the hall at 7 p.m. Linton Shuffleboard club meets at Humphreys park at 7 p.m. Sons of American Legion meet at the Legion Home at 6 30 p.m. pee tey tare Mother's club meets at the community house at 1 p.m. Quapaw Tribe No 143 Improved Order of Red Men meet at the hall at 7 p.m. Friday Afternoon Bridge club meets with Mrs Claude Maxwell at 2 15 p.m. Friendly class of Christian church meets at home of Mrs John Shields at 2 p.m.
Multiple family gatherings listed across Bloomfield and Humphreys parks. Reunions include Calvert Waymire Hale Lucas and Goodman Mayfield with venues at private homes and public parks, reflecting community event notices.
Miss Leva Jane Harrah visits relatives and friends in Bloomington for a week. Mrs. Frank Walker and children Carol and Randall return home after three weeks with relatives in Chicago. Harry Blackburn of Detroit visits. Mrs. Ruth Miller of Petersburg visits her father W A Corbin. Ronnie Max Corbin returns home after two months with his grandfather in Detroit. Mrs. George Armstrong leaves for Maxwell Field Alabama to join her husband in the Army. Mrs. Armstrong is formerly Miss Mary Grounds A V Ogle and the Bradfords of Tulsa Oklahoma visit briefly.
Emanon club members gathered Monday evening at Mrs. Harry McAfee’s home for games and contests. Prizes went to Mrs. Fragrant Edwards and Mrs. Harold Reynolds. A short business session preceded refreshments for guests Mrs. Loren Gabbert and members Mesdames Matthew Bellamy Melvin Hatton Rexford Pittman Frag rant Edwards James Figg Clarence Gillette Harold Reynolds Earl Utterback and the hostess. The group will meet in two weeks with Mrs. Clarence Gillette.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Robison of Gregory Michigan hosted a gathering of former Linton residents. A noon basket dinner followed by an afternoon musical program featured performers George Laffoon Wade Bogard and Gladys Maurow. Attendees included families from Linton Bakersfield Minneapolis Detroit Chelsea and Chelsea as well as Emerson Justine Craft Donald Lorey and others.
Mrs Lucy Palmer, Mrs Grace Prehoda, Mrs Margaret Becker and others from Springfield Illinois were Friday guests of Mr and Mrs Sam Palmer and Mr and Mrs Lewis Cline. Dozens of relatives from Vincennes Sandborn Bicknell Terre Haute Lyons Odon Linton and surrounding towns visited or hosted gatherings and family dinners across the area.
Friendship class of the Methodist church met at the Wright home to discuss fundraising for the church debt. A White Elephant sale is set for Friday evening September 5 in the church basement with Herbert Ham and Wilfred Roof as auctioneers and cakes and lemonade to be sold. Proceeds support the debt. The group planned a rummage sale for another time and will meet again September 29 at the Sherrell Johnsons.
Mrs. H F E Newman announces the marriage of her granddaughter Hannah Elizabeth Ogle of Indianapolis to Hubert Reintjes son of Ivan Reintjes of Worthington. The ceremony took place at United Brethren church with music by Lucille Helpingstine and John Talbott. The bride wore white satin and a fingertip veil, entered with her brother A V Ogle of Tulsa, with bridesmaid Miss Margaret Farthing and best man Egbert Long.
She lived with her grandmother Mrs. Newman in the community for years. A Tulsa high school graduate and Linton-Stockton alumna, she is linked to the Indianapolis chamber of commerce. Mr. and Mrs. Reintjes intend to establish their home there.
Mrs. B H Bruner hosted a meeting at her home to form a Young People’s Society for the Linton Christian church. Officers chosen include Jack McGriffin president Betty Greene vice president John Wade treasurer and Betty Greene reporter. Committees named for program membership social and finance with several members listed and attendees named.
The Linton Stockton high school band will rehearse at 6:30 tonight at the local high school building in preparation for the Labor Day celebration at Sullivan. Bert J Barnes, band director, urges all members including regular and beginners bands to report.
Hogs 6 000 head up 15 cents with mediums 11.40 to 12.00, heavies 10.80 to 11.35, lights 10.40 to 10.65. Sows largely steady 9.75 to 10.65. Cattle 1 200, calves 600 with red cattle active, canners weak, yearlings 12.25 to 12.50, 5 loads 1150-1309 lb steers at 12, heifers 12, common and medium 7.50 to 10.50, weaners steady top 15.50. Sheep 800, lambs steady with good to choice 11.75 to 12, medium to good 10 to 11.25.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jerrells of 1705 Superior street Elkhart announce the birth of a daughter on August 22 weighing six pounds thirteen ounces. The baby is named Judith Ann. The mother was formerly Mildred Armstrong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Armstrong. The father is son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jerrells of Linton.
Freddie Harrison saved his sister Winifred from rubble after a German bombing in London. The photo inspires Tri Kappa to label banks for the Small Sacrifice fund to aid Save the Children Federation. Linton's Gamma Tau chapter cooperates in the effort across Indiana's 111 active chapters.
The article extols United States Navy training as a path to high earnings and career success. It cites leadership, efficiency, and accuracy as Navy hallmarks, praises comprehensive instruction and top quality facilities, and notes free training plus regular Navy pay while learning. It also promises many success stories among sailors.
Mr and Mrs Damon Myers hosted relatives and friends at their home to honor Mr and Mrs William Neal and daughter Shirley of Plainfield New Jersey. Guests included Mr and Mrs Claude Neal and daughter Jane of Louisville Kentucky Mrs Paul Combs and daughter Virginia of Terre Haute and several Neal and Myers family members.
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