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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1961
Page
6
Ipswich boys Peter Tyler aged 15 and Ellis Hodgkins 14 used a borrowed line and 15 cents worth of mackerel bait to catch a 70 pound tuna on August 23 1949.
About 25 percent of annual U S industrial spending on research and development goes to the Midwest, a survey by the Armour Research Foundation at Illinois Institute of Technology reports.
The Lyons Brownies held an investiture ceremony at the L and M school recordry led by Mrs. Jack Bledsoe and Mrs. Laverne Roudebush with Brownie and Girl Scout families as guests. Color guards spoke allegiance as pins were awarded to Shana Re Bingham Carolyn Jane Benh Kristal Kay Biggs Brenda Sue Achers and many others. Punch and cookies were served by Mrs. George Cone Mrs. Joe Achers and Mrs. Melvin Biggs.
The Lyons and Switz City Unit No. 198 of Mothers of World War II met at the First Methodist church. Mrs. Francis Richardson led the session with an invocation by Mrs. Nellie Chambers. Ten members attended and planned to send five candy boxes to overseas troops and gifts to service members at home. A TB seal campaign donation was approved and meeting time was set to 1 00 PM for winter months.
A US forestry official estimates by 2000 about 50 million acres of current timberland would be needed for urban growth and rural transportation, with more than 70 million acres diverted to other agricultural uses.
Forrest Coulter, manager of the J C Penney store in Linton, says a special Christmas payment will be made today to all regular associates employed on or before Oct 1 1961. Managers in profit sharing or incentive plans are excluded. Eligible staff share this payment in addition to standard benefits such as sick, hospital and surgical insurance and other company provisions.
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Scholl returned from Hollidaysburg Pa after a week visiting their daughter and family Mr and Mrs A S Heverly. Pie Howard D Herndon left for Fort Bevins Mass after a 30 day furlough with his parents and relatives. Pfe Herndon recently returned to the country after a year in Turkey with the U S Army. Pfe Keith Rolland of Atlantic Ia and Pfe Ronald Lenny of St Joseph Mo spent the weekend here and traveled with them to Fort Bevins. Tom Myers of Lafayette visited over the weekend. Mrs Tommy Thompson and Mrs Iver Fuller of Milan are visiting Mr and Mrs Ralph Kohr. Mr and Mrs Harold Schloot.
Mrs Pearl Poole entertained members of the Elite club at her home on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Earl Bohley led the meeting in Mrs Eric Paulson's absence and opened with Christmas songs. Mrs Charles Stegemoller taught a lesson on homemade decorations and demonstrated wreaths pine cone trees and cedar and plastic ornaments.
Allied Chemical Corp reports by 1970 secondary school students will nearly double from current levels. California may add about 290000 students, an 85 percent rise. Arizona up 70 percent. Florida up 80 percent.
A group from Wauwatosa Wisconsin is visiting relatives here including Mr. and Mrs Ira Lunn and Mr. and Mrs Avery Murray.
The American Meat Institute notes mincemeat traces to medieval times and English plum porridge. It links to plum pudding and reflects how the English combined beef with harvest foods for midwinter celebration.
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