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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1956
Page
4
Courted by readers for social items, Ann Toney compiles society happenings from clubs lodges churches and parties with notices and announcements for the community. Social events, engagements, and gatherings are summarized as reported.
Numerous clubs and churches list 6:00 to 7:50 p.m. gatherings including VFW No 7118 Clerks Local 246 DeMolay Masonic bodies Eastern Star Lions and Kiwanis at various halls libraries and churches with speakers social events and committee sessions noted throughout the town.
Craft club meets at the Masonic temple at 7 00 p m. Refreshments for the Eagles lodge at a home at 7 60 p m. Elks lodge meets at a home. Choir practice at EUR church. Junior meeting at 3 30 p m. Senter at 8 00 p m. Unity lodge No 687 TOP meets at the hall at 7 40 p m. Rotary club luncheon at Elus meters at noon.
The Greene County Scottish Rite club hosts its annual Christmas dinner at Glenburn Rest Haven at 7 60 p.m. Valley of Terre Haute presents a program and inexpensive gifts will be exchanged. Members and families invited.
Linton merchants will hold their December coffee hour meeting at 9 30 Tuesday morning in the dining room of the Roosvelt hotel. The event is sponsored by the Linton Retail Merchants association and the Retail Merchants committee of the Greater Linton club.
The Greene county Farmer's Union held its annual family night meeting at the REMC building near Bloomfield. Ralph Hauser was elected president with Herbert Bedwell as vice president and Faye Skomp as secretary treasurer. Louis Jaffre spoke on rural electric cooperations and six county youths were cited for pins and awards to be given at the state convention. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Raber were surprise guests with Raber noting CCC grain tax case progress and urging tax structure revision.
Nellie B. Holder, Dugger Public Library's librarian, promotes National Book Week and announces a winter program featuring new books, a winter reading club, and occasional story hours for preschoolers. She emphasizes educational value, parental cooperation, and helping new and existing readers.
The Alpha chapter of Triad at Linton plans its annual Christmas program at Evan gelical United Brethren church Sunday at 7 30 p m. The cantata The Heavenly Child by Bernard Hambien will be presented with colored slides. Mrs Archie Collins of Lyons directs the choir and Mrs Keith Thornton is accompanist. Soloists include Mrs Denver Had ly Mrs Ina Barnes Mrs Edward Slover and Miss Hildred McDonald. Miss Mary Jane Patterson and Miss Sondra Edwards sing in a duet, while a trio of Miss Sheila Hadley Miss Elaine McGriffin and Miss Saran Stout contribute.
Mr and Mrs Jake Arthur of 3 H street northeast Linton will observe their 68th wedding anniversary Saturday Their marriage date was December 8 1888 and they have lived in Linton most of their married life Mrs Arthur recently turned 87 and Mr Arthur will be 85 next August They have four children Grace Watkins Indianapolis Ann Yunger Ft Myers Fred Arthur Indianapolis and Clarence Arthur Linton One son and one daughter are deceased They have eight grandchildren 17 great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Heshelman hosted relatives and friends in Lyons with dinner and a music program. Attendees included families from Battle Creek Plainville Bicknell Elnora Martinsville Edwardsport Linton and Edwardsport plus Bruce Osborne of Linton.
Mrs Laura Corlette hosted the Fortnightly Club gathering Friday afternoon with refreshments. President Mrs Earl Bohley led the meeting as members spoke on assigned topics and discussed club business and plans for a Christmas party at Mrs Charles Hollars home.
Rev Royden Rea pastor of the First Baptist church attended a meeting of the Baptist home board in Zionsville on Saturday. Mrs Rea accompanied her husband to Indianapolis.
The Busy Folks class of the Sandborn Christian church elected officers at a meeting at Mrs. James Skeel's home. Officers chosen were Mrs. J. J. Anderson president, Mrs. Oscar Due vice president, Mrs. Skeel treasurer, and Mrs. H. G. Tudor secretary.
Jeffrey Alan Kent celebrated his fifth birthday Saturday with a party hosted by his mother Mrs. Ned Kent at their Sandborg home. Games were played in the afternoon followed by refreshments.
Ace Brooks promotes comfortable crochet slippers pattern 7157 usable with rug cotton or wool and crochet soles. Readers may mail 25 cents plus 5 cents for first class mailing to Linton Daily Citizen Household Arts Dept New York for pattern numbers and delivery details including name address and zone. Two free patterns and Alice Brooks book offer add incentive.
Jeffrey Alan Kent with Kris Laughlin Kathy Curry John Curry Jeridee Lawhead Joe Wood Lonnie Etmeier Nila Dale McKee John Campbell and Mark Anthony Kent enjoyed ice cream orange punch peanuts and a Lone Ranger birthday cake at a festive party. Roger Peterson hosted Thanksgiving dinner with guests including Ray Gainey family from Indianapolis and Wayne Pléen family from Michigan City. A Sandborn American Legion meeting featured a music program by Shelton Foster Bruce Osborne Benem Willy and Mary Heshelman.
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