Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Linton Daily Citizen in Linton, Indiana

We have 10,635,812 pages in Indiana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1937

Page

3

Social calendar notes meeting times for local groups

Violet Rebekah No 312 meets at the hall at 7 p m. Quapaw Council No 80 of Poca jontas at the Red Men hall at 7. Eagles lodge at the hall at 7 00. Elks dodge at the home at 7 00 p m. There will be no meeting this week of the Baptist Ladies Aid society. All members please take place.

Violet Rebekah No. 312 Quapaw Council No Pocajontas Red Men Hall Eagles Lodge Elks’ Dodge The Baptist Ladies Aidciety

Community Organization Meetings Planned This Wednesday

Royal Neighbors meet at 2 30 p m in the pa men hall and again at 8 00 p m at the same hall. Glenburn Aid Society gathers in regular session. Christian Ladies Aid at the arch all day. Rotary Luncheon at 12 15 p m at First Christian church. Unitey Lodge No 637 O O F meets at 7 30 p m. Evening Baptist services at the arch 7 p m. Christian choir practice at the arch 7 15 p m. Loyal Order of Moose No 1454 at the hall 7 30 p m. American Legion post meets at the me at 8 p m. Hiawatha club and Red Men hold all day events. Faith Temple No 42 Pythian sisters at the hall 7 50 p m. Baptist Missionary society meets at 2 p m with Mrs Harris Ilkie. District speakers expected and good attendance urged. Friendly Bible class of the Kristian church meets 2 p m with Mrs A F Cotter 840 A feet northeast. Jarion club meets with Mrs Hall at 1 30 p m.

Friendly Bible Class Kystian Church A. F. Cotter

Thursday Club Schedules and Church Activities

Thursday activities include the Thursday Afternoon Bridge at 2 15 p m with Mrs McBasley and the Ladies Aid of the M E church meeting at 2 p m in the church social room A special program is planned and all women are invited The IX choir practice is at 7 p m Home Economics Club meets at the library at 2 p m Mrs Harley Ham will join the Linton Study Club at 2 p m The Service Class of Saron Reformed church meets at 2 m at Mrs Earl Iffert’s home Wednesday Night Bridge with Mrs Ray Beasley at 7 45 Band Parents Club meets at 7 50 at Linton High School

Ladies Aid M. E Arch Earl Bfert Clupith Ray Beasley Parents Club Linton High School

Eagle Encampment I O Q F 222 Meeting

Local fraternal group Eagle Encampment I O Q F 222 schedules a meeting at the hall at 8 p.m. Members and attendees are urged to arrive on time for the evening program. Regular dues and event details will be announced.

Eagle

Christmas Program Features Meeting

The Women’s Home Missionary Society of the First M E church met at Mrs. George Baker’s home 510 Broad way. The decorated home hosted a Christmas program with readings music and a social hour for seventeen members and twenty eight guests.

Women’s ‘Home Missionary Society M. E. Church George Baker Broadway

Queen Esther Circle Christmas Meeting at First M E Church

The Queen Esther Circle met at Miss Harriet Engle’s home for December with Miss Lorene Shepherd in charge of devotionals. A penny drill raised funds for a Marine hospital chaplain in Carville Louisiana. Prizes were won by Miss Shepherd and Miss Decourcy. Refreshments followed for members and guests.

Queen Esther M. E Harriet Engle Lorene Shepherd Marine Hospital Carville Janice Wills Charles Bray Betty Fordyce Maribelle Smith Eleanor Reeve Barbara Raney Marilynn Baker Edythe Decourcy Ruth Brown Harry Wilson Norma Jean Smith T. Lynch Harriett Engie

Mrs. Bennett Hosts Gambill Community Group

Mrs. Trella Lillian Bennett acted as hostess Thursday at her Gambill home for a gathering of friends. The day featured quilting and comfort tacking followed by a noon cafeteria style covered dish dinner. Afternoon visitors included Rev. and Mrs. James W. Cox and others.

Trella Lillian Bennett Gambill Pearl Chambers Barbara Ethel Cowden Jessie Cadwell Olen Phillips Marilyn and Myria Mona Smith Raby Watkins Marie Holt Aura Hancock Lillian Faye Pirtle Glenna Hudson Maude Bedwell Lottie Smith Anderson Phyllis

Modernistic Christmas decorations meet mixed opinions

Citizens share views on blue modern decor and Santa in an airplane, weighing progress against tradition. Some praise modernity, others prefer waxen angels and classic green and red colors, fearing the loss of Christ in Christmas. Tomorrow the question shifts to Lindbergh’s U S trip.

Bay View Club Continues Adventuring Around the World

The Bay View club held a meeting in the Linton public library continuing the study Adventuring Around the World with topics on Peiping New Year Japanese Life and nomads of Central Asia. Mrs Walton Stover Mrs Frank Smylie and Mr Peter Schloot presented readings on holiday customs of the yellow race. The next meeting is set for December 20 with details to follow.

Bay View Club Linton Public Library Vera Grey Anderson Ros Peiping Walton Stover Frank Smylie Thomas Richardson Central Asia Tibet Mongolia Peter Schloot

Indiana State Parks See Record Attendance in 1937

Attendance at Indiana state parks and memorials reached 1,063,779 for the year with a final total expected to rise. The gain over 1936 topped 155,000 as the largest one year increase in park history.

Indiana Virgil M. Simmons Department of Conservation National Park Service Civilian Conservation Corps

Archers May Get Licenses In Pennsylvania Hunters Brace For Bow and Arrow Game

Harrisburg reports that modern Robin Hoods in khaki and scarlet may obtain licenses this year to hunt game with bow and arrow in Pennsylvania. Two 1,000 acre preserves have been authorized for bow and arrow hunting, marking a first for state regulations.

Harrisburg, Pa Pennsylvania

Woman scouts in Alaska eye Matanuska Valley homes

Mrs Riley W McCoy is in Alaska as advance scout for her two brothers in North Dakota who seek farm locations in the Matanuska Valley. They want available sites suitable for homesteading and farming.

Alaska Seward Riley W. McCoy North Dakota Matanuska Valley

4 H Club Girl Wins All Expense Trip to Nationa

Indiana 4 H Club honors Mary belle Halstead 17 Battleground as ideal girl for the year. Her seven year record includes 88 projects with 46 garments and 895 pints canned. She earned $89.90 in exhibit prizes and $396.35 in product value with $240.25 from sales. She earns a trip to the 16th National Club Congress in Chicago Nov 26 to Dec 4 to compete for state honors and potential college scholarships.

Ndiana Marybelle Halstead Battleground National Club Congress Chicago Montgomery Ward

Waking Up Nights Urges Kidney Evacuant Promoted

A dated advertisement urges quick action for bladder relief claiming juniper oil, buchu leaves and hempature drive out acids. It promotes Bukets as a kidney evacuant and mentions W. J. Hamilton Druggist as a place to buy the product.

W. J. Hamilton

Birthday Dinner Observed For Local Birthdays

The birth anniversaries of Mrs. George Rairden Mrs. Marshall Benson and David Millick were observed Sunday at a dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Geo Rairden south of Linton. Attendees included numerous family members and friends such as the Wrights Millicks and Aldersons.

George Rairden Marshall Benson David Millick Geo. Rairden Linton Marshall Besson Culmer Frederick Billy Dessie Frederick Lowery Millick Audrey Jessie Amy L. A. Wright Pierce Wright Wendell Paul June Harold Wright Beulah Wright Clyde Margaret Geo. Wright Thomas Alderson Joe Alderson Delada Rairden

Elks Broadcast Traffic Safety Series Begins Tonight

The Elks lodge starts a radio series on WGBF Evansville at 6:45 PM tonight. Each Tuesday for thirteen weeks, the program features top Elks musical numbers a traffic talk by Major Charles S. Hart and sponsorship acknowledgments from southern Indiana lodges.

ELKS Elks Lodge WGBF Evansville Charles S. Hart Elks Lodges Indiana

Island City Visits and Local Family Movements

Island City residents and relatives from Marco Linton Sullivan County and Pleasantville were seen visiting in Coal City and surrounding areas. Ill health news for Mrs. Milt Hamilton is noted as stable. Additional visits include John Roach, Charley Blough, and Abner Richards with families, and Dude Hays moving to Sullivan County near Brownstown.

Jesse Stevens Olaf Carrico Marco Paul Carrico Milt Hamilton John Roach Linton Charley Blough Milton Hamilton Jesse Bedwell Sullivan County

Greene County Women’s Democratic Club December Meeting

The December meeting of the Greene county Women’s Democratic club will be held Wednesday in Jasonville. It will open with a covered dish dinner followed by a program. All Democratic women of the county are invited to attend.

Greene County Women’s Democratic Club Jasonville

Linton Study Club to Hold Wednesday Meeting

The Linton Study club will meet at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harley Ham. All members are urged to be present.

Enenmics Club Memrs Linton Study Club Harley Ham

Mrs Thomas L Anderson in Linton to care for Bailey family

Mrs Thomas L Anderson of Indianapolis travels to Linton to care for Mrs Frank Bailey and her newborn daughter. Anderson was formerly Cecelia Nolan of this city.

Thomas L. Anderson Indianapolis Linton Frank Bailey Anderson Cecelia Nolan

Simple evening dress pattern 8093 featured in Winter Pattern Book

In a season of jewelry this dress offers a simple silhouette. Pattern 8093 with a long waistline and arched squared neckline suits beads and flowers, in velvet satin or lame. Sizes 14 to 42, requires yardage per size, with long sleeves shown. Winter Pattern Book 32 pages, 25 cents. Send 15 cents for this pattern by mail order to Today’s Pattern Service Chicago Ill.

West Wacker Drive Chicago Ill

Birthday Party Honors Mrs Bartley in Midland

A Sunday birthday gathering at Mrs. Maude Nickless home in Midland honored Mrs. Sara Bartley on her seventy seventh birthday. Relatives included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bovenschen and children from Sioux City, Mr. and Mrs. Alva Bovenschen of Pleasantville, and the hostess with the guest of honor receiving many useful gifts.

Maude Nickless Midland Nickless Sara Bartley Charles R. Bovenschen Betty, Charles Ruth Ann Swit City Alva Bovenschen Pleasantville Bartley

Widow Builds Own Home in Conneaut

Mrs. Jennie Lyubi a widowed mother of six works alone to finish a six room house she began last summer in Conneaut with the aim of providing a safe big backyard for her children by Christmas.

Conneaut Jennie Lyubi

Also Mentioned on This Page

Linton Daily Citizen Wuilullleu Bernadene Scholl Royal Neighbors Pa Men Hall Glenburn Aid Society Christian Ladies Aid the Arch Royal BO P.m Rotary First Christian Church Unitey Lodge Christian Choir Loyal Order of Mose N E Hall American Legion Hiawatha Club Red Men Faith Temple Baptist. Missionary Society Harris Ilkie Jarion Club Ure Herme Sons of American Legion P.m Alpha Bible M. E. Lurch Oscar Derson Fourth Street Southst Herald Angels Yoder Herbert Priest Ray Mary E. Smith Bethlehem Jerusalem Roy Borders Guy Ramsey Miss Meyer Angel Island San Francisco Our Shires Baker Jack Joe Finley Marilynn Queen Esther Circle Mrs. Bennett Times Housewife Lindbergh United States Veterans of Foreign Wars Kansas City Scott P. Squyres Oklahoma City Howard C. Boone American War Mothers Grace H. Davis Island City Peoples Trust William FerGuson SOO Postmasters NEA Service, Inc NS New Mexico Linton Milk CO R. F. Page & CO Mile West Olivé Branch Carlton Bloomfield Sailor Jack’s Cafe Froeschke Shoe Store Mack Tyler Tel W. Vincennes Fresh Daily Oakley’s Bread A&p Eokar Coffee FEE Vaxivell Crisco CoTee Kevko Drand Ike Fla Kirk Marvin Cak I. Pe AIZ Kirk’s Se Crest P&g Sean Gy Queen Anne Rep Food Stores Carol Day
Search Courier

Search the Linton Daily Citizen Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Linton Daily Citizen?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication