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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1948
Page
3
The notice details subscription prices by advance payment and mailing region Indiana and outside Indiana, with weekly, monthly, and yearly rates. It also lists advertising rates by column inch and per word for classifieds, notices, and obituaries, plus policy statements on insertion deadlines and advertiser reliability.
E. C. Archer runs a candy and cigarette stand in Atlanta’s old post office. After 15 years of theft he treats losses as normal. He recalls a thief who grabbed 66 dollars in checks during a phone call and other incidents of people taking goods for nothing. Despite mischief he smiles and riffs with customers.
An Altus, Oklahoma man complained that police forced a door in a hotel room, dragged him from the tub, and arrested him on drunkenness charges after only giving time to put on trousers. The incident underscores concerns about privacy in policing.
It is reported that synthetic detergents are creeping up on soaps with production for 1948 and 1949 estimated at one billion pounds.
Raymond Correll of Linton paid a one dollar fine in Linton police court Friday on a charge of overtime parking.
Society items must be at the Linton Daily Citizen Office by 11 a m to appear in the day’s issue. All personal news club lodge party and church items welcomed by Mrs Marjorie Walters.
Quapaw Council No 80 meets at Red Men's Hall 7 30 p m Carpenters Local No 487 meets at K of P Hall 7 p m Violet Rebekah Lodge No 312 meets at the hall 7 p m Delta Theta Tau meets at the Library 7 15 p m Loyal Order of Moose No 1434 meets at the hall 7 30 p m Glenburn Youth Fellowship meets at Community house 7 p m Delta Alpha class Christmas party at Mrs Jack Mehlhoff home 7 30 p m bring gift for exchange Called meeting Linton Lodge No 560 F & AM at 7 p m work in MM degree refreshments meets for election of officers and covered dish supper at the hall 7 p m
The schedule lists Wednesday gatherings at the Republican Headquarters Elks Lodge IOOF hall Rotary Club and other clubs. It notes times from 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. with hosts such as Mrs Vera Goodman Mrs Mae Pruitt Mrs Ona Fish and Mrs George Haseman.
Hiawatha Club meets all day at Red Men's Hall. War Mothers of World War II gather at Democrat headquarters at 7 30 p m. Choirs and meetings listed at various churches and Legion facilities. Past Presidents Parley meets Mrs Anna Stoeckel 1090 D Street Northeast at 2 00 p m with 50c grab bag. Fiesta details included.
The Women’s Council of the First Christian church meets with Mrs. Richard Hastings at 2:00 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring a Christmas wrapped gift for a child.
In Glenburn Mission at 7 00 p m a prayer meeting is held Women of the Moose Chapter 19 meet at the Moose hall at 7 30 pm Quapaw Tribe No 143 Improved Order of Red Men meet at the hall at 7 30 pm.
Pat Burke was in Sullivan last week. Romal Brewer and Lloyd Snedden of Michigan visited Dugger recently. Dee Boone visited Sullivan recently. Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Pigg of Oaks visited Dugger Friday. Frity Stein of Indianapolis spent several days in Dugger. Bill Emery visited Sullivan Saturday. Lee Brooks of Carlisle and Homer Montgomery of Bucktown were in Sullivan and Dugger, respectively, over the weekend.
The Live Wire class of Pleasantville Baptist church met to plan a Christmas program. George Clark opened the meeting and Mrs. George Clark read scripture. Mrs. Floyd Townsley led prayer. Refreshments were served to a list of members and guests. The next meeting is set for January 2 at Marion Bush's home.
The body of Kelvin B. Scott, former resident of Linton, killed in action in Luxembourg on January 25, 1945, will arrive in Clay Wednesday evening per his parents Mr and Mrs Luther Scott. He is survived by his widow Mrs Laura Scott, two daughters Viola Belle and Patricia Scott, sister NDS Ca Madeech of Gary, and brother Floyd A. Scott, also killed in World War II. Funeral arrangements were pending today.
The Hospital Guild benefit held at the local Elks club on Monday night drew twenty five tables for contract and auction bridge and euchre. Wives of Greene county doctors acted as hostesses as funds raised will buy another incubator for Freeman Greene county hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson travel tomorrow to Storm Lake Iowa to visit the H. E. Stalcup family for the holidays. Mrs. Stalcup is the Andersons' daughter. In memoriam Ce cilia Liddil Shank remembered by Mrs. Chas Liddil and family.
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