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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1937
Page
6
A brief fragment notes half the town’s athletes on relief while the other half receive scrutiny. A wealthy elder, exhausted by years of work, is recalled through imagery of burning midnight oil and gasoline as his son preserves memory. The text hints at plans for tomorrow in local housing or property terms.
Miss Harriett Buckspan of Dallas collects world liquors without drinking them. Her hobby includes sample bottles from many nations, including the Ng Ka Po, absinthe frappe, and Horse's Neck. Some bottles are up to 50 years old. She preserves them unopened.
Greene county received a check for 5472.05 as its share of the semi annual distribution of state excise receipts. Floyd I Murray State Superintendent of Public Instruction announced today. The distribution is based on average daily attendance and allocates 498503.07 of excise funds to a common school fund. The state average daily attendance is 51638 pupils with 765 dollars per pupil to each county.
More than 250 000 lucky charms are sold annually in New South Wales. A dealer said nine of ten people from all walks of life wear charms. Charms go out of fashion like hats and new designs are continually made to replace them.
A seven point buck wandered into Bayre Pennsylvania business district before deer season and swam the Susquehanna River to the woods. The startled hunters flocked to the scene as the deer crossed the town.
In Hartz mountains a village named Poprlin with 1,400 residents including Strobeck is described where every adult is a chess expert and even infants are taught with dolls shaped like chess pieces.
More than 4,000 people joined the hospital insurance plan since its April launch at Abington Memorial Hospital. The plan, overseen by board of trustees, allows individuals to pay about three dollars daily to insure against unexpected hospital bills.
President Roosevelt has approved a WPA allotment of 4 698 to repair books in the Linton public library and local school libraries. Twelve workers and a supervisor are employed locally, with the grant continuing indefinitely.
Unc le Billy a former slave born Christmas Day 186 on a Kentucky plantation works daily as a barber in Lexington. He served as a personal servant to his mistress and later to Gen. William T Sherman during the Civil War before returning to Lexington to open his shop where he has worked 64 years.
The squirrel population in Linton City Park rose to fourteen after two grey squirrels were donated by Otto Bean near El Nora. The Indiana State Department of Conservation granted capture permission and sent representatives to assist locals in the process. The two new park dwellers arrived in A-1 condition.
Hogs about 1,000 head with lights 8.15 to 8.50 medium 7.75 to 8.55 heavies 7.25 to 7.90. sows mostly 6.65 to 7. Calves 400 with steers and heifers bidding 25 cents lower early. cutters and common cows steady to slow. vealers 11 to 11.50 bulk. sheep 4,000 with native lambs 50 cents lower and lambs 8.75 to 9. slaughter cows 3.50 down 25 cents.
Dr Lloyd Pope of Linton was elected president of the Wabash Valley Chiropractors association at a meeting in Linton. Officers include vice-president Dr C C Chandler Terre Haute secretary treasurer Dr Harry Waldorf Sullivan and district representative Dr Hazel Ramsay Sullivan. Chandler and Waldorf spoke on advanced technique and the spinal cord. Twenty one members attended. Next meeting will be January 9 at the Terre Haute House in Terre Haute.
Under direction of Georges Maheux provincial entomologist government experts have begun a campaign to transform the Gaspe Peninsula into a hay fever vacation land by uprooting ragweed. Workers have cleared ragweed in some areas as part of the effort.
In Boston two pet dogs slipped through a narrow fence opening to raid seven hens. Their bellies full, they could not escape, ending in disgrace for the owners.
The Linton Daily Citizen Indianapolis News doll award campaign ends at midnight Wednesday with prize drawings for all order blanks turned in by noon Thursday. Circulation manager E L Barnes notes strong response from Linton and nearby areas as youngsters obtain dolls and submit additional orders.
Professor J E Kaulfuss of Pennsylvania State College says horse drawn vehicles and wheel barrows from 1935 were valued at 10 million dollars. He cites compiled records showing ongoing demand and use despite modern trends.
Raymond Boston, previously sidelined by several weeks of illness, resumed work this morning signaling a recovery. His return follows a period of medical leave and supports continued operations.
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