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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1938
Page
4
A period style pitch urging readers to begin weekly savings with reference to the Federal Reserve American Bankers Association and bank names such as Fed's Deposit Insurance Citizens National Bank to boost confidence and participation.
The piece hints at rising tensions in a political program with a potential crisis. A factory staffer Pat suggests a whistle system to curb lateness, while rivals vie to keep issues off the table as public friction mounts. Island City area notes list visitors and births across local families.
Two bowlers posted 600 series in the Merchants' league as Cozy Corner Linton Dailey Citizen and others led. Miss Leona Ham visited Terre Haute while Miss Winifred Pershing and Pearl Woolf joined Mr and Mrs Austin Woolf for a weekend dinner.
Benjamin Gash a 74 year old caretaker at the tourist park recalls deserting the British Guards 52 years ago after being nearly late for duty. The 22 year old trumpeter chose to desert rather than accept a transfer to Burma and later escaped to New York with three pennies in his pocket. He never played the trumpet again.
The Morris Chapel plans a community singing on the third Sunday each month, with the next event on Sunday, December 17. Rev. Claude A. Oskins, pastor, will give his regular sermon after Sunday school, and the public is invited to attend.
Prince Edward Island witnessed its first mass wedding as three couples tied the knot in a single ceremony at St John Baptist Roman Catholic church. The event marked a communal ceremony with multiple couples sharing the nuptial moment.
Bloomington Indiana December 13 Head of five city departments will not be reappointed when Mayor elect Jack Bruner takes office January 1. Police Chief Claude Myers Fire Chief B M Hazel City Attorney Donald E Bowen City Engineer John Stapleton Carl B Carpenter sewage disposal plant superintendent Ivan McDaniel head of water department collection office will not be retained. Slated for reappointment are Fred Dillman Ed Jones and John R Sullivan.
Treasury officials warn that counterfeit coins of small denominations in Hong Kong persist despite precautions. After silver withdrawal in 1935 Taiwan China nationalized silver, copper nickel replacements proved easy to counterfeit, reaching over ten percent of small money in 1936 37. New larger coins faced criticism for public use limits and continued counterfeiting, with streetcar ferry workers using magnets and others employing detection methods.
A toy electric train is aiding treatment for schizophrenia at Wadsley Mental hospital. The lunacy board says the experiment reduces agitation and plans to repeat it in other institutions, seeking similar distraction for women patients.
Lorain resident Ed Yeckley spent years spotting football talent in Elyria and Lorain areas and advancing players to college. He credits his role in guiding Paul Kramer from local play to Michigan, noting Kramer's 1935 Ohio State game impact and Yeckley's unofficial alumni status with Michigan.
Hog market 8 000 head with holdovers 105 and prices 25 cents lower. lights 6.75 to 7.50, medium 7.40 to 7.55, heavy 7.00 to 7.05, sows mostly 6.25 to 6.75. Cattle 1 900 with calves 600. steers steady, heifers and cows steady, top 9.50, dealers 50 cents higher. Sheep 2 500 lambs steady, bulk good and choice 9.00 to 9.50.
In Salem Oregon the fire department smelled smoke at the fire hall and found a small basement blaze. The fire was extinguished with no damage reported and no injuries.
Ted Winkler of Edwardsport and Bert Mitchell of Sandborn faced Judge W S Hoover after state police seized three slot machines in a Townsend ordered drive. Both pleaded guilty and received the minimum $25 fine plus costs, with the sheriff ordered to destroy the devices.
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