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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
8
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The Bloomfield Cardinals sit atop the White River Valley conference with 3 wins in 3 starts, holding the "Old Oak Buckett" trophy as undefeated in league play. Lyons Spencer and Jasonville trail in a tight pack with two and one losses respectively, while Clay City Switz City and Midland occupy middle to bottom spots with varied records.
The standings released today show the conference race open with no clear champion. The Cardinals remain in the hunt as the season progresses and the final outcome is expected to be determined only late in the schedule.
The Dugger high school Bulldogs earned their fourth win by beating Hymera 28-16. Lyons high Lions lost 38-30 to Oolitic on the Lyons floor, with Oolitic erasing a 26-16 deficit in the final quarter.
An over size chicken egg eighty three inches long is shown in Berlin New York at the Berlin Central school. The egg reportedly measures eight and a half by eight inches and contains a double yolk and a second egg six inches in circumference.
National Bureau of Standards researchers report a seven strand stainless steel ignition wire cable that replaces copper to reduce resistance and lower capacitance. Based on Dr Melville Peters studies the wire produces hotter faster sparks lasting longer and can cut current needs by about 30 percent in gasoline engines. Navy tests reportedly used the wire in aircraft for two years and kept it secret until recently.
The club announces new members joining the Big Brothers Club. Names include Floyd Cornett Tom Campbell William Harting Fred Harting Paul Harting Henry Larsen Marl Suffal Harry Welch Frank Kattman Floyd Mc Cullough Bill Stewart Mrs W F Craft Mrs Julius Cooper Earl Baughman Charles Ol Gus Dr W F Craft Dr C C Hamilton Mrs Fred Cravens J C Cravens Dr Frank Bailey Mrs Frank Bailey T J Beecher Dr George Haworth Marcel Coulomb and Frank Lenning.
James P. Curtiss of Simsbury, Connecticut, suffered a near fatal reaction after a wasp sting. Doctors labored for five hours administering adrenalin to restore consciousness.
James F E Snider of the Terre Haute Local Security board urges holiday workers to obtain a social security account number. Employers report each worker account numbers when filing tax returns, building individual wage records used to determine future benefits. Duplicate numbers can be requested at post offices or the Terre Haute field office 815 Ohio street.
Harry E. Taylor, who earned a degree from Wittenberg College, estimates he walked 12 200 miles pursuing schooling. He says four miles daily in grade school eight years, ten miles daily in junior high, two miles daily in senior high, and drove 53 600 miles to attend formal school and college, mostly by horse and buggy.
Indianapolis market update notes hogs at 7 000 holdovers 72 and a steady tone. Lights 6 90 to 7 60 medium 7 55 to 7 70 heavy 7 15 to 7 20 sows 6 50 to 7 87 cattle 800 calves 500 fat cows slow few good steers 7 to 8 40 bulk heifers 6 to 38 wealers 10 50 lambs 9 to 9 50
H D Ruhl of the state conservation department reports a farmer placed a stuffed rooster pheasant near a building to lure hunters. He observed 47 hunters shooting at the decoy, calling the act unsportsmanlike.
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