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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1944
Page
2
Society notes list Helen L Grubhs and local clubs in terse items. Notable entries reference church and lodge affiliations as part of daily society briefs.
Buriessed Professional Wo we Club meets at Roosevelt building for a Christmas party at 7 p.m. Pocahontas council holds a 7 p.m. meeting in the Men's hall. Hinton Council of Women gathers at the library at 2 p.m. Eagles Lodge convenes at the hall at 7 p.m. Unity Lodge No 637 I O Ghee meets at the hall at 7 30 p.m. Rotary Club luncheon is at the Catholic school hall at 12 15 p.m. Glenburn W S C S meets at the community house.
The Friday schedule lists Women of the Moose at the Moose hall 8 p m, prayer meeting at Glenburn Mission 7 p m, and Quapaw Tribe No 143 Red Men at the hall 7 30 p m. The notices reflect community gatherings and times across local organizations.
Several candidates will be initiated into the Eagles lodge here Wednesday evening. The Washington degree team will confer the degree work. All members and candidates are urged to be present.
The Mt Mellick club held its annual Christmas party Friday at Mrs O M Marshalls home. Decorations featured a lighted Christmas tree and gifts for each member. Mrs George Haseman led devotional time, readings and a poem. Prizes went to three members in games and contests. Ice cream and cake were served, with favors of nuts and candy. Next meeting planned in two weeks with Mrs Emma Humphreys hosting.
United Press staff correspondent aboard a C-54 en route from Greenland to Iceland describes a dramatic arctic panorama. He notes towering ice and jagged mountains, the cross-shaped sunlight on clouds, and the dangers of hidden crevasses. Rescue crews, weather stations, and multiple landing sites have made Arctic flights increasingly safe for Transatlantic operations.
Furious anti aircraft fire marked the attack as one B 29 superfortress was lost. The Nagoya center is described as modern yet largely flimsy and highly inflammable with a population of about 1.4 million. Brig Gen Hansell's 21st bomber command and Maj Gen LeMay's 20th command struck central occupied China hitting Hankow on the Yangtze River 500 miles east of Chungking.
Indiana state war finance head A P Hugene C Pulliam reports a sixth war loan total of 1 774 060 in bonds as counties push past goals on the campaign's final day. The state’s grand total reaches 248 402 100, nearly 410 000 over the target, with a last minute rush boosting purchases. Tobias Knight of North Carolina faced a trial for Blackbeard era maraudings but was absolved by the provincial council.
B 29 bombers struck the Mitsubishi plant at Nagoya and other targets in the Kinki region including Osaka and Nara as part of a large raid on Japan. The official communique claimed no planes were shot down and an investigation into results is under way.
J T M Club members held their annual Christmas party at Mrs Cecil Meredith's home Friday with Mrs Tharne Heath as hostess. A donation to the Greene County Tuberculosis Society was made. Attendance prizes and contest awards were given to members including Mesdames Maddison Smith Hart Meredith and Oniones.
A Christmas party with the Brownie Scouts highlighted a tree center stage at Mrs. Norman Cooper's home. Prizes went to Eleanor Witty Marilyn Hightower and Emma Lee Lynn with gifts for each girl and festive treats and Santa candy favors for all attendees.
A miscellaneous shower at the Franklin Cafe in Anderson honored Mr and Mrs Hanford Magby. Guests included Mesdames George Gray Alfred Stiles Helen Waymire Irene Gray Deloris and Eddie Shaw Rev and Mrs Jasper Shaw Mr and Mrs Willard Franklin and son Sherrill. Mrs Magby was formerly Deloris Franklin of Linton route 0.
The Women's Society of the Methodist church met at Mrs. Floyd Cornett's home with Rev. Baldridge leading devotions and sharing the Christmas story from St. Luke. Guests and members sang carols, heard readings, and enjoyed tea and cookies.
The Young Peoples class of the Saron Evangelical and Reformed Sunday school will hold a Christmas party in the church basement Thursday at 7 oclock. Mrs Charles Wills teaches the group and each member should bring sandwiches and a 25 cent gift for the grab bag.
Mrs Grace McDowell and her daughter Geraldine left Sunday for a two week vacation visiting relatives in Kansas and Oklahoma. Mrs Mayme Richardt of Indianapolis visited over the weekend with Lillian Nance.
Indiana dispatch reports William Brown of the American Legion announced success of a Santa visit project. More than 25 000 gift packages were collected to reach disabled and hospitalized service members across the state, praised for Hoosier generosity.
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