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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1938
Page
6
An American touring Wales entered a hotel and saw the mat read tam htab. He suggested it was Welch for a greeting, but the doorman explained the mat was upside down bath mat. The item appears in a local column noting oddities and upcoming events.
In San Francisco the Golden Gate International Exposition plans a Palace of Elegance costing $125,000 to build. The display of jewelry furs women’s clothes and accessories inside will be insured for $1,000,000.
An Indiana corn school report from Worthington highlights high yielding region adapted hybrids from the Purdue Experiment Station. Hybrids in the 800 series prove best for south central and southern Indiana, with open pollinated strains matching yields only when seed selection and storage are strong.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hixson and Mrs. Amanda Hixson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Roger Coen of Bloomington. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Shepherd and grandson Charles Roy Bedwell and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shepherd of Chicago, NL, left Saturday for California to visit Mr. and Mrs. George Shepherd and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Frisby of Oak Park, Ill, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lon Roach. They are en route to Miami, Florida, for an extended visit.
Local police report Fred Myer 68 held in jail on charges of passing fraudulent checks in Linton He claimed to have come from Sullivan to buy groceries for two young men in that city Some phony checks contained grocery lists He was picked up after Sullivan authorities alerted Linton police He had been discharged from Indiana State Prison Michigan City Sept 30 No hearing date set Knights of Pythias lodge members urged to attend special entertainment at K P hall later tonight
Mr and Mrs Lon Roach hosted a family dinner Friday evening at their home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ed Frisby of Oak Park Illinois Miss Jessie Lee Roach a City hospital Indianapolis student nurse and Mr and Mrs Carl Roach and daughter Patty Ann.
Mrs Mary Realak of Richmond California, age 54, kept driving her car after suffering fractures in both arms in an automobile accident. She drove home and summoned medical aid, illustrating that existing laws did not prohibit such action.
Joseph Damphousse a 54 year old street car motorman fell ill while driving a tram in Montreal. He asked passengers to disembark then steered the car to the barns before collapsing and dying.
The W. W. G. will meet at 7 30 p.m. with Miss Mary Esper Armstrong. All members are urged to attend.
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