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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1929
Page
2
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The article mocks Congressman Dennison of Illinois for alleged liquor involvement amid a prohibition crackdown. A grand jury rebukes the joke while noting a leak trunk found at his office contained six smashed and six intact bottles of liquor, plus a truck with eighteen quarts of whisky and six bottles of gin. A name on the trunk raises questions of framing versus guilt, and Dennison is urged to have his day in court.
A young couple wed high above Roosevelt Field in an apparent parachute stunt. They spoke into a microphone before leaping from a 2100 foot doorway as the parachutes deployed late, narrowly saving the bride from harm. The scene drew front page notice and sparked talk of bold stunts in modern times.
Chemists studied one hundred greens finding parsley contains the highest percentage of a key nutrient while spinach yields lower results. The report notes parsley surpasses spinach as a preferred diet item, though spinach remains common in meals.
A fragmentary quotation attributes a line about earthly riches and ancestry to John Andrew Ilaliias. The source text is garbled and presents no clear events or proper context beyond this quotation.
Mrs Chester Bradford entertained Glenburn Mothers Club with its annual Christmas party and hostess birthday. The afternoon featured devotions, a vocal solo by Mrs Bradford, and a reading by Mrs Clarence Canady, followed by games and a grab bag. Notable guests included Mrs Sallie Bone, Mr Elijah Edington, Mrs James Bone, Mrs Clarence Canady and daughter, Mrs William Barton, Mrs James Maddox, Mrs Le Roy Baker and son, Mrs John Medaris and daughter, Mrs Gideon Franklin, Mrs Pet Meeks, Mrs Frank Dean, Mrs Earl Dean, Miss Ethel Dixon, Miss Lottie Reimer, Miss Nola Yoder, Rev Charles T Alexander, Chester Bradford and son Wayne.
Indianapolis December 20 Lewis S Bowman former state auditor will become secretary of the State Tax Board January 1 succeeding Bert S May Crawfordsville He will return to the field force of the tax board Bowman served two years as state auditor and for several years was auditor of Wayne county
Mrs. Harve Brooks of 5 Wallace Heights Indiana publicly endorses Hoyt's Compound after chronic kidney trouble. She reports night rising pains back headaches and relief after treatment with kidneys strengthening and pain decreasing. Hoyt's is sold at Hamilton's Drug Store in Linton and by leading area druggists.
An impressive celebration marked the opening of the new 1.8 million dollar Ohio river bridge linking Madison Indiana and Milton Kentucky. The historic crossing connects two of the region’s oldest towns with ceremony and fanfare.
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