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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1922
Page
4
The Linton high school basketball team defeated Spencer 16 to 15 on the Spencer court. After trailing 10 to 7 at halftime, Linton rallied in the second period to notch their first win of the season in a listless, low scoring game.
Mrs. Merab Burcham age 69 formerly Greene county resident died at her daughter’s home in Anderson Indiana after an extended illness. She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs George Buree and survived by two daughters Mrs Vernon Canady and Mrs Ethel Fleenor and three sisters. The remains arrived by train and were taken to M J Aikin Son chapel then to the Methodist church for funeral services conducted by Rev Wm R Russell with interment in Fairview cemetery.
Bluffton Indiana December 23 Oscar Noe a wealthy 65 year old man posted a humorous want ad seeking a fourth wife to be docile and obedient with traits like not snoring and responding to him. He notes he is all here except his teeth which are in the cupboard for meals. He invites correspondence and names his ex wives as references.
The post office will be open from 9 to 10 a m on Sunday because Christmas falls on Monday. Carriers will be on duty at the office to serve patrons collecting mail. On Christmas day the office opens 9 to 10 a m, city and rural carriers deliver as usual, and the parcel wagon will deliver parcels both days.
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that the consolidation of seven northern Indiana public utilities into the Indiana Electric Corporation was legally authorized by the Public Service Commission. Justice Eubank wrote the opinion, with Justice Willoughby dissenting. The companies involved include Merchants Heat and Light of Indianapolis, Valparaiso Lighting, Indiana Railway and Light of Kokomo, Elk Hart Gas and Fuel, Wabash Valley Electric of Clinton, Putnam Electric of Greencastle, and Cloverdale and Cayuga Electric.
Louis Junior Watson six weeks old son of Mr and Mrs Louis Watson died Friday night at 11 following double pneumonia. He is survived by two parents two grandmothers grandfather John R Watson two sisters Mildred and Dorothy Fay and brother Cletus Norwood. Funeral Monday at 10 at the family residence with interment in Fairview cemetery.
The Linton Oil Pool association will hold a meeting at the city library next Wednesday evening at 6 50. The Hopkins county Kentucky well is yielding twenty five to fifty barrels daily after two shots. The group plans to drill another well in the same area as the first.
Lyons faces Vincennes in a high interest basketball game at Memorial hall Lyons Tuesday evening The Suns roster includes Wampler Youler Baker Hoffman Wolf with subs Toole Buskirk VaanWey and Jenkins The Whiz Bangs will use the same Lyons district tournament lineup February 16 and 17 Carpenter Story Leavitt Loos McLaughlin lead the home squad with subs Russell Tibbett Hindman
Public library shelves welcome new titles across Adult Fiction Non fiction and children categories Highlights include Clerk of Scotland Yard Broken Barriers Mere dith Lilian Adrienne Toner Sedgwick A D Man Size Raine W M Support Ashman Margaret Outline of History Wells H G Education of Henry Adams Modern American Poetry Unter meyer Books and Characters Strachey Lytton Best Short Stories of 1921 OBrien E J Boy Scouts of Crater Lake Eaton Walter P Wisp a Adams Katherine Aesop for Children illustrated by Milo Winters Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Verne dules Illustrated by N C Wyeth Stories of Heroism Mace W E H Three Golden Hairs Sidgwick Ithel Land of Dont want to Bell Lilian Get a book for over Xmas.
Lyons high school defeated Elnora 28 to 14 before a large crowd. Lyons shows strong form this year and remains in contention as the season nears its end.
Ben Quinin, an Indian, bought a flivver and described a perilous drive ending with a head injury and arm broken. He recounted that the first mile was slow after drinking, the second and third miles faster with more drinking, and a bridge by the road prompted him to turn off. The report cites KNan and the World as sources.
Roses carnations sweet peas and chrysanthemums arrive and prices urged. Place orders early to avoid disappointment. If unsure what to give for Christmas Say It With Flowers Rosery Shop 2212c.
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