Social calendar items list holiday gatherings and meetings
The evening includes a Christmas party at Mrs Victor Wrights 339 Northeast 4th Street at 7 30 p m a Sunday school program at 7 39 at the church with sandwiches to bring Chapter 19 Women of the Moose meets at the Moose hall at 8 p m a prayer meeting at Glenburn Mission at 7 p m and Quapaw Tribe No 143 Improved Order of Red Men gathers at the hall at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constellation Club
Victor Wrights
Northeast
4Th Street
Women of the Moose
the Moose Hall
Quapaw Tribe No. 143
Improved Order of Red Men
Teacher Runs Fox Farm In Johnstown Pa
Madeline Topper, a local schoolteacher, runs a fox farming operation with 61 silver and platinum foxes begun after her cousin Cecil Costlow left 275 animals on the family farm when drafted. She reports little trouble caring for them and plans no sales, relying on a Toledo correspondence course for pricing. The animals eat horse meat and cereal and must be watched closely as they can nip, but they are not in immediate danger of pelting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
U.P
Madeline Topper
Cecil Costlow
Topper
Costlow
Notice to Stockholders at People's Trust Co Linton
The annual meeting of stockholders is set for Tuesday January 0 1945 at 4 p m in the Sajid bank directors room. Election of a board of directors for the coming year and other proper business will be transacted as presented by stockholders. Andrew Humphreys president. December 11 18 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Trust Co
Linton
Sajid Bank
Andrew Humphreys
Truthseekers Class Conducts December Meeting
The Truth Seekers class of United Brethren met at Mrs. Raymond Boston’s home for the December gathering. Mrs. W. S. Collins led the program with Joy to the World, the Nativity story read by Mrs. Roger, and a prayer by Mrs. Ethel Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truth Seekers
United Brethren Church
Raymond Boston
W. S. Collins
Luke
Roger
Ethel Miller
Hale
Boston
Bisey
Linton Study Club Christmas Party
The Linton Study Club met with Mrs. Ward Letsinger on Thursday night. A Christmas tree was the centerpiece and Mrs. Roy Hayes read and sang Christmas pieces. Gifts were exchanged among members including Roy Borders Harley Ham Frank Denman Mabel Fryback Roy Hayes and Bessie Tate with refreshments by candle light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Study Club
Ward Letsinger
Roy Hayes
Roy Borders
Lozier Ziegler
Bessie Tate
Santa Claus
Mesdames Roy Borders
Harley Ham
Frank Denman
Mark Haseman
Arvell Blume
Mabel Fryback
C. W. Martin
Jack Oniones
Clint Reinises
Wilford Roof
Cliff Strong
Jack Workman
Victory Wright
Edwin Yount
Mrs. Letsinger
Cobbler Finds $255 in Shoe in Rochester
Cobbler Stephen DiGiorgio discovered a wad totaling 255 dollars hidden in the toe of a customer’s shoe while preparing to repair it. He recalls the customer’s face but not his name and plans to return the money to the rightful owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
U.P
Stephen DiGiorgio
DiGiorgio
College Students Visit Family During Holidays
Miss Billie Joan Heenan of Indiana University visits her mother Mrs. Fern Heenan and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Larsen. Miss Virginia Coleman of Indianapolis stays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Coleman. Miss Betty Jo Borders returns home from Indiana University to her parents Mr. and Mrs Roy Borders. Miss Eveyln Harris, a Butler University student, visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Cad Harris. Harry L. Phillips, formerly of Linton, now a plant engineer in Tampa for Continental Mfg Co, is son of Mrs. Bert Phillips of Linton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Joan Heenan
Indiana University
Fern Heenan
H. S. Larsen
Virginia Coleman
Indianapolis
William Coleman
Betty Jo Borders
Roy Borders
Evey Ln Harris
Butler University
Cad Harris
Harry L. Phillips
Linton
Tampa
Fla
Continental Mig Co
Phillips
Bert Phillips
Diesel Engines Increase Freight Haul on Western RRs
Portland Oregon via United Press reports Great Northern President F. J. Gavin says six percent more freight is moved than in 1943 due to 5,400 horsepower diesel locomotives hauling 500 tons per train. He expects a further 25 percent rise as war materials move to the Pacific, with 13 new diesels in service and more on order plus 500 gondola and 250 flat cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
U.P
High Mountain
Western Railroads
F. J. Gavin
Great Northern Railways
Gavin
Pacific Theater
Western
Great Northern
Nationwide Fibre Disc Distribution Surges to Two Billion
Railway Express reports a massive rollout of red and blue fibre discs used as ration currency. By November 1 the total shipped from Cincinnati reached two billion, with daily output averaging 40 to 50 million discs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railway Express
Cincinnati
Troubled Times Face Holy Land Holiday Tensions
Dec 23 Bethlehem report describes reinforced police campaigns against Irgun Zvai Leumi and sterr gangs in Palestine. The article notes 60 policemen killed last year, impacts on figures such as Sir Harold MacMichael and Lord Moyne, a housing shortage amid Jewish immigration, and soldiers remaining in Jerusalem as Christmas approaches. Americans and other troops gather in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve services, while the Holy Land faces war weariness and economic strain.
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Bethlehem
U.P
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Palestine
Britain
United States
Middle East
YMCA
Holy City
Dakar
Africa
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Arabia
Iran
Judea
Molly Aground After Christmas Gifts Run Afoul
The fishing schooner Molly, carrying Christmas gifts for 100 Carmanville families, foundered after a 20 hour voyage home. A broken mast and crushed decorations floated in the shallows near St Johns after a northeast gale and snowstorm drove her aground off Rocky Grates Cove Point. Capt. Ross Caulk, 23, and an eight man crew awaited word as families kept vigil in Carmanville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.R
Molly
Santa Claus
Ross Caulk
Carmanville
Rocky Grates Cove Point
Doctor Receives Blunt Warning From Speeding Patient
Clayton, Mo. Deputy Walter Baschmitt stopped a speeding car and found a physician behind the wheel claiming an emergency. The doctor joked about a past prognosis, then the deputy warned him to slow down or risk another six months to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Walter Baschmitt
St. Louis
Deputy Maschmitt
Maschmitt
40 Pounds Off Does It For Young Recruits
Ray McDonnell son of Thomas McDonnell warden of the Brooklyn Prison stood 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighed 240 pounds but after a strict diet and vigorous exercise he shed 40 pounds to reach 200 pounds and earned Coast Guard enlistment.
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New York
Crashes Army But Past Catches Up
T/5 William S. Fox, a 44 year old former newspaper man, runs Finney Findings at Finney General Hospital. He edits, circulates, types, and stencils the mimeographed daily paper for the medics, creating one of the neatest hospital sheets in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
U.P
William S
Red) Fox
Medi-Call
Fort Bragg
N. C
Finney General Hospital
Finney
Fox
Cards Browns May Not Play In Series
The St Louis Cardinals and their intra city rivals the Browns may not play their annual city series this spring due to objections from some owners. Both clubs want a city series but face barriers before a spring training finale. The Browns will train at Cape Girardeau Missouri for the third straight year while the Cardinals drill in Cairo Illinois, a return since 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis P
St. Louis Cardinals
Browns
Cards
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Cardinals
Cairo
Lausche returns GI campaign aid to banker accounts
Ohio governor elect Frank Lausche says a $25 campaign donation from Pvt. James McCoy in the CBI theater was too large for a GI. Lausche deposited the amount in a bank and opened an account in McCoy’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
U.R
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
James McCoy
Lausche
McCoy
In Memory of Our Mother Mrs Mary L Franklin
In memory of Mary L Franklin who departed this life December 23 1943. It was winter near Christmas when God called your sweet soul away. We miss your smiles wisdom and grace. Sadly missed by the children and Mr and Mrs Willard Franklin Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Franklin
Heaven
Willard Franklin Anderson
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Helen L. Grubbs
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Firestone
Tennyson
Haseman Shoe Shop
ST. Johns, Newfoundland
Baptist
Bert Barnes
First Baptist Church
Istand B Sts
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Ann Breck
Violet Coulter
Betty Coulter
Lilly Cunningham
Marjorie O'Hern
Doris Frederick
Iris O’hern
Marilee Stevens
Barbara Gilmour
Be Be Richards
Betty Clark
June Stevens
Doris Breck
Barbara Coulter
Doris Cheevers
Jean Strong
Frank Miller
Barbara Goodwin
Rue Cromwell
Janice Wilson
Margarette Wright
Pauline Denman
Jeanne Philips
Drexel Pope
Bob Dale
Bill Hattery
Junior Collins
Jack Dale
Joe Turpen
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Vincennes St
Verna Wert
Nail’s Liquor Store
Linton Milk Company
M. J. Aikin & Son
Linton and Dagger
Francis Haseman
Waittier
Lester Packing ‘Co
Jose
Green
Blue
Peach
Leonard’s Grill
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