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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
6
The notice wishes readers merriment and happiness as the season ends. It hints at public impatience with the Mine Run state auto license bureau and a warning to car owners in the area. The tone is seasonal and lighthearted.
Greene circuit court decides that the twenty year statute of limitations cannot be avoided for foreclosing school fund mortgages. Eskel Beasley as auditor of Greene county vs Herbert F. Bedwell et al. overruled the demurrer, upholding the plaintiff. The decision by special judge Frank Gilkerson affects numerous mortgages carried on Greene county books.
Daily Citizen and Indianapolis News carrier boys attended their annual Christmas party hosted by E. L. Barnes and Mrs. Barnes at the custodian's lodge, CCC camp east of Linton. The event included a business meeting, bingo prizes for a list of carriers, a grab bee for gifts, and refreshments served by Mrs. Barnes.
Relatives discover more than 30000 dollars secreted in the late George Clancy Matthews bakery in Martinsville Indiana. Found in a can on a shelf are 11000 in bills with 1008 in dimes among gold silver and pennies. Matthews left no will and his estate goes to four relatives including two nieces and two nephews.
Preparations for the Linton Elks Christmas ball are complete. Bob McKittrick and his eleven piece orchestra will provide music with a vocalist, and the event expects dancers from Linton Greene and surrounding counties. The dance starts at 8 50 PM Saturday at the lodge home on North Main Street with Christmas decorations completing the ballroom.
Linton students Alice and Marie Bredeweg and Robert Millon joined a chorus of over eighty at Indiana State Teachers College for Handel's Messiah during the Christmas season. The performance in Chapel Hall featured Rollin Pease as guest soloist under director L. W. Tilson.
Report shows steady markets with hogs 4,500 head holdovers 82. Lights range 8.60 to 8.85, mediums 8.55 to 8.75, heavies 7.60 to 7.75. Cattle sparse with 1,228 lb steer at 12.75. heifers and calves similar. Sheep 2,500 with top lambs 9.00, slaughter hogs steady at 3.00 down. Feeders and other categories noted with gains and limited supply.
U S West Virginia will convene at 7 o clock Monday night to discuss affairs. Members are urged to attend and participate in the session led by camp No 86 under David D Wiles.
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