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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1962
Page
2
A life remembered with lines about enduring love as a wife Lessie and family mourn the passing on December 24 1957. The poem notes loved ones remain with us, guiding and missed daily.
Terre Haute Indiana mayor Ralph Tucker aged 56 was listed in fair condition after an apparent heart attack while chopping ice in front of his home. Tucker, a four term mayor and former Democratic gubernatorial nominee, spent Sunday night in St. Anthony's Hospital after the seizure.
A 17 year old Bob Owendoff from Falls Church Virginia has created a new sun based direction finder called the shadow tip. The method uses shadow tips to locate east west and claims a small average error. The U S Army and Air Force adopted it for survival training and he received a $500 award.
The Vigo Warriors toppled Tunnelton 59 to 56 at Edwardsport on Friday, snapping Tunnelton’s 34 game win streak. Victor Osborne and Virgil McKee led Vigo with 14 points each, while Hollars scored 19 for Tunnelton before fouling out. A preliminary Vigo win 48 to 38 preceded the main game.
The Busseron Conservancy District Board of Directors will hear drawings plans and cost estimates for four flood water retarding structures G-4 G-5 G-8 and G-10. The hearing is at the Sherman Building Sullivan Indiana on Friday December 28 1962 at 8 00 p m. Harold Dodd Chairman issued December 17 1962.
Local Alcoholic Beverage Board of Greene County Indiana will hold a public hearing at 10 30 CST January 15 1963 in Bloomfield to consider Palace Bar Inc for Beer Liquor and Wine Retailer permit at 90 W Vincennes Linton Indiana The investigation will be open to the public and public participation is requested The Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission and officials prepare the notice with chairmen and executive secretary listed.
The report lists multiple new admissions from Linton Scotland Odon and surrounding areas including births for Mrs. Bobby Doane Solsberry with a 6 lb 13 oz boy unnamed and Mrs. Ray Carpenter Linton with an 8 lb 10 oz boy named James Scott. Dismissals follow Friday through Sunday for residents of Worthington Jasonville and Coalmont with thanks extended to Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Mission Circle and Sunbeam Troop No 63 for Christmas Tray favors.
Isaiah 54 13 guides readers to place the Saviour before Santa at Christmas and year round. A Christmas reminder urges families to read the Bible together and honor the Lord in homes. The piece also gives wary agricultural notes on killing trees with chemicals and vaccinating swine against cholera.
Freemasons in Indiana plan a state wide Feast of St. John the Evangelist on December 27. Grand Master Jack F. Hewson says about 200 of 547 lodges will participate with a table lodge dinner and brief talks after. The observance revives an ancient festival to promote brotherly love and includes a Grand Master message and traditional toasts.
Ernest Davis of Memphis Tennessee was treated for minor injuries after a one car crash Saturday afternoon. State police officer Melvin Klne reported Davis drove a 1962 Ford south on State Road 57 two miles north of the Light House and skidded while braking to avoid a collision.
A man was pulled from a car that went into a ditch and was taken to Free Man Greene County hospital in good condition. No damage estimate for the vehicle was provided.
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