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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1944
Page
2
Local organizations share meeting times across multiple venues including Red Men hall Moose lodge Eagles hall and community houses. Listings show Loyal Order of Moose 1434 Bode Halls Hiawatha club Rotary luncheon and church choir practices with varied evening starts throughout the week.
Bridge club records show a 2:15 PM meetup with Mrs. Floyd McCullough noted after a Wednesday afternoon session. The fragment indicates a local activity centered on bridge socializing and coordination.
Friday events list meets at 8 p.m. for Chapter 19 Women of the Moose and 7:30 p.m. for Quapaw Tribe No. 143 Improvd Order of Red Men at the hall. A prayer meeting at Glenburn Mission is set for 7 p.m. J.T.M. club gathers with Mrs Cecil Meredith at 1:20 p.m.
Mr and Mrs William Kirn of Philadelphia announce the marriage of their daughter Florence Elizabeth to Ensign Jack Baker son of Mr and Mrs George Baker of Linton The vows were read in the St Francis DeSales rectory Philadelphia by Rev Joseph Daley on December 16 Attendants were Miss Helen Sheerar and Lt j g Robert Baker The bride wore a white wedding gown with fingertip veil and carried white sweet peas roses and gardenias They honeymooned briefly in the East and will visit Ensign Bakers parents in Linton before departing for San Francisco The groom is a Linton Stockton high school graduate and is well known locally
Members of the World Beaters 4-H club gathered at Vance York’s home in Switz City for a Christmas party. They enjoyed games, group singing, and a treasure hunt with refreshments served by Mrs. Owen York. Guests included Mrs. Roudebush Phyllis Ogle and Joretta McDonald. The next meeting is set for January 25 with Jack McDonald.
Mr. and Mrs Otis Turley hosted a Christmas dinner at their home Monday with relatives and guests from Davenport Iowa Princeton Evansville Braceville and other local names attending. Notables included Mr and Mrs George Turley Mrs Edna Hanna Dean Dickerson Dixie Lee Hinton Mystis Turley and Eta Dibble.
Mr and Mrs Kelvin Haton of West Linton hosted a Christmas dinner on Monday with a single long table. Attending were Everett Barnard and son Russell, James Haton and family, Everett Barnard Jr, Pearl Ramsey Emma Humphreys Sue Keller Lucian McDonald of Noblesville, and the Haton family including daughter Carolyn Sue.
Lee Hughes of Indianapolis and Mr and Mrs Lee Hollis were Christmas cay guests of John W Hughes. Mrs Kenneth P Jamison and Miss Sadie Green went to St Petersburg Florida. Frank Hodge of Moccasin Montana visited Forrest A Spangler in Linton route 3. Willis: GM 2/c visited by Mrs Spangler Russell Willis arrives to visit her parents Thad Spice. Gunner Mate Willis serves with US Navy in Tacoma Washington. George Turley of Davenport Iowa visiting Otis Spangler family. June Aubrrey and Violet Jones were in Sullivan Saturday. Cy Kramer and Nelle Brawand of Indianapolis spent Christmas with Peter Brawand family.
Weekend holiday accidents killed 276 nationwide with two thirds from traffic incidents in 38 states. California led with 31 of 39 deaths, New York 28, largely from icy highway collisions. The National Safety Council had predicted 275 deaths, noting a major crash near Reese's Summit near Harrisburg.
Field reports detail advancing units across northern Leyte as the 24th division clears the west coast near San Isidro. MacArthur cites 54,338 Japanese dead in the Leyte-Samar campaign, with thousands more casualties and 2,748 planes shot down, while American losses reach 11,217.
Greene County and Jasonville clubs held festive gatherings with dinners and programs. Members approved contributions to war drives and fellowships, elected officers, and reported on pin money bonds amid a year end drive total of 24181.25 dollars with plans to count bonds in the Sixth War Loan.
Speculation grows that Churchill and Eden’s Athens trip could lead to a three power meeting with Roosevelt and Stalin. Officials say no confirmation yet. a Churchill Eden Stettinius Molotov gathering is possible while a future Churchill Roosevelt Stalin summit remains five weeks away.
Federal agents and Phoenix police scoured the Arizona desert for 19 German prisoners of war still at large after a Saturday night break from Papago Park camp. Col William Hoigen said only six of the 25 escaped had been captured. Col Holden attributed the breakout to Christmas spirit and news of German progress on the western front. The group included Lt Col Jurgen Wattenberg, linked to the Graf Spee.
Indiana OPA will hold hearings in January to decide if fifty motorists barred in Michigan deer hunting area should have rations revoked. Commissioners will review evidence that vehicles were used for deer hunting and enforce penalties as directed by administrator Birkett Williams. Michigan enforcement and Cleveland regional agents traced license numbers to district offices. Most cars involved came from northern Indiana with a few from central Indiana.
Mr. Wo HF Colbath will conduct a free clinic for the hard of hearing at the Roosevelt Hotel on Thursday December 28 from 1 to 5 pm. He offers bone and air conduction fittings and will demonstrate the Acousticon tests and the Futura Acousticon hearing aid. Evening home demonstrations available by phoning the hotel.
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