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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1963
Page
5
The article reviews McGraw Hill's Taxes Loopholes and Morals with IRS figures for 1962 and offers Christmas plant tips. It also recaps a lost electric can opener found by Greg Tulley’s family, a farm ad by the Ingwald Sundems, and a note clarifying Hagerstown soil in Lawrence County.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 578 celebrated 60 years with a weekend at the Linton hall. A noon Sunday dinner, Santa Claus for children, and music created a festive atmosphere while a prize drawing highlighted the afternoon. Officials thanked the Auxiliary and guests from Terre Haute Vincennes and other towns.
Mr and Mrs Phil Whitt will be honored at a miscellaneous shower at 7 30 p m Saturday night. The event will be hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs Dewey Hildenbrand.
The General Accounting Office GAO spent 47.8 million to curb waste and reported 247.5 million in savings for the year ending June 30. Refunds reached 29.1 million with audits spanning dozens of federal departments led by Defense.
Mrs. D Tippit was injured in a Christmas trip crash near Paris Texas as she turned into a service station. Her three children were unharmed and Delbert Miller of Paris was uninjured. Police report about 400 dollars damage to the Tippit car and 50 dollars to the Miller vehicle. The accident was under investigation.
Residents are reminded that Linton will switch to Central Daylight Time on Sunday December 28 at 2 a.m. Set clocks forward one hour before bed on Saturday to reflect the time change.
A Christmas toll of at least eight pushes Indiana highway fatalities to 1305, the highest since 1941. The losses include two multi casualty crashes and deaths of David and Ann Wilson, Air Force family, plus Sally Adams and Charles Gunter in separate accidents, and Elizabeth Meyer in a train collision near Monticello.
In a Charleston tenement fire caused by an overheated portable heater a family of twelve children aged from two months to twenty years perished. Parents Walter Johnson and Mary Lee attempted to move the heater. Johnson was critically burned and the wife escaped uninjured. Victims include Mildred Wilson twenty and Lelia Wilson nineteen among others.
The Christmas holiday traffic toll rose to at least 221 deaths in traffic accidents by 8:30 a.m. EST, with California leading at 33 deaths and Texas 16, Kansas 14, Michigan 13. The 30 hour period ended Christmas Day amid late reports of fatal crashes.
Hickman Kentucky elderly Circuit Judge Elvis J Stahr Sr 77 died at home after a long career in law and public service He served as county judge city council county attorney and state senator He was father of Elvis J Stahr Jr IU president and former Secretary of the Army Services were tentatively set for Friday
An accident occurred in Linton on Monday when Michael Arford, 47, of Bloomfield struck the rear of a parked car owned by Branson C. Tucker at 260 Seventh St Northeast. Arford lost control after rounding a corner causing about $50 damage to his vehicle. no damage estimate for Tucker’s car and no tickets were issued.
Commerce Department reports a fair-sized gain for the year with a December upturn in activity. Retail sales recover after the assassination, iron and steel production rises, auto output hits a November record, and home construction increases. Tax cut prospects bolster business confidence ahead of Jan. 1 implementation.
Denver man 83 marries 19 year old Gwendolyn Davis in a Christmas Eve ceremony at his Adams City home. The couple celebrated Christmas Day with guests while planning a $100,000 educational foundation for all their descendants and noting companionship and business as the tie that binds.
Indiana taxpayers will work 117 days in 1964 to cover taxes, six more days than 1963. The Indiana State Chamber of Commerce cites new state adjusted gross income and sales tax deadlines and notes about 32 percent of personal income goes to federal, state and local tax bills.
Applications for marriage licenses were placed on file in the Greene circuit court clerk's office at Bloomfield by Melvin Wilson of Lyons and Mary Falk of Worthington, and by Larry Nolan and Sharon Kennedy, both of Linton.
Turmoil in Cyprus as Turkish Cypriots attack a Greek defense post for four hours while a truce holds. NATO and Britain move to enforce calm, with casualties rising and international leaders closely watching the crisis on the divided island.
East German border guards fatally shot 18 year old Paul Schultz as he attempted to flee to the West during Christmas visits. A companion survived, and the incident occurred as tens of thousands of West Berliners visited relatives in East Berlin on the hollowed holiday opening.
New York Central crews cleared tracks near Fontanet Indiana after 31 of 90 freight cars derailed. No injuries reported and cause undetermined. One derailed car held 1434 cases of nitro starch and a methyl chloride tank car, both volatile. others carried televisions sets cereals mattresses and brass sheets. Right of way over 600 feet damaged. 30th car derailed behind the engine.
Miss Mary Reid McBeth, 72, retired English professor at Indiana State College and Terre Haute faculty member from 1922 to 1958, died of a heart attack Monday after her car went into a ditch near Owensburg. Services were scheduled in Terre Haute with burial in New Richmond.
Major Gertrude Calvert sent cookies for the baskets packed for shut ins at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Risher. Her name had been omitted from the earlier account of the project.
Three accidents injuring two people were reported by County Sheriff Dale Horn. Marion Lee 54 of Bloomfield lost control near a hill four miles southwest of Bloomfield and hit a pole. his wife Arilla 52 broke a left arm in the crash with $1,000 in damages and no tickets. John Paul Backmeyer 23 of Richmond rolled an ice patch on Hwy 57 at 2 am with passenger Jenni fer Lewis 22 of Washington suffering a possible concussion. driver uninjured. Larry D. Waggoner 23 of Lyons skidded into a stopped car owned by Jerry R. 16 of Lyons. approximately $150 to Waggoner’s car and some damages to the other vehicle. no tickets.
Indiana rivers through the state saw above normal temperatures with highs near the 50s in the south and 30s elsewhere. Snow cover melted in South Bend and Hoosier cities reported low to mid 30s as a mild pattern extends into the weekend.
Two cases from other counties were placed on file in Greene Circuit Court. Martin Cos grove versus Dorothy Carrico seeks damages, venued from Martin County. Stephen Clark by Emerson Clark versus Le Roy Boyce seeks damages, venued from Clay County.
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