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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1936
Page
2
The Linton Daily Citizen lists advertising rates for classified ads with word-based minimums, notices, cards of thanks, and announcements. Contracts for permanent contracts are made upon application.
Bloomington Indiana December 26 The Indiana University chapter of Sigma Delta Chi offers a silver loving cup for the best daily newspaper in an Indiana city with 6000 to 25000 residents Entries must print three consecutive issues in 1936 or 1937 and be submitted by January 1 1937 to Hoosier state press association Indianapolis later this February 1937 convention also awards cups for other categories including best daily under 6000 population best front page makeup and best weekly in the state.
Sixty conservation clubs in Indiana enroll for the fourth annual Crow Control Contest run by the Division of Fish and Game. Entries rose last week with clubs from multiple counties, as the drive begins January 1. The sponsor awards 425 for top crow feet totals and trades game birds for crow feet at a rate of one quail or pheasant per 100 crow feet. It is expected about 100 clubs will enroll by opening date.
Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner, reported deer liberated in southern Indiana during 1934 and 1935 by the Department of Conservation are moving north into central Indiana. Sightings were logged in Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Delaware and Boone counties, the northernmost reach yet. About eighty deer were released, with a few killed by dogs or a vehicle and one died in a fence. Natural increase pushes the population past a hundred, while dogs remain protected by law and residents monitor the deer locally.
Indianapolis and Bloomington medical divisions of Indiana University reported 816000 patient visits in 1936, an increase from the prior year. The release noted the total across both hospital and clinic services, highlighting continued growth in patient care.
Washington, D. C. Congressman James P. Buchanan of Texas urges Democrats to avoid bloc-style alignments that could buck minority wishes and empower internal factions. He warns that multiple small blocs can combine to form a powerful balance of power, undermining principled party unity.
Central Press columnist William Rife mocks democracy and aviation trends. He lampoons Napoleon complex officials, Sunday pilots, egg shaped planes, and green pilots misreading signals. He jokes about noisy skies hindering radio programs and repurposing old dirigibles as hot dog stands. He predicts air traffic congestion above nudist colonies as future sky issues.
Washington columnist reports Congressman Sol Bloom, director general of the sesquicentennial, argues the U S Constitution was illegally adopted. He cites preconstitutional congress and a convention not authorized to frame or revise the Articles of Confederation, noting states sent delegates under a misapprehension.
A parliamentary speaker denounces the convention as disregarding its purpose and claims the states ratified a pre constitutional document. He argues legislatures swallowed the draft, allowing an unconstitutional constitution to emerge despite calls for revision of the Articles of Confederation.
Witty auto ad likens cars to tailor made fits and notes they wrinkle easily. Commentary references the Wally- Windsor gag and radio crooners reclaiming the mic. Mentions Spanish rebel shelling, possible General Franco issue, and an upcoming Siam, Borneo, Sumatra ape survey. Also ponders New Year cards and nimrod usage by headlines. Inauguration day blizzard predictions and US Latin policy sentiments appear amid a collage of brief observations.
The Sinclair and Apple Knockers bowling teams won both ends of a Sunday doubleheader at Linton alleys. Sinclair beat Eison twice. Hank Larsen led winners with 695, Percy Myers 590, Leonard McDonald 560 for the losers. Keller team’s Harbett top scored 56 and Harting 196 for the winners. Also includes livestock and Indianapolis market notes with cattle and sheep prices and activity.
Clyde Spensier has returned to Detroit after spending Christmas with relatives. He is employed in the city and plans to resume his duties after the holidays.
President Miguel Gomez and Col Batista clash as Batista aides seek Gomez ouster and impeachment talks appear in the House. Cabinet reportedly backs Gomez while Batista pushes a nine cent sugar tax to fund army run schools, raising fears of a military fascist power struggle.
A garbled OCR note hints at Franklin D. Roosevelt ill health affecting his Harvard rowing days. It mentions absence from walks and rowing, with unclear references to treatment, recovery hopes, and possible public worry. The fragment suggests concern over his condition during his student years and potential impacts on his pace in athletics.
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