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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1948
Page
3
AM Welles reports that Muscovites still publish The Crocodile humor magazine where editors mock Soviet goods. A cartoon shows two climbers roped together. one quips about the cliff, the other admits fear of the rope, a factory ad is cited as satire. Karl Wilson attends openings with his wife, noting public talk.
Society items must be in the Linton Daily Citizen Office by 11 a m to appear in that day s issue. All personal news club lodge party and church items welcomed mrs Marjorie Walters.
Quapaw Council No 80 Poca hontas meets at Red Men’s Hall at 730 Loyal Order of Moose No 1434 meets at Moose Hall at 730 Alpha Delphian club meets at the library at 730 Local Union No 1525 Painters and Paper Hangers meets at the K of P hall at 7 Glenburn Youth Fellowship meets at the community house at 7 O'clock p m.
Community groups schedule evenings at various venues including the Republican Headquarters the Elks Home Unity Lodge LO637 the Methodist church basement and Teen Town Hall. Activities include Rotary luncheon 12 15 p m Lades Fancywork Circle 2 p m worship choir practice 7 p m and a senior sweater award event with fried chicken covered dish and table service requested.
Prayer meeting at Glenbull Mission at 7 p m. Quapaw Tribe No 14 Improved Order of Red Men meets at 7 30 p m. Women of the Moose Chapter 19 meets at the Moose hall at 7 30 p m. Dugger Saddle club meets at Dugger track for New Year s Eve party at 7 30 p m. Bring covered dish. All members be present.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Fines of Switz City announce the marriage of their daughter Patricia to Chester York son of Mr and Mrs Dennis York of Newberry on Christmas eve at 5 30 PM in the Switz City Baptist church The Rev William T Barker of Freelandville performed the double ring ceremony Miss Jacqueline Meade sang two selections and Evelyn York sister of the bridegroom acted as maid of honor Lance Wise was best man The couple left for a short wedding trip Mrs York attends the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music Indianapolis York studies at Franklin College
A Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity member is noted for involvement in campus social activities and fraternity duties within the organization.
Miss Janet Harritt daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Harritt married Dale Wellington son of Mrs and Mrs Julie Wellington at 5 00 pm Christmas Eve in the First Christian Church parsonage. Rev Grady Spiegel officiated before a lighted Christmas tree. Attendants were Mrs Spiegel and Mrs Harritt. The bride wore a plum suit with white and black accessories. She graduated from Linton Stockton High School in 1944. The groom served three years overseas in World War II and works for Allens Construction Company. They will reside in Linton.
Miss Nelle Graward and Mr and Mrs S D Kramers of Indianapolis and their grand cow Allen Lee Crout of West Middleton Ohio visited Mr and Mrs Peter Brawand over Christmas. Paul Bowers at Chicago Technical College spends holidays with his parents George and Mrs Wets. Kenneth Coleman of Leucadis visits his parents and Mrs William Coleman. Mr and Mrs Jack Melhoff and Cam Smith take two month vacation in California. Guests of Mr and Mrs Wil Stevens include daughter Jure and Mrs Robert White in Kal Ohio. Mr and Mrs Stevens and June spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs White in Ohio. Recent guests of Mr and Mrs John Courter and son Jack were Miss Chloe Courter of Bloomington Mr and Mrs Lowell Courter and Mrs Alumbaugh of Sullivan. Christmas dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Hallie Goodman include Clayton Cope Lucille Bradford Detroit Mich Mr and Mrs Robert Bedwell and children Tommie Larry Billy West Union Iona Brewer Opal Thomas and children Clarence Norma Junior Joe Terre Haute Mr and Mrs Charles Ray Bedwell Indianapolis Short Rehmer Garland Fearnot Mr and Mrs Elmer Bedwell Pimento Louise Bedwell Mr and Mrs Johnnie Myers Detroit Mich. Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Herbert Priest were Mrs Myrtle Crug and Mr and Mrs William Fink of Indianapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Farnham announce the birth of a nine pound one ounce son named Bryan Lee. The baby and mother were discharged from Mary Sherman hospital in Sullivan to the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Iva Hlouser Sunday afternoon where friends may call. Mrs. Farnham was formerly Miss Vivian Houser.
Donna Colwell questions her future as war romances fade at Lakeside Club. Mark Banister proposes and Donna rejects, sparking family curiosity and a tension between love and the idea of marriage. The pair prepare to part ways in New York and return to routine life.
A survey of natural history snippets mentions monitor lizards and their warning lore, cancer treatment gaps per the American Cancer Society, Nantwich’s brine springs, ancient astronomy circles, Byzantian earrings, Greenhead mallard ducks, early District of Columbia area size, mountain lake fish, colonial New York name changes, and penguin breeding on remote coasts.
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