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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1936
Page
2
Fragmented OCR listing advertising rates and notices from TOM AL WATRING Matter ane Purblishes Offies Citizen Muilding 798 Mat Tisiness Phone 177 Seeders Hiditor's with vague figures. Reads like a classifieds column outlining per column inch rates early insertion costs and obituaries or notices of thanks, with references to public and news notices and term contracts.
Numerous(Dugger) residents and guests visit relatives in nearby cities including Flint Chicago Columbus and Indianapolis over Christmas weekend. Notable names include Mrs Flette Teasley Mrs Dudley Teasley Miss Dorothea Faye Aikman Walter Gray of Evansville and Dr E M Deputy with gatherings across Dugger Shelburn and Linton.
Pleasant Grove residents and relatives shared holiday visits and trips. Mr and Mrs D O Squires traveled to Florida with son Nathan Squires and Chicago kin. Andy R Chaney and Lenore vacationed with Chaney kin in Muncie. Wilson Trueblood hosted family. William Chafey and family vacationed with Babe Edwards in Linton. Max Abram from Purdue home for vacation. Christmas dinner guests included John Peters family and Algude Kean with others from Ziegler and Sullivan.
Washington column analyzes the 1937 presidential inaugural parade plans. President Roosevelt favored no parade but civic leaders push for a grand display. A compromise envisions a large escorted procession with military units and state governors while weather and crowd turnout loom as risks to success.
A spoof column surveys North America relations jokes about banana republics and Chang and Chiang in China notes a Republican chairman Hamilton with two states a salary figure of 25000 a year and a playful quip about hunters and foxes Sally Rand chicken contests and a quip on experience as an expensive teacher The piece itemizes light commentaries on culture politics and a jab at Florida travel plans and money in pockets
Representative William Lemke of North Dakota is back in Washington after his 1940 Union party bid for president and later win as a Congress candidate. The piece notes conservatives broadly agreeing he has aged in a noticeable way and comments on the president bid being defeated.
Orthodoxy backs Lemke on Treasury gold stored in Kentucky worth about six billion dollars being of little use, with critics noting public value and demand despite official stance. The piece shifts to Sauerkraut Center's centennial, the Doaks brothers statue plan, and a humorous tale of horse borrowing and local civic figures from East Bicycle.
Recent dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Charles F Heim included Charles B Heim and daughters Lavon and Vera from Conniesville Claude Heim from Chicago Mr and Mrs Ray Heim and sons Lloyd Joh Wayne and daughter Mary from this place Elvis Turpin of Palestine visited his father Joseph Purpin and family last Monday Foster Dyer and Miss Lillign were also mentioned in the gathering
Mr. and Mrs. G. Q. Wright and their son Gale were guests of friends in Terre Haute while Stevens of Freedom called on friends here Sunday.
Inman William, 38, and Jesse Cox, 66, both farmers from Free land, North Carolina, were seized by a hooded mob calling itself Christians. The assailants questioned them about church attendance before severely beating them, police reported. Central Presa
Dr Townsend surrendered to a U S marshal in Washington D C after an indictment charging contempt of court in a port of entry investigation. He furnished $1,000 cashier’s check for appearance in federal court and left during a congressional hearing.
Mrs. Isabel Smith of Youngstown wins a $5,000 prize and a $6,000 gift for selecting the name Arbadelle for the radio baby of Amos and Ruby in the Amos and Andy skit. The name was chosen from more than 93,000,000 contest entries nationwide. Central Preag.
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