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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
3
A pricing snippet shows monthly and short term subscription costs. Indiana residents pay 1.52 per month and six months total. Other states list 4.75 for three months and 6.00 per month with a 2.00 option and a 4.00 offer.
Bloomfield Cardinals win two games to capture the Martinsville tournament title. They beat Ellettsville in the afternoon and then Spencer 63 47 in the championship, avenging a December loss. Jack Sparks led with 16 points and Mike Moore had 14.
The 609 members of IUE Local 917 at Westinghouse Electric in Muncie Indiana vote on a contract to end a 75 day dispute over a 40 hour work week with paid lunch hours. Mediators aided terms not fully released. If ratified, workers return to work by New Year’s Eve.
Hospital notes record several births including Miles Allan Thompson in Lyons weighing seven pounds twelve ounces and Joanna Dawn Keller in Worthington six pounds ten ounces. Dismissals include Ralph Chambers and baby in Newberry and Marcus Steele with nurse in Worthington.
Markets in Indianapolis show hog prices steady to weak with most hogs 190 to 230 pounds selling around 15 to 16 dollars per hundredweight. Cattle and calves mostly steady to lower with steers 22 to 23 dollars and cows 11 to 14 dollars. veal steady to higher with top sales 27 to 34 dollars. sheep 720 head steady to slightly lower with lambs 18 to 19 dollars and sheep 17 to 18 dollars.
The sports calendar lists Thursday games with Linton facing Worthington and Bloomfield meeting Switz City while Dugger meets Staunton. Friday features North Knox at Linton and Shakamak at Dugger, Freedom at Worthington, Pleasantville at Plainville, plus Linton Stockton and a Biddy League session from 9 a.m. to noon with North Central at Switz City.
Willard Mullin, famed boxing caricaturist for the New York World Telegram and the Sun, is selected for a special award by the Boxing Writers Association. The event occurs January 12 at the Ameri zana Hotel.
A Hollywood ABC Sunday night documentary examines the Nixon Kennedy race based on Theodore H White’s book. It covers Lyndon Johnson Nelson Rockefeller Hubert Humphrey Stuart Symington Adlai Stevenson and includes Kennedy Nixon debate footage and campaign moments. The film preserves White’s script and Gabel narration while reflecting on Kennedy’s assassination and the 1960 campaign atmosphere.
Channel 4 in Bloomington Indiana provides a December 30 31 schedule with daytime and evening lineups. The list includes Superman Popeye Dragnet Real McCoys Lucy Show Andy Griffith Weather and game shows plus soap opera hours and late movie slots.
A dense listing outlines NBC daytime and late night programming with talk shows, dramas, game shows, news, weather, and movie/program blocks. Highlights include The Tonight Show, The Match Game, Frances Farmer, Loretta Young, and Evening News segments with Weather and Sports updates among varied hour-by-hour slots.
Ralph Duke of Linton died at Freeman-Greene County Hospital at 7 am Sunday after a 3 1 2 year illness. He was born November 8 1897 in Linton, retired city employee, and survived by his widow Mary Alice Quakenbush Duke seven children, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral arrangements are at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home with services Tuesday at 2 pm conducted by Maurice Clymore. burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Robert Wools of Jasonville died at 8 45 p m Friday in Freeman Greene County hospital born February 21 1857 in Clay County to James and Mary Woods Wools he was a Church of Christ member and retired coal miner Surviving wife Myrtle seven daughters and four sons two brothers 37 grandchildren 44 great grandchildren Services held at McClanahan Funeral Home with Eugene Pound officiating burial in Fairview Cemetery Linton
Mrs. Tasa Clifford Love died at her Bloomington home Saturday. Funeral services will be at Day Funeral Home in Bloomington Tuesday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Bloomington Cemetery. She taught music in local public schools about ten years ago in Linton. Survivors include two daughters Mrs. Louise Griffin and Mrs. Barbara Griffin of Bloomington.
NBC offers Kiss Me Kate color musical at 6 30 p m CST with Grayson Keel and Miller. ABC presents Detout Daily quiz hosted by Dick Clark at 10 36 a m CST. NBC debuts Let’s Make A Deal at 1 p m CST. CBS airs Lucy Show at 7 30 p m CST featuring hypnosis. NBC presents Sag Along With Mitch at 8 30 p m. CBS airs East Side West Side at 9 p m CST with The Sinner case.
Charles M. Phillips aged 91 died at the hospital Sunday at 1 30 a m. He was born February 21 1872 in Bloomington Illinois. Survived by wife Jenny A Phillips two daughters Mary Erkman Bloomington and Edith Fountain Phoenix three grandchildren one great grandchild one daughter in law one step daughter one step grand child two step great grandchildren two sisters Ells Sheets Luma Colorado and Pearl Johnson Emmett Idaho. One son preceded him in death. Funeral arrangements at Vyers Funeral Home with services Thursday at 2 p m Major Mabeleux in charge burial in Worthington cemetery.
Larry Allen Tincher aged 21 died at his Mitchell home at 1 a.m. today after a long illness. He was born July 19 194? at Mitchell, son of Delbert Allen and Tina Jones Tincher. Survived by parents and sister Linda Ruts, plus many aunts uncles and cousins. Funeral arrangements not learned.
Minnie Alice Vandeventer, a former Calvertsville resident, died at Freeman-Greene County hospital at 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Her remains were taken to Myers Funeral Home for arrangements pending.
The Sherwood Bowmen archery club sponsors a rabbit shoot on Wednesday January 1. Participants meet at the Chuck Wagon Cafe at 8 30 a m CDT and trophies will be awarded for those killing a rabbit with a bow and arrow, with the animal to be brought to the event site.
A club event updates for a shoot held at the Conservation Club grounds. Everyone is welcome to participate in the first shoot of the new year.
Houston native Ker mit Zarley a 22 year old University of Houston graduate and recent pro was honored as collegiate gofer of the year by the All America Golf Committee. Zarley won a record five college tournaments this year.
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