New Lodge Officers Installed At Masonic Rite
New leaders of Linton Lodge No 560 F and A M were installed Wednesday night in Masonic hall with Earl Ross as worshipful master for 1987. Officers for the year include Paul Hildebrand Henry McAtee Elwood Armpriester William Carlton Herschel Headley Roy Ellis Arthur Dean Clinton Reintjes Marsella Ladson Otha Counterman and Dr W H Scholl. The Order of Eastern Star followed with Harry Green as worthy matron and James Mitten among officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Lodge No
F.&a.m
Masonic Hall
Earl Ross
Paul Hildebrand
Harry McAtee
Elwood A. Armpriester
William B. Carlton
Herschel Headley
Roy Ellis
Arthur W. Dean
Clinton Reintjes
Marsella Ladson
Stewart
Otha Counterman
Tyler
W. H. Scholl
Order of Eastern Star
O.R. S
Don. Smith
Margaret Jones
O. E.S
Harry Green
Ames Wessell
James Mitten
Walton Stover
Josephine Hahn
Harry Hildebrand
Grey Hixson
E. J. Ecker
Charles Anderson
Marshal
Charles Halback
Marcella Ladson
Ada
Cliff Strong
Ruth
Ward Letsinger
Esther
Arthur’ Blume
Martha
Curt Gilligan
James Wespel
Ben Bjorkland
Sentinel
Don Smith
Bruce Tate
James ‘Mitten
Haldon Beasley
Ted Smith
Chester Wills
Perle Poole
Herb ‘Priest
William Melton
The
O.E
Marshal Chang Found Guilty In China War Power Play
In Nanking the Military Affairs Commission found Marshal Chang Hsueh Keng guilty on eight charges for seizing Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. He was sentenced to four years in prison and ten years deprivation of civil rights. The case is seen as a dramatic political crisis in China during the war against Japan.
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Nanking
China
Military Affairs Commission
Chang Hsueh ‘Keng
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
Salvation Army Watch Services Tonight at Hall
The Salvation Army will conduct watch services at the hall tonight beginning as pupils from a local school arrive. Program details include a community gathering and prayer, with the event open to residents.
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Salvation ‘Army
No Paper Friday Holiday Declared in Linton
The city will suspend general business tomorrow for New Year. Most stores close while the Linton post office runs on holiday hours with carriers off. Mail will still dispatch on an off day and lock box service continues. The Linton Daily Citizen will not publish. Barber shops will close at 6 p.m. and stay closed all day Friday.
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Linton
Linton Daily Citizen
Linton Barber Shops
Bloomfield Savings Association Declares 3 Percent Dividend
Farmers and Mechanics Federal Savings and Loan of Bloomfield announces a 3 percent per year dividend on shares held in the past six months. Shareholders are urged to visit the headquarters after January 1 to have dividends credited to passbooks. The association, chartered last August, reports strong growth and loans for remodeling and new construction totaling about fifty thousand dollars. Directors listed include Edward H. Stein and Lee H. Jones among others.
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Farmers & Mechanics Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Bloomfield
Directorate Board
Edward H. Stein
Lee H. Jones
Chester P. Harrah
Allen G. Pate
John W. Brandon
P. J. Harrah
Albert Jackson
Merchants Send New Year Greetings to Residents in Linton
Scores of local business men express hopes for a happy prosperous 1937 in New Year greetings carried in the Linton Daily Citizen. Special display ads invite readers to read the merchants messages and share in the festive spirit.
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Linton Daily Citizen
Elks Expect Big Crowd Tonight At Bridge Party
Linton Elks host a bridge party tonight starting at 8 PM to entertain husbands and guests. The Ladies of the Elks coordinate activities and invite members’ guests with women asked to bring sandwiches for the event extending into the New Year.
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Linton Elks
Epworth League to Provide Current Event Program
Epworth League members will present current event items at the Sunday 6 p.m. meeting in the Methodist church. Each member was asked to come prepared to discuss a current event, a regular feature of the year’s program.
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Epworth League
Methodist Church
Record December Heat Batters City With 64 Degree Spike
A December day brought an unusual heat burst as the mercury rose to 64 degrees, an all time December record. Rainfall reached two inches, lifting the annual total above normal. Winds over 30 mph drove rain through doors and roofs, then a morning spike to 82 degrees followed by a sunny rise.
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Linton
Mrs Whinnie III Confined by Illness at Home
Mrs Lillian Whinnie is confined to her home at 109 First Street Southeast due to illness. The report notes she remains under home observation and receives care locally.
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Lillian Whinnie
First Street
Greene County Installs New Officials for New Year
Three new county officers take office January 1 in Greene County with Charles Bert Caldwell as sheriff John Todd as prosecuting attorney and Bert Edwards as county surveyor Caldwell succeeds Mat Flynn Todd replaces Orval Hunter Edwards succeeds Henry Schloot Dr George Porter remains county coroner John M Moore begins another term as county treasurer Commissioners Jacob Flory and Asher Page start new terms All officers are Democrats and will be sworn in at 9 AM by County Clerk Tillman J Bough at the Bloomfield clerk’s office. Court house activities pause for New Year’s Day observances.
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Greene County
Charles Bert Caldwell
John Todd
Bert Edwards
Caldwell
Mat Flynn
Todd
Orval D. Hunter
Edwards
Henry Schloot
George Porter
John M. Moore
Jacob Flory
Asher Page
Tillman J. Bough
Bloomfield
Court House
Mattson Family Reportedly Pays 28000 Ransom for Missing Boy
A source close to the Mattson family says Dr. William Mattson has paid the 28000 ransom for 10 year old Charles, kidnapped from the Mattson home Sunday night. Official confirmation was not obtained. The return is expected soon, with officers possibly present during the exchange.
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Tacoma
Wash
U.P
Mattson
United Press Today
William Mattson
Charles
Plans Service At Glenburn Mission
Public invited to Glenburn Mission watch night services. Deaconess Nola Yoder says 7:30 visitation, 8 to 9 worship, Rev. C. A. Hofmann to preach, 9 to 10 Rev. M. A. Farr to speak and show Home Missionary pictures, 10 to 11 social hour, Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith offers a story and a consecrational service as year ends and new year begins at midnight.
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Glenburn Mission
Nola Yoder
C. A. Hofmann
The
Saron Reformed Church
M. A. Farr
Bloomfield
Mary Elizabeth, Smith
Watch Night Service at Full Gospel Mission
A watch night service is held tonight from 7 15 p m to midnight at the Full Gospel Mission on B street northeast Rev Sam Tuttle invites the public to attend Also Rev Plummer and Rev Eliott, leading a revival at Linton A B church, will be guests
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Full Gospel Mission
Greene County Health Bond Drive Raises 626 62
Judge J Raymond Powell announces the Greene County Tuberculosis association drive has reached 626.62 in total sales including a 5 Health Bond from the Lyons Royal Neighbors. Eleven local organizations bought bonds early, with other towns expected to join as the campaign seeks funds to fight tuberculosis in the new year. Seals contributed 9.60 in additional receipts.
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J.raymond Powell
Greene County Tuberculosis Association
Royal Neighbors of
Lyons
Lihton
Seals
Powell
Linton and Sullivan Ready for Traditional New York Battle
Linton fans head to Sullivan high school gym to see the Miners meet the Golden Arrows in the annual New York game. Coaches Jere Goodman and Spike Kelly clash as both teams seek an exciting contest despite modest records. B team games at 2 p.m. precede the 3 p.m. first-string showdown.
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Linton
Sullivan
Golden Arrows
Sullivan High School
Jere O. Goodman
Spike Kelly
Local Medical Student Speaks at Bacteriology Meeting
James Moss of Indiana University School of Medicine spoke at the Society of American Bacteriologists thirty-eighth annual meeting in Indianapolis. He and F. G. Jones of Lily Research Laboratories presented on antitoxic titers after diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, tetanus toxoid injections, and responses a year post immunization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Moss
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis
Gurney Moss
Society of American Bacteriologists
Wilson Named New Chief of U S Secret Service
Secretary Henry Morgantheau Jr announces Frank Wilson as chief of the United States Secret Service. He replaces retiring William H Moran who leaves after 54 years in government service.
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Washington
U.P
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgantheau, Jr
Frank Wilson
United States Secret Service
William H. Moran
Prayer meeting to proceed after watch night service cancellation
The watch night service at the M. E. church tonight is canceled while the planned prayer meeting will go on from 7 to 8 pm as scheduled. The change keeps the prayer segment intact within the evening program.
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M. E
Anderson Strike Halts GM Guide Lamp Plants
About 3,000 workers at Guide Lamp in Anderson Indiana began a sit down strike demanding UAW recognition. The stoppage halted operations and may spread to Delco Remy, with GM plants nationwide already facing multiple walkouts and tens of thousands out of work.
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Anderson, Ind
Guide Lamp Corporation
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers of America
Hugh Thompson
W.A.W.A
Delco Remy
General Motors
Detroit
G M
Corporation
Guide Lamp Company
Norwood
Fisher, Body
Chevrolet
United Press
Special prayers for Pope Pius mark Silvester I anniversary
At the Basilica of St John Lateran 16 cardinals joined prayers for Pope Pius recovery. The Rome service observed the 1600th anniversary of Pope St Silvester I. Vatican reports say the Pope had a calmer night and continued improvement.
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Vatican City
U.P
Pius
Velvet Ice Cream Team Sweeps Apple Knockers in Rookie League
The Velvet Ice Cream bowlers swept Apple Knockers three straight in a Rookie league match. Walford and Elson clubs set to clash at 8 tonight. Individual scores noted. radio history aside mentions telegraphic sans fil.
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Velvet
Walford
Elson
Bombs hit Oviedo as rebels kill own troops report
Conflicting wartime dispatches claim 70 rebels died when air raids struck Oviedo. Separately, obituaries note the death of John Hauck, 89, longtime Lyons resident and former strip mine worker, who passed away at Union Hospital Terre Haute after a kidney tuberculosis illness. Funeral plans await completion with burial slated for Pleasant Grove cemetery.
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John Hauck
Greene County
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Mr. Hauck
Lyons Masonic Lodge
Hauck
Clay City
Gillie Haywood Hauck
Bonnie Hauck
Near Lyons
John Courter
Lyons
Margaret Jarvis Hauck
Fred Hauck
Davidson Funeral Home
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Greene county Poultry Extension School and Egg Show
Poultrymen in Greene County will host an extension school and egg show in Bloomfield on Wednesday January 6 from 9 30 a m to 3 80 p m. D H Vass of Lyons will speak on Poultry Breeding and Scott Sinners will discuss Poultry Outlook and Recommendations. Egg quality sanitation and prizes for best dozen white and brown eggs in separate classes will be awarded.
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Poultrymen
Greene County
Bloomfield
H. Vass
Lyons
Scott Sinners
Moose Lodge Initiation Set for Friday at Moose Hall
Linton Coal Belt Moose Lodge plans a large initiation Friday at 2 30 in the Moose hall. The event honors a banner for permanent recognition in the Moose heart day class drive. P H Ohern and Alfred Jones urge all members to attend.
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Linton Coal Belt
Moose Lodge
Moose Hall
P. H. O'Hern
Alfred Jones
Insurgent Attack and Allied Reactions Across Europe
A government communique reports 20 insurgent planes bombed their own troops near Oviedo, killing 70, while two insurgent ships bombarded Fort Musel but were repelled. In Berlin, Neurath meets ambassadors as neutrally framed talks slow. Madrid sees artillery fire returning to the city center as Anglo French neutrality proposals draw Italy's cautious stance.
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Madrid
Oviedo
Espana
Velasco
Fort Musel
Gijon
Berlin
U.P
Germany
Spain
Baron Kostantin von Neurath
Foreign Office
von Neurath
Eric Phipps
Andre Francois-Poncet
Major operation and birth reported in city
Mrs. Fern Wright undergoes a major operation this morning. A baby boy weighing 9 pounds 6 ounces was born at 5 o'clock to Mr and Mrs William Goodman of Linton route 2. The child is named William Layne. Mother and baby are both reported doing well.
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Fern Wright
John Wright
William Goodman
Linton
Wiliam Layne
Norrell Wilson To Join Fort Knox Band Next Week
Word reached here that Norrell Wilson son of Mrs Harry Chipman is to be transferred to the Fort Knox Kentucky band next week. The Lintoy youth has served at the U S Army camp about a month and will play the trombone in the band.
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Norrell Wilson
Harry Chipman
Fort Knox
Lintoy
Y U. S. Army
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Masonic Lodge
Marshal Chang
Bloomfield Loan Firm Shares Fund
Farmers & Mechanics Association
ELKS
Mercury
Mrs. Whinnie III
Glenburn
Watch Night Service
Lyons Royal Neighbors
Arrow Court
Wilson
Secret Service
Anderson
Guide Lamp
Rome
Apple Rayer
J. Lockwood
T. Campbell
R. Terrell
R. Turpen
R. Harbett
Velvets J. Drackett
V. Dobbins
C. Harris
M. Coulomb
L. McDonald
John Haugk
Washington, D. C
Robert Cuse
New Jersey
Case
U.R
Italy
Europe
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