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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1943
Page
2
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A writer quips that official communiques drain verve and suggests flyers draft their own notices. The piece mocks standard lines about bombings, losses, and repairs and ends with a tongue in cheek call for flyers to write their reports, joking that all favors go to the idea.
A beginners First Aid course will begin this evening at seven at the local public library. Walter Lawson will serve as instructor. Sessions will meet each Tuesday and Thursday from seven to nine until completion.
Beginners First Aid class meets at the public library from 7 to 9. Quapaw Council 80 Pocahontas meets at Red Men hall at 7 p.m. Carpenters Local 487 meets at the K of P hall at 7 p.m. Violet Rebekah Lodge 312 meets at the hall at 7 30 p.m. Loyal Order of Moose 1434 meets at the hall at 7 30 p.m. Delta Theta Tau business meeting at the public library at 7 16 p.m. Nathamas class of Baptist church meets with Mrs Wayne Corbin at 7 30 p.m. Mrs Roy Hayes co hostess.
Local notices list: 44H club girls at 2 p.m. at the high school. Freeman Greene County hospital board at 7:15 p.m.. Baptist Ladies Aid all day at the church. Eagles at 7 p.m.. Elks at 8 p.m.. Rotary lunch at St Peter's school hall 12:15 p.m.. Unity Lodge and CCFF at various times. Glenburn W S C S at community house. Ladies Fancywork Circle at 2 p.m. at Mrs Robbins home with co-hostesses Mrs Hagaman and Mrs Colvin.
The notice lists multiple gatherings: Women's Guild at Saron Evangeli cal and Reformed church basement at 2 p.m. Clarion club with Mrs George Stafford at 1 30 p m cen ee ate American Legion Auxiliary at Elk s home for Surgical Dressings class 7 p m at the public library 7 to 9 p m Women's Relief Corps hall 7 p.m American Legion Legion Home 7 p.m Choir practice at Baptist church 7 45 p.m Stated meeting Nfinton Lodge 560 F A M hall 7 30 p.m United Brethren choir 7 p.m Methodist choir 7 p.m Alpha Delphian club surgical dressings class 1 p.m Townsend club city hall 7 30 p.m Christian choir at Surgical dressings class Elk s Home 1 4 and 7 9.
Friday schedule shows Women of the Moose at the Moose hall seven pm. Surgical Dressings classes at the Elks home from one to four and nine. Stated meeting Columbian Chapter No. 140 at seven thirty pm. Prayer meeting at Glenburn Mission at seven pm. Quapaw Tribe No. 148 IO Re d Men at seven pm. Sons of American Legion at the Legion home six thirty pm.
Mr and Mrs Byrd Bay and sons of Tulip and Mrs Carrie Chambers visited Mr and Mrs Robert Beasley for Decoration Day. Morton Swango spent last Sunday with Roscoe Bowman. Lee Moyer called on Gerald Reed on Saturday morning. Roscoe Bowman attended events in Bloomfield Saturday night. Gerald Reed traveled to Worthington Sunday afternoon.
The J T M Club gathered at Mrs Oniones home for games of cootie and a short business session led by president Mrs Haag. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Hav Haag Mrs Cecil Meredith Mrs Frank Hart and Mrs Branch Hunter. Refreshments followed for guests Mrs Freeman and Mrs Openshaw of Worthingston and members including Mesdames Smith Thomas Alkire Heath Earl Haag Meredith Hart Hunter and the hostess Mrs Oniiones.
Local society page lists Mr and Mrs Eugene Wright visiting relatives in Anderson and Wayne Wright. trips include Indianapolis doctor visits, air depot postings, and hospital stays. Various families from Indianapolis to New Castle and Detroit are noted visiting kin or returning home after weekends or holidays.
United Press reports McNutt outlines how about three million workers must join the military by year end to meet the army goal. With two and a half million draft age men likely to be inducted, farms and industry compete for a shrinking pool, while women are urged to fill essential roles to sustain war production.
County by county figures indicate about fifteen hundred deer roam Indiana wooded areas, mainly in the south. Hugh A. Barnhart notes the deer reintroduction began in 1984 with releases from state parks and preserves, and natural growth continues amid guarded populations and no planned hunting season.
Conservation officers will file charges against violators as Indiana fish and game laws are strictly enforced. Harrell and Mossbaugh announced the Division of Fish and Game is focusing on illegal methods such as seines spears traps and jerking or blind grabbing with lines and books. Investigations are underway with several arrests expected.
New York reports Adolf Hitler’s personal newspaper concedes the Uboat fleet sinks fewer ships of late. It argues subs force Allied fleets to hunt them, while noting Japan’s defeat at Attu and framing it as a display of axis moral strength.
In Fort Knox diary entries, WAAC Auxiliar Rita Smith of New Albany Ind is shown facing a week of repeated requests for dates dancing whistling and being stood up. The PR office notes the unglamorous side of WAAC life with stark counts.
Week end comments praise the highway department for fixing large potholes on the road to Fairview cemetery before Decoration Day crowds return to Linton, following winter thawing and freezing.
Mr and Mrs Marion Bennett and children Bobby and Willa Mae of Evansville spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Nelson Bennett and Mr and Mrs Loveall. Nelson Bennett visited his mother Mrs Bennett in Grandview over the weekend.
Mrs. Sam Vaughn is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Ott Keller called on Mr. and Mrs. Bart Bedwell and daughter Wilma Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Murl Powell and son Eugene with Mrs Gary Powell visited with Randy Powell and family. S. E. Risher and Clovis Keller called on Elmer Bedwell. Mary Doidge and Ama Geatches of Linton were there Saturday. Charles Bedwell made a business trip to Bloomfield Saturday. Callers on Bart Bedwell and Wilma Friday included Mabel Bennett Joetta Keller Susan Risher. Clovis Keller and Mary Louise visited Sunday with Ocie Keller. Janet Bredeweg visits her brother Harry Bredeweg and family of Clay City.
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