Local Socials Highlight Indiana Trip Reports and Visits
Memorable Memorial Day greetings feature Mr. and Mrs. Paul Slaughter in Switz City with relatives in Illinois. Indiana trip attendees include Rex Ferguson and Lera Fletcher for the 500 mile race in Indianapolis. Numerous residents visit Indianapolis and Cincinnati for races while others enjoy Shakamak State Park and Petersburg area visits.
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Paul Slaughter
Switz City
C. H. Hartman
Illinois
Jess Bach
Herschell Richison
Indianapolis
Frank Bach
Ralph Bach
Springville
Ohio
Rex Ferguson
Lera Fletcher
Francis Campbell
Kelvey Campbell
Jessie Hays
Terre Haute
Lewis Hall
Web
John
Dug Corbin
Bud Roach
William Maddison
Harry J. Walton
Erschel Miller
Cincinnati
Basil Archer
Floyd Gentry
South Bend
Madge Flory
Maxine Miller
Ann Helderman
Sam Helderman
Memorial Day
Rollie Helderman
Kathryn Kruschak
Jim Kruschak
Linton
N. C. Mynes
Lyons
Howard Kline
Clayton
Shakamak State Park
Jackie Roby
Doris Falk
Shelma Cooper
Myra Silvey
Maxine Madaris
Bert Barnes
Betty May
Carolyn Keller
Shirley Franks
Barbara Gilmour
Lois McHaley
Joan Colvin
Charlotte Barnard
Joan Blevens
Martha Curtis
Mary Elaine Graves
Jerry Hurt
Don White
Johnny Cox
Rex Tuttle
Jim McCullough
Rex Luxton
Harold Underwood
Clay City
Holl Underwood
David Underwood
Petersburg
Society Items Note for Linton Daily Citizen
Society notes request items to be received by 11 a m at the Linton Daily Citizen Office for that day. Includes all personal news and club lodge party and church notices. Mrs Helen Grubbs referenced in the note.
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Linton Daily Citizen
Linton
Indiana
Miss Igna Crawl and Betty Jane Wills in Chicago radio visit
Miss Igna Crawl and Betty Jane Wills spent a week end in Chicago to attend the Breakfast Club broadcast hosted by Don McNeal. Miss Wills, selected for an interview, answered questions about Linton and several local residents heard her on the air.
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Igna Crawl
Betty Jane Wills
Chicago
Ill
Don McNeal
Miss Wills
McNeal
Linton
Evening Social Calendar of Local Clubs
Tri Kappa meets at the public library at 7 30 p m O J O Y class of First Baptist church holds a business meeting at 7 p m 1 0 0 F meets at the hall at 7 30 p m election of officers work in the 2nd degree refreshments all members urged to attend Tri county chapter DeMolay meets at the hall at 7 30 p m Freeman Greene county hospital board meets at the hospital at 7 15 p m Eagles Lodge meets at the Republican headquarters at 7 p m Elks Lodge meets at the Elks Home at 7 30 p m Unity Lodge No 637 I O O F Rotary club luncheon at the country club at 12 15 p m Ladies Fancywork Circle meets at 2 p m at home of Mrs Herschell Lynn with Mrs Ed White as hostess Ellis 4 H club meets with Greta Fern Collins at 7 30 p m business meeting and weiner roast
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Herschell Lynn
Ed White
Ellis
Gretta Fern Collins
Weiner
Church and club meeting notices for Thursday
Thursday schedule includes Methodist church at 2 pm, choir at Christian church 7 pm, American Legion Post and Auxiliary at Legion Home 7 30 pm, Stated Lodge meeting 7 30 pm, United Brethren choir 7 pm, Methodist choir 7 pm, Clarion club 1 30 pm, Women's Guild Evangelical Reformed church 2 pm, Women’s Council Christian church basement 8 30 am for June breakfast. All ladies invited.
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American Legion
Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
United Brethren
Women’s Guild Evangelical Reformed Church
All Ladies of Church
Women’s Council of the Christian Church
Midland Class Enjoys Vacation in New Orleans Trip
The Midland High School Junior class took a week long trip to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico visiting Vicksburg Natchez Baton Rouge and Biloxi among other sites. They saw Civil War National Military Park French Quarter St Louis Cathedral and rode the steamboat President on the Mississippi River. Major stops included Vicksburg Natchez Baton Rouge and the old Spanish trail to Biloxi before returning through Birmingham Nashville and Evansville. Passengers included Dee Archer Robert Beadle Paul Bedwell Virginia Clark Ernestine Clemens Joretta Gardner Jessie Harrell Junior Hoffmann Roy Higar Dean Keilams Paul Lammey John Linton Vernon Miller Bob Mower Della Passen Melvin Reichert Sharon Sherrin Maxine Wars Paul Wright drivers Ray Hawkins Leo Mitchell and sponsor Bernice Mitchell.
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Midland High School
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Vicksburg
Miss
National Military Park
Natchez
United States
Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Long
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Biloxi
Mobile
Sullivan court issues license to Stringer and Leigh
A marriage license was issued by the clerk of the Sullivan circuit court in Sullivan to Dorothy M. Stringer and Charles D. Leigh, both of Dugger.
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Sullivan Circuit
Sullivan
Dorothy M. Stringer
Charles D. Leigh
Dugger
Friday Evening Meetings at Glenburn Mission and Local Lodges
Friday prayer at Glenburn Mission 7 p.m. Stated meetings include Columbian Chapter 140 at 7:30 p.m. Quapaw Tribe 143 meets at 7:30 p.m. Women of the Moose Chapter 19 gather at the Moose Hall 7:30 p.m. Eastern Star Initiation and refreshments arranged after 7:30 p.m.
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Quapaw Tribe No. 143
Improved Order of Red Men
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Miniature tube promises restored hearing for the deafened
A new device using a tiny electronic tube offers hope for the hard of hearing. Weighing only a few ounces and eliminating heavy batteries, it can enable users to hear whispers. Interested readers are invited to write for details and samples.
Skating Club Meeting Held
Members of the Skating club met in regular session Monday evening at the local rink. Roll call noted dues must be paid by members before they may skate free of charge on Monday nights. After the business session the evening was spent socially.
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Roll Call
Skating Club
Borden Morrison Tie The Knot At West Linton
The marriage of Miss Mary Esther Morrison daughter of Bert Morrison of West Linton and Maurice Borden son of Ora and Mrs Borden of Atlas took place at the Morrison home. Rev Baldridge read the vows. Attendants were Rita Halbach and Don Alkire. The couple plan to live in South Bend after a short honeymoon.
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Mary Esther Morrison
Bert Morrison
West Linton
Maurice Borden
Ora Borden
Atlas
Morrisons
Robert B. Baldridge
Rita Halbach
Don Alkire
Miss Halbach
Linton Stockton High School
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
South Bend
Borden
Marco High School
Bendix Aircraft Company
Morrison
Halbach
R. B. Baldridge
John Shaw
Esther Shaw
Maud Woodruff
Taylor Shaw
Mary Susan Schmidt
Cleve Mullis
Kenneth Kendall
Sonna
David
George Borden
Esther Lemons
Paul Love
Michael
Sylvia Goodman
Bud Peterson
Charles Hudson
Yvonne Marty
Joann
Harold Morrison
Beth Ellyn
Joe Potochnik
Indianapolis
Helen
Betty
Larry
Johnny Morrison
Curt Carr
Curt Jr
Condition Improves for Donald Bartlett
Donald Bartlett son of Mr and Mrs Donald Bartlett 359 F Street Northeast is reported to be improved after weeks of critical illness. Friends may call now for visitation as the family shares the update.
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Donald Bartlett
F Street
Delta Alpha Class Holds Picnic At Humphreys Park
The Delta Alpha class of the First Christian church held a picnic at Humphreys Park on Tuesday evening with families and guests. Rev Grady Spiegel gave thanks and Mrs Mae Spice led a business meeting, followed by a social hour of games contests and singing.
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Delta Alpha
First Christian Church
Humphreys Park
Grady Spiegel
Mae Spice
Annual Greene Family Reunion Held at Worthington Home
Members and friends gathered at Leonard Greene’s Worthington home for the Greene family annual reunion. A noon covered dish meal followed a social afternoon with attendees from Owasso Michigan Canton Ohio Louisville Kentucky Winslow Indianapolis Grand Rapids Nebraska Linton and more. The second reunion is set for July 11 at Humphreys Park in town.
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Greene
Leonard Greene
Worthington
Theodore Greene
Owasso
Mich
Sadie Greene
Ohio
William C. Helderman
Canton, O
William E. Greene
Louisville
H. E. Greene
Birthday Dinner Honoring Lyons Couple and Daughter
A surprise birthday dinner was hosted Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. Garland Hasler of Lyons for the birthday anniversary of Mr. Hasler and his daughter Miss LeVerne Hasler. Guests from Lyons and nearby towns attended, with both honorees receiving multiple gifts.
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Garland Hasler
Lyons
Hasler
LeVerne Hasler
James Sanford
Paris
Tressa Wesner
Marilyn
Max Wesner
Cletus Hasler
David Hasler
Marian Laymon
George Butz
Wisley
Newberry
Gene Wesner
Clara Mae Butz
Indianapolis
Charles Wesner
Lafayette
Jewell Soliday
William Hasler
Arlene
Ivan Brown
Alice Randolph
Sandborn
Willing Workers Have Recent Meeting in Grant Township
A Grant township Willing Workers meeting was held at the Gastineau home with John Gastineau presiding. Record books were distributed, social hour followed with refreshments for members and guests. The next meeting is scheduled for June 8 at John Skomp’s home.
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Grant Township
John
Gene
Betty Gastineau
John Gastineau
Helen Stacy
Charles Hammer
Joe Harrell
Jack Winters
Charles Allen
Kenny Calvert
Jimmy Richardson
David Sizemore
Mike Mitchell
Burl Roudebush
John Skemp
Bob Gastineau
Mary Mc
Birth Announcement for Dorothy Darlene Roser in Marion
Mr and Mrs Anin Roser of Marion announce the birth of their second child Dorothy Darlene at Marion General Hospital on May 27. She weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces at birth. The mother Esther Wakefield before marriage and the father is serving with the United States Navy in Japan.
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Anin Roser
Marion
Dorothy Darlene
Marion General Hospital
Esther Wakefield
Roser
United States Navy
Japan
Delta Theta Tau Plans Hamburger Fry
Delta Theta Tau members held a meeting at the public library to plan a hamburger fry with the Bloomfield chapter on June 15. Mrs Bernice Turpen was elected president and named delegate to the convention in Cincinnati in July with Mrs Edris Tubby as alternate.
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Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Bloomfield
Bernice Turpen
Turpen
Delta Theta Tau
Cincinnati
Edris Tubby
Scouts Entertain At Newberry Party
Members of the Green Top Scout Troop of Newberry hosted a club room party led by Mrs. O. O. Richardson. The evening featured games and refreshments, with guests including Billy Mottern Ed Borter Sonny Borter Bill Baker Paul Beckwith Doc Bennington Wayne Newton Gutherie Tommy Martin and O C Richardson and several troop members.
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Green Top Scout
Newberry
O. O. Richardson
Billy Mottern
Ed Borter
Sonny Borter
Bill Baker
Paul Beckwith
Doc Bennington
Wayne Newton Gutherie
Tommy Martin
O. C. Richardson
Mary E. Musselman
Mahala Truelove
Jo Ann Pickett
American Legion Post News Honor Guard Memorial Day Tour
About twenty members of Frank Courtney post No. 22 traveled by bus on May 31 visiting Old Linton cemetery Memory Hill German cemetery and Fairview cemetery for a community Memorial Day program. Comrade Herbert Greenwood led the ceremony with scripture by Rev Grady Spiegel invocation by Rev R B Baldridge. Memorial address by Rev H Raymond Voss. Firing squad led by John Priest included Russell Roby James Meurer James Vincent Andy Murdock Jr Leo Stanfield James Priest James Hayes and Ray Martin Mazt Paul Cabot oversaw the firing squad. Color bearers Roy Terrell J Fred Hinman Sr color guards Bill Jones John Priest. Taps by Bill Haseman echo by John Reeves. Roy Brannon dismissed with prayer. The group then visited Sandborn cemetery and returned to Linton for a dinner at the Roosevelt hotel where Rev Voss and Rev Baldridge families joined. Thanks extended to Rev Spiegel Baldridge Voss Hastings and Linton Motor Sales for bus donation. Max Tryon served as chauffeur.
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Frank Courtney
Old Linton
Memory Hill
Fairview Cemetery
Herbert Greenwood
Grady Spiegel
First Christian Church
R. B. Baldridge
First Methodist Church
Richard Hastings
H. Raymond Voss
Linton Saron Evangelical and Reformed Church
U. S. Navy
John Priest
Russell Roby
James Meurer
James Vincent
Andy Murdock Jr
Leo Stanfield
James Priest
James Hayes
Ray Martin
Hayes
Paul Cabot
U. S. Army
Roy Terrell
J. Fred Hinman Sr
Bill Jones
Bill Haseman
John Reeves
Roy Brannon
Fairview
Voss
Sandborn
Linton
Roosevelt Hotel
Baldridge
Linton Post
Mr. Spiegel
Mr. Baldridge
Mr. Voss
Hastings
Linton Motor Sales Company
Max Tryon
J. Fred Hinman
Holiday visitors and local family gatherings reported
Newberry notes show Mr. and Mrs. Junior Hamilton of Indianapolis visiting Dr. and Mrs. M. L. Hamilton. Miss Thelma Farnham of Louisville spent the holidays with her mother Mrs. Edna Farnham and son Weaver. William Wright observed Decoration Day with Mr. and Mrs. Bert City of Linton. Bill Hall of Evansville spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ocis Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hinds of ...
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Junior Hamilton
Indianapolis
M. L. Hamilton
Thelma Farnham
Louisville
Edna Farnham
Wier
William Wright
Bert City
Linton
Bill Hall
Evansville
Ocis Hall
Bruce Hinds
Local visits and holiday calls ripple through Evansville area
A sequence of weekend and holiday visits includes Evansville residents and relatives from Detroit Indianapolis Bloomington and Newark with numerous calls on Laura Christenberry Tressa Wesner and other local families. Travelers include Malone Mottern Wesner Neidigh and Ault as well as attendees of a Niagara Falls Cana da tour.
Eastern Star Meeting Notices For This Week
All officers are asked to meet tonight at 7 in the hall for practice. A second meeting is set for Friday at 7 30. Initiation and refreshments will be provided.
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Order of Eastern Star
Open Forum Letter on Linton School Entry Rule
Mrs Florence Scott writes to the Daily Citizen about a Linton City School Board rule requiring a child to have a sixth birthday before September 1 1948 to enter school next fall. She notes the standard in Indiana is January 1 and fears discrimination for children born after September. She plans a petition to seek reconsideration.
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Linton
Linton City
Indiana
Families Guests At Picnic Here
A social evening by the Home Economics club and their families took place at Humphreys park Tuesday. Attendees included Mrs. Flossie Correll and son Raymond, Mrs. Laura Hodges and son Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Anderson and son Lester, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Coen, Mr. and Mrs. John Fritz, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Cotter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Letsinger, Mrs. Tobe Roberson, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson and George Aydelotte.
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Home Economics Club
Humphreys Park
Flossie Correll
Raymond Correll
Laura Hodges
Harvey Hodges
Ralph Anderson
Lester
Mack Coen
John Fritz
Adam Cotter
Charles Letsinger
Tobe Robertson
Oscar Anderson
George Aydelotte
Linton Moose Lodge Initiates Class
A class of twenty candidates was initiated by the Linton Moose lodge at its meeting and entertainment. A degree team from Robinson Illinois conferred the initiatory work. A floor show and chicken supper accompanied by Fern Duvivier's orchestra entertained a large crowd.
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Linton
Fern Duvivier
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