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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1954
Page
3
Joan and Todd face mounting debt after Todd’s illness and a wife’s sacrifice. Miss Bishop arranges a potential advance while Joan contemplates writing a new book, hoping to balance love, pride, and necessity as they plan to sell bonds and antiques to survive.
Never Say Die owned by Robert S. Clark of Virginia won the 175th Epsom Derby in England before a large crowd including Queen Elizabeth and Sir Winston Churchill. Lester Piggott rode the winner who beat Arabian Night by two lengths with Darius third after a photo finish. Twenty two three year olds contested the mile and a half race. Arabian Night and Darius also ran at 33-1 and 7-1 respectively. The last American owned Derby winner was Dunbar II in 1914.
Announcement of the marriage of Mrs. Lucille Potter of Linton rural route to Milton H. Hoeppner of Crown Point. The ceremony took place May 26 at St. Peter's and Pauls church in Merrivale. The couple will reside in Crown Point after a week at the bride's home on Highway 59 north of Linton.
Mrs Ahlgren steps down after two years as president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs at the world convention in Denver. Mrs Theodore S Chapman of Jerseyville Illinois succeeds her as first vice president and was nominated without opposition.
Australia is known as the land of living fossils, hosting the world’s only egg-laying mammals and most of the surviving marsupials.
New York faces a flood of recent graduates chasing fast fame and fortune in TV advertising and design. Many will earn about 50 dollars a week while living in dormlike residences, wrestling with budgets, subway life, and entry level clerical work. Some counselors urge staying home six months to a year first, others welcome the challenge.
Linton Gamma Tau of Tri Kappa won the largest delegation prize at the Province III convention held at Shakamak park. The award, a wrought iron centerpiece, accompanied a plantation theme hosted by Jacksonville chapter members. State officers noted a $2,000 donation to mental health programs by Tri Kappa chapters.
Society items must arrive at the Daily Citizen office by 10 00 a m to appear in the day’s issue Mrs Ann Toney is listed for possible inclusion as a contributor or mentioned in notices
Numerous meetings and rehearsals listed for local groups. Tri Kappa Eagles Elks Unity Rotary Craft club Linton lodges F and AM Eastern Star and Red Men all host 7 30 start times. Choirs and church events plus lodge activities fill the evening schedule. Ends with Switz City Master Mason work and a garbled note.
Mrs. Lucille Wright visits her mother Mrs. Rosetta Len ning and family this week. Mr. and Mrs. Senters and children Connie and Gaylord of Denver stay with Mrs. Senters' parents the Sylvesters over the weekend. Lyons pair the Brinsons visit Flint and Lonnie Gene Brinson joins them. Crystal Lake and Indianapolis travelers, plus New Castle and Terre Haute guests, share the holiday with local residents. Tommie Bennett returns to Oildale after two weeks visiting his brother Lawrence Bennett.
Delta Theta Tau sorority held a meeting at the public library appointing standing committees for the year led by president Mrs. Stewart Faught. They set a $10 mental health donation, a Fourth of July parade float, and a county picnic at Humphreys Park on Tuesday evening June 15 hosted by the Linton chapter with representatives from Jasonville Worthington and Bloomfield.
A Hamilton Drug Stores advertises Blue Lustre as the top home carpet cleaning advance. The product uses a foam with a long handle brush applicator, applied after vacuuming and left to dry before another vacuum. The store touts early access to the product nationwide.
Dr Edward Haseman, longtime entomology professor at the University of Missouri, was feted at a retirement dinner in Columbia. He joined the faculty in 1906 and has directed much of Missouri’s insect pest warfare, receiving a bound volume of letters and a portrait from Missouri Pest Control Association officials.
The passage mentions six so called platinum group metals with ruthenium as the last isolated about a century ago and notes Constantine the Great as the first Roman emperor to protect Christians and embrace Christianity.
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