North Bucktown Guests Visit Local Families
North Bucktown residents Mr and Mrs Samuel Hale and their children stayed with Mr and Mrs Mack Mayfield and their daughters Beverly and Brenda. Mr and Mrs George Fordice visited Mr and Mrs William Fordice and their children at Linton Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hale
Mack Mayfield
Beverly
Brenda
George Fordice
William Fordice
Linton
Mack Lisman
Jerry Abram
Abram
Jesse Abrams
John Morris
Casey Sick Yankees Suffer After Baltimore Sweep
The Orioles crushed the Yankees 6-5 in Baltimore to complete a three game sweep. Gene Woolling, an ex Yankee, hit the decisive eighth inning homer as Baltimore widened its lead atop the pennant race while Stengel battles flu and Ralph Houk handles the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Down
United Press International
Casey Stengel
Yankees
Baltimore
Orioles
Gene Wooling
Stengel
Woodling
Cleveland Indians
Ralph Houk
Indians
Kansas City Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
Elks Golf League Opens Season With Jamboree
Linton Elks set an opening jamboree at 5:00 PM Tuesday at the Linton course to launch the 1960 league season. A blind bogey entry with a $1 fee will invite lodge members to join, using 1959 handicaps for returning players and new calculations for those absent last year. Six teams are planned with weekly 5 PM tee times as schedules are drawn after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Elks
Ferry
Weekend and weekday visitors from multiple towns
A stream of visits and social gatherings fills the week across Linton Terre Haute Bedford Bloomington and Indianapolis. Residents hosted relatives friends and guests from Evansville Paoli Greenfield Switz City Pendleton and more with Monday shows of hospitality and several weekend stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Stone
Indianapolis
Annis Christenberry
Linton
William Keller
Caleb Carr
Bob Bassett
Kenny
N. E. Christenberry
Lyons
Lillie McIntosh
Terre Haute
Karla Keller
Sharon Bowman
Sandborn
Phillip Wesner
Paoli
Jim Wesner
Guy Anderson
Evansville
Charles S. John
Greenfield
Duane Barter
Otto Richardson
Frank Taylor
al Campbell
Bedford
Walter Ketchem
Herschel Corya
John Steep
Worthington
Arkie Vandeventer and Son
Ralph Thomas
Newberry
Gary Scott
Little Rock
Ark
Lena Boruff
Warren Hasler
Bloomfield
Roy Sheet
John Wilson
Bloomington
Donald Swayze
Joe Jones
Washington
Laura Miller
Dick Fines
Switz City
Max Holmes
Lee Mottern
Clarence Mottern
Glenn Mottern
Bill Mottern
Elnora
Clarence Weathers
Charles Adams
Lola Collins
Wendell Peoples
John Roberts
Gail Hinke
Pendleton
Mary Anthony
Worthington Home Scene For Meeting
Members of the Union Valley social club enjoyed a covered dish dinner at the home of Mrs. Mae Moulden in Worthington. The afternoon featured visiting, games, and contests with many guests and club members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Valley Social Club
Mae Moulden
Worthington
Ray Slinkard
Bernice Rae
Carl Sexson
Elsie Rawley
David
George Arthur
O. P. McCoy
Bessie Bender
Robert Hall
Mike
Esther Falk
Jessie Bucher
Relda Rees
Jennie Phillips
Myrtle Wilkie
Anna Workman
Francis Trimmer
Mabel Miller
Grace Hill
Florence Richmond
Local families visit friends across Indiana and Michigan
The report lists numerous visits and weekend gatherings among Lyons and nearby towns. Curtis Grounds and family from Detroit visited Roy Shilkett. Lizzie Buzan hosted and traveled to Linton. Henry Freeman near Coal City hosted by the Freeman family. Emma Hoover hosted by the Axe family in Franklin. Memorial Day activities include Barbara Sanders and others visiting relatives in Whitestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Grounds
Detroit
Mich
Roy Shilkett
Edith Rush
Lafayette
Una Flynn
Indianapolis
Lizzie Buzan
Theodore Hunter
Danville
Bob Grounds
Linton
Laura Hunter
Philip Buzan
John Mengedoht
Paul Burris
Decker
William Carpenter
Jesse Bedwell
Nora Cochran
Elza Cox
Leon Brown
Martinsville
Jerrell Gray
Bloomington
O. M. Lester
Eva Schantz
Richard Schneider
Fort Wayne
Bob Elmore
Elmore
Bill Chupp
Greenfield
Goldie Gould
Noblesville
Nathan Chupp
Barbara
Eddie
Shirley
Whitestown
Phyllis Sanders
Hazel Pixe
Daytona Beach
Fla
L. A. Hunter
Tying the Knot Origin in Indian Marriage Customs
In India years ago the bride's right wrist was tied to the bridegroom's left wrist during the marriage ceremony, forming the origin of the saying tying the knot. The note appears as a brief feature from the New York UPI wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Old Shoes Enter Wedding Traditions in New York
The UPI report notes a New York wedding custom where a bride’s father casts a shoe to symbolize transferring authority to the groom. The tradition reflects enduring marriage ceremonies and family roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPI
Weekend social visits across Indiana and Ohio
The piece lists numerous visits and gatherings over a weekend across multiple states. Names include McKee Newkirk Grosvenor Burnam Hildebrand Rhodes Killion Heath Hannah and others, with host families in Evansville Mishawaka Colon Indianapolis Vincennes Bloomington and more. It notes Memorial Day observations and family meals plus birthdays and funeral attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman McKee
Jon
Nyla
Jill
Viola Newkirk
Little Rock
Ark
Eloise Newkirk
Bill Grosvenor
South Bend
Indiana University
Howard I. Begeman
Carol
Bill
H. R. Burnam
Friady
Ray Wolfe
Mishawaka
Clyde Wolfe
Wolfe
Colon, Mich
Mayme Brown
Alfred Mendel
Indianapolis
Rachel Hildebrand
H. V. Warner
Middleton
Ohio
Blaine Hoffner
Vincennes
T. H. Becker
St. Louis
R. Hildebrand
Hildebrand
L. L. Rhodes
Evansville
Carl Apple
Patty
Bucktown Social Roundup of Visits Across States
Mr and Mrs Elvin Bedwell spent the weekend with Jimmie Padgett and daughter of Peoria Lt and Mr and Mrs Virgil Cox and sons Gregory and Bradley of Hammond visited Everett Richards Saturday. Mrs Fern Farrell of Detroit was a guest of Keith Shopaw. Families visited Vincennes and Kalamazoo residents with numerous relations from Tipton Indianapolis Bloomfield Terre Haute Marco and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvin Bedwell
Jimmie Padgett
Peoria
Virgil Cox
Gregory and
Bradley
Hammond
Everett Richards
Fern Farrell
Detroit
Mich
Keith
Ralph Richards
Forbes
Vincennes
Laurice Padgett
Iva Shake
Lawson
Mildred McGhee
Stella Montgomery
Ermine Jackson
Mary Jackson
Peter Goldache
Kalamazoo
Ronald Montgomery
Tipton
Norman Watkins
Ida Kramer
Helen Avery
Indianapolis
Ona Sherman
Bloomfield
Eugene Barnett
Terre Haute
Lola Buck
June Risher
Marco
White Wedding Customs in Ancient Rome
A UPI summary notes that in ancient Rome a bride wearing any color other than white was believed to doom the marriage to misery. The era linked purity with the color white, reflecting societal associations of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Rome
Photoelectric Valve Discovery Dates to 1888
The so called electric eye principle of the photoelectric cell was discovered as early as 1888 by W Hall Wachs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hallwachs
Community social notes from Honey Creek area
Local residents and relatives are listed visiting and staying with families across multiple towns. Families including Garretts Turpins Wines and Turpins hosted dinners and weekend visits with relatives in Indianapolis Bedford Connersville Terre Haute and Lyons extending hospitality to guests from Belleville Muncie Jasonville Sandborn and Linton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. I. Garrett
Honey Creek High School
Charles Garrett, Jr
Charles Lucas
John
Indianapolis
Christ
Charles Turpin
Clear Water
Fla
Smith Wines
Stella Wright
Bellevile
Ill
Alden
Terre Haute
Wendell Silvers
Floyd Bales
Connersville
Horace Turpin
Minnie Turpin
Bertha Hill
E. Garrett
Ray Timmerman
Pleasantville
Mr. Garrett
Eleanor Garrett
Ethel McCombs
Kelly Sue
Indianaplis
Catshall
Mike and
Elmer Harrow
Wayne Turpin
Teresa
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Missouri
Linton Roofing & Siding Co
Earnest Perigo
North Bucktown
Hollywood
Remington
Norelco
Indiana
Goodyear
Wolfe City Service
Ery Pitt
St. N.E
Casey
Yanks
Elks Golf League
WEPCO
Litchfield
Illinoia
Wilkinson Lumber Company
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Chicago
Philadelphia
Phila
San Fran
Cleveland
Kansas City
Boston
Gordon Killion
Walter Killion
John Killion
Robert Clark
Lewis
Dixie Heath
Earl Anthony
Spring Mill State Park
Henry Johnson
Chester Johnson
John R. Heath
Dixie
Charles Hannah
Sardina
Hannah
Charles A. Hannah
Roy Mikels
Retta Cross
Gross
J. R. Gross
Olney
June Roard
Sharon
Michigan City
Albert Martindale
John Wright
Clayton
Clair Osborne
Victor
Beaver Dam
Chester Teague
E. R. Ervin
Mary Evans
Akron
John Evans
Robert Riley
Bryce Riley
Coen Robertson
Edwardsport
Dewey Mumaw
DeKalb, Ill
Edna Hill
John Blackwood
Ben Mahon
Greentown
Mark
Karen Walters
Alice Ervin
Nellie Broadwell
Fern Broadwell
Jane Mane
Francisco
Mr. Hannah
Ralph Blevens
Wis
Lawrence Blevens
Arzo Blevens
Pike
MagicAire
Bucktown
Linton Athletic Field
GuLner Oven
Linton-Stockton High School
Athletic Booster’s Club
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