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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1941
Page
2
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Miss Ivis Jean Page and Kenneth Dettmire of Detroit visited Mrs. Inez Page over the weekend. Florence Lovelace checked into Mary Sherman hospital for examination. Several families from Anderson Charlestown Flint Chicago Terre Haute and Sullivan spent the weekend with relatives, including Mrs. Mary Jones Mr. Packer and Mrs. Bertha Ingram. James Ragsdale underwent an operation at Mary Sherman hospital.
June meeting of the Newberry Scatterbrain Stitchers 44H club at Peggy Thomas home. Secretary reads minutes and roll call asks for favorite color. Plans for a 4 H club orchestra, distribution of record books and instruction sheets. Attendees include Rosalie Ault Betty Thomas Peggy Thomas Leatrice Jones Mary Lou Hasler Florence Hester and Fern Hasler.
Township girls 4-H clubs urged to attend a 1 00 PM meeting Friday at the high school. Supplies will be distributed for the summer and instructions given to members. All township club members are urged to attend.
note requests society items to reach the office by 11 a.m. for the day’s issue. personal news club lodge party and church items are welcomed. feel free to submit notices in care of Helen L Grubbs.
Social calendar lists meetings for Chapter 209 Women of the Moose Glenburn Aid Society Baptist Ladies Aid Rotary Unity Lodge Elks Eagles hospital board and bridge and card clubs at various times. Community groups such as Linton Band Parents Club and Needlecraft hold gatherings at schools parks and homes this Wednesday.
Local notices list multiple church choir practices at 7 p m 30 p m meetings at various halls and homes. Civic groups including Loyal Order of Moose and American Legion posts meet in the evening. Social clubs host gatherings at city hall road sites and homes with two p m starts.
Mrs. Lewis Motter and children and Mrs. Emil Lechin and sons spent a weekend in Churubusco visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boyles. Mrs. Raymond Stormes stayed for a visit. Motter and Stormes families traveled to Terre Haute on Monday. Roy Leon Stormes left Tuesday for Flat Rock. Guests Tuesday and today with the Sappenfields were Mrs. Donald Fwing of Indianapolis and Everett Mondary of the U S Destroyer Benson at Boston.
Linton Business and Professional Women's Club installed officers for the new year during a picnic at Shakamak state park west shelter house Monday evening. Jasonville club members hosted, with Miss Margaret Cooper installing and Celia Rotman presiding. Attendees from Linton include Marjorie Greene Edith Ham Lou Fleetwood Areta Lavanne Maude Woodruff Rosemary Risher Lenore Reeve Gertude Risher Martha Tryon Gladys Farthing Bertha Collins Esther Shaw Margaret Cooper Mona Hopkins Effie Pigg and Helen Yount as a guest.
The seventh annual Elgan family reunion at Humphreys Park chose Emmett Elgan as president and Bill Elgan as vice president with Ella Wonder as secretary treasurer. Loren Wonder and Guy Mathena were named to the table committee. The next gathering is set for the last Sunday in June 1042.
The Linton Shuffleboard Club meets at 7 p.m. in Humphreys Park. Sons of American Legion gather at 6:30 p.m. at the Legion Home. Quapaw Tribe No 143 IOOF meets at the hall at 7 p.m. Columbian Chapter No 140 OES at 7:30 p.m. Memorial services and refreshments follow. Indianola club visits Mrs. Margaret Ridinger at 2 p.m. Women’s Relief Corps meets in the old post office hall at 7 p.m.
Word has been received of the marriage of Miss Norine Ann Norman of Salt Lake City Utah to Harold Wayne Reed son of Mr and Mrs Will Reed near Linton. The vows were read by Rev J M Glazier in the Methodist Church at Tooele Utah on May 24. They plan to reside in Salt Lake City.
Terre Haute Ind June 4 four Linton students will graduate from Indiana State Teachers College at the seventy first annual commencement exercises. 458 degrees will be awarded including AB or BS and graduate MA and MS degrees. The first year of only four year degrees. two year elementary certificates dropped. Commencement speaker is Dr A L Crabb of George Peabody College. Garland Ladson Mildred Jones Ethel Saucerman Jere Goodman among named graduates.
Miss Aldora Tannehill of Indianapolis spent the weekend with relatives and friends in Linton.
A marriage license was issued and a suit for divorce was filed Tuesday in the Greene circuit court clerk's office at Bloomfield. Isaac E. Sizemore, farmer of Edwardsport, 72, and Mayer, 74, of Greene county obtained the license. The divorce complaint is Roy Lee Fuller versus Mary Fuller.
A long list of relatives and friends visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Owens and daughters Phylis and Sharon over the weekend. Attendees included Hart and Rovenschen families, Violet Bovenschen, Bobbitt and Wright households, Vaughn, Pirtle, Barnes, Ellis, Reed, Scott and other relatives from Indianapolis Bloomington and Indianapolis areas.
The State of Indiana files condemnation in Greene Circuit Court against non residents to acquire parcels along a proposed highway improvement on State Road 48 in Greene County. The description covers multiple strips of land totaling widths from 35 to 45 feet and lengths varying along the centerline and right of way areas. The notice names numerous defendants including Edmonson and Miller families and Benton/Watson parties. The action seeks government seizure under eminent domain.
Mrs Zulia Meurer returned home after visiting daughters Mrs Louise Gay and Mrs Frances Deputy in Indianapolis. She attended Indiana University's commencement Monday afternoon where her son in law Dr Ronald Deputy graduated from the medical school and will enter military service in Harrisburg on June 11.
Local residents and couples including Martha Lee Franklin John Jerrell Codie Wright Clara McLain Nan Wright Darrell Sisil William Hanson Lover Sisil Ethel Mae Franklin Clyde Wilson Hallie Richards George Smith Ohio visitors Charles Swaby Codie Wright Hallie Wright Anna Ham Nathan Carr Robert Woodruff and families shared Sunday visits and gatherings with friends and relatives in this community.
Legal notice of a state highway improvement right of way claim in Greene County Indiana. It describes parcels totaling about 2.4 acres needed for construction along State Road 48 and nearby centerlines, naming defendants Mary Craig, Lowell Craig, Watson W Woodall and spouse, nonresidents with Paris Illinois and Chicago addresses, and setting a court appearance for June 17 1941 before Judge Orval D Hunter to show cause why the state's appropriation should not proceed.
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