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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1950
Page
8
Brief items from the Linton Daily Citizen dated corresponding days in 1930 highlight local happenings and notable events. The column preserves era tone with concise notes on community life, commerce, and public affairs as reported a score of years earlier.
Obituary notes the death of Thomas W. Shaw 74 a noted Linton miner at his home on H Street Northwest. Frank D. Alwire of the Linton Concert Band announces a summer concert series at City Park each Thursday night.
Rob ert McFadden as Trustee of Stockton Township Greene County Indiana invites sealed bids for operating School Bus Route 6 for the 1950 51 school year. Bids due 7 00 P M Tuesday June 27 1950 at the Township Trustee Office Linton Trust Building Linton Indiana. Specifications available 8 40 A M to 4 30 P M June 1 to 7 00 A M June 27 1960. Bids opened and either accepted or rejected by Township Trustee and Advisory Board. Right to reject any and all bids reserved.
The New Market high school band directed by Merele Bucklew earned an invitation to represent Indiana at the National Flag Day parade in Washington D C on June 14 and to participate in the National 4 H conference June 14–21. The 50 band members plus about 30 parents travel by three buses June 12 returning June PE. Six Indiana youths will attend the conference as state delegates among roughly 500 U S participants and 300 international attendees. The band will perform concerts in the Departmental Auditorium and Jefferson Auditorium as part of the conference program. Bucklew, son-in-law of Raymond and Mrs. Pigg, is finishing his fourth year as band director. he previously served with the U S Army Air Corps band in Orlando during WWII.
The undersigned appointed by the Circuit Court of Reeme County Indiana as Administrator of the estate of Morton Spice Sidle of Cieene County deceased. The estate is supposed solvent. Dated May 15, 1950. WM. C. G. CHRAVENS, Administrator. J. Raymond Powell, Attorney. 4 22 29 6 5.
Mrs Evelyn Steffler and Delores Sexton of Jasonville admitted for treatment. A girl named Betty Lou weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce born to Alice Frye of Bloomfield. Znethia Jo born to Alice Lucille Miller of Linton. James R Miller of Jasonville had an appendectomy. A 6 pound 2 ounce girl named Kathrine Ann born to Mrs Robert Walters. David Rooksbury admitted for treatment. David Robbins of Edwardsport had an appendectomy yesterday. Mrs Cletus Good of Newberry had major surgery. Mrs James Livingston of Worthington gave birth to a 12 pound 8 ounce boy named Donald Ray. Doris Hayes of Worthington had a tonsillectomy. Weekend dismissals include Mrs Bill Bays of Bloomfield and baby, Mrs Robert Vanmeter and baby of Bloomfield, Frank Tolen of Chrisney, Mrs Homer Bales of Linton, Mrs Charles Mormance and baby of Bloomfield, Mrs Alice Frye and baby of Bloomfield.
Clark Terrell 71, Highland township farmer, died Friday at Freeman Greene County Hospital. Funeral services were held at Allen Chapel Methodist Church with Rev. Joe Walls and Rev. O. A. Ferguson officiating, burial in Tulip Cemetery. Survived by daughter Clara Ann Corwin of Bloomfield and sister Anna Flerton of Lisne Hl. Myers Funeral Home of Worthington in charge.
In Shoals Indiana on Saturday a light single engine plane carrying Mrs Be Staebler and a passenger crashed three miles southwest of town en route to Grayville Illinois. The wreckage was found early Sunday by Virgil Bledsoe and Derby Harrell on Bledsoe’s farm. State police say both occupants died instantly.
Paxton resident William T. McCammon, 87, a retired coal miner, died at 12:05 this morning at his home after illness since last September. He leaves widow Mary, four sons Lex Paxton Roy Sullivan Harold and Lawrence Dugger, daughter Oma Smith Carlisle route two, 17 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Funeral services 2:00 p.m. CST at Pax ton Church of Christ with burial in Paxton Cemetery. Body to be taken to Newkirk Funeral home Pleasantville and returned this evening.
The Reverend Richard C. Raines, Methodist Bishop of Indianapolis area, earned a Doctorate of Sacred Theology at Boston University's commencement today.
Rev and Mrs Jasper Longneec ker of Valley Park Missouri will head a tent revival in Linton from June 6 to June 25 sponsored by Nazarene Church. Services begin at 7 30 each evening with special musical numbers. Sunday school will meet in the tent next Sunday.
Robert Allen Kramer of Linton route one was among the graduates at Wabash College's 117th commencement in Crawfordsville Indiana. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in humanities and is a Navy veteran. He belonged to Phi Delta Theta and served as freshmen class treasurer. The class exceeded 140 men, largely veterans, with three honorary degrees awarded.
Charles Dryden 78 of Wichita reveals he can make his ears tick. He compares his talent to Lanky Flynn of Greensboro North Carolina whose ears tick twice a minute. Dryden says he always could do it and never knew it was unusual.
The article reports on Dryden who can control his ear tick and slow or speed it at will in a side show. Attorney George Adams heard the ticking from a distance and a photographer stood eight feet away. Dryden notes his right ear ticks louder and muses on the cash value of his ability.
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