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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1921
Page
2
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Society and club notes, personal notices, and business inquiries are directed to Citizen phone numbers 277 and 177. The brief listing signals a central contact for community segments and advertisements.
A Hoosier girl from Monon won the $10,000 Chicago Tribune beauty contest after seven states entered. The piece notes it would have surprised many if a Linton girl had won instead.
Market pages list Wagon Market figures with corn at 60 to 65 cents, May timothy at 18 to 19 dollars, and stock market quotes for hogs, steers, calves, and bulls. Prices vary by grade with highs and lows shown for each category.
A local notice urges potato growers to protect crops after widespread waste. Rogers' Potato Spray, marketed by Hamilton's drug store, is recommended as an effective bug killer to reduce losses.
A big dance night is planned for Wednesday at Tokio with Madeline Parks performing on piano. Admission is 50 cents.
The Christian church Boy Juniors, twenty six strong, with teacher Austin Rupert, rode to Booker camp near Elliston bridge in trucks from Wilkinson Lumber and New Home Furnishing. They swam, fished, and cooked bacon and eggs over campfires, slept in blankets, and returned tired but content after a weekend of activities and visits.
Unity Lodge No. 687 votes to observe Decoration day on the Sunday nearest June 15 with a 2 PM program at the hall followed by a ritualistic cemetery service. Members urge all to bring cars to transport widows and orphans as they pay honor to departed brethren.
Stockton Township Sunday School association officers decided to send D. M. Puckett as delegate to the State Sunday School meeting in Lafayette June 14 to 16. Each local church was asked to appoint a representative. Methodist, Christian, Baptist, United Brethren, Olive Branch, and Saron Reformed voted to send delegates.
Thelma A. Baker and Jesse Ray Ellis were united in marriage Sunday morning at 8 30 o clock in the Christian church. About fifty guests attended with Violet Ellis and Russell Haley among the assistants. The bride wore a white georgette dress and carried white roses. After the ceremony the couple returned to the bride’s parents home for a dinner and will reside northeast of the city.
A group of residents including Mr. and Mrs. Will T. Cushing and many others left yesterday morning at 9:30 for a picnic motoring trip to the N. and B. bathing beach near Hudsonville. They enjoyed bathing and later shared a large picnic lunch.
Mrs Clyde Haseman Crane hosted a surprise Sunday dinner for her husband J Clyde Crane of Cavins and Crane Bloomfield. Attendees from Linton included J D Haseman and wife Oscar Haseman and wife and J H Haseman from Switz City Arthur Haseman and family from Worthington Mrs Casner and Casner Crane attended.
M. D. Lone, previously with Jewell Tea, has accepted an appointment as assistant deputy with Metropolitan Life Insurance and will be based in this city.
Nearly a hundred relatives and friends surprised Stephen Johnson at his country home near Dugger for his fifty fifth birthday. A large maples shaded table held a feast and a large oak rocker was given to him. Guests included multiple local families and friends such as John Bender Cynthia Cornelius Tennyson Rector Willard Howell Ab Glessener Leo Calvert Lloyd Calvert John Gastineau Asberry Hayman John Martindale William Bovenschen Russell D. Pope Alfred Moehlman George Emerson Irvin Taylor Mollie Phillips Emery Irvin Coffee Rosa Roach Stephen Johnson Frank Johnson and Mildred Frances.
Plans for the Epworth League conventions to be held here on the 15th and 16th this month are nearing completion. Committees for securing entertainment for delegates have been appointed for city sections. A general business meeting will be held Thursday evening to finalize plans and hear committee reports. An ice cream social on Saturday evening at Woodrow lawn is also planned.
Notice urges all children of the Methoosit Sunday school to attend church tonight at six o'clock for practice ahead of Children's Day exercises.
All members are asked to meet at the hall this evening at eight o'clock sharp.
A string of residents and visitors from Dugger Crawfordsville Jasonville Vincennes and Greencastle spent the weekend or day in Bloomington Terre Haute Sullivan Sullivan and other nearby cities. People attended family events visited relatives attended funerals or headed for college and vacation destinations including Indiana University Depauw University Fort Smith Ark Memphis Tenn and St Mary's of the Woods.
Harold Edington son of Rufus Edington of Fifth Street Southeast is seriously ill and not expected to live through the day.
Audrey Reintjes daughter of Mr and Mrs Lome Reintjes and Robert Ogg son of Mr Charles Ogg were married at the Lyons Methodist parsonage by Rev Lane at 4 PM Saturday. Attending were Ed Moore and Charles Ogg. both couples are Lyons locals with Reintjes a Linton High School alumna and Ogg a Lyons and Purdue graduate and WWI corporal. The couple plan a Montana visit then return to Lyons to reside.
The Live Wire class of the Baptist church with teacher Joseph E Beasley left noon yesterday in cars and trucks for an outing at the Devil's Tea Table near Worthington. They kodaked and enjoyed a picnic lunch with attendees including Elizabeth Hawton Dolly Reintjes Virgil Wright Sherley Anderson Earl Johnson Homer Funk Charles Sawyer Frank Lennings Josephine Barnard Kate Blackburn Violet Cooprider Bessie Bruce Nelle Sawyer Fay Winters Ruby Anderson Gerkel Humphreys Pearl Sheffler and John Carpenter.
The Missionary Triangle of the First Christian church will meet in the church parlors this evening at 7 o'clock for the regular monthly meeting. Helen Plew will lead a beneficial program. Members should attend on time and bring a new member. All girls are invited to visit and see the group’s activities.
The Delta Alpha class of First Christian Church will meet tomorrow night at 759 North Main Street the home of Mrs Muri Hase mah. All class members are requested to attend.
Mr and Mrs Clovis Tuech of 260 C street Northwest announce the birth of a daughter named Helen Marie born Saturday morning Mother and baby are reported to be doing well.
The public is invited to attend a lawn social and dance hosted by the Knights of Columbus at their home on North Main Street on Wednesday night at 7 30. The event aims to welcome members and neighbors to a community gathering with music and refreshments.
The Anti Cant's will gather at the public library on Tuesday at 7 PM and then travel to a class meeting hosted by Josephine Beckwith at her home.
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