Helen L Grubbs Featured In Society Notes
Society item notes Helen L Grubbs as featured in local club circles with personal news and social updates.
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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
2
Society item notes Helen L Grubbs as featured in local club circles with personal news and social updates.
Several church choirs meet at 7 p m across town including Methodist Hl Baptist and United Brethren. Lodge and legion groups gather with 7 30 p m starts at various halls and clubs. Concert band rehearsals at Central School 8 p m and Children Day practices listed for Methodist and Baptist churches.
Members of the St Peter's Sewing Guild met at St Peter's school hall to map future activities after a business session. Present were Betty Coakley Rose Coakley Rita Rogers Theresa Currans Margaret Marter Phyllis Marter Kathleen Cates Marianne McGriffin Julia Mae Stuppy Kathleen O'Connor and leader Rosemary Walker.
The Salvation Army Home League gathered at Mrs. John Cox's home for a full day meeting and covered dish luncheon. Major Gertrude Calvert and Mrs. Dovie Baize led a devotional. The group sang, quilted, and planned a June 12 meeting at Humphreys Park with guests including Amelia Calvert, Jack Cox, and Frank Lucas.
The writer thanks friends for helping fund a trip to Indianapolis. Special gratitude goes to Congressman Gerald W. Landis the Community Chest Fund committee Dr. Craft William Grounds trustee and Oscar Fitzpatrick for their efforts.
SPERSONALS Mr and Mrs Charles Edmondson and son Charles of Long Beach California visited their relatives in Linton and near Jasonville as Edmondson finishes a four year Navy enlistment. William Pope and son James of Waterloo spent the weekend with kin, taking home Pope granddaughters Jeanne and Darlene for vacations in Waterloo. Thomas L Freeland of Terre Haute, once a Linton resident, stays with relatives. Bernard Higgins of Bicknell visited his grandparents Emmett Elyan, and Mrs Russell Squires of Sandborn spent Wednesday in Linton.
Members of the Wednesday Night Bridge Club played several games at Mrs. Herbert Tincher’s home in this city. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Tincher, Mrs. Thomas Richardson and Mrs. Arthur Berns. Refreshments followed. The club will meet again in two weeks with Mrs. Joe Haseman.
Lula Cook of Linton files for divorce from William Cook with Ellett M. Meurer as attorney for the plaintiff.
Miss Marion Wilkes daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Wilkes of Jasonville and Richard Southard of Zion NL son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Southard were married May 20 in the Methodist church at Dumque Town Attendants were Ersche Downs of Zion Hl and the couple will reside in Zion IL after a short trip to Wisconsin The bride wore a dusty rose dress with matching accessories and corsages of sweet peas and white carnations.
The Elgan family reunion association held in Humphreys park Linton chose Ernest Elvan as president Clovis Elgan as vice president Audra Canada as secretary treasurer and Guy Mathena and Loren Wonder as park and table committee. The group planned the first Sunday in June 1941 as the next reunion date.
Afternoon callers included Mr and Mrs Fay Smith and Mr and Mrs Norman Vaughn with their son of Indianapolis visiting during the event.
Washington reports the administration may release surplus World War I weapons to Britain and France. Kennedy and Bullitt press for faster allied orders as Attorney General Jackson says sales would not breach international or neutrality laws. Surplus include 100,000 Enfield rifles 10,000 Lewis and Vickers guns 58,000 aircraft machine-guns 98 obsolete tanks 300 field guns 110 heavy field guns 135 8 inch howitzers 245 trench mortars and ammo.
The White House said American ambassadors in Britain and France have relayed appeals via cable and telephone to accelerate war production for the Allies. President Roosevelt will meet at 2 p.m. with the national defense commission to begin applying mass production to weapon manufacture.
Washington reports Congress plans rapid passage of a $6.56 million justice department boost for 1941 to expand the FBI and the border patrol. Hoover will testify that current FBI staffing cannot meet demand as the forces grow, with 500 new agents and border patrol up to about 1 600.
Recent accidents were reported and safety awards were made at the Twin Holmes Safety Chapter meeting in the Red Men's hall, Linton. Injuries included a rib injury from a motor runaway, a fatal motor and loader collision, and several sprains and eye injuries. James Sargent won the attendance prize. Leondis Tuttle took safety shoes amid a list of other prize recipients.
Vatican City reports Myron C. Taylor told Pope Pius that President Roosevelt would consider offering refuge in the United States if war drives the papal state from Italy. The Vatican called the report unconfirmed but possible amid renewed papal appeals to Mussolini to avoid war.
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