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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1941
Page
2
Classified rates listed for single column inch and per word with minimums. Local social notices record numerous weekend and weekday visits among residents of Vicksburg and nearby towns, naming multiple families and towns such as Cincinnati, Bloomington, Anderson, Terre Haute, and Detroit, with travel and visiting details.
Linton Study club meets at the library at 2 p m. Glenburn Aid Society gathers at the community house. Baptist Ladies Aid holds an all day meeting at the church. Rotary Club lunch at American Legion Home at 12 15 p m. Unity Lodge No 637 O F meets at the hall at 7 30 p m. Elks Lodge at Elks home 5 p m. Eagles Lodge at the hall 7 p m. Saron Evangelical and Reformed Church service class with Mrs Earl Swaby at 2 p m.
Former Linton resident Newt Vaughn now of Bell California stopped through the area for a short visit yesterday and today. Vaughn taught at local schools for many years, later moved to California where he achieved success and even served as mayor in his city, a suburb of Los Angeles.
Personal items from clubs churches and residents are due by 11 a.m. at the Linton Daily Citizen office to appear in that day’s issue. Helen L Grubbs is the contact for submissions.
Community notices list meetings at Humphreys park for the Linton Shuffleboard Club at 7 P M and Metropolitan Lodge No 193 K of P at 7 30 P M. Citizenship class of Glenburn meets at the community house at 7 P M Epworth League of Glenburn 7415 P M Chickateth Council Pocahontas meets at Red Men s hall at 7 30 P M.
Quapaw Council No 80 Pocahontas meets at Red Men's hall at 7 p m Local Union No 1112 Painter and Paper Hangers meets at Eagles hall at 7 30 p m Stated convocation Linton Chapter No 132 Royal Arch Masons at 7 30 p m Nathamas class of First Baptist church meets at home of Mrs Jack Lynn at 7 30 p m Assistant hostesses Mrs Florence Smith and Mrs Fern Graves
The W. A. W. club and guests gathered in Humphreys park Friday evening for their season end picnic. A long shelter house table display carried spring flower plaques and a menu of baked ham salads green beans tomatoes pickles rolls ice cream cake and iced tea. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. George Slausser Switz City Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tubby and son Jimmy Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Plew and daughters Phyllis and Linda plus several other couples and individuals listed among the group.
Mrs Donald Sargent hosted United Brethren Missionary society members at her city home on Thursday afternoon with assistants Mrs Gladys Myers and Mrs Gladys Reynolds. The program featured Mrs Jess Flack leading on Widening Horizons in China with prayers, readings, solos, and a chain of prayer. Refreshments followed for twenty eight members and six guests. July meeting planned at Mrs Raymond Bos home.
Several local groups announce weekly gatherings. Methodist and Baptist choirs meet at churches at 7 p m, Loyal Order of Moose and American Legion hold evening sessions, Women’s Relief Corps meet over the old post office hall, and Hiawatha club hosts all day events at Red Men’s hall. Sister Circles and Townsend and Les Circle de Ames also convene at designated times.
The schedule lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m. preaching at 11 a m. Sunday evening worship at 7 30 p m. Wednesday Young People's Endeavor at 7 30 p m. Saturday evening worship at 7 30 p m. The public is invited. John Adair, pastor.
The Linton First Christian Church schedules a Children Day program led by Miss Jamie Asrey with Bible school departments assembling at 9 39 am and an all school program in the choir auditorium. A missionary ward benevolent offering will be collected then, followed by a 10 30 am worship service with Mr Bruner speaking. No evening service.
Miss Vera Wolfe of Linton presented a program of piano pupils in a Friday recital at the First Christian Church. A critic praised the poised performance and remarkable technique. Vocal numbers and a violin piece by Marion Tislow, a pupil of Mrs. George Haworth, were also featured with accompaniment by Miss Hope Barrett.
Olive Branch Church reported a missionary society meeting at Mrs. Irvin Gates home on Thursday. Rev and Mrs Gates hosted the Young People's class gathering Friday evening with attendees including Pauline Lynn Melba Jean Miller Freida Bolton Earl Mitchell Virginia Wilson Dick Squires Warren Jess Pope Ferris Pope Naomi Haseman Nora Killian Nina Killian Orville Killian and Mr and Mrs Wayne Pope plus Mr and Mrs William Squires.
Lowell Raymond Deckard, son of Mr and Mrs Ezra W Deckard of Lyons, has enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps through the Army Recruiting Office, 429 Federal Building Indianapolis. He is assigned to Bowman Field Kentucky for service.
Linton shuffleboard club gathers at Humphreys Park at 7 p m. Sons of American Legion convene at the Legion home at 6 30 p m. Mothers club holds all day meeting at the community house. Quapaw Tribe No 143 IOOF meets at the hall. Eastern Star officers practice at the hall at 7 p m.
Hogs 2 000, market steady with 160 220 lb at 9.30 9.50, 220 270 lb 9.10 9.40, 270 400 lb 9.05 9.10, 100 160 lb 7.85 8.85, sows 8.40 8.70. Cattle calves 50, steady. good steers and yearlings 10 10.75. medium 9 9.90. top 11.25. Heifers 10.75, vealers 0.50 1 higher, top 11.50. Sheep 25, steady. good to lambs 11 12, shorn ewes 9.75 down, ewes mostly 0.76 down.
Miss Dorothy Ladson of Oaktown married Frank A. Lenning of Linton at the Church of Christ in Washington D C. The ceremony was conducted by Rev C Hugh McCord at 10 30 am on June 5. Gerald W Landis attended as a guest and gave the bride away.
Switz City 4-H members gathered Friday afternoon at the Cain home to view demonstrations on bound buttonholes and can lids and rubbers. Mary and Jean Cain hosted with Mrs Paul Jones leading, offering tips on judging clothing canning and baking. Refreshments followed for Nona Lou Bowman Lola Faye Bovensehen Harriett Ann Giaggineau and the Cain sisters. The next meeting is planned at Nona Powman's home in June.
The report warns that long distance raids on Java would meet fierce anti aircraft fire and hazardous terrain including treacherous mountains and rice paddies. Dutch patrols and Dornier flying boats keep watch while Curtiss Hawks stand ready to counter any intruder.
Mrs Homer Wilkes celebrated her birthday with a gathering at her Dugger Indiana home. Relatives and friends attended including Walter Fields Bessie Bedwell and families from Anderson and Sullivan. Gifts were presented and many extended birthday wishes to the guest of honor.
Waneta Hadley Nellie Lee Paul H Kramer and Jamie Asrey filed in Greene Circuit Court seeking a writ of mandate to compel the Linton school board to re employ them for the coming year They argue an Indiana statute auto re employment for teachers not notified by May 1 They were told they would not be re employed but say two board members acted without proper notice of a meeting and without proper notice to a third member A hearing is set for June 16 with demand for alternative writ of mandate seeking re employment or cause shown Paid advertisement.
Irene Dunne and Cary Grant star in Penny Serenade in a romance praised as the year’s greatest, based on Martha Cheavens novel. The film follows a newspaper man and the music shop clerk who marry on New Year’s Eve, face an earthquake and loss of their baby, testing their love.
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