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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1936
Page
3
County Agent warns that striped cucumber beetles are the most destructive pest in vegetable gardens this season. They feed on foliage of cucumbers melons and pumpkins spreading wilt disease by a bite. Early measures include dry dust mixtures applied at intervals as plants grow, keeping leaves lightly covered and using a simple hand duster for application.
Miss Inez Braaig returned Saturday from ore where she spent last week with friends Miss Margaret Freeman Miss Lucile Sims Floyd Dickby and Wallace Ray of Sullivan picnicked in Carbene Creek State Park Sunday Basil Young returned Sunday from Hae Mich where he spent his day with friends Mr and Mrs Richard Davies who have been living in Evalneville have returned to Dugger for residence Mr Davies is a salesmen for He A and T Cheyrglet Sales Ads del van colphaull sons Joe and John of Breelakdwille spent Sunday with Mrs Libke. Mr and Mrs D C Stewart and children June and George and Tom Heatley spent Monday in Terre Mr and Mrs Gerald Arbell have as house guests Miss ran au len Pay ante ay Might for visit with relatives Her cousins Mr and Mrs Royt Behodeld Miss Maxine Myers and Esther Myers matured 6 Tete Maule family event
Paris June 9 U P reports a unified French defenses system under Edouard Daladier as minister of defense with a permanent committee to coordinate land and sea forces, coordinate armament programs, mobilization, defense appropriations, and international armaments pacts.
Detroit, June 9. Brigadier General Wilbur Robinson and five Black Legion members were bound over to circuit court on $50,000 bonds each for kidnapping and flogging a member who skipped meetings. Common Pleas Judge Charles Rubiner ordered continued examination after a morning session. The men include Robinson, Charles Harold, Lawrence Earl, Ang Frederick Gulley, and Thomas Cox.
Red Men shut out Clinton Elks 2 to 0 at Lin Stock Park. Harold Risher pitched twelve strikeouts for the Red Men with F Hays catching. Battery for the Elks was Roy Williams and Bob Dunning. Other league game saw Jarmon Sandwich Shop Specials beat Lin Stock 6 to 6.
Jasonville Indiana June 9 The American Legion post of Jasonville presents a large carnival week at the local high school grounds by a shows inc featuring six shows and two bands plus rides including loop o plane tilt a whirl twin ferris wheel and more The event expands from Linton Labor Day and includes a new aerial act by Ben Beno on a wire sixty feet above ground without a safety net Each night showtime is 9 30 pm The post invites Greene county and neighboring counties residents to attend the carnival.
South Linton defeated Junior High School 10 to 3 in a junior softball game. Lincoln Nos H team beat Citizen News 8 to 1 as Meurer Currans and Resch led the batteries. The junior baseball schedule begins Wednesday with the Triangles meeting Dugger at City Park.
Classified listing shows four booths and an ice box from Neat’s Sandwich Shop offered for sale. The note includes a price and contact cue, but the exact seller details are not fully legible.
Billy Geatches celebrated his eighth birthday with a surprise party at home. Friends attended, music by the Oklahoma Cowboys, games and prizes, followed by a long table with a cake and refreshments. Guests included Barbara Goodwin, Mary Catherine Scroggins, Doris Collins, and many others, with Mrs Geatches assisted by several hosts.
Opening sessions of the 31st annual Indiana chapter Fraternal Order of Eagles convened in Lafayette with competitive exhibitions by degree and drill teams. A sightseeing tour to Purdue and a parade were on today’s schedule. business sessions begin tomorrow at the Lafayette aerie lodge. Local leaders include Lowell Neff and Frank Hering, with speakers Ernest Cloe, Dan Gutgsell, Arthur Follis, Wallace Dillingham, and Wesley Browning. Election of officers and site selection for 1937 follow, with Connersville favored to host next year.
Indiana state highway commission announces resubmission of bids opened June 23 for four projects. Grade separation on road 12 Industrial highway Gary under B I & E railroad. Grade separation in Hamilton county under NYC and St. L under road 32 north of Noblesville. Surfacing of 1186 miles on road 60 in Washington county relocated route. Surfacing of 4 042 miles on road 50 Dearborn county Greendale to Indiana Ohio line. Federal funds finance three projects, state funds for road 50 surfacing.
In Bloomington Indiana a survey shows farms and rural communities supply a majority of Indiana University students. Sixty two percent of last semester’s student body came from rural areas and farms, and 58 percent of living alumni reside there. Of 5217 residence students, 600 from farm homes, 2600 from small town professional households, 2000 from larger cities and overseas. The alumni total exceeds 59,000 with 32,738 from rural areas.
United Press reports James Eli Watson, veteran Indiana Republican power, again leads the party’s machinery. At the biennial convention, Watson forces secured key posts, including G.O.P. chairman and four Indiana delegates-at-large pledged to support Gov. Alfred M. Landon. The ticket includes Kyle, Scott, Evens, Ball, Irwin, and other longtime party figures, amid intra- party maneuvering.
Fifty two detours now in effect on Indiana's nine thousand mile state highway system speed modernization by the state highway commission. James D. Adams, chairman, says eight warning points for surface treating and shoulder work two points for temporary bridges. Detours marked with caution signs to guide motorists. Improvements aim at greater safety, lower depreciation and costs, and faster routes. Many detours will be removed this summer as construction completes.
Mr and Mrs Steve Parola of South Linton are the proud parents of an eight pound baby boy born June 4 Emerson Lee The mother was formerly Miss Virginia Fred ric This is the couple s first child at home
The data indicates a large share of this group, with $9,000 or 58 percent living on farms and in rural communities. The figures highlight economic distribution across Indiana's rural areas and farming households.
Instructions describe removing a plant from a pot with roots undisturbed by turning the pot upside down and tapping the base. After transplant, use garden loam in window boxes and add one ounce of slow acting fertilizer per square foot. Summer feeding with manure water is recommended to stimulate growth.
Lyons Indiana January weekend visitors include Marvin Hannum and Eva Criss visiting relatives, Voris Carpenter and family hosting, Herschel Wright and Fred McBride families in attendance, and many local residents seen at Church of Christ protracted meeting closing night. Names dominate this round of social updates with multiple households hosting or visiting over the period.
Richard Baird a 5 year old well known resident of land community died today in Freeman Greene County hospital. He was admitted weeks ago for treatment and had been in critical condition for some time. The body was removed to Scotland for final rites.
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