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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1937
Page
4
The letter from editor E C Turner proclaims a strict standard for fair reporting. It emphasizes equal treatment, nonpartisan coverage, and adherence to public information free of personal influence or legal entanglements.
Subscription rates require payment in advance and paper will be discontinued if not renewed. In city by carrier weekly rate one dollar and yearly seven dollars and fifty cents. By mail Indiana twelve months five dollars, three months one dollar. Outside Indiana yearly five dollars.
Rates for classified advertising include per word pricing with a minimum for first insertions and line charges for ending notices. Obituaries and cards of thanks are listed among announcements not purely social or news items with permanent contracts available on application.
The Marine Corps opens a district recruiting station in Cincinnati at 417 Keith Office Building 525 Walnut Street for men aged 18 to 30 of sound character and height 5 ft 4 in. Recruits Naval service duties and transfers to Parris Island for six to eight weeks training with assignments aboard ships or to shore stations in the U S and overseas. Marines Institute offers 51 free courses. Tuesday a club meeting welcomed new members and planned next gathering at Linton City Park in July.
The Walton Rifle club of Terre Haute beat the Lyons crew 965 to 949 at Lyons park after Lyons previously defeated Terre Haute in a prior match at Terre Haute. The Sunday contest was fought on a 50 yard range.
Magistrate William J. Hess reports his gold badge, worth $50 and not insured, missing after showing it to a defendant. Police are alerted as Hess searches for the emblem in Philadelphia.
John Marthaler, a local commission man, again feeds a one-legged robin that hopped into his yard last year and remained through the summer.
The Alcoholic Revenues Commission warned brewers wholesalers distillers importers rectifiers and advertising agencies to remove liquor brand signs within 200 feet of any retail liquor dealer. Violations carry a fine from 5 to 300 dollars per day and drastic enforcement starts July 1.
Detroit defeated Philadelphia 6 to 0 while Chicago beat New York 5 to 4 and Boston won 10 to 0 with Cleveland involved in the noted outcome as rain affected Washington at St Louis.
About 1,600 4 H club members from across Indiana will meet in Lafayette June 16 for a three day roundup. The health contest will select Indiana representatives for the national 4 H club congress in Chicago next November. County teams will contest livestock judging and dairy and corn judging with poultry egg and various identification contests also on the schedule.
A crowd of friends hosted a surprise birthday gathering for Harold and Bobby Sweeney in Dugger Indiana. Attendees included Ray Davis Ralph Lawson John Hawk Larry Eslinger Virgil Ingram John M Sweeney Ted Hawk John A Sweeney Paul Sweeney and Frank Sweeney.
Bloomfield Ind June 9 county commissioners approve a $60 claim by Wesley and Nancy Easter for land used for a road along White River. Viewers Bland and Cravens filed their report Tuesday morning and the payment will come from the county highway department right of way fund.
Hog values gain 25 cents with 5 000 hogs traded and holdovers at 236. Weights 165 to 300 pounds rise. under 150 steady. Lights 11.16 to 11.60, mediums 11.45 to 11.65, heavies 10.85 to 11.55. Sows packer up 10 to 15 cents to 9.90 to 10.50. Cattle volume 1 000. calves 900. Steers and yearlings steady to strong, bulk 10 to 12.25. Heifers up to 2 percent. Cows steady. Common medium 5.75 to 6.50. Cutters 4 to 5.50. Vealers strong to 50c higher, good to choice 9 to 9.50. Sheep 500 head, all classes steady, good to choice lambs 11.50 to 12, choice slaughter ewes 3.
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