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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1941
Page
2
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The Switz City Willing Workers 4 H club met at James Deckard’s home with eighteen of twenty three members present. A policy system was proposed with a points prize for the top performer. Jolley Moody spoke on dairy calves and Dale Buzan on garden planning. George Wildman read about hogs. Next meet is June 19 at Wildman’s home.
Browns 4-H Club of Lyons held its June meeting at Ray Brown home with most members present. Leon Brown spoke on feeding barrows, followed by group discussion. Games and refreshments were served. Next meeting set for June 25 at 7 30 p m at Ray Browns.
Ellis Chore Boys 44H club gathered at Earl and Richard Mitchells home Saturday afternoon to plan an outing to McCormick Creek State Park. Kathryn and Alfred Merbride spoke after the pledge, followed by the secretarys report and other business. A social hour and refreshments closed the meeting.
Burl Morrison arrives home following a trip to visit his son Bernard Morrison in Baltimore Maryland. He also visited Washington D C and other east coast points of interest. Bernard works for Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Baltimore.
Dr J H Woodrow of Linton will depart Tuesday morning for Oklahoma City to study special courses in bacteriology and cattle pathology at the University of Oklahoma. He will stay in Oklahoma City until July 5.
Society items must be in the Linton Daily Citizen Office by 11 a.m. to appear in that day’s issue. All personal news club lodge party and church items welcomed. Helen L. Grubbs.
Linton Shuffleboard Club meets at Humphreys Park at 7 p m. Metropolitan Lodge No 193 K of P gathers at the hall at 7 30 p m. Citizenship class of Glenburn at the community house at 1 t Th. Epworth League of Glenburn at 7 15 p m. Chickateth Council Pocahontas at Red Men s hall 7 30 p m. My Beta Gamma chapter of WWG at Mrs Berniece Headley s 389 B street NW at 7 30 p m.
At 7 p m a service class of Saroa Evangelical and Reformed church meets with Mrs Earl Swaby at 2 00 p m
Local notices list multiple gatherings and meetings for Thursday including Methodist and Baptist choir practices at 7 p m church services at 7 30 p m, citizenship class at Glenburn, Loyal Order of Moose No 1434 at 7 30 p m, American Legion Post at the Legion home, Women's Relief Corps in the old post office hall, Hiawatha club all day session at Red Men's hall Faith Temple No 42 Pythian Sisters at 7 30 p m, Les Circle de Ames at the community house 1 p m, Townsend club city hall 7 30 p m and Women's Council of Christa section 3 church meeting at 2 p m with Mrs Haseman.
Quapaw Council No. 80 meets at Red Men's hall at 7 p.m. Local Union No. 1112 Painter and Paper Hangers gathers at Eagles hall at 7 30 p.m. Linton Chapter No. 132 Royal Arch Masons holds stated convocation at hall 7 30 p.m. Nathamas class of First Baptist Church meets at Mrs. Jack Lynn home at 7 30 p.m. Assistant hostesses named Mrs. Florence Smith and Mrs. Fern Graves.
Local notices list meetings at the library community house church and lodges. Groups include Glenburn Aid Society Rotary Unity Lodge Elks Elks Lodge Chatter and Stitch Tri Kappa and women's Democratic club with times ranging from 7 a m to noon and a covered dish dinner.
Friday events include Sons of American Legion gathering at the Legion home 6 30 p m. and an all day Mothers club meeting at the community house. Eastern Star officers practice 7 p m at the hall and Quapaw Tribe No 143 meets at the hall. Women’s Council of Christian church joins Mrs J B Bruner at 2 p m and Mt Mellick club with Mrs Myrtie Poe on D street northeast at 2 p m. All members urged to attend.
Miss Viola Mae Bredeweg and Samuel Dilwin Heaton exchanged rings in a 4 o'clock Sunday ceremony at Saron Evangelical and Reformed church. Rev. Carl Hofmann officiated. The couple plans to live in Terre Haute.
The Minton family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness after Albert Minton's death. They thank those who sent flowers offered cars and the quartet for music. Special thanks go to Rev Paul Lewis and M J Aikin & Son for consolation and acts of kindness.
Mrs Nannie Gillum of this city and Mr and Mrs Armand Gillum of Petersburg spent Sunday with Mrs Ray Baird and family at Scot land. The gathering included the Gillums traveling to Scot land to share time with local relatives.
Mrs Urzilla Osburn aged 84 died at 11 30 Sunday morning at her home four miles east of Jasonville Clay county She moved from Sullivan county sixty years ago with husband Riley Osburn They leave husband and daughter Mrs Edward Beckwith of Linton Funeral at 2 00 Tuesday at the family home Rev Lloyd Milter to officiate Burial in Fairview cemetery near Linton McClanahan Funeral Home Jasonville in charge
Mrs Mary J Bennett 75 of 859 Roosevelt street died 4 15 pm Saturday after a stroke last Monday in her home Funeral services were at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home Linton Rev Albert Marley presiding burial at Fairview cemetery She was born Sandborn Dec 24 1865 daughter of Thomas and Sarah Bennett both deceased She lived in Linton fifty years Her husband Andrew Bennett died Jan 30 1920 Survived by three daughters Mrs James Hawk Newberry Mrs Viola Hawk of (remaining text cut)
A Linton family obituary notes the passing of a relative with survivors including Mrs. Amanda Bennett of Linton and fifteen grandchildren, along with a sister Mrs. Joe Fusco. The notice highlights ties to Bicknell and Linton communities.
The Linton Triangle baseball team beat the Pennsylvania Railroad squad of Terre Haute 11 to 4 in Terre Haute for their third win in four starts. Key moments included two Linton home runs by H Terhune with the bases loaded and K Kline with one on. Pitchers G Moody N Beasley and L Beasley shared duties. G Moody and P Moody caught. Next Sunday they travel to Charleston Illinois for another game.
The Greene County Womens Democratic club will meet at noon Wednesday in the Marco High School building. A discussion of the Federal AAA program will be the feature, and the luncheon will be served. Members and the general public are invited.
Out of town guest John McCloud from Baltimore Md attends the United Spanish War Veterans encampment in Linton. He meets old friends and schoolmates while greeting fellow veterans. He is the son of the late William McCloud known as Mac the first superintendent of Island City mine.
The Linton Miners beat Terre Haute RC C 4 1 after trailing on two errors in the seventh. Wayne Trinkle delivered a two run single, Smith allowed two hits with 13 strikeouts, boosting their season record to five wins. They travel next Sunday to Loogootee to face Coca Cola squad.
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