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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1969
Page
3
In Uganda Pope Paul VI plans a July visit to honor 22 Catholic martyrs and may ease Catholic Anglican tensions. Historical persecutions under King Mwanga included both faiths. An immense shrine at Namugongo will be consecrated as pilgrims from Africa and heads of state gather for the event.
John H McFarland 81 of Worthington died at Freeman Greene County Hospital at 5 35 am He was a retired farmer born April 12 1888 Effingham Ill He is survived by two daughters Bernice Roberts and Gwendevere DiVincenzo five grandchildren and three great grandchildren His funeral is set for 2 pm Saturday at Myers Funeral Home Worthington with Rev James Blume officiating Burial will follow in Worthington Cemetery Friends may call after 1 pm Thursday Word has been received of J W Baize 64 former Linton resident who died Monday at his Beaumont Texas home He was born near Beaver Dam Kentucky He is survived by wife Sara Belle two sons Doyle Ray and Clifford a daughter Myrtle six grandchildren two brothers Leman Baize Ontario NY and Estelle Baize Chicago IL and four sisters Virginia Allen Lyons NY Dorothy Wright Linton IL Nona Daugherty Bloomington IL Mae Baize Mt Morris NY Funeral services will be held Friday in Beaumont TX.
Thomas Small of Sandborn was ordained as a deacon and assigned as associate pastor at Trinity United Methodist in Owensboro. The service occurred June 1 at Breckenridge United Methodist Church, with plans to finish seminary at Evangelical Theological Seminary in Naperville Illinois this fall.
A total of 244 feeder pigs sold on Tuesday at the White River Valley Feeder Pig Sale. Gross sales reached $4,690.35 with an average $36.50 per hundredweight and $19.22 per head. The lot weighed an average 52 pounds, totaling 12,850 pounds, with top price at $43.50.
New York report on Martha Jackson promoting art collecting as a lifestyle and investment. She notes collecting broadens social circles, offers enjoyment, and reflects stock market trends, with clients moving funds from travel and antiques into paintings and sculpture. Jackson, a longtime gallery owner since 1953, recalls early purchases like a $500 Marc Chagall wash.
List of matters of record shows admissions on Tuesday for Diana Dwyer Linton Esther Robinson Mary Johnson and others. Births include a daughter to Terry and wife Worthington eight pounds four ounces and a daughter to David and wife Jacksonville seven pounds four ounces. Dismissals include Thomas Mackall Worthington and William McCammon Sullivan. Additional entries note sons and daughters born to Sullivan and surrounding area families with weights and full names.
Roger Evans of Springville wed Amanda Jane Phillips of Owensburg. Richard Max Pelt of Bloomington married Cheryl Ann Neidigh of Bloomfield. Michael Branstetter and Judy Ann Bowersock, both residents of Bloomfield, listed for license issuance.
In Dillsboro Indiana a domestic dispute led to a shooting of 72 year old Edward Vinup and the wife and daughter of Austin Sum merlin 42 Versailles who barricaded himself in his father in law's home during an all night standoff with police.
A measured figure places the continent of Asia at 17 139 445 square miles, reflecting its vast land area. The data emphasizes Asia’s scale among world regions and can inform geographic and demographic comparisons.
The Linton Daily Citizen announces weekday afternoon editions except on Saturdays Sundays and holidays. It lists address and corporate details for Linton Indiana offices and indicates holiday publishing exceptions.
Circulation rates listed by Warren H Onken edition include home delivery by carrier or motor route with weekly and monthly prices. Mail subscriptions are in Indiana and other states with annual, semiannual, and quarterly options and require advance payment per U S Postal rules.
A list notes a member of United Press International News Service and associations such as Hoosier State Press Association and Democratic Editorial Association. It implies connections among press organizations and political editorial groups without detailing actions or dates.
General Electric’s Linton plant, opened in 1952, produces five styles of one half inch motor for fractional horsepower use. The facility, with 542 total employees in 1969, has logged over two million accident free hours and has expanded with over $1 million invested in the past two years. The plant contracts with GE customers nationwide and abroad, and operates on three main goals: on-time delivery, quality, and cost efficiency.
Forty million Americans will answer the call of the wild this year as camping thrives as a family activity. J. Richard Williams of the North American Family Campers Association and Edith Shedd note booming participation, rising costs, and the shift from roughing it to creature comforts with vehicles, gear, and state site fees.
Rev. Dale T. Heinbaugh resigns as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Linton effective at end of July. He came from Columbia City and has led since December 1960. The Heinbaugh family will move to Goose Lake, Columbia City, for supply and interim work.
Rep. John T. Myers of Indiana joins five colleagues on a fact finding tour of Midwest farms. The group from the House Agriculture Committee will visit Iowa Illinois Indiana and Ohio to study farm legislation.
The Jaycee Junior Track program scheduled for Saturday has been postponed to the following Saturday June 21 due to Boys League teams taking their annual trip to a major league game. Entry blanks will be available next week. Jaycees will sponsor the annual swim meet at Linton Swimming Pool on July 31 with more information to follow.
In loving memory of our father Robert Wesley Hensley who passed away June 11, 1942. Though his smile is gone for ever and his hand we cannot touch we will never lose sweet memories of the one we loved so much. Children and families.
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