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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
6
Continued from page one the columnist mocks medical advice and warns of harmful prescriptions. The tirade targets doctors who overstep when prescribing for pneumonia, ending with a dark joke about tomorrow bringing more claims.
Rain halted the Linton vs Bloomfield junior league game in the fourth inning with Linton up 1 0 after Lefty Laughlin hit a homer. The game will be replayed next Tuesday at Linton High School park. Batteries were O H ern Mercier for Linton and Johnson Zander for Bloomfield. Greene County junior league to organize next Monday at 10 00 in K of P building with six teams expected.
The Indiana index of farm prices rose 1.6 points from April 15 to May 15 to 113.1, the Purdue University statistics department reported. The state index, based on 1910 14 prices, reflects national farm price gains with corn wheat and rye up while oats hay and potatoes fell. hogs improved and poultry butter rose as eggs declined.
Greene county 4 H club honors two outstanding members with a gratis two day trip to the International Livestock show and Fruit and Vegetable market funded by Kroger Grocery Company. Last year winners Valis Bingham Switz City and Warren Hines of Kirking were selected.
From 950 applicants 139 men were chosen for a six week state police school starting June 16 at Indiana University Bloomington. Nine hundred fifty candidates, 839 took a mental exam May 6 with 717 passing. 480 remained for further checks, narrowed to 294, then 275 for physicals and interviews. Forty seven disqualified for physical issues.
Kingsbury shell loading plant in La Porte Indiana will expand under an eight million nine hundred ninety seven thousand dollar program. The expansion raises capacity by about one third and adds 1335 jobs. Construction will fit with current work and finish by November with limited production starting soon.
Indianapolis market notes show hogs at 9.65 to 9.35 for top primes with 7,500 head traded. Heavies 9.45 to 9.50, cattle 700 head and calves 800. Steers and heifers steady to strong with yearlings around 11.10 and top heifers at 10.75. Dealers steady to weak, bulls 14.50 tops. prices quoted for around 1,025 lb loads and lighter steers near 19.85 per cwt.
Judge Orval D. Hunter of Greene circuit court heard evidence in two foreclosure lien cases yesterday. The actions involved Wilford Roach and Tobe Dixon versus Preston Asrey, with findings under advisement. Ellet M. Meurer represented the plaintiffs, Beasley and Beasley appeared for the defendant.
The House Ways and Means Committee may vote today on a new individual income surtax scale. A compromise rate plan would ease taxes on small incomes and is seen as roughly halfway between treasury and Congressional Joint Committee tax proposals. The panel has tentatively retained exemptions and shows little support for raising the base four percent rate.
The joint committee staff urged a surtax on income not to start below $2,000, while the treasury proposal favored a one percent levy on net taxable incomes up to $2,000. The compromise before the committee suggests a six percent surtax on higher incomes as part of a $5.5 billion tax goal.
The Linton Miner baseball team plans a Friday practice at 4 00 PM at the high school park to sharpen for a Sunday rematch against Loogootee Coca Cola in Loogootee. They will depart Linton at 11 00 AM Sunday for the Loogootee game and then face a series of upcoming opponents in June and July including Robinson Til Moose at Linton Hillmans Jewellers Terre Haute at Linton Terre Haute R Q C at Linton Clinton at Linton and Vincennes at Vincennes.
The Linton Tri Kappa sorority issued a statement regarding the United Spanish War Veterans convention. They thanked those who offered rooms for delegates, clarified they did not arrange delegate lodging, and expressed gratitude for help while apologizing for any inconvenience to visitors.
A weather instrument box in Pittsfield Massachusetts was found to have its color cause a false reading by warming the surrounding air. The box has been repainted white to correct the error and provide accurate temperature readings for local weather observers.
The ad urges a penetrating fungicide for athlete's foot, noting many remedies fail. It promotes TEOL Sosition available at Hamilton Drug Co and offers 30 cents back the next morning.
A cocker spaniel named Rowdy chased a ball into an open storm sewer and could not climb out. Patrolman George Dougherty rescued Rowdy but became stuck himself, requiring the fire department to retrieve him.
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