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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
2
A Hamilton Drug Co advertisement promotes Moone's Emerald Oil for skin ailments. It promises full satisfaction or money back after applying two or three times, claiming rapid relief from corns and other distressing conditions. Thousands of bottles are sold annually. available at druggists.
Mr. and Mrs. William Strawn of Indianapolis visited Mr. and Mrs. George Fordice and daughter Gloria Jean. Funeral services were held for Floyd Deckard and his wife, with several from the community attending. Granddaughters injured in an auto crash near Exline Corner are improving. A religious service and basket dinner took place at Jerrico. Due to a baptism at Kirkman’s Pond near Dugger cemetery, Sunday afternoon services at White Rose were canceled. Rev. Homberger leads the Dugger church services.
A reflective piece praises women as guardians of home life, noting their role in sustaining warmth and comfort through everyday moments. It emphasizes tolerance of messes and small imperfections as part of sustaining family life and home values.
Weekend visitors include Mr. and Mrs. William Jerrells and son from Anderson with Miss Virginia Jerrells staying longer. Harry Hale and daughter Juanita hosted by Mrs. Raymond Hale and Mr. Claud Foster. Crane and Jasonville trips noted with several other locals visiting relatives and friends. Cherry picking and canning described as current local work.
Local notes recount visits among the Hollingsworth and Underwood families in Indianapolis and nearby towns. Spouses from Indianapolis and Bloomfield joined Worthington and Crane residents for gatherings, church events, and weekend calls.
Bloomfield and surrounding towns saw a flurry of Sunday dinners and weekend visits. Indianapolis guests included Miss Helen Harshman, Miss Ruby Harshman, Mr. Harold Harshman and family, and Harry Allen who dined with the Harshmans. Other visits included Worthington and Columbia City in Indiana, Potomac, Illinois, and Petersburg, Virginia travel plans by the Pryor family. Reverend R. F. Johnson spoke at the Stone Belt Zone meeting in Bloomington.
Numerous locals and out of town visitors shared Sundays and weekends visiting relatives across Newberry. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Breeden in Los Angeles, Anna Sappenfield in Bluffton, and many others from Cory, Bicknell, Terre Haute, Louisville, and Missouri.
Miss Laverne Bedwell Rex and Lex Doyle spent Sunday in Terre Haute and attended Indiana State Teachers College commencement. Mr and Mrs Richard Daven port of Anderson visited Dan Bedwell and relatives. Nellie Near is hospitalized with a fractured hip from a fall. Delphia Bedwell visited Terre Haute. Ralph Near Virgil Cox and Gregory called on James Padgett. Ted Richards family called on Everett Richards. Clyde Shake and Perry Clayton hosted supper guests Friday.
Dr and Mrs C H Huff and daughter of Hartford City and Chas Kohlman of Terre Haute are mentioned in Lyons items with no further details.
Lo Ernie Beck recently visited his sister Mrs. John Hazelrod. Mrs. Hazelrod and Mrs. Willie returned from Wilmore Kentucky. Mr. Chas Figg has returned to White Rose where he and Mrs. Figg stay with Mrs. Dale Bennett. Miss Norma Lee Lockhart Junior and Barbara were guests of Beryl Beck Friday. Emery Hazelrod was in Sullivan recently.
TERRE HAUTE Ind June 12 Enrollment for the summer session at Indiana State Teachers College will be heavy but classes remain open for teachers. Work shops in music and elementary education, a novel seminar, and a conference on training high school youth for employment are offered. The elementary education workshop runs five weeks from June 16 with July 21 to August 22 for the second term. Housing is available for men women and married veterans.
Dallas residents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McCuistion completed a unique home built with fossils and petrified wood. The house uses fossil material gathered over a 25 year period in a remarkable display of paleontological provenance.
In Springfield a local manufacturer announced a 24 percent cut in the price of fluor escent Christmas tree lights, aiming to boost sales this season.
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