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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1945
Page
2
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 by Helen L Grubbs.
A packed Wednesday schedule lists Linton Lodge 560 meetings at 12 30 pm for funeral attendance Baptist Ladies Aid Society all day Eagles Lodge 7 pm Elks Lodge 7 pm Unity Lodge 637 7 30 pm Rotary luncheon 12 15 pm Grenburn W S C S 4 30 pm Missionary Society at 2 pm War Mothers Auxiliary 7 pm Le Cercle des Amis all day Baptist choir 7 30 pm Faith Temple 42 Pythian Sisters 2 pm Christian choir 7 pm H 12 club picnic Humphreys park 6 pm Y M L club 7 30 pm ongoing until evening.
Local clubs and groups gather with schedules for the day. Hiawatha club meets at Red Men's hall for all day events United American Legion Post convenes at Legion Home at 7 p.m. United Brethren choir practices at the church at 7 p.m. No 560 F and A M meets at the hall at 7 30 p.m. EF A degree work. Methodist choir practices at the church at 7 p.m.
The Friday program lists Women’s Relief Corps Chapter 19 at 7 p m and Women of the Moose Chapter 143 at 8 p m in the hall. A prayer meeting is at Glenburn Mission at 7 p m and Quapaw Tribe No 143 IORM gathers at 7 30 p m in the hall.
Members are called to a stated meeting at the hall at 7 30 with memorial services on the agenda. Names and affiliations are not listed in the readable text. The notice emphasizes ceremonial observances and scheduled time.
The Shar a lyke 4 H club met under new leader Estelle Phillips in the high school Home Economics room. Rose Scecina led pledges with 27 members present as weekly summer activities were set including food canning clothing baking and a picnic at Humphreys park with transportation arranged by 1:30 library meet.
Mrs Glen Corlette spoke at a joint Ladies Mission Circle and Mu Beta Gamma Mission Circle program in the First Baptist church. Her talk covered highlights of Argentina and customs, living conditions, industry, and religion of Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay. A piano prelude and a solo preceded, with devotions, prayers, and a social hour with refreshments to follow.
Announcement of the marriage of Anna Mae Felix daughter of Mrs. Francis Felix of Oakland City to Sgt. Paul H. Whittington son of Mrs. Joe M. Armstrong of Princeton. The ceremony took place Sunday afternoon at the First Methodist church in Princeton with Dr. S. C. Jeffreys officiating and attendants Colleen Craig and Sgt. Cleon Holderbaugh. The bride, Oakland City High School graduate, is employed in Evansville. The groom, a nephew of Mrs. Warren Barrett, recently returned from overseas service and is stationed at Gardiner General Hospital in Chicago.
The Lyons Ever Ready Methodist class held its June meeting in the church basement. Members and guests attended a program with songs and scripture read by Mrs. Olive Hunter. A July picnic was set for Humphreys park at Luton.
Doctors of the county honored Capt. Carl Porter at a dinner in Freeman Greene County hospital on Tuesday. Porter recently returned from overseas service with 34 months abroad while on active duty in the ETO including England Africa Sicily and back to England. He is on a thirty day leave living with his family in Jasonville and with his parents Dr. and Mrs. George Porter in Linton. Attendees included Dr. George Porter of Linton Dr. F. A. VanSandt Dr. King Hull Dr. H. B. Turner of Bloomfield Dr. George Moses of Worthington Dr. Sam Rotman of Jacksonville Dr. W. F. Kraft and Dr. M. E. Tomak of Linton.
Mrs Louise Sarmont hosted the 14 J C club at her home for a brief business session and social time. Awards went to Denise Coulomb Lorcia Jackson Edna Silvey Elsie Conklin Flora Ladson Stella Piper Blanche Piper. Club prizes to Sarmont Coulomb. Refreshments served to twelve members and one guest Asdell. Regrets from Bradford Johnson Masters Moss. July meeting with Mrs Jackson.
The 4-H Booster Club met at the local high school for a pledge and business session led by Kenneth Franklin. The group discussed choosing a club name, to be decided at the next meeting, with Frederick Yount and John Morrison forming the program committee.
A meeting of the South Linton Hustlers 4-H club was held recently at the home of Betty and Floyd Cramer. Games followed the business meeting and refreshments were served. The next meeting will be at Wilbur Page's home on June 29.
Mr and Mrs Harold Reynolds and their daughters left Tuesday to establish residence in Tucson Arizona Miss Violet Jones and Mrs Edith Hamlin have returned from a short visit in Chicago Illinois
Harvey W. Burgess of Freeport Illinois, 47, denied bribing a federal employee to secure priorities on scarce rayons and gabardines. He faced a $2,500 bond, arraigned before U S Commissioner Edwin K Walker, case continued to June 27. Burgess, former WPB analyst, allegedly helped tailoring firms pay for priorities. Camp suspended. district attorney to seek grand jury action.
In Lafayette Indiana on June 13 at the 4 H club roundup judging and identification contests winners were named. Wabash county team members Charles Yocum Ross Yocum and Nevin Kendall took first in crops judging. Norman Comer Osgood won a blue ribbon for individual honors. Dick Thompson New Augusta won the weed identification contest and Grace Martin Otterbein finished first in identifying insects.
London Polish exile government spokesman announced Julian Zakowski refused the Moscow conference invitation. Archiszewski called a special cabinet session as Mikolajczyk and Stanczyk were expected to accept. The big three said a conference would begin Friday with both London Poles and Warsaw provisional government representatives joining.
Arthur Pinkston III a well known local merchant and policeman is confined to his home due to illness. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery.
The 12th Army group said neither side could predict how long occupation would last as Russia and the United States seek definite agreements. The U S 76th Division moved to the west bank of the Mulde while Red Army troops entered from Chemnitz. Western Zwickau and surrounding areas were occupied by U S forces as arrangements unfold.
A group of eight 8th Air Force fliers arriving at Dow Army Air Field Bangor Maine refixed their watches from 6 15 p m to 2 15 p m EWT as the first task on their way home.
City of Linton Indiana invites bids at City Hall on June 25 1945 at 7 00 PM for one farm type tractor with mowing machine blade and grader blade. City reserves right to reject any and all bids.
Notice is hereby given that June 25 1945 at 7 00 AM bids are invited for 15 000 to 25 000 gallons of read oil. Specifications available at John Fritz city engineer office. City reserves right to reject any and all bids. City of Linton Indiana.
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