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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1922
Page
7
The advertisement promises reliable Willard battery service with expert care. It emphasizes preworked service details by specialists and presents Willard Standards of Service as a wall declaration of policies at Battery Headquarters.
Mayor Inman will again select five Greene county attorneys to form a panel from which two will be struck by both sides and a trial judge chosen, after Indiana Governor McCray’s secretary advised the plan cannot appoint a special judge. The case against Dr T R Cook of Bloomfield, charged with violating prohibition laws, remains unsettled with venue changes and attorney selections continuing.
Clarence Eskridge 37 pleads with Clinton Circuit jurors to send him to the electric chair if found guilty of Kenneth Knotts murder on May 6. Eskridge spoke through attorney Earl Gruber as closing arguments ended, then hid his face and wept. The defendant appeared highly nervous during the plea.
From Tientsin reports say Chang Tso-Lin’s Manchurian front army has been surrounded as Wu Pei-Fu’s troops push along the railway toward Mukden. Pekin dispatch notes Wu inviting Sun Yat Sen to Pekin to aid reunification, though observers doubt acceptance.
Cardwell, a struggling author, searches for a plot as his family worries about money. Interwoven vignettes reveal villagers with surprising fortunes and secrets, but no clear storyline emerges for his next book. He contemplates romance, envy, and fate amid odd twists and missed chances.
A professor recalls a long courtship ending in engagement and a prompt breakup caused by his absent mindedness. He explains that when he visited the home a few days later he again proposed, leading to the dissolution of the engagement.
Mr. Meekton responds that gambling is wrong for him while noting his enjoyment of betting on horses and Henrietta's strong bridge luck. The exchange frames personal vice and hobby within a light, conversational tone.
The Saron Reformed ball club fell 19 to 3 to the Methodist club in a seven inning twilight league game. Methodist pitchers Moss and Sarmont held the Reformed to two singles while their own offense posted a large tally. The loss leaves the Saron Reformed and Christian clubs tied for first place with three wins and one defeat.
In Dayton Ohio Julia Lorrinez 30 tied and bound her 7 year old son with newspapers then set the papers on fire. Humane officer Charles Rayburn called it the worst cruelty to a child seen. She was ordered before Juvenile Judge R W Bagegott and released due to having a 10 month old child.
The article reports a bill introduced by TQ Gurab challenging liquor sales on government ships, with Cooper arguing the Shipping Board lacks authority to permit such sales. Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti-Saloon League claims misunderstanding of the liquor ship issue after a 1922 Supreme Court decision.
Advertisements offer shoe repair and boot makers at Haseman & Delino in Sullivan, an apron factory sale by Mrs. Walters, raspberry delivery by phone, a five room house for sale by John Flynn, baled clover hay for sale by L M Moore, expert auto repair and lawn mower sharpening at Johnson's Auto Repair, the Utilitool multi position tool demonstration by Mr. McBride, brick building and groceries for sale at Dreger Indiana, and an auto tire rim listing for Floya Wright.
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