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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1941
Page
2
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Col Roscoe Turner urged trained civilian aviators to form a national civilian air force to pilot ambulance and supply planes and to fly planes from factories to depots and bases He said civilians can supplement combat air forces by ferrying planes and serving as aerial couriers and trainers in time of war.
In Astoria Oregon several dolphins were netted along the coast. Biologist Vernon Brock of the Oregon Fish Commission says the dolphins appear to have wandered north from California waters.
Helen L Grubbs submits personal news club lodge party and church items to the Linton Daily Citizen Office by 11 a.m. for that day’s issue.
Violet Rebekah lodge No 312 meets at the hall at 7 p m Carpenters Local No 487 meets at K of P hall at 7 p m Quapaw Council No 80 Pocahontas meets at Red Men s hall at te Os W s A Married Couples class of United Brethren church meets at 7 30 p m with Mr and Mrs Clyde Copeland at 379 BY street southeast
Wednesday groups list meetings and events across Glenburn and area. Women of the Moose, Unity Lodge, Eagles, Elks, Rotary, Wednesday Club, Columbian Chapter, Ladies Fancywork, Bridge Club, Chatter and Stitch, Home League Salvation Army, and aid societies host gatherings at halls, churches, and homes with times from 7 a m to 2:15 p m including lunches, refreshments, and breakfast events.
A variety of meetings are listed for Thursday including Methodist choir at 7 p m at the church, Baptist and Christian choir sessions, Linton Lodge 560 PF and AM at 7 30 p m, citizenship class at Glenburn, American Legion groups at the Legion Home, Townsend and Clarion clubs, and multiple missionary and ladies groups with specified host addresses and 2 p m or 7 30 p m start times. Transportation is noted for Methodist events.
The Linton Shuffleboard Club meets at Humphreys Park at 7 PM Friday. The Sons of American Legion gather at the Legion Home at 6 30 PM. Quapaw Tribe No 143 IOOF meets at the hall with a stated meeting. Columbian Chapter No 140 O ES at 7 30 PM.
Frances Mary Kingma and Marshall W. O'Connor wed at Saint Boniface church Lafayette in a morning ceremony. Rev Elva Rhomberg officiated as guests gathered for a three course breakfast at the Larches after the altar tribute. The couple will reside in Lafayette following a Smoky mountains honeymoon.
The Burris family held the twentieth annual reunion at Floyd O Burris's Fairview Road home. Officers elected for the coming year were I C Burris president, Mrs Mary Cox secretary, and Mrs Muriel Geatches entertainment chair. A basket lunch was served and history of Elisha Burris’s descendants was read by Mrs Cox. Samuel Burris of Jasonville was noted as the surviving son at eighty two. Numerous relatives attended from Indianapolis Sullivan Crawfordsville Hymera Detroit Bedford and other towns.
The Inman family thanks ministers singers and all who assisted during Eph K Inmans death. They appreciate flowers and use of cars and support offered by friends and neighbors.
About one hundred Marco church members from the Marco community visited the Welch and Cornett Funeral Home in Linton on Saturday to attend services or pay respects.
About fifty women from Linton and nearby areas attended a garden party at Mrs. Thomas Lippeatt's Dugger home. The event, linked with the Linton Civic Garden club meeting, featured a business report on the Indianapolis Garden tour, a talk on Rare Flowers, and summer refreshments. Inspections of the Collins Shell Garden followed. next meeting set for July at Mrs. Herbert Priest's home with several assisting hostesses listed.
Miss Louise Greves and Glen M. Sparks were married Sunday in Madison in a ceremony conducted by Rev. W. E. Brown. The couple, both Switz City residents, will reside in Indianapolis where Sparks works for International Harvester.
Lyons announces the marriage of Maize White of Chicago to Frank J. Sparks of Lyons. The couple wed Saturday June 15 1940 in LaSalle Illinois. Maize is a Chicago high school graduate and Frank is a Lyons high school alumnus now with the Sixty third Coast Artillery at Ft. Bliss Texas.
Mrs. Pearl Pope hosted an all day Ellis Golden Rule club gathering at her residence with fourteen members and guests including Elmer Pope and Andy Stewart. Bingo prize winners were Bessie Bledsoe, Pearl Pope, Tressie Sparks, Clara Dudley, Maggie Stewart, and Lydia Hair. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Neva May in Linton with Eliza Ciscell and Clara Dudley on the entertainment committee.
Mr and Mrs William Rainbolt and son and Mr and Mrs Roy Rainbolt and daughter of Terre Haute spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Emmett Elgan. Mr and Mrs Earl Elgan and sons of Bicknell spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Loren Wonders and family.
Mrs Joe Haseman of Linton travels to Chicago for Delta Theta Tau thirty sixth annual convention as official delegate of Zeta Beta chapter. About five hundred members expected. representatives from 145 active and 43 alumnae chapters. Delta Theta Tau is the largest philanthropic social Greek group with six thousand members. The convention at Edgewater Beach hotel features a ranch party banquet luncheon and sight seeing tour. A major highlight is the annual award for highest philanthropic expenditures. Miss Martha Peden of Sandborn chapter will join as escort.
Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Virginia Rose Haffley to Russell Pankey. The ceremony occurred at 2 30 o clock Saturday afternoon in the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Anthony in Jasonville. Rev Zella Anthony read the vows. Both bride and groom are from Linton and will make their home here.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Esther Powell daughter of Rev Edgar Powell East Moline Illinois and Alvin Schuelke of Jasonville. The ceremony was held Tuesday June 10 at the Michigan City Christian church parsonage with Rev D Ford officiating. Attendants were Mr Otto Rosenbaum. The bride has lived in Linton for three years and works as a nurse at Freeman Greene County hospital. The groom works for Mau mee Collieries company. They plan to reside in Linton.
German Consul General Fritz Wiedemann announces closure of his San Francisco post under U S orders after two and a half years. He describes his mission as tough and notes neighbor protests over zoning and a Nazi flag incident with U S sailors lifting the flag from the consulate staff.
Beatrice Larned of Schenectady New York has spent fourteen years spot welding wires about one quarter the thickness of a human hair. The filaments are used in thermocouples. In her spare time she enjoys crocheting and needlepoint.
Peru's government allocates 20 000 soles about 3200 to be shared among four Peruvian auto racers for the South American Automobile Grand Prize from Caracas Venezuela to Buenos Aires starting September 16.
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