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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1939
Page
4
The poll shows 11.2 percent found it noisier and 80.8 percent quieter than expected. Twelve percent felt height startled, 86.7 percent not. Thirteen percent saw more vibration than expected, 85.4 percent less. Nine percent said vibrations greater than a railroad train, 88.9 percent less. A few reported no difference or inattention. Ta ta until Tuesday.
Three Kokomo residents were killed and six injured in a late Sunday afternoon collision a mile south of Kokomo Indiana. Walter Mills 45 died at the scene his wife Lona 43 and son Raymond 4 perished later at St. Josephs hospital. The injured include Norma Jean Mills 7 Carmen Mills 4 George Lindley 22 Nellie Weaver 16 Ben Firecoat 17 and Mary Lindley 18. Miss Weaver was in critical condition with a broken leg and head cuts others suffered minor injuries.
Drexel Institute of Technology moves ahead with construction of a new football stadium on an Upper Darby site for the 1940 season. Dr Parke R Kolbe, president, leads the athletic authorities in the project.
Greene county records show twenty eight real estate transfers filed in the County Recorder Frankie Justus Jr office this past week. Transactions cover parcels in Linton Bloomfield Switz City Worthington Jefferson and other townships involving multiple heirs guardians and spouses with substantial tracts including 83 acre and 133.16 acre parcels.
Hobbs and Mattie C Hobbs transfer 46 acres northwest of Linton in Stockton township. Francis Haseman, commissioner, partitions for Charles H Smylie vs Thelma Smylie to Thelma Smylie at lot 238 in Is land Coal Company's first addition to Linton. Adell Tibbett and Gae Tibbett to Lee Tibbett lot 58 in Babot Kaufman's addition to Lyons. Kenneth Louis Heaton and Allison B Heaton to Vincent Edward Heaton 42 acres in Beech Creek township. Mary E Stevens and John Stevens to Frank Tribby and Hazel Tribby lot 16 and north half of lot 15 in Hunter and Hastings addition to Jasonville.
The Ruth Wood School of Hawaiian guitar announces a spring revue featuring Linton school students. The 8:00 p m show Thursday June 22 will be at the Sycamore theatre in Terre Haute with performers Billy Jack Sims Richard Mitchell Elmer Dean Winona Taylor Robert Taylor Leon Perry Jll Hattery Dale Page Leon McLaughlin Barbara Hedrick Jimmy Shantz Frank Canady Donald Warrick Dora Inman and Paul Alumbaugh plus other local students Phyllis Ellis Robert Vass and Harry Goodwin.
An elderly Black woman prayed at the Negro Baptist church in Vinita Oklahoma when she collapsed as the pastor finished the benediction. A doctor arrived and pronounced her dead at the scene.
Greene county trustees and school bus drivers are invited to an 8 oclock Wednesday meeting at the Eureka Chevrolet sales room. A transportation engineer will explain operating costs for school buses and how costs are determined. Up to date Indiana school bus laws will be discussed with slide films. All trustees bidders and drivers urged to attend.
An advertisement by druggist W. J. Hamilton promotes Adlerika as a gas relief remedy. It claims one dose relieves stomach gas pressing on the heart and cleanses both upper and lower bowels.
Linton members beat Bicknell 3-2 at Bicknell. Winners: Wolfe and Walser both won singles for Linton. Bennett lost. doubles Bennett/Lockwood and Wolfe/Davis split. R Wolfe and Davis of Linton won their doubles match. next Sunday Bicknell visits Linton for a rematch.
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