Toll Road Interchange Linking Indiana Toll Road and Tri-State Expressway
The Indiana Toll Road Commission approved a 2.12 million plan to build an interchange 3000 feet west of the Lake Porter County line connecting the Toll Road with the Tri-State Expressway Indiana Illinois Michigan. Completion is slated for November 1964 with an additional 4 million for an outlet on Indiana 51. CHAIRMAN David Cohen said state work should finish by November 1964. The project was chosen from four proposals for higher safety and better service.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana Toll Road Commission
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Lake Porter County
David Cohen
State Highway Commission
Toll Road Commission
Ellis Class Reunion Held at Dugger Park
A gathering of Ellis School alumni met at Dugger Park on Sunday with attendees from Vicksburg Linton Terre Haute Jacksonville Sullivan and Lyons among others. Organizers announced a follow up reunion planned for the third Sunday in June 1964 and urged more alumni to attend with contact numbers Dugger 648 2602 or Linton 9847 9468.
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Ellis School
Dugger Park
Fred Turk Sr
Vicksburg
Louis Hagemier
Linton
Lois Critchfield Jenson
Terre Haute
Mont Critchfield
Sullivan
Fern Willoughby Stevenson
Jasonville
Murthel May Monce
Barbara Ellingsworth
West Terre Haute
Ralph Monce
William Luxton
Earl Bales
Dugger
Letitia Moan McBride
Ernest Braun
Grace May
Glean Borders
Alta Comstock
Duggers
Jackledsoe
Lyons
Giants Pitcher Pierce Suffers Loss After Long Start
San Francisco pitcher Billy Pierce, who had secured fourteen straight decisions at Candlestick Park, saw that run end with a defeat on April 20 as the Chicago Cubs beat the Giants.
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San Francisco
Billy Pierce
Wilde-Landis Exchange Vows
Miss Maureen Ann Wilde and P F C William Richard Landis wed in a double ring ceremony at Beech Grove Church India. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Maurice Wilde, wore blue silk and white lace, with a white Bible. The groom, son of Mrs Fern Landis and the late Ernest Ray Landis, is in the U S Army with post training at Fort Knox. after ten weeks they head to Fort Carson Colorado for duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maureen Ann Wilde
P F.C
William Richard Landis
Paapeé
Beech Grove Church
India
Maurice E. Wilde
Beach Grove
Fern Landis
Ernest Ray Landis
Switz City
Miss Wilde
Kitty Wilde
Jane Bunch
Louisvile
Roy Drass
Indianapolis
New Carlisle High School
Indiana State College
Indiana Bell
Landis
U. S. Army
Ft. Knox
Ft. Carson, Colo
Not Every One That Saith to Me Lord
Major Mable Cox presents a devotional on Jesus teaching that not all who claim him will enter the kingdom of heaven. The speaker urges obedience to the Father’s will and warns that many who prophesy cast out devils and perform wonders in his name may be unknown to him.
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Jesus
Community Fraternal Events Scheduled This Friday
Quapaw Tribe No 143 Improv ed Order Red Men meets at Red Men Hall at 7 p.m. Columbian Chapter No 140 OES holds Stated meeting at Masonic place at 7 30 p.m. omen of Moose Chapter 19 gathers at Moose home at 2 p.m. An Ice Cream Social is planned for Mt Moriah Methodist Church at 5 p.m. Sandborn Art Class to exhibit on public library lawn Saturday evening June 22. Public invited.
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Improved Order
Red Men’s Hall
OES
Masonic PLC
Moose
Moose Home
Mt. Moriah Methodist Church
Sandborn
Public Library
Hobart Councilman Dies After Session
William Distell 76 a Hobart Democratic council member died of a heart attack Wednesday night minutes after a council session focused on an ordinance about installing pedestrian signal lights at downtown intersections.
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Hobart
Ind
William Distell
Kruchten Elected President of Indiana Fuel Merchants
Frank G. Kruchten of Bedford was elected president of the Indiana Fuel Merchants Association at the annual convention in French Lick Indiana. He succeeds Harold D. Gengnagel of Auburn.
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French Lick
Ind
Frank G. Kruchten
Bedford
Indiana Fuel Merchants Association
Harold D. Gengnagel
Auburn
Misses' sewing pattern free offer and catalog deal
The notice promotes Marian Martin sewing pattern 9442 for Misses' shifts in white or linen and invites readers to mail in for the pattern with size and style details. It also offers a free pattern coupon in the Spring Pattern Catalog and asks 50 cents for the catalog containing 300 design ideas.
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Tania Marti
Marian Martin
Linton Daily Citizen
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
New York
N.Y
Rare crewel pillows inspire vintage needlecraft catalog
A 1963 Needlecraft Catalog ad offers crewel pillow patterns and smocked accessories from Alice Brooks. Pattern 7485 yields a 12 inch square and two 1 03 inch circles. Send coins to Linton Daily Citizen Needlecraft Dept New York for mailing and free pattern details.
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Ecru
Alice Brooks
Linton Daily Citizen
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Newberry and Others Visit Relatives Across Indiana
Newberry and Mrs. Christenberry visited relatives in Terre Haute and Marco while Mr. and Mrs. McDonald and family spent time in Indianapolis. Other residents traveled to Mooresville and Bicknell, with extended visits to Indianapolis and Sandborn. The Mottern children and Vena Mottern also spent time at home and with relatives in Elmora.
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F. R. Christenberry
Terre Haute
William Keller
Annis Christenberry
Inez Riggins
Marco
George McDonald
Myrtle McDonald
Indianapolis
Ona Brookshire
Nell Owens
Mooresville
Emil Slinkard
Bicknell
Clyde Wolford
Vena Mottern
Karla Keller
Stewart Bowman
Sandborn
William Brookshire
Kenneth Brookshire
Emerson Pickett
Wayne Guthrie
Kenney
Tommy Rae
Tracy
Troy Mottern
Elmora
Smathers proposes tax deductions for political contributions
Senator George A. Smathers introduces legislation to allow federal tax deductions for political contributions. Aimed at small contributors, individuals could deduct up to $10 and couples $20, while large contributors could deduct up to $500.
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Washington
Pdc
George A. Smathers
D - Fra
Local Jehovahs Witnesses Prepare for World Assembly in Milwaukee
Members of the Linton Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses plan travel to the Around the World International Assembly for 1963. The 18 day session at County Stadium Milwaukee starts June 30 and draws about 50 000 attendees from 48 states and nine other countries. Elder Robert Farnham will lead a sizable local delegation. Maud Sexon aged 84 is the longest associated member with 60 years in Greene County congregations. Jehovahs Witnesses hold three assemblies yearly including regional and international events like the Everlasting Good News Assembly in Milwaukee.
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Linton
Maud Sexon
Jasonville
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Greene County
Milwaukee
Women at Work Survey Details Tasks Salaries
A Chicago based survey by the Household Service workers union notes women make up about one quarter of jobs. Teaching and professional roles are prominent with about 1 million teachers among the 1962 figures. Married women contribute a large share of family income with many working full time. The largest group is aged 45 to 54, with many over 41.
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Chicago
Eating House
CCH
Ean
National Reporting Authority On
Labor Department
Atest
Median earnings and workforce reach for women in 1962
The data show full time women averaged 3342 dollars, all women 1279 dollars. In 1962 about 24 million women were in the labor force a new high surpassing the prior record of 20.4 million by roughly 3.6 million.
Many Students Attend College Summer School
Indiana State College reports near five percent higher enrollment in summer terms with first session through May 18 and second five week session from July 22 to August. Readable names include Lin Roma Kay Blume Arlene Carolyn Sue Cooksey Jet Mae Coulter Connie Cravens Sue Ann Fry Anne Gabbard Robert M Page Louise Humphreys Seeman Marvin Dale Rex Edwin Kerchoff Peggy Elaine Mito L OBrien Stull OBrien Tommy Dwayn Roby Karen Shepherd Wally Swaby Richard A Watson plus Bloomfield students Nicholas Gene Anderson Loretta Campbell Mary Haseman Heaton Kathryn Lolland James Kenneth.
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Indiana State College
Greene County Studis
Lin
Roma Kay Blume
Arlene
Carolyn Sue
Cooksey
Jet Mae Coulter
Connie Glenn
Cravens
Sue Ann Fry
Anne Gabbard
Robert M. Page
Louise Humphreys
Seeman
Hunter
Marvin Dale
Rex Edwin Kerchoff
Amer
Peggy Elaine Mito L. Obrien
A Stull O’brien
Tommy Dwayn Roby
Karen Sue
Shepherd
Wally Swaby
William Vickers
Richard A. Watson
Bloomfield
Nicholas Gene Anderson
Eee W. Campbell
Loretta M. M. Crow
Mary Wi Haseman
Paul Rd Heaton
Mary Kathryn Lolland
James Kenneth
Names List of Local Residents by Towns and Families
A fragment shows several residents grouped by towns Switz City, Worthington, and Jacksonville. It lists numerous given names and surnames including Letsinger and VanMeter families alongside others like Campbell, Powers, Baker, and Vandeventer.
Joyce Wonder Promoted to Private First Class in WACS
Miss Joyce Wonder of Linton has been promoted to Private First Class in the WACS. Stationed at Belvoir Virginia she works at DeWitt Army Hospital after a leave home visiting parents Mr and Mrs Loren Wonder and friends. She also stayed in Ledwood Missouri with a WAC friend.
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Joyce Wonder
Linton
WACS
Miss Wonder
Belvoir
DeWitt Army Hospital
Loren Wonder
Ledwood
Missouri
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Wilde-Landis
Mable Cox
Salvation Army
Westingia House
KLO
Westinghouse Terrace
Westinghouse
Linton Hardware & Furniture Co
Dial
Sreiess
By Wiese Broek
Ward’s
PAL & Sat
Bologna
Jamaica
White & Gray
Dan
River
Ois
Dansport Ag
Penney’s
Jersey
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