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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1921
Page
3
A group of youths held a moonlight party on the White River near Worthington after meeting at Bloomfield. They rode to Pleasant Quarters, enjoyed boating and a basket meal, and returned home safely, hoping for another gathering. Local residents and visitors were noted in brief social items across town.
The page lists subscription prices for in and out of Indiana with annual and shorter terms. It includes poetry lines and a column of quips about religion, self confidence, beer, tax, driving, happiness, mosquitoes, wages, and Judas Iscariot. The items mix rate notices with satirical quotes and reflections.
Joseph Lynch Floyd West and E A Powell visited War saw Indiana to assess locating a tire rebuilding plant in Linton. They found Warsaw plant is under a receiver for six months and the prospects for rebuilding plants are poor against large national manufacturers. The committee's report opposes further negotiations.
J. B. Scott, severely mashed in a Kentucky mine accident two or three weeks ago, is on the road to recovery in an Evansville hospital. His son John H. Scott has returned home from Evansville. The former Linton resident is out of danger and on the road to complete recovery.
Grant Allen traveled to Terre Haute for the day. Mrs Hattie Love spent the day in Dugger. Mrs Clyde Davis and Mrs J B Johnson were in Terre Haute. Joe Moss attended a bank meeting in Dugger. Mrs Steve Moss visits her daughter in Owensburg. L T Mayner of Indianapolis was in the city on business. Mrs Vilena Brown visited Bloomfield this morning. Will Cushing returned from a business trip to Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs James Fennel of Dana visit Mr and Mrs John Moran. Mrs Fred Wright and daughter visited relatives in Bloomfield for a few days. Noble Davis of Bedford passed through from Terre Haute. Mrs Claude Lynn went to Jasonville to see her niece Deloras Lynn who is ill. H L Flinn and D R Mathews of Indianapolis were in the city on business today. Mrs R T Roach and baby go to Lyons to stay with Mrs Lloyd Gregory. Miss Geneva Lynn and Myrtle Sawyer of Elnora shopped in the city. Mrs Floyd Booker went to Vicksburg to visit her mother Mrs Joe Bedwell. Mrs Ruth Denman went to Flat
The Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church holds an afternoon tea at Mrs. Enoch Murphy’s home on A street Northeast this afternoon. Each member is accompanied by a guest.
Mr and Mrs Will Cushing have purchased the Keys property on East Vincennes Street and are remodeling. They expect to move into their new home in about two weeks.
A meeting of the American Legion will be held at the city hall tonight. All members are urged to attend.
Sick list item notes Catherine Foots the young daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Foote had her tonsils removed this morning.
Mr and Mrs Clement Valanding ham are the proud parents of a baby boy born today in a local hospital. The family welcomed the newborn, a first child for the couple, in a family announcement likely shared with friends and neighbors.
The Linton Gun Club, long established in the city, will host its third annual shoot on July 4 at Haseman park grounds. The main event features 100 targets in six divisions with a two man team event offering 60 40 percent purse split. entry is 12 50 for purse shooters or 2 50 for targets only. Standard trap loads will be used. A long list of club officers and members is provided.
A list of meetings for Violet Rebecca Lodge 312 Woodmen of the World 144 Carpenters Union 487 Clerks Union 457 QuaPaw Council Pocahontas Eagles Lodge 578 Linton B P O Ellis Odd Fellows 687 and many others. Activities include all-day church work circles hostesses and club gatherings from Tuesday through Friday across local halls and street addresses.
Clerks Union No 457 will convene at 6:30 PM this evening in the K of P hall. All members are urged to attend.
The Rebekah lodge will hold a regular session tonight at eight o'clock. All members are urged to be prompt for the gathering.
James M. Humphreys of this city challenges Thomas Irving of Hymera over the "old Gray mule" claim. He boasts he drove a blind mule at the old mine on the Thomas Morgan farm in the seven ties era, asserting his experience predates Irving's. Who's next?
Last night was the city council meeting with no quorum present. Those in attendance adjourned to meet in a called session on Wednesday evening of this week.
The young son of Frank Currans had his finger amputated this morning in a washing machine accident.
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