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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1956
Page
2
Seventy five Linton Girl Scouts and sixteen counselors returned from Camp Friendly in McCormick Creek State Park after a week of swimming hiking arts and crafts and various duties. Awards went to Jo Ann Reeves Brownlie and Patty Haines for outstanding campers and several unclaimed items were found.
In the United States more than 100,000 babies are born annually without any medical attention. The figure highlights gaps in access to prenatal care and maternal health services across communities.
Farm Credit figures show 1955 farm mortgage borrowing at 2.4 billion dollars the highest since 1923, up 26 percent from 1954 and 219 percent above the 1937–40 average. A lower chart places the 1955 average mortgage at 7.1 thousand dollars the highest on record, up 19 percent from 1954 and 213 percent above 1937–40.
TV and radio log lists daily June 21 22 programming across multiple networks. Shows include Looney Tunes Mickey Mouse Abbott and Costello Lone Ranger Star Tonight Dunking Dunninger and Kid shows plus news weather and late sign offs.
Value Apparel Shop advertises new cotton skirts available in sizes 22 to 38 at prices 2.99 and 3.99. Local retailer promotes affordable women’s fashion with a focus on casual summer wear.
Kroger announces a new low price for bread in 2007 with loaves offered at 17 cents. The deal targets budget shoppers seeking value on daily staples.
The sermon notes Isaiah 49 8 13 urge joy for God’s comfort to all people and mercy freely offered to believers. A stray line claims George Washington died of acute laryngitis and that black annoys bees, though not relevant to the faith message.
A WBTO Radio daily timetable lists hourly segments from 6:15 to sundown, including News Weather Indiana News, Morning Clock shows, musical programs, community pages, farming market updates, and daily meditations. Notable items include Hoosier Hoedown, Ball Game, Grain Markets, and Ts.18 fn oo mais onine.
Lucy Chapel residents and friends from Toledo Shelburn Vincennes Booneville and Monroe City spent Sundays with Virgil Morgan James Linn and related households. Several guests included Mr and Mrs Henry Rooks Harrison Benham Charles Muncy Ben Thompson Homer Templeton Nancy Thompson Will Davidson and others.
A humorous cartoonish scene shows a parson at a rushed wedding telling the groom to reel her in after a couple forces a hasty marriage. A PTA critique of juvenile delinquency and a car salesman quip about power brakes appear in the same lighthearted column.
New York actress Claire Trevor says live television makes her a nervous wreck yet keeps TV fresh and exciting when the script is strong. She notes stage experience helps actors adapt, and she prefers live TV to film despite risks.
Bucktown James Richards, recently stationed with the U S Army in Germany, has returned home and enrolled at Indiana State Teachers College in Terre Haute. Sunday visits featured Mr and Mrs Charles Skinner and children from Sullivan with the Montgomerys, and other neighbors sharing weekend calls across the community.
The text states that for men aged 75 to 80 there are four women, and for every four men over 85 there are seven women. It describes the partridge pigeon as a small ground pigeon in warmer parts of America. It claims Venezuela ships more petroleum than any nation except the United States and notes US families consume about 40 million loaves of bread daily.
The Greene County Board of Commissioners invites bids for storm roof drainage and sewer work on the Greene County Courthouse in Bloomfield Indiana. Bids due July 12 1956 at 9 10 am CST/CDT, read publicly, with bonds wages and specifications by architect Jay C Bixby.
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