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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
3
A society notice invites personal news from clubs lodges parties and churches to be filed at the Linton Daily Citizen Office by 11 a.m. to appear in the day’s issue. The item is prepared under the guidance of Helen L. Grubbs.
Thursday activities list church and club meetings across the community. Effie Avritt hosts a 2 30 p m Bible study. United Brethren choir and Methodist choir rehearse. War Mothers and Le Cercle es Amis gather. Surgical Dressings classes run at Elks. Clarion Luncheon at Humphreys park. Patriotic Tea at Methodist parlors. Linton Lodge 560 prepares BA degree work. a luncheon honors numerous local ladies. anniversary meeting planned for July 5 at Humphreys park.
The F. H. C. club met at Mrs. Hazel Houchin’s home for its regular session on a Wednesday evening electing officers for the coming year. Mrs. Mary Skaggs was named president with Mrs. Lillian Friedman as vice president and Mrs. Edna Gabbard as treasurer. Mrs. Mildred Walton became secretary as members enjoyed games and contests with prizes awarded to Mrs. Skaggs and others.
Post's Raisin Bran offered as new breakfast option featuring crisp wheat and bran flakes with California seedless raisins. Ad copy hints at a menu change opportunity for retailers seeking to add the product to breakfast service.
4 H club members met Wednesday afternoon in the high school building for the regular gathering. Doris Fritz led the pledge to the flag and the Star Spangled Banner was sung in unison. Betty Panky and Sue Clark gave two readings. Norma Alsop explained the clubs aims and Carolyn Bedwell described the 4 H motto while Patty Roach spoke on the club colors. Marilyn Robinson led unison singing. A playlet Youth Goes to a Party featured Marge Lucas Geneva West Marsha Dawn Carolyn Keller Sue Clark Maryanna Shepard Norma Wells and Betty Panky. Betty Panky and Geneva West demonstrated Proper Appearance and Patty Roach played piano numbers. The 4 H pledge meaning was shared by Marilyn Robinson. Individual group meetings followed.
Seventeen members and three patronesses of the sorority enjoyed a summer party at the home of Mrs. A. C. Williams Tuesday evening. After a brief business session, the group played bridge with prizes going to Miss Virginia Wilson, Mrs. Edris Tubby, and Mrs. Ruth Hixson. Refreshments followed.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Alice Aricks of Terre Haute to Charles Gabbard Jr son of Mrs Sarah Gabbard of Linton route 3. Vows were read in Terre Haute on June 17. The couple plans to reside in Terre Haute.
Mrs. Troy C. Keller and Mrs. Emory V. Dixon are back in the city after spending the past week in Manchester New Hampshire.
The War Mothers club of Jefferson township hosted a Sunday dinner at the shelter house for service men from Crane, club members, and families in connection with a Pleasantville flag raising. Music by Pleasantville high school band accompanied the event. attendees included numerous local residents and families.
Mr and Mrs Harvie Laughlin announce the marriage of their daughter Betty Jean to Pfe Marvin H Lunbeck son of Mr and Mrs Robert H Lunbeck of Malta Bend Mo The ceremony was at the bride home Saturday evening with Rev Harry Raines officiating Attendants were Miss Mae Sims and Pfe R M O'Brien The bride wore white silk jersey and corsage The newlyweds left for their Crane home Lunbeck is a US Marine stationed at Crane Mrs Lunbeck works at the Public Vouchers office at Crane
The Greene County Department of Public Welfare has reached the required staffing level for maximum state and federal reimbursement. Eight visitors plus seven county employees, including a child welfare and probation officer and a director, are listed to meet regulations. The notice aims to reassure taxpayers that staffing complies with rules and serves county residents.
State conservation department records show trappers took 995 443 muskrats and 37 801 mink in 1943, compared with 343 634 muskrats and 17 625 mink the prior year, reflecting strong wildlife harvest activity statewide.
Refugees along American lines describe the German withdrawal to Cherbourg as a spectacle of misery with clogged roads and retreating Nazi infantry. Prisoners confirm disillusionment, broken promises of air and armor, and desertion as the American advance tightens around Cherbourg.
Joseph R. Maxwell, candy chemist, told the National Confectioners Association that wartime candy work has turned to nutrition. He cited use of soy beans, cotton seed and peanut flours, processed vegetables and fruit peels to raise protein and vitamin content, with candy now part of soldier rations.
A roadside sign near a wooded edge in South Portland Maine reads No Hunting Aloud warning hunters to stay out. The notice emphasizes safety and quiet in the area.
Admiral Ernest J. King explained at a press conference that since February 1943 the U S Navy has used numbered fleets as administrative task organizations. Fleets vary in size, can be built up with multiple task forces, and are reduced after operations conclude.
John Wright fishing at Crab Orchard Lake tangled his bait on a twig and hooked a large bass. A second bass joined the first and was also caught. He landed both with a happy ending.
Merrill Hoyle Jr of Oak Bluffs caught the season’s first inland striped bass just after 11 AM. The fish reportedly hooked itself onto the bent pin on his home made rod. The notice also mentions wartime shortages and an ad for Post Raisin Bran.
An ad claims a powerful penetrating fungicide for athlete's foot. It promotes TEOL solution with 90 percent alcohol to reach more germs and urges applying full strength for itchy sweaty or smelly feet. Availability noted at Hamilton's with a next morning return option.
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