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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
2
The readable fragments reference rates for advertising including display and obituaries, plus stray political and sensational lines. Mentions Grover Bergdoll, Admiral Byrd, Dr. Cook, Eamon de Valera, President Coolidge, and a trout bait story, with no coherent event or clear dates.
George Jean Nathan declares engagement rumors with Lillian Gish are false and have persisted for years. Lillian Gish denies any planned marriage or engagement, stating there is no romance or engagement in place.
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a cure for tender aching feet with guaranteed results or money back. It claims to alleviate pain soreness odors, corns, and callouses and even aids swollen or varicose veins, urging readers to buy from druggists.
The number of prisoners at the state penal farm tops 1,300 for the first time, surpassing the prior 1,000 capacity. Housing, dining, and sleeping arrangements strain existing facilities, with plans to convert the hospital into dormitory space once the new hospital is finished.
Harvey E. Cushman, former Greene County educator, was appointed high school inspector by Charles Miller, State Superintendent. He succeeds Dale C. Pickett who resigned. Cushman has long Greene County ties, two terms as County Superintendent, served as a field examiner for the State Board of Accounts, and was once principal of Lyons school.
Thomas Anderson, father of Job Anderson, died at his daughter's residence 675 Eighth Street in Terre Haute last night. He lived here about ten years since moving in 1900. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Six children survive: Job, William, M J, T J, Mrs. Alice Adams, and Mrs. Vera Smith. Mrs. Anderson died about four years prior.
A new bus service will begin operating tomorrow from Linton to Martinsville with stops along way. The line departs Central bus station on A street Northeast at 7:15 am and 2:00 pm, connects at Martinsville for all points north and south, and uses a Studebaker Big Six-7 passenger sedan. It runs under permit by the public service commission with operator M Pate of French Lick, who has four years of experience on the French Lick to Louisville run.
United Press Dispatch reports Purdue University pistol team won the National Collegiate Pistol Competition in Lafayette Indiana on June 28 with a score of 1529. Alabama Polytechnic Institute was second with 1528 and Missouri University third with 1509. The team will display the challenge cup in Purdue armory and each member receives a silver medal.
Multiple classified style lines list rental and sale items including a semi modern seven room house on 401st Street Southwest with contact Mrs Lizzie Davis Plortts and a local phone number
A rural home near the village was destroyed by fire killing a mother and her son while attempting to rescue her. Neighbors recall Mr and Mrs Bote and Mr. Winn as residents of the property. Fire officials investigated the blaze and reported the fatal incident occurred yesterday.
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