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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1936
Page
2
The Linton Daily Citizen outlines advertising rates for for periods of three months six months and one year with per inch pricing for business ads and classified notices including obituaries and cards of thanks. It lists rates for reading notices per line and states that rates for permanent contracts are available on application.
Philadelphia reports a subdued Democratic convention with a Cleveland contrast. Delegates feel pressured to nominate a candidate unlikely to win, while Chairman Henry P. Fletcher appears overly gentlemanly and unable to energize the crowd. Hoover receives a muted, fading welcome compared with London hotel stir.
A Philadelphia and Cleveland view contrasts Democratic and Republican convention atmospheres. The piece notes Farley’s showmanship and Hoover Landon sentiment, with fears of a third party movement led by Lemke and Coughlin potentially reshaping the race amid inflation fears and a polarized electorate. Norman Thomas is seen as a reluctant factor.
Boonville Indiana hosts the thirteenth annual patriotic meeting and picnic in Nancy Hanks Lincoln Park to honor her as Mother of Abraham Lincoln. The Boonville Press Club invites all for a July 12 program featuring music oratory and a sacred program at the Lincoln City landmark.
Dr Haldon Beasley of Linton transacted business in Bloomfield on Thursday. Miss Helen Humphreys entertained guests with a bridge party for Mrs Don Leavitt of Peru. Prizes went to Miss Julia Welch and Mrs Joe Helms of Detroit. Mrs Jane Huffman and Mrs Mildred Huffinian hosted a gathering in Taylor township. Roll call featured My Idea of a Vacation with fourteen members. Plans for a canning contest in July at Mrs Cora Hayden, and a club picnic in August at Cascade park were set. A sandwich and table service lesson guided by Mrs Hayden. Trene Mormance won a clever contest. Bilgo and others joined later with prizes awarded. Guests included Mrs Julia Hasler and Mrs Sophia Noel. The Meth Church junior choir enjoyed an outing at McCormick Creek State Park with swimming and horseback riding. Everett Heaton announces the arrival of a son, Kenneth Gene, the first child in the home. Betty Hasler was the former Miss Betty Hasler. Mrs Ida Williams of Park neighborhood visited Mrs Nora Bianstetter.
John E. Mack of Poughkeepsie a former New York supreme court justice opposes President Roosevelt and is mentioned as a possible Democratic gubernatorial candidate in New York at the Philadelphia convention. Mack is described as a lifelong friend of the president.
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