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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1946
Page
3
Society items must be in the Linton Daily Citizen Office by 11 a m to appear in that day's name. All personal news club lodge party and church notes welcomed Helen L Grubbs
Eagles Lodge meets at the hall at 7 p m Elks Lodge at home 7 30 p m Unity Lodge 637 IL O O F at the hall 7 30 p m Rotary club luncheon at Catholic school hall 12 15 p m Glenburn W S C S at the community house 4 30 p m Royal Neighbors lodge all day at Red Men s hall 11 30 a m Friendly class of First Christian church with Mrs John Byers at 2 00 p m
Local groups schedule meetings and practices across venues including Red Men's hall Legion home church and library. Activities span American Legion War Mothers Baptist and Methodist choirs Linton lodge Pocahontas meets and a Tri-county gathering at Bloomington with various times and a breakfast event.
The panel and prayer gathering schedule for Friday includes the 19 Women of the Moose meeting at the Moose hall at 8 p m and a prayer meeting at Glenburn Mission at 7 p m.
Mr and Mrs Owen Brookshire of Henryetta Oklahoma and daughter visit Mr and Mrs Peter Schloot. Mrs Howard Hawkins of Hammond Indiana and Miss Judith Ann Schloot of Indianapolis also visit. Mr and Mrs Harold Schloot and daughter Mary Alice return to Milwaukee Wisconsin after a week at the Schloot home.
Mr and Mrs James Dennis hosted a social shower for Mr and Mrs Donald Eugene Dennis who recently wed. Attendees included many relatives and friends who brought gifts as refreshments of sandwiches cake candy and iced tea were served. several individuals sent regrets.
A Seales and Miller family reunion was held Sunday at the home of Homer and Mrs Seales on Dugger route one. A basket dinner was served at noon with attendees from Linton Vincennes Lake Charles La Cleveland O Jasonville and Dugger including numerous Scales Miller and Auberry family members. The guests of honor were Mrs Lou Scales and Bligh Miller representing three generations. Afternoon guests attended from Linton Dugger Jasonville and North Terre Haute.
Members of the Lyons Methodist church Youth Fellowship met in the church basement. The program opened with hymns Dear Lord and Father of Mankind and What A Friend. Irene Shields led the devotional. an African orphan aid offering was taken. a Tales From Africa chapter was read. After business, lawn games and refreshments followed for attendees including Rev. and Mrs. Paul Burris and many named youths.
Mr and Mrs Lowery Mellick of Linton announce the marriage of their daughter Jessie Lea to Charles Weaver son of Mr and Mrs C E Weaver of Stinesville The single ring ceremony was read by Rev Waldo Hoar at the home of Mrs Mellie Benson at 3 30 Tuesday afternoon with Miss Amy Ruth Mellick and David Mellick as attendants The home was attractively dec orated
The bride wore a white floor length dress with red rose bud corsage and blue flower coronet. Her sister Amy Ruth wore peach chiffon, and the bride’s mother wore pink. they gathered at the Benson home for a reception before the couple left for Albany, Ind. The bride is a Linton Stockton high school graduate and the groom recently completed three years in the U.S. Army.
Fourteen members and one guest attended the Linton Junior Home Economics club meeting at Mrs Kenneth Baker s home. The group discussed topics of interest and voted a donation to Girl Scouts for cabin articles.
Reported here is the marriage of Mary Gwin of Portland Oregon to Robert Taylor son of Mrs O C Richardson of Newberry. The ceremony took place June 20 in Seattle Washington. The groom is from Linton and attended Linton Stockton high school before joining the U S Navy four years ago. The couple reside in Portland with the groom awaiting Navy assignment.
George McCrobie of Akron Ohio returns home after a week with his nephew Variie Sims at Elnora. Mrs Dave Leveque arrives in Rochester Minnesota to be observed at the Mayo Brothers clinic. John Weaver of Lyons is in Linton on business today. Xolaf English of Switz City rural route transacted business in Linton this morning.
Oregon forests officials test aerial seeding on two large tracts, 1400 acres in Tillamook burn and 800 acres in Polk county, with rodent control by Fish and Wildlife Service. Seed mixtures include Douglas fir Port Oxford cedar and other species. Results years away.
Sigt. Leon ard E. Beck 21 of Linton Indiana serves as a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division now stationed in northern Japan with the 457 parachute Field Artillery Battalion. He enlisted in May 1945 trained at Camp Roberson Arkansas qualified as a paratrooper at Sendai in January 1946 and has the Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon and Victory medal. He attended Marco high school and worked on his father's farm prior to service and plans to return home to the farm. his parents Mr and Mrs Marion Beck live in Lin ton RR 2.
A Todd Shipyard developed fogging apparatus uses DDT and other insecticides to kill pests while sparing fish and bees. Field tests show reduced fly annoyance could raise milk by a gallon per cow per day and improve cattle weight gains, potentially boosting meat supply.
The inaugural South Bend to Indianapolis flight by Midwest and Southern Airlines was canceled due to bad flying weather. Mayor F Kenneth Dempsey and Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy were aboard as Col Clarence F Cornish cited atmospheric conditions as the postponing factor at Bendix Field. Governor Gates and officials monitored the event in Indianapolis.
The Old Trinity Church in Apalachicola Florida was built in New England and shipped to North Florida in sections by sailing vessels. It was dedicated in 1838. Hot Springs Arkansas claims the oldest national park status in the United States.
Six jeeps owned by the United Nations in New York carry no local registration plates but bear United Nations identification Nos. 1 through 6 on the rear. The notice states that police will not interfere with operators of these vehicles when functioning without local registration.
Dr. M. L. Wardell of the University of Oklahoma argues that full participation of all nations is needed for lasting peace. He says peace is a positive goal requiring spending money to train leaders as during wartime.
Fred L. Smith the guide insists a fishing party caught three nice fish in minutes then, on the fourth cast, two cold bottles of soft drinks appeared tied together on a string. The tale blends strike luck with a strange souvenir from the water.
In Eugene officer William L. Trout handled a trio of incidents. He separated a horse from a guard rail, a rider from the horse, and a bottle from the rider. The horse went to a neighbor, the rider was jailed, and the bottle was kept as evidence.
Doc H. O. Walker of Newport reports his cat has taken to living with a flock of hens. The cat roosts with the chickens and eats their food, leaving Walker unsure if it enjoys company or plans future meat hunting.
Clem Pierce searched the Big Horn area near Thermopolis Wyoming for the spot where he lost his favorite hook. He returned with a stronger hook and reeled in a fish that bore the original hook in its mouth confirming the tale.
A $5 donation arrived in Lawrence with directions to be given to the conscience fund of the city. Earlier the treasury received $100 under similar circumstances, illustrating small gifts fueling the city’s conscience fund.
In Peabody Massachusetts police found a swastika flag in a yard after an ex serviceman called evidence. The homeowner explained the flag from a German relative was used as a scarecrow and promised not to repeat the act after a brief patriotism lesson.
Jeffersonville Indiana dispatch reports a War Department finding that the Army during World War II required more than 600 million pounds of soaps and detergents annually.
Discovery of an effective inexpensive local anesthetic reported to the American Chemical Society division of medicinal chemistry. M B Moore and R T Rapala of Abbott Laboratories describe derivatives from phthalic acid, with N gamma diethylaminopropylphthalimide highlighted as the leading compound.
In Indianapolis near the circle, Weiss Delicatessen announced a bread outage during lunch. Two patrons left in a rush and returned shortly with several loaves from a nearby market, prompting demand for corned beef sandwiches on rye or white.
Seaman Donald Zimmerman of Harrison reached his 93rd kiss during the V J Day parade down 12th Street in Kansas City. He reportedly could not stop kissing rival soldiers and sailors. He later married Marie Betty Lou Coy of Kansas City.
Three turtles boarded a New York ferry to cross the Hudson River but were swept off the vessel by an attendant fearing they would be crushed by cars. They were returned aboard after intervention and handed to Boy Scouts to release in a park on the opposite shore.
A fruit cake and cookies mailed from Omaha to Hokkaido and back in four months arrived in perfect condition. Mrs. Dwaine Brownell sent the goods to her brother Vernon T. Canaday, a former M Sgt, stationed in Japan. Canaday returned to Omaha before the package, which traveled with him, reached him. He ate the cake and cookies at home.
In Bellingham Washington the municipal board of health issued ultimatums demanding that flies be banished from cafes children be kept from lake water sources and all food handling areas be rat proofed under penalty of law after a triple barreled drive.
Dr. Robert Lyon of the Children's Cardiac Clinic in Cincinnati warns that penicillin shortages may stem from the government grain conservation program. He explains the drug is a by-product of brewing, and reduced grain use under the program limits its production.
Florida announces a modernization plan to invite air travelers and promote tourism. The move includes repainting former air markings, seeking federal aid, and establishing welcome stations with citrus samples. Road markers will be simplified with larger letters and a uniform numbering system.
In Omaha Nebraska a pair of robins reportedly moved into a house on Capitol Avenue 2615 and outfitted the nest with heat and electric lighting, drawn by postwar convenience talk.
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