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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1936
Page
2
A traveler notes private Protestant family cemeteries on Poitou Saintonge farms near Poitiers where four Cyprus trees mark each square plot behind houses. Graves are few, often with wooden crosses, as the newest grave is dug in the dust of the oldest. Farmers say their dead belong to the soil that fed them and their families.
The Linton Horseshoe Club lost to Bicknell 1 387 to 776 in a Wabash Valley League game at Linton City Park. Individual scores list numerous players from both teams, with next league game set for July 5 against Jasonville at Linton park courts and a makeup game planned for the following week.
Rev M V Foster announced a 7 30 PM Sunday picture lecture titled King of Kings at the First Christian Church. The illustrated lecture portrays Christ's ministry and each apostle in known characteristics. the program is described as valuable with the accompanying talk. The public is invited to attend.
Jersey cattlemen gather at Newsome farm Thursday June 25 to view cows with production records and show winnings. Quantities include 1928 and 1935 herd milk yields and fat, descriptions of senior and junior herd sires Jessica's Oxford King and The Dash'ne Don, and notable show prizes.
Chicago June 27 A special report touts new western line trains with lunch counter cars, 90 mile per hour speedometers, screechless radios, soft lighting, free stewardess service on some day coaches, folding trays, dustless climate, shatterproof double windows, higher berths, articulated cars, private Pullman sections, and dependable punctual schedules promising a world of rail travel to come.
Stim Perigo of Linton will broadcast from Purdue University station WBAA in Lafayette from 1 15 to 1 30 Tuesday afternoon June 80. Stim is frequently heard from WBAA.
Leading authorities will discuss problems and developments in the legal profession at the 40th annual meeting of the Indiana State Bar Association at Lake Wawassee July 10-11. Speakers include Prof. Zachariah Chafee Jr. from Harvard Law School and Chicago attorney Geo II Mulligan plus Prof. Roscoe Steffen.
Cleveland beat Boston 8 to 7. Philadelphia at Detroit listed as vain. Washington at Chicago played on wet grounds. Only games scheduled.
Cincinnati routed Philadelphia 11 to 6 while St Louis beat Brooklyn 6 to 1 Pittsburgh won 2 to 1 against Boston and Chicago defeated New York 3 to 1 in a league tally of results from the day.
The schedule lists Philadelphia at Detroit New York at St. Louis Boston at Cleveland Washington at Chicago Chicago at New York St. Louis at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
The Sin Sui route links Suiyuan and Sinkiang provinces through 1200 miles of desert. Twelve Ford caravans carry mail passengers and freight despite sandstorms blizzards ice and snow. Vehicles cross difficult surfaces with limited daily progress and sparse habitation along the way.
More than eight thousand men were directly employed on Indiana state highway construction and improvement work as of June 1, per James D. Adams, chairman of the State Highway Commission. The total roughly doubles May figures, with hundreds more job openings expected as bids are awarded for projects including grade separations and bridges costing over one million dollars.
The Twilight Sun day School Baseball league revealed schedules for week five. Matchups include Church of Christ of Digger vs United Brethren on June 29 at Digger, Glenburn vs Olive Branch on June 30 at Linton, and Dugger Christian vs United Brethren on July 8 at Linton. Olive Branch leads the standings.
In ancient times the common house cat was highly revered by Nile Delta residents for its role in protecting grain supplies. Cats were worshipped as ancestors and credited with destroying field mice that threatened the harvest.
About 500 persons enrolled in a WPA training institute for canning teachers in Lafayette Indiana. After one week the teachers will instruct gardeners aided by township trustees and the Governor's Commission on Unemployment Relief. Purdue University faculty assist including Lela Gaudis Eva Buell John H. MacGillivray and E C Stair.
The Rev Roy Bridwell pastor of Worthington and Providence Baptist churches will preach at the First Baptist church Sunday evening on Divine Leadership. The choir directed by Mrs Roy Borders will perform. Bridwell has overseen 538 new members in under twenty months and leads in missionary giving. Public invited.
Harbin reporters say two deaf and dumb men named Madorsky and Butkeyeff were deported after an unsuccessful attempt to organize subversive propaganda. The incident raises questions about the role of non speaking or hearing individuals in propaganda work.
A fragment notes changes in post office class and rates in Linton Indiana under federal act. Mentions H N Watkins publisher and office at 798 Main with business phones, advertising mail in Indiana for various subscription periods including one year and three months.
The column lists advertising rates: per column inch 360 for insertions, per inch 26 cents for classified ads, one cent per word, with a minimum for first insertion. Reading notices are priced per line, obituaries and social announcements have separate rates. Permanent contracts are available with rates disclosed on request.
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