This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1945
Page
2
Society items are due by Ji am to appear in the day's issue. The notice invites all personal news club lodge party and church items for publication. Helen L Grubbs signs the notice.
Red Men hall hosts Royal Neighbors at 11 30 for covered dish and dues. Wednesday Afternoon Bridge with Mrs Seph Inman at 2 15. 4 H girls bake at 2. Baptist Ladies Aid all day. Eagles at hall 7. Elks at home 8. Unity Lodge 637 at hall 7 30. Rotary lunch at Catholic school hall 12 15. Glenburn W S C S at community house 4 30. Women of the Moose No 19 at hall 8. Business of importance to be discussed.
local listings show multiple groups meeting at various venues including Red Men's hall Legion home and churches. activities include American Legion Post at 7 p m and numerous choir practices plus fraternal and Masonic meetings. programs highlight Faith Temple Pythian Sisters and 4-H girls gathering in June with E A degree work planned.
Friday events include Chapter 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 Quapaw Tribe No 154 Improved Order of Red Men meet at the hall at 7 30 p m.
John Gastineau was honored on his birthday anniversary with a party hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs Adam Gastineau at their home. A games and contests filled the evening with refreshments of ice cream cake and orangeade.
The marriage of Ethel Hamlin to Ensign Rodney Chadwell Jones USNR was held June 24 at the Hamlin home in Newcastle with Rev. Ast officiating. Attendants Miss Betty Thorne and William Davis were from Muncie. A reception followed. the couple planned a Chicago trip for carrier landing training and the bride is granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harlin and Mrs. Eskew of Linton.
A bel ligerent bee caused a Milford accident when it trapped in John Manuel's coat and caused him to lose control. The car crashed into a telephone pole and toppled a tree injuring Manuel and his wife. Separate note cites U.S. citrus processing value at about 200 million dollars annually.
U S Board of Engineers for rivers and harbors toured the Wabash and White rivers amid a heated public hearing on 21 flood control projects in Indiana and Illinois. Farmers and officials opposed levees and a Spencer Paragon relocation plan while Gov Gates and Sen Capehart urged blueprints and cooperation.
Dr. R. H. Bolyard, president of the Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare, says the group now has more than 2,600 members, ranking it only behind New York among state conferences.
The oldest Methodist church west of the Alleghenies, Rehoboth church near Union West Virginia, remains in an almost perfect state of preservation. It was built in 1786.
Allied forces landed on Kume Island amid heavy air raids on Japan as B 29s bombed the Utsube river refinery near Nagoya and daylight raids hit multiple plants. Losses included five B 29s and two Mustangs, with 802 Japanese prisoners taken on Okinawa for 9,498 total.
Purdue University’s extension service said cool spring weather delayed harvests and lowered yields for several crops in Indiana. Raspberries in southern counties were finishing lighter than normal. Vincennes area apples were thinning. canning crops mature later. greenhouse tomatoes in Marion county declined while cabbage markets opened in Indianapolis and Terre Haute.
United Press reports the army plans to reduce discharge points to 78 80 in coming weeks while preserving 40 year age automatic discharge rules. Committee members expect 1 300 000 to be released on the new score with 200 000 more later as replacements are provided. Future cuts depend on war progress.
The Office of Price Administration announced 55000 tires would be available next month for B and C gasoline ration card holders in Indiana. Tire rationing officer Joe R. Rimstidt said supply will be insufficient to fulfill all on-file applications as demand rises with hot weather and tire failures.
A H Miener of Mer Penney’s retires aided by a 1939 Penney retirement plan. He married Mathilda Wiegert in 1914 and has a son Major H G Miener now in Bielefeld Germany who visited New York offices. His successor is Dr Fisk from Lapere Michigan, already in the city.
Marriage licenses issued at the Bloomfield courthouse this morning include Louis Gage of Linton and Mari ette K Holder of Linton, Ward F Oliphant of Spencer and Mary P Krueger of Switz City.
In loving remembrance of Corporal Albert D Engli who gave his life in the service of his country June 27 1944 The shock was sudden the pain severe We little thought such grief was near Sadly missed by Mother Dad and Sister
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.