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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1951
Page
3
The Linton Daily Citizen outlines ownership by Moontsi State Press Association and Democratic Editorial Association with a 1900 founding, notes second class mail status in Indiana, lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, and provides advertising rates and policy on accuracy and responsibility.
Society items must be in the Linton Daily Citizen by 11 a m to appear in that day’s issue. Personal news and club notices welcome. Mrs Helen Grubbs noted among contributors.
The social calendar lists Eagles Lodge at 7 p.m. Elks Lodge at 7:30 p.m. Unity Lodge No 637 S O O F at 7:30 p.m. Rotary luncheon at Ziegler Drive In at 12:15 p.m. Tri Kappa at the library 7:30 p.m. Constitu tion report and 4th of July float plans. Cross and Crown Mt Moriah class with Mrs Faye Cox 7:30 p.m. ice cream social plans.
Thursday events include Hiawatha club at Red Men’s club all day and American Legion gathering at the Legion Home at 7 30 p m. Eagles Ladies Auxiliary and W S C S Glenburn Methodist Church hold meetings. Linton lodge 560 F and A M called at 7 30 p m with B A degree. Greene County Coon Hunters Association at Conservation club 7 30 p m for special business and W S C S tea at the Methodist church 2 pm with Mrs Oda Champe as speaker.
Friday schedule lists Freeman Greene County Hospital Board at 7 15 p m at the hospital Linton Council of Women at 2 p m at the library Quapaw Tribe No 143 Improved Order of Red Men at 7 30 p m at the hall Women of the Moose Chapter also noted
Linton chapter No. 132 Royal Arch Masons plans a 5 p.m. departure from the Masonic temple to attend the Brazil chapter No. 59 meeting at 8 p.m. at a home venue. The notice outlines travel to the adjacent lodge event and timing for members.
Descendants of the late Tom Secrest gathered at Deming Park in Terre Haute for their annual reunion. Attendees included families from Indianapolis Los Angeles Detroit Muncie Lyons Bed ford Lyons and Indiana towns.
Roy Franklin Perigo filed a petition in Greene Circuit Court to determine his time and place of birth. A hearing is set for July 3, 1951. Clerk Frankie Justus Jr notes the date as June 26, 1951 and stamps 6/27/51.
Delta Theta Tau members from Linton Worthington and Jasonville held a Monday evening hamburger fry at the west shelter house in Shakamak State Park. New members prepared food and served ice cream and cake. The Worthington and Jasonville chapters performed a play followed by games and contests. Attendees included twenty from Jasonville twelve from Worthington and numerous ladies from Linton including Moshell Bunch Louise Heaton Mona Hoff man Mary Shepherd Esther Wolford Evelyn Hastings Nona Sappenfield Mabel Griffith Margaret Hoskins June Hasler Dorothy Pearcy Bernice Turpen Eva Haseman Rosemary Fisk Phyllis Croxton Helen Kennedy Rosamond Hoff man Marge Anderson and patrons Mrs Stell Elson Mrs Belle Beasley and Mrs Velma Maxwell.
The June meeting of the Kings Heralds at Lyons Methodist Church gathered in the basement. Members made scrapbooks for Riley hospital and planned a July picnic. Attendees included Tommy Workman Mary Cruse Mona Dell Reed Kay Reed Donna Hasler Joe Reed Jimmy Reed and many others with sponsors Opal Soliday Connie Sizemore and Ruth Reed.
Announcement of the marriage between Miss Cathryn Johnson of Indianapolis and Robert Foster of West Linton. The ceremony was conducted June 19 by Rev. Sam Tuttle at his home. The couple left for a honeymoon in Kansas and New Mexico and plan to reside in Linton.
Mr and Mrs William New Kirk cut their wedding cake in the Green Room at the Terre Haute House after marrying on June 2 They will live in Newbury New York where Mr New Kirk is stationed at Stewart Air Base The bride Miss Georgia Ann Archambeault is from Terre Haute Mr New Kirk is the son of Mr and Mrs Jonas May of Linton
Hoosier Hustlers discuss plans for the 4-H club exhibit to be held July 31 August 1 and 2. The meeting at the Greenwells included a social hour with ice cream and pop. Attendees were Winford Swaby Josephine Taylor Albert Taylor Russell Miller Ernest Nolting Patricia Nolting Robert Pruett Patricia Roudebush Ralph Barnard Donald Rogers two Marter brothers and Paul Duhne sponsor. Next meeting set for Switz City high school July 11 with a new sponsor in charge.
The Greene County Coon Hunters will hold a special meeting at the Linton Conservation Club Thursday at 7:30 PM. Officials say business of importance will be considered.
A group of cleaners from Indiana’s southwest gathered at the Grand Hotel in Vincennes to form the Southwestern Indiana Dry Cleaners association, affiliating with the Indiana Dry Cleaners association. The aim is to share fabric knowledge and cleaning techniques for new fabrics and industry problems. Delegates from Cravens Cleaners and Coopers Cleaners represented Linton. another meeting is planned in about two weeks.
Nancy Lou Hart celebrated her sixth birthday with a picnic dinner at Shakamak State Park on Sunday. Relatives and friends attended from Sandborn Lyons Switz City Worthington and included the Binsens Brinsons Reeds Hill and Miss Mary Lou Hill. The honoree received several gifts as the Harts plan a summer in Colorado.
Weekend visitors included Mrs Brooksie Dickie of Birmingham Alabama and Grate Giovenetto of Valparaiso staying with Mr and Mrs Howard Rice.
Charles Ridley and his brother Arthur, both in their thirties, claim a 1,000,000 a month uranium field near Great Slave Lake after two years of prospecting in Canada and North Dakota. They seek to issue 40,000 shares of 5 stock and expect to mine at 10 a ton and sell at 113 a ton.
In Greene circuit court at Bloomfield Judge Edwin B Long granted Walter A Swaby and Edgar J Chanley additional time to file briefs. The case, moved from Knox county on change of venue, concerns the BPS 3 quid title and related parties.
Larry Jones a 17 year old from Linton with a fractured skull at Freeman Greene county hospital is reported making progress. His doctor has requested no visitors. He was injured June 20 when struck by a truck wheel’s locking ring at City Service Corner filling station.
James Clark a 28 year old resident of Mt Pleasant Texas died when his truck crashed at the junction of Indiana routes 62 and 261 near Boonville Indiana. The accident occurred today and the victim was identified as Clark from Texas.
In Wr ong Can Work Nebraska a dairy farmer Frank Neville brought a milk can to the plant. Workers laughed as he realized the container held water instead of milk, a mix up at the farm to factory exchange.
Bloomfield resident Dexter Pearson faced court with Linton Mayor Arthur M. Grass presiding. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs totaling 35.80 and sentenced to 30 days at the Indiana State Penal Farm. He was taken to Greene county jail by County Sheriff Bill Branstetter.
All Linton Girl Scouts planning to attend camp this summer must submit their applications to their troop readers by noon Friday per today’s announcement.
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