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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1926
Page
6
Mrs. B B Brantley celebrated her seventy fourth birthday with a birthday tea at her home organized by daughter Fannie Bain. The event featured a seventy four candle cake and gifts from friends and the Methodist Sunday school class. A program of songs and prayers followed with many neighbors attending.
The First Christian church Sunday school classes led by Miss Dorothy Titus and Mrs Musser plan a picnic tomorrow afternoon at City Park starting at 3 o clock. Each member should bring his own lunch.
A birthday dinner and family reunion were hosted by A. P. Burris at his Dugger area home. Burris, aged 71, celebrated with an angel food cake of 71 candles. The lawn table stretched 60 feet with roses and other flowers as a large gathering of Burris relatives and friends shared fried chicken and honors.
The text lists Sam Pennington Hubert Sturgeon Granville Pennington and Lyle McCullough and mentions Mr Burris receiving birthday remembrances. They plan an annual family reunion to be held the third Sunday in June.
Family and relatives gathered at the country home to surprise Mrs. William Sheffler on her birthday and celebrate with a ruse. Attendees included H. R. Sheffler and daughter Martha May, Louis of Orient Illinois, and numerous Sheffler and allied families from Carlisle Jerico Lyons Marco Linton and nearby areas.
The Yaquina Club enjoyed a fried chicken dinner at Riverside Beach on Sunday hosted by husbands of members. Ice cream and cake followed in the afternoon as attendees praise the cooks.
The Jedies Fancy Work Circle will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Eliiott. This will be the last meeting of the summer and all members are expected to attend.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Aerie will convene at 7 30 this evening in the Eagles hall for a regular gathering.
Mrs. Willard Steirwalt of Worthington was admitted to Freeman City Hospital yesterday afternoon.
The Olive Branch church held its annual Old Folks Day with an all day meeting and basket dinner drawing about 250 attendees. Rev. Edgar Allen of Jasonville Baptist spoke in the afternoon with musical interludes from local choirs and a piano solo by Rev. M. A. Smith. Greensburg report notes a divorce suit filed by Teetta Nelgon accusing her husband of threats to kill her and their two children seeking custody.
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