Local Dwellers Attend Social Visits and Illness Reports
West Atlas residents host relatives and friends visiting from Muncie Carlisle Indianapolis and Detroit. Community members like Mrs Henry White and Odes Himebrook are noted for health and bereavement updates while several families travel between Linton Marion Pleasantville and Washington for hospital and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C, ‘Ham
Emerican
Eliza Ham
Raymond Ham
William Landis
George O’brien
Joe White
Lyons
Jennie Heitman
Linton
Ralph Hale
Priscilla Louise Gabbard
Washington
T.S
Dagger
Anna B. Shields
Jack Griffith
Anna Shields
Pleasantville
iMrs
Ear
Wilbur
Farmersburg
John W. Buck
Carlisle IR
Garratt Buck
Yvoan Lovelace
Robert
Mississippi
Henry White
Harley Strickland
Marion
Roy Grey
Glen ‘Leach
Detroit
Mich
Louis Himebrook
Gary
Delphi Rhodes
Petition to determine birth time filed in Greene Circuit Court
Melvin Earl Booker filed a petition in Greene Circuit Court to fix his birth time. A hearing is set for July 1, 1943. Clerk Frank A. Lenning attested the filing on June 28, 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Earl Booker
Greene Circuit Court
Bain
Diafea
Frank A. Lenning
Social Calendar for Monday Meetings
Chickateth Council Pocahontas gathers at Red Men's hall 7 p m Epworth League Glenburn Mission meets at community house 7 15 p m Metropolitan Lodge 193 K of P meets at hall 7 30 p m Scouts Cubs meet at Community house 6 30 p m Scout Troop 50 meets at 6 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickateth Council Pocahontas
Red Men's Hall
T Epworth League of
Glenburn
Metropolitan Lodge No. 193
K. of P
Scouts and Cubs
Scout Troop
Local Club Meetings and Classes Schedule
Quapaw Council No. 80 Pocahontas meets at Red Men hall at 7 pm. Loyal Order of Moose No. 1434 gathers at Moose Hall at 7 30 pm. Beginners First Aid class at the public library from 7 to 9. Girls 44H clubs meet at the high school at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quapaw Council No. 80
Pocahontas
Red Men's Hall
Loyal Order of Moose No. 1434
Moose Hall
Wednesday Society Meetings Across Town
The Baptist Ladies Aid Society meets at the church for an all day gathering. Eagles lodge convenes at the hall at 7 p.m. Elks lodge assembles at the Elks home at 8 p.m. Unity Lodge No. 687 I O O F meets at the hall at 7 30 p.m. Rotary Club hosts a luncheon at the Methodist church at 12 15 p.m. Glenburn W B C S meets at the community house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Ladies Aid Society
Unity Lodge
Rotary Club
the Methodist Church
Local Lodge Meetings Tonight in Various Halls
Stated meeting Columbian Chapter No 140 O IE S at 7 30 p m Quapaw Tribe No 143 Improved Order of Red Men at the hall 7 p m Prayer meeting at Glenburn Mission 7 p m Sons of American Legion at Legion Home 6 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. IE. S
Glenburn Mission
Sons of American Legion
Legion
Loyalty Class Lawn Party Hosts Share Fellowship
The Loyalty class of Saron Evangelical and Reformed church held a Friday lawn party at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Richardson with co host Mrs. Joe Haseman. Rev. Carl Hofmann led devotional readings and prayers while Mrs. Richardson guided the business session. A social evening followed with a lunch of hamburgers, salad and coffee. Attendees included Rev. and Mrs. Hofmann, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kramer, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Akre, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kramer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kramer, Mrs. Plew, Mr. Jacob Fritz, Mrs. Kenneth Hannon, Misses Jean Kramer, June Richardson, Thyrza Lynn Kramer, and Ruby Stewart of Springfield Illinois, and the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saron Evangelical
Carl Hofmann
Oscar Kramer
Robert L. Akre
Paul Kramer
Charles W. Clayton
Rudolph Kramer
Plew
Jacob Fritz
Kenneth Hannum
Jean Kramer
June Richardson
Thyrza Lynn Kramer
Ruby Stewart
Springfield, Ill
Thomas Richardson
Joe Haseman
Local Hosts Welcome Guests with Gifts Reception
The host and hostess Mr. and Mrs. Bert Chambers entertained with a gathering attended by Padgett Vada Butler Myra Phil lips Carolyn Phillips Charlottee Lovelace Marion Lovelace Donna Pearl Burris Lillie Butler Mary Etta Fletcher Joan Fletcher Arnold Wayne Chambers Larry Chambers Mrs. Russell Piritle Mrs. Stoney Padgett and Barbara who received a number of gifts.
Cpl. Paul Burch Honored During Ten Day Furlough
Cpl. Paul Burch on a ten day furlough was honored at dinner hosted by his parents General and Mrs. Burch. Relatives and friends from Indianapolis Plainfield Marco and surrounding areas attended with many listed guests including the Burch family and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Paul Burch
General Burch
Homer Gunn
Sharon
Eugene Ladson
Vera
Wendell
Elvis Walker
Linda
Bud
Alma Lucas
Lottie Bruner
Marco
Clyde Burch
Hattie
Harvey Burch
Bobby
Indianapolis
Cletus Burch
Irene Wicker
Plainfield
Cpl. Burch
Burch
Employes Enjoy Shakamak Outing
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Gambill hosted an outing for Western Auto Associate Store employees at Shakamak state park on Wednesday evening. Attendees included Miss Sybil Laughlin, Roy Corbin, Jackie Lynn, Dick Cline, Elizabeth Donie, Janet Laughlin, Mrs. Myron Green, and Sharla Gambill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Gambill
Western Auto Associate
Shakamak State Park
Sybil Laughlin
Roy Corbin
Jackie Lynn
Dick Cline
Elizabeth Donie
Janet Laughlin
Myron Green
Sharla
Various Wednesday Evening Meetings and Classes Noted
Community groups schedule Thursday activities including Beginners First Aid at the public library from 7 p m Women's Relief Corps at the hall 7 p m American Legion Post at the Legion Home 7 p m choir practice at the Baptist church 7 45 p m Stated meeting Linton Lodge 660 F A M at the hall 7 30 p m United Brethren choir at the church 7 p m Methodist choir at the church 7 p m Alpha Delphian club Surgical Dressings classes 1 p m Townsend club at city hall 7 30 p m Surgical Dressings at the Elks home 1 4 and 7 9 p m.
Sparks Family Reunion Chooses 1944 Officers
Members of the Sparks family reunion association met at Humphreys Park for their annual gathering. Welker T. Sparks was named president and Virginia Williams of Terre Haute was named secretary. The report lists numerous Sparks family members from Bloomfield Switz City Bicknell Sandborn Terre Haute Linton Paxton and Linton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks Family Reunion Association
Humphreys Park
Welker T. Sparks
Virginia Williams
Terre Haute
Bill
Bloomfield
Lowell Sparks
Karen Sue
Glen Sparks
Switz City
Charles Helen, Jr
Bicknell
John Adamson
Helen
Sandborn
Lizzie Adams
Iva Williams
Virginia
Mollie Moffett
Eddie Edwards
John Adamson Jr
Joann
Linton
Lawrence Blevens
May Flynn
Thomas
Paxton
John Sparks
Future Home-makers Hold Recent Meeting
The Future Home-makers 4H club held a regular meeting in the local high school auditorium. A playset titled The Tunnel of Horrors was presented in the afternoon with Mary Anna Shepard serving as director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anna Shepard
Friday Activities At Moose Hall And Local Clubs
Friday chapter student women of the Moose meet at Moose Hall at 7 PM Surgical Dressings classes held at Elks Home from 1 to 4 PM and 1 to 9 PM. Wednesday bridge club meets with Mrs Otto Harting at 2 15 PM Ladies Fancywork Circle convenes with Mrs Billy Cooper at 2 PM. Mrs Will Talbott and Mrs Will Johnson co hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Otto Harting
Billy Cooper
Will Talbott
Will Johnson
Barbara Chambers Honored at Birthday Party
Barbara Chambers was honored on her tenth birthday anniversary with a party at her home. Friends attended a cheerful afternoon of games and contests followed by ice cream, cake, and cool-ade refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Chambers
Judy Priest
Cause Not Blood Counts Basilone Receives Medal
Washington reports Sergeant John Basilone of Somerville New Jersey receives the Congressional Medal for Guadalcanal valor. He held a machine gun position for three days and nights without food sleep or rest and despite heavy fire aided his crew and manned an extra gun until replacements arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Basilone
John Basilone
Somerville
New Jersey
Guadalcanal
Johnny
Carrier Boys Get More Than They Asked For
At a Friday meeting the Daily Citizen and Indianapolis News carrier boys reached an agreement with Mr Stone and Mr Sallsberry. The group includes Mr Headley and Mr Barnes. All carriers return to regular routes and will continue service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Daily Citizen
Indianapolis
Stone
The
Indianapolis News
Sallsberry
Headley
Barnes
OPA Extends Blue Stamps And Sets Meat Stamp Expiry
The OPA announces blue ration stamps N P and Q from warration book No 2 will be valid for processed foods in July. June stamps K L and M may be used through July 7. Red stamps J K L and M for meats fats cheese and oils expire next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
O.P.A
Watches and Clocks Pawnshop Specials in War Boom
In Portland Oregon detectives report pawnshops seeing rush business as dollar watches and alarm clocks become symbols of the war boom. Shops sell cheap timepieces as collateral and purchases amid influx of big pay rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
U.P
Personal notices from Linton region social scene
Local residents and visitors share weekends and travels with family and friends. Several individuals and couples, including Mr. and Mrs. C W Bennett, Miss Mary Ruth Hutchinson, Miss Anna Mae Hall, Miss Genevieve Grass, and Mrs. George Cole, are mentioned in visits and returns across Indiana and beyond, with trips to Camp Stewart Georgia, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Sullivan, Jasonville, and Dugger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ruth Hutchinson
Anna Mae Hall
Dayton, O
James Hutchinson
John Hall
Sullivans Tour 65 Cities To Rally War Workers
The Sullivan family son and daughter Genevieve Aid drive a national campaign of war worker outreach. They spoke at 235 rallies from Atlantic to Pacific and Great Lakes to Gulf, addressing over a million workers in 65 cities. They also did radio addresses reaching millions. The tour began in February with Mrs Sullivan christening a minesweeper and, in April, a destroyer named The Sullivans at San Francisco in honor of her sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingdon
D. C
Navy
Mas F
Sullivan
Willie Host
Juneau
Solomons
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Gulf
Genevieve Sullivan
Sullivans
New Plane To Fight Submarines On Liberty Ships
An official says Liberty ships will gain helicopter protection against U boats. Rear Admiral Howard L. Vickery, vice chairman of the maritime commission, states vertical takeoff and landing planes that hover are ideal for anti submarine work. The first experiment will occur next month with a small flight deck added to a Baltimore built ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
U.P
Maritime Commission
Howard L. Vickery
Baltimore
Purdue Trustee David Ross Dies After Stroke
David Ross 71 died in a Lafayette hospital after a paralytic stroke. As president of Purdue University Board of Trustees and a major benefactor, he built wealth from steering gear inventions for autos and trucks. The report notes his long philanthropy and Purdue ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
U.P
David Ross
Board of
Purdue University
Lafayette Hospital
Ross
Poisoning at wedding cake sickens 15 in Indiana
Indiana Board of Health investigates staphylococcal poisoning from cream filled wedding cake served at a wedding in Brazil. Bride and groom among the seriously ill. five others hospitalized. Also a Brazil search for escapee Donald Travers after a police chase with shots fired injuring Officer Hathaway. Four year old Tommy Todd drowns near Valparaiso. War Labor Board approves weekly half day paid vacations for retail workers through Sept 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Board of Health
Hollis Jackson
Bloomington
Jackson
Eugene Givens
Brazil
Donald Travers
Indianapolis
Travers
Putnamville
Ard
U.P
Tommy Todd
Lake Eliza
Valparaiso
Charles Todd
Dyer
War Labor Board
Chicago
WILUB
Round-Up attendee Barbara Kay Jean Returns Home
Miss Barbara Kay Jean junior leader of the Ripanso and Willing Workers 4H clubs in Switz City returned home after attending the 4-H club Round-Up at Purdue recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Kay Jean
Ripanso
Switz City
Purdue
War influence shifts reading at Chicago Public Library
Chicago Public Library reports wartime demand reshapes youth reading. Seventh and eighth graders favor Guadalcanal Diary and They Were Expendable while younger readers seek aviation and nursing titles. Duplicate adult and juvenile copies are now common across the system and its 46 branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago U.P
Tom Swift
Elsie Dinsmore
Tom 'Sawyer” Moulders
Bataan
Chicago Public Library
Children’s Department
Woks
Army
Aleutian
Udslands
Alaska
Libya
Mediterranean
Torpedo
Women Build Engineering Roles At General Electric Plant
In Schenectady New York women with backgrounds in dramatics home economics languages or secretarial work are becoming assistants in GE’s industrial engineering department. They are being trained for technical tasks previously done by men due to manpower shortages and limited technically trained women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
U.P
General Electric Co
H.w.bennett
Women in Technical Roles Highlighted in Department
The passage notes women increasingly work in aviation, motor, welding, control, industrial heating and renewal parts. It emphasizes the department’s need to handle slide rules draw charts and solve technical questions.
Tanks Bear Names of Coastal Cities
California names the 18th armored division tanks after each county and city as Maj. Gen. John B. Wogan’s tank is christened California. Other tanks will carry the names of all 35 counties and about 800 incorporated cities as the division trains at Camp Beale near Marysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Cal. P
18Th Armored
Camp Beale
California
John B.wogan
Los Angeles
Trinidad
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linton Daily Cits
Sully
National
Hessociation
Indiana
Elkin C. Turner
E. L. Parnes
Hoyt Clark
Citizen
Carrider
West Atlas News
P.m
Eagles Lodge
Elks Lodge
Elks Home
Glenburn W. 8. C. S
Women's Relief Corps
American Legion
Baptist Church
Lodge No. 660 F. & A. Im
United Brethren
Alee, ci
Alpha Delphian Club
Townsend Club
Sparks
Elks
Eleventh Street
City OF Linton Utilities
Bile Insurance
C.W. Bennett
James O.bennett
Camp Stewart
Bonnie Harrison
Edith Rose Wible
Rowena
May Wible
H.S. Larsen
John Heenan
City
Mudlava Sanitarium
Kramer
Eddie Stotts
Phyllis
Orville Beasley
John Tryon
Detroit,Mich
Maggie Francis
Harry, Arthur
Max Tryon
Clay City
Sineifinie
George Cole
Aberdene, Wash
Henry Holly
Jasonville
Genevieve Grass
Arthur Grass
Maude Holly
Dugger
Melvin Holy
Clayton Anders
Sharon Kay
Mabel Shaw
Betty Jo Morrison
Eugene Gordon
South Bend
Don Etta Tubby
William Tubby
Helen iEnglish
Edith McFadden
Bettie Jewell
Ruth Landis
Soe
Sara E. Jordan
George Hoffman
Miss Deloris Comibs
West Terre [Haute
Jo Ann Marty
Frank Denman
Pauline and
Clovis
Tony ‘Dudley of
Indiana News
Fort Wayne
Edward Wolfe
Columbia City
Wolfe
Frank Rauner
Forest Myers
Ft. ‘Wayne
Sylvan Lake
Rome City
Bedford, Ind
U.R
Valparaiso, Ind
Indianapoilis
America
Sherwin - Williams
Western Auto Store
Paul Gambill
N. Main Street
Odes
E. Himebrock
Clymore
Paul Neal
Little
Betty
Himebrook
Linton Hardware Co
Selec Ladies
Tions
Seersucker
John’s
So. Main St
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