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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1954
Page
2
The Telly Citizen announces classified ads at three cents per word with a 40 cent minimum. Ads must be prepaid if no charge account exists, and submissions before 4:00 PM appear the same day. The paper disclaims liability for misprints and advertiser reliability remains the advertiser's responsibility.
Television listings for Monday June 28 and Tuesday June 29 in Bloomington. Programs include news weather sports talk shows soap operas game shows and variety entertainment with times from early evening to late night and highlights such as Bonanza news and weather segments and IU University features.
Greene county students are among more than 1200 enrolled at Indiana State Teachers College for the first summer term. From Linton are Mildred Gertrude Jones Patsy Elzine Wilson Lloyd D. Brown Glenn Roy Cass Robert J. Grounds Kenneth D. Klein Ershell G. Miller Richard Allen Watson Wayne Harold Wright and Max Mason Woolsey. From Lyons are Linda Kay Waggoner Reba Mina Street Ronald Mercer and Bill Donald Aydelotte. From Switz City are Miriam K. Frey Alberta Webster Harmond Ruth Wakefield and Lydia Mason Gastineau. Others are Willard W. Brown and Gene Hawkins Midland. Classes run June 15 to July 16 with a second session July 19 to August 20.
A concise dictionary style note defining a mental mix described as a medley of thoughts or ideas. It presents the phrase as a concept, without narrative or events, emphasizing a blend of inner reflections.
Reprint recalls the Literary Digest’s decline after polls misfired on 1936 results and its national influence waning. Also notes moves toward normalcy in drug stores, Fordham’s proposed pharmacy of the future, and local oddities including a found old implement and a squirrel story.
A Marian Martin pattern 9166 for misses sizes 10 to 18 offers a full skirt dress with a cool neckline and wide shoulder straps. Choose silk print voile organza or cotton, with complete illustrated Sew Chart and a pending mailing offer of thirty-five cents plus postage.
From the 1954 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog, instructions offer gay novelty embroidery designs. Pattern 7383 features transfers about 64 by 5 inches. Send 25 cents per pattern plus 5 cents extra for first class mailing to Linton Daily Citizen Household Arts Dept New York. Include name address zone and pattern number.
New York report says Gene Autry will own the maximum five ITV stations permitted by government policy. The item also notes TV license solidification for Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows, Perry Como’s season-end show, Bert Wheeler’s rumored new series, and shifts in TV production from live to filmed formats affecting Lucy, Dragnet, and Groucho.
A new federal law signed by President Eisenhower restricts fireworks shipments to states where sale or use is prohibited. It targets mail order loopholes and carries penalties up to one year in prison or a $1000 fine. The law takes effect July 1 and builds on a history of declining fireworks casualties.
Evangelists Rev. Bernice L. Roedel and Miss Violet M. Coulter lead special services at the Linton Church of the Nazarene starting Wednesday at 7 30 p m and continuing through Sunday July 4. Roedel, polio survivor who preached since age fifteen, holds a 1947 Trevecca Bible degree. Coulter assists with music and singing. Pastor Rev J E Reynolds invites the public to attend any or all services.
Wheat farmers in the region were urged by E Kirby Ashcraft chair of the Greene County Savings Bonds Committee to invest part of their grain earnings in Series E or H Savings Bonds. Mrs Ashcraft noted these bonds help build reserve funds for emergency periods high equipment costs and retirement security. Farmers should consult bankers about regular investments in government securities.
The listing shows programs from 3:30 to 7:58 including Requestfully Yours Weather News Sports Barn Dance Frolic Rhythm in Motion Club 1600 Sundown Melodies and the Sign Off. Scheduling emphasizes musical variety and regular newscasts with a late evening sign off.
A dense daily guide lists broadcast times and program names from 6:00 to 6:30. The lineup includes News, musical segments, dances, jokes, market reports, and public service features featuring groups like the Baxter Quartet Francis Scott Orchestra and the U.S. Army and Air Force segments.
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