East Indies Map New Life Course Amid War Fears
Batavia Java June 29 German victory fears stir worry over the Netherlands East Indies The United States is seen as the main potential ally with vast tin rubber and oil resources at stake American interests total about 200 million in rubber plantations and 300 million in Borneo oil But few Americans live in the Indies and many Germans are interned after Holland fell Dutch authorities move swiftly to suppress Nazi activity and seize German vessels in the harbors Meanwhile local community notices list meetings and lodge events across the area
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Batavia
Java
U.P
Japan
Netherland East Indies
United States
America
Asia
Indies
East Indies
Borneo
Australia
Germany
Holland
Sputsch
Islands
Batvia
Local residents visit during week
Sullivan guests include Mr and Mrs Dick Hoskins and Mollie Leach plus Harry Walters hosting. Dover family and Loga Wilkes travel to Kentucky to see friends. Bill Mason Loga Wilkes Jake Yung and Emma Spinks return home after attending the state Democrat convention in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hoskins
Sullivan
Mollie Leach
Harry Walters
Dinks Dover
Kentucky
Bill Mason
Loga Wilkes
Jake Yung
Jack
Emma Spinks
Indianapolis
Helen L Grubbs Society Note
Society item for Helen L Grubbs details to be submitted to the Linton Daily Citizen office by 11 a.m. for publication in that day’s issue. Personal news from clubs lodges parties and churches encouraged.
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Linton Daily Citizen
Asl
Helen L. Grubbs
Greene County Social Calendar Highlights Meetings and Events
Greene county Industrial Union meets at Moose hall 7 30 p m Alc crafts attend Linton Shuffleboard at Humphreys park 7 p m Rifle club practices K P rifle range Metropolitan Lodge No 4 K K of P 7 50 p m Epworth League Glenburn Mission 7 15 p m Public Health Nursing Greene county hospital 7 30 p m Violet Rebekah Lodge 312 Carpenters Local 187 K P hall 7 p m Quapaw Council 80 Poca hontas Red Men hall Tom Linton Concert Band Central School Bldg 7 50 p m All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County Industrial Union
Moose Hall
Alc-crafts
Committee of Public Health Nursing
Greene County Hospital
Quapaw Council
Pocahontas
Red Men's Hall
Tom
Linton
Central School
Here 4-H Club Meeting Description at Hene
Here 4-H Hoosier Hustlers club members and guests met at leader Marlin Bradfield’s home in the Tene community. Norma Dean Perkins reported on potato bug control and Harley Disque spoke on potato and bean beetles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Hoosier Hustlers 4-H Club
Hene
Marlin Bradfield
Tene
Here
Jean Bradfield
Norma Dean Perkins
Harley Disque
Lenora Perkins
Mary Evelyn Mayes
Jack Benham
Joe Goodwin
Bob Jeffers
Clifford Baker
Viola Weddle
Helena White
Elmer Weddle
Laddie Stevens
Beulah Bradfield
Donnie White
Frank Jeffers
Miss Buzan Hosts Lyons 4-H Club Meeting
Miss Esther Buzan hosted a Lyons Willing Workers 4-H gathering with a business session and a demonstration on measuring dry ingredients. The group recited the pledge and shared refreshments. attendees included Betty Biggs Esther Baker Mary Ellen Allen Reba McKee and Carolyn Frost. The next meeting will be at Betty Biggs’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LYONS
Esther Buzan
Willing Workers 4-H Club
Betty Biggs
Esther Baker
Mary Ellen Allen
Reba McKee
Carolyn Frost
Death by Own Action in 1840 West Brookfield Case
Residents recall a century old tragedy in North Brookfield as Wit Bartlett killed James Luce in a dispute over payment. Bartlett fled, prepared a pyre, and shot himself atop the brush pile after Luce survived a bullet deflection. A fieldstone marker near the site still bears the epitaph.
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North Brookfield
Mass
U.P
Bartlett
James Luce
Joan
Luce
Eliza Abbott
Abbobe
Brownstown Weekend Guests Visit Local Families
Week end visitors included Mrs. John Duncan and children Rose Marie and Johnny from Detroit staying with Mrs. Covert McBride and family. Other calls came from Mrs. Letitia Moan Mrs. Sarah Lynn and families in nearby towns plus visits by Dennie Badds Stanley Hastings Jerry Sherman and several Indianapolis Jasonville Linton and Cory residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covert McBride
Mrs. McBride
John Duncan
Rosemarie
Johnny
Detroit
Mich
Merom
Stanley Hastings
Dwight
Odon
Orville Sherman
Jerry
Dugger
Harry Peterson
Harold
Jack
Maude Lynn
Roger Peterson
Jasonville
William Stevens
Linton
Otho Mitchell
Cory
Happy Loveall
Ben Farr
Indianapolis
Mrs Haberle Hosts Jasonville Royal Neighbors Lodge
In Jasonville Indiana the Royal Neighbors lodge met at Mrs Laura Haberle s home with Mrs Hannah Crosby presiding. A dinner followed including pork potatoes gravy green beans and strawberry preserves. Attendees included Roma Walker Gertrude O Neal Bessie Hastings Belle Ransom Claudine Royer Nellie Randall Lida Harrel and the hostess. The next meeting is set for July 25 at Shakamak state park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasonville
Ind
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Laura Haberle
Hannah Crosby
Mesdames Roma Walker
Gertrude O'Neal
Bessie Hastings
Belle Ransom
Claudine Royer
Nellie Randall
Lida Harrel
Haberle
Shakamak State Park
Here
Local organizations schedule evening meetings
Local 6 278 and the Workers Alliance of America call a 7 p.m. library gathering with all members urged to attend. Building Trades Council meets at City hall at 7 30 p.m. Sons of American Legion convene at the Legion Home at 6 50 p.m. Quapaw Tribe No 143 Improved Order of Red Men meets at the wall at 7 p.m. Rifle club practices at the K of P rifle range at 7 p.m.
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Workers Alliance of America
Building Trades Council
City Hall
Sons of American Legion
Legion
Quapaw Tribe No. 143
Improved Order of Red Men
the Wall
Mrs Imo Carlisle Hosts Dugger Bingo Club
Mrs. Imo Carlisle entertained the Thursday Afternoon Bingo club at her Dugger home. Prizes went to Mrs. Onie Laxton Mrs. Eva Crooks and Mrs. Kathryn Crawl while a group of local ladies attended including Thelma Hickman Ella Clark Sarah Sellers Nannie Moody Anna Stevenson Grace Wilson Ethel Hickman Lucille Stevenson Cynthia Carlisle Isobel Wilson and Violet Arnold.
Four Way Bridge Social Roundup Moves Across Town
Mr and Mrs Charles Swaby visited in Sullivan Monday while Nathan Carr traveled to Indianapolis on business. Numerous locals and relatives shared calls and visits from White Rose to Hickory church with Rosa Kluesner, Blanche Carr and others. John Swaby of Arkansas visited Charles Swaby as family mourned Mary A Jackson with Fern Smith in Anderson and Dean Moore visiting his grandmother Sue Poole.
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Charles Swaby
Sullivan
Nathan Carr
Indianapolis
Bob Woodruff
White Rose
Guy Smith
Rosa Kluesner
Sherman Kehem
Bethany Church
Fred Woodward
Lander Burris
Paul Story
Merom
Sue Poole
Ralph Moore
Fred Moore
Hickory Church
Blanche Carr
Hubert Wright
John Swaby
Arkansas
Dugger Epworth League Holds Park Outing
Members of the Epworth Junior league gathered for an outing Thursday at the Dugger town park. Attendees included Billy Bedwell Sally Risinger William Walters Glenna Bonham Jimmy Walters Frankie Harrison Carolyn Ellis Billie Ellis Doris Goldman Virginia Sweeney Jimmie Horn Tommy Reeves Dick McGhee Jack Baldwin and sponsors Mrs Clyde Harrison and Mrs Ralph Walters.
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Dugger
Epworth
Dugger Town Park
Billy Bedwell
Sally Risinger
William Walters
Glenna Frances Bonham
Jimmy Walters
Frankie Harrison
Carolyn
Billie Ellis
Doris
Jimmy Goldman
Virginia Sweeney
Jimmie Horn
Tommy Reeves
Dick McGhee
Jack Baldwin
Clyde Harrison
Ralph Walters
Local Social Notes From Lyons and Nearby Towns
Residents travel for visits and attend clubs while others mark a memorial for Bertha Taylor. Mrs. Lenore Edmond and companions attend the Past Matrons club in Lyons. Traveling attendees include Mrs. Karl Krutt, Charles Adington, Mrs. George Pelvin, and families visiting in Clinton, Terre Haute, Shelburn, Owensburg, and Indianapolis. A memorial verse recalling Bertha Taylor closes the item.
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Lenore Edmond
Etta Taylor
Verda Barrass
Lyons
Perle M. Axe
Karl Krutt
Owensburg
Charles Adington
Miami
Fla
George Pelvin
Los Angeles
Calif
Helen Devlin
Keeene County Public Hearing On Alcohol Permit Applications
The Local Alcoholic Beverage Board of Keeene County Indiana will hold a public investigation at the Clerk's Office Bloomfield on July 6 1940 at am CST. The hearing reviews applications by Charley Barnett Linton Liquor Worthington Liquor Jess Greenwood Mayflower Taverne and others for liquor permits at specified premises. Public participation is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholic Beverage Board
Keeene County
Indiana
Court House
Bloomfield
Issuin
Charley Barnett
HE Quester
Bridge Club Postponed Two Weeks for Holiday
The Thursday Afternoon Bridge club meeting scheduled for next week with Mrs. W F Craft as hostess has been postponed two weeks due to the Fourth of July holiday. Mrs Craft will host on Thursday July 18.
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W. F. Craft
Indianola Club Holds Social Meeting at Mrs Wilsons
Indianola club members gathered Thursday at Mrs. George Wilson’s South Linton home with eight members and guest Mrs. Fern Ellison. A short business session preceded bingo with prizes to Mrs. Gertie Bone Mrs. Bell Topping and Mrs. Anna Craft. Refreshments followed. Next meeting set for Mrs. George Eskew’s West Linton home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola Club
George Wilson
South Linton
Fern Ellison
Gertie Bone
Bell Topping
Anna Craft
George Eskew
West Linton
Connecticut Typhoid Fever Decline Driven by Hygiene
Connecticut reports typhoid fever virtually unknown due to safe water and food and improved hygiene. Since 1900, the disease dropped 99 percent, says Warren J. Scott, director of the health department's sanitary engineering bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
U.P
Connecticut
State Health Department
Warren J. Scott
Department
Bureau of Sanitary Engineering
Pilgrim Holiness Church Announces Special Young Peoples Day
The Pilgrim Holiness Church will hold special children and young people services. Sunday evening at 7 30 o clock a program of music and singing will be featured. The public is invited to attend.
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Pilgrim Holiness Church
Lucille Fischer Weds John Powers at Annunciation Church
Mrs. Felix Haffley and Mrs. Bland Silvey attended the wedding of Miss Lucille Fischer to John Powers at Annunciation church in St. Mary's of the Woods near Terre Haute. The ceremony occurred Tuesday morning. The bridegroom is a former Linton resident.
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Felix Haffley
Bland Silvey
Lucille Fischer
John Powers
Annunciation Church
St. Mary’s of the Woods
Terre Haute
Linton
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Uskin C. Turner
Vance Sappenfield
Th. J. Barnes
Hoyt Clark
Turner
St Uschie
Carther
Mikh
Endeana
Mal
Women of Moose
Glenburn Aid Society
Baptist
Ladies Aid Society
Rotary
Baptist Church
Unity Lodge
Elks Lodge
Eagles Lodge
Freeman ,Greece
Socief
Chubs
Linton Shuffleboard Club
Humphreys Park
Rifle Club
K. of P. Rifle Range
Metropolitan Lodge No. 4
Kk. of P
Epworth League of
Glenburn Mission
Violet Rebekah Lodge No
Carpenters Local
Miss Buzan
Lyons 4-H
Massachusetts
Brownstown
Mrs. Haberle
Jasonville Lodge
K. of P
Rifle Range
Imo Carlisle
Dugger Epworth League
N. A. Randall
Gar Walker
Terre Llante
Drexel Callahan
Geneva Tribby
Demna Frumpe
Dora Greenwood
Shelburn
M. Ashcraft
Ernestine
Clinton
Theodore Sheer
Worthington
Murray Bledsoe
Pendleton
James Marvel
Thomas Shepherd
Memoriam
Bertha Taylor
Alcomolic Peverage Commission OF
Joun . Noonan
Hugh A. Barnhart Bhieise
Mark
John T. Bennett
Shelburn, Indiana
Norge Ubic Foot
Rollator
NORGE
Norgite
Correll Electric
Vincennes St
Brrad
Vigor
She
Maddison Market
S. Main St
Mack Tyler
W. Vincennes
Keep Youthful
Chris Sorensen
Prop
Maxwell Furniture Co
Indianola
Giant de
RINSO
AX & Fry
Newkirk
Pleasantville
KIRK
Cushing
Overland Sales Co
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