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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1962
Page
1
Reader tips cover pen ink on skin and surfaces using greasy substances or cold cream, removing bottle labels with nail polish remover, repainting faded artificial flowers with old polish, filling wall holes with plaster of Paris, and patching nails or walls with toothpaste. A nylon stocking shines shoes, while drying sweaters efficiently by shelving them in a kitchen wagon.
The 1937 graduating class of Linton-Stockton High will hold its 25th anniversary reunion at the clubhouse of the Municipal golf course on Tuesday evening July 3. Dinner is at 6 30 and the rest of the evening will be spent visiting and reminiscing. Reservations are coming from Alabama Georgia Nebraska Michigan New Jersey and Indiana. contact Mrs Juanita Hill Moore at Linton to reserve.
The Merry Maidens 4-H club of Linton and Stockton Township met at Humphreys Park on Thursday for a wiener roast and meeting. Brenda Perigo presided. Elizabeth Bredeweg led the pledge, Nancy Aland the 4-H flag pledge. Kris Laughlin gave the health and safety report with swimming safety tips and summer diet hints. Carol Sanders and Suzanne Hubbel led songs. Junior Leader Carolyn Fordyce thanked members for cooperation. the next meeting, by Junior Leaders Fordyce and Lana Duncan, will be at the High School on Monday, July 2.
Colleen Tucker was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mrs. Lucille Keller. Guests enjoyed a "Stork" game and prizes, with favors of simulated diapers. Refreshments included snowball cake and coffee for Tucker, her mother Eleanor Coyne, aunt Audrey Callaghan, and many others from Butte and Indianapolis. Regrets came from several others.
Two blasts wreck a new concrete mix plant in Greensburg Indiana suspected as dynamite set. The facility, a subsidiary of Indiana Ready-Mix of Shelbyville, faced a strike since September. No injuries. damage about 30000 dollars. a 68 foot elevator toppled. Shelbyville Local 716 union members protest over seniority and vacation pay amid NLRB hearing in Shelbyville.
Admissions were Thursday Guy Baughman Linton Mrs Stella Arthur Owensburg Mrs Carlos Fortner Indianapolis Today Allen Zuder Jasonville Mrs Austin Graves Worthing Dismissals were Mrs Beaman Willey and daughter Bloomfield Mrs Herbert Lynch Jr and daughter Linton Mrs Millie Goodson Linton Mrs James Gastineau Switz City Mrs Dewey Hays Linton.
Local notices list multiple gatherings including Bernt Young Adult Fellowship at Shakamak for ice cream, Linton Pistol Club at Lee-Sherrard park at 7 30, Red Men hall events, Women of Moose at 8, and various church classes. Also covered are DeMolay, Kiwanis, Jaycees, American Legion, and choir rehearsals with times from 5 30 p m to 8 30 p m.
The Indiana Supreme Court upheld a $30,000 damage award to a Terre Haute man injured when a police car rammed his auto. The ruling allowed damages beyond the city’s $10,000 liability insurance, with dissent arguing the liability cap was binding regardless of timing. Chief Justice Arterburn and Judge Jackson joined the majority.
At Western Correctional Institution in Pittsburgh ten inmates hold a four day rebellion atop an 80 foot water tower amid heat in the 90s. Three of the original thirteen have surrendered due to thirst and hunger, including William Ziefle who sought medical care for dehydration after climbing down.
Live stock market notes show hogs uneven with most classes steady to 25 lower. Prices ranged 18.25 to 19.50 for 190 to 250 lb. hogs, 17 to 18.75 for heavier weights, sows 25 higher. Cattle and calves scarce with six loads listed for steers at 25.00, 22.00 to 23.00 for averages, and utility cows 14.50 to 16.75. Dealers insufficient to establish full market. few 800 body fat and choice cattle at 24.00 to 28.00.
Frank Hayashida stars in Rashomon at Shawnee Summer Theater for a five day run starting Tuesday July 3 east of Bloomfield on highway 54. Bill Lattin returns to Shawnee with other resident company members under director H Adrian Rehner. The Japanese tale features a bandit bridegroom and multiple versions ending with a true story. Curtain 8 30 pm reservations by phone or mail. tickets held 10 minutes before curtain.
Indiana records three more traffic fatalities raising the 1962 toll to 530, with victims including Roy Faulkner, 59, of Napanee, Albert Robinson, 13, of Indianapolis, and Lemuel Carter, 72, of Rensselaer. Others injured include Faulkner’s son Lyle and Michael Miller. arrests and details cited from Kosciusko and surrounding counties.
Hugh Roy Bryson Jr., a 19 year old Naval reservist from Indianapolis, was jailed in Miami on charges of stealing a car from the Key West Naval Base. FBI agents arrested him after he left the base about the time of the theft and the auto was found far from his home. Bryson, formerly of Indianapolis, was called to active Naval service six months ago. A hunting spider, while courting, may offer its intended gift neatly wrapped in silk.
Farmer Ed Moorman and hunter Everet Wedmeyer spent Thursday night in a barn near a hog lot awaiting a feared marauder that has killed at least 12 pigs. They used shotguns while Sheriff Walter limited stakeout numbers to two. The beast, thought to be a African lioness or Western mountain lion, has not appeared since Monday morning. Moorman fears for his three young children and hopes the animal is driven away or killed.
Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Handy Jr of Corpus Christi Texas visit Mrs Bertie Sappenfield and other relatives in Lyons. Also staying are Mr and Mrs Bill Garrdill and daughters Carol Sue and Phyllis Ann Donad Gamiill and Mr and Mrs Bill Nicklena of Calif
Mr and Mrs Edwin Tendick of Linton and Mr and Mrs Harold Gambill of Bloomfield are visiting relatives in the area, spending time with family members and sharing news of their communities.
The six weeks ending June 30 saw dealers taking in more used cars as trades on new car sales than in any other six week period. Buyers gain from abundance and lower prices while dealers limit inventory to cut overhead. Auto sales near the 1955 peak and April's 63 year high support forecasts of growing summer strength per Ward's Automotive Reports.
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