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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1926
Page
2
Newspaper ad notes subscription costs and advertising rates with terms for daily, weekly, and mail orders. It references looming events, including balloon views and grove performances at Lin ton with horse races and pony attractions drawing crowds on hot days.
Bloomfield June 30 The following new cases filed this week in the circuit court include Citizens Bank of Freedom Indiana versus Roscoe Carpenter Lizzie B E Carpenter James A Deckard Fred Carpenter George W Carpenter Oolitic State Bank Citizens State Bank of Bloomfield Citizens Bank of Newberry Southern Indiana Mutual Building Savings and Loan Association Oliver F Huston Receiver of Universal Bank Curtis C Hendren Tuxedo State Bank Lyons Bank and Trust Company Also a complaint in foreclosure William B Meredith versus Dora Meredith a divorce Melvin Gadberry versus Gertrude Gadberry and a divorce Fred Ey Dyer administrator of the estate of Hynest Hill versus Enelewa B E English et al petition to sell.
A brief noting the humor and risk of attempting to beat a passenger train from Lyons to Switz City, doubling the distance the train would travel, with a cautionary aside that the stunt offers little substance beyond its trick value.
Rumors of mine mergers and contemplated activity in the locality are noted. Recent substantial deals in local mine property suggest changes expected to improve operations, though current conditions are unlikely to worsen significantly.
United Press Dispatch notes Indianapolis livestock market activity with receipts for hogs cattle and calves and sheep. Market steady with hogs 25 to 35 cents lower, best heavies around 13.75 to 14.25, cattle steers 8.00 to 10.25, cows and heifers 6.00 to 10.00, sheep top 7.00, lambs 10.00 to 14.00, calves top 12.25, bulk around 12.00 to 12.65.
The body of Mrs. Osa Gambill who died in Lake Wales Florida on June 25 arrived in Dugger Tuesday at noon. Funeral services will be held at the H. H. Gambill residence Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. L. E. Good of Linton officiating. Burial follows at Center Ridge Cemetery Sullivan.
A brief quotation from George Eliot reflecting on happiness found in contentment and surrendering the struggle for easy comfort. It notes the value of accepting one’s own will rather than pursuing constant ease.
Vernon reports Earl Hinkley, deaf and mute, drove Akron to Mt Verston without incident. South Bend notes George Chiker, 9, fell from a bridge into a creek bed fracturing both elbows. Clay City records lightning killing a team of mules and injuring their owner Elmer Peavey and another man sheltering under a tree.
In Vincennes on June 30 Mayor Gregg leads a campaign to strengthen law enforcement. Despite the police force lacking a chief, officers pledge to keep the city clean and orderly.
The first U S gas lighting was used at the home of David Melville in Newport New Jersey Baltimore Maryland claims the first U S gas lighting in 1817 an early record of gas illumination in the United States.
A brief, humorous line reflects how readers judge a man by his interests, noting that his reading preferences range from polar flights to chickens based on appearance. The remark captures everyday urban wit in a 20th century tabloid voice.
Residents at Clinton witnessed a remarkable phenomenon when a triple rainbow formed a complete arch across the sky. The clearest rainbow ever seen in the area drew a crowd as three nested arches appeared, surprising onlookers.
Thaddeus Franklin Burbank 84 and Anna Burkholder 42 eloped in Cleveland Ohio yesterday. Their union surprised Mrs. Burkholder’s parents who thought it a joke. Burbank reportedly planned to marry in Sandusky and the couple wed by a Justice of the Peace.
Loganport Ind June 30 County officials probe a firecracker explosion during a religious meeting at Onward. The town board bans sale of fire works until July 3. A 14 year old boy Charles Edwards loses sight in one eye after a firecracker in a glass bottle explodes.
Welch funeral service presents sanitation and sterilization as core strengths. Embalming rooms resemble operating theaters, with careful cleanliness and privacy. The firm touts ready 24 hour telephone access, experienced buying, and economical pricing without raising costs.
Robert P. White, long time Sullivan Indiana postmaster, was nominated again for the position. The Senate is expected to confirm the nomination within a few days.
A Detroit Mangarian notes a shift from modern best sellers to older works. People now seek Seventeenth and Eighteenth century classics, travel biographies and political economy. They visit libraries for more serious reading, she says.
The article notes that over a billion old-fashioned lead pencils are used yearly in the United States. It clarifies the figure covers hard lead and graphite pencils but not crayons, which fall under pencils in broader classification.
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