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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1936
Page
5
The city endures a blistering June as thermometers reach near century highs. Rainfall remains scarce with the month’s fourth rain event barely easing the heat, while residents seek relief in lakes and shaded areas.
Dr. George Porter the Greene county coroner rules 65 year old railroad conductor Thomas Savage died of a sudden heart attack at his Midland boarding house. Savage had been in failing health, was unemployed recently, and had worked as a conductor on the Monon for years. He resided in Brazil earlier, leaving a son James Savage and stepson Harry Patterson in Detroit. Mrs Savage died two years ago. The body went from Floyd McClanahan Funeral Home Jasonville to Lawson Son Funeral Home Brazil for pending arrangements.
Minnie Benson of Sullivan, a widow, endures a string of tragedies. Her son Elza, 40, has been released from Sullivan hospital. Another son James, 20, a former Sullivan High School athlete now at Upper Town College, was seriously injured in a car crash that killed two. Her daughter Bessie, 4, a Sullivan schoolteacher, was rushed to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for an emergency appendectomy. The family physician treats Mrs. Benson for shock.
Fragmented OCR text mentions ebony of Ceylon as black and references a damaica Lis with unclear context. No clear event, person, or organization is established. reading yields isolated terms rather than a coherent report.
Haile Selassie, exiled Ethiopian ruler, addressed the League of Nations assembly in Amharic appealing for aid as Italian-backed jeers and protests disrupted his speech. Police arrested several demonstrators after hostile chants from Italian supporters in the gallery. The scene marked a historic jeering disruption during a league address.
Report indicates Mrs. Joe Henrig of a large patient underwent a major operation late Monday. Miss Nancy SABES of Galaberry informed about the admission of Verne Spoonme and Violaae.
City mayor urges residents to limit firecrackers to home zones. Greater Linton club announces array of July Fourth events including a three hour concert at Lin-Stock park featuring Lin-ton, Staunton, Clay City, and Switz City bands, plus the Sullivan Drum and Bugle Corps and local junior and color bands. Parade steps off at 10 am with police traffic control, WPA parking staff, and safety-education marchers.
Mrs Helen Davis aged 46 wife of Benjamin Davis sister to Newt Reel of North Main street Bicknell died Monday at the family home 603 Maple street after a lingering heart illness. Funeral at 4 pm Wednesday from the family home with interment in Bicknell cemetery. Surviving are husband a daughter Madeline Arnett Indianapolis five brothers and three sisters. Newkirk Funeral Service Pleasantville in charge.
Miss Anna M. Potochnik of this city received a certificate of graduate nurse from Loyola University School of Nursing in Chicago as part of a class of 663 candidates. She is a graduate of Linton High School and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Potochnik.
A mammoth fireworks display will close the Lin-Stock park festivities with a grand night finale. The program will conclude the day's events as spectators gather for the final salute.
Final rites were held Monday afternoon for James Hineman 78 of Lyons who died suddenly Saturday evening at the home of daughter Nellie Vandevender. Coroner Dr George Porter ruled heart ailment as cause and noted nine months of declining health. He had lived in Greene county fifty one years and is survived by six children and his wife who died in 1919. Funeral services were at Walnut Grove church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Mrs. William Stevens, confined at 390 J Street Northwest, was reported improved today after a period of illness last Friday.
Bud Haffely of this city reports his uncle Charley Wilson of Purdue Farms is seriously ill this morning.
Beginning July 1 downtown stores will adopt early closing hours for July and August. Most will open as usual but close at 5 p.m. daily, except Saturdays when closing is 8 p.m. Advertisements elsewhere in this issue list the participating stores.
Washington reports that administration leaders work on drought relief for farmers in the spring wheat regions of North and South Dakota Colorado and Wyoming. Committees under Secretary Wal lace coordinate WPA AAA RA and FSCC to provide sustenance and cash relief with a federal cattle purchase program as a potential emergency step.
Officers were chosen at a Greene County Young People's Democratic club township unit meeting held last night at Linton public library. George Gilbreath was named president with Sophia Kate Scholl as vice president, Mrs. Hank Wilkes secretary, Albert Marter treasurer, and Eugene Barnett membership chairman. Lewis Goble of Jasonville attended and helped organize the new unit.
Governor Herbert H. Lehman announced he submitted to the draft movement and will likely run again in November if the state party nominates him and the people urge service. He said he could not resist national and state Democratic leaders urging a second term and would devote himself to New York’s best interests.
Chicago police consider the possibility that Jimmy Thompson, seven, killed his mother Florence Thompson in a hotel room. Capt. William O'Brien noted the boy’s vivid imagination, his nights of coded sleep, and a supposed sighting of a “big dark man” as detectives probe the case.
Last rites for Mrs. Ernest L. Crecelius aged 60 are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home. Rev. E. M. McKown of the First M. T. church and Miss Nola Yoder of Glenburn Mission will conduct. Interment is in Fairview cemetery. The body lies in state at the funeral home and may be viewed by friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Gatfely and Mrs. Ivan Lynn with son John Tayloy traveled from this city to St Mary of the Woods on Sunday. They visited Mrs Hafgelys niece Sister Masry Gilberts during the outing.
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