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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1941
Page
2
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Ford Motor Company installs a production shortcut at River Rouge to speed 1000-pound tricycle landing gear for the B 24D. Edsel Ford says the temporary plant at Ypsilanti will produce five gears per bomber daily while the bomber parts facility is completed. Engineers seek simplifications to reduce forgings and machine work to ease delays in delivering World War II bombers.
Mr and Mrs Benford Reynolds have returned to Washington DC after two weeks with Mr and Mrs Roll Hagaman and Mr and Mrs W H Reynolds Also Miss Betty Dunn of Brooklyn NY who visited with the Hagamans Leanne Hagaman and Mrs Victor Le Febvre accompanied them back to Washington for a brief visit.
Social calendar lists Linton shuffleboard at Humphreys Park seven p m. Metropolitan Lodge No. 193 K of P meets at the hall seven thirty p m. Glenburn citizenship class and Epworth League gather at Community House seven and seven fifteen p m. Chickateth Pocahontas Council at Red Men’s Hall seven thirty p m.
Quapaw Council No. 80 Poca hontas meets at Red Men's hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Tuesday Afternoon Contract club meets with Mrs. Andy Humphreys at 2 p.m. Wednesday Afternoon Bridge club gathers at Mrs. Homer Fordyce’s home for dessert bridge at 1:30 p.m., with Mrs. G. W. Dixon as co-hostess. Members asked to note day change.
Hugh Craig of Syracuse arrived Saturday afternoon for a two weeks visit with his wife Mrs. Craig and their children who are staying with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hamilton. Mrs. Mary E. Neal returned home after two months with her daughter Mrs. Dennis Jackson in Cincinnati. Mrs. Jackson joined her mother for a short visit to Linton.
George Houldson of Newberry was guest of honor at a June 30 basket dinner by the White River banks celebrating his birthday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Montgomery and sons Lavere and Randall of Linton and many others from Pleasantville Shiloh Bucktown Sullivan Dugger Odon and Linton.
Glenburn Aid Society meets at the community house and Baptist Ladies Aid Society holds an all day meeting at the church. Rotary Club luncheon at the American Legion home at 12 15 p m. Unity Lodge No 637 IOOF meets at the hall at 730 p m. Eagles lodge meets at the hall Elks lodge meets at the Elks home at 8 p m.
The Rebekah lodge will hold an officer installation at Linton Odd Fellows hall at 7:30 p m Tuesday. Miss Leslie Sommerlaut deputy district president of Coal City will serve as installing officer. Members are urged to attend.
Methodist choir practice at the church at 7 p m. Baptist choir practice at the United Brethren church at 7 p m. Christian choir practice at the Loyal Order of Moose No 1434 American Legion Post meets at the Legion home at 8 p m. Townsend club meets at the city hall at 7 30 p m.
Friday events note the Sons of the American Legion gathering at the Legion home at 6 30 p m and Quapaw Tribe No 143 Improved Order of Red Men meeting at the hall in the same notice.
In a ceremony at the home of Justice of the Peace Peter Braw in Linton, Miss LaDonna Smith became the bride of Wendell Sevier. Attendants were Mrs Iona Crout of West Middletown Ohio and Miss Betty Harrell of Linton. The couple plans to live in Sullivan.
William Greenwood Fred J. Wall and Roscoe Calvert were chosen as commissioners of the Greene Clay Owen Soil Conservation district in a low turnout vote. Charles Black, Calvert and Greenwood led the count while Robert Sloan and Stanley Hardesty were named by officials as additional appointees. The district covers Greene Clay and Owen counties with two state appointees joining the board.
Capital and labor pool to revive the Susquehanna Collieries operation in Williamstown Pa to prevent town decline. The Williamstown Collieries Corporation with backers C E Mochamer H R Randall and A S Morgan will run the mine with union input from Elwood Moffet UMWA. Workers were told three months prior the plant faced losses exceeding 1 million on five million tons of anthracite in five years.
Washington Indiana hosts the Graham Farms Fair and Track Association fifth annual Fourth of July Celebration and Race Meet on Friday July 4. Harness racing runs in 18 heats with 2 24, 2 18, and 2 12 classes for both gaits. The event features Val Grayson and his Chicago orchestra with Dianne Paige as vocalist, a large hardwood dance floor, and a horse shoe pitching act by Mr and Mrs C F Jackson. Robert C Graham Jr, secretary, promises a grand celebration with a fireworks display.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lacy hosted a Sunday gathering at their community home. Guests included Frank Blake and son Darrell, Frank Thompson and daughters Miriva and Wanda, Paul Edds and children Jimmie Dean and Darlene, Ola Edds and Ernest, Ruby and Mary Houston, Glen Dunford and children Elden and Janice, Ernest Robertson and Helen, Matt Bedwell and Donald, Noah Neal, Frank Good, Leo Robertson and Jewelladean, Virgil Good and children Robert Lagatha Paul and Wayne, with afternoon callers Bruce Lokins Frankie Kolhouse and Margaret Jane Lind.
Bob Wilkie has returned to his home in Alhambra California after spending two weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs H E Wilkie.
Mrs. John Price and Mrs. Ralph Wible attended the wedding of Miss Etta Petty of near Prairie Creek and Lloyd Goble of Farmersburg Saturday. Goble is a nephew of both Mrs. Price and Mrs. Wible.
The Chesterfield cigarette campaign from Liggett Myers announces Chesterfield Navy Week starting July 7 and Army Week starting July 21. During these weeks army and navy camps can request musical numbers on Fred Waring’s Chesterfield Pleasure Time on NBC. Glenn Miller programs on CBS dedicate nightly numbers to each camp.
Yanssing Michigan officials add three street flushers to emergency firefighting equipment. The gray tank trucks carry pumps capable of shooting water 100 feet from regulation fire hose.
A Vancouver war savings canvasser reports a housewife bought savings certificates with the remark that she had been saving to divorce her husband but preferred standing against him to standing against Hitler. The anecdote highlights personal resolve amid wartime effort.
Mr and Mrs James Stockman faced two thieves who looted their apartment. Stockman grappled with one robber and tore a pocket from the intruder coat. The thieves fled with $200 worth of Stockmans jewelry and 34 cents belonging to the thief.
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