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Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1959

Page

4

Four-H Club News Roundup Hits June Meetings and Activities

The L and M Lucky Stars 4-H club met June 24 with Sharon presiding. Members answered roll call with their favorite month and heard health and Purdue Roundup reports. Demistry by Dianna Foster and demonstrations by Ray Sullivan and Linda Moffett highlighted the session. Two guests attended and fourteen members plus three junior leaders enjoyed refreshments after group singing.

L and M Lucky Stars Sharon Joan Stalcup Brenda Hardesty Rei Cail No Lucas Marilyn Price Demistry Dianna Foster Janet Powers Karen Hollars Purdue University Ray Sullivan Linda Moffett

Smith Family Attends Unusual Gathering

Mr and Mrs Lloyd Smith and their three Korean children Terry Gloria and Rob of Linton attended a picnic at the Lafayette Indiana fairgrounds for families who adopted Korean children. About twenty five families with around fifty American Korean children from Indiana Ohio Michigan and Illinois gathered as each family introduced its children. A Miss Harkness spoke on forty years as a missionary in Korea and Mrs Molly Richardson the Smiths mother joined the outing.

Lloyd Smith Terry Gloria Robin Linton Lafayette Ind Indiana Ohio Michigan Ilinois

Worthington Couple Announce Betty Jean Beatty Engagement

Mr and Mrs Russell Beatty of Worthington announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Jean to Stanley Joe Herold son of Mr and Mrs Ovid Herold of Switz City. The wedding is set at Mount Vernon church near Worthington on July 11 at 9 0 p m with a church reception to follow.

Russell Beatty Worthington Betty Jean Stanley Joe Herold Ovid Herold Switz City Mount Vernon Church

Bonnie Jo Marquis Crowned Rose of Delta Sigma Pi

Bonnie Jo Marquis of Ithaca New York State 1959 is selected as Rose of the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi. The Ithaca College freshman, from Huntington, is chosen from entrants submitted by fraternity chapters nationwide.

Ithaca, N.Y UPI Bonnie Jo Marquis Niss New York State Rose Delta Sigma Pi Huntington L.L Ithaca College

Club and lodge notices for Thursday and Friday

Society calendar lists Linton lodge No 560 F and A M meets 7 30 p m at Masonic hall Psi Iota Xi meets 7 30 p m at Library Eagles Auxiliary meets 7 30 p m Hiawatha club at Red Men hall all day American Legion 7 50 p m Christian church choir 7 p m Methodist choir 7 p m Baptist choir 7 p m Junior choir 6 p m Freeman Greene hospital board 7 15 p m Quapaw Tribe 143 meets 7 p m Women of Moose lodge 19 at Moose home 8 p m

Linton Lodge A.M Masonic Hall Psi Iota Xi Eagles Auxiliary Lodge Hall Hiawatha Club Red Men's Hall American Legion Christian Church Methodist Choir Baptist Choir Freeman-Greene County Hospital Board Moose Lodge Moose Home

Former Linton Couple To Mark Anniversary

Mr and Mrs I M Smith of Batesville Arkansas rural route three formerly of the Linton community will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Friday July 3 They moved to Arkansas years ago after living in the Morris Chapel and White Rose communities They have seven children 36 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren Mr Smith and Mae Underwood were married on July 3 1909 Mr Smith will reach his 85th birthday on July 25 They are expected to receive many cards and letters from former friends in the area on their Golden Wedding anniversary.

I. M. Smith Batesville Ark Linton

Mrs Swaggerty Hosts Generations at Lin ton Picnic

Myrtle Swaggerty of Lin ton entertained with a Sunday picnic in her yard. Guests included Angie Swaggerty Jess Edington Etta Patterson and others from Terre Haute California Chesterton Midland and Lin ton. Four generations were present with Myrtle as great grandmother and Jenny York as great grandchild.

Myrtle Swaggerty Linton Angie Swaggerty Jess Edington Etta Patterson Terre Haute Charles Swaggerty Debbie Terry Ann Fairchild California John H. York Jennie Chesterton George Higar Midland Isaac Oliver Chris Lois Paul Loretta Tommy Joe Myrtle Gwaggerty John York Jennie York

Portuguese trio cross Atlantic in small sailboat to Brazil

In Rio de Janeiro a 18 day storm and 35 foot waves followed a 10 week voyage from Africa as Drian Leon Dias 25 Azores Jose Rodrigues Bel choir 30 and Felizmina Inez Rosa 27 Olhao Portugal to begin a new life in Brazil aboard a bare skiff guided only by a compass.

Rio DE Janeiro UPI Brazil Africa Drian Leon Dias Azores Jose Rodrigues Belchoir Felizmina Inez Rosa Olhao Portugal

High School Newsmen Attend I U Institute on Campus

BLOOMINGTON Ind Hoo sier high school editors and reporters attend an Indiana University two week journalism institute on campus Their interviews will be aired next school year on radio as a part of The Indiana School of the Sky. Tape recorded summer programs include Do It Right for fourth and sixth graders and other series for various grades. The IU radio TV department and Indiana State Department of Education produce the programs which will be carried by commercial stations and used in classrooms. The Its Your World commentary program is included again but not recorded until dates for use are set.

Bloomington Ind Hoosier Indiana University Indiana School of the Sky LA. Radio-Tv Indiana State Department of Education I.U. Radio - TV Department

Magazine loaders shift readers to drug stores nationwide

The rise of suburbia has made drug stores the nation’s largest magazine retailers. Chain Store Age reports 37 percent of single copy magazines are bought at drug stores, while newsdealers drop to seven percent. Commerce Department notes 4,599,000 U.S. business firms at start of 1959, up about 55,000 from 1958.

NEW York UPI Chain Store Age U.S Commerce Department

Social notes list weekend visits across Indiana towns

Mr and Mrs George Canady of Champaign Illinois were weekend guests of Mrs Charles Waymier of Linton. Sunday guests included Ed Creager of Indianapolis George Crosby of Washington Bert Klutey Westphalia Elma Hartzburg Sandborn and Elvin Klutey Shelburn with their children. Additional visits featured Effie Ellis Nashville and many relatives in Harrisburg Terre Haute Casey Shelburn Danville Avon Clay City and Danville with the Campbell and Poorman families and others.

George Canady Champaign Ill Charles Waymeir Linton Waymier Ed Creager Indianapolis George Crosby Washington Bert Klutey Westphalia Elma Hartzburg Sandborn Elvin Klutey Shelburn G. W. Sharp Dan Effie Ellis Nashville, Tenn George Sharp Harrisburg William Watson Larry Terre Haute James Barlow Allen Casey, Ir Ervin Kluety Near Shelburn Ray Scott Danville Millard Walraven Frank Paul Poorman Dewayne Paula Sue Clay City

Lyons Items Social Weekend Visits Reported

Mrs. Louis Jones and children from Pennsylvania visited her mother Mrs. Jessie Bedwell in Lyons last week. Weekend guests at the Bedwell home included Mr. and Mrs. Leon Brown and their children and Mr. and Mrs. Elza Cox and family of Martinsville. Ford Tidd visited with the Campers in Saybrook Illinois. Flo Koehler and spouse stayed with Richard Wakefield in Indianapolis. Father's Day visitors to L. A. Hunter were Charles Stalcup of Bedford Donnie Howard of California and Orval Hunter of Bloomfield. Earl Long of Vincennes also visited L. A. Hunter Monday.

Louis Jones Pennsylvania Jones Jessie Bedwell Bedwell Leon Brown Elza Cox Martinsville Ford Tidd Harold Camper Saybrook Flo Koehler Richard Wakefield Indianapolis L. A. Hunter Charles Stalcup Bedford Donnie Howard California Orval Hunter Bloomfield Earl Long Vincennes

Cunningham Reece Vows Read at Marion

Karen Faye Cunningham and Oris Lee Reece exchanged marriage vows Saturday June 6 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses in Marion. The couple will reside in Upland with Mrs Reece employed by Indiana and Michigan Electric and Mr Reece a Taylor University senior.

Karen Faye Cunningham Charles C. Jones Upland Oris Lee Reece Fred Reece Kingdom Hall Electa Wilson Daena Greenlee Lamona Dittamore Judy Atkinson Sharon Cunningham Debbie Greenlee Timothy Lee Cunningham Tom Cunningham Roger Reece Wayne Smith Gordon Vance United Club John Greenlee John Moore Mark Blinn Sar Upland Reece Indiana and Michigan Electric Company Taylor University Reece Landscaping Harvey Miller Linton

FASTEETH Improves Comfort for Denture Wearers

This pamphlet-style ad touts FASTEETH as a pleasant alkaline denture powder that secures plates, reduces slipping and wobbling, and eliminates denture odor without a pasty taste or nausea. It claims no drug counter required.

Sandborn Busy Folks Build Sunshine Basket for Shut-In

Members of the Busy Folks class at Sandborn Christian church prepared a sunshine basket for a shut-in during a meeting at Mrs. Earl Andersons home. With Mrs. Jon Pitcher presiding, the program featured readings and poems by Mrs. Belvens, Mrs. Skeel, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Anderson, and Mrs. J J Anderson, followed by benediction.

Sandborn Christian Church Earl Anderson Jon Pitcher H. R., Burnam Arzo Belvens James Skeelpoen Tressa Lee Mrs. Anderson Three Gates of Gold J . J. Anderson Mesdames R. L. Hildebrand H. R. Burnam Oscar Due James Skeel Arzo Blevens Retta Gross J. J. Anderson John Pitcher

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