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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1941
Page
3
Society items must be submitted to the Linton Daily Citizen Office by 11 a.m. for that day's issue. Personal news from clubs lodges parties and churches are welcomed and published. Helen L Grubbs is listed as the contact.
Friday events list meetings for Sons of American Legion at 0.30 p m at the American Legion home. Quapaw Tribe No 143 meets at the hall at 7 p m. Columbian Chapter No 140 0 E S holds a stated meeting at 7 30 p m with election of officers.
Four Arkansas death row inmates scheduled to be hanged at noon in Columbia Louisiana wrote last messages and planned to broadcast them via Monroe radio station KMLB before execution. They, who escaped from Gould prison farm and murdered Deputy Sheriff Frank Gart, will deliver their orations with the theme Crime Doesn't Pay.
Toni Sorrel stars in Kaufman Hart comedy George Washington Slept Here performing an eight step ascent a week. The model former beauty columnist lives on a fourth floor walkup and says her art is in a vacant stare and measured sway up the stairs as she remains silent.
The original European travel journal of Dr John Morgan physician in chief to the American army and founder of the first US medical school has been donated to Penn The diary spans July 6 1764 to October 31 1764 and was given by George Norris Morgan and Mrs Alia Morgan descendants of Col George Morgan Penn alumnus Morgan toured Italy Switzerland and France in 1764 before returning to help establish the Penn medical school in 1765.
The Elite club completed plans for its annual guest day at a Thursday meeting held at Mrs. William McCulloch’s home. Guest speaker Mrs. Carl Winters will discuss Cathedrals in The Heart at the First Christian church.
A Women s Society of Christian Service meeting at the Methodist church included a covered dish lunch and devotional led by Mrs Charles Bray plus unison singing. Lilian Powell spoke on We Are the Light of the World and Bray on We Are the Salt of the Earth, with a book review of Sod and Stubble by B H Bruner. A business session led by president Mrs Glenn Corlette set a combined circles meeting in two weeks.
Officers chosen were Doris Breck president Druscilla Skemp vice president Normalee Hunley secretary and Mary Graves treasurer at a Junior World Wide Guild gathering held at Mary Graves home. Pledge devotional and social hour accompanied a list of guests and refreshments.
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Saron Evangelical and Reformed Church met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. William Harting’s home. They opened with Abide with Me, heard scripture, and explored stewardship themes led by Mrs. Ervin Steward. A home fellowship article was read by Mrs. C. A. Hofmann, a stewardship quiz was led by Rev. Hofmann, and the session ended with prayer. next April meeting will be at Mrs. Ed Stoeckel’s house with Mrs. Hofmann as leader.
Officers chosen at a Qui Vive meeting held at Mae Sims home include Annalee Owen as vice president Harriett Ann Wall secretary Mary Nell Tate corresponding secretary Mae Sims publicity chairman and Berniece Stone treasurer A talk on personality followed and refreshments served to listed members.
In Vacation on February 6 1041 Earl J. Myers Ve Stoughton A Fletcher et al file a complaint to quiet title on the east half of the southwest quarter of section 24 township 8 north range 3 west Greene County Indiana. Nonresident defendants must appear May 1 at Bloomfield Court House to answer. otherwise judgment by default. Claude Story Clerk. George K. Jackson Attorney for Plaintiff. March 7 14 21.
Otto Neuber, a master mechanic in Toledo, draws portraits of great statesmen by outlining them in the script of their landmark documents. Lincoln is formed on the Emancipation Proclamation, Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence, with darker ink shading the letters to shape features.
Floyd Woolf traveled to Muncie Monday to visit relatives. Mrs Arista Bedwell and Ilene Norris were added to the sick list last week. The Trotter children are reported to have whooping cough. Shields called at the home of the late Ben Squires Monday afternoon. Miss Margaret Wools of South Linton spent the weekend with her parents. Mrs Elmo Phillips of Gambill visited with the Wools and Buck families. Additional guests included Edwin Tendick and family and Raymond Ham at Ora Fajnot’s home near Pleasantville.
UPI data shows hogs 7,500 head with lights 7.50 to 7.90 and heavies 7.10 to 7.25. Cattle 400 and calves 500. Trade generally fully steady with yearlings and heifers 8.50 to 9.75. Sheep 2,000 with lambs steady and good native and fed western lambs 10.75 to 11.00.
Mr and Mrs Jack Allen and Mr and Mrs Robert Allen with daughter Judith of Indianapolis spend the day with their mother Mrs Icis Allen.
A group of 40 Pocomoke City residents organized the Blood Donor Club in Snow Hill Maryland. It is among the first such clubs in the state with members donating blood voluntarily to aid transfusions whenever possible.
U P Railway conductor W P Hayes lives in Salt Lake City and pays taxes in both Salt Lake City and Ogden. He works 40 years shuttling daily between the towns, riding the Los Angeles Limited to Salt Lake each morning and the Challenger to Ogden each evening.
Terre Haute resident Mollie Walker reports relief from indigestion constipation and nervous pains after using Retonga a stomachic and vitamin B-1 medicine. She says she can eat freely and sleep better now. Thousands praise Retonga and stores carry it, Adv.
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