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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1944
Page
2
James E. Cullum appears on the Democratic ticket as a candidate for state senate. The item notes his affiliation and campaign presence within the party slate.
City Councilman M. B. Mitchell who chairs the streets and sewers committee stood firm as honking cars and a lone man with a broom worked to clear broken glass on a major Seattle street proving his dedication to duty.
Community clubs lodge meetings and church activities fill the midweek calendar. Highlights include Baptist Ladies Aid at the church, Rotary luncheon at Catholic school, and various choir practices, study groups, and missionary meetings across Glenburn, Indianola, and surrounding areas.
Friday activities include Women of the Moose at the Moose hall 7 p.m. Surgical Dressing classes at Sons of American Legion Home 6 30 p.m. Red Cross Sewing at Main School 1 to 4 p.m. Quapaw Tribe 143 meets 7 p.m. Prayer at Glenburn Mission 7 p.m. Mt Mellick club dinner 6 p.m. Alpha Bible class at Methodist church social room 7 30 p.m.
Greene County 4-H Junior leaders met March 1 at Switz City High School. Gar land Graves led the pledge as Ruby Hayes and John Pickel spoke on the Sullivan leadership conference. Purdue University staff Mrs. Treth and Mr. Falk spoke on next year’s work. Next meeting April 26 at 7 30 p m at Midland High School.
Junior class gains new member Betty Rippy from Clay City enrolled at Linton High School. The piece lists staff and contributors including editors Raitor and Keller with reporters Moss Huey Letét Cunningham. Mentions school totals 2757 with wins and losses for teams and individuals.
The regular Wednesday night band practice is postponed to allow the Scitamard cast to focus on practicing their upcoming play.
Linton High School HI Y club members attended Sunday morning services at Savon Reformed Church. Attendees included Ronald Clayton Max Bough John Bull John Hodges Shirley Osborn Warren Blackburn and Willard Ham. Next Sunday the club will attend Church of Christ.
The week features a Blue Tri meeting on March 7, a G A A meeting on March 8, and the Scitamard Play on March 9 outlining community events and performances.
The Linton Red Dots orchestra performs Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at the Yellow Jacket in Jasonville. Members Bert Barnes piano Don Bemis trombone John Hodges drums Fred Tincher saxophone Tommy Smith trumpet. The group reports earnings fund new sheets of music.
Tuesday night bowling results list several teams with individual scores. Peoples Trust Co led with a 2541 series while Antioch Power posted 2273 and 0-3, Tyler Rudy posted 2495 to go 2-1, and Double Cola finished 2414.
A Needlecraft club gathering at Mrs. Harry McGrew home on Tuesday afternoon voted to donate 1 to the community chest and 4 to the American Red Cross and to resume Red Cross sewing. Social hour followed with hostess prize to Mrs. J. D. Wilcoxen and contest award to Mrs. Harry Green. Refreshments were served. next meeting set for two weeks with Mrs. Marion Tislow.
Twenty six members attended a Quapaw Council No 80 meeting in the lodge hall with five visitors present. The next meeting is set for Tuesday evening in the hall here and includes a white elephant sale.
The Schamard play loses lead actor Ted Ham who left Wednesday for St. Louis for military examination. Miller Pritchard will replace him in the production slated for March 9 in the High School auditorium.
Hol lars Station M Terrell 461 B Conklin 487 D Mitchell 416 C Hollars 505 H Berns 512 Handicap 195 Total 2526 Keller Grocery G Pope 541 C Keller 503 Hart man 486 Blind 468 Blind 525 Total 2523 R Shank 458 L Lucas 472 C Donie 548 E Lucas 486 C Haffley 583 Handicap 105 Total 2652 Fritz Insurance E Barnes 485 P Griffith 542 D Clayton 531 A Taylor 528 J Fritz 558 Total 2644
Miss Harriett and Joanna Carpenter of Indianapolis visited their parents the Voris Carpenter home. Waggoner and Brookshire families called on Nevil Waggoner. Frank Steward from Indianapolis visited. Paul Waggoner Clovis Sloop and families joined over weekend. Reba Nell Emery from Indianapolis stayed with Clarence and Carolyn Emery. Pressie Boruff returned home after seeing Den cil Shepherd family. Carolyn Hilburn and Lee Richardson dined with Herbert Begeman at Sandborn. Ralph Johnson from Kentucky spent the weekend here. Charles Moore from near Elnora visited Rhoda Robinson and Tom Osbon. Robert Nichols from Tennessee and his wife and son visited Luther Nichols. Cpl Julian Leavitt was listed from Camp.
Knox Kentucky resident spent weekend with his mother Mrs Grace Lear vitt while Harvey Ferguson suffers a badly sprained ankle from a work related well drilling accident Friday.
Margaret Ruth Hollingsworth files petition in Greene Circuit Court to determine her birth time and place. Hearing scheduled for March 18, 1944. Clerk Frank A. Lenning notes on March 7, 1944.
The appeal urges every citizen to buy at least one ten cent defense stamp weekly and to participate beyond wartime drives. It emphasizes personal sacrifice, aiding the government, and supporting the troops, promising double value in return and keeping national pride alive.
The Jaycees hosted a Tuesday evening banquet for the football and basketball boys and the yell leaders at the Country Club. The program began at 8 o clock and all attendees brought a guest.
President Max Bough announced that all Hi-Y members must pay dues up to date by today to receive their membership cards. The notice was issued as the new cards were received on March 6.
A fireplace grate now features a shaking mechanism to remove ashes and is lined with a refractory material for heat resistance and durability.
Six hundred scores highlighted Merchant League bowling on Monday night. Calabama led with 640 followed by Donie Terrell Jackson and Williams. Other top tallies included Moose Lodge and Elks with strong totals and handicaps noted.
Mr and Mrs Ellis Hollingworth and daughter from Sandborn visited Spence Hollingworth. Lowell Sparks and kids from Bloomfield visited Louis Sparks family. Harry Bedwell Jr and son visited Gayle Totter at Columbus. Beacher Leavitt hosted Sunday dinner with relatives from Gary for his birthday. A taffiy pull gathered Jewell Soliday, Ivan Brown, Alex Wright, Everett Horn, Beacher Leavitt and others.
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