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Newspaper

Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1940

Page

3

Helen L Grubbs Society Notice

Society items for the Linton Deily Citizen must be in the office by 11 a.m. to appear in the day’s issue.

Linton Deily Helen L. Grubbs

Social calendar outlines Wednesday club and lodge events

Chapter 209 Women of the Moose meet at 7 p m at the hall. Unity Lodge 637 I C O F at 7 30 p m. Elks meet at 3 p m. Eagles at 7 p m. Freeman Greene county hospital board at 7 10 p m. Needlecraft at 2 p m with Mrs O M Marshall. May Breakfast at Humphreys park 7 a m. Tri Kappa at public library 7 30 p m. Friendship class Glenburn Mission at 7 p m. Choir practices at churches 7 p m. Zee Stated meeting Linton lodge 560 F and A M at 7 50 p m. American Legion Auxiliary at 7 30 p m. Loyal Order of Moose 1434 at 7 50 p m. American Legion at 8 p m. Townsend club at city hall 7 p m. Circle de Ames at Community house 1 p m. Ye Elk’s Ladies at Elk’s home 2 15 p m. Mrs Will Cushing hostess. Missionary societies meet 2 p m. Installation of officers. Junior Home Economies 2 30 p m.

Local clubs and meetings listed for Friday evening

Local 6 278 and Workers Alliance of America meet at the public library. Building Trades Council hosts at city hall at 7 30 p m. Sons of American Legion gather at Legion home 6 30 p m. Quapaw Tribe No 143 meets at 7 p m. Rifle club at K P building range 7 p m. Linton Shuffle Board club practices at College Hill school. Columbian chapter No 140 C E S meets 7 30 p m. Indianola club 1 30 p m with Mrs Ervin Martin. W A W club with Mrs Charles Tubby 7 30 D street northeast 7 15 p m.

Workers Alliance of America Building Trades Council City Hall Quapaw Tribe No. 143 Improved Order of Red Men Linton Shuffle Board Club College Hill School Indianola Club Ervin Martin W. A. W. Club Charles Tubby D Street

No Coddling Sign Sparks Dorchester Baby Carriage Tale

A Dorchester mother reportedly refused pampering for her baby in a carriage outside a store. A sign on the carriage warned, If the baby cries don't push the carriage, reflecting a terse stance on infant comfort.

Boston U.P Dorchester

Burris sue Bland in Greene circuit court over possession

Floyd Burris and Gynthia Burris file a complaint for possession and ejectment against Delmar Bland in Greene circuit court Bloomfield seeking to regain property.

Greene Bloomfield Floyd Burris Gynthia Burris Delmar Bland

Jasonville Bridge Club Holds Meeting

Members of the Contract Bridge club gathered at the home of Mrs. Clell Sexton on South Lawton street for their regular meeting. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Loren Edmond and Mrs. Murl Staleup. Refreshments followed. guest Mrs. Lloyd Poe attended. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Robert Smith’s home on May 13.

Jasonville Contract Bridge Club Clell Sexton Lawton Street Loren Edmond Murl Staleup Lloyd Poe Mesdames Garrett Schl

Jasonville Group Attends Lyons Meeting

Jasonville residents joined a Greene County Past Matrons and Past Patrons gathering in Lyons on Monday night. Attendees included Mesdames Verda Barrass Lenore Edmond Margaret Stalcup Gertrude Houghton Mary Bonnet Jean Goldie Miley Wooley Hannah Crosby Neva Bowman Etta Taylor Mamie Long Opal Criss Mary Moses and Lida Harrel.

Jasonville Ind Greene County Lyons Mesdames Verda Barrass Lenore Edmond Margaret Stalcup Gertrude Houghton Mary Bonnet Jean Goldie Miley Wooley Hannah Crosby Neva Bowman Etta Taylor Mamie Long Opal Criss Mary Moses Lida Harrel

Onions Sown on Mangum Links Stirs Golf Course Rows

Mangum Oklahoma greens were reportedly sown with onions by locals warily noting the crop is tougher than Bermuda. The onions were planted on parts of the Mangum golf course, challenging greens committee remarks.

Mangum Okla U.P Greens Bermuda

Community Socials Round Up Families Across Sullivan Area

Mr and Mrs Jesse Turpen and others visited in Sullivan Monday evening. Several families from Terre Haute Harrisburg and Carlisle spent Sundays with friends and neighbors including the Armstrng and Sheffler households. Attendance at a Dugger festival and various local visits paint a busy county scene.

Jesse Turpen Sullivan Frank Chambers Gerge Shipman Thomas Mccauley Hubert Sevier Charles Chambers Anna Houldson Everett Bill Collins Charles Gamerdinger Winifred Ines John Walter Sheffler May Wilson Melba Reynolds Dugger High School Daniel Cunningham Carlisle Ivan Robbins John Swan Kersey Ransford Roy Stanley Hazel Pigg Raymond Willard Goodman Rena Broshears Bertha Zink Ivy Ranard

Robbers Seek Ice Cream Heist in Wabash

Police hunt a gang after thieves broke into Sunrise Dairy in Wabash stealing between seven and ten gallons of vanilla ice cream and leaving no money taken.

Wabash, Ind U.P Sunrise

Quail Stage Incredibly Tame Parade In California

A flock of about twenty quail in Oroville California has become tame and now gathers on the rooftop of Mrs V V Rickett's residence. The birds eat from the lawn and fraternize with people as if urban pigeons.

Oroville Calif U.P V. V. Rickett

Refugees seen as asset to culture in postwar era

Mrs. Mary Champney of the Amsterdam Quaker refugee relief center argues that European refugees, mainly of Jewish extraction, will enrich American life and create jobs. She cites a Czech shoe maker who started a 3,000-worker factory in the East and notes Holland Belgium and others welcoming refugees.

Pasadena Cal U.P Mary Champney Quaker Center of Refugee Relief Amsterdam Holland America Germany Friends’ Centers United States California Czechoslovakia Poland Austria Champney London Australia South America Santo Deming Belgium

Unknown Chester man drafts self nomination speech

Chester insurance man Leonard Fisher, 43, writes a speech accepting a nomination as a political unknown. He declares readiness to save the nation from debauchery and cites Bryan’s 1896 convention success as inspiration despite lacking any pledged delegates or campaign activity.

Fisher Washington Lincoln Chicago Middle Chester U.P Roosevelt Leonard Fisher Bryan

Mrs Gertrude O Neal Hosts Jasonville Royal Neighbors

Mrs Gertrude O Neal hosted the Royal Neighbors meeting at her Cook street home in Jasonville. A dinner preceded a brief business session led by Mrs William Crosby with contests and prizes won by Mrs Curtis Hastings and Mrs O Neal.

Jasonville Gertrude O'Neal Royal Neighbors Lodge Cook Street William Crosby Curtis Hastings

Also Mentioned on This Page

Women of the Moose Unity Lodge No Elks Lodge Eagles Lodge Freeman-Greene County Hospital Board P. m Needlecraft Club O. M. Marshall Home Economics Club Humphreys Park Tri Kappa Public Library Glenburn Mission United Brethren Linton Lodge No A. M Christian American Legion Auxiliary Legion Loyal Order of Moose No. 1434 American Legion Townsend Club Les Circle de Ames Elk’s Ladies Elk’s Will Cushing Christian Missionary — Society Murl Haseman Baptist Missionary Society Harry J. Bailey Women’s Missionary Society of the Saron Max Hixson West Vincennes Street Triday Sons of American Legion Legion Home Rifle Range K. of P. Bldg Jasonville Bridge Club Jasonville Group Jericho QUAIL Gladys G. Lowe Phillip Highlandville New York Ann E. Lewis M. Champney Maine Oregon White House Self Allen A. Wilkinson Lumber CO Cannon Cheap John Main St Wolford’s Flower Garden Linton Stockton High School State Board of Health Linton Sewage Disposal Dept South Main St Linton Oakley Cushing Mahlon W. JR Bill” Gilbreath Americas Cveiy Cotnot US Chesterfield Mysrs Madison and State Streets Harry Klepsteen Thomas McGinty
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