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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1952
Page
3
The Automobile Club of New York notes 1,393,000 motorists ran out of gas and 733,000 lost their keys or became locked out last year.
Florida's Keys deer, reduced to about 28 inches in height and around 50 pounds, faces extinction. Conservationists push intense efforts to save the endangered species.
Mrs Grace Keller returns home after a stay with her son Earl Keller and family and daughter Mrs R Truelove in Newberry. She visited Mr and Mrs Harry Wade and their son Charles Headley during the trip. Charles Headley goes back to Indianapolis after time with daughter Mrs Kenneth Kline and family and brother Mr and Mrs Pearl Headley.
Members of Howard Cromwell Unit 128 Mothers of World War II responded to roll call at a meeting in the American Legion Home. President Mrs. Felix Haffley led reports and a 5.00 donation to the Cancer fund was noted. A district meeting is set for May 20, with Belle Keller installed as sergeant at arms. colors retired and prayers offered. The unit will reconvene May 12 at the Legion Home.
Society items including personal news club lodge party and church notices are welcomed at the Daily Citizen office to guarantee appearance in the day's issue. Mrs. Helen Grubbs.
Local clubs and church groups schedule meetings and activities today across Linton. Included are C W F gatherings at Mrs J C Cravens and Mrs Harry Wade at 2:00 pm, Legion posts, choir practices, lodge meetings, and a noon H-12 club event at Shakamak State Park.
Friday notice lists Columbian Chapter No. 140 O E S at 7 30 p m Freeman Greene county Hospital Board at 7 15 p m Quapaw Tribe No 143 IH Red Men at 8 p m Women of the Moose Chapter 18 at home Fortnightly club breakfast with Mrs T L Lynch at 9 00 a m
Sunday Alpha Chapter presents a May Festival of Song at First Baptist Church at 7 30 p m. J T M club meets with Mrs Clyde Breck at 1 30 p m.
Members of the Woman's Social and Benevolent club hosted a guest meeting at Lyons Christian Church with attendees from Tuesday Afternoon club Home Lovers Junior Mrs and Lyons Community club. Miss Mildred Beard spoke on state welfare work citing 66000 people helped by county and state departments. musical numbers by Nina Bosell Miriam Nichols Katy Patterson and Barbara Hickey. attendance about sixty.
Shar A Luke girls 4-H club members chose new officers at Linton High School. Elected were Sandra Johnson president Janice Buckner vice president Ann Haseman secretary treasurer Sharla Gambill song leader Sonia Kendall news reporter and health leader Fred [incomplete name].
Region leader Linda Myers presided as several new members joined the club at a gathering on the plaza for a wiener roast. The time and date were to be announced later. Future activities for the new club year were discussed and the next meeting is set for May 6.
The Lutheran Hour Bible class of Newberry met at Mrs. Lee Motterns home. Mrs. C. F. Heidenreich led the business session, readings included the fifty first psalm and pledge to the cross of Christ, and the lesson Paul Persecuted in Jerusalem was shared by several members.
Indianapolis May 1 Max Conrad altered his course en route to set a coast to coast nonstop light plane record. The CAA at Weir Cook airport radioed him he was 35 miles southwest of Cincinnati with insufficient fuel for Laguardia and planned to try for Washington. He flew at 10 000 feet as weather improved though a headwind slowed his timetable.
Daisy Markle, 73, of Spencerville, was fatally struck by a car in Auburn area when she stepped into the path of a truck in an alley intersection as she crossed the street. Police reported she was crossing at the alley intersection.
Indianapolis city policemen start a training program at Butler University to expand the city's recreation program and provide trained counseling for more children as part of a new effort to improve youth services.
The Sacramento California city library has installed a drive up book return box allowing motorists to return books without leaving their cars.
After laundering, lay small doilies along the sides of a washing machine or refrigerator to dry. No ironing needed.
Indiana farmers fall about four days behind normal spring work as rains and wet ground slow plowing and oats seeding. Wheat stands vary from five inches in the north to ten inches in the south, apples bloom since April twenty third and peaches near full bloom by April twenty fifth. cattle feed from pasture remains about half in the south and a quarter in the north.
Sgt Lawrence McDonald Jr of the 31st Infantry Division recounts witnessing an atomic test at Yucca Flats. He calls the blast "one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen" and says the earth seemed to shake as the blast occurred.
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