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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1959
Page
1
Indiana State Police officer Roy Sheets receives a promotion to Detective Sergeant based at the Dunes State Park post. He lives in San Pierre, with Radnor noted as his former home, as colleagues and friends offer congratulations.
Mrs Charles Dumond County WCTU Institute Director announces the Carroll WCTU Institute will be held April 28 at the Church of the Brethren in Pittsburg beginning at 10 a m The Flora Delphi and Jefferson Adams unions will participate under the theme Building The Kings Ringway Mrs Robert Pearson presiding morning session with Mrs Hazel Slavens Mrs Frank Rodkey Mrs Charles Dumond Mrs Ruben Smith Mrs Jean Ferrier Mrs W C Aschanholt Mrs John Yemple and Mrs Paul Mikesell among participants Noon prayer by Mrs Anna Russell and cooperative luncheon Afternoon session led by Mrs Ruben Smith with help from Mrs Slavens Mrs Harald Smith Mrs Margaret Pearson Mrs Helen Anderson Mrs John Laprad and Mrs Paul Mikesell State vice president Mrs Cleo Parish will speak Public invited.
Miss Myrtle Ferrier has returned after a several months stay in Florida.
Delphi Kroger undergoes remodeling to add shelving space estimated at up to 25 percent of current capacity. The refrigerated foods department is being greatly expanded with several new display cases already installed.
Mrs. Ze Kramer suffered a broken right arm when she fell at the Presbyterian church Sunday night after services. A local doctor treated her and she remains confined to her home.
Indiana church sets Rural Life Sunday with Dean W Brigham as guest speaker at Delpit Church on April 26. Breakfast at 8:15 precedes Worship Hour and features a men's chorus led by Richard Laughlin and the Red Brothers.
The Make Merry class of the Delphi Methodist Sunday School will observe its 39th anniversary next Monday evening April 27 with a cooperative supper at 7 o clock daylight time, followed by singing and talks. Honor guests include Rev Loran Campbell and wife of Delphi church Rev Forest Howell and wife of Wesley Methodist Indianapolis Rev Wilbur Day and wife of Wabash Methodist church and Rev O P Manker and wife of Monticello church. Committee members are H B Wilson Grover Kite Jesse Wise and Edyth Dickison.
Tryouts that were canceled by rain last Sunday will resume on the same schedule Sunday April 26 for all teams.
The Delphi Lions club conducts its annual White Cane sale on Friday evening April 24 and Saturday morning April 25 on city streets. Proceeds support programs aiding the blind.
Standard Oil of Indiana has bought the Mrs. Mac Donbeck property on Main Street. The site adjoins the Oaks and Shaffer station to the east and will be razed for improvements and enlarging of the Standard station. The Morris Skiles agency completed the transaction.
About 160 county teachers and spouses attended the combined County Institute and Spring meeting of the Carroll County Education Association at Delphi’s Country Club. Indiana State Teachers Association official Borden Purcell spoke on salaries retirement law and new distribution systems impacting school corporations. Albert Verrill, Camden principal and association president, presided. officers Fred Hood, Martha Hanna, and Lena Gossett were named. Richard Callane introduced as new county superintendent. tribute paid to Harry Hatton. decor by Ruth High and Blanche Wingard. grace by Rev. Franklin Arthur.
George Franklin Taylor 86 of Burlington died Wednesday morning at 9 after a heart attack on the Harley Mummert farm pilgrimage from the woods. Coroner ruled heart failure. Born July 17 1873 he married Goldie Oyler who died in 1954. Survived by two foster daughters a niece and several sisters. Burial at Carter funeral home rites pending.
Beesley department store on Washington street Delphi drew hundreds for its formal opening. Door prizes were awarded by owner Myron Beesley to a long list of residents including Lillian McKay, Mildred Weaver, Judy Shaffer, Ethel High, Doris Smith, Lillis Albregts, John Franz, Susan Sage, John Ballman, Sylvia Clawson, Ruth Allen, Alberta Moorer, Geneva Dowell, and others from Delphi, Monticello, Lafayette, and nearby towns.
County Auditor J Dewey Zinn reminds taxpayers that May 4 is the last day to file mortgage exemptions. The auditor and treasurer offices will be open on Wednesday afternoon April 29. May 4 is also the final day to pay the spring installment on real and personal property taxes.
The Citizen launches a mushroom prize drive with cash rewards for tallest and heaviest specimens and subscriptions for runners up. Entries due by Saturday May 16, must be left at The Citizen office and displayed in windows. The editor notes the pictured fungi near the courthouse square and hints at tasting possibilities with sirloin.
The Tri Kappa and Delphi School host a lively annual art salon in the REMC auditorium drawing hundreds of art lovers. Local artists eclipse visiting displays with notable works by Hope Kendall McCain and Mrs. Joseph T. Ives, while Parker DePauw pieces impress some for their color and style.
Dr M R Zigler, after a decade in Geneva as the Church of the Brethren representative to the World Council of Churches, will address an area rally tonight at 7 30 p m in the Flora Church of the Brethren. The public is invited.
Joseph T. Ives Jr of Delphi is among 65 who passed the Indiana Bar exam. All admitted at 10 p m May 13 in the Supreme Court Chamber at the Statehouse. Ives partners with his father in Delphi law practice after graduating from DePauw and Indiana University School of Law.
The country home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gerard, five miles northwest of Delphi, was severely damaged by a Tuesday evening fire at about 7 45. Sparks from an oil stove ignited the roof and firemen confined the blaze to the attic and roof. Furniture damage resulted mainly from water. total loss estimate not provided.
County Chairman John Merrill and vice chairman Thelma Sines invite all elected Democrats precinct committeemen and women and active party workers to a Friday night meeting at the REMC auditorium in Delphi at 7 30 p m Discussions will cover several important matters and plans for a district dinner and fish fry.
John S Mills of Liberty township is at the Clayton Hotel in Rochester Minnesota where he is receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic.
The 27th Delphi Relays are scheduled for Saturday April 25 at Riley Park starting 1 p m. Six teams in A division and 12 in B division compete with Hobart and West Lafayette defending titles. Notable athletes include Charlie Katzman Terry White and Terry Eberle among others with a busy schedule of sprint medleys relays and field events. Four girls compete for queen of the meet Pat Thomson Carolyn Verrill Sandra Cook and Mary Temple with crowning at the event.
More than two thousand people attended Wynkoop Pharmacy's new Delphi store opening. Door prizes were awarded in order of draw including Sunbeam mixer to Wanda Garrison and Eastman camera to Mrs Harley Douglass with numerous Delphi and surrounding area winners named.
The infant son born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Clausen of Waukegan Illinois died shortly after birth on Saturday April 16. Funeral rites were held in Waukegan. Mrs. Clausen is the former Nancy Rush daughter of Mrs. Louise Rush of Delphi. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Clausen of West Lafayette. The parents and a brother Karl survive with the grandparents.
Harry Bohannon Post No. 75 of the American Legion will entertain Delphi business and professional men at the annual stag supper. The affair begins at 6 30 p m with Maurice Clifford as committee chairman at the Legion home.
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