Voters consider city water board plan and council talks
Delphi residents are asked to sign a petition for an advisory referendum on creating a city Utilities Board to run the water department. If 80 or more sign, a November vote will decide the plan. The board would be non partisan and 3 to 7 members named by the mayor and council. The council also cut the city attorney salary and approved this year only a $1000 payment from the water works fund. Watson C McCormick plans to visit all 48 states and Rev Jim Rankin sails for a three week USS Upshur cruise. Jerry Edwards sustains a stitches wound at Kroger. 80th birthday wishes go to Mrs Elva Jackson. REA approves Camden Telephone dial service loan of 107000 for 200 existing and 36 new subscribers. previous loan was 210000. Main Street staff take vacation. next edition will appear in two weeks.
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Delphi
Water Works Department
Bowman, Williams
Quinn
Coomey and Myers
Main Street
Carroll County artists win grand prize at Michigantown Fair
Carroll County artists won several prizes at the Michigantown Fair Art Show led by Mrs. Gladys Griffith Pearson of Flora who captured first place in oil landscape and secured the grand championship. Dahl, Gol, and Herb Smith also earned medals with oil portraits and watercolors.
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Carroll County
Michigantown
Gladys Griffith Pearson
Flora
Wae Dahl
Herb Smith
Dads vs Lee's Braves Slated for Sunday Game
The minor Little League team Dads Lee Borden's Braves will play their dads Sunday August 14 at 1 pm at the Little League Park. A basket lunch follows after the game at Riley Park.
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Lee ‘Borden
Braves
Riley Park
Pittsburg Teacher Naomi Anderson resigns from post
Mrs Naomi Anderson a longtime fourth grade teacher in Pittsburg has tendered her resignation to Frank Swaim Tippecanoe township trustee effective immediately leaving school duties to be reassigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Anderson
Pittsburg
Frank Swaim
Tippecanoe Township i
17 Named in St Anthonys Nursing School Graduation
Miss Carolyn Butler of Rossville is among 17 seniors who will graduate today from St Anthony Hospital School of Nursing in Terre Haute.
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Carolyn Butler
Rossville
St. Anthony Hospital School of Nursing
Terre Haute
Vernon C Childs Enters Four Day High School Event
Delphi high school student Vernon C Childs is registered for a four day junior and senior high winter event at the conference site. The schedule and exact activities are listed in the official registration record.
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Vernon C
Childs of
Proposed county budget seeks rate of 1.195 for 1961
The county plans a 1.195 tax rate to raise 478 984.00 for 1961, up from 410 917.50, with assessed valuation 39 920 270.00. The largest new expense is 40 140.00 for real estate reassessment, and a breakdown lists amounts for clerk to coroner among many offices. The budget will be published next week.
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County Highway Department
Circuit Court
Board of Educe
Coroner
Fair Winners ARF Announced
The 22nd annual 4-H fair concluded with JoEllen Gentry of Jackson named grand champion and state fair entry. LaDora Dickinson of Madison earned reserve honors with multiple Food and Clothing victories across divisions.
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JoEllen Gentry
Jackson
LaDora Dickinson
Madison
Foods
Myra Farmer
Carrolltan
Gloria Blohm
Liberty
Jane Ann Myers
Carrollton
Vonda Lou Archibald
Washington
Carma Hicks
Vonda Archibald
Bonnie Seedorf
Democrat
Susan Temple
Tippecanoe
Susan
McCormick
Cheryl Briggs
Monroe
Susan McCormick
Sandy Shank
Rock Creek
Kathy Hicks
Marilyn McCain
Bonnie Beck
Christina Forgey
Barbara Adams
Diane S. Forgey
Jane Ann Melltrath
Burlington
Christy Wyatt
Ann Davis
Kathy Wertz
Julia Ann Wilson
Judith Ann Britton
Mary Jane Fisher
Fredana Cowell
Ann Guckien
Delores Hanna
Carolyn Verrill
Linda Langston
Becky Bordner
Delphi Lions Name Cheer Club Member of the Week
The Delphi Lions announce the Cheer Club member of the week with the winner listed and a brief note on their contribution to club spirit at local activities.
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Delphi Lions
Display Engine At Various Events Attends Steam Shows
Mr and Mrs Jay Penn of Delphi traveled to Mechanicsburg Ohio for the Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association event at Goshen Memorial Park where Penn showed a small steam engine They also attended an antique and steam reunion at Elwood and the 1960 Pioneer Engineers Club of Indiana reunion at Rush County Conservation Grounds near Rushville where the Reeves engine participated in the display.
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Jay Penn
Delphi
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association, Inc
Goshen Memorial Park
Penn
Elwood
Pioneer Engineers Club of Indiana, Inc
Rush County Conservation Grounds
Rushville
Reeves
Delphi Firm Celebrates 100 Years in Community
Richard Eikenberry owns the Delphi furniture, store and funeral business, now in its centennial year. An Old Settlers ceremony at Delphi City Park on August 13 will award a centennial certificate. Founded in 1860 by James Blythe, the firm remained in the Blythe family for three generations before Eikenberry acquired the funeral business in 1952 and the furniture side in 1956.
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Richard Eikenberry
Delphi
Delphi City Park
James Blythe
Edinburg
Scotland
Blythe
Main
Union Streets
Standard Station
Main Street
Union Street
Ed Blythe
Frank
Lillian Blythe
Leonard Blythe
Leonard
Eikenberry
School Committee Studies 28 Plans in Camden Discussion
Carroll County's School Committee reviewed 28 possible reorganization plans at Monday night session and narrowed choices to 3 after a straw vote. Jackson township asked for two weeks more time and a Camden meeting next Monday to discuss plans. Final decision set for August 29 after that meeting.
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Carroll County
Jackson Township
Camden
Social Security Report for Carroll County 1959
At year end 1959 the seven county Lafayette area paid old age survivors and disability insurance to 18 343 people totaling 1 129 959 monthly. Carroll County had 924 retired workers 65 270 for all retirees 13 disabled workers 1 806. 342 wives or husbands 13 322 widows 6 468 two dependent parents 95 19 mothers with children 1 213 135 children 6 042.
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Lafayette Social Security Office
Vernon Lund
Lafayette Social Security District
Carroll County
High Speed Chase Ends With Monticello Arrest
Milford Chaulk 24 of Monticello was cited after a pursuit by State and County police from West Delphi to Monticello. State Trooper Tom Pitstick led the chase in speeds up to 100 mph on U S 421 before Chaulk turned off near Big Pratt station and headed along county roads to Springboro and State Road 18.
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Milford Chaulk
Monticello
Delphi
Tom Pitstick
Chaulk
West Delphi
Pittsburg
U.S. 421
Bjg
Pratt Station
Yeoman
Springboro
105th Annual Old Settlers Program in Delphi City Park
Registration opens 1 30 to 2 p m with music by Mrs Ben Been and Mrs Hope McCain. Program includes invocation by Rev James Wm Rankin remarks on secretary’s report nominating committee report memorial citations for oldest man and oldest woman and traveler from farthest distance, theme Lincoln Civil War Battle Hymn of the Republic narration Battle Cry of Freedom flag drill and closing notes.
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Dorothy Newell Mills
Arthur M. McDowell
Lincoln
Nymn of the Republic
Battle Cry of Freedom
Part III John Brown Excerpts and Teen Spotlight
Excerpt segment includes John Brown's body references and a line up of Teen Six members with names such as Janice Roach J Jesse Ewee and Sonja Chapman. The piece lists music and benediction and an old settlers officers and directors roster with roles for president vice president secretary and multiple directors.
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Jesse Ewee
Sheriff urges trimming corn at intersections in Carroll county
Sheriff John F. Roth warns that tall corn at road intersections causes vehicle wrecks as harvest nears. He urges farmers to pull corn back from junctions to improve driver visibility and save lives, asking community help and neighborly cooperation.
Marriage License Issued to Bennett Dyer in Delphi
A marriage license was issued to Bennett B. Dyer aged 27 of Delphi route 2. The document records the couple’s intention and formal authorization for matrimony.
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Bennett B. Dyer
Delphi
Rite Oa
Golden Wedding for Wilbur and Mary Gates at Monticello
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Gates longtime Jefferson township residents will observe their golden anniversary Sunday August 14 with open house from 2 to 5 pm at their home seven miles southeast of Monticello A carry in basket lunch at noon will follow relatives are invited Mrs Gates crochets as a hobby and the couple married August 17 1910 in Delphi formerly Mary Florence Johns of Yeoman Barbara Richardson their daughter of Monticello route 1 is arranging the celebration
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Arthur Ritchey
Delphi
East
Monroe Street
Mabelle Groninger
Presbyterian Manse
Rockfield
Breckenridge
Robert Sieber
John Arthur Ritchey
West Lafayette
Wilbur Gates
Jefferson Township
Monticello
Gates
Mary Florence Johns
Yeoman
Barbara* Richardson
Route 1
105th Gathering of Old Settlers Set for Saturday
Old Settlers hold their 105th annual meeting at City Park on Saturday with a program honoring ancestors who voted in the 1860 election. Richard Eikenberry and Edna Kirkpatrick to receive centennial certificates. a constitutional amendment on officer nomination to be voted. Rasini’s Rock et Car act featured during carnival days on the courthouse lawn. Civilian Defense Police assist with Delphi traffic all week.
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Abraham Linco
Mary Clawson
Delphi
Carroll County
Edna Kirkpatrick
Richard Eikenberry
Blythe and Son
Old Settlers
Robert
Dorothy Newell) Mills
Rasini
Court House
Carroll County Civilian Defense Police
Tornadic Winds Hit Carroll County With Heavy Damage
Tornadic winds struck Carroll County Tuesday nearby Camp Tecumseh and Horse Shoe Bend with hail and the heaviest rain in years. Trees toppled homes at Tecumseh Bend and Pittsburg, a barn was destroyed south of the Tippecanoe river, and Delphi TV antennas were blown down as a highline failed and firefighters reported no building damage.
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Carroll County
Camp Tecumseh
Horseshoe Bend
Tecumseh Bend
Injured Driver in Pittsburg Hill Crash
Robert Dillman, 23, of Yeoman sustained facial and limb cuts when his car was struck by Roy Kern, 41, of Monticello on U.S. 421 atop Pittsburg hill. Dillman was not hospitalized. Kern said he dozed off. both vehicles sustained about 1100 dollars in damage. Kern cited for driving left of center.
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Robert Dillman
Yeoman
Roy Kern
Monticello
Dillman
Pittsburg Hill
U.S. 421
Kern
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