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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1961
Page
1
A vacation issue notes the carnival dump tank at Delphi raises funds for a new Hillcrest field scoreboard. It reports on other local items including tax hearings, bridge repairs petition efforts, a Bud Howe accident tale, and notes from Ft Myers and local civic events.
Several students will travel to Great Lakes Illinois to attend graduation exercises for a class of re
The King's Messengers will perform at Delphi Baptist Church tonight at 8 pm. Dr Calvin Wel dren leads the group with four students offering vocal piano and instrumental numbers from King's College a co educational inter denominational school located 30 miles north of New York City. Public is invited.
Robert M. Tharp 21 of Delphi a factory employee wed Virginia E. Stewart 32 of Lafayette a bookkeeper. The license was issued in Lafayette.
Miss Toni Politz and Miss Carol Vianco of Santana Florida are visiting Miss Vianco's parents Mr and Mrs Paul Vianco in Santana during a family gathering in the Sunshine State.
Charles E Hallam of Kokomo, formerly Delphi, was remanded to the county jail Friday by Judge William B Smith after being found in contempt of court. He was in arrears 809 in support to his former wife Adelmna Mullin represented Mrs Hallam and Robert L Hanna appeared for Mr Hallam.
Arthur McDowell of Delphi is chosen by Indiana Legion Commander Robert Fritz to serve as Indiana’s representative on the American Legion Foreign Relations Committee at the national convention September 9 to 14 in Denver. He will be installed as National Executive Committeeman of the Indiana Department at that event.
At Michigantown's 8th annual Central Indiana Amateur Art Show Mrs. Lois Coble Bowman won first in water color landscape and second in oil landscape. Georgia Lou Quinn took second in oil still life and third in oil landscape. Gladys Pearson earned third in oil still life and oil portrait. Nine club members among 112 entries from eight counties.
Richard L. Davis of Burlington, a cooperative weather observer for the Department of Commerce Weather Bureau, receives a citation and letter of commendation from Gilbert E. Stegall for a decade of service. The letter praises his public service and notes daily use of his data by government and private entities.
Ben A. Dye 67 of Cutler died Thursday at home after a decade long illness. Born December 25 1893 to William and Effie Dye, he married Sadie Carmine in 1915, later Lena Quinn in 1947. Survived by widow two children two brothers and a sister. Rites Saturday at Lester funeral home Flora with burial in Galveston cemetery.
Dwight Pullen of Carrollton and Joé Thomas of Jackson will represent Carroll county at the State Fair 4-H Garden School held with the Boys State Fair Camp from August 28 to September 4. Dale Kasten, County Agent, notes Purdue experts W. R. Amick and Roscoe Fraser manage the school. The program promotes inspirational agriculture with Purdue Extension faculty and prominent vegetable industry and political figures assisting with seeds from Ferry Morse and other instructors.
Invitations are issued for a daytime shower honoring Miss Marilyn Fisher, bride elect of Dwight Mitchell. The couple is to be married in a future ceremony.
John McCormick family of Madison Two hosted a Soil Conservation Society of America tour at Purdue University. The group saw corn yields rise from 60 to 120 bushels per acre from 1950 to 1960 due to balanced fertility tile drainage reduced tillage contour farming and continuous corn. McCormick chairs Carroll County Soil Conservation District and raises 2500 4000 feeder pigs annually with stops at Spitznagle and VanNatta farms nearby.
Tom Wagner of Madison township and Jim Carter of Democrat township were chosen by Carroll County 4 H ag leaders for an achievement trip to the Indiana State Fair Boys Camp. They were sponsored by Delphi Limestone Company and Mr and Mrs Miles Martin based on their 4 H records and lack of other means to attend. The trip runs from August 28 to September.
Memorial hospital Logansport to realize 57000 from the auction of the 160 acre Oscar Heins estate sold under the hammer by Ralph Rinehart and sons Flora. Robert Blank route 2 Galveston bought 80 acres at 375 per acre and Junior Harmon Deer Creek bought the south 80 at 340 per acre. The farm lies east of Deer Creek. Proceeds from the sale go to Memorial hospital per Mr Heins will.
County assessor Gerald Murphy assigns inheritance tax values for Vern Wasson Hatate at 6249.36 with tax 62.73 and for Owen D. Cripe estate at 67701.66 with tax to be determined.
Three youths were injured during events at the Old Settlers Carnival in Delphi Thursday night. John Bulington, 15, suffered facial lacerations and possible skull fracture after being struck while picking up dropped purses from the octopus ride, rushed to St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette. Paul Saunders, 19, of Lafayette, received six stitches after being struck by the hammer device along with another Pattengale boy of Colburn who suffered identical head wounds and treatment.
A Lafayette City patrolman en route to Delphi was injured in a one vehicle crash eight miles southwest of Delphi on highway 25. The car's driver Mrs. Lillian A. Rost 51 of Lafayette died instantly. her companion Orville R. Howe 45 Lafayette was injured. Howe was en route to Delphi after being alerted by his mother Mrs. Margaret Drake who later required medical attention.
Carolyn Peterson and David Peterson, both of Deer Creek two, won first in girls and boys divisions respectively and will represent Carroll County at the State Fire Prevention competition. Nineteen county books were judged by Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. reps. County champions receive wrist watches. reserve winners get pens. A 4 H er may win only one award. Junior Girls champion Martha Kaye Weaver and reserve Jane Ann Long are named.
The last will of Roy L. Cline was admitted for probate on Friday morning on the testimony of Ralph Toler, a subscribing witness to the document.
Wheat producers in multiple townships will vote August 24 on whether 1962 marketing quotas will be in effect. Ralph Tyler of the Carroll County ASCS notes timing and eligibility while awaiting official interpretation of the new Kennedy sign ed law. Voting sites include Yeoman school Cutler Fire Department Delphi Post Office conference room Camden school gym and county office.
Now residing in Jonesboro Arkansas Mr and Mrs Wayne L Fife were wed Saturday Aug 5 at the First Baptist church Mrs Fife is Anna Faye Rush daughter of Mr and Mrs Pete C Rush of Lake City Arkansas The couple is photographed together in this report.
Richard E. Kelley, son of Mr and Mrs Earl D Kelley of Ockley, has graduated July 28 from the two week Aviation Familiarization School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis Tennessee. The course covered flight theory aircraft handling survival practices and fire fighting preparing marines for Aviation Branch duties. Kelley enlisted in October 1960 after graduating from Delphi High School in Delphi Indiana.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Ives returned from St Louis where he attended the American Bar Association Convention last week. He is the retiring president of the Indiana Bar Association.
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