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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
1
The Citizen previews an ahead of schedule Saturday edition with light items. A Logansport Guards recruit tale, a Magic lily at Mrs Edrite Parks home, J Robert Miller’s Delphi Recreation shirt fix, and a Chicago trip for Delphi athletes are highlighted with playful local anecdotes.
Odds and ends note Dr Guthrie Blue plans a Flora veterinary clinic opening. A big fish fry at Camden Friday night benefits a worthy cause. Officials fear rising material costs will impact Delphi’s new school building project.
Yeoman Mr and Mrs Orla Timm announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Jane to Clarence Vandevender. The wedding is set for Sunday evening September 10 at Yeoman Methodist Church. Miss Timm works at the Ben Franklin Store in Delphi.
Through L F Crume Burlington auctioneer Mrs Junioreen of Flora and the heirs of the late Castle Fouts sold a 160 acre farm south of Deer Creek to Chester Joyce for 56000 dollars or 350 per acre Joyce then swapped the farm with Morest Modisette near Clymers for another 160 acre property Modisette is daughter of Noah Fouts and will move back to her old home place
Mr and Mrs Ray Smith of Rossville and Mr and Mrs Marvin Shulthers of route 4 Delphi travel to the Smoky Mountains. Mr and Mrs Joe Daniels and son Jerry of Delphi stay at the Smith farm during the parents absence. Mr and Mrs Charles Campbell and family of Delphi supervise the Bhotthets farm.
Mr and Mrs Myron J Johnson and family planned to spend part of the venue in Chicago following the event.
Clifford C. Joyce son of Chester and Mrs Joyce of Washington township Carroll County Indiana announced he would join attorney A D Bishop in the Bright National Bank Building Flora Indiana starting October 1 1950. He holds BS in business from Ball State College and has served as FBI accountant and IRS agent with the treasury fraud division. He plans to assist with tax matters and corporate and personal income tax returns at the Bishop Law Office in Flora.
The Chapman family gathered at the Harry Chapman farm in Lafayette route 3 on Sunday August 6 for their annual reunion. The Citizen camera captured highlights with William Drake of Terre Haute bringing a dozen watermelons for the feast and elder members Maude Imler Rochester Anna Chenoweth West Lafayette May Felix Winamac Harry H Chapman and Lewis Chapman.
Cast for the Eagles comedy Aunt Lilly grows as committees hire, with Frank Fitch Mayor and Judge William B. Smith among early cast. Proceeds aid the Hot Lunch program. tickets at local drugstores and Lions Club members. Production led by Vivian Joy.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wilson of Indianapolis with their two children spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Albert Verrill. They attended Pur due commencement where Mr Verrill received a Master of Science degree. Mr Wilson is the football coach at Southport High School Indianapolis.
Joseph Sales and his children in Delphi welcomed their daughter Rose Mary Obrien who had been adopted by an Indianapolis family after Mrs Sales died in 1932. Obrien, who turns 19 in October, traced her relatives last week and traveled to Delphi to reunite with her father John Richard and sister Charlotte at their home. She had attended St Marys of the Woods in Terre Haute.
Miss Betty Felix and Harold Treida wed at 2 30 PM Saturday in Delphi in a home ceremony. The bride, daughter of Carl and Mrs. Felix, wore nylon white with a white Bible bouquet. The groom, son of Urban Treida, is Buck Creek High School class of 1950 star and worked at Ross Gear in Lafayette. A reception followed with blue and pink chrysanthemum decor. They plan to reside on Lafayette route 3 after a short honeymoon.
Andrew Wise was taken to his east of town Thursday in the Jackson ambulance. He had been very ill at St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette.
Bobby Burkhalter, son of Mr and Mrs Carlyle Burkhalter, remained confined in Lafayette hospital after a severe asthma attack.
Four Carroll county students were among 643 graduates at Purdue University summer commencement. Albert S. Verrill of Delphi earned a master in physical education, John R. Cripe of Flora earned a bachelor of science in chemical engineering, and Keith W. Coble of Delphi and J. Richard Milner of Flora earned bachelor of science degrees. The ceremony took place Sunday afternoon at the Hall of Music.
The Make Merry class of the Methodist Sunday school enjoyed a picnic at Deer Creek Park Monday evening. Birthdays observed included Rev. Frank Briggs, Harry E. Reed, Flora Fethers, Marie Thompson, Mayor Charles Wood, and several others. The September class meeting will be at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wise with helpers William Spry, Russell Craig, and Martin Boone assisting.
Camden relatives reported the death of Mrs. Will Herrmann who died in Pomona California. Mrs Herrmann was formerly Birdie Penn of near Burrows Ohio, with a sister Amy Ohio and brothers Jay of St Louis Otto of unknown locations.
A marriage license was issued Friday to James H Henderson 24 son of Mr and Mrs H A Henderson. The short note records the licensing official action and lists the groom’s parentage in a community notices style.
Mrs Hazel Steele state president of the Indiana Federation of Clubs and Claude Steele will visit Carroll County as guests of Mr and Mrs Henry B Wilson and the Junto Club for the first meeting of the year on September 21. Dinner at Roth Park Hotel at 6 30 then a program at Arcata on Lake Freeman. Mrs Steele a 1906 Indiana University graduate and Claude Steele a 1903 Northwestern graduate will meet friends from college days. This is Mrs Steele’s first Carroll County visit since becoming Federation president.
Farmers urged not to wait to file air applications for resealing 1948 or 1949 crop corn for another year or to convert 1949 purchase agreements. Applications due by September 30 1950 in Carroll County. Storage payments of 10 cents per bushel apply to 1948 crop resealed and delivered at maturity. none for pre resealing period. Carroll County totals show 211 153 bushels under storage loans and 51 650 under purchase agreements. National totals: 327 million under loans and 58 million under purchase agreements, totaling 385 million bushels covered by the 1949 price support program.
Ollie Myers a West Delphi resident was injured when a truck driven by Russell Threlkeld of Lafayette struck the wagon he rode. Myers suffered a fractured right arm cuts bruises and a sprained ankle as the wagon was demolished and the horse escaped injury. Police are investigating the noon accident with $100 damage to the truck reported.
J B Stanford executive secretary of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation will speak at the county Farm Bureau picnic at Flora Park on Friday August 25. Stanford, a Texas native, has served as county agent agricultural director of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce and editor of The Southern Agriculturist before his Kentucky post. He is renowned as a dynamic, entertaining speaker with a long record across many states.
A reader laments the Citizen office closure for a week as staff take vacation. The piece recalls Indiana journalism history from Vincennes to Terre Haute, praises editors, and recounts a Ft Wayne Post Office visit with Postmaster Clyde Dreisbach and his wife, noting long service and a hobby-like career.
Carroll County sends a large 4-H showing to the Indiana State Fair with Grand Champion Hereford steer and Grand Champion Reserve from Jackson and Carrollton townships. Beef entries include Crume Sanderson Jones Douglas Meade, with numerous 4-H Dairy, Poultry, Entomology, Garden and Livestock entries. The Flora Judging team returns to compete, coached by Harold Thompson. A slate of girl exhibitors and Clothing Food Preservation Home Improvement entries adds to county representation. Maryalice Long leads Senior Dress Revue for the county.
The Community Club and Band Boosters of Camden remind residents of a fish fry and street dance in Camden this Friday night August 25 from 5 to 9 p.m. Dancing runs from 9 to midnight. Proceeds support the band while the Chalmers Civic Club handles the event.
Carl Shaeffer son of Mr and Mrs Lee B Shaeffer of Delphi Indiana polis reported last Sunday for a physical examination prior to his recall to service. He holds a reserve commission as a second lieutenant in the Infantry and expects to be recalled to active duty soon. A veteran of the last war he was taken prisoner dur
Mrs. Sarah E Chapman of route 4 Delphi marks her ninetieth birthday with a family dinner at noon and an open house from 2 to 4 PM on Sunday August 27 at her home.
Miss Belle Robinson Polis has been named an official in Indiana, reflecting local governance changes amid political shifts. The appointment underscores emerging leadership roles in the state’s public service.
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