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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1949
Page
1
A column recaps rumors of county personnel changes including resignations. It notes a reshuffle with unconfirmed specifics, plus an anecdote about a court exchange on child support and a post office mix up involving a dog named Miss Annie Patrick. The column ends with dog greeting mail antics from local families.
Postmaster Walter Popejoy asks patrons to cooperate as two extra city carriers Charles Ward and Andy Stankard join Russ Holmes and John Laprad to ease the Christmas rush. Despite added help, mail volume may cause deliveries to run an hour or more late.
A small pocket book containing about twenty five dollars was found and requested to be returned to Frank Killian of rural route three Lafayette. Mr Killian, age 76, lost the purse while in town shopping Saturday night carrying his Christmas savings.
Bud Vianco recalls a Pittsburg night when a door was toppled by a goat and the animal roamed inside a house leaping on tables before fleeing to the garage. The goat battered the doorway and building with its escape.
Ruth Brewer Howell, manager of the license bureau, requests all who asked for a special license number to submit applications before December 30. Licenses must be sorted prior to the start of plate sales.
Herb Smith recounts Mrs. Smith’s tale of praying for a piano as a boy did. Last summer she entered the Crosley Shelvador refrigerator giveaway with a big family and no fridge. The family prayed to win and they did, reinforcing their belief in prayer.
The Tri Kappa Dolls will be given away at 9 p m Saturday night at the Library. A door prize will be given.
More than 80 Brownie Scouts from local troops attended a Christmas party at the Legion home hosted by Tri Kappa, Business and Professional Women, Legion Auxiliary and the Delphi Women's Club. Co chairs were Mrs Opal Wood and Mrs Betty Wagoner. Eve Davidson demonstrated proper flag salute, with musical numbers by Marilyn Holloway Smith and Izzy Welch and stories by Mrs Watson C McCormick. Santa Claus visited and handed out Scout pencils.
Invitations issued for a county wide Christmas party for 1 through 12 year olds. 2000 invitations sent to grade schools with free entry for children and one accompanying parent. Santa and a clown act from Indianapolis headline at Delphi Armory with volunteers packing 1800 pounds of candy and gifts.
More than 200 Legionaires and their escorts attended the Christmas party at the Legion home on Tuesday night. Bingo prizes were won by many listed attendees including Marvin Brehmer and Edith Farr who also took the door prize. Co chairs Everett Parks and Edward Wingard led the event with a coordinating committee.
The Presbyterian church presents The Traveling Man by Lady Gregory this Sunday at 7 30 PM in a White Gift Service. Attendees bring white gifts of money for Clinton Hillcrest Mission. Mrs Watson McCormick plays the mother with Judy May as the child and Boyd Mangus as the traveling man.
The Freshman and Junior High School basketball teams travel to Attica for the first encounter between the two schools this year on Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Harold Smith and family of Delphi won the Crosley Shel Vador contest in the area. Herb Smith served as the local sponsor and presented the prize to the Smiths in the pictured photo capturing the moment.
The Roxy theater presents The Red Menace a drama about American Communist party methods shown tonight. The producers filmed in secrecy to avoid exposure and cast unknown actors. The story is stark and memorable for viewers.
Chief of Police Frank Lamb Jr reports at least three worthless checks were passed to local merchants this week. The incidents affected Fullmer station Keller Service Station and Quick and Clifford Clothiers. The suspect who cashed at Keller Station was apprehended at Crawfordsville. license plate details were given to police. the LaFayette resident faces similar charges. The clothing store culprit is also identified by authorities.
Mrs. Bernice Grassmyer of Delphi announces the engagement of her daughter Janis Eileen Grassmyer to Wayne L. Zook son of Mr. and Mrs. Orton Zook of Ockley. They plan to wed New Year’s Day at Radnor Methodist Church at 7 30 p m. Janis is a Delphi High School 1949 graduate and works for Indiana Associated Telephone in Lafayette. Wayne is a 1947 Delphi graduate and works at Brown Rubber in Lafayette. Both active in community youth groups with Zook as Premiers president and Grassmyer as secretary.
Delphi merchants publish the week hours with early closings on Monday and Tuesday at 5 30 p m The midweek period Wednesday Thursday and Friday end at 9 30 p m On Saturday December 24 closing at 5 30 p m Closed all day December 26 and January 2 Open all day Wednesday December 21 28 and January 4 January 1 reverts to usual Wednesday afternoon close to follow.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Sneathen of Delphi will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home on Friday. They have four children Helen King of Ft Wayne John of Pittsburg Pearl Johnson and Mildred Cree of Delphi.
Principal John Curry released the honor roll for the second six week period at the high school. Seniors earning B include John Bradshaw Kathleen Brown Richard Brown Joan Echler Flora Mae Fisher Doris Fross Ruthanne Mullendere Marian Reed. Juniors earning A and B are listed with names such as Jeanette Isaacs Carol Clawson Helen Clifford Carolyn Coble Beverly George Wanda Hughes Julie Smith Gertrude Johns Joan Larimore Rosemary Merrill Bill Roach Carolyn Shulthers Peggy Starkey Joyce Skinner. Sophomores with A Kenneth Clausen Dinty Johnson and Bs such as Nancy Bowen Jerry Crone Sharon Hanna Nancy Rush Clive Carr Dick Funkhouser Kathleen Rozhon John Schlang Kenny Wallace. Freshmen with A Kathleen Clifford and Elizabeth Ives. Bs Shirley Bowman Eddie Carr Ramona Clem Nancy McIntyre Roberta Herr Regina Schlipf Joe Weaver Marion Wingard Lewis Brewer Lester McDaniel Gwen Ferrier Charlene Melson Jim Waller.
Tri Kappa members enjoyed a festive Yale season party at the country home of St. John B. Earl Walker. The event featured winter greens, a 7:30 dessert, antique dolls tale by Mrs. Oscar Rohrabaugh, Christmas carols, Santa Betty Wagoner giving gifts, and prize wrappers won by Lucille Brown and Virginia Delaney.
Knights of Columbus will entertain children at the annual Christmas party on Sunday December 18 at the KE of C hall. Motion pictures and a puppet show are planned. Treats will be given to all attending children. In the evening, cooperative turkey dinners will be served to the Knights and their ladies.
Local employees of the A and P Store will share in a Christmas bonus totaling $2,250,000, announced today by company officials. All employees nationwide with six months or more service will receive the pre holiday cash distribution.
Cutler's Wildcats travel to the Delphi Armory Wednesday for the annual cross town clash with the Oracles. The B teams also play with Flora and Delphi already splitting a pair of preseason games and Flora edging Delphi 60-45 in the latest contest.
Pittsburg grade school students will present a Christmas program in the school auditorium on Friday afternoon December 23. The upper grades perform Dickens Christmas Carol with John Furst as Scrooge and other roles by Ralph Brown Stanley Boyles Harold Hale Jerry Sneathen Dan Lybrook Ralph Hughes Keith Kaiser Richard Scowden Joyce Wilkens Nancy Clawson Beverly Richardson. The intermediate group presents The Lighted Tree with special musical numbers by the Glee Club Pamela Woods Dianne Dearlorff the Myers trio and LeRoy Franklin. Joey Messick will portray Santa Claus. Lower grades join in songs under director Mrs Estella Been.
Bernard Powell sues Fredah Shirlie Ellis in Carroll circuit court to contest Flora B. Powell estate worth 50000. Powell alleges fraud and duress after allegedly being disinherited by his mother who died in Howard county. Papers filed with County Clerk Joe Tolen this week.
The barn on Harold Thayer farm southwest of Delphi on Highway 25 was totally destroyed by fire Monday night. A defective tractor wiring is thought to have started the blaze, destroying the tractor and hay worth 500 dollars. Harold Coghill, tenant, discovered the flames at 10 p.m. The local fire department could not quench the blaze. Telephone lines were destroyed disrupting connections to Lafayette until Tuesday afternoon. The loss was partially covered by insurance.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Delong will quietly mark their 59th year at home on East Monroe Street on Christmas Day. Their son Merle of Wabash will join them for the day, as both are in poor health and no formal observance is planned.
Mrs. Mabel Gordon, from Indianapolis, resigns as grade school music teacher. She asks to be relieved of duties by December 31 and will return to Indianapolis. Wayne Einkenberry, local superintendent, handles replacement applications.
The annual New Year’s Day tournament at Monticello will be held December 30 this year due to school openings after Christmas. Participants are Winamac West Lafayette Monticello and Delphi with Rochester dropped from the net classic. West Lafayette is favored and drawing will occur the afternoon of the tourney.
Thieves entered Riders and Ratcliff Central Cigar Store on Market Street Tuesday night or Wednesday morning and escaped with over $100 in cash. Entry was gained by breaking the rear door glass and unlocking the night latch. Discovery was made by Woody Wilson, an employee, when he opened for business Wednesday morning as police investigate.
The Delphi and Flora Rotary Clubs hosted a Ladies Night with a turkey dinner and varied program. Curtis McCain chaired the entertaining committee and autographs were exchanged before the meal. A song fest, humorous games, and talks by Wabash College students from England Austria and Germany followed, ending with Silent Night sung in German. One hundred attendees witnessed the gala event.
Idaville and Burnettsville beginners performed a concert at the Burnettsville gym Tuesday night. Idaville group members included David Mehaffie Beverly Erb Patsy Brooks Marjean Scroggs Carol Schlegilmilch David Fisher Billy Suiters Dick Friday Keith Radersdorf Leroy Stangle Pat Neier Paul Whiteman Lester Blair Ronald Leazenby. Burnettsville beginners were Donna Alma Donald Lohrman Mickey Brechbeil Rosemary Gorman June McVay Terry Holmes Sharon Fisher Betty Cates and Jean Adams. Soloists were Myra Showalter and Jerry and Dan Lowring.
Arthur Schnepp of Delphi is gravely ill at home this week. Mrs. John Hamling Sr. is slightly improved from a serious condition today.
Norman Hill of the Roth Park Hotel was arrested by city police Monday for public intoxication. He was fined $1,000 and costs in city court by Mayor Wood.
Music teachers from the county, joined by principals and county basketball coaches, met at Delphi Country Club to plan a county wide festival. A committee including Clarence Marocco, Paul Welker, and Robert Meredith will finalize event details and report back. Local luncheon, library, and institute committees were named, with sessions for a county tourney set for Flora January 12 to 14.
After starting December 4 with a 43 33 loss to Lafayette Telephone the Legion has won twice and lost once. Ed Wingard led with 11 in the 52 39 Sunday win over Kirshbaum of Indianapolis. Charles Myers has joined the Legion squad and admission is 35 cents for adults 15 cents for children.
Emma Snoeberger 91, a longtime Rockfield resident and widow of Aaron Snoeberger, died Monday after a lingering illness at her home. Born September 28, 1858 in Sandusky Ohio, she was daughter of Charles and Sophia Raber and a member of Rockfield Presbyterian Church. Survived by three sons Millard Des Moines Iowa Roy route 3 Delphi Dr Paul Chicago, two daughters Cora Ruth at home, a sister Minnie McMahan Portville California, and four brothers Fred Charles Raber route 3 Delphi John Raber Colfax Frank Winfield, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday from Baker funeral home Camden. Burial Rockfield IOOF cemetery.
The Carroll County Court House at Delphi will be closed all day December 24 1949 and no county office will be open.
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