Postmaster warns three cent stamps can’t seal envelopes
Postmaster Robert Sieber reminds readers that three cent stamps on Christmas cards may not seal properly and won’t be returned or forwarded if addresses are wrong. He urges writing the address plainly and not sealing envelopes when using three cent stamps. Dorothy Kilgallen notes Paramount Studios bought two big sellers for cinema and included Decision at Delphi. Carroll Telephone plans a device to let Mrs. Johnson hear Methodist services at home.
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Robert Sieber
Mr. Sieber
Dorothy Kilgallen
Indianapolis News
Paramount Studios
Delphi
THE
Carroll Telephone Company
Sarah
Emil) Johnson
Methodist Church
Johnson
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Wilbur Doolittle Couple
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Doolittle of Jefferson township plan their golden wedding anniversary on Wednesday December 21 They live on a farm near Yeoman in summer and stay in Lakeland Florida in winter Their daughter Mrs James Sanderson will host at 5315 East 13th Street Tulsa Oklahoma The Doolittles married at Delphi Mrs Doolittle Cecile Johns daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Johns Their daughter has three children Jemele Terry and Kent
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Wilbur Doolittle
Jefferson Township
Yeoman
Lakeland
Florida
James Sanderson
East 13Th Street
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Lorenzo Doolittle
Yeoman Methodist Church
Delphi
Lutherans Near Goal in Delphi Fund Drive for New Church
St Matthew's Lutheran Church of Delphi is $1,700 from a $20,000 goal for a new church. They have pledges totaling $18,300 with 8 families still to be solicited. The project covers land bought from Farm Bureau Co-Op and building costs of $77,000.
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St. Matthew’s
Rudolph Minneman
Harry Blisk
Toby Rendleman
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Main Street
Howard Howell Former Delphi Resident Dies at 47
Funeral rites were held Monday in Flint Michigan for Howard Howell known as Hez at 47. He died Friday morning in a Flint hospital from a heart attack at home. A Delphi High School 1931 graduate, he played on the 1928-29 basketball team that reached the state finals sweet 16. He attended DePauw University and worked at A C Sparkplug Company in Flint. Surviving: widow, two children Patsy and Ernie, a brother Noland Howell of Delphi, and his mother Mrs Cora Howell of Monticello.
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Flint
Michigan
Howard Howell
Hez” Howell
Howell
Ernest
Cora Howell
Delphi High School
DePauw University
A. C. Sparkplug Company
Patsy
Ernie
Noland Howell
Delphi
Monticello
Camden Resident Henry Lenon Dies at 74
Henry R Lenon 74 of Camden died Wednesday morning in Memorial Hospital Logansport after two years of poor health. A retired railroader, he is survived by wife Mary, two sons Jack and Raymond, four sisters, two brothers and other relatives. Body at Gentry Funeral Home Camden with rites pending.
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Henry Roth Lenon
Camden
Memorial Hospital
Logansport
Addison
Ollie Grant Victor Lenon
Mary
Jack
Raymond
Cleveland
Grace Raub
Laura Black
Lucinda Schreckenghaust
Thelma Wells
New Orleans
Arve
Young America
Ramond
Gentry Funeral Home
Farmers Invited to Weed and Insect School
Dale Easten announced a farm education event at the REMC in Delphi on Wednesday December 21 at 2 00 p m. Purdue Extension botanist Jim Williams and entomologist Dave Matthews will discuss chemical weed control insecticides and related care. Farmers of Carroll County are invited to attend and participate with questions on weeds and insects.
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REMC
Delphi
Dale Easten
Jim Williams
Purdue University
Dave Matthews
Carroll County
Post Office Hours Extended Through Christmas
The Post Office will be open on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons from now to Christmas. Miss Hilda Bowen will join her.
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Hilda Bowen
Public Dance at Delphi Armory by American Legion
Post 75 of the American Legion sponsors a Friday night public dance at the Delphi Armory in South Delphi from 10 pm to 2 am Deb Tinkle and his orchestra provide music Tickets are $2 per couple available from Legion members or at the Legion Home Proceeds go to the annual Christmas party for community youngsters on December 19 at the Armory.
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Harry Bohannon
American Legion
New Delphi Armory
South Delphi
Deb Tinkle
Legion
Armory
Delphi American Legion
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures Corporation
Santa
Former Carroll County Official Charles Bell Dies at 75
Charles Li Bell known as Scrappy, 75, died Monday at his Delphi apartment after 18 months illness. He served as Carroll circuit court clerk 1940 1948 and two terms as county treasurer. Bell was a Flora department store partner, Bright National Bank director, and an avid baseball fan who played for Flora Bringhurst Union and Lafayette North State League teams. He was born Flora June 6 1885 and survived by two daughters, a grandson, a brother, and was buried Maple Lawn Cemetery after funeral at Carter Funeral Home.
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Charles Li
Scrappy
Bell
Carroll County
Delphi
Carroll Circuit Court
Cripe and Bell
Flora
Bright National Bank of
Flora-Bringhurst Union
Lafayette
Portland
Florida
Delphi Booster Club forms for school sports support
Parents of boys in Delphi schools organize a booster club to back athletics. The second meeting is set for Monday night December 19 at 8 p.m. in the high school cafeteria, following an initial gathering at the Coomey home to discuss goals and structure.
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Delphi
Joe Coomey
Results of Vision and Hearing Tests in Carroll County
Out of 1367 students screened in 1959 60, 201 failed and parents were referred. The tests covered grades 1 3 and 8 in public and parochial schools. Thelma Trent RN county health nurse reports 237 now wear glasses, with 8th graders most wearing them. 323 eighth graders tested, 51 failed, 104 already wore glasses, 184 retested.
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Carroll County Health Department
Thelma Trent
Trent
Law Firm Buys Knight Building in Delphi
Ives and Ives, Delphi attorneys, completed a purchase of the Knight building on the court house square from Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kite. The firm plans to remodel and move from the Shaeffer building on South Washington Street. Robert Lentner will move from the east room to the west room and the Shaeffer building is to be razed for American Legion expansion.
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Ives and
Ives
Delphi
Knight
Court House Square
Clarence Kite
Offican
Shaeffer
Washington Street
Robert Lentner
Charles M. Flora
Shhaeffer
American Legion
Minnie Riley Named Cheer Club Member of the Week
The Delphi Lions select Mrs. Minnie Riley of 630 S Union St c/o Restmor Nursing Home Kokomo Indiana as Cheer Club member of the week. She lived in Delphi until illness and now resides in the nursing home. Lions urge friends to send Christmas cards letters small gifts and visit during the coming week.
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Delphi Lions
Minnie
S. Union St. c/o Restmor Nursing Home
Kokomo
Indiana
Riley
Delphi
Lions
School Chorus Play Christmas in Foreign Lands and Home
The choruses from Monroe Street and Hillcrest Schools present Christmas in Foreign Lands and Home a play by Aline M Cowan and Frances T Crow ley on Thursday December 15 at 745 p.m. in the school auditorium. Public invited.
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Monroe Street
Hillcrest
Aline M. Cowan
Frances T. Crowley
Wynkoop Named Inspector by State Pharmacy Board
S. M. Wynkoop, former owner of Wynkoop Pharmacy in Brookstone and partner in the Delphi firm, becomes drug inspector for the State Pharmacy Board. One of two inspectors employed by the state. He sold his Brookston stake years ago and earlier this year sold the Delphi store to Frank Fitch. He will reside on the Tippecanoe River and operate from Indianapolis.
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S. M. “Shaff’ Wynkoop
Wynkoop Pharmacy
Brookstone
Delphi
State Pharmacy Board
Indiana
Wynkoop
Brookston
Frank Fitch
Tippecanoe River
Indianapolis
Cows Unclaimed In Delphi Area Officials Seek Owner
Several weeks ago two cows found north of Delphi were not claimed. Sheriff Roth asks the owner to contact the department at once. farmers missing cattle in the area should reach out to the Sheriff’s office.
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Delphi
Roth
Sheriff’s Department
Delphi Jewelry Store Is Sold Keeps Name But Changes Hands
F. K. Sisson of Flora bought the L. R. McCain and Son Jewelry Store in Delphi and will run it under the same name with Oris Jr. McGuire as manager. McGuire, a Bradley University graduate, plans to move to Delphi next spring. Luther McCain founded the firm in 1894 and Tom McCain will work part time while taking a new Purdue chemistry role.
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Delphi
F. K. Sisson
Flora
L. R. McCain and Son
Oris Jr
McGuire
Sisson Jewelry
Bradley Univ Bradley
Ilinois
Sisson
L. R
Methodists Plan Christmas Vesper Service by Delphi Church Choirs
The Delphi Methodist Church presents a Combined Chorus of over seventy voices under Mrs. J Reid McCain for a Christmas Vesper Service this Sunday at 5 00 p m The program includes scripture readings duets chorales and solos with contributions by Rev Robert D Wilburn Mrs Lena Hannell organist Miss Ona Shindler pianist and choir groups Seraph Wesley and Chance along with the Teen Six and Sextette.
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Delphi Methodist Church
J. Reid McCain
Seraph
Wesley and Chance
Lena Hannell
Robert D. Wilburn
Deane Rice
Ona Shindler
Lena Hanneil
Joseph and
Mary
Kenneth Pyle
Joseph
Wesley
Chancel
Bethlehem
Teen
Wesley and
Robert Wilburn
Lonnie Miller
Thomas Popejoy
Robert Packard
Benediction
Wilburn
Jane Smith
B Team Tourney Set at Delphi
Delphi will host a four team B event this Saturday in the local gym. Flora Rossville and Camden compete with two games at 1 30 pm and 2 45 pm dst. Evening sessions start 7 30 pm consolation 8 45 pm dst championship. Admission 25 cents per session.
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Delphi
Flora
Rossville
Camden
Oracles
The
Badgers
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