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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1958
Page
5
West Delphi notes list Christmas plans and visits among Griffin Keller Hickman Johnson and other families. Linda details include Timothy Dale birth announcement and kinship roles while illnesses and holiday hosting arrangements appear, with several trips to Bloomington Indianapolis and Kokomo mentioned.
St Matthew's Congregation meets at St Mary's Episcopal Church for Sunday School and morning worship with a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 8 30 p.m. St MarysEpiscopal and Delphi Christian Church share Christmas Day and cooperative dinner details. Adams Home Demonstration Club hosts guests with turkey and dressing and gift exchanges. gratitude note to Delphi Fire Department for Saturday fire response.
Rockfield P TA members gathered Monday night at the school with Principal Harry Manning welcoming attendees. The program featured music by Lena Gossett's toy orchestra, a Christmas song led by Mr Carter's class with Jimmy Ferrier as soloist, and a playlet Santa Goes On A Strike with Larry Deel as Santa. A film strip Peace on Earth was narrated by seventh and eighth graders with Naomi Theophile at the piano. Mrs Theophile directed the entire program. PTA officers reported 21 baskets distributed to township shut ins. Gifts were presented to Mrs Theophile and retiring trustee Arthur Hildebrand.
Mr and Mrs Frank Stocton of South Bend were Friday evening guests of Mrs Leila Ashba.
Walter Grimm of Winona Minnesota and Robert Gordon of Muncie attended the Rotary luncheon on Tuesday. John Klepinger led the program and read several Christmas stories ending with an impressive tale about the writing of Silent Night Holy Night. Mr Grimm accompanied at the piano as the carol was sung by the group.
Dogs have killed several sheep on eastern Delphi farms with Monday night attacks at the Jerry Boone farm. Boone warns that dogs found on his premises will be shot and urges owners to keep their animals at home to protect their dogs.
At the Rock Creek Township Home Demonstration meeting held at club president Dorothy Nipple’s home, twenty members attended. Marjorie Been reviewed the song of the month, devotions by Margaret Bowman used Luke 13, a Christmas story was read, new officers were installed by Blanche Balser, and Mildred Sanders and Doris Smith led a gift exchange won by Hattie Temple. Refreshments were served by the hostess with Mary Nipple and Eulalia Coleman assisting.
Mrs William Orr of Fort Wayne is spending the holiday season with her sons Robert and Jack Leatner and their families.
Carroll County Purdue Ag Alumni plan to take high school students to Purdue Ag Opportunity Day on Saturday January 3. The 1 30 p m program in the Life Science Building will show courses and opportunities in agriculture. Attendees will tour facilities and will be guests at the Purdue Michigan basketball game that evening.
Barney Goyer will become deputy sheriff of Carroll County effective January 1 and has been elected president of Tri City Lodge No. 118, Fraternal Order of Police. Monday’s meeting elected Merle Cree as vice president and Lee Thompson as secretary treasurer. Retiring president Gilbert Underhill received a diamond pin. Christmas guests include Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kirkpatrick and Miss Edna Kirkpatrick in Anderson. Other names listed include Robert Mills, Eldon Robeson, John H. Todd, Robert Crume, Raymond Todd, Fritz Schyepf, John Harness, Charles Jones, Charles Black, John Allbaugh.
Several residential building sites changed hands this week. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cornelius bought a lot south of the Mrs. Elmer Talbert residence on Summit Street from Mrs. Talbert. Mr. and Mrs. William Freeman purchased land from Mr. and Mrs. George W. Campbell in Bowen Woods. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Eikenberry and Mr. and Mrs. George Obear bought ground on Bluff Road in South Delphi from Mr. and Mrs. Paul Quick. The Eikenberrys plan to start building after the new year.
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