Carroll County educator Dick Callane named county superintendent
Russell D. Dick Callane was unanimously chosen by Carroll County trustees to succeed Harry P. Hatton as county superintendent of schools. Callane, a Flora native and Purdue MS graduate, previously led Yeoman schools as principal and has a long teaching career in Cass and Carroll counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell D
Dick) Callane
Carroll County
Harry P. Hatton
Callane
Yeoman
Wiliam Helms
Orvel
Hub” Groninger
Indianapolis
Albert Verrill
William Neutzel
Route 1
Flora
Citizen Polaroid
Prayer Day Observed By Local Churches
Leaders from five churches announce World Day of Prayer activities to be held Friday February 13 at the Lutheran Church with music provided by the High School Octet. A nominating committee for next year includes Mrs. George Todd Mrs. C F Sheets Mrs. Fred Atkinson Mrs. Fred Chandler and Mrs. Frank Lachenmaier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Marvin Henderson
Christian Church
Fred Atkinson
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Virgil Gray
Brethren Church
Woodrow Whiteman
Methodist Church
Robert Sieber
Presbyterian Church
George Todd
C. F. Sheets
Fred Chandler
Frank Lachenmaier
Delphi Student Nominated as Fifth Alternate to Air Force Academy
Jerry Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Myron J. Johnson of Delphi, a Delphi High School senior, was named fifth alternate to the principal Air Force Academy appointment by Congressman Charles A. Halleck. Halleck notified the youth of the honor by telegram Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Johnson
Myron J. Johnson
Delphi
Delphi High School
Air Force Academy
Charles A. Halleck
Halleck
Heart Fund Drive Chairman Announced for Feb 15
Mrs. Neil Flora, manager of the Theater Coffee Shop in Flora, is named Carroll County Heart Fund chairman. Heart Sunday is set for February 15 with a house to house canvas and mail solicitations to rural areas. Mrs. Harter notes her state board involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Flora
Flora
Carroll County Heart Fund
Charles Harter
Heart
Harter
State Heart Association Board of Directors
World Day of Prayer Service at Sharon Baptist Church
A Day of Prayer will be observed Friday February 13 at 1 30 PM in Sharon Baptist Church. Community members are invited to attend this observance led by church members and local worshipers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Baptist Church
Local Births in Delphi and Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs Richard Walters of Delphi have a son born February 2 at St Elizabeth hospital. Rev and Mrs Donald Longe necker of Delphi route 2 have a son born February 2 at St Elizabeth. Mr and Mrs Isaac Ragan of Delphi route 2 have a daughter born January 28 at Memorial hospital Logansport. Mr and Mrs Gerald Wray of Delphi have a son born January 28 at St Elizabeth hospital. Mr and Mrs David Miller of Camden have a daughter born at Memorial hospital Logansport. Mr and Mrs Charles Coghill of Delphi have a son born January 29 at Home hospital Lafayette. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Shriver of Flora route 1 have a son born at Memorial hospital Logansport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Walters
Delphi
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Donald Longenecker
St. Elizabeth
Isaac Ragan
Memorial Hospital
Logansport
Gerald Wray
David Miller
Camden
Logansort
Charles Coghill
Home Hospital
Lafayette
Kenneth Shriver
Flora
Judge Reappoints Library Board Members
Judge William B. Smith in Camden reappoints Evelyn Sharp Sophia Case and Norwood Gentry to the Camden Library Board with terms expiring October 30 1962. He also reappoints Robert G. Bradshaw to the Delphi Library Board with term ending October 4 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Smith
Carroll Circuit Court
Evelyn Sharp
Sophia Case
Norwood Gentry
Camden Library Board
Smith
Robert G. Bradshaw
Delphi Library Board
Carroll County ASC to Move Offices in Early March
The Carroll County ASC office will relocate about March 1 from the Manson Campbell building on Franklin street to the basement of the Kroger building owned by R. L. Sieber. Mr Sieber is remodeling and redecorating the new space before the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Asc
Manson Campbell
Franklin Street
Kroger
R. L. Sieber
Sieber
Scouts Observe Week With Events
The Week of February 7 13 is Scout Week. Cub Scout Pack 365 will display articles in Clifford's Clothing Store windows and in REMC windows. On February 7 all Cub Scouts of the South Pack will attend church with each den visiting a different chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scout Pack 365
Clifford
South Pack
Delphi Sales Clinic Schedules Four Meetings
The Delphi Chamber of Commerce sponsors a four day Sales Clinic from February 16 to 19 with instructor Robert M. Cameron of Indiana University. All Delphi merchants and sales personnel may attend the two hour sessions featuring films and discussions on selling quality, overcoming objections, closing sales, and human relations in selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Chamber of Commerce
Ice Gorge Reaches Over Ten Miles in Wabash River
Observers report a extending ice gorge in the Wabash northeast of Delphi after freezing rain and heavy snowfall. The 10 mile plus formation begins near Carrollton bridge and runs upstream past Georgetown bridge with ice piles up to 13 feet high. Army engineers from Louisville monitor the river as experts warn of potential flood damage if the ice remains through spring thaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash River
Delphi
Wabash
Carrollton Bridge
Georgetown Bridge
Army
Corns
Tuuisville
Music Students Place In Vocal Contest At Northwestern
Delphi high school music groups earned two first division ratings at the district vocal contest held last Saturday at Northwestern high school in Howard county. The Boys Barbershop quartet of Gallo way Daniels Johnson Williams and the first octet of Daniels Laprad Johnson Williams Susan Johnson Gwen Benner Nancy Snipes and Donna Kite advance to the state contest at Butler University on February 21. Second division honors went to the two beauty shop quartets the second octet and to Susan Johnson and Pat Talbert in piano. Betty Bitler and Elaine Talbert earned third division in piano solos. The district instrumental contest will be held Saturday this week at Fowler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Northwestern High School
Howard County
Butler University
Ron Galloway
Jerry Daniels
Jerry Johnson
Dave Williams
Daniels
Dick Laprad
Johnson
Williams
Susan Johnson
Gwen Benner
Nancy Snipes
Donna Kite
Beauty Shop
Pat Talbert
Betty Bitler
Elaine Talbert
Fowler
Former resident recalls Delphi ties and family memory
A Galion reader writes about Mrs Laura Tracht and a gift subscription from Delphi Indiana. She notes Delphi roots October 1910 to June 1919 and recalls family involvement in the greenhouse business and local music. She mentions her brother Fred, a musician–teacher in Elkhart, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Tracht
May’ Denbeck
Delphi
Mey
P. Myrs
Gerberrs
Edwin Baum
Laura
Carroll County
Monroe Street
Miss Trimble
Bessie Higgenbotham
Josephine Shealy
Elsie Gardner
Fred
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Ohio State University
Elkhart
Indiana
Drainage School and Soil Meeting Set for February 13
A Drainage School and Annual Soil Conservation District meeting will be held February 13 at 10 am in the REMC auditorium in Delphi. Purdue engineers Don Sisson and Dan Wiersma will speak on Farm Drainage and Soils Crops and Too Much Water. A noon lunch is provided by community sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation District
REMC
Delphi
Don Sisson
Purdue Ag
Dan Wiersma
Purdue Agronomist
Sisson
Wiersma
Green Acres Soil Service
Carroll County Farm Bureau Coop
D. A. Garrison Grain Trucking Company
John McCormick
Carroll County
Charles Ritzler
Murray Tesh
Faye L. Anderson
Soil Conservation Service
Ralph Tyler
ASC
Claude Siegle
Flora Concrete Tire Co
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Robert McCarty
Russell Jones
Raymond Nicoll
Miles Martin
Sale of Delphi Plumbing Firm Ends 62Year Run
Wednesday announced the sale of Cowdin Plumbing Company in Delphi to Max Myers of Delphi effective February 2. Owner Will L. Cowdin after 62 years plans a Phoenix trip to see spring training and visit family while remaining Delphi home. Myers, a Delphi native, previously worked at Bash railroad and Myers Hardware in Camden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Will L. Cowdin
Cowdin
Brookston
Monticello
Phoenix
Arizona
Harriett Cowdin Parker
Billy Cowdin
Sacramento
California
New Jersey
Mr. Myers
Wabash Railroad
Myers Hardware Company
Camden
Semester Honor Roll Announced at Delphi High School
The first semester honor roll for Delphi High School is announced by principal Noel Douglass. The list includes seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen, eighth and seventh graders with students earning A and B honors across multiple names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi High School
Noel Douglass
Union Bank Observes Lincoln's Birthday Holiday
Union Bank and Trust Company will observe Lincoln's Birthday on Thursday February 12 and will be closed for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Bank and Trust Company
Lincoln
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Ward Cassell
Herbert Cassell
Tia Scott
Scott
Charles Tansey
Lillie Doctor
Rossville
Mt. Edgecumbe
Alaska
Mt. Hidgecumbe
Sitka
Miss Scott
Louella Scott
Sheriff Roth
Duane
Mary Lamb
Florida
Summit Street
Citizen
Miehle
Dick Callane
Carroll Schools
Riley Park
Judy Huffman
Pat Hufford
Janet Rodgers
Bill Randle
Robert Liver
Charles Wm. Randle, Jr
Dennis James Randle
Heart Fund Drive
Northwestern School
Attica
Northwestern
Idaville
Burlington
Washington
Sheridan
North Judson
New Waverly
Kentland
Lebanon
Helen Virginia Callahan
William Ward Bradshaw
Alvin Callahan
Lapier
Michigan
Bradshaw
Howard W. Bradshaw
East Main Street
Herb Smith
Eve Davidson
American Legion Auxiliary
Department of Indiana
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
American Legion
Preston J. Moore
Oklahoma
Rome
Galion, Ohio
Mastor
Delphi, Indiana
Will Cowdin
Carolyn Armstrong
Betty Bell
Terry Berryman
Linda Bowen
Nancy Bradshaw
Robert Delaney
Jerry Gover
Carolyn Peterson
Marta Porter
Mary Temple
Alice Berninger
Stephen Peterson
Jean Small
David, Beale
Charles Boone
Marilyn Fisher
Kathleen Hurlburt
Margaret Lee
Terry Mins
Robert Myers
Alice Preston
Betty Wa
Wasson
Myron Welch
Corinne Keisling
David Peterson
Robert Small
Michele Bowen
Michael Bradshaw
Judith Downing
Seanna Fikenberry
Diana Gover
Sondra Jester
John Jones
William L. Mullin
David Porter
Barbara Lines
Virginia Smith
Carolyn Verrill
Linda Wagoner
Thomas Wagner
Kathleen Wolf
Dick Welch
Kay Witter
Barbara Adams
Patrick Benner
Evan Berninger
Donna Brown
Mary Ann Brown
Ronald Crumbo
Pattie Cunningham
Sharon Dunham
Mary Jane Fisher
Mona Gray
Bill Harris
Michael Packard
Sylvian Rover
James Scott
Sherry Wagoner
Carolyn White
Edward Cook
Beth Hurlburt
Patricia Jones
John Klepinger
David McCain
Delphi Lions
Ray Riley
Wells Street
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