Rev Jenkins stopped for a siren mishap in Delphi
Delphis Rev Howard Jenkins, en route from Pittsburg, was pulled over for failing to halt at a state road junction. He was taken into protective custody and arraigned, then humorously resolved to drive more carefully in the future. The town also reports a blizzard tale from Wood Lake Minnesota and notes on local weather and charity efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Jenkins
Delphi
Pittsburg
Loren Ayres
Jenkins
Lillian LaGue
West Front Street
Wood Lake
Minnesota
Mrs Warner Bowman dies at Rockfield after long illness
Mrs Mary Kerlin Bowman 74 lifelong Rockfield resident died at home west of Rockfield at 9 45 a m Monday after a heart attack following weeks with pneumonia She born September 23 1872 daughter of Samuel and Mary Kerlin Married Warner Bowman November 25 1896 observed 50th anniversary last year She survived by husband three children six grandchildren and two brothers Funeral at Rockfield Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev Miles Allen Freeman burial in I O O F cemetery Grimm Funeral Home in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kerlin Bowman
Rockfield
Bowman
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Samuel and
Mary (Wingard) Kerlin
Warner Bowman
Rockfield Presbyterian Church
Robert
Rock Creek Township
Margaret
William
South Bend
Will
John Kerlin
Death of Delphi Retiree Charles Hurlburt Gros at 74
Charles Hurlburt Gros, 74, Delphi hardware merchant turned clerk, died Saturday morning after a sudden heart seizure as he returned to his home from downtown shopping. Born March 18, 1872, he was active in the Delphi Presbyterian Church and Carroll Lodge. He is survived by his widow Lillie Rankin Gros, a brother in California, a nephew and two cousins. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Patrick Mortuary, with burial in Masonic Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hurlburt Gros
Delphi
L. M. Pletcher
Lillie Rankin Gros
Frederick Gros
San Pedro
California
Hubert Gros
W. H. Bradshaw
Will L. Cowdin
Patrick Mortuary
Miles Allen Freeman
Masonic Cemetery
Paul Richman
Lebanon
John Deere
R. L. Sieber
Richman
John Deere Company
John Deere School
Indianapolis
Sieber
Funeral Rites for Goldie Milburn Slayton Held in Indiana
Funeral services were conducted at Patrick Mortuary for Goldie Milburn Slayton 48 with Rev Merlin Schwein officiating. Burial followed at Ball Hill Cemetery near Cutler. Slayton who died Thursday at Robert Long Hospital Indianapolis had lived in Clay Township and previously in Delphi and Cutler. Surviving are three children Irene and Maxine Shortridge both at home and Gene Slayton, plus twin brother Max Shortridge killed in action in the recent war and two sisters and a brother. Also noted are additional survivors and church ties with Flora German Baptist Church. Burial was in Ball Hill Cemetery near Cutler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Mortuary
Goldie Milburn Slayton
Merlin Schwein
Ball Hill Cemetery
Cutler
Slayton
Robert Long Hospital
Indianapolis
Clay Township
Delphi
Irene Shortridge
Maxine Shortridge
Gene Slayton
Max Shortridge
Maxine
Elsie Lowry
Muncie
John Unger
Ohio
Robert Milburn
Uriah F. Brubaker
Flora German Baptist Church
Argula Flora
Flora
Preble County
Oho
Lewis and
Hester
Frantz) Brubaker
Emma A. Miller
Amos Brubaker
Colburn
Ephie Deardorff
Near Flora
Harley E. Brubaker
Howard County
Jesse Wagoner
South Union Cemetery
Leiter
Bus to Rensselaer invites Jasper fans Friday
A school bus will be at the Welcome Inn Friday night to take fans to Rensselaer for the basketball game. The bus departs at 5 30 p m. Local fans are urged to travel to Jasper County seat to support the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welcome Inn
Rensselaer
Jasper County
Red Cross Fund Drive Sets Carroll County Quota
Ralph Melin of Delphi will chair the annual Red Cross Fund Drive March 1 to 30 with a county quota of 2500 dollars. Mary Davies will lead Delphi city efforts as other township and city workers are named. The drive supports national, state, and local Red Cross duties including disaster response and veterans aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
RED Cross Fund
Melin
Ralph Melin
Delphi
United Sf
Indiana Services Operation
Red Cross
Carroll County
Roy J. Eggman
Roxy Theater
Harold Thayer
Soil Conservation To Be Stressed By AAA
Farmers may join Carroll County 1947 Soil Conservation program by notifying the local AAA office before March 1. Walter Ayres chair announces. Federal allotment for the county is 70000 dollars for soil conservation projects this year with lime and other methods available. last year 30000 tons of lime were spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
AAA
Walter Ayres
Carroll
Mrs. Margaret A. Afflis Trips to Florida for Visit
Mrs. Margaret A. Afflis departed Indianapolis by plane on Monday en route to Florida for several weeks to visit friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret A. Afflis
Indianapolis
Ami
Florida
Goyers Top National Homes In Armory Thriller
Goyers basketball team of Delphi defeated National Homes of Lafayette 79 to 64 in a high fouls game at the local armory. Kempf led Delphi with 26 points, Smith 20, Delaney 12, Egeman 11 as Delphian offense dominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goyers
Delphi
National Homes
Lafayette
Goyer
Kempf
Smith
J. Delaney
Egeman
Spear
Edging
B. Delaney
B. Goyer
Red Cross First Aid Course to Start Here Next Thursday
Clyde Robbins of Delphi announces a new Red Cross First Aid course for those interested. The twenty hour program begins Thursday night February 20 at the Delphi Water Works plant near the City Building with 7 p.m. sessions led by Robbins. future meetings will use another building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Clyde Robbins
Delphi
Red Cross First Aid
Robbins
Delphi School Receives 379 Tickets for Sectional Tourney
J Richard Shaffer announces Delphi High School has an allotment of 379 tickets for the Sectional Basketball Tourney at Mora on February 27 28 and March 1. Tickets go on sale to student season ticket holders February 24 25 and 26 with adults and excess sales following on a first come basis. The allotment reflects Flora gym capacity of 1249 compared with Delphi enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Richard Shaffer
Delphi High School
Mora
Flora
Cal
Delphi Police Warn Firearm Ban Within City Limits
The Delphi Indiana police chief Louis Gabe Nunnally warns it is unlawful to shoot rifles shotguns air guns or any firearms inside the city. Violators will be arrested and face legal consequences. 1814.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Louis “Gabe” Nunnally
Indiana
Cancer Society Gives $500 To Medical Men
Carroll County doctors received a $500 check from the Cancer Control Society of Carroll County to aid cancer patients at doctors discretion. The presentation occurred at the Carroll Medical Association meeting hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert VanNatta, with plans for a county wide Cancer Control Drive starting April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Society
Carroll County
Cancer Control Society of
Medical Association
Robert “VanNatta
VanNatta
The
Carroll Cancer Association
Cancer Board
Ethel McClaine
Cancer Control
American Red Cross
Fort Wayne
A. J. Kimmel
J. R. McLaughlin
Carroll Medical Society
Band Parents Sponsor WIBC Show At Armory
Delphi band parents stage a WIBC radio benefit show at the armory next Wednesday to raise funds for band uniforms and expenses. Featured acts include Jimmy Dickens and the Dixie Four. Tickets cost 60 cents adults 30 cents children. proceeds help grow the group’s total fund of 2602.80. Mrs. James Clifford Howard Bradshaw and Mrs. Bert Mears chair the planning committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WIBC
Delphi
Indianapolis
Jimmy Dickens
Quick and Clifford Clothing
James Clifford
Howard Bradshaw
Bert Mears
Yeoman School Students Donate to Infantile Paralysis Fund
Mrs. Naomi Anderson reports that Yeoman School students contributed 47.91 dollars to the Infantile Paralysis Fund during a March of Dimes fundraising drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeoman’ School
Naomi Anderson
March of Dimes
Clark Couple Plans Move From Julius Farm To Fort Rest Indiana
Mr and Mrs Clarence Clark will move from the C O Julius farm south of town to their home in Fort Rest Indiana. The Clark sale held February 6 was termed a success by Mr Clark. Prices on farm machinery were very good, Mr Clark stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Clark
C. O. Julius
Tow
Forrest
Indiana
Clark
IOOF Lodges Set February Votes on Merger Plan
Delphi historians report two Odd Fellows lodges Carroll No. 174 and Delphi No. 28 will vote on consolidation February 20 and 24. If approved, combined membership nears 400 with vast land holdings and a bank balance, making the merged lodge county’s largest fraternal group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Carroll Lodge
Order of Odd Fellows
Delphi Lodge
Delphi Lodge No. 28
Bill Shaffer
J William Ashba
Haughey Mount
Howard Bradshaw
Conrad Dawson
George Obear
No. 28
Hamling
Washington Street
Carroll Lodge No. 174
Lafay ette Youth Jailed After Diamond Theft
Edgar Lee Beeler an 18 year old from Lafayette is jailed in Carroll County awaiting trial on grand larceny charges for stealing two diamond rings valued at over 200 dollars from Luther McCain Jewelry Store in Delphi. Police say he admitted no crime but was identified by McCain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Lee Beeler
Lafayette
Carroll County
Delphi
Luther McCain
Beeler
Tom McCain
McCain
Navy
Rossville
Mr. McCain
Sanford Allen
Sparkey Carey
Drunken Driving Nabs Carroll Man for 90 Days at Farm
Charles E. Smith 26 of Frankfort route 1 was sentenced by Mayor Charles A Wood in City Court to 90 days at the Indiana State Farm for driving while intoxicated. He also paid 50 dollars plus costs totaling 62 75 with license suspended after arrest on a Burlington area road. Deputy Sparkey Carey made the arrest and the jeep owner reported unauthorized operation. Smith has prior terms at the State Farm on similar offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Smith
Frankfort
Charles A. Wood
Indiana State Farm
Wood
Smith
Sparkey Carey
Burlington
State Farm
Baer Couple Move Into Elmwood Home From Hollowell Residence
Mr and Mrs Harry Baer relocate to their Elmwood addition house recently bought from Miss Doris Hollowell. Hollowell's lodgings are taken by Miss Edna Kirkpatrick. The vacated Mrs Mary Haugh residence apartment will rent March 1 to Mrs Lee Henderson and daughter Vivian from Yeoman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Baer
Elmwood Addition
Doris Hollowell
Miss Hollowell
Edna Kirkpatrick
Mrs Pelton Leaves Glidden for Elkhart Visit
Mrs J H Pelton of Glidden Iowa visits daughter Mrs Byram T Crosby and family before leaving Friday for an extended stay with her son Morris Pelton in Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Pelton
Glidden
Iowa
Byram T. Crosby
Morris Pelton
Elkhart
Farm and stock sale calendar with multiple auctions
A compiled sale calendar lists numerous farm auctions across Indiana. Entries name buyers and auctioneers such as Ray Booth and L F Crume, with locations near Delphi, Logansport, Adams Township, and Indianapolis, and dates in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude A. Zook
Henry Snyder
Ockley
Buckle
Ray Booth
Harve Lynch
Delphi
Dayton Road
Roy Booth
Tom Duncan
Sharpsville
L. F. Crume
Lynn O’neill
Logansport Fair Grounds
Ralph Rinehart
Sylvester Robinson
Robinson Farm
Adams Township
William J
Billy) Ruffing
Edmund Wall
Indianapolis Way
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Howard Jenkins
Court House
Roy Conrad
Robert Justice
Mary Bostwick
Main Street
Miss Bostwick
Tsk
Charles Gros
Charles H. Gros
Goldie M. Slayton
Valentine
Linda Kay Furst
Richard Furst
Route 2
Miss
Levi Furst
Max Landes
Bear Flora
National
Armory
IOOF
R. L. Sieber, Inc
Carroll and Delphi
McCain Jewelry Store
Carroll Man
Penal Farm
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