Two local figures buy Ford Galaxy 500 in February
Dr C C Crampton and Henry Coomey, longtime local friends, purchase a Ford Galaxy 500 amid a stream of reminiscences on cars from 1908 to the present. The piece recalls the doctor’s wartime service and Ford history, then shifts to community notes about basketball coach Ben Starkey Bowles and local family milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mindwell
State Medical Society
Henry Coomey
C.C. Crampton
Doctor
Henry
Bunker Hill
Doctor Crampton
Ford
Henry ‘Coomey
302Nd Ambulance Company
Gene Lahr
Lahr-Ford Company
Delphi
Wilsons
Pontiac
Henry Ey
Ben
Oracles of
Bunker Hill Air Base
Maconaquah
Cass Caston
North
Miami
Kokomo
Peggy
Elizabeth Ann
Peggy Starkey Bowl
Charles Starkey
Burrows
Cleo
Dear George Washington on cheating at cadets at the Air Force Academy
A letter laments cheating at the Air Force Academy while praising George Washington, arguing moral values matter as much as education. The writer cites a nephew who cheated to pass an exam, urging educators to teach integrity alongside academics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Air Force Academy
George
Young Wife Cookbook and Social Security notes
A dated excerpt includes a dessert recipe with coffee cream and crullers, then shifts to Senator Vance Hartke describing three Social Security reform bills. The measures aim to extend dependent child benefits to age 22, provide disability benefits for widows, and address marriage incentives for elderly couples by adjusting survivor rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Thelma
Florida
Senate
Boy Scout Court of Honor in Riley Park by Troop 135
Delphi Boy Scouts Troop 135 held a court of honor at the Scout Cabin in Riley Park. John Sanderson of the Three Rivers Scout Council presented ranks and pins including Tenderfoot to several scouts and Second Class to three. First Class to seven. Star rank to Douglas Matthews. Nine year service pins and junior assistant scoutmaster badges were awarded to three leaders. Committeemen awarded merit badges to multiple scouts across Life, Swimming, Nature, and other fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi Boy Scouts
Riley Park
John Sanderson
Three Rivers Scout Council
Joey Cox
Johnny Garrison
Bradley Yates
Douglas Roskuski
David Thompson
Tim Stewart
Terry Calhoun
Gary Zinn
Robert Medley
Ed Geheb
Bob Matthews
Mike Reifert
Tom Hall
Don Moore
John Lachenmaier
Douglas Matthews
Gary Moore
Tom Robinson
Jackie Moore
Steve Thompson
James McKinley
Tom Quinn
Don Moore II
Rickey Phillips
Frank Lachenmaier
Bill Schock
Paul Mavity
Claude Johnson
Lynn Garth
World Brotherhood
Charles Franz
John la
The Awakening Old McDonald Returns Home
Old McDonald leaves the farm for town seeking peace and quiet. He endures noise high taxes and loneliness but after a month longs for his garden, roosters and rural routines. He returns home learning happiness lies inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Mac
Midni
Boss
R.L. Hunter
Camden High sophomores fete at American Legion Home
Twenty eight students and guests gathered at the American Legion Home hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert Deel of Rockfield to celebrate the February 16 birthday of their son Larry and honor the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Boulden
Winamac
Joan
Alfred Lynn Moss
Flora
A.L. Moss
Winamac Christian Church
Frances Wagoner
Vern Pullen
Beverlee Morrison
Herbert Shaffer
Jack Schillings
Jacqueline
Jackie
Camden High School
American Legion
Robert Deel
Rockfield
Larry
Eight From Carroll Graduate At Purdue
Purdue University listed 1192 students for midyear graduation with 21 earning highest distinction and 58 with distinction. The Carroll County graduates include William Dill Terry Guyer Michael Hinkle Robert Jones Dale Kasten Judith McKinley Jerry Thomas Leota Weaver and family members from Camden Flora Flora and Rossville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Purdue
Carroll County
William Thurman Dill
Delphi
Terry Cripe Guyer
Flora
Michael David Hinkle
Camden
Robert Lee Jones
Monticello
Dale Robert Kasten
Judith McKinley
Rossville
Jerry Arthur Thomas
Leota Martha Weaver
Wise Family Dinner At Country Home
Mr and Mrs Jesse Wise entertained fourteen Wise family members at a Sunday dinner at their country home. Guests included Rev and Mrs Dorsey Schenck of Indianapolis and Mr and Mrs Clarence Mohler of Young America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Wise
Wise
Dorsey Schenck
Indianapolis
Clarence Mohler
Young America
Letters to the editor on Pittsburg postcard and address change
The writer identifies a Mt. Pisgah river view of Pittsburg showing land owned by Grant Mears. He suspects A W Wolever or Barker took the photo and asks for address change to 875 Bennett Street Marion Ohio. Signed Harley Brewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Mt. Pisgah
Grant Mears
A.W. Wolever
Barker
Bennett St
Marion
Ohio
Harley Brewer
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E. Franklin Delphi
Myron J. Johnson
Greater Weeklies of
America
Willie
Hazel Nace Hollow
J.E. Hollon
Second Ave
N. St. Petersburg
Michigan
St. Charles
Illinois
Husband
Vernon
Jane Whittlesey
Delphi Citizen
Emma Sheets
Jesse H. Parse
S. Scenic Highway
Lake Wales
Emma
Nen
Jackson
Albert Hodgson
Mary Studebaker
Kline
Ann Landers
Crutchfield Grain & Feed
Yeoman
Fee
Ann
Boy Scout Court of Honor
Gilbert F. Pugh
North Wilson Street
Carroll
Henry Miller
Calvin Miller
Clarence Arnold
Mary Fisher
Elizabeth Graham
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
The
Rossville Auction Exchange
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