Delphi Plans to Cultivate All Available Garden Ground This Spring
Mayor Charles A Wood proposes using Delphi and surrounding communities as a clearinghouse for matching unused garden soil with residents who need ground. The effort aims to grow food during rationing with gardens producing gadishes onions beans and peas. Loren Ayres calls for volunteers to train dogs for war effort meeting size height and weight criteria. Fred Welsh of Globe Valve Corp donates 50 to local Boy Scout drive. Purdue fall term students from Carroll County include James Wilbur Sims Merle Lee Kuns and Robert Calvin Jones. Daughters of the American Revolution voting to award a $100 war bond to each state Good Citizenship Pilgrimage winner, with state winner to be announced in March. Colleen Philips of Burlington chosen as Carroll County representative. William Kerlin completes Camp Croft training and will attend Fort Benning OCS. wife travels to South Carolina.
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Charles A. Wood
Delphi
Wood
Daughters of the American Revolution
Continental Congress
Carroll Red Cross War Fund Drive Set to Open in Delphi
The Carroll county Red Cross War Fund drive will launch Monday March 1 with city and township workers named. County chair Reed Schermerhorn and city chair Mrs Harold Thayer urge generous public support for war work and family rehabilitation.
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Carroll County
Red Cross
Delphi
Harold Thayer
Reed Schermerhorn
Air Medal Awarded for Wake Island Raid by Lt Russell Rowe
First Lt Russell W Rowe RAF son of Mr and Mrs John Rowe Delphi was awarded the Air Medal for participating in a long over water bombing raid on Wake Island. Lt Gen Emmons presented the decoration. Rowe and other airmen led by Col William Matheny struck Wake Island at 12 45 AM December 24 destroying enemy installations with 76000 pounds of explosives and incendiaries.
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Russell Rowe
Wake Isle
John Rowe
Delphi
Wake Island
Hawaiian Department
Rowe
AAF
Chester W. Nimitz
Rose
Wil
Heart Attack Fatal To Carroll Native
A heart attack Sunday night killed Henry Finks 70 at his Monticello home. Funeral services were Tuesday at Idaville Church of God with pastors Floyd Clark and N A Gilliland. He lived in White and Carroll counties most of his life. moved from Idaville to Monticello last October. Surviving wife Bertha Godlove, three daughters Jane Oblenis Kokomo Perry Hindsley Monticello Ines Finks at home. brothers Charles Delphi Frank Kokomo. sister Mrs Lee Connell Buffalo.
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Henry Finks
Montivello
Idaville
White
Carroll Counties
Monticello
Bertha Godlove
Jane Oblenis
Kokomo
Perry Hindsley
Ines Finks
Charles Finks
Delphi
Frank Finks
Lee Connell
Buffalo
Delphi woman joins Delta Zeta at DePauw ceremony
Miss Elizabeth Smock daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Smock of Delphi was initiated into Delta Zeta at DePauw University Greencastle. She was Delph high school standout and toastmistress at the formal banquet. The Victory Eight Bridge Club met at Miss Tacille Cohee home with honors to Mrs Eunice Greenup and Mrs Mary Lamb.
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Elizabeth Smock
Will Smock
Delphi
Delta Zeta
DePauw University
Satur
Miss Smock
Delphi High School
Victory Eight Bridge Club
Tacille Cohee
Eunice Greenup
Mary Lamb
Marjorie Clayton
Betty McKinley Receives Nursing Cap in Indianapolis
Mr and Mrs Clarence McKinley attended the capping ceremony in the Methodist hospital school for nurses in Indianapolis. Betty Jane McKinley and classmates received nurse caps as they pledged Florence Nightingale. Miss McKinley, Delphi high school graduate, began training in August at the Methodist hospital.
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Methodist Hospital School For Nurses
Betty Jane
McKinley
Delphi High School
Methodist Hospital
High School Girls to Speak at Churches
Miss Echo MaHanna Miss Betty Zook and Miss Joan Patton of Delphi high school's public speaking class will speak Sunday at the Presbyterian Christian and Methodist churches for the Red Cross war fund drive opening March 1. Mr and Mrs George Wason spent the weekend in Indianapolis visiting relatives.
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Echo MaHanna
Betty Zook
Joan Patton
Delphi High School
George Wason
Indianapolis
Burlington Bank Tops County in War Bond Sales
Carroll residents bought war bonds totaling 12,456.25 dollars last week. The Burlington bank led with 3,843.75 dollars in sales as part of a countywide report by Chris Chamales, Carroll county war bond chairman.
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Burlington Bank
Carroll
Chris Chamales
Carroll County
Yeoman Bank
Union Bank and Trust Company of
Delphi
Camden Bank
Bright National Bank of
Keim Accepts Superintendency at Rochester Telephone
O S Keim longtime wire chief at Carroll Telephone resigns to become plant superintendent for Rochester Telephone Company in Rochester He plans to move from Delphi around April 1 The Rochester firm serves about 2000 subscribers in a 3900 population city Keim previously led Delphi telephony and is active in local church and civic life He and Mrs Keim have two daughters and a grandson Details note their permanent relocation to Rochester is not planned
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O. S. Keim
Carroll Telephone Company
Rochester Telephone Company
Rochester
Delphi
Rochester Company
Keim
Sweetser
Blue Lodge
Delphi High School
Floyd Hargraves
Floyd Redding
Norfolk
Tom
Freda Sines Weds Sgt. Don Goslee
Announcement of the marriage between Miss Freda Sines of Delphi and Sgt. Don E. Goslee of Camp Livingston Louisiana. The ceremony occurred Feb 20 at the Delphi Presby terian church with Rev Miles Freeman officiating. The couple’s attendants were Reed Goslee and Mrs. Reed Goslee.
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Freda Sines
Earl Sines
Delphi
Don E. Goslee
Camp Livingston
Louisiana
Orville Goslee
Yeoman
Delphi Presbyterian Church
Miles Freeman
Reed Goslee
REMC Scrap Drive to Close March 3 in Carroll County
REMC will complete its intensive scrap drive Wednesday March 3 by checking collection centers and totaling results. Directors acting as township chairmen met February 17 to finalize plans for the campaign which began Monday. Scrap must be delivered Wednesday at centers in Camden Farm Bureau Bulk Plant Delphi Nunnally junk yard Rockfield M Landis Burlington Yeoman Monticello junk yard and inquire at the school house.
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Carroll County
REMC
Camden
Farm Bureau Bulk Plant
Delphi
Nunnally
Rockfield
M. Landis
Burlington
School House
Yeoman
Farm Bureau
Monticello
Leo Craig Elected City Councilman
Delphi Journal editor Leo Craig won a city council seat Tuesday to replace Charles A. Wood the new mayor. Other council members are Earl Page Jesse Clawson Ben Drake and Vernie H Brown all Republicans.
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Leo Craig
Delphi
Charles A. Wood
Earl Page
Jesse Clawson
Ben Drake
Vernie H. Brown
Annual Dinner Of T B Association To Be Held March 9
The Carroll County Anti-Tuberculosis Association will host its annual dinner on Tuesday March 9 at 7 00 pm at the Welcome Inn. Mrs Marie Wall announces final seal sale reports and officers will be elected. A free clinic is scheduled for Friday March 19 from 9 to 12 at Delphi courthouse.
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Carroll County Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Welcome Inn
Marie Wall
Delphi Court House
Rites Set Tuesday for Burlington Man Sutton
Thurman Alexander Sutton 85 died Sunday night at his son's home southwest of Burlington. Born January 29 1858 in Johnson County he was married to Hattie Rhodes who died eleven years ago. He is survived by two sons Dan and George Sutton two daughters Nadine Pearl Sutton and Melvin Mellrath deceased five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 PM in Burlington with Rev James W Knight officiating burial followed in Burlington cemetery.
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Thurman Alexander
Dick) Sutton
Dan
Burlington
Mr. Sutton
Johnson County
Daniel
Mary Sutton
Hattie N. Rhodes
George Sutton
Nadine Pearl Sutton
Melvin Mellrath
James W. Knight
Burlington Cemetery
Carroll Residents Urged to Support Victory Book Drive
Miss Mary Cochrane Delphi librarian and Victory book drive chair outlines a March 1 start for one week. Delphi library will be the Carroll county receiving center. donations should be current best sellers in good condition across genres and sciences, with over 2000 books donated last year but only 700 fit for use.
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Carroll
Mary Cochrane
Delphi
American Library Association
The
Red Cross
U. S.O
Better
Harold F. Brigham
Indiana State Library
Indiana
Carroll County
Miss Cochrane
Book Club
Lt. Richard Haugh Transferred from California to Chicago
Lieutenant Richard Haugh has been reassigned from California to Chicago, indicating a strategic personnel shift. Details on unit or assignment were not provided in the brief.
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Richard Haugh
California
Chicago
Til
Camden Man Injured In Auto Accident
Arthur Fross of Camden was taken to Cass County Hospital in Logan after a Tuesday afternoon crash on a road a mile and a half north of Camden. He drove a ton and a half truck owned by G M Fross and Son. it struck a cement culvert head on, injuring him mildly. The driver was dazed. witnesses and cause of loss of control unavailable. Deputy Sanford Allen and State Policeman Barnard Leavitt investigated.
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Arthur Fross
Camden
Cass County Hospital
Logansport
Sheriff Moore Aids in Nabbin g Colfax Bad Check Artist
After months of persistent work by Carroll county Sheriff Robert Moore aided by Cass county Sheriff Elmer Craig and state detective Herman Freed Ralph L Lucas 32 of Colfax route 1 was captured Tuesday noon at Frankfort for forging checks totaling 1592 19 passed in Carroll Cass White Tippecanoe Hamilton Warren Hendricks and Montgomery counties He is held in Carroll county jail Authorities traced many checks to Carroll county farms and other locations Sheriff Moore made out of state trips and attended sales in efforts to locate Lucas.
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Robert Moore
Carroll County
Elmer Craig
Cass County
Herman Freed
Ralph L. Lucas
Colfax Route 1
Frankfort
Carroll
Cass
White
Tippecanoe
Hamilton
Warren
Hendricks
Montgomery
Moore
Lucas
Glen Nichols
Ross Allen
Clinton County
Watson McCormick
Ernest Richardson
Freed
Noblesville
Indianapolis
Flora Deer Creek meet kicks off county tourney in Flora
Flora hosts nine county teams in the sectional to decide Peru regional bid with opening games Flora Badgers vs Deer Creek and Cutler vs Adams Township. Friday features Carrollton vs Rockfield and Delphi vs Camden, Burlington awaits winner. Coaches Verrill and McCall target a strong run amid heavy ticket sales.
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Flora
Carroll County
Peru
Flora Badgers
Deer Creek
Cutler
Adams Township
Carrollton
Rockfield Crew
Delphi
Camden
Burlington
Brookston
Verrill
Patty
Doyel
DeWitt
Robeson
Sieber
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Fred Welsh
Globe Valve Corporation
Purdue University
Clude
James Wilbur Sims
Idaville, A
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Merle Lee Kuns
School of Agriculture
Robert Calvin Jones
National Board of Management of the
Colleen Philips
Burlington Shas
William Kerlin
Camp Croft
South Carolina
Fort Benning
Carroll Red Cross
Township and
Township
Adams
Charles Maorer
Clay
Robert Parish
Clay Harmony Home Economics Club
Roy Cornelison
Deer Creek South
Maud Newell
Deer Creek North
Cloyd Thompson
Jackson
Myra Gardner
Jefferson
Melvin Roach
Liber
Estel Mullin
Madison
Joe Henderson
Freda Burgett
Rock Creek
Harry Temple
Washington
Home Economics Club
Castyle Fouts
Paul Burns
William Ashanhort
Fund Drive
Margaret Mabbitt
Stanley Anderson
Ren Peterson
Monroe
Wilbur Lane
Lena Eikenberry
Leonard Crume
Veaux Bowman
Guy Kendrick
W. J. Leiter
Thayer
Court House
Gladys Young
Yanus Wells
Forrest Sprague
Harry Roach
Wilhelmina Feaster
Goldie Scott
Virginia Pletcher
Washington Street
Elmwood Gardens
Abner Bowen
Pearl Allen
Marvin Packard
Will Smith
C. E. Melson
Eleanor Henderson
Robert Wood
C. T. Amick
Charles Bradshaw
Mortonsville
Robert
Andrew and
Mrs
Carl McDonald
West of Court House
Harry Baum
Julia Ireland
Floyd Julien
Charles Kerlin
Anna l Hardlay
Mahlon Kerlin
Robert Bradshaw
Max Daugherty
John Bair
North of Court House
George McCain
Teckla Roskuski
Russell Holmes
Harve Hoshaw
Canal
Marcus Reifert
Russell W. Rowe
RAF
Sev
Enth Air Force
Delos C. Em
Mons
Liam A. Matheny
Carrington, N. C
U. S
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Lt. Rowe
Luke Field
Ariz
Pacific
Greencastle
Betty McKinley
Clarence McKinley
Delphi Postoffice
Flora Postoffice
Pany
My Hargraves
Sgt
Don Goslee
Bride
Sgt. Goslee
Monticello High School
Yeoman Methodist Church
U. S. Army
T. B. Association
Lucille Cohee
Doris Peterson
Otto Albright
Ross Dean
Deputy
Sanford Allen
Barnard Leavitt
Sheriff Moore
Colfax
Badgers
Albright
A. S Verrill
Young Lucas
Nickel Plate Railroad
Larry Boone
Boone
Cowdin Plumbing
Charles Lee
H. J. Bates
R. J. Norris
J. E. Eaton
HL. Carter
Craig
Norris
Stony Pike
Young America
Barnard Lumber Co
Burkington
H. L. Carter
Baltimore
J. C. Penny
Lafayette
H. L
Carter
Oracles
Rossville
Elmer McCall
Spear
Sebring
Kempf
Delaney
Howard Sharp
Barber
Snyder
Mummert
Sharp
Morrison
Sutton
Garrison
R. Shuler
Shuler
Polar Cubs
Merle Michael
Michael
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