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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1953
Page
6
Indianapolis Better Business Bureau campaigns against unordered merchandise sent by mail. The notice urges recipients to ignore deceitful solicitations and not return or pay for unrequested items, suggesting to hold items and let the sender bear the loss.
The Sub Debs held their annual Christmas party December 18 at Mary Furst’s home with gifts, carols, and refreshments. The Alumnae Dance at the Country Club Tuesday featured Dusty Rhodes’s band for music in a Winter Wonderland theme.
Mahlon Kerlin, elected joint representative for Carroll and Cass counties, will depart Sunday for Indianapolis to participate in the 60 day legislative session. He will lodge at the Columbia Club and return home on weekends.
The La fayette Production Credit Association held its annual meeting at the Delphi Country Club on December 11 for Carroll County stockholders. John W. VanNatta acted as master of ceremonies as officers reported a strong year with over seven million dollars in short term credit extended across eight counties.
Indiana faces a key issue for the 1953 General Assembly as the state weighs its financing role for local government. A State Chamber study shows 1951-52 state distributions totaled 123,3998,656 dollars, 44 percent of state expenditures, with Carroll County receiving 588,687 dollars in 1950-51.
Purdue Extension economist Ronald Bowman tells farmers at a Delphi session that complete farm records are essential for accurate tax reports. Records should include dates, purchases, sales and depreciation of depreciable items. gains on sales may be taxed differently based on holding periods. Some development costs cannot be deducted as operating expenses but affect gains or losses upon sale.
Pvt. Don E. Draper stationed in Germany was pleasantly surprised by a recent phone call from his wife Dorothy who reports he is in good health. Mrs. Draper has taken a job at the home of Mrs. Bertha Loy in Delphi.
The Crusaders Class of the Methodist Sunday School will hold a cooperative supper and business meeting in the church dining room at 6 30 p m Sunday evening January 4. Subscribe for The Citizen.
St Joseph Catholic Church will hold a Holy Hour of prayer on New Year’s Eve at 7 30 PM in thanksgiving for blessings of the past year. New Year’s Day Masses are at 8 and 10 AM with the 10 o’clock Mass sung by the high school and grade school choirs, organist and director Mrs Lucile Clifford.
Paul Julien and daughters Carrie McKinley Charlie Scifres and Jan Mr and Mrs Robert McKinley and daughters spent Christmas day with Mr and Mrs Edgar McKinley in Lafayette.
The three Joyce sisters of Washington township join 24 other acts for the State Rural Entertainment Festival at Purdue Music Hall. More than 100 top entertainers from 18 Indiana counties perform January 6 during the four day Ag conference. Act numbers include a marimba solo, an accordion duet, vocal groups from multiple counties, and novelty skits titled Human Ford and Moonlight Dance.
The Grandchildren thank friends and neighbors for expressions of sympathy at the death of our grandfather W. S. Misner.
Dr Carl C Steinman returned Sunday to Dearborn Michigan after a Christmas visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Steinman Also visiting at the Steinman home were Mr and Mrs Elwood Mounts and family of Lebanon and Mr and Mrs Harry Steinman Jr and family of Thorntown.
I thank my friends for the cards letters gifts and messages of hope and faith received at the hospital and since returning home. I am grateful to our neighbors for their kind assistance and extend Season's Greetings to all.
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