Obear resigns as Republican County Chairman
George Obear steps down after years as GOP county chair citing business conflicts. Delegates named by vice chairman Mrs. Fern Cohee will choose his successor, with Delmar Bailey among possible replacements. Also reports on a skunk incident, a wedding guest misdirected to a church, a family joke with dog biscuits, city budget cuts limiting police patrols, and locals tracing Weiser family descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Obear
Obear
Main Street
GOP
Fern Cohee
Delmar Bailey
Madison Township
Sandwich Shop Change Hands in Camden Sale
Lester Yost buys the Sandwich shop in Camden from Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith, taking ownership of the business and operations.
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Lester Yost
Camden
Mrs. Frank Smith
Wood Again To Head Chamber Plan Banquet
Charles A. Wood was re elected president of the Delphi Chamber of Commerce at a Board meeting. Re elected were George Schnepp Dean Overholser Dorothea Shaffer as officers. New directors include Robert Quinn Robert Clawson and Don Bowman. Banquet plans set for Saturday Jan 18 at 7 pm at the Country Club with Purdue Professor George Davis as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Wood
Delphi Chamber of Commerce
George Schnepp
Dean Overholser
Dorothea Shaffer
Wood
Schnepp
Goverholser
Ray Todd
Gene Lahr
Harold Talbert
Dick Eiikenberry
Frank Fitch
Robert Ratcliff
Robert Quinn
Robert Clawson
Don Bowman
Carol County Gifts Exceed Goal For Hospital Drive
Mrs. Charles Kerlin reports Carroll county donated 1113 gifts to Logansport State Hospital surpassing the goal. Tri Kappa sorority sponsored the drive and officials thank all donors and helpers for the success.
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Charles Kerlin
Carroll County
Logansport State Hospital
Tri Kappa Sorority
Kerlin
George Revington Named to Delphi Library Board
George Revington is appointed to the Delphi Library Board by the Delphi-Deer Creek Township School Board and will represent the school trustees on the library board.
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George Revington
Delphi Library
Delphi-Deer Creek Township
Revington
Kenny Hawk Spends Weekend With Danny Julien
West Delphi resident Kenny Hawk spent last weekend in the company of Danny Julien, sharing time and activities in a casual visit.
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Kenny Hawk
West Delphi
Danny Julien
Two New REMC Directors Nominated in Carroll County
Nominations were announced at meetings across four Carroll County REMC districts. William Dickinson was nominated for District 10 in Madison Township to succeed Lloyd Zook. J Dewey Zinn was nominated for District 14 in Rock Creek Township to succeed Enos Berkshire who moved away. Re nominated were Joe Snyder for District 7 Burlington Township and Cleo Metzger for District 9 Clay Township.
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Carroll County
REMC
Madison Township
William Dickinson
Lloyd Zook
Rock Creek Township
J. Dewey Zinn
Enos Berkshire
Joe Snyder
Burlington Township
Cleo Metzger
Clay Township
Weight Control Classes to Start
The kick off meeting for weight control attracted interest Monday January 20 at 7 30 p m in the REMC auditorium Dr T Neal Petry spoke on medical aspects and Miriam Eads of Purdue answered questions and enrolled participants for the class
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REMC
T. Neal Petry
Miriam Eads
Purdue
Cheer Club Selects Mrs Emerson Johns of Delphi as Member of the Week
The Delphi Lions announce Mrs Emerson Johns from R R 4 Delphi Indiana as the Cheer Club member of the week. She has been confined to her home since August due to illness and is encouraged to receive cards letters small gifts and visits during the week.
New Biology Teacher Appointed in Delphi Schools
William Lee Fultz has accepted a biology teaching post in the Delphi school system to fill the vacancy from Clayton Mullin’s resignation. A Purdue graduate and Army veteran, he resides in Mulberry.
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William Lee Fultz
Delphi
Clayton Mullin
Fultz
Purdue
Armed Forces
Mulberry
Rites Monday at Delphi for Mrs Carl Jones
Mrs. Carl Jones 47 wife of Carroll county farmer died at Home hospital after a stroke she suffered while visiting in Delphi. Born October 29 1910 she was daughter of Harry E and Mary Jane Reed. She leaves husband and daughter Jane Ann a Flora high school student. Funeral services were held at Eikenberry funeral home with Reader Jerry Ross officiating and burial in Masonic cemetery.
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Carl Jones
Carroll County
Home Hospital
Jones
Pauline Moore
Delphi
Harry E
Mary Jane (Hawkins) Reed
Delphi High School
Jerry Ross
Logansport
Masonic Cemetery
Clarence L. Wilson obituary in Indianapolis hospital death
Clarence L. Wilson age 67 of Delphi died Wednesday morning at the 10th Street VA hospital in Indianapolis after a long illness and recent surgery. Born March 12, 1890 in the county, he was the son of Peter K. and Mary Burrows Wilson and married Nora Allbaugh on November 24, 1920. He was a retired civilian.
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Clarence L. Wilson
Delphi
10Th Street VA ‘Hospital
Indianapolis
Peter K
Mary (Burrows) Wilson
Nora Allbaugh
Democrats to Hear Anderson Attorney at Camden Meeting
The Honorable John R. Walsh of Anderson will speak at Carroll County Democrats kickoff dinner on January 23 at 6 30 p.m. at the Camden Community Building. Walsh, an Indiana University graduate and attorney, has been mentioned as a candidate for Secretary of State. Tickets are $3 and on sale from ticket committee members and The Citizen office.
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John R. Walsh
Anderson
United States
Carroll County
Camden
Camden Baptist Church
Walsh
Indiana University
Atttorney
Ralph Lines
Matthew Jackson
Geraldine Goslee
Charles McCain
Myna Ruth Robeson
Fred. Flora
Cleve
Whiteman
Lewis Mullin
Robert Connelly
Mike Guckien
Alf Rule
John Kennard
Emmett Guckien
Olaf Brown
John Merrell
Claude Wickard
William B. Smith
Richard Eikenberry
Letters on Consolidation Issues in Washington Township
Citizens publish three articles debating school consolidation with Carrollton Burlington Democrat and Monroe townships. They contrast current costs and potential rates, discuss state rules and local control, and urge open discussion ahead of a February 1 1958 vote.
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The
Citizen
Camden School
Washington Township
Washington
Burlington
Carrollton
Democrat
Monroe
Central High
Carroll County
Eisenhower
Purdue
New Pastor Assigned to St Matthew’s in Delphi
St Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Delphi announces Rev. Toby Rendleman as pastor, succeeding Rev. Joseph Rabaugh who left for Detroit. Rendleman will also serve Colburn and Pettit churches, coming from Salisbury North Carolina where he served a Lutheran church. He is a North Carolina native and a five year graduate of the North Carolina Seminary. He previously lived near Fort Wayne. The Rendleman family moved into the West Front Street parsonage after church members remodeled the kitchen and bathroom.
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St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Delphi
Toby Rendleman
Joseph Radabaugh
Detroit
Rendleman
Colburn and
Pettit
Salisbury
North Carolina
North Carolina Seminary
Ft. Wayne
West Front Street
Soil meeting on improved tillage methods in Carroll County
Dr W J Mumm will speak at the Carroll County Soil Conservation District annual meeting on Friday January 17 at 1 pm in the REMC auditorium Delphi. Music by Delphi school students. Refreshments by Garrison Grain Flora Green Acres Soil Service Delphi and the Farm Bureau Coop.
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W. J. Mumm
Carroll County Soil Conservation District
REMC
Delphi
Delphi School
Garrison Grain Co
Flora
Green Acres Soil Service
Farm Bureau Coop
Not Guilty Plea In School Funding Controversy
The Camden School faces not guilty pleas in three Carroll County papers over charges by the Better School for Washington Township and Delphi attorney. The disputed article notes facilities appraisal lists and claims Deer Creek Camden and Cutler schools showed many facilities as absent or inadequate.
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Washington Twp
Washington Two
Deer Creek High School
Washington
Washington Township
Better School
Delphi
Camden School
Carroll County
Deer Creek
Camden
Cutler
Three Townships to Vote on School Consolidation Question
Public meetings were set for Washington Liberty Tippecanoe and Rock Creek townships to decide on joining Carroll school consolidation. Purdue educator Dr Norbert J Nelson will speak at the Washington meeting, with petitions filed in Liberty Tippecanoe and Rock Creek for special elections.
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Washington Township
Liberty
Tippecarioe
Rock Creek
Deer Creek
Carroll
Norbert J. Nelson
Department of Education
Purdue
Nelson
Monroe
Democrat
Burlington
Carrollton
Washington
Madison
Tippecanoe
Delphi
Raut Snipes
Raymond Dillman
Arthur Hildebrand
Liberty Township
Snipes
Dillman
Hildebrand
Earl Stewart
Barking Dog Leads Friends to Man's Body
A dog led friends to the body of John Hite a 70 year old man on the Curtis farm in Jefferson Township Carroll County He died of a heart attack born August 13 1887 in Howard County He was a World War I veteran and member of the Kokomo American Legion VFW and Eagles Lodges Surviving are sister Amanda Colbert and brother George Hite Funeral rites set for Friday at the First Church of God Kokomo with burial at Albright Cemetery Coroner Richard Eikenberry investigated the case.
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John Hite
Curtis
Jefferson Townships
Carroll County
Queenie
Hite
Mr. Hite
Howard County
David and
Ida Dawson Hite
Kokomo
Albright
Miller Funeral Home
Monticello
Eller Funeral Home
Richard Eikenberry
Mrs Gregg to be Honored Guest at Delphi Tea
Mrs Father Gregg, retiring January 31 as Carroll County Public Health Nurse, will be honored guest at a reception and tea at the Delphi Presbyterian church on Sunday January 26 from 2 to 4 p m. The public is invited. She has served since 1921 except for three years during her daughter's birth and upbringing.
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Father Gregg
Carroll County
Delphi Presbyterian Church
Gregg
Virginia
Toole Improves After Two Car Crash
Bobby Toole 16 son of Mr and Mrs John Toole of Delphi is improving at St Elizabeth hospital Lafayette after a two car crash Sunday. He suffered fractured ribs and a punctured lung and was initially critical but now described as fair. Others in the crash were treated and released from hospitals.
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Bobby Toole
John Toole
Delphi
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lafayette
Toole
City Council OKs Police Car Purchase From Lahr Motor
At Monday night’s meeting the City Council authorized purchasing a new police car from Lahr Motor Sales for 495 dollars.
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Lahr Motor Sales
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Youngberg
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Rossville
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Huffer Beauty College
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U. S. Army
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