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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1951
Page
6
Farmers may order a Massey Harris Clipper for May 1 delivery through Geo. Todd & Son in Delphi. More than 800 Indianapolis patients have received March of Dimes aid in 1951 from funds built in earlier years. Give today to the March of Dimes.
Frank Bruce of Rock Creek township dies prompting funeral attendance from Mildred Sanders Bruce Jennie Ridenour and Harvey Bruce of Jamestown and Dean Bruce of Battle Creek Michigan. Also notes Farm Bureau meeting January 11 at school and social details with local families in the area.
Yeoman Mr and Mrs Albert Smith entertained Coffee Club members at a Sunday cooperative supper at their home with guests including Mr and Mrs Fred Fisher and others. Mrs Russell Sigman hosted Sunday evening for her husband’s birthday. The Yeoman Basketball team earned 83 dollars from a paper drive and celebrated season wins. Plans for a Father and Son banquet at the Methodist church were announced with Judge William B Smith of Delphi to speak and Delphi high school musicians to entertain. Church calendar reminders for February were issued by the pastor.
Twenty nine Delphi High School seniors completed general aptitude tests administered by Indiana Employment Security Division staff Monday morning at the local high school. Tests measured learning ability verbal and numerical aptitude clerical aptitude eye hand coordination and manual dexterity with results to be scored in Lafayette this week. Mrs Marybelle Becker will return next Monday for private interviews to interpret the scores. Hubert Kabier guided the arrangements as part of the school's guidance program.
In 1950 Indiana hospitals housed 24 iron lungs with 48 more on loan within the state. These loans were provided by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis supported by March of Dimes contributions.
Miss Gertrude Monhaut, Purdue Extension Home Management specialist, outlines an Ohio method for washing wool blankets without agitation. After 500 tests, soaking and careful handling reduce shrinkage. stretching and brushing restore fluff and length, with seven-step instructions for lukewarm water, gentle rinses, and air drying.
Purdue economics head Dr Earl L Butz warns America faces a ten year conflict with the communist world and must prepare for an all out production effort while avoiding cuts to basic research and new plant investment. He says total production must rise across the decade with increased productivity and careful financing in agriculture.
The Killian family relocated from the Vick Swatts property to their rebuilt home near Hog Point after a fire destroyed the former. Pfc. Thomas Killian, wounded in Korea, recently returned home from Great Lakes hospital for a short rest.
Residents and relatives from Monticello and nearby towns spent time with friends and kin over the weekend. George Dilts Jimmie Austin and families hosted visits while John Burke and Don Roth's households hosted guests. John Witcher returned on furlough from Ft. Riley Kansas and local dinners and cooperative suppers highlighted gatherings announcing birthdays and anniversaries.
Richard William Helms 22 months, son of Mr and Mrs William Helms of Onward and formerly Adams township, died of a convulsion Monday at home. Funeral rites were held Wednesday at Onward Christian Shieh with burial at Pyrmont cemetery. Survived by brother James Lee and grandparents Maude Helms Buck Creek Ira Riley near Lafayette. Mr Helms is principal of Onward school. Jackson Funeral Home of Delphi handled arrangements.
Two manufacturers of tumble type washers issued new directions after research showing excessive shrinkage. Project leaders will present this and other laundering information to local home economics clubs during February and March.
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