County high way dept to hire replacements in spring
The column notes a political shift idea favoring Republicans for county highway jobs to ease a January admin change. Five vacancies will wait until spring work starts, with Cass county adopting a bipartisan mix of workers. The piece cites 1960 highway spending and urges trained, secure employment for better results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
County Highway Department
Cass County
Carroll
Messers Bailey
Merrell
Rev VanTiel Heads South American Mission Field
Rev Peter A. VanTiel of St. Joseph in Delphi leaves to join Cardinal Cushing’s Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle. Very Rev Msgr Arthur A. Sego succeeds him in Delphi and remains Lafayette diocese Chancellor. Ceremony in Boston Feb 19 marks the mission mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter A. VanTiel
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Delphi
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle
Father VanTiel
Arthur A. Sego
Lafayette
Holland
Cardinal Cushing
Latin America
South America
United States
Peru
Bolivia
Disease Free Hogs Firm Targets SPF Swine Program
A Carroll county firm launches a disease free hog operation under the banner Pure for Sure Pathogen Free Swine. Dr S H Shipsides and Ralph Rinehart and Sons of Flora lead 33 SPF sows from University of Nebraska stock, with plans for 36 SPF spring litters and farming protocols to maintain herd health and minimize drug use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
S. H. Shipsides
Ralph Rinehart
Pure For Sure
University of Illinois
Purdue
Indiana
DAR Observes 50th Anniversary Of Local Chapter
The D A R Charles Carroll Chapter marked its fiftieth anniversary with a January 21 luncheon at Mrs. Robert VanNatta home. Guests included Mrs Thomas Burchett of Ashland Kentucky and charter members Mindwell Crampton Wilson and Marie Frisbee Myer. The chapter highlighted long service by officers and delegates who helped shape state and national leadership, including two state chairman ships and Page contributions for the Continental Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
H. B. Wilson
VanNatta
House Committee
Continental Congress
Washington
Mary Allread
Burrows
State Society
Harrison Mansion
Vincennes
Thomas Burchett
Ashland
Kentucky
William Briggs
Flora
Paul Crundwell
Carl West
J. Delong
Thomas Boyer
Vernon Whittlesey
Mindwell Crampton Wilson
Marie Frisbee Myer
Letters of administration in Rader estate issued in Carroll Court
Ellene Rader was granted letters of administration in Carroll circuit court on Tuesday for the estate of James Lloyd Rader to collect damages. A $1000 bond was posted. Bishop and Bishop represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lloyd Rader
Carroll Circuit Court
Ellene Rader
Bishop
Indiana University Nursing Students to Receive Caps
Miss Aurelia Yost of route 3 Delphi will be among 76 Indiana University School of Nursing students to receive their caps. The ceremony is Friday Feb. 3 at 8 15 in the IU Medical Center Campus Indianapolis. A reception for students and families will follow. Miss Yost is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester M Yost and a Camden High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Yost
Route 3
Delphi
Indiana University School of Nursing
IU Medical Center
Indianapolis
Miss Yost
Lester M. Yost
Camden High School
Dubes Estate Issued In Carroll Circuit Court
Estate of Lida M. Dubes issued to John R. Dubes and Glen C. Dubes in Carroll circuit court. Bond set at 7500 dollars. Real estate valued at 6000 dollars and personal property at 7000 dollars. Obear and Overholser serve as co administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lida M. Dubes
Carroll Circuit Court
John R. Dubes
Glen C. Dubes
Obear and
Overholser
Local Visitors Return as Nursing Intern Holds Chicago Role
Miss Madonna Whistler daughter of Mr and Mrs Carlisle Whistler and her friend Dennis Haskel of Chicago have returned home after a weekend visit. Whistler is interning at St Luke's School of Nursing in Chicago. Mrs Frances Best Adams of Pittsburgh leaves for home after being summoned by the death of her father Charles W Best. Lt Col David R Baum spent Monday in South Bend for reserve officers business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madonna Whistler
Carlisle Whistler
Dennis Haskel
Chicago
Miss Whistler
St. Luke’s School of Nursing
Frances Best Adams
Pittsburgh
Charles W. Best
David R. Baum
South Bend
Indiana National Guard promotes Reverend Robert D Wilburn
Robert D Wilburn has been promoted to major effective January 24. He is pastor of the Delphi Methodist Church and serves as unit chaplain for the Second Battle Group 293rd Infantry with headquarters in Logansport. The Delphi unit is part of the Battle Group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Wilburn
Indiana National Guard
Wilburn
Delphi Methodist Church
293Rd Infantry
National Guard
Logansport
Delphi
March of Dimes Drives Fund Raising in Carroll County
The 1961 March of Dimes launches a county wide fundraising effort with coin collection containers in stores and offices. Miss Freida Burgitt, chapter chairwoman, has mailed about 3,000 letters urging residents to support the drive as response remains slow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Freida Burgitt
Arcadia Weekend Visit By Parks Ridnour Family
Mr. and Mrs. Edrie Parks and daughter Mary Lou with Mr. and Mrs. Omar Ridnour of Kokomo visited Mr. and Mrs. Don Hedderick and son David near Arcadia over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edrie Parks
Mary Lou
Omar Ridnour
Kokomo
Don Hedderick
David
Arcadia
Farm Bureau Co-Op Sets March 1 For Annual Meeting
Carroll County Farm Bureau Co-Op announces its annual meeting for March 1 1961 at 7 p.m. est at the REMC in Delphi Four new directors will be elected and entertainment and door prizes are planned William J Hoover urges members to attend the county farmers most important meeting of the year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Hoover
Carroll County Farm Bureau Co-Op
Co-Op
REMC
Delphi
Hoover
Farm Bureau
Delphi couple celebrates birth of son at St Elizabeth
Berths Mr and Mrs Don Sterrett of Delphi are the parents of a son born Tuesday in St Elizabeth hospital Lafayette. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Snowberger of route 2 Delphi welcomed a daughter born in White County Memorial hospital Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Sterrett
Delphi
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lafayette
Kenneth Snowberger
Route 2
White County Memorial Hospital
Monticello
Mrs Hilda Bowen Visits Colorado and California
Miss Hilda Bowen returns home after visiting friends and relatives in Colorado and California. Mrs Fred C Smith of route 4 was taken Friday in the Eiken berry ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Bowen
Colorado
California
Fred C. Smith
Route 4
Eikenberry
CROP FINANCIAL REPORT ISSUED FOR CARROLL COUNTY FUND DRIVE
Rev. Toby A. Rendleman, treasurer, released the Carroll County CROP fund report showing countywide contributions of cash and corn totaling more than 1 100 dollars. Donations include Thanksgiving gifts and church gifts from numerous townships and organizations such as Burlington Carrollton Delphi Jefferson Madison Monroe Rock Creek Tippecanoe and county churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Toby A. Rendleman
Rendleman
State
Burlington
Carrollton
Wheeling Presbyterian Sunday School
Clay
Deer Creek
Delphi Methodist Church
Bowen Farms
Delphi Presbyterian Sunday School
Delphi Christian Church
Democrat
Jackson
Lower Deer Creek
Jefferson
Hickory Grove
Liberty
Burrows Presbyterian and Christian
Madison
Radnor Methodist Church
Monroe
Flora Children’s
Flora Church of the Brethren
Flora First Brethren
Flora Methodist Church
Rock Creek
Rockfield
Pittsburg
Margaret Lee Weds Edgar Hayden In Pretty Ceremony
Margaret Elizabeth Lee and Edgar Thomas Hayden wed at Delphi Methodist Church. The ceremony featured Rev. Robert D. Wilburn and organist Lena Hannell. The couple resides at 616 North Indiana Street after the marriage Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Lee
Edgar Hayden
Edgar Thomas Hayden
North
Indiana Street
Delphi Methodist Church
Margaret Elizabeth Lee
Hayden
Robert D. Wilburn
Lena Hannell
Williard H. Lee
Delphi
James W. Hayden
Lafayette
Dior
Mary Kay Sieber
John Jones
James Hayden
Morris Buck
Rosemary Lee
Donna Welker
Roberta Popejoy
DHS
Wedekind
Logansport
Globe Valve
Keller named agent in charge of Warren County Soil Office
Jerry Keller longtime Carroll County Soil Conservation Office assistant has moved to Williamsport to become agent in charge of the Warren County Soil Conservation office. A Monterey Indiana native and Purdue graduate, Keller will be replaced in Carroll County soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Keller
Carroll County Soil Conservation Office
Williamsport
Warren County Soil Conservation Office
Monterey
Indiana
Keller
Purdue
Carroll County
Monticello Couple Attends Kennedy Inauguration
Dr and Mrs John Carney of Monticello attended the inauguration of President John F Kennedy in Washington last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carney
Monticello
John Fix Kennedy
Washington
Delphi High Winter Concert Highlights Instrumental Works
The Delphi High School Music Department will present a Sunday winter concert at 2 p.m. featuring instrumental ensembles led by Richard Laughlin. The program includes full concert band with Marcia Mason as piano soloist, Junior and Senior bands, a Little German Band, and a special combo. Notable pieces include Fame and Fortune Overture, Vienna Life, The Sonsome Road, Tennessee Waltz, Sentimental Journey, Totem Pole, The Dream of Olwen, Belmont Overture, The Little Rhapsody in Blue, Overture For Winds, and Canadian Sunset. Jack Sanders designed the set and artwork while Moris Buck handled set and lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi High School
Richard Laughlin
Marcia Mason
Junior Hi
Fame and Fortune
Vienna Life
Sonsome Road
Connie Keisling
Jane Thompson
Larry Clark
Steve Hancock
Dennis Miller
Olwen
Jack Sanders
Moris Buck
Carroll County Agriculture Extension Committee Sets Annual Meeting
John Peterson announces the Carroll County Agriculture Extension Committee annual meeting on Tuesday January 31 at 9 am at the REMC auditorium. Staff will display color slides and review 1960 activities, with a committee constitution review and a sponsored noon luncheon. Paul Crooks will speak on managerial process and summarize reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Peterson
Carroll County Agriculture Extension Committee
REMC
Delphi
Paul Crooks
Deputy Cunningham resigns as deputy county clerk
Mrs Justine Cunningham resigns from the post effective Saturday and will join the Union Bank and Trust Company in the bookkeeping department on Monday. Frank Wilcox, county clerk, has not announced a replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justine Cunningham
The
Union Bank and Trust Company
Frank Wilcox
Cunningham
Flora restaurant change as Grubbs buys Silver Grill
William Cunningham sold the Silver Grill in Flora to John Grubbs. Grubbs recently conducted a farm sale and took possession on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William. Cunningham
Flora
John Grubbs
Grubbs
Four Men Enjoy Weekend Ice Fishing Trip in Michigan
Ben Hart George Fundrock Charles Hildebrandt and Harold Goyer spent the weekend in Michigan enjoying ice fishing. Mr and Mrs Charles Childers attended the National Land Race Association meetings in Indianapolis over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Hart
George Fundrock
Charles Hildebrandt
Harold Goyer
Michigan
Charles Childers
Indianapolis
National Landrace Association
Commerce Group Adopts Program Names Committees
Delphi Chamber of Commerce moves to 1961 program with a new budget. President William Bradshaw introduces committee chairs including Robert Hawkins promotion chairman and co chairs Morris Skiles Bev Berninger on industrial planning, Myron Beesley Morris Clem on finance PR, Bud Darby Ralph Melin on membership, plus Robert Brookbank on special projects. Membership plans revised and events listed Dollar Days May and other celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi Chamber of Commerce
William Bradshaw
Robert Hawkins
Morris Skiles
Bev Berninger
Myron Beesley
Morris Clem
Bud Darby
Ralph Melin
Robert Brookbank
Commerce Group
Taiwan speaker to address Frankfort Producers meeting
Shao-Esin Steve Chen of Taiwan will speak at the Frankfort Producers Annual Meeting on Thursday February 2 at Clinton Central School on road 29 about 114 miles north of junction 28 and 421. A 6:30 p.m. dinner precedes the meeting and tickets are sold at the Frankfort market or through Advisory Committee members Verlin Long and Lee Flora. Chen will share his story with slides and election of Advisory Committee members and delegates to the state meeting will occur during the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shao-Esin
Steve” Chen
Taiwan
Frankfort
Brewer critically ill in Home hospital Lafayette
Harold Brewer of Delphi is critically ill in Home hospital Lafayette after two heart attacks Friday. His wife Mabel Ashba Brewer, clerk for Carroll county Selective Service Board, is on leave to be near him at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Brewer
Delphi
Home Hospital
Lafayette
Mabel Ashba Brewer
Carroll County Selective Service Board
Mrs Irene Mason Taken For Observation At Memorial Hospital
Mrs Irene Mason RN was taken Tuesday in the Jackson ambulance to Memorial hospital for observation and treatment. Her husband Frank Mason was sent home Sunday from the same hospital after several weeks confined with a heart condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Mason
Jackson
Memorial Hospital
Frank Mason
Conference of volunteer workers in Indiana mental health
Mrs. John T. Kirkpatrick attends a conference in Ft Wayne with volunteers from ten state mental hospitals. The event is sponsored by the Division of Mental Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Kirkpatrick
Ft. Wayne
iDivision of Mental Health
Democrats Take Over State Highway Jobs in Carroll County
Democrats seized most Carroll County highway department positions as of 7 30 Tuesday morning under Governor Mathew Welsh January 9. The changes place several named individuals in foreman janitor and operator roles across Monticello Logansport Camden Delphi and Flora with duties from 7 30 am to 4 pm five days weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
John Borough
Lucerne
Mathew Welsh
Carderich
Camden
Herschel Myers
Ockley
Paul Clem
Cutler
Paul O. Smith
Delphi
Richard Smith
Monticello
Logansport
Hedderich
Myers
George Ottinger
Everett Maxwell
Flora
Lewis Shaffer
Wallace Daugherty
Harley Roach
Jefferson Township
Dewey Gossett
Yeoman
Robert Merrill
Roland Shanks
Lewis Hayden
Harry Plunkett
Chalmer Allen
Ira Mikesell
Ray Shockley
Bill Hayden
Cecil Adams
Bringhurst
Ruth Austin
Soil District Set To Host 11th Annual Meet
Carroll County Soil Conservation District plans its 11th annual meeting in the REMC auditorium on Friday February 3 at 9 30 a m est with a tillage school led by Purdue experts Harry Galloway and Les Hill. A panel includes Bob Peterson Adams Two John McCormick Madison Vern Meyer Monroe and Hugo Bulmahn Decatur Ind. Bulmahn a pioneer of minimum tillage will be featured. Lunch by D A Garrison Green Acres. An election will fill the expiring Russell Jones term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Soil Conservation District
REMC
Harry Galloway
Purdue Agronomist
Les Hill
Purdue
Galloway
Hill
Bob Peterson
Adams Two
John McCormick
Madison
Vern Meyer
Monroe
Hugo Bulmahan
Decatur
Ind
Bulmahn
Indiana
D. A. Garrison
Green Acres
Russell Jones
Hufford Ratcliff Engagement Promises Delphi Nuptials
Patricia Bien Hufford and Ted Lee Ratcliff announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. Patricia, a Delphi high school graduate and Purdue Aeronautical Corporation stewardess, will wed Ted, a Delphi high school graduate who attended Purdue and works at ALCOA in Lafayette. They plan to reside in Delphi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hufford
Route 1
Delphi
Patricia Bien
Ted Lee Ratcliff
Robert Ratcliff
Route 2
Miss Hufford
Delphi High School
Purdue Aeronautical Corporation
Purdue
ALCOA
Lafayette
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Fred Clark
Lee Griffin
Delphi Public Library
Larry Peterson
Rex Wilson
Jim Snoeberger
Bill Anderson
Clyde Dunkin
den No. 1
Dennis Adams
George Maxwell
Bill Richardson
Jeff Craig
John Gingrich
Gingrich
Monroe Street
Hillcrest
Carroll Consolidated
East Tipp
Wir
Robert Hall
New York
Bob
Nancy
Tracy Winters
Hall
Fred Franz
Navy
Whiteman
Sheridan
Fiore
Brookston
Monon
Rev. VanTiel
Father van Tie
Carberry
St. Joan of Arc
Msgr
Sweeney
John J. Carberry
Sego
Father van Tiel
St. Lawrence
Muncie
Gas City
Montpelier
Catholic University of America
Legion of Mary
Catholic Charities
DAR
Dubes Estate
Larry L. Shives
Travis Shives
France
Farm Bureau Co-Op
Crop Financial Report
Carroll County AG
Harold Brewer III
Fraacsorments
Hufford
Ratcliff
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