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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1943
Page
1
Clyde Robbins reports a ten day program at Culver military academy run for Red Cross and Carroll county, featuring life saving and boating with strict supervision and no off grounds access. Walter van Clawson was among the faculty. 208 students enrolled and housed at Maxincuckee Inn.
All Delphi business houses will be closed Monday July 5 after a morning post office window hours. On Wednesday July 7 many stores will begin summer early closing Wednesdays. Miss Rosemary Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Smith Delphi has signed to teach in the Boswell high school commercial department.
Local health officials remind Delphi residents to place garbage in covered containers for pickup and not in alleys. Wooden covers are acceptable if metal options are unavailable, and containers should sit on raised platforms to deter dogs. also notes Bill Cowdin, son of Mayme Cowdin, has joined the Aluminum Company of America plant in Lafayette.
A telegram Monday informed Mrs. E. W. Bowen of the death of George Tawney the grandson of Mrs. Mary Bowen Busey and son of Mrs. Mary Busey Tawney of Urbana Kil He had been serving in the armed forces.
The American War Mothers chapters in Delphi Flora Bringhurst Cutler and Deer Creek held a Thursday ceremony at Delphi armory to charter four units and install officers led by national president Mrs. Gretta Roush of Indianapolis. New presidents include Mrs. Charles Wood Delphi Mrs. Esther Dillman Flora Mrs. Robert Rees Cutler and Mrs. J. D. Lesh Deer Creek. Other officers installed were sergeant at arms Mrs. J Appleton Burrows color bearer Mrs. Joy Edging Camden color guard Mrs. Quince Wallace Camden musician Mrs. Mary Mullin Rockfield chaplain Mrs. Gertrude Heckard Burrows. The ceremony opened with a patriotic service led by Mrs. Everett Parks. Music featured a vocal trio and a cornet trio with local speakers including Do A Smith of Delphi High School and Harry Bohannon Post No. 75.
Delphi Rotary club installed new officers and committees for 1943 44 at a Lake Freeman supper June 29. Officers include Brice Adams president Henry B Wilson vice president Howard Bradshaw secretary Clarence McKinley treasurer George Obear sergeant at arms Roy Clauser assistant sergeant at arms Ben Jackson historian. Lt Joe Thomas Maxwell, guest and wounded North African campaign veteran, spoke to members and Rotarian wives helped serve.
Funeral services were held for 64 year old Bess Julian of Flora after a five day illness of lobar pneumonia. She ran a women’s apparel shop in Flora since 1940, previously operated one in Kokomo, and lived with the Elmer Cripe home. Surviving are her brother Frank Julian of Kokomo and sister Mrs Ocie Guthrie of Medora.
County 4 H judging and demonstration contests scheduled for July 15 at Flora. Judging in the Flora community building and demonstrations in the Flora high school home economics rooms. Judge for the demonstration is Mrs V L Huey of Monticello. Entries due at the County Agent's office by July 8.
A Delphi group led by Wilbur Grantham and Robert VanNatta invites Rotary members and spouses to a chicken picnic at Grantham farm park next Sunday July 4. Attendees gather at 12 30 for a dinner where E M Rowe Tippecanoe county agent will speak and Delphi high school band provides music. The event thanks the Rotary club for years of beans and corn bread dinners.
Water rents both flat and metered are payable now and due by July 1 with a 10 percent penalty if not paid by July 10. Curtis McCain City Clerk acts as issuing official.
The Mullin family held their twenty fourth annual reunion at Delphi city park on Sunday June 27 with about fifty members present. Arthur Mullin presided and greetings were read including a letter from Dr E L Mullin of Manlius Illinois. Ten men are serving in the armed forces and the farthest attendees were William Mullins of LaPorte Indiana. Officers elected for 1944 are Estal Mullin president Roscoe Mullin vice president Nancy Mullin secretary treasurer. Next year’s reunion will again be in Delphi city park.
Bill Afflis Jr travels from Indianapolis to Boston and joins a party of boys from New York and Pennsylvania for Camp Wyanoke in Wolfeboro New Hampshire. He will be counseled by Richard K Irons of Johns Hopkins and Groton School. He plans to return to Indianapolis in September to begin at Shortridge High School as a freshman.
The county Red Cross chapter will conduct Sunday functional swimming classes starting July 11 for men 16 and older. Instructor Clyde Robbins will lead 3:30 to 5:30 sessions each week through summer at an announced location. Registration is at the Red Cross room in the county courthouse.
Notice to customers that The Citizen will be closed for the month of July and will re open August 1. Signed by John B. Emrick.
The Zion Evangelical Lutheran church in Colburn celebrated its 100th anniversary with all day services on Sunday June 27. The church hall displayed pictures of Indiana Lutheran churches and portraits of founders. Greetings from clergy unable to attend were read, followed by infant baptism for Mary Alice Merkel and a pulpit Bible gift presented at the afternoon service.
Mrs Burton Honan was elected treasurer of the district Council of Catholic Women at a meeting held Sunday afternoon at Logansport St Josephs church. Attendees from Delphi included Bernice Arnott Mrs Gillie Arnott Nelia Nesswald and Rev Simeon Schmidt. Rev Schmidt serves as spiritual director of the Council.
The final report of the estate of the late Charles Lehnert was approved in Carroll circuit court on Monday. Co administrators were Edwin L. Ruffing and Clara M. Ruffing. Hanna and Hanna were the attorneys.
Robert Walters a petty officer second class and baker in the U S Navy has served since 1942. He trained at Great Lakes and Norfolk and fought on convoy duty to North Africa earning a medal of merit for the invasion. His brother Eugene Jack Walters is a gunner's mate first class who saw action in Coral Sea Midway and Guadalcanal battles aboard a battleship. Charles Michael Buttice, from Logansport, joined the Army in 1941, trained at Camp Lee and Camp Claiborne, now at Ft. Lewis in the 3rd Infantry Service Company. he is 23, educated in Deer Creek High School and attends St Joseph's church.
Nine Delphi youths begin a ten day camping session at Camp Tecumseh. The group includes Bill Bradshaw Dick Cowdin Tommy Ives Jack Carney Tommy Crosby Robert Johnson Herbert Parks Bob Roach and Billy Roach. They will remain in camp through July 10.
John Pershing Kirkpatrick 23 seaman second class in the naval reserve received the navy department’s commendation for exceptional bravery. A Flora high school graduate and former Flora basketball center, he served on a merchant ship in the Atlantic with the armed guard and endured night after night of torpedo dive bomber and submarine attacks.
Services for Anna Mc Kay 77 formerly of Lafayette mother of Mrs. James Clifford Delphi were held Tuesday at St Boniface Catholic church Lafayette. She died Saturday at her daughter’s Delphi home where she had lived since last November. Born in Saginaw Michigan she lived most of her life in Lafayette. Her husband Robert McKay preceded her in death. Surviving are daughter Mrs. Clifford and son William McKay of Lafayette.
The district Methodist churches plan a six day School for Christian Living for girls and women at Battle Ground from July 11 to July 17. On Thursday July 15 a W S C S meeting is called at 2 PM with supper and an evening service to follow.
Delphi business men answered 175 labor questionnaires sent by County Agent Ralph Maggart about emergency farm help. A 20 percent reply rate shows many are favorable and ready to aid local farmers in need. The Clawson Chevrolet Sales team will join a Victory Service League banquet at the Fowler Hotel Lafayette on Thursday July 1.
Union Bank & Trust Company in Delphi Indiana and The Bank of Yeoman in Yeoman Indiana will close each Wednesday at 12 noon starting July 14 1943. Banking hours on other days remain unchanged.
Delphi Scout Troop No. 3 holds a July 4 ceremony at Deer Creek park where three scouts, Bill Holmes Bill MaHanna and Dick Balser, will receive Life rank becoming the only Delphi scouts with that honor. The event features signaling fire building signaling course first aid and camp craft contests plus merit badge presentations and rank advancements. Thirty boys are enrolled with Patrols Cobra Wolf Eagle and Beaver led by Scoutmaster Clyde Robbins and assisted by Bill MaHanna Dick Balser Junior leaders Bill Holmes and Leo Craig.
The Delphi Psi Iota Xi sorority will sponsor a W A A C rally on Saturday July 10 before the band concert on the public square. WAAC reps from Indiana polis and Lafayette will lead the event with Aux Florence Kelley of Lafayette directing. A committee led by Mrs. Ee na Kerlin includes Mrs. Lillian Melin Mrs. Lillian Thayer and Miss Bertha Moore. A display army jeep is planned and details will follow.
The D. E. R. club will meet at Dorothy Shaffer's residence on Tuesday July 6 at 8 00 p m.
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