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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1959
Page
6
Saturday marks the 183rd birthday of the United States in a tribute praising democracy, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Christianity, and national defense. It urges citizens to pause on the 4th to thank God and safeguard liberty for future generations.
A Lake Michigan cottage writer recalls a Door County Sabbath with church in Jacksonport and a noon fish boil at Bailey's Harbor. He praises hospitality, the two-kettle serving of lake trout and white fish, and the festive mix of Germans Swedes Norwegians and Americans. He notes local leaders and new doctor Dr. Charles Sargent, and plans further exploration including a Washington Island trip.
Delphi readers urge use of public schools for nationwide town hall forums to air debate and decide on foreign policy and defense. They call for commissions to relay resolutions to government and insist resources be spent on preparedness and national pride.
A Delphi reader asks officials to reexamine a playground piece after an apparent incident. The letter praises the park but warns the equipment may be very dangerous and calls for proper review by authorities.
Carroll County Indiana hears administrator John J. McManus petition for authority to sell decedent Albert Hall's real estate in Connor's Reserve. The parcel, described as 23 acres more or less along the Wabash and Erie Canal, includes historic references from 1884 deed records and spans multiple boundary directions. Proceedings seek court authorization to convey all grantors rights in the described land.
On June 4 1917 Ferrier transferred part of the tow path bed and berm of the old Wabash and Erie Canal adjacent to the grantee land in Connor's Reserve to the grantee with easements and rights. The conveyance covers only the portion between the grantee’s lands and the center line of the gravel road. The petition is set for July 28 1959 hearing before Carroll Circuit Court in Delphi Indiana.
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