Rainbow Girls Grand Assembly Draws Wide Attendance
Many attended the Grand Assembly of the Order of Rainbow for Girls with Delphian and Eastern Star members present. Notables included Nancy Hall who received the Grand Cross of Colors and Charlene Melson elected Grand Charity. Mr and Mrs Woodrow Hawn and others visited Columbus, Ohio for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Rainbow
Delphi Order
Sandra Jones
Patty Myers
Janice Fife
Donnabelle Jackson
Pat Phillips
Sue Ellen Carey
Deanna Whiteman
Judy Kelly
Maxine Pullen
Etola Armstrong
Kay Clawson
Marjorie Sanderson
Nancy Temple
Virginia Peterson
Pat Maggart
Eastern Star
Ruth Armstrong
Dorothy Myers
Walter Clawson
Bernice Jackson
Woodrow Hawn
Clarence Boyer
Near Deer Creek
Columbus, Ohio
Flora woman Ora Voorhees buried after long illness
Ora Voorhees 79 of Flora died Thursday night in Memorial hospital Logansport after years of illness. Born near Flora August 23 1874 she was daughter of Frank and Elizabeth Myer. Services Saturday at Flora Methodist church with Rev Carl Reppert and Rev S H Collier officiating. Burial Maple Lawn Cemetery. Leiter funeral home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Voorhees
Memorial Hospital
Logansport
Voorhees
Flora
Frank
Elizabeth
Harter) Myer
Marshall Callane
Gertha E. Voorhees
Richard Callane
Rushville
George Voorhees
Augusta
Georgia
Elmer McCall
South Bend
Effie Johnson
Fred Myerg
Lewis Myer
Delphi
Carroll County Junior Leaders Meet At REMC Auditorium
Carroll County 4 H Junior Leaders will meet at the REMC auditorium Tuesday evening July 13 at 8 00 p m dst Program for the evening will include reports of Kiwanis Junior Leader Conference and 4 H Home Economics Demonstration contest Carol Flora Linda Snoeberger and Jack Black will oversee the early mixers Sue Rusk Kenneth Orem Brenda McKinley will handle the closing mixers Junior Leaders will also plan the 4 H Food Stand at this meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
REMC
Kiwanis
Carol Flora
Linda Snoeberger
Jack Black
Sue Rusk
Kenneth Orem
Brenda McKinley
Mrs Katherine Wilson Sears Visits New York Relatives
Mrs Katherine Wilson Sears of New York City is visiting her mother Mary Wilson and other relatives. Mr and Mrs William Holmes of Drexel Hill Pa will arrive July 19 for a week with his parents and local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Wilson Sears
New York City
Mary Wilson
William Holmes
Drexel Hill
Russell Holmes
Notary Public Certifies Bank Statement Provided in Indiana
A 1954 Indiana bank statement lists figures 2 828 944 3, 1 600 051 70 and 200 000 00 with no balance, signed by directors Correct Attest B DHONAN John F Klepinger Clarence D McKinley. Notary Charles M Flora swears to document July 2 1954 with commission expires April 9 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Indiana
Carroll
Charles M. Flora
Indiana National Guard to Leave July 18 for Camp Grayling
About 8,000 Indiana National Guardsmen of the 38th Infantry Division including Co B Delphi depart Hoosier armories July 18 for 15 days of intensive training at Camp Grayling Michigan. The encampment stresses small unit tactics, weapons firing and leadership development with a 44 hour training week and night exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
38Th Infantry
Co. B
Delphi
Hoosier
Camp Grayling
Michigan
Earl O. DeBard
Grandview
38Th
H. A. Doherty
Lake Margrethe
38Th Division
Harold W. Handley
Grayling
38Th Division Artillery
38Th Military Police
151St Infantry Regiment
152Nd Infantry
163Rd Field Artillery
Evansville
293Rd
Ft. Wayne
139Th Field Artillery
Crawfordsville
150Th Field
Kokomo
Bloomington
Marion
Gary
Lafayette
Bedford
Vacationers and Visits Across Town Reported
Gloria Jean Borton enjoys a week at Shaffer lake with relatives. Terry Berryman travels to Glasgow Kentucky to visit his father. Mrs Spurgeon Johnson and family from Indianapolis visit T Amick family. Jess Simons of Eldorado Illinois visits Gene Simons and daughter. Velma Little and daughters move to Americas after Arizona trip. James Arnold and daughter return from three weeks away. Mae Rothrock spends weekend with son in Mishawaka. J Robert Miller and sons visit Norman Ebriie family. Glen Ackerman recovers from month long illness. Nora Corcoran of Chicago visits Tom Smith. Betty Jo Draper returns to Berlin office after appendectomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Jean Borton
Page Borton
Shaffer Lake
Terry Berryman
John Berryman
Glasgow
Spurgeon Johnson
Indianapolis
T. Amick
Jess Simons
Eldorado
Dlinois
Gene Simons
Velma Little
Arizona
Americas
James Arnold
Mae Rothrock
Mishawaka
J. Robert Miller
LaPorte
Norman Ebriie
Glen Ackerman
Nora Corcoran
Chicago
Tom Smith
South Delphi
Betty Jo Draper
Mahlon
Berlin
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Daugher Dies. Nellie Kendrick of Indianapolis Claimed
Mr and Mrs Ollie Myers of West Delphi were notified of the death of their daughter Nellie Kendrick of Indianapolis. Funeral rites were held in Indianapolis with burial in Oak Hill cemetery Crawfordsville. Survivors include husband Charles a son Louis of Monticello a daughter Betty McDaniels at home three grandchildren and the parents plus sisters Viola Hahn Eddie Maisonneuve Lassie Owen Opal Lank and brothers Dallas Watt Kenneth Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Myers
West Delphi
Nellie Kendrick
Indianapolis
Kendrick
Oak Hill
Crawfordsville
Charles
Louis
Monticello
Betty McDaniels
Delphi
Viola Hahn
Eddie Maisonneuve
Kankakee
Illinois
Lassie Owen
Otterbein
Opal Lank
Brookston
Dallas Watt
Kenneth Myers
Lafayette Drum and Bugle Corps Members Parade Trip
Eddie Wingard George Lamb John Bowman John Sanderson Tom Crosby and Dinty Johnson of the Lafayette Drum and Bugle Corps attended four parades in Blue Island Illinois Sunday The group plans to travel to Indianapolis this weekend for the State Legion parade and the State Drum Corps competition at Victory Field Sunday night in Indianapolis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Wingard
George Lamb
John Bowman
John Sanderson
Tom Crosby
Dinty Johnson
Lafayette Drum and Bugle Corps
Blue Island
Illinois
Indianapolis
Victory Field
Notice of Additional Appropriation by Delphi Deer Creek Schools
Taxpayers are notified of a special meeting at 7:00 p m July 20 1954 in the Superintendent’s office to consider a $2 500 00 addition to the Cumulative Building Fund 1-2 for two extra classrooms by partitioning the high school study hall The measure will be referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners for a further hearing within fifteen days at the Carroll County Auditor’s office or another designated place Taxpayers may speak at the meeting and at the later hearing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi-Deer Creek Township
Carroll County
Indiana
Superintendent of Schools
State Board of Tax Commissioners
County Auditor’s Office
County 4-H Fair Entertainment Contest Entries Due
Carroll County residents may enter the County Entertainment Festival at the Flora 4-H Fair by July 12. Sixteen acts earned $5 last year. three entries so far this year come from Rural Youth Chorus Aurelia Yost and Carol and Phillip Lowthain. Contestants must be Carroll County residents, acts limited to five minutes, and each act supplies one judge. The program planning occurs July 12 with the district and state results noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Flora
Flora Community Club
Carroll County Rural Youth Chorus
Aurelia Yost
Jackson Township
Carol Lowthain
Phillip Lowthai
Purdue
Township Farm Bureaus Plan Meeting at REMC Delphi
Tippecanoe township Farm Bureau will host Jefferson and Adams township bureaus at the REMC in Delphi on Monday night July 12 at 8 30. Ice cream will be served and each family should bring pie cake or cookies Rural Youth members will provide entertainment. Committee members include Bud Fountain George Wilken Alta Wright Carl Sayers Vernie Pearson John Benjamin Wilford Hufty Eugene Walters Ralph Hanna Jefferson chairman and Raymond Nichol Adams township chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tippecanoe
Jefferson
Adams Township
REMC
Delphi
Bud Fountain
George Wilken
Alta Wright
Carl Sayers
Vernie Pearson
John Benjamin
Wilford Hufty
Eugene Walters
Ralph Hanna
Raymond Nichol
Hospital thanks from Betty Jo Draper
Betty Jo Draper expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for cards visits flowers gifts and letters during her hospital stay. The message appears in a local newspaper subscription notice.
Rev Love Returns to Indianapolis Church
Former Delphi native Rev John B Love now rector of St Johns East Hampton Conn takes over pulpit at All Saints Episcopal 1159 Central for five weeks. He served Christ Church Circle as curate Oct 1948 to June 1950 and earlier led Conyersville and Lawrenceburg churches before 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love
Indianapolis
Hoosier
John Love
Delphi
Episcopal Church
Indianapolis News
John
John B. Love
Christ Episcopal Church
Circle
St. John’s Episcopal Church
East Hampton
Conn
All Saints Episcopal Church
Central
Christ Church
Butler University
Conyersville
Lawrenceburgh
Rain or Shine Class Picnic At Soldiers Home Lafayette
The Rain or Shine Class of the Methodist church will hold a picnic on Tuesday July 13 at the Picnic grounds entrance to the Soldiers Home in Lafayette. The committee provides sandwiches fruit salad and iced tea. Members meet at the church at 6 p m. Committee members are Lucille Hicks Mina Tansey Otta Pearson and Jessie Grandstaff. Mr and Mrs Howard Hageman and daughter Nancy Ann of Chesterton visited the Bowen family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Soldiers Home
Lafayette
Lucille Hicks
Mina Tansey
Otta Pearson
Jessie Grandstaff
Skee Hamilton Dies Former Delphi Resident
William Skee Hamilton died Friday in the Veterans Hospital Indianapolis. He had lived in Lafayette in recent years. Survived by wife and a daughter and two sisters Mrs Lou Widner Delphi and Mrs Ella Peterson Mulberry. Funeral rites were held in Lafayette with burial there. Military rites provided by Harry Bohannon Post Delphi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William “Skee” Hamilton
Delphi
Veterans Hospital
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Lou Widner
Ella Peterson
Mulberry
Harry Bohannon Post
Joint Meeting of Right Jolly Workers and Premiers
A joint meeting and cooperative supper were held at Deer Creek church with 41 members attending. Program numbers were presented by Rev. Everett Jones, Shirley Eis, JoEtta Henderson, Judy Henderson, Frances Redman, Everett Flora, the Joyce Sisters, and Dean Todd. Carolyn Hendrickson and Carol Flora presided. Bill Gros and Bob Moore spent the holiday weekend in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Right Jolly
Deer Creek
Everett Jones
Shirley Eis
JoEtta Henderson
Judy Henderson
Frances Redman
Everett Flora
Joyce Sisters
Dean Todd
Carolyn Hendrickson
Carol Flora
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Division
East Market Street
MOOSE
Lloyd Hively
His
Loyal Order OF
Delphi Lodge
Union Bank & Trust Company
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Act
Department of Financial Institutions
United States
Premmises
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Audria Clements
B. D. Honan
John F. Klepinger
Clarence D. McKinley
Billy Martin
Joe Henderson
JoEtta
Francis Pearson
Tom Peterson
Billy Jo Peterson
Everett Kinzie
Bob Simons
Carol
Lee Flora
Citizen Polaroid
National Guard
Mich
Free World
THE
Christian Science Monitor
the Monitor
Monitor
Pany
Norway Street
Boston
Mass
U.S. A
Certains Science Monitor
Sone
Paul H. Johnson
Truman Spitler
Charles E. Melson
Board OF School Trustees
Charles Moorer
John Girard
A. A. Mourer
Mary O’neal
George Mourer
Arthur Grobe
Frankfort
Howard Hageman
Nancy Ann
Chesterton
Abner Bowen
Orr’s Drug Store
Pest Control Headquarters
Carl Delphi
Weed & Vine Killers
County Farm Bure Bringhurst
Camden
Au Co-op
Yeoman
Skee
Hamilton
Bill Gros
Bob Moore
Kerlin
Leavell & Bates Loan Company
Leavell & Bates
East Main St
Delphi, Indiana
Butte
Washington St
Decker
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