What Happened to Independence Day
Nostalgic column recalls the old-time Fourth of July with flags bunting and fireworks, praising patriotism and public addresses. It notes modern life’s distractions and urbanization, then shifts to current wartime commitments in Viet Nam with Gerard Hanna and Art Politz serving abroad and U S resolve amid rising troop deployments.
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Gerard Hanna
Art Politz
Delphi
Viet Nam
Congress
The Bard From Burrows Egg Head Saga
Johnny McNair worries about hair loss using soaps and tonics and detergents. his scalp shows more each year. He hears being called an Egg Head is a mark of respect, then finds light in the fame of Winnie and Dwight and wonders about angels without hair.
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Johnny McNair
Winnie
Dwight
Retirement dates misstated in Delphi Citizen letter
In a Letters to the Editor from Delphi Indiana on June 28 1965 a correspondent corrects an error about a retirement date. The letter states full colonel Doc Lucas will retire August 31 not August 1 and signs off from Crestline Ohio. It also includes thanks from American Field Service students to Delphi for their hospitality during a June to July stay.
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Doc Lucas
Delphi
Doc and
Ella
New York
United States
Patsy A. Reilly
Auction sale on Union Street draws Delphi crowd
The Campbell property on Union Street hosts a two auction with antiques and odds and ends drawing many residents. The event doubles as part of a community effort tied to local education and the Delphi School Consolidation plan.
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Union Street
Delphi
Halls
Cornell Funeral Home
Bill Campbell
Purdue
Lafayette
Campbell
Delphi Community Consolidated Schools
Presbyterian Church
Pioneer letters reveal cross country journey from Dickinson County Kan
A cache of letters preserved by Frances Schley and Carl Broach of Lafayette contains reminiscences from L. Finegan and C. W. Rebman. The missives recount a 1882 1884 trek through Kansas Texas and Arkansas detailing wagon travel the Arkansaw river ferry, livestock trading and sheep losses, with personal regards to relatives and friends.
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Frances Schley
Carl Broach
Lafayette
Dayton
Amanda
Luke Finegan
A. E. Redman
South
Dickinson Co
Dickinson Co. Kan
Kan
Westren
Texas
New Mexico
Indian Territory
Kansas
Colorado
Southren
Meede Co
Wachita
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Arkansas River
Ozark
Missouri
St. Louis
Mrs. B
C. W. Rebman
Catnip and Barnette Echo in Longtime Friendship Parable
A playful dialogue hints at intertwined histories between Isa belle and NEXT to the Barn ette. The speaker muses on the scent of summer and asks what gives rise to a lingering smell as seasonal change approaches.
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Isabelle
Bernard Baruch and other wartime statesmen remembered
A tribute recalling Bernard Baruch and peers like Herbert Hoover and Winston Churchill. It notes Baruch rise from a humble office boy to a Wall Street figure who served as adviser to presidents while remaining private about public office. The piece reflects on enduring influence beyond official titles.
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Bernard Baruch
America
Wall Street
Herbert Hoover
Winston Churchill
United States
England
Park Bench
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Opal
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Our Town
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Wood
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Yeats
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Detroit
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Paquet
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Unies Bank & Test Company
Federal Reserve System
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Pontiac, Butter Co
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Walter “Beadle” Smith
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