Delphi Local Notes Highlight Union Roof Fight and Odd News
A Delphi column notes a minor labor dispute over roof work at a new school between Lafayette and Logansport unions resolved within 10 days. It also reports a three way sheriff radio grant, a peeping Tom mystery solved by a cat, a second government weather balloon found near Kenneth Black farm, a Look magazine photo misattribution, ginseng profit talk, and local odds and ends including corn crop optimism and auto damage totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Delphi
Lafayette
Logansport
Metal Workers’ Union
Raymond High
Kenneth Black
Mr. Black
Mr. High
Guthrie Probes Turnip Planting Doom or Doom not
Indianapolis News columnist Wayne Guthrie explores superstition about planting turnips on July 25 wet or dry. He cites Mrs Mindwell Crampton Wilson of Delphi and others who joke only mother or Minnie would know, noting odd moon and ground planting rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Guthrie
Indianapolis News
Wayne
Mindwell Crampton Wilson
Delphi
Minnie
Wilsons
St. Patrick’s
Hope to Re Build Home of Elderly Pittsburg Woman
A drive to rebuild the home of Mrs Lu anna Hayden Guard in Pittsburg aims to replace the fire destroyed residence from June. Volunteers have laid the foundation and sills for a new cottage and donations for lumber and materials are being collected at Delphi Lumber Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Luanna Hayden Guard
Delphi Lumber Company
Hargraves Family Dinner Hosts Pensacola Visit return
Mrs Floyd Hargraves and family of Pensacola enjoy a Friday night dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Carl Hargraves for Hargraves relatives in the community. The gathering centered on family fellowship with plans for future visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Hargraves
Pensacola
Florida
Carl Hargraves
Hargraves
Cao
Man Undergoes Hospital Surgery After Funeral Persuasion
A man, after being persuaded, agreed to undergo surgery at the hospital. The incident followed a funeral where concern for his health was raised. Hospital doctors prepared the patient for the operation and reported progress.
Air lift at Flora 4 H Fair offers county landowners a view
The Carroll County Soil Conservation District sponsors an airlift during the Flora 4 H Fair on Thursday August 2. Flying Farmers provide airplanes and a pennel under Virgil Joyce supervision. Miles Martin arranged participation. Landowners paying one dollar can view their farms from the air to assess conservation needs from Homer Hanna farm takeoff site south of Flora Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora
Carroll County Soil Conservation District
Virgil Joyce
Miles Martin
District Soil Conservation
Soil District
Soil Conservation District
Merchants
Homer Hanna
Alles
Flora Park
Contract Awarded To Widen 13.9 Miles Of S R 25
Moellering Construction Company of Fort Wayne won the contract to widen 13.9 miles of State Road 25 between the Wabash Railroad and Lafayette city limits for 179,661 dollars. Work should start soon and run until autumn with blacktop plans deferred beyond this year. A separate contract awarded to Mc Mahan Construction of Rochester covers resurfacing between Logansport and Rochester for 285,232 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
McMahan Construction Firm
Logansport
Legion Post 75 plans attendance at Indiana convention
Several members of Harry Bohannon Post No. 75 American Legion will attend the State Legion Convention in Indianapolis this weekend. The Drum and Bugle Corps will travel to the capitol on Monday night to participate in the parade. Attending this year are Wayne Talbert Fred Mitchell Joe Ghere Robert Davidson and John Merrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bohannon Post
No. 75
American Legion
State Legion
Indianapolis
Capitol
Wayne Talbert
Fred Mitchell
Joe Ghere
Robert Davidson
John Merrell
Local Band Purchases New Brass Instruments
Paul Welker announced purchases for the local band including a French horn a trombone a bass horn and a baritone. Dean Burton will play the French horn Ned Rule will handle the trombone and the extra brass will be added before school practice money allocated for the gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Welker
Dean Burton
Ned Rule
Poheeich Satee
Tecumseh to Offer Summer Swimming Lessons for Area Children
Area newspapers join Camp Tecumseh to host a week of July 17 to 24 swimming lessons at the new camp pool for Carroll and adjoining counties. Three YMCA instructors and lifeguards from Lafayette and Kokomo will teach 8 to 14 year olds for six daily sessions with a $3 fee. parents may register at The Citizen and make transportation arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Tecumseh
Carroll
Delphi
Lafayette Journal and Courier
YMCA
Jerry Carruth
Kokomo
Red Cross
Dan Leslie
Lafayette
Purdue
Keith Pegg
State Ymca
Mayor's Annual Pet Show at Deer Creek Park Delphi
Mayor Charles Wood announces the annual Pet Show at Deer Creek Park in Delphi on Thursday night August 2. Residents can enter pets in the contest and parade. a bicycle race will also be featured with cash prizes for winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wood
Deer Creek Park
Delphi
Chis
Delphi class of 1945 reunion set for July 29
The Delphi High School graduating class of 1945 will hold its annual reunion and picnic Sunday July 29 at Deer Creek Park Delphi. Attendees are asked to bring well filled baskets and utensils with the basket dinner to be served at 12 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi High School
Deer Creek Park
Delphi
Howard County
Scottish Rite
Delphi Country Club
Indianapolis
Camp Tecumseh Hosts Delphi Girls This Week
Delphi attendees include Joan Coomey Joyce Lamb Linda Rule Dixie Lutz Carolyn Johnson and others for a two week camp period at Camp Tecumseh with AT CAMP program highlights and student participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Camp Tecumseh
Joan Coomey
Joyce Lamb
Linda Rule
Dixie Lutz
Cares Rae Talbert
Carolyn Johnson
Ee Hampagel Oie Ae
High School Baseball Team Nears League Title
The Peck high school team routed Klondike 19 to 2 as the race for the league championship tightens. O Parrell and Johnson excel on the mound and behind the plate. A final game is set for Sunday at 2 30 at Flora. Delphi's Ock to pitch. Tuesday evening features junior Crone on the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
O’parrell
Johnson
Flora
Ock
Delphi
Tuesay
Juna Crone Piéching and Son
Mrs Foote Re elected Carroll County Red Cross Chair
Mrs Harry G Foote Jr was reelected chairman of the Carroll County Chapter American Red Cross at a Monday meeting. Officers named include T Crosby first vice president Watson McCormick second vice president C C ton third vice president Iph Melin secretary and Ruth E Ayres treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Foote, Jr
Carroll County
American Red Cross
Foote
Harold Thayer
T. Crosby
Watson McCormick
C. C.ton
Iph Melin
Ruth E. Ayres
Crosby
The
Red Cross
New York
Esther Grey County
Betty
McKinley
Globe Valve
Indianapolis
Monroe Meade
Flora
Thayer
Robert Wood
Janet Stoner Enlists in WAF Sent to Lackland Texas
Miss Janet Stoner 18 of Delphi has enlisted in the Women's Air Force for four years. She was recruited at Lafayette and is stationed at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas. She is a 1950 Delphi High School graduate and worked as a dental technician at Monticello. Her parents are Mr and Mrs William Stoner of Delphi. She will receive nine weeks of basic training at Lackland before advanced schooling. She is the county's first woman to enlist in the armed services during the current emergency.
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R. Carlyle Bayley
Delphi
Beulah
Virgil) Gray
Sparkey Carey
Edith Cochrane
Mary Cochrane
Rochester
Minnesota
Janet Stoner
Women’s Air Force
Lafayette
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Janet M. Stoner
Miss Stoner
Monticello
William Stoner
WAF
Lackland
Captain Haines Graduates At Ft. Benning Georgia
Captain Foster G. Haines commander of the Indiana National Guard unit, graduated Wednesday morning from the Associate Officers Training School at Ft. Benning Georgia. He will return home today to resume duties as rural mail carrier on route 2 Delphi and does not plan to join Camp Grayling training. The local unit now reports to Lt. Frank Lamb Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster G. Haines
Indiana National Guard
Ft. Benning
Georgia
National Guard
Haines
Alfred Abner Frankfort
John Walker
Rensselaer
Delphi
Camp Grayling
Michigan
Frank Lamb, Jr
VanKirk couple build new home and office in Burlington
Dr and Mrs VanKirk of Burlington are constructing a stylish brick and frame residence just south of the school building. A small brick office building sits behind the house where he plans to move his offices once completion is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Office moves by Carroll County Soil Conservation District
The Carroll County Soil Conservation District relocated their offices from the courthouse to the west room of the Manson Campbell building on Wednesday afternoon. Kenneth Pyle is the technician for the local district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Soil Conservation District
Court House
Manson. Campbell
Kenneth Pyle
Substitute Cop Profiles Amid Camp Grr National Guard Call Up
Substituting for City Policemen Lamb Jr and Jack Dempsey, Officer David Combs fills in while the two officers are at Camp Grr Michigan with the National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Combs
Lamb, Jr
Jack Dempsey
Camp Grr
Michigan
National Guard
County 4-H Exhibit And Fair Opens At Flora County Park
Carroll County 4-H exhibit and fair begin Monday at Flora Community Park running through the following Saturday. Highlights include beef cattle auction Thursday night and a full schedule of judging and entertainment with acts by Shady Acres Ranch Gang Three Lawrences and Dixie Four Quartette. Permits under OPS rules allow beef purchases for personal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Flora Community Park
Shady Acress Ranch Gang
Lawrences
Dixie Four Quartette
Dragon Amusement Company
Howard McCarty
McCarty
Office of Price Stabilization
Native of Delphi plans Liberia post with State Department
Carl Blickenstaff of Ames Iowa a Delphi native will move to Monrovia Liberia to head the insect pest control program under the States point 4 plan He is a Purdue graduate and has worked with the Agriculture Extension Service USDA lab work in Ames and prior to 1950 he was with the extension service in Iowa The family will take some appliances and a jeep the 700 mile city has only 10 paved miles
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Carl Blickenstaff
Ames
Iowa
Delphi
Monrovia
Liberia
Blickenstaff
B. E. Blickenstaff
Royal Center
Carl
Washington
State Department
Office of Foreign Agricultural Applications
Agriculture Extension Service
Usda European Corn Borer Ae Laboratory
Akeny
Owa
Royal Center High School
Purdue
Former Resident Donates Geological Collection to Park
Rev. H. A. Wingard of Lafayette, formerly of Delphi, donates a rock specimen collection to Columbian Park Lafayette. The display sits near the band stand. the Wingard home garden collection was kept there for years. Portions were previously offered to Purdue and colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbian Park
Lafayette
H. A. Wingard
Delphi
Wingard
Highlights On Sports series begins in The Citizen
The Citizen launches a weekly series titled Highlights On Sports sponsored by The Landis Equipment Company. The feature will cover interesting happenings across all sporting events and will appear each week on the editorial page in the top right column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Citizen
Landis Equipment Company
Oil Well Near Burrows May Be Acidized
Report from Burrows notes an oil well nearby could undergo acidizing if no trouble arises. Workers are reportedly roaming the site and local men are observing activity.
Clerk Appointed for Two Elementary Schools
Mrs. William Walters has been hired as clerk for the elementary principal's office. The position was created this year and she will handle clerical work for both elementary schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walters
Mrs. Delia Crowell Enters Goodwill Nursing Home
Mrs. Delia Crowell of Adams township, a well known county resident, has entered the Goodwill nursing home. Her friends wish her comfort and improvement in health during her stay.
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Delia Crowell
Adams Township
Children Rescued From Cable Car Over Tippecanoe River
Two Delinger children aged 13 and 9 were stranded over the Tippecanoe River for more than an hour after a pulley broke on a water level cable car. Fishermen FBI agents and the mayor helped rescue them returning the car to the Dellinger side. The children reportedly enjoyed the ride despite the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Delphi
Tippecandle River
David
Carmen Dellinger
Tippecanoe River
Dellinger
Horseshoe Bend
Teachers Hired and Clemons Resigns in County Schools
J C Yunker announced several new hires for county schools this week along with the resignation of Mary Dorcas Clemons from Flora schools to take a position in Clearwater Florida. Mary Perrone Loganport will teach commercial subjects in Burlington. Naomi Fox West Lafayette will teach home economics at Cutler and Laura Shanks Washington township will teach English and library sciences at Deer Creek. IZetta Flynn West Lafayette will replace Estelle Been as music and art teacher at Pittsburg, while continuing part time at New Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Yunker
Yunker
Mary Dorcas Clemons
Flora
Miss Clemons
Clearwater
Florida
Mary Perrone
Logansport
Jean Beck
Burlington
Naomi Fox
West Lafayette
Cutler
Laura B. Shanks
Washington Township
Deer Creek
Izetta Flynn
Estelle
Pittsburg
Flynn
New Hope
Old Settlers Meeting Moved to REMC Auditorium
Old Settlers of the community plan their annual gathering in the REMC auditorium on Saturday afternoon August 11. The program centers on Old Inns and Taverns of 1851 with Nellie Haughey presenting a history and flash-back scenes by Mrs. John Pastor and Bill McCain of Brookston with Linda Rule in dramatic roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
REMC
John Pastor
Bill McCain
Brookston
Linda Rule
State sends school check for 35911 44 August distribution
The State Auditor mailed the Delphi Deer Creek township Consolidated School board treasurer a $35 911 44 check as its share of the August gross income tax distribution. Wayne Eikenberry received the check, bringing the local total to $69 178 81 for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi-Deer Creek Township Consolidated
Wayne Eikenberry
Hikenberry
Eee
Young
Bob Wyatt
Teachers’ Association
Amateurs win at Rossville show with Cassell and Daniels
Sandra Cassell and Jerry Daniels captured first place in the Rossville amateur show last Saturday night and earned a $25 prize. They are slated to perform Sunday July 29 at Shady, following three performances beginning at 1:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Cassell
Jerry Daniels
Rossville
Shady
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Tax Board
Flora and Delphi
Look Magazine
Indiana
Saturday Evening Post
Mary Shealy Haugh
Dick Kent
John Waymieire, Sr
Waymire
Chicago
Herb Smith
R. C. Kent
Robert Roach
Guthrie
Mindwell
S. R
Gam Tecumseh
ALL But Cinches
FT. Benning, GA
James Castrale
E. Main St
31St Infantry Regiment
CastrAle
Korea
Japan
U. S. Army
Shelter House
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