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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1953
Page
1
Washington township officials authorize construction of a new gym at the er Creek high school after securing Indianapolis approval. They will convert two classrooms to provide space, plan to raise about 85 000 dollars, and may issue further bonds to cover the remaining shortfall.
Beehive of activity at Millard J Geiser farm on State Road 218 west of Camden as volunteers from men to children gathered to raise a new 28 by 40 foot barn after May storm wrecked the old one. Dozens helped Wednesday and Thursday with foundation, walls, and paint while women supplied meals and ice cream.
Mr and Mrs John Pastor are spending the week in Wisconsin, enjoying local sights and hospitality. The couple plans visits to regional attractions and returns home later this week.
The Carroll County Board of Public Welfare met Friday July 24 1953 to review budget expenditures for the year. It recommended additional appropriations of 500 for Old Age Burials and 2200 for Aid to Dependent Children in Custody of Relatives noting existing funds suffice under Old Age to cover the extra requests. The proposed increases accompany the 1954 budget filing with the County Auditor.
Reverend Richard Recher longtime pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Camden will assume charge at Grace Lutheran Logansport starting August 9. Born 1925 in Anderson he studied at Walton Monmouth High School Wittenberg College 1946 and Hamner Divinity 1949. The family will move to the remodeled parsonage at 823 Broadway Logansport.
The final sponsored swim party of the city recreation program takes place this Thursday afternoon. A bus will depart Riley Park at 1 p.m. for attendees to join the event.
Terry Shepard of north of Delphi, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Shepard, returned Monday from Twin Lakes Camp near Plymouth after four months. The Kiwanis Club of South Chicago paid all expenses. Terry, a polio victim, was one of four Indiana youths selected this year and won 9 of 12 swimming awards in his age group.
Miss Betty Shockley plans a Friday trip to Syracuse New York to visit friends and enjoy time away from home. Her departure marks a brief personal excursion with no stated obligations or events.
The Oracle baseball team secured the league championship with nine victories and no defeats after Brookston forfeited a game. Delphi defeated Flora 8-3 previously, with Hildebrandt and Hollingsworth delivering key hits while Hildebrandt pitched 49 innings over the season alongside Abbott.
Blanche A Patterson Lamb 68 of Delphi died at home on East Main Street at 11 30 Tuesday night after years of illness and four months bedfast. Born May 22 1885 in Tippecanoe County she was a daughter of William and Cecelia Patterson. She married Frank W Lamb on November 28 1906 and the couple moved to Delphi 22 years ago. Surviving are husband six children Duane George Nelle Mae Esther Frank Jr Everett and seven grandchildren. Services at Jackson funeral home with Eastern Star rites tonight and funeral Friday at Battle Ground Methodist church with burial in Battle Ground cemetery. The body will be in church from 1 PM until two before service.
Jean Woolley of Washington township sues Walter J. Woolley in Carroll circuit court for divorce alleging cruelty. She seeks custody of a minor daughter with O'Neill and O'Neill representing the plaintiff.
Fire early Tuesday destroyed three concession stands at Flora Community Park during the Carroll County 4-H Fair. The blaze started near a bottled gas tank behind a food stand and spread to a baseball concession and a basketball shooting stand. Flora Fire Department limited damage. only charred framework remains.
The Flora 4-H Fair crowned champions after judging 98 beef steers and 62 barrows with a sale to follow. Grand champions included Jerry Williams Burlington and Connie Shoff Monroe in barrows and poultry, while Swine Showmanship went to George Burkhalter Clay Township. Notable Duroc and Chester White awards were listed for numerous exhibitors across counties.
An all day soil conservation tour will showcase a large road patrol used for drainage work. Shows include a 1 pm drainageway construction at Mrs Burr Balser farm between Delphi and Camden, followed by a diversion terrace race at the Haughey Mount farm nearby. County Highway aids the event with the patrol. Faye Anderson of Lafayette will explain equipment adaptations.
Mr and Mrs Don Howat and their children from Chicago are visiting Mrs Hoan and Mr Hoan, her parents.
City council votes to extend water mains to Wells Street residents in north Delphi with a $75 charge for seven families, covering a $25 tap and $50 prepaid water rents. Residents will dig the ditch. the city will lay the pipe. Market Street widening is approved but delayed for funds. Arthur Ritchey named engineer for curb and grade lines.
The Flora community hosts a Golden Age picnic for all Carroll County seniors on August 16 with entertainment and meals. Prizes go to the oldest guest, oldest married couple, and oldest county resident. transportation available. Attendees should mail or write to Mabel Behdolte, county chair, Camden, by August 12 with name, address, and transportation needs.
The Delphi graduating class of 1940 will meet at Riley Park in Delphi on Sunday in August for a basket dinner at noon. Mary Richardson Ratcliff and James Pierce coordinated the arrangements for the event inviting all members, faculty, families, and guests.
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