Local figures honor war bonds and community events
Judge William B. Smith receives a carved mahogany panel from Norman A. Beck for the law library annex. Roxy manager Chris Chamalis promotes $100 war bonds with autographed Citations of Merit from wounded veterans. Civilian news covers a Manila era of letters, a Washington visit by Mrs. Ernie Pyle, Rotary talks, fishing season prep, a collie rescue, local property transfers, Camp Atterbury visits, and residents moving to new homes.
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William B. Smith
Norman A. Beck
Chicago
Five Acre Corn Club Enrollment Closes June 16
Carroll county enrollments in the Five Acre Corn club close June 16. The county agent and Purdue Extension join Indiana Corn Growers Association in coordinating. Last year 12 of 1842 county growers completed the statewide contest. Hilary Niehter of Deer Creek had the top Carroll yield at 113.4 bushels per acre.
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Five Acre Corn Club
Carroll County
Deer Creek Township
Indiana Corn Growers
The
Indiana Corn Growers’ Associa
Methodist Appointments Set by Northwest Indiana Conference
The Northwest Indiana Conference closes its annual session at Trinity Church in Lafayette with pastors and district superintendents assigned. Rev. Merlin Schwein remains at Delphi. Rev. Jasper Cox will lead Monticello and Yeoman. Rev. W. B. Collier to Camden. Rev. Donald Fleenor to Burlington. Rev. J. W. Barkley to Flora. Bringhurst to be supplied. Rev. Wilbur Day moves to Grace Church South Bend, Rev. O. P. Manker shifts Lebanon to Hammond. Dr. B. D. Beck steps down as district superintendent after six years and remains Lafayette resident serving Stidham Memorial, with Dr. E. E. Franklin taking over as superintendent and Lafayette move pending.
Logansport Man Held for Contempt of Court
Loren T. Cox of Logansport faced Circuit Court Judge William B. Smith on a contempt citation for failure to pay suit and support to his former wife Naomi I. Cox of Burlington. He was found $390 in arrears and jailed until he complies with the court order.
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Logansport
Loren T. Cox
Naomi I. Cox
Burlington
Walter Murphy 77 Dies in Lafayette Hospital
Walter Murphy 77 of Delphi died Tuesday evening at St. Elizabeth hospital Lafayette from complications after a hip fracture. Survived by widow Bertha Wilson Murphy daughter Mrs. Dean Balser Delphi rural route son George at home two sisters Mrs Mont Briggs Wellton Illinois Mrs Dan Barkley Hoopston Illinois and brother Fred Hoopston. Services Friday at Grimm funeral home at two o clock with Rev Merlin Schwein officiating. Burial in Delphi Masonic cemetery.
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Walter Murphy
Delphi
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lafayette
Ber
Merlin Schwein
Dalphi Masonic Cemetery
Lotie Haslet Re elected Welfare Board President
Lotie Haslet was reelected president of the local Welfare Board at a Thursday night organization meeting. Jerre Haugh was elected vice president and Mrs. Ethel Gardner was chosen secretary with Miss Mary Sherman from the State Department of Welfare attending the session.
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Lotie Haslet
Jerre. Haugh
Ethel Gardner
State Department of Welfare
Meredith Herr Weds Paul Ashba In Delphi
Meredith Herr daughter of Mr and Mrs Amos Herr and Paul Ashba son of Mr and Mrs William Ashba were married in a Delphi Methodist church ceremony attended by immediate family. The couple, both Delphi High School graduates, planned a brief wedding trip after a candlelit double ring service.
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Meredith Herr
Amos Herr
Paul
Ashba
William
Delphi High School
Delphi
Carroll County Last in Mighty Seventh Bond Drive
Carroll County ranks 92nd in the state in the Mighty Seventh Bond Drive, with about 25 percent of its $695,300 quota subscribed. County chairman Ora Shiraz urges every resident to buy an extra bond to restore the county’s honor before the drive ends in two weeks.
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Carroll County
Mak
Signers Urged To Pay Locker Box Rentals At Once
L. G. Harris reports good response to the locker box rental appeal but many signers have not paid. Payments must be sent to Harry E. Reed, escrow agent, so a certified copy can be forwarded to the War Production Board. The locker plant will operate under War Production Board orders and State Health Board rules.
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L. G. Harris
Delphi Scouts Secure 170 War Bond Pledges
Clyde Robbins announced that the Delphi Scouts secured 170 war bond pledges to support the bond drive. Team leaders Tommy Kempf with 27 pledges and Wayne Disinger with 20 led the effort.
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Delphi
Tommy Kempf
Wayne Disinger
Prominent County Farmer Killed in Collision
John Brown 58 a Carroll county farmer was killed when his Mercury collided with a Ford pickup driven by Forest Allen of Kirklin one mile north and 1.5 miles west of Deer Creek Tuesday morning Allen was hospitalized and Brown died at the scene. The Davies Fence Company Michigantown owned the pickup and the accident was investigated by State Policemen Leavett and Miller and Coroner Dr. Hunter. Brown survived by his widow Eva Cornell a son Thomas and a sister Lottie Cook. He belonged to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic church Logansport with services set for Saturday at 9 a.m.
Flora Resident Dies at Porter Nursing Home
Jesse J. Wilcox 73 of Flora died Monday at Porter Nursing Home Delphi at 10 30 a m He worked as a broom maker and had been blind since age 16 He married Bertha Allen in March 1920 He belonged to Zion Methodist Church Surviving are wife a sister Mrs Mattie Brown of Bringhurst two brothers Fred Flora and John Delphi The body was moved to Lester Funeral Home with services held Tuesday at 2 p m
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Bertha Allen
The
Zion Methodist Church
Mattie Brown
Bringhurst
Ira Kleckner Dies at 67 A Camden County Farmer
Ira Kleckner 67 farmer of Carroll county died at 9 30 am Saturday at his home five miles southeast of Camden from a heart ailment. Born April 17 1878 in Carroll county he was a Camden Baptist Church member and taught Sunday school in Lower Deer Creek Brethren church. Surviving are his widow Marie Randolph two sons James and Leslie a daughter Mary Alice Lari more five sisters and two brothers. Final rites held at Lower Deer Creek church with burial in Camden cemetery.
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Camden
Carroll County
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One Hundred Six Enroll in Vacation Bible School
One hundred six youngsters enrolled for the third annual vacation bible school which runs Monday through Friday June 22. The beginners meet at the Methodist church, primary at the Presbyterian church, and junior at the Christian church with sessions 9 30 to 11 30 each day.
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Christian Church
Browns Win First Game in Softball League
The South Side Browns open the season by defeating a mix of North Side and Centrals 9 to 4 Friday night. Games are set for Wednesday and Friday evenings, with Delphi Juniors facing Flora Juniors next Tuesday at Deer Creek park under manager Billy Dean Smith. Flora Juniors lead the county league.
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North
Deer Creek Park
Delphi
Billy Dean
D D T To Be Tried In Fouts Dairy Barn
The County Extension office announced a trial of the insecticide D D T at Mrs Mildred Fouts dairy barn near Deer Creek. The whitewash mixture will spray walls to kill flies for three to four months and serves as a farm condition test during the dairy club tour in late July.
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Fouts
Deer Creek
Dairy Club
Mrs John Fisher Succumbs After Illness Near Delphi
Mrs John Fisher Sr 71 died Friday night at her home south of Delphi after a two year illness. Born Feb 28 1874 in Franklin county Va she married John Fisher Dec 26 1894. She was a Flora Church of the Brethren member and Madison township Home Economics club. Surviving husband 11 children 21 grandchildren 3 great grandchildren 4 sisters all in Virginia and several relatives. Last rites were Monday at 2 30 pm at the Flora Church with Blythe funeral home in charge burial Maple Lawn cemetery.
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Delphi
Flora Church of the Brethren
Madison Township
Home Economics
Buck Creek
Lyman
Flora
John Maxwell
Church of the Brethren
Blythe
Zook
Maple Lawn Cemetery
Rites Held Sunday for Mrs Catherine Schnepp
Rites were held Sunday afternoon for Mrs Catherine Gray Schnepp 69 a lifelong Carroll County resident who died Friday at St Elizabeth hospital after seven months as a patient Her husband Charles Schnepp preceded her in death two years ago Surviving are two brothers Dick Gray of Lafayette and William Gray of Anderson. Additional notes mention local weddings and civic changes including a nurse’s license issued to Margaret Ellen Zook of Flora.
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St. Elizabeth Hospital
Henry County
Carroll County
Charles Schnepp
Dick Gray
Lafayette
William Gray
Anderson
Charles Bell
Margaret Ellen Zook
Flora
McAfee Named Brig General by War Department
Brig. Gen. Larry B. McAfee, Brigadier General Army of the United States, was notified by the War Department of his elevation effective June 1. He had been Assistant to the Surgeon General with brigadier rank since June 1, 1941, for a four year tour. nomination to the Senate followed and formal confirmation came after. His new rank supersedes the Regular Army command role.
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BGH
War Department
Army of the United States
McAfee
U. S. Senate
Truman
Regular Army
Samuel F. Brown 77 Dies at Delphi Home
Samuel Franklin Brown 77 retired farmer died at 2 a m Tuesday at his home south of Delphi. Born October 4 1867 to John and Sarah Brown he was a Christian church member and IOOF lodge 28. Surviving his wife Jessie Arnott Brown a son Wick Brown and a daughter Mrs Loren Ayres. Funeral at Grimm funeral home this afternoon at 2 with Rev Howard Jenkins and Rev W C Aschanhart officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows cemetery.
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Delphi
John and
Sarah
Maxwell) Brown
Christian Church
Ioof Lodge
Jessie (Arnott) Brown
Wick Brown
Recreation Center Opens at Deer Creek Park Evenings
The Deer Creek park Recreation Center is now open on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 to 10 30 in the evening. Chaperons are in attendance at each session.
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Deer Creek Park
Mrs Gochenour Visits Indianapolis with Family
Mrs Walter Gochenour traveled to Indianapolis on Wednesday to spend a week with her husband at the Veterans hospital there. She was accompanied by her daughters Mrs Boyd Martin and Mrs Scott Sowers and their children who spent the day.
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Ianapolis
Veterans Hospital
Boyd Martin
Scott Sowers
Danforth Leadership Award to Beverly Landes of Carrollton
The Danforth Foundation of St Louis awards Beverly Landes daughter of Mr and Mrs Max Landes of Carrollton township for leadership qualities. Landes a Garrollton township high school graduate this spring.
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Danforth Foundation
St. Louis
Missouri
Beverly Jane Landes
Max G. Landes
Carrollton Township
Landes
Garrollton Township
Need For Merchant Seamen Is Stressed
After V E Day the U S Maritime Service doubles recruiting quotas for apprentice seaman training. Commander R T Sexton, Chicago regional officer, says three times as many merchant ships must sail to supply Japan, due to longer Pacific supply lines. Ages 17 to 50 may train in deck engine steward radio or purser-hospital corps. Volunteers contact U S Maritime Service offices at 844 Rush St Chicago and 312 E Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee.
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R. T. Sexton
Chicago
Japan
Germany
Wy Appointed Adjutant At State Soldiers Home
Capt. William MaHanna was appointed by Gov. Ralph Gates as Adjutant at the State Soldiers Home in Lafayette and assumed duties June 1. Joe Blake filed for divorce from Mary E. Blake alleging cruel treatment and nagging with attorney Conrad Dawson representing Blake. Miss Frances Brown left Monday for Una Arizona to visit friends.
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Ralph Gates
State Soldiers Home
Lafayette
Capt. MaHanna
Joe Blake
Mary E. Blake
Conrad Dawson
Frances Brown
Una
Arizona
Bishop Hughes Visiting Relatives in Indiana and Oregon
Bishop C C Hughes visits relatives Katheryn Clark in Kokomo and brother William O Hughes south of Delphi, plans to stay in Indiana until July 10, with mail via Rossville or Kokomo. Also notes attendance at a wing commanders’ meeting, social luncheons, a divorce suit filed in Delphi, a death in Tulare New Mexico, and a Martinsville visit by E O Grimm and family.
Gasoline issued from mailing center starting July 5 1945
Beginning July 5 1945 all gasoline for all uses will be issued from the district office at Indianapolis and counties statewide will join a mailing center. Applications remain filed with the Carroll County Ratiooning Board and approved gas coupons will be sent from the mailing center, slowing receipt by about a week to ten days. The local board will continue to operate with Wednesday closures and several local social notes follow.
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Carroll County
Indianapolis
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