Delphi Courier Notes and Local Happenings
Vacationers Bowmans visit World Fair hosts Dr. and Mrs. Jack Orr and daughter Judy. Delphians rejoin with news of a Kaiser tea in Canada and rain plagued Minnesotan travels. Carol County notes include Flag Day, new Carrol County high school principal, Purdue fellowship, and 90th birthday salute to Dr. Charles Crampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John and Earl Bowmans
Seattle
Jack Orr
Judy
Henry Rozhon
Charles Kerlin
Bud Vianco
Canada
Art Kaiser
Harry
Helen Tam
Minnesota
Selective Service Board Says No July Induction
Mrs. Mabel S. Brewer announces there will be no call for induction or physical examination in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel S. Brewer
The
Selective Service Board
Paul Musselman retires after 42 years at South High
Paul W. Musselman, longtime South High School math teacher in Youngstown Ohio, retires after 50 years in education having taught about 5000 pupils in algebra geometry and beyond. A stalwart of athletics and service he helped install stadium lights and oversee the first night football game while guiding students and supporting his family in Camden Indiana and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Musselman
South High School
Youngstown
Ohio
Musselman
Carroll County
Indiana
Camden
Ind
Indiana State
Manchester College
Camden School
Camp Taylor
Bradford
South High
South
Fren
Kent State University
St. Luke’s
William
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Hoy
Flora
Betty Voorhees Crowned Lake Freeman Boat Club Queen
Miss Betty Voorhees daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Voorhees of Roth Park was crowned queen of the Lake Freeman Boat Club at a party held Saturday night at the Tippecanoe Country Club Monticello She will reign over the club festivities this year and her court includes Joyce Allen Diane Payne Marilyn Marlsbury Virginia Clark and Susan Davis of Lafayette Judges were Mrs Frank Gisser Mrs Mary Kemmer Robert Cloyd and Art McDowell A dinner dance followed the contest Attendees included Mr and Mrs Tom Hannell and Mr and Mrs Gene Lahr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Voorhees
Jack Voorhees
Roth Park
Lake Freeman Boat Club
Tippecanoe Country Club
Monticello
Miss Voorhees
Joyce Allen
Buffalo
Diane Payne
Marilyn Marlsbury
Virginia Clark
Susan Davis
Lafayette
Frank Gisser
Monticello Herald-Journal
Mary Kemmer
Lafayette Journal-Courier
Robert Cloyd
Lafayette Leader
Art McDowell
Delphi Ciizen
Tom Hannell
Gene Lahr
Enrollment drive for Driver Education session heads to meeting
All enrolled students who paid the enrollment fee for the Driver Education course must gather in Delphi school cafeteria on Monday June 18 at 9 am for a summer session briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Excavating Firm Settles civil suit over railroad transit damage
James W. Smith d b a Smith Excavating and Rental Co sued the Pennsylvania Railroad for damages to an excavating machine during transit. The case sought 10000 dollars but was settled out of court for 800 dollars on a Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Smith
Smith Excavating and Rental Company
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Talbert Endorsed for High American Legion Post
Wayne Talbert of Delphi, current Second District Commander, won district endorsement for Department Commander for 1963 64 at the Second District annual meeting. Milo Lewis defeated James Handy to become District Commander. Talbert remains a delegate to the National Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Talbert
Delphi
American Legion
Talbert
Delphi Legion
Indiana
Milo Lewis
Monterrey
James Handy
Fowler
Lewis
Department
South Bend
Las Vegas
Nevada
Art McDowell
The
Legion
Don Huffman
Ear Parks
Flora
Tom Ives
Swimming Lessons At Camp Tecumseh For Youth
Free swim instruction for non swimmers and beginners for boys and girls aged 8 through high school runs Monday to Friday at Camp Tecumseh. Bus departs 8 45 a m from the high school gym. Participants must bring a towel wear a swimsuit and bring a signed parent note turned in at the high school recreational leaders. Sponsored by the Delphi school recreational department and the Delphi Lions club with recreation staff assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Tecumseh
Sym
Delphi School Recreational Department
Delphi Lions Club
Howell Named District Superintendent in Northwest Indiana
Rev Forest W Howell former Delphi Methodist pastor named Lebanon District superintendent of the Northwest Indiana Conference. He replaces Rev Donald F McMahan who led the Lebanon district since 1957. Howell has since headed Wesley Methodist in Delphi. Also named were Rev Lynn Garth to Stull and Rev Robert Wilburn moving to the State Soldiers Home as chaplain. Other area changes include Rev O P Manker to Buck Creek and Donald Bassett to Battle. Ground from Goodland Joseph Crocker to Idaville Burnettsville and Rev Donald Hembree of Bringhurst ordained an elder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest W. Howell
Delphi Methodist Church
Lebanon
Northwest Indiana
The
Methodist Church
Richard C. Raines
Indiana
Howell
Donald F. McMahan
Wesley Methodist Church
Delphi
Raines
Lynn Garth
South Bend Stull
Garth
Robert Wilburn
State Soldiers Home
Wilburn
Lafayette
O. P. Manker
Buck Creek
Donald Bassett
Battle
Goodland
Joseph Crocker
Idaville-Burnettsville
Donald Hembree
Bringhurst
Social Security Benefits Reach Carroll Community
Ver non Lund of the Social Security Administration notes monthly benefits total $115,800 in Carroll County for about 1,800 beneficiaries, up 90 percent from last year. Benefits aid household needs and local commerce with most funds spent on food and clothing. nationwide payments exceed one billion dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Lund
Social Security Administration
Carroll Co
Lund
Indiana
Carroll County
Applications for 1963 Wheat Acreage Allotments
The Carroll ASCS office invites producers to file 1963 new farm wheat acreage allotment applications by July 1, 1962. Those with no 1962 allotment must apply in writing to be considered for the 1963 crop year. Forms are available at the ASCS County Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASCS
Ralph J. Maggart
Carroll Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Funeral rites for Mrs Elsie Wingard Thomas announced
Funeral services are set for Thursday at 3 p m from Jackson funeral home for Mrs Elsie Wingard Thomas former Zion resident who died Monday in Indianapolis Rev Milton Mikesell to officiate burial will be in Zion cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home She died at the home of her daughter Mrs Merrill Hicks in Indianapolis and is survived by a sister Fannie Stephenson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Funeral Home
Elsie Wingard Thomas
Zion
Indianapolis
Milton Mikesell
Zion Cemetery
Thomas
Merrill Hicks
Fannie Stephenson
Letters of administration in estate of Arthur Kingery
The circuit court on Tuesday issued letters of administration to Phillip Kingery in the estate of Arthur Kingery. The listed value includes 37300 in real estate 3500 in personal property and 500 in rents and profits. Bi shop and Bishop represent the administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kingery
Circuit Court
Phillip Kingery
Bishop
Semester Honor Students Named At Delphi High
Delphi High announces semester honor students under Vernon Childs. Lists include seniors with highest honors Barbara Adams and others, juniors Sharon Hensley and Pat Jones, sophomores Jerilyn Fentinel and Bill High, freshmen Diane Ford and Donna Minneman, plus eighth and seventh grades with honor roll and highest honors benchmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi High School
Vernon Childs
Barbara Adams
Barbara Bell
Evan Berninger
Donna Brown
Bonnie Maxwell
Wilma Peter
Mary Ann Brown
Martin Burkle
Patti Cunningham
Mona Gray
Pat Lyons
Marcia Mason
Maxine Rodgers
Dick Welch
Carolyn White
Kay Witter
Sharon Hensley
Pat Jones
Jack Klepinger
Dave McCain
Mary O’farrell
Lynda McCain
Judy Simmerman
Alexis Smith
Jerilyn Fentinel
Bill High
Rusty Jones
Richard Newell
Mary Ellen
Dwyer
Sue Johnson
Erika Oesterlein
Sarah Sheets
Diane Ford
Donna Minneman
Martha Weaver
Wanda Woods
Shirley Clawson
Steve Hancock
Lynette Kahler
Connie Keisling
Charlotta Neff
Zelma Schwartz
Clark Adams
Judy Jones
Susan Lentner
Diane Minneman
Marie Rhine
Beth Robinson
Lora Bell
Steve Hutton
Berniece Marcum
Mary Ann Newell
Debbie Sales
Susie Walker
Norma Webb
Linda Birley
Harold Garrison
Peggy Gianoulis
Dale Seese
Dix Weaver
Hoosier Boys State Delegates Head to IU Campus
David McCain Ed W Cook and Jack Klepinger leave Saturday for Indiana University to join Boys State delegates from Lafayette. Alternate delegates John Flora Bill Sieber and Lonnie Miller follow. Delegates are sponsored by Delphi American Legion Rotary and Lions Clubs. Event runs through Saturday June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier Boys State
Indiana University
David McCain
Ed W. Cook
Jack Klepinger
John Flora Bill Sieber
Lonnie Miller
American Legion
Delphi Rotary
Delphi Lions Clubs
Lafayette
Funeral Rites Held for Larry McClellan in Indiana
Attending services at Dugger Indiana last Thursday for Larry McClellan Delphi teacher who drowned in Lake Freeman were Vernon Childs James McFadden Jim Hertling his fiancée Sandy Dyer of Monticello Norm Ebrite Junior Mannies W S Weaver Tony Berto and John Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugger
Indiana
Larry McClellan
Delphi
Lake Freeman
Vernon Childs
James McFadden
Jim Hertling
Sandy Dyer
Monticello
Norm Ebrite
Junior Mannies
W. S. Weaver
Tony Berto
John Beach
Inheritance tax figures for two estates released
County Assessor Gerald Murphy lists the estates of Ord E. Bell and Sarah E. Mosier with values and taxes. Bell estate valued at 52325.82 with tax 2231.27. Mosier estate valued at 72816.08 with tax 2828.48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Murphy
Ord E. Bell
Sarah E. Mosier
Lahr Motors to Open Branch Sales Site at Delphi
Lahr Motors of Delphi will lease the Johnson-Schnepp facility by the Cities Service Station on State Road 25 at the Y. Joe Seele will run the new branch selling both new and used cars. Richard Hargraves of Delphi heads to The Netherlands for an International Christian Youth Exchange program, sailing July 7 to Pensacola and then to Heemstede. The First Methodist Church of Pensacola funds $1300 for Hargraves and his counterpart Ronald van Overmeeren to cover travel and related costs. Richard will join 64 peers at Columbia University for a two day orientation before overseas travel. He will stay three weeks at a language school after arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lahr
Richard Hargraves
Escambia High School
Pensacola
Florida
Netherlands
Richard
Floyd
Rowena Keim Hargraves
Delphi
Pete Hargraves
William Schmidt
Esther Austin
Route 2
Monticello
Ronald Arthur van Overmeeren
Heemstede
Holland
First Methodist Church of
Hargraves
Overmeeren Bay
Columbia University
New York
Rites Today For John Fisher 88 Retired Farmer
John H. Fisher 88, a retired farmer, died Tuesday morning at St. Elizabeth hospital after a Friday admission. Born March 26, 1874 in Roanoke Virginia, he married Lula Barnhart who died in 1945. Survived by five sons, six daughters, two brothers, 23 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. Funeral services Thursday at 1 30 pm at Jackson funeral home with Rev Rankin officiating. burial Maple Lawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Fisher
Route 4
Delphi
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Roanoke
David
Fannie Hodges Fisher
Lula Barnhart
Fisher
Joe
Buck Creek
John
Ira
Glenn
Lyman
Flora
Raymond Duff
John Maxwell
James W. Riley
Brookston
Lewis Funkhouser
Ed Killian
Lafayette
Albert Luper
Lebanon
James L
Tazwell
Boonesville
Jackson Funeral Home
James Wm. Rankin
Maple Lawn Cemetery
Father Clifford Takes Assistant Post at St Ambrose Parish
Father David Clifford left for Anderson to begin duties as assistant at St Ambrose Parish at noon on Wednesday. Bishop Carberry of Lafayette made the assignment to the Lafay ette diocese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Clifford
Hubert Clifford
Anderson
St. Ambrose Parish
Bishop Carberry
Lafayette
Local Resident James Clifford Confined by Illness
James Clifford remains at home due to illness. No other details or names are provided in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clifford
Delphi Woman's Club to Observe 43rd Anniversary
The Delphi Woman's Club will mark its 43rd anniversary with a luncheon on Friday June 22 at 12 30 at the Delphi Presbyterian church. Hostesses include Mrs. Robert VanNatta and others with reservations due by Tuesday June 19. The luncheon costs 1 25 and Mrs. Robert Wood will present photographs and history of old Delphi houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi Woman’s Club
Delphi Presbyterian Church
Robert VanNatta
C. T. Amick
Alfred Anderson
Henry Eaton
J. D. Klepinger
John Kirkpatrick
Lytle Anderson
Robert Wood
South Delphi
Delphi
Wife seeks sale of separate real estate in court
Ruth W. Stong files suit in circuit court against Roy Stong to sell and convey her interest in Nan Wagoner property at Pyrmont. She states her husband is mentally ill at Louisville VA hospital and she acquired the property with her own funds. Ives and Ives represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth W. Stong
Roy Stong
Auditor distributes spring tax funds to county units and schools
County Auditor J. Dewey Zinn mailed checks Wednesday distributing nearly 1,000,000 in spring tax receipts to county units and corporations. The parcels include Adams to Washington townships and schools such as Carroll, Delphi, Rossville, and urban entities like Camden Library and the City of Delphi, with highlighted township allocations and notable totals for each unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Dewey Zinn
Adams Two
Burlington
Carrollton
Clay
Deer Creek
Democrat
Jackson
Jefferson
Liberty
Madison
Monroe
Rock Creek
Tippecanoe
Washington
Carroll School
Delphi
Rossville School
Town of
Flora
Girls Organize Softball Teams From Delphi
A traveling 17 member Girls Softball League team from Delphi has been selected and is practicing. Karen Messick coaches the main squad with Jackie Walters as manager. Players include Mary Burkhalter Sheryl Cripe Joyce Felix Renda Fultz Mona Hall Nancy Houser Patty Kelly Melody Kenworthy Joyce Page Marge Riley Nina Shaw Mary Shockley Lois Turner Jackie Walters Leanna Walters Shirley Vianco. The B team features Candy Blake Janet Gerard Pat Messick Sandy Orr Linda Pearson Carolic Sheila Rockhill Kathy Spurgeon Maxine Storey Lois Rosalie Turner Sue Wilson Sandy Vianco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Karen Messick
Jackie Walters
Mary Burkhalter
Sheryl Cripe
Joyce Felix
Renda Fultz
Mona Hall
Nancy Houser
Patty Kelly
Melody Kenworthy
Joyce Page
Marge Riley
Nina Shaw
Mary Shockley
Lois Turner
Leanna Walters
Shirley Vianco
Candy Blake
Janet Gerard
Pat Messick
Sandy Orr
Linda Pearson
Carolic Sheila Rockhill
Kathy Spurgeon
Maxine Storey
Lois
Rosalie Turner
Sue Wilson
Sandy Vianco
Taylor couple to vacation at Blue farm Carrollton township
Mr and Mrs Harold E Taylor of Phoenix Arizona will arrive this week at the Mrs Van C Blue farm in Carrollton township for an extended vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Taylor
Phoenix, Arizona
van C. Blue
Carrollton Township
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