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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
6
Local officials weigh selling the Del phi Armory half amid competitive bidding worries. City and state clash over price as community fears loss of a public gathering and school athletic space. Negotiations urged to avoid a squeeze and preserve shared use. Political fallout and past feuds cited.
Hazel Shaffer Whipple writes in a Delphi Maryland inspired letter about local social events and the Kasle of families, addresses, and connections to Carroll County. She details old homes along Piscataway Creek and notes contact with Delphi residents, embassy ties, and the upcoming visit for Sesqui Centennia.
Early settlers faced heavy timber swamps and stumps making roads hard to pass. They built corduroy and plank roads with tolls, noting high costs and rapid decay. The Delphi to Frankfort Prince William Road shaped settlements like Logansport and Delphi, with plans to link to Chicago thwarted by limited support.
The French Government through the Institute of International Education offers Richard Shonk a teaching position in Gueret as part of forty American teachers chosen for the year. Shonk, a Manchester College graduate, has taught at Indiana University and may decide to accept after completing his masters next spring.
Roger Neff of Delphi purchased a top Duroc fall boar in the Lee Dawson & Sons sale at 1t, according to Styleliner, a popular Duroc boar source.
A Vincennes columnist notes the correct spelling of the writer's name in a July 4 entry, correcting earlier misspellings where the name appeared as Mindwell or Windwell and affirming the proper form.
The Iation chapter will host the annual Diente on Friday June 9 at the home of Mrs Earl Pouts. The event marks the last meeting of the chapter year.
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