Hilltoppers to Picnic July 11 in Delphi Park
CommunityHilltoppers of Delphi plan the Hillcrest school grounds picnic on Wednesday July 11 at 6 30 pm with a cooperative supper and program. Arnold Teel chairs committees handling nominations program food registration invitations and all event logistics with many local residents listed.
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South Delphia
Hillers
Hillcrest
Arnold Teel
Robert Gordon
Robert Wood
Royce Kurtz
Frank Wilcox
Joseph Ives
Robert Jerry
Tony Berto
John Pastor
George Wagoner
Russell Williams
Wm. Freeman
T. Neal Petry
Jane Underhill
Sharon Wagoner
Patty Toole
Carol Tolen
Dean Duckwall
Harry Hatton
Charles Allen
Norman Ebriie
Leonard Downing
Dale Cain
Frank VanSickle
Melvin Victor
Roger Gerard
Paul McMurray
Henry Keller
Ray Daniels
James Hutton
Wayne Pearson
Robert Cripe
Ted Williams
James Blythe
Ward Oaks
Lloyd Cripe
Wilbur Lucas
Jack Goslee
Raymond High
Ollie Limp
Gere Lahr
Paul Quick
George Revington
John Roth
Otto Klepinger
Leonard Blythe
C. Duckwall
al Burkle
John Kirkpatrick
Robert Pearson
Robert Cunningham
Ed Wingard, Jr
Robert Sales
Morris Skiles
Myron Beesley
Herbert Isaacs
David Wood
Robert Gearish
Dan Hufford
John Toole
Tom Peters
Wm. Kerlin
Harold Talbert
Harold Berry
Bill Myers
Bill Campbell
Bob Toole
Garrett Kurtz
Phil Kramer
Billy Blythe
Bill Pearson
John Duckwall
Skip McMurray
W. S. Weaver
Leo C. Craig
Indiana County Poor Farm Closures Sought
Walter T. Horn of the Indiana Taxpayers Association argues that 78 county homes in Indiana should be discontinued due to economic concerns. In 1955 thirteen counties had ten or fewer residents, including Carroll with seven, and Carroll also showed per capita inmate expenditures above $2,000.
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Indiana
Walter T. Horn
Indiana Taxpayers Association
Horn
Carroll County
Carroll
Farm Bureau Holds Annual June Meeting in Carroll County
The Carroll County Farm Bureau met at the REMC for its annual June gathering. Speaker Glenn Sample of Hoosier Farmer spoke on Farm Safety Week. Talent Fund winners Alfredo Rodriguez, Madison Two Tap Dance Trio, and Carolyn Verritl were announced for the District Bureau event. About 200 attendees enjoyed ice cream and cookies.
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Carroll County Far Bureau, Inc
REMC
Glenn Sample
Hoosier Farmer
C. T. Amick
District Farm Bureau
Alfredo Rodriguez
Madison
Carolyn Verritl
Births in Lafayette Logansport Delphi and Flora areas
Mr and Mrs Howard Gard of Lafayette greet a daughter at Memorial hospital Logansport. Dr and Mrs Joseph McKinley of Lafayette have a daughter born June 25 at Home hospital. Mr and Mrs Tom Brown of Camden report a birth at hospital. Mr and Mrs Brice Eikenberry of Flora welcome a son born at Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Eddie Dickinson of Delphi announce a daughter born June 21 at St Elizabeth hospital.
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Howard Gard
Lafayette
Memorial Hospital
Logansport
Gard
Martha Patty
Edith Patty
Camden
Joseph McKinley
East Main St
Home Hospital
McKinley
Clarence McKinley
Delphi
Tom Brown
Brice Eikenberry
Flora
Charles Eddie Dickinson
St. Elizabeth Hospital
New Officers to be Installed by American Legion Post 75
Harry Bohan will oversee the installation of new officers for Post 75 American Legion Monday night. Retiring district commander Jack Harless of Lafayette and incoming district commander Jerry VanLue of Rochester will assist. A smorgasbord follows the 8:30 p.m. ceremony.
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Harry Bohannon
American Legion
Jack Harless
Lafayette
Jerry VanLue
Rochester
Miss Nadine Cauble Returns Home After Visit
Miss Nadine Cauble daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Cauble of Frankfort has returned home after visiting here with her grandparents Mr and Mrs James Young of North Market Street.
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Nadine Cauble
Howard Cauble
Frankfort
James Young
North Market Street
Scout Cabin fund tops 5000 as construction begins
Rev. Forest Howell announces the Scout Cabin Community Project has surpassed five thousand dollars with a goal of six thousand five hundred to cover cabin basics and interior equipment. Charles A. Wood and George Revington lead the build as foundations start. donations from Glove Valve Corp and many others total over five thousand dollars.
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Forest Howell
Scout Cabin
Charles A. Wood
George Revington
Glove Valve Corp
C. Leo Williams
Gerber Industries, Inc
Globe Valve
Tipwa Grange
Gions ‘Club
Delphi Business and
American Legion Post
Kerlin Hatchery & Feed Mill
Mrs. Home Ec
West Side Flower Club
Paul Quick
Rotary Club
American Legion Aux
Peters Mfg. Co., Inc
John Klepinger
Union Bank and Trust Co
Wickard Gets Demo Nod for Senate Race
Claude R. Wickard of Carrollton township won the Indiana Democratic nomination for U S Senator at the state convention in Indianapolis beating B Howard Caughran on the first ballot 1362 to 377. Wickard plans a vigorous campaign against incumbent Homer Capehart and was named a district delegate to the national convention.
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Carroll County
Indianapolis
Claude R. Wickard
Carrollton Township
Wickard
B. Howard Caughran
Homer Capehart
County
Chicago
Ralph Tucker
Terre Haute
Matthew E. Welsh
Vincennes
Roger Branigan
Lafayette
Tucker
Claude ‘R. Wickard
Camden
Bartel Zandstra
Highland
Sec’y
T. L. Lemon
Bloomington
Joe Brogdon
Anderson
Albert Steinwedel
Seymour
William H. Wolf
Greenfield
Lloyd C. Wampler
Plymouth
Supreme Court
Patrick J. Barton
W. W. Martin, Sr
Boonville
S. H. Schurger
Decatur
Wayne Combs
Alvin C. Johnson
Earl M. Utterback
Kokomo
Myron J. Johnson
The
Citizen
John T. Kirkpatrick
Delphi electrical worker Bill McCain dies at 54
Bill McCain 54 long time Delphi resident and P S C I employee dies at St Elizabeth hospital after a weeklong stay. Born October 13 1901 in Denver Indiana he was survived by his widow a daughter and his mother and sister. Funeral services at Jackson funeral home with Masonic rites at IOOF cemetery.
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William McCain
Public Service Company of Indiana
Delphi
St. Elizabeth Hospital
McCain
Denver
Indiana
Daniel K. McCain
Zola Riffey
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Public Service Company
Paul Gushwa
Panama City
Florida
Daniel McCain
Star City
Malinda Burdine
Peru
Jackson Funeral Home
IOOF
Train Stalled Near Delphi Blocks City Traffic
A Chicago bound Monon passenger train stalled at 6 15 Tuesday night just east of Delphi Monon station. Officials blamed a dead diesel unit for the delay of about 35 minutes and traffic on Washington to Wilson streets was tied up.
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Monon
Delphi
Washington
Wilson Streets
Galbreth Accepts Sales Post With Socony in Indianapolis
James Galbreth a June Indiana University BS in Business Administration graduate takes a sales position with Socony Mobile Oil Company in Indianapolis He is the son of Mr and Mrs Delmar Galbreth of Rockfield and they now reside at 2915 N Ruckle Ave Indianapolis.
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James Galbreth
Indiana University
Socony Mobile Oil Company
Indianapolis
Galbreth
Delmar Galbreth
Rockfield
N. Ruckle
John T. Wilson Critically Ill at Memorial Hospital
John T. Wilson, brother of H. B. Wilson, is critically ill in Memorial Hospital, Greenfield, according to city sources.
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John T. Wilson
H. B. Wilson
Memorial Hospital
Greenfield
New Police Officer Joins Delphi Force
Byron Barney Goyer named to Delphi Police Department to replace Morris Ayres who retires July 1. Goyer joins four patrolmen on rotating shifts. meter duty handled by daytime shift. Ayres joined the force in January by Mayor Clauser.
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Byron
Barney” Goyer
Delphi
Mr. Goyer
Morris Ayres
Ayres
Clauser
Johnsons celebrate 57th wedding anniversary in Delphi
Mr and Mrs Emil Johnson of Delphi quietly marked their 57th anniversary last Thursday. They have lived in Delphi all their married life and are joined by their son Harold at home. Mr Johnson is one of the few remaining Spanish American War veterans in the community.
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Emil Johnson
Delphi
Mrs. Johnson
Harold
Mr. Johnson
Carroll County to furnish three for pre-induction exam
Carroll county has received a call to furnish three registrants for pre induction physical examination on Friday July 13 at the Induction Center in Indianapolis.
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Carroll County
Indianapolis
McDowell Visits Relatives Near Delphi This Week
George McDowell now staying with his daughter Mrs. George Lucas and husband in Ko komo travels to visit a second daughter Mrs. Clara Sims near Delphi this week.
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George McDowell
George Lucas
Kokomo
Clara Sims
Delphi
Armory to be built in Delphi starting in 1956
State Adjutant General Harold E. Daugherty announced at a Chamber of Commerce gathering that Delphi will begin construction on a new 230000 armory this year. The land donation was ratified unanimously by directors, with a follow up committee named to handle future details.
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Robert Fitzgerald
Dean Overholser
Morris Clem
Cornelius
License Branch Shortage Denied in Carroll County
Fern Cohee, manager of the Carroll county auto license branch, denies a $171 shortage cited by the state board of accounts as a 1955 audit finding. She says the funds could not be deposited until banks reopened in January and that state officials confirmed this over the phone. The audit notes various irregularities statewide, including missing license plates on permit blanks and unaccounted cash, with other local shortages listed as $384 at Lafayette, $222 at Knox, and $135 at Valparaiso.
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Carroll County
State Board of Accounts
Fern Cohee
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Board of Accounts
Lafayette
Knox
Valparaiso
July Fourth Celebration Planned at Burlington
The American Legion of Burlington announces a large Fourth of July program at the Burlington Legion field starting 5 p.m. Two little league baseball games precede a Burlington band concert. Fireworks begin at 9:30 with free admission and ample parking promised.
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Burlington
Merchants, Legion
The
American Legion of
Burlington Amerian Legion Field
Burlington Band
Chara
Burlington Oe Bo
Sheriff Haste to Camden Over False Bank Alarm
Sheriff Carey rushed to Camden after the town operator alerted him that the Camden State Bank alarm had tripped. Lightning during a Tuesday storm had struck the device and workers were repairing it when the alarm sounded on Wednesday.
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Sheriff Carey
Camden
Delphi Closed for Clerk Vacation Dates Listed
Delphi will be closed from July 4 through July 19 while the clerk takes annual leave for vacation. An official notice directs residents to handle any urgent matters before or after the dates.
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Delphi
Vncation
Mrs Elless Hosts Visitors for Birthday Celebration
Mrs H F Elless welcomed guests this week including Mrs B Mountjoy of Lexington and Mrs B W Mountjoy Jr with family from Indianapolis along with Mr James A Langley and daughter of Indianapolis to help celebrate her birthday.
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H. F. Elless
B. Mountjoy
Lexington
B. W. Mountjoy Jr
Indianapolis
James A. Langley
Fires Hit Camden and Flora Firms in Week of Blazes
Flames of unknown origin caused major damage to Loudon Printing Company in Flora destroying the newspaper press and stock valued over 1000 dollars and forcing a temporary shutdown. In Camden the Yerkes Trucking Company garage 45 by 75 feet burned completely with four tractors destroyed and two saved.
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Carroll County
Flora
Loudon Printing Company
Linotype
Loudon
Camden
Yerkes Trucking Company
Yerkes
Bruce Yerkes
Lloyd
Herb
Bob
Charles Johnson
Flora Fire Department
Delegates Elected from Island District for National Union Convention
Wayne Talbert was elected one of eleven delegates from the Island District at Sunday's Warsaw election. The national convention meets in September in Los Angeles. Also attending were Art McDowell John Mount Don Huffman Fred Mitchell Don Wilson Clarence Wilson Bill Fields Dale Smith Bob Morrow Joe Ghere and Max Andrews.
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CTED
Wayne Talbert
Ireaon
Warsaw
Los Angeles
Art McDowell
Distri Legion
John Mount
Don Huffman
Fred Mitchell
Don Wilson
Clarence Wilson
Bill Fields
Dale Smith
Bob Morrow
Joe Ghere
Max Andrews
Wreck Injures Mexican Workers After Collision At Schuler
Bulletin reports two truckloads of Mexican workers were wrecked at 3 on Wednesday at Schuler. Details are incomplete but it is understood several people were injured.
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Schuler Ils
Bunker Hill Man Injured in Two Car Crash
Alfred Frye a 50 year old resident of Bunker Hill was gravely injured when his car hit a pickup truck and then struck a tree at Hoyt Mann farm four miles east of Flora on state road 18. He suffered a broken jaw and cuts and bruises and was taken to Memorial hospital by Lester ambulance. The truck driver Harry Flesher 62 of Flora backed onto the road creating the collision. Flesher faced charges of reckless driving.
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Alfred Frye
Bunker Hill
Hoyt Mann Farm
Flora
Frye
Memorial Hospital
Lester
Carey
Harry Flesher
Flesher
Mann Farm
Berm
Miller
Douglas and
Mills
Delphi Lions Select Two Cheer Club Members This Week
Mrs. Ralph Melin of Room 240 St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette Indiana has been confined to the hospital for five weeks by illness. Mrs. Ferling of Delphi will observe her 83rd birthday on Monday July 2 with her daughter Mrs. Lot Summers.
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Successful Farming Magazine
Ralph Sullivan
Route 4, Delphi
Sullivan
Plymouth
Miss Hanna
Ralph Hanna
Delphi
Delphi Lions
Ralph’ Melin
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lafayette
Indiana
Talbot youth drowns in Tippecanoe river
The body of 22 year old Duane Burton of Talbot Indiana was found Tuesday morning in the Tippecanoe river below Maxwell's bridge after drowning Sunday afternoon while swimming amid flood conditions. His brother in law Albert Tyler survived the surge. Local sheriffs and police searched the area with a boat loaned by Hargraves Motor Sales Delphi.
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Duane Burton
Talbot
Indiana
Tippecanoe
Maxwell’s Bridge
Tippecanoe County
Burton
Clyde Burton
Talbot, Glen
Lewis Buchanon
Buchanon
Tyler
White
Carroll
Carey
Gib Underhill
Hargraves Motor Sales
Delphi
Death of J Marvin Thistlewaite noted in Sheridan
Delphi reports the death of J Marvin Thistlewaite of Sheridan. He frequently visited Delphi with his wife Daisy who is a past district officer of the Federation of Clubs. The couple were well known for their club activities and social visits.
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J. Marvin Thistlewaite
Sheridan
Delphi
Rockfield Player Breaks Ankle in Friday Softball
Keith Berkshire of Rockfield fractured an ankle during a Friday softball game at Royal Center. He was treated at Memorial hospital and released to return home.
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Keith Berkshire
Rockfield
Royal Center
Memorial Hospital
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