Local notes on remodels contests and small town events
Myron Beesley expands his department store with basement showroom space and new shelves. Bob Hall rearranges interiors as renovation continues. Fowlers' expansion promotes attractive carpeting in new rooms. The Citizen Swami predicts six correct games with one miss. A red glove found in Mrs. Turner's yard invites owner to claim it. Dan Miller leads Wolcott entries at the district music contest with his family ties noted. Floyd Julien and John Smith celebrate birthdays at 75 and 45 respectively. Mrs. Ira Fisher unharmed after a car slide on a icy stretch south of town.
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Myron Beesley
Bob Hall
Fowlers
Car roll County’s Oldest Residents Honor 95th Birthday
Charles Boyles age 95 celebrates his upcoming birthday on March 5. Now living with daughter Mrs. Frank Swaim in Pittsburg he once ran cement block factories in Pittsburg and Kokomo and later bought mussel shells for years. He has two daughters and a son died years ago. A Spanish American War veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Boyles
Carroll County
Frank Swaim
Pittsburg
Boyles
Kokomo
Swaim
Harley Richardson
James
Home Demonstration Candy Chemistry Lesson
The Carroll County Home Demonstration Council invites homemakers to a March 17 candy chemistry lesson at Delphi REMC from 1 to 3 p.m. Kay Ayler and assistants will answer candy making questions and demonstrate bon-bons and confections. A recipe booklet will be provided, with no charge to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Demonstration Council
Carroll County
Delphi Remc
Lytle Anderson
James Kremer
Earl’ Albregts
Kay Ayler
Heart Attack Strikes Shortridge Janitor in Legion Home vicinity
William Biggers, a janitor at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, suffered a heart attack outside the Legion Home Tuesday evening at 10 45. He was rushed to St Elizabeth Hospital by Cornell Ambulance and was reported in the intensive care ward there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Biggers
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis
Legion Home
St Elizabeth’ Hospital
Cornell Ambulance
Groningers Buy Bessie Coble Property West of Rockfield
Mr and Mrs Ben Groninger complete purchase of the Bessie Coble estate located west of Rockfield. The deal transfers ownership of the rural property and includes surrounding land parcels. Formal recording and title transfer are expected in the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Groninger
Bessie Coble
Rockfield
Conservation Committee Advances Farm Planning in Bachelor Run
The Bachelor Run Conservation Committee seeks Soil Conservation Service technical aid to speed farm planning over the next two to three years and asks ASC for more cost share to accelerate conservation work in five years. Chairman Fred Martin leads the new panel assisting the Soil and Water Conservation District as 23 500 acres and 218 farms in the watershed stand to gain from tile drainage structures waterways and improved cropping systems. Industry leaders including Vern Myer Ken Pyle Ken Burns Robert Reiff Ralph Tyler Walter Allbaugh Har rd Jongs and William Inges joined in outlining the path forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization Committee
Fred Martin
Bachelor Run
Ngs
Soil and Water Conservation District
Vern Myer
Soil and Water District
Ken Pyle
Ken Burns
SCS
ASC County
Robert Reiff J
Ralph Tyler
Bachelor Run Conservancy District
Walter Allbaugh
Harrd Jongs
William Inges
Sesqui Booklets Placed In Carroll County
Carroll County receives five sets of about 100 Indiana history booklets donated by the Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County. The volumes cover the Wabash Canal railroads transportation biographies Civil War and Indian wars, aiding Sesquicentennial Essay projects at three libraries and two high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Public Library
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Indiana
Wabasha Canal
Letter Tells of Bill Haslet in Vietnam War
A family letter from Yakima Washington describes Bill Haslet aboard the destroyer Henry W Tucker attached to the carrier Ticonderoga. They report bombardment of the Viet Nam coast in the Gulf of Tonkin and the destroyer’s dangerous position after rescuers were attacked. The note adds Bill is a 1964 Annapolis graduate and mentions a hospitalized relative.
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Bill Haslet
Viet Nam
Bill
Henry W. Tucker
Ticonderoga
Gulf of Tonkin
States
Annapolis
Mental Health Assn Seeks Hosts for Learn-Serve Coffee Break
Mental Health Association in Indiana and Carroll County calls for hostesses to extend a Learn and Serve Coffee Break on April 27. Miss Kay Ayler asks residents to invite friends for coffee and view a mental health telecast while volunteers answer questions and describe programs aiding mentally ill and retarded residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Carrollunty
Kay Ayler
Mental Health Association
Kay Aylor
Golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Vaughan stated
Rodkey photo N Jr. and Mrs. Frank E Vaughan of route 2 plan a family dinner Sunday March 6 for their golden anniversary. The couple married March 1 1916 in Winkmann Indiana and lived in White County until 1946 before moving to Tippecanoe Township Carroll County. They have one son Floyd in Colorado, ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. C C Y B A beats Lafayette in Delphi bowing event and annual Reserve Officers meeting elects Daniel Clawson president.
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Rodkey
Photo N Jr
Frank E. Vaughan
Route
Lawrence Sims
Route 2
Brookston
Deloss
Walters
Lafayette
Elizabeth LaVern Wayne
Winkmmac
Indiana
Charles
Eliza Scroggs Vaughan
George
Weranda Shultz Wayne
Vaughan
White County
Tippecanoe
Carroll County
Floyd
Colo
Armed Forces
F B Annual Meet at Flora Tonight
The 38th Carroll County stock orders meeting of the Carroll County Cooperative Association is at Carroll Consolidated High School. A banquet at 6 30 p m followed by a business session at 7 30 p m. Five directors to be elected for one year. Nominees include Robyres Frank Snipes John Burke Charles Hanha Harold All Ray Garrison Marilyn Rossetter Robert Scott John T Downham Eldon D Robeson Tickets from directors and branch offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mullin
Carroll County
Bureau
Cooperative Associaton
Carroll Consolidated High School Caetorium
Robyres
Frank Snipes
Demorat
John Burke
Three From Area Finish Purdue Work
Purdue University releases its mid year graduation list with 1 232 degree recipients. The area includes Earl Snyder of Flora and Barbara Ellen Walker of Delphi as well as J Neal Hufford of Rossville among others in Industrial Management Humanities and Electrical Engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Les Earl Snyder
Flora
Barbara Ellen
John Earl
Walker
Delphi
J Neal Hufford
Rossville
Tax Exemptions Explained By Auditor Zinn
County Auditor J Dewey Zinn clarifies property tax exemptions for those 65 or older. Residents must meet age and income limits, own and inhabit the property, and file annually between January and May. An additional $1000 exemption applies to certain disabled veterans, with mortgage exemptions and annual filings required for religious and other organizations.
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J. Dewey Zinn
Remnds
17 Names Added To Blood Donor List
Thirty-seven readable donors listed across Flora and surrounding towns. county still short of the 125 pint goal with 97 donors recorded and four rejected. Names include Delphi Kay Ayler Magdalene Mears Richard Mears Elizabeth Peterson Joseph Peterson and many others from Flora Camden Bringhurst Cutler Ockeeley Burlington Rossville Logansport Lafayette Monticello and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora
Joe
Carroll County
Delphi
Kay Ellen Ayler
Magdalene Mears
Richard Mears
Elizabeth Peterson
Joseph Peterson
Charles Boone
Richard D. Wilson
Lee F. Flora
Don Hathaway
Sandra Isley
Diane R. Jones
Thelma Clawson
Paul Snipes
Opal Campbell
Glenn A. Brown
Carl Mays
L. Jay Jones
Jerry L. Williams
Pat Zak
Bill Helvie
Martha Hoffman
Arlene Landis
Marvin Gibson
Carl R. Jones
Glenn Oyler
Norma Perigo
John Kinzie
Bill Johnson
Tom Gibson
Evan Flora
Charles Jacobs
Kenneth Flora
Marlene Ramsey
Robert Wolf
Andrew Jackson
Ralph Sparks
Mills McKinley
Dale Humburger
James Flora
Bill Kearns
Paul Flora
Ruby Thompson
Joe Draper
Carl Jenkins
Bernadean Kinzer
Beverly Wolf
Pat Wisler
Mary C. Carter
Jane Bishop
Marlene Smith
Richard D. Curti
Tom Brooks
Dick Leiter
Donita Redding
Benny J. Redding
John McKinley
Eleanor Milner
Camden
Larry Jones
Pat Jones
Mary L. McCarty
Dorothy Hertel
Richard M
Metsger
Ockeley
Burlington
Max Ehrman
Robert Davis
Rossville
Gene McCarty
Logansport
Louann Starkey
Joe A. Starkey
Lafayette
Robert M. Bray
Monticello
Pat Million
Heise Engages Linda Heise to Charles Beard in Rossville
Mr and Mrs Richard E Heise of Sedalia announce the engagement of their daughter Linda to Charles Beard son of Mr and Mrs Dwight Beard of Rochester No date has been set for the wedding Miss Heise is a senior at Rossville High School and plans to attend Indiana Business College LaFayette His fiance is a 1965 Rossville High School graduate and attends Purdue University He is the grandson of Mrs Ruth Beard route 1 Rossville
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Richard E. Heise
Sedalia
Linda
Charles Beard
Dwight Beard
Rochester
Miss Heise
Rossville High School
Indiana Business College
Lafayette
Purdue, University
Ruth Beard
Route 1
Rossville
Mr and Mrs Ives Spend Monday in Chicago
Mr and Mrs Thomas Ives were in Chicago on Monday for unspecified activities. The brief note records their presence in the city without stating purpose or outcomes.
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Mrs. Thomas Ives
Chicago
Filing Brisk on First Day Many Vacancies Remain to Be Filled
First day of political filing for the upcoming primary drew brisk activity with multiple candidates on the Democratic and Republican tickets. Names include John A. Shea and James Riley Thimlar for Joint Representative and Ancel Bowley and Paul A. Smith for County Auditor. Final ballot deadline is Thursday, March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Shea
Amboy
James Riley Thimlar
Royal Center
Carroll
Cass
Miami
Ancel Bowley
Burlington
Paul A. Smith
Idaville
Ben Groninger
John T. Smith
Glenn B. Eikenberry
Fred Hershberger
Adams Township
Junior E. Maxwell
Jackson
Paul Riggle
Justice of Peace
Monroe Township
Marion Downs Recital at Rossville Methodist Church
Lyric soprano Marion Downs widow of Karl Downs former Huston Tillotson College president will give a recital at Rossville Methodist Church on Wednesday March 9 at 7 30 PM She has a Fulbright Grant and an Atkinson Foundation Award and has performed in Europe Mexico and across the United States Her work with music earned recognition at the National Human Relations Conference in Chicago A goodwill offering will be collected for the event.
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Marion Downs
Rossville Methodist
Downs
Karl Downs
Huston-Tillotson College
Austin
Texas
Atkinson
Europe
Mexico
United States
Carroll County Sesquicentennial Committee Plans Essay Contest
Carroll County Sesquicentennial Committee met at Delphi Library on February 23 to promote an essay contest for high school and junior high students on county heritage. Roberts to contact school officials. official opening date for the state celebration is April 19 with a Kick-Off Dinner in Carroll High School cafeteria. Next meeting to be called by chairman John Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Sesquicentennial Committee
Delphi
Roberts
Carroll High School
John Peterson
Childers Attend Landrace Show in London Ohio
Mr and Mrs Charles Childers attended the Ohio State Landrace Show and Sale in London Ohio on Saturday Their champion boar and champion gift led their sale classes They won first and fifth for fall boars and first and second for fall gifts Buyers came from Pennsylvania Kentucky Michigan Indiana and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Childers
London
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Michigan
Indiana
Ruth McCormick Undergoes Leg Plate Insertion
Ruth McCormick, who sustained a splintered leg in a fall at Globe Valve on Monday, was operated on at St. Elizabeth Hospital on Wednesday and a plate was inserted in her leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth McCormick
Globe Valve
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Ladies Plan Bonnet Breakfast Fundraiser at Purdue Memorial
The Lafayette Women’s Symphony Committee schedules the annual Bonnet Breakfast to support the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. It will be held Tuesday March 15 in Purdue Memorial Union ballrooms with Mrs Warren Woods modeling for Delphi. Delphi committee members listed include Mrs Raymond Todd and others.
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Women’s Symphony Committee of
Lafayette
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Purdue Metorial Union
Warren Woods
Delphi
Raymond Todd
James R. Clifford
E. S. Emerson
Joseph T. Ives Jr
Donald W. Kelly
Carroll County Women’s Democratic Club Meeting
The Carroll County Women’s Democratic Club will meet at the home of Mrs. John Jackson on Thursday evening March 10 at 7 30 p m. The session was moved from March 3 to the new date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Women’s Democratic Club
John Jackson
Cornell Announces Chairmen for County Heart Fund Drive
Cornell announces county heart fund drive chairmen across townships and districts. Richard Cornell notes the drive has run two weeks with totals to be published after collections. Treasurer is John Klepinger and memorials chair is Mrs Helen Quick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
County Heart Fund
Heart Fund
Richard Cornell
Delphi
Helen Roth
Deer Creek
Louise Gribben
Delphi Business District
Walter Clawson
Monroe Township
George Burnham
Jefferson
William Moon
Jackson
Gerald Sieber
Burlington
Fred Anderson
Tippecanoe
Harold Brewer
Washington
Florence Landrum
Democrat
Don Kastner
Carrollton
Steve Mills
Clay
Ora Roth
Madison
Sam Rees
Liberty
George Popejoy
Rock Creek
Carrie Zinn
Adams
Jerry Boyer
John Klepinger
Helen Quick
Hicks Couple Mark Golden Wedding With Open House
Mr and Mrs Charles Hicks of near Burlington celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday March 6 from two to four pm Relatives friends and neighbors are invited They married March 5 1916 in Clinton Tennessee and have lived in Carroll County 44 years They are retired farmers and parents of four children Mrs Max Witter Willard Hicks Henson Hicks and Lawrence D Hicks There are 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hicks
Burlington
Clinton
Tennessee
Car
Roll County
Max Witter
Willard Hicks
Flora
Henson Hicks
Wheeling
Lawrence D. Hicks
Kokomo
Rodkey
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Swami
Clinton Central
Dan Miller
Walcott High School
Edgar Fountain
Wolcott
Dan
Herbert
Martha
Fountain
Miller
Floyd J. Julien
Carroll County Abstract Company
John
Ira Fisher
H.D. Council
Carl Johnson
Silas Skiles
Alph Toler
Lote Haslet
Yakima
Haslets
Charles Haslet
Mental Health Assn
C.C.Y.B.A
Lafayette Wba
Daniel Clawson
USAR
J. D. Small
Afres
Zinn
Linda Heise
Raymond Huffer
Burlington Township
Madison Township
Charles Felthoff
William Dickinson
Jack E. Gerard
Clayton C. Hutson
James H. Arnold
Robert W. Mann
Carroll Consolidated
Carl F. Landes
Floyd Hylton
Charles M. Flora
Delphi Community School Corporation
Richard Grantham
John McManus
John Harness, Jr
Raymond Crain
Jerry
Lee Blue
Leonard Brummett
Carl Buschman
John Sanderson
James E. Kenworthy
Robert Wilson
Melford Eugene Barnard
David L. Clem
Lee E. Reppert
Robert William Dittman Sr
Donald W. Brewer
James P. O'Farrell
George S. Felthoff
F. Michael Guckien
J. Robert Connelly
Joe O’brien
Childers
Frank Fitch
al Burkle
Obear and
Overholser
Eldon Baker
T. Neal Petry
Mrs
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