Local notes on clubs and births in Delphi area
The Past Noble Grand Club of the Rebekah Lodge meets Friday at 7 30 in their hall. Mr and Mrs Josiah Miller entertained 21 guests for a surprise birthday dinner for Mrs Vanchie Crum packer visiting from Iphii. Several local residents hosted or visited, and multiple births, anniversaries, and travels are reported, including 35th wedding anniversary for Fred and Bassett, twin daughters born to Mr and Mrs Emerlin Bose, and twin sons born to Mr and Mrs Roger Horein of Elkheart. George Russell and Marlene Brummett obtained a marriage license in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
Josiah Miller
Northwest
Pyrmont
Dana
Clyde Ploughe
Delphi
Roy Eller
East of Delphi
Crumpacker
Fred Bassett
Bassett
Ralph Smith
Roscoe Shelly
Herman Theophile
Theophile
Emerlin Bose
Monticello
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lafayette
Bose
Roger Horein
Elkhart
Horein
Willan Caulkins Honess
Love Crampton Caulkins
Thomas Roger
Robert Henry
Horeins
Michael
Sunshine Society hears Mrs. Copeland on Congo life
Mrs. Sam Copeland formerly Colleen Rozhon spoke at Delphi High School Sunshine Society meeting on living in the Belgian Congo. Plans were announced for the Spring Hop to be held April 30 at the Armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Society
Sam Copeland
Delphi
Colleen Rozhon
Delphi High School
Copeland
Belgian Congo
Armory
Sorority Guest Party Hosted at American Legion Home
Last Thursday night the Ameri can Legion Home hosted a sorority event with dessert served at gold cloth tables. Each member invited two guests and cards followed dessert planned by Mrs Mahlon Kerlin, Mrs Garnett Smith, Mrs Wayne Talbert, Mrs Russell Jones, Mrs Richard Eikenberry, Mrs Wayne Eikenberry and Mrs Ralph Melin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Home
Mahlon Kerlin
Garnett Smith
Wayne Talbert
Russell Jones
Richard Eikenberry
Wayne Eikenberry
Ralph Melin
Carroll County Purebred Livestock Breeders Banquet Planned
The Carroll County Purebred Livestock Breeders Association plans a banquet Monday March 29 at 7 00 p m at the Delphi Presbyterian church. Purdue University’s Jack Frost will speak on Merchandising the Purebred Business. A new Carroll County Breeders Directory will be distributed at the banquet. Fifty four breeders and seed producers are listed. A Lafayette District Lives contest is planned for April 15 at the Ben Been farm with Been providing cattle and other breeders offering sheep and swine classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Purebred Livestock Breeders Association
Delphi Presbyterian Church
Jack Frost
Purdue University
Carroll County
Lafayette
Ben Been
Ruth Bordner Leads Democrat Township Club Meeting
Cutler Ruth Bordner reports that The Democrat township Home Demonstration club will meet on March 9 in the parlors of the town hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Bordner
Democrat Township Home Demonstration Club
Presbyterian Guild Social Details and Local Visits
Miss Donnabelle Plank entertained the Guild Girls with Judy Kirkpatrick leading and Bonnie Cook on topic. Mrs. Earl Townsend and families hosted relatives after surgery and birthdays. Local visits included Dora Elizabeth Harshman and relatives in Logansport, Lebanon, and Young America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnabelle Plank
Guild
Judy Kirkpatrick
Bonnie Cook
Linda Jervis
Anne Wilson
Dora Elizabeth Harshman
Logansport
J. C. Humes
Robert Sheagley
Lebanon
Nebraska
D. L. Wingard
Marjorie Schnepf
Purdue
Fred Wingard
James Vernon
Gary
William Straugn
Marion
Fritz Schnepf
Earl Townsend
Home Hospital
Ivan Powers
Pierlyn Wallace
Young America
Fred Clem
Funeral rites for George J. Klumpp in Deer Creek
George J Klumpp 83 a Deer Creek resident will be buried in Deer Creek cemetery after services at Deer Creek Presbyterian Church led by Rev Everett Jones He died on his birthday March 2 at Memorial Hospital after a two week stay Born in Germany he lived in Logansport and was a former meat market operator He was a member of the Deer Creek Presbyterian church and the Ma sonic Lodge Survived by six children and siblings Funeral arrangements are with Gentry funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George John Klumpp
Deer Creek
Deer Creek Presbyterian Church
Everett Jones
Mr. Klumpp
Memorial Hospital
Germany
Logansport
Tippecanoe Farm Bureau Meets at Pittsburg School
The Tippecanoe Township Farm Bureau held a March 1 meeting at Pittsburg school. President James Riley presided. Mrs. Levi Furst gave devotions and led discussion on Public Relations and Agriculture. Attendees enjoyed a Niagara Falls trip report, a social program, games, and themed napkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tippecanoe Township
Pittsburg
James Riley
Levi Furst
James Viney
Indianapolis
Jimmy Riley
Niagara Falls
Canada
Pet and Hobby Club
Delphi Lions Club members hold zone meeting in Logansport
Frank Fitch Morris Clem Frank Wilcox and Robert Clawson members of the Delphi Lions Club attended a zone meeting at Logansport Monday evening. After the meal at Witmyers the group representing five clubs went to the home of Keith Showalter for the business session conducted by George Dague zone chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fitch
Morris Clem
Frank Wilcox
Robert Clawson
Delphi Lions Club
Logansport
Witmyers
Keith Showalter
George Dague
Premiers Hold Monday Meeting at Ockley EUB Church
Fifty members of the Premiers organization met Monday night at the Ockley EUB church. Rev. Charles Turner of Flora was guest speaker. After the meeting, refreshments and recreation followed. The next meeting is set for April 5 at the Radnor Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ockley Eub Church
Charles Turner
Flora
Radnor Methodist Church
Purdue Professor Recounts Key Murder History
Purdue historian Professor Lewis Martin Sears spoke to the Delphi Oracle club at Elmhurst Lafay ette detailing the 1859 murder of Philip Barton Key in Washington. He explained Daniel Sickles defense that a temporary aberration of mind could be a legal defense, noting Sickles later became a Civil War general and ally of Longstreet.
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C. Clauser
Delphi Oracle Club
Elmhurst
Lafayette
Clauser
Lewis Martin Sears
Purdue History Department
Philip Barton Key
Frances Scott Key
Washington, D. C
Daniel Edgar Sickles
General Longstreet
Maxwell Couple Vacationing Two Weeks in Florida
Mr and Mrs Lee Maxwell are spending two weeks in Florida on a beach holiday. The couple will visit coastal towns and enjoy sunny weather, with plans to return in late month.
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Mrs. Lee Maxwell
Florida
Silent hostess coffee table offers space saving design
Furniture fashions target beauty loving and practical homemakers with a simple line and dramatic wood grain. The table features a sliding top with two compartments for beverage service and cork lined storage. A space saving set includes four sturdy tables that are chip resistant with formica tops and no need for coasters.
Motives explored in Key murder case and Sickles career
Prof. Sears examined motives beyond the obvious in the Key murder case and aligned with the Herald Tribune that the acquittal was wrong. He contrasted Sickles war heroism at Chancellorsville with his later embassy tenure and a tarnished reputation. Guests included Dr. and Mrs. Klepinger and Dr. Roger Mayhill. The next meeting is March 22 at the McCormicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
New York Herald Tribune
Madrid
Key
Washington
Klepinger
Roger Mayhill
Watson McCormick
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C. J. Smith
Francesville
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Charles Nieworth
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Mayo Clinic
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Fred Boothroyd
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Hotel Sherman
Chicago
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Mamie Kennedy
Toni
Sharon Politz
Sarah Jane Vaughan
Nancy Rule
Kokomo
Politz
George P. Russell
Stockwell
Marlene Brummett
Edna Kirkpatrick
Byram Crosby
Jerry Crone
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Tom Crosby
University of Alabama
Jftra
John Roth
West Delphi
Indiana
Psi Iota xi
Plaudits
Orr's Drug Store
Delphi, Indiana
Cutler
Pvt
Dean Echler
Echler
Joan Hildebrandt
Faye Hildebrandt
Pvt. Echler
Paul Echler
Rodkey
Presbyterian Church
Walter Bowen
Cleon Carter
Phillip Miller
Evie Tinkle
Orville Sparks
Robert Sparks
Near Camden
Carl Sparks
George J. Klumpp
Tippecanoe Bureau
Attention Legionnaires
Deacon Watson
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Harry Bohannon Post
American Legion
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Chancellorsville
Buick
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Leavell & Bates
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C. M. Kerlin Elevator
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