Gas tax to raise price. Delphi follows time laws and local notices
Indiana 1957 budget talks continue as gasoline tax takes effect tomorrow raising prices by two cents per gallon. Delphi plans to switch to fast time on April 28 and stay through September. The notice also mentions missing Jackie Lee Arion reporting to Carroll Selective Service, Sonny Afflis TV interview versus Leo Richardson, and Mademoiselle College Board recognition for Ann Manning Johnson from DePauw. Local civic projects include planting fifty six trees and beautifying south Washington street viaduct funded by the Women’s Club. Community praise for the Oracles basketball team and Pittsburg Pirates school tourney win, plus Ned Rule’s Elks Most Valuable Student award. Kokomo regional teams named by The Indianapolis News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Son seeks removal of administratrix in Calhoun estate
Irvin Calhoun of Flora asks Carroll circuit court to remove Connie Boatright named administratrix of Walter Calhoun estate and to include himself in administration. He alleges the estate consists mainly of real estate valued with $100,000 in real property and $35,000 in personal property. A hearing is set in Carroll circuit court Friday at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Calhoun
Carroll Circuit Court
Connie (Calhoun) Boatright
Boatright
Linda
Mr. Calhoun
Irvin Calhoun
Flora
Flora Farmer
Connie Boatright
Monticello
Bishop
Charles Boomershine
Kokomo Sectional and Regional Financial Reports Released
A Kokomo High School principal released the 1957 Kokomo Sectional report showing 3726 season tickets and 3395 session tickets sold for 11861.25 with expenses of 2523.10 and funds distributed to schools. The Regional tourney report lists income 9708.25 expenses 1267.94 with allocations to Kokomo and IHSAA and several recipient schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Burlington
Camden
Cutler
Deer Creek
Delphi
Eastern
Flora
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Noblesville
Peru
Wabash
Assault Charge Against Joe Gene Smith
Joe Gene Smith aged 23 from near Lex was arrested Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Miller on a charge of assault. The complaint was signed by Walter Bowen of Cutler. Smith lives on the Bowen farm and was released on cash bond pending arraignment in city court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gene Smith
Near Lex
Miller
Walter Bowen
Cutler
Smith
Bowen Farm
Hoosier State Press Association Convention Set
The HSPA convention runs Friday and Saturday April 5 and 6 at the Marott Hotel in Indianapolis. Tom Mayhill of the Knightstown Banner chairs the weekly newspaper section. Art McDowell of The Citizen serves on the Editorial Session panel and Leo Craig of the Delphi Journal presides at the afternoon management session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier State Press Association
Marott Hotel
Indianapolis
Tom Mayhill
Knightstown Banner
B. B. Mayhill
Delphi
Art McDowell
The
Citizen
Leo Craig
Delphi Journal
Tuberculosis Association Tea Stirs Public and Workers
The Carroll County TB Association hosts a tea for the public and workers at 2 p m Friday March 29 in the REMC auditorium to close its 1956 1957 fiscal year. Dr Frank Hogle from Logansport State Hospital will speak. Officers will be elected and a year end activities report will be shared. Mullin will preside. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Tuberculosis and Health Association
REMC
Frank Hogle
Logansport State Hospital
Lewis “Mullin
Pages Jolene Sines and Carolyn Verrill Help Senate Leaders
Jolene Sines and Carolyn Verrill served as pages in the Indiana Senate in Indianapolis on Thursday for Senator Matt Welsh the Democratic flood leader. They were accompanied by Mrs. Ralph Sines and Mrs. John Merrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolene Sines
Carolyn Verrill
Indianapolis
Indiana Senate
Matt Welsh
Senate
Ralph Sines
John Merrell
Memorial Services Planned for Amy Penn in Flora
Christian Science memorial services will be held at Carter funeral home in Flora on Sunday March 17 at 2 p m for Miss Amy Penn who died January 22 1957 in Columbus Ohio. The ashes will be placed at Paint Creek cemetery after the service. Edwin Ott of Indianapolis and Carl Tresemer of Columbus Ohio will officiate.
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Christian Science
Carter
Flora
Amy Penn
Columbus
Ohio
Paint Creek
Edwin Ott
Indianapolis
Carl Tresemer
Juvenile Sentenced to Indiana Boys School
A 16 year old juvenile from route 2 Delphi was arraigned in juvenile court Monday and sentenced to the Indiana Boys School until age 21. He will be taken to the school on March 27 by Deputy Sheriff Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Route 2
Delphi
Indiana
Miller
Girl Scout Week Observed With Various Activities
Mayor Roy C Clauser proclaims March 10 to 17 as Girl Scout Week with events across Delphi. A program at REMC auditorium on March 15 at 7 30 p m invites the public, cookie sales on March 16, displays at Public Service Company and Specialty Shop, and church service by all troops on March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Clauser
REMC
Delphi
Public Service Company
Legion to mark 38th birthday with award dinner
Harry Bohannon Post No. 75 of the American Legion will observe the 38th Legion birthday with a dinner on Monday March 18 at the Legion Home. The Dr C C Crampton Achievement award will be presented for the first time a 100 gift and placque inscribed with the winner. The winner was chosen by past commanders for activities. Frank Myers and Mrs Myers head the distinguished guests list with District Commander Jerry Vanlue Col Herman Schmidt of Lafayette and others. High School Jug Band will perform. Meals cost 50 cents per person and guests bring their own table service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bohannon
American Legion
Legion
Dr. C. C. Crampton
Post
Dr. Crampton
The
Frank Myers
Stage Legion
Myers
Jerry Vanlue
Rochester
Herman Schmidt
Lafayette
Joe Tolen
Clyde Spear
Lions Banquet to Honor Local Athletes on March 20
Delphi Lions announce a banquet on Wednesday March 20 at 6 30 PM at the Country Club to honor all local athletes. The annual Lions award will be given to a senior with the most outstanding sportsmanship and athletic achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Delphi Lions
Delphi Merchants Sponsor Dollar Day Set for May 3
Delphi merchants announced a Dollar Day to be held Friday May 3. The plan was shared at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Masonic Temple chaired by Charles Wood with the event run by Raymond Todd Harold Talbert and Richard Eikenberry who will oversee all details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Masonic Temple
Charles Wood
Chamber of Commerce
Wood
Raymond Todd
Todd
Harold Talbert
Richard Eikenberry
Hendricks Estate Sues Monon Railroad for Death Damages
Albert Hendricks as administrator of Henry J. Hendricks sues The Monon Railroad in Carroll circuit court after a venue change from White circuit court. Plaintiff seeks $15,000 for wrongful death after Henry J. Hendricks died December 24, 1953 when his car was struck by a Monon train in Brookston. Larry W. Ross Jr. represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hendricks
Henry J. Hendricks
Monon Railroad
Carroll
White
Monon
Brookston
Larry W. Ross, Jr
Sale Of Brown Church Building Brings Back Flood Of Memories
The Brown Church in Rock Creek township sold for 350 dollars to Fred Jeffers of Logansport after a Saturday auction. Old friends recalled past days as sunlight lit the damaged one hundred year old structure. The sale ends decades of local sentiment and the grounds will be cared for as a cemetery day.
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Brown
Mindwell C. Wilson
Rock Creek Township
Mindwell
Ing
Logansport
Fred Jeffers
Dwight Lesh
Fire Marshal Orders Hearing On Haugh Building
A deputation from the State Fire Marshall's office inspected the Haugh buildings on Franklin street in Delphi. A public hearing is set for the week of March 25 29 in the county commissioners rooms to decide action on the fire hazard findings with R L Lieber and Howard Bradshaw appointed to appraise the buildings.
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State Fire Marshall
Delphi
Haugh
Franklin Street
Julian Pace
State Fire Marshall’s
Indiana Building Code Association
Watson C. McCormick
County Commissioners
Court House
R. L. Lieber
Howard Bradshaw
Little League assigns staff plans for summer season
A Friday meeting set umpire in chief and umpire school duties for the season. Ty Welch will head announcers and scorekeepers. William Freeman supervises field and coordinates rights info. Frank Fitch Jack Brown Wayne Talbert and Freeman handle advertising signs. Mrs Goyer supervise concession. Focus on minor leagues and money league-age teams. volunteers sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little League
Jack Little
Ty Welch
William Freeman
Freeman
Frank Fitch
Jack Brown
Wayne Talbert
Paul Goyer
Harold Goyer
Jefferson Jackson Banquet Set for April 13
John Merrell county Democratic chairman announces the annual Jefferson Jackson Day banquet will be held April 13 in Indianapolis. Tickets are available at The Citizen office or from Mrs Thelma Sines county vice chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Merrell
Indianapolis
Thelma Sines
Brazen Burglar Sought in Delphi Store Theft
State and city police probe a bold theft at Herb Smith's Delphi store. A thief entered via an outside sidewalk grate after 11 p.m. Monday, accessed the basement and storage, escaping with an undisclosed sum. Investigators consider local suspects who knew the layout and police patterns. several have been questioned with no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Smith
Delphi
Smith
Moving Day at County Jail Reallocates Sheriff Household
Sheriff and Mrs Carey move furniture from the jail to Eikenberry Furniture Store as they await a Burlington home. The Careys and daughter Sue Ellen will live with Mrs Carey’s mother in Carrollton township until their home is ready. Sheriff Carey shows improvement at St Elizabeth hospital with no release date set. Thomas W Carter of West Moreland Tennessee is jailed on public intoxication charges after arrest Tuesday night.
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C. L. Carey
Eikenberry
Burlington
John Miller
Bright National Bank
Flora
Sheriff Carey
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Carey
Sue Ellen
John Billiard
Carrollton Township
Thomas W. Carter
West Moreland
Tennessee
Grocers to Speak at Purdue Food Retailer Clinic
Bob Hall of Hall's IGA Delphi will join four other grocers as speakers at Purdue University March 18 19. They will share ideas that paid off in 1956 and discuss the motto Always First With the Best. The event expects several hundred Indiana grocers and features demonstrations speeches and round table discussions under the theme Positive Profits from Positive Thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hall
Hall
Delphi
Purdue University
Ned Rule Wins Lafayette Elk’s $150 Scholarship
Ned P. Rule of Delphi High School won first place in the Lafayette Elk Lodge Most Valuable Student contest, earning $150 for college expenses. The event at Lafayette Elk Lodge featured 14 finalists from area schools, with Rule set to enter DePauw University next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned P. Rule
Enid Rule
Delphi
Lafayette Elk Lodge
Lafayette
Lafayette Elk’s Lodge
Noel Douglass
Marjorie Sanderson
Ned Rule
Sanderson
Rule
Boswell
Otterbein
Jeff
Oxford
Lauramie
Montmorenci
Brookston
Walcott
Ned
DePauw University
Anna Rule
O. A. Trent
Noblesville Wins Regional Title Over Peru
Noblesville tops Peru to claim the regional championship as Delphi’s Oracles fall after a sharp Noblesville defense and cold shooting. Delphi shot just .267, hitting 19 of 72 attempts, with notable guard and forward performances noted for both teams.
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Oracles
Kokomo
Peru
Delphi
Noblesville
Births Report From Delphi Area Families
A series of birth notices from Delphi area families lists newborns and parents. Edwin Kent, grandson of Mr and Mrs Clifford B Kurtz of route 1, born March 2 in England to St and Mrs Lowell Henize. Tara Lynn born to Mr and Mrs Charles Ritzler at St Elizabeth hospital Lafayette. A son to Mr and Mrs Delbert Spence Camden. A son to Mr and Mrs James Fox Delphi March 7 at St Elizabeth. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Charles Best Delphi March 7 at St Elizabeth. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Orlando Lore Delphi March 7 at St Elizabeth. Mrs Lore is Mary Lee Smith. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Gerald Brown Delphi March 11 at Home hospital. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Jack H Moss Bringhurst March 10 at Home hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford B. Kurtz
Route 1
Westbrook
Kent
England
Edwin Kent
Lowell Henize
Henize
Frances L. Kurtz
Delphi High School
School of Electrical Engineering
Purdue
Air Force
Charles Ritzler
Tara Lynn
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lafayette
Delbert Spence
Camden
Memorial Hospital
James Fox
Pletcher
Delphi
Charles Best
St. Elizabeth
Orlando Lore
Lore
Mary Lee Smith
Gerald Brown
Home Hospital
Jack H. Moss
Bringhurst
Livestock Judging Contest Set Friday Near Carmel
Carroll 4 H and FFA livestock judging teams will compete in the county contest at Lynwood Farm near Carmel on Friday March 15. A total of 64 boys and 6 Vocational Ag departments participate. White County enters 60 boys. William Adamson, vocational ag teacher at Decatur, will judge.
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Carroll
FFA
Lynwood Farm
Carmel
White County
William Adamson
Decatur
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jackie Lee Arion
Carroll County Selective Service Board
Arion
Draft Board
Sonny
Dick, the Bruiser
Afflis
Jack Nescoulie
New York
Lescoulie
Leo Richardson
Leesburg
Florida
Leo
Mademoiselle Magazine
Ann Manning Johnson
Myron
J. Johnson
Mademoiselle
Ann
Carroll Circuit
Carroll Court
Woman's Club
City Beautiful
Chamber of Commerce, Lions and Rotary
South Washington Street
Women’s Club
Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg Pirates
Armory
Elks
Indianapolis News
Charles Mulligan
Joe Hanna
Jerry Wagner
Pittsburg
Delphi Armory
New Hope
Johnnie Franklin
Ronnie Crumbo
Jim Scott
Donnie Huffman
Mickey Merrell
Norman Denny
Norman Campbell
Bill Harris
Carl Shockley
John Storey
Paul Hale
Jim Coghill
Owasco
Carrollton
Rockfield
Adams Township
Burrows
Yeoman
New Hope Or
Linda Adams
Joan Adams
JoAnn Cripe
Calhoun Estate
Nets
TB Association
Howard Brown
Norm Ebrite
George Wagoner
Tony Berto
Indiana University
Haugh Building
Little League Group
Lafayette Elk’s
Delphi Oracles
Bahler
Wabash Robinson
Clark
Mulligan
Delphi Porter
Hanna
Wagner
Gray
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