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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
1
Eve Curie addressed six thousand at Purdue Hall of Music sharing her mother Marie Curie’s radium finding. She faced a rude interruption with humor and defended her stance as a DeGaullist while praising France’s rebirth and resistance.
Greta Foreman sues Charles L. Foreman in a divorce action moved from Clinton to Carroll circuit court. The Foremans are represented by Pryor Davison and by Ryan and Robinson, with Pryor and Davison for Greta. The husband filed a cross complaint.
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Delphi high school student Robert Balser won first place in the district discussion contest on Rotary as a force for international service. The event, held Monday night at the Indiana hotel in Wabash, drew six contestants from the 154th Rotary district. Balser will attend the Rotary district conference April 27 and 28 in Michigan City.
Ray Robertson of Burlington was re elected president of the Carroll County Young People’s Council of Religious Education at the closing session of the Delphi youth conference. Officers elected included George Barnard Carrollton and Ollie Ann Cunningham Deer Creek vice presidents Aileen Clawson Ock ley secretary and William Peterson Delphi treasurer. The Delphi armory and Methodist church hosted the Friday and Saturday conference which drew a large crowd for Dr John Holland on The Spirit of Youth.
The Carroll county Red Cross Production Department reports activity in Jackson and Madison townships with many garments made for women and a layette. For the first time since World War the nursing service division is asked to meet a charter obligation as the Army Nurse Corps seeks 4,000 reserve nurses by July 1.
Elmer Fife of Brookston was sentenced to the Indiana state farm for one to five years after Judge William B. Smith found him guilty of parole violation. He was brought to Carroll county jail last Friday after a suspended sentence in 1940 and a later White county court sentence recently completed.
Mitchell of Veedersburg Indiana will start manufacturing agricultural lime in Adams township near Carrollton bridge. A hillside deposit a mile east of the bridge provides stone for a plant already nearly ready. J Dewey Zinn states farmers can buy lime at reduced prices. current cost is about 2.50 per ton vs AAA aid of 1.50 per ton and plans expect 300 tons sold for home use and main focus on agricultural lime.
Carroll county will send 12 men to Fort Benjamin Harrison at Indianapolis on April 10 for the largest quota since the selective service system began. The picks from order number 55 to about 300, per Herman Theophile, clerk of the local board, with near certainty all but one will be called. The contingent departs by special train at 11 a.m.
Clarence Caylor of Hartford City Indiana will become owner and manager of the Gamble store in Delphi this Friday March 21. The shop will offer auto supplies paint radios and light hardware with Friday and Saturday gifts and coffee Saturday 2 to 5. Gamble operates about 1700 outlets including 1400 Authorized Dealers across the country.
Rockfield high school basketball team members will be honored guests at a basketball banquet planned by the Rockfield Parent-Teacher Association. The dinner is set for March 27 at the Presbyterian Church, with a regular PTA meeting beforehand and the team seated at a special table. A guest speaker from the Indiana State Police will attend.
Carroll County Red Cross plans a meeting at the courthouse on Monday March 24 at 2 30 p m All members urged to attend.
Clarence McKinley and his daughter Betty Jane spent Sunday in Indiana Polis seeking recreation and local sights. They were seen enjoying parks and downtown venues with family-friendly activities noted by onlookers.
The item asks about Delphi history including first paid fire truck purchase date and old dray horse decommissioning, flag pole gift ranch, Carroll county land totals, late residents names, Quick and Clifford robbery date, old courthouse sale details, Sheriff Roach’s death, current courthouse dimensions, Barney Hopkins suicide, and the Baums stage names. Page four contains the answers.
Devon Smith and Bill Perigo, both former Oracle stars, lead the College All Stars in a charity milk fund game against the Harlem Globe Trotters Monday in Kalamazoo at Western State College gym. The All Stars aim to raise funds and boast a strong Michigan reputation after beating the New York Celtics last year.
Prof. Frank Hall of Purdue told Delphi Rotary that the seven billion dollar lend-lease request is an insurance premium for the United States. He explained Congress may be asked for more funds to keep the policy active and warned that skipping payments could end the coverage. Hall traced steps leading to war and said America and Britain misunderstood Nazi aggression and defense needs.
About 300 attended the Delphi armory event hosted by the Parent Teacher Association to raise funds for a movie projector for local grades and high school. Prize winners in bridge and euchre included Edwin McGuire Karen Grimm and Dora Moore among many others. Don Smith took the door prize.
Donald Rardon and another Indianapolis resident were arraigned in Carroll county court on charges of burglary and grand larceny. They, both married and employed as grave diggers, allegedly stole clothing furniture and personal items from nine cottages along the Tippecanoe river. Police traced items to their car and homes in Indianapolis.
Delphi Cub Scout pack sixth of Three Rivers Council will be installed at a candlelight ceremony this evening at the city building. Boys receive Bobcat certificates. Installation for the team and adult committee will be led by William J. Fisher, executive of the Three Rivers Council. Committee members include Simeon Schmitt, Paul Johnson, Eph Trees, John Walker, Wilburn Hatton and Harry Hatton and the Cubmaster Clyde Robbins.
The livestock committee invites first place 4-H club exhibitors from last year to the Flora community building banquet on Tuesday evening April 1. Larry Brandon will speak. List of winners includes Eddie Dickinson James Dickerson R J Maggart Louis Ibreth Frederick Phebus Jet Hedderich Bill Mullin Maier Draper Joe Draper Bobbie Cone Ross Robert Fisher Paul Jolson Margaret Landis Hetty Branstetter James Mummert Flora Roy Johnson Hershel Trapp Ross Garrison Gene Metzger Edn Metzger Dean Fetterhoff Dickser Robert Balser Eldon Robdison Kenneth Newell Dick Grantham Robert Rodkey Gerald Morrison Hilda Chapman Richard Mourer Tommy Bowman Myron Brubaker William Smith James Pierce.
A fire at Bay mow Wednesday afternoon destroyed the large barn on the West Somoza stock farm of A. A. Nevera north of Deer Creek. The blaze leveled a silo and barn, but the home was spared. Fire response was delayed as discovery occurred about 7 30, with neighbors and motorists aiding in saving livestock. One cow and some hogs perished. Estimated loss about 10000 dollars.
A petition was filed in Carroll circuit court Saturday to sell the estate of the late Elia Maxwell. Harry Reed is named as administrator of the estate.
Mr and Mrs Charles Melson and their daughter will relocate from the George Beale property in South Del Phi to the Mrs Stephen Downs residence on East Franklin Street, with the move set for April 1.
Three County students from Camden Flora and Delphi will enter the district meet of Indiana University sponsored state Latin contest on March 29 in Bloomington. District entrants were chosen from Feb 22 county results. state finalists advance to the April 18 meet at Indiana University with gold medals and scholarships for seniors.
Mae Mackenzie notes mounting wartime alertness on the Isle of Wight as residents brace for a potential invasion. She discusses German invasion theories, the imagined sequence of paratroop landings, and public unease while doubting any landing on British shores.
The Safety League of America held a show for Delphi students to demonstrate careless driving dangers with a sound track and exhibits. Mayor Pearson and Gerald Clawson spoke on safety, then students toured a 53 foot cruiser from Delphi to Richmond, Indiana. The program was sponsored by the City of Delphi and Clawson Chevrolet Sales.
Elijah D. Clark sues Idabelle Clark for divorce. Case venued to Carroll circuit court from Cass county. Miller and Miller represent the plaintiff. The Ethaicos Sunday school class of the Presbyterian church plans a cooperative supper Friday March 21 in the church basement. Committee in charge includes Mr and Mrs Walter Fauber and Mr and Mrs Miles Martin.
Mr and Mrs Ben Byers of Chicago were guests on Sunday of Mrs Blanche Cartwright, sharing a social visit and cordial conversation at her home.
Delphi residents will collect for the Greek War Relief Association on Saturday March 29 with ten local girls and volunteers forming teams. Mayor C Clay Pearson urges generosity as funds aim to buy clothing food and medical supplies for Greece. Local events include a midnight Roxy theatre showing of On Dress Parade with the Dead End Kids and contributions from nearby towns and Carroll county schools.
Floyd Julien chairman of Carroll county selective service board says the FBI will handle delinquencies after local boards report all evaders and those who fail to return questionnaires. District Attorney refers cases to the FBI. violations carry up to five years imprisonment or a $10,000 fine. Registrants urged to stay in touch and report lost certificates promptly.
The case of Betty L. Lowe versus Roy E. Benner was dismissed on motion by the plaintiff after an out of court settlement. The plaintiff is the former Lola Isaacs, daughter of Mrs. Willard Reed of Delphi.
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