Signs of Spring Brighten Delphi Town
In a Main Street recap, residents note spring fever amid rambling weather tales. Eddie Waymire and father hunt night crawlers, Marion Jay Wingard and Terry Ratcliff play baseball, crocuses bloom, jonquils bud, and a spring-clean mood grows. Delphi's REMC and Indiana Service Corp crews fix wind damaged lines as lights return. The Citizen marks furnace installation and praises band uniforms for an April 25 armory recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REMC
Indiana Service Corporation
Delphi
Hoosier Art Salon Paintings on View at Methodist Church
Delphi and Tri Kappa invite residents to view Hoosier Art Salon works this Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church. Tea will be served from 3 to 5 p m as Hoosier Masters paintings go on display. a show not to miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Tri Kappa
Chamber Officers Hear Community Gripes at City Building
City Chamber of Commerce meeting last Thursday night ended with broad agreement on local problems. Attendees called for a quick repeat gathering. Laverna Zinn appeared on Johnnie Olson show while on honeymoon in New York City and tied for top score. Local residents heard the broadcast and prize details noted. Odds and Ends mention Shelbyville coach Frank Barnes and Larry Hobbs, plus local sports results and city election filing deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Laverna
Wayne) Zinn
New York City
Johnnie Olson
Norfolk Va
Frank Barnes
Shelbyville
Flora
Larry Hobbs
Rossville
Sheridan
Wall Bees
Senior Class Play Final Performance Tonight
The senior class play will be presented tonight as the last performance with events leading into Easter observances next week. The Red Cross drive concludes Monday, urging participation from McPhee High community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Death of E. E. Glenn’s Father Elmer EB Glenn
E. E. Glenn, superintendent of the low school, lost his father Elmer EB Glenn aged 83 of Knox and Davies counties. He was a retired school teacher and farmer. Three daughters and three sons survive. Funeral rites were held Tuesday at Decker Methodist Church with burial at Vincennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Glenn
Hazelton
Elmer EB. Glenn
Knox
Davies Counties
Decker Methodist Church
Vincennes
Trustees To Vote April 8 On County School Unit Law
Carroll County trustees set an April 8 vote on endorsing House Bill 41 the county school unit law. The measure would create a 14 member county board with a county superintendent under a unified system, funding via a county levy and expanded programs, while preserving township schools with potential changes to staffing and courses. Public comment and a mass meeting are urged as the issue shapes Carroll County's school future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Indiana
Delphi-Deer Creek
Delphi
Ship Advisory Board
Deer Creek
Sixty-One Schools Invited to Delphi Invitational Relays
J Richard Shaffer and Elmer McCall announced sixty-one district high schools invited to enter the Delphi Invitational Relays to be held May 42 at Deer Creek Park. Invited are schools from numerous towns including Wabash, Logansport, Frankfort, Lafayette, Kokomo, and Greentown among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Richard Shaffer
Elmer McCall
Delphi
Deer, Creek Park
Jenene
Wabash
Jonesboro
Cutler
Deer Creek
Plymouth
Colfax
Gas City
Marion
Warsaw
Royal Center
Burlington
Walcott
Ora
Camden
Forest
Huntington
Monticello
West Lafayette
Attica
Rochester
Knox
Keartland
Reynolds
Francesville
Rossville
Goodland
Remington
Chalmers
Brookston
Idaville
Burnettsville
Logansport
Savington Township
Cass County
Fowler
Medaryville
Winamac
Renssalaer
Mori ‘Cecq
North Judson
Windfall
Crawfordsville
Monon
Boswell
Twelve Mic
Tipton
Greentown
Fulton
Penn
Thorntown
Williamsport
Lebanon
Sheridan
Frankfort
Lafayette
GIGGING LAW DELAYED IN LOCAL FISH CONSERVATION NOTICE
Glen Watts the local conservation officer told The Citizen that the recently planned fish protection measure was not an emergency action and would not take effect until late summer after new laws are certified by the Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Watts
Gilate
Nine Seniors Named for National Honor Society at Delphi
Delphi High School selects nine seniors from the 1947 graduating class for the National Honor Society. Named are James Dickinson Colleen Rozhon Richard Smith Della Herr Frances Craig Eddie McGuire Joan Bush Kathryn Freitag and Bill Schooler. They will receive pins at June graduation exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi High School
J. Richard Shaffer
James Dickinson
Colleen Rozhon
Richard Smith
Della Herr
Frances Craig
Eddie McGuire
Joan Bush
Kathryn Freitag
Bill Schooler
Redbone kennels run by Clem brothers near Cutler Indiana
Moe and Joe Redbone dogs, bred by Morris and Verne Clem, are raised on the Clem farm near Cutler Indiana. The Hunters choice Redbone hounds sold as prized pets, with puppies at 30 to 50 dollars and stud services 25 dollars. Morris Clem works as an insurance agent in Delphi and the operation ships inquiries nationwide.
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Moe
Joe Redbone
Paoli
Indiana
Verne
Morris Clea
Hoosier
Redbone Kennels
Cutler
Joe
Morris Clem
Morris
Guinea
Clem Brothers
Clem
Delphi
Bikini Witness to Address Delphi Guest Night at Church
Wayne Guthrie city editor of the Indianapolis News will speak at the Delphi Methodist Church 8 p.m. Friday for the Delphi Women's Club guest night. His talk Ringside At Bikini covers atomic tests at Bikini Atoll last July observed from the USS Appalachian. Guthrie witnessed both explosions and is a longtime Indianapolis News reporter and World War I veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Guthrie
Indianapolis News
Delphi Women’s Club
Delphi Methodist Church
Guthrie
Bikini
Bikini Atoll
Mid-Pacific
U. S. S. Appalachian
Observer
the News
Indiana ‘Dalvensiey Liberal Arts and Law School
Chicago Law
Sch
Robert VanNatten
Edward Glenn
George Wagoner
Mary Haugh
L. H. Smith
Ames Spring
LaRue Coble
Bert Hinkle
James Goff
Delphi Lodge No 28 Merges with Carroll Lodge No 174
Delphi Lodge No 28 and Carroll Lodge No 174 merge to form a new I O O F unit with about 70 attendees representing a 500 member base. Trustees William Ashba Noah Allen and M H Bloyd take over assets valued around 80000 including four downtown Delphi business properties. Delphis Lodge officers stay until elections and 11 candidates receive first degree initiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Delphi Lodge No
Carroll Lodge No
Kenneth Cook
Lafayette
Carroll and
Glen Sauders
Delphi Lodge
Odd Fellowship
Delphi couple welcomed daughter at Home Hospital
Mr and Mrs Omar Kauffman of Delphi are the parents of a daughter born Friday at Home Hospital Lafayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Kauffman
Delphi
Home Hospital
Lafayette
City imposes 90 day dog quarantine amid rabies danger
The city orders a 90 day quarantine for all dogs due to rabies risk. Dogs must be confined or leashed. loose dogs may be destroyed. Dr Hubert Gros secretary of the City Health Board confirms the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Gros
Secy
City Health Board
Easter Means More Is Chene of County Churches
Carroll County churches plan Holy Week with Palm Sunday to Easter programs. Delph i Christian Church hosts nightly sermons starting March 30 with guest speakers from several congregations. Union services include Good Friday at multiple churches and a Sunrise Easter service at 6:00 am.
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Carroll County
Milady
Johnnie
Jane
Delphi Christian Church
C. A. Mitchell
Brookston Federated Church
Lewis Styons
Burlington Christian
Methodist Church
W. Merlin Schwein
Irene Jacoby
Presbyterian Church
Howard Bradshaw
Edith Farr
Wanda Klepinger
Jean Gros
Valerie Carrigan
Margaret Obear
Ruth McCormick
Roberta Denk
Lois Brown
Herschel Haggard
Mary Ellen Johnson
Jeanne Stuntz
Betty McCormick
Miles A. Freeman
L. M. Pletcher
Ray Orr
Albert Denk
Robert Brown
Roy Clauser
John Stover
Hickory Grove Christian Church
Stover
Burrows Christian Church
Burlington
Union
Christian Church
Harold Miller
Brethren Church
Waynes I. Swihart
Hov. Lewis. Styons
Thirty Delphi Band Members Prepare for Ft. Wayne Meet
Delphi students travel by chartered bus to the Indiana Band Association State Solo and Ensemble Contest at Central Catholic High School in Ft. Wayne. The thirty band members, led by Robert Barton, include Bill Slagle Dick Hatton James Dickinson and others. Ten seniors received citation cards for four or more years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Indiana Band Association
Central Catholic High School
Ft. Wayne
Delphi Band Parents’ Association
Robert Barton
Bill Slagle
Dick Hatton
James Dickinson
Bill Roach
Dinty Johnson
Norma Johnson
Julia Smith
Della Herr
Dick Smith
Arthur Bradshaw
Katherine Freitag
Purdue Farm and Home Special Train stops in Delphi
About 1500 farmers and homemakers visited the Purdue Farm and Home Special Train on Tuesday in Delphi. Attendees from Carroll White Cass and Tippecanoe counties saw posters models and mechanical displays with labor saving ideas. The event was sponsored by the university and the Monon Railroad with W F Graham in charge of exhibits. Local organizers included Mayor Charles A Wood Myron J Johnson Miles Martin and County Agent A P Nelson.
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Purdue Farm and
Delphi
Carroll
White
Cass
Tippecanoe
University
Monon Railroad
Purdue Agricultural
W. F. Graham
University Department
Charles A. Wood
Myron J. Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Miles Martin
A. P. Nelson
Delphi operator Julia Schilling Injured in Street Crossing
Mrs. Julia Schilling, a Delphi telephone operator, sustained a bad fracture of the right knee cap and facial bruises after falling on Washington street while crossing the Wabash and Monon tracks. She received x rays at a local physician, her knee cast, and is cared for at home by her daughter Mrs Roy Kessler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Schilling
Delphi
Wabash and Monon
Washington Street
Schilling
Roy Kessler
Loyal Workers Elect at Pittsburg Church Brethren Class Party
The Loyal Workers class of the Pittsburg Church of the Brethren held its party at Connie and Eva Cripe’s home and elected officers for one year. Floyd Schrader was named president, Eva Cripe vice president, Naomi Martin secretary treasurer, Helen Finney assistant secretary, John Laprad reporter, and Dorothea Kenworthy assistant reporter. After a brief meeting, games and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Church of the Brethren
Connie
Eva Cripe
Floyd Schrader
Naomi Martin
Helen,Finney
Sec’y-Treas
John. Laprad
Dorothea Kenworthy
New Indiana Laws Listed by State Chamber News
Delphi Chamber secretary Charles Flora distributes 100 copies of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce News containing recently enacted Indiana Legislature laws. Members may contact Mr. Flora to secure a copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Flora
Delphi Chamber of Commerce
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce News
Indiana
Chamber
Flora
Wandrei Couple Marks 59th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Albert J Wandrei of Delphi were honored at an open house last Sunday for their 59th wedding anniversary. Married March 24 1888 they will be 84 and 78 this year. They have five children Earl Albert Rinehart and two daughters plus 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Wandrei
Delphi
Wandrei
Earl
Los Angeles
California
Albert
Roscoe
Rinehart
Jordan River Revue at I U features two county cast members
Indiana University’s Jordan River Revue, a long running spring musical, includes Joseph Carey of Delphi and Mary Ann Hyman of Camden in its 1947 cast. The show, named for the Jordan River on campus, humorously depicts a typical university weekend with music by Noble Preston Barr and a book by Dan F Baker. After seven performances at the University Theater, highlighted scenes will be chosen for presentation in Indianapolis, Kokomo, and Seymour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan River
Indiana University
Joseph Carey
Delphi
Mary Ann Hyman
Camden
Noble Preston Barr
Vincennes
Dan F
Wingard Notices Death Of H A Allen In Pontiac
Mrs. H A Wingard of South Delphi mourns the death of her brother H A Allen a prominent Pontiac businessman owner of a candy factory and the telephone exchange Survived by a sister a brother and two daughters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
H. A. Wingard
South Delphi
Pontiac
H. A. Allen
Allen
Dixie Four Quartet at Burlington Concert
The Dixie Four Quartet of Indiana polis will appear in a special program at the Burlington School Building on April 1. Sponsored by the Burlington senior class, the event is open to the general public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Four
Burlington
Indianapolis
Trap Shoot Set for March 30 at County Farm
A trap shoot will be held Sunday afternoon March 30 at the County Farm announced by Erval Aldrich. Sponsored by the Carroll County Coon Hunters Club, the event is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erval Aldrich
Carroll County Coon Hunters Club
Soldier on furlough dies in Illinois bus crash
Staff Sgt. James L. Ferguson 22 of Kokomo formerly Burlington died Friday in Plainfield Illinois when the car he rode in rear ended a semi truck. Five passengers injured. Ferguson en route home from San Francisco where he served with Sixth Army. He enlisted 1942, served in the western Pacific, survived by mother Bessie Ferguson and nine siblings. Funeral at Burlington Christian Church with Veterans of Foreign Wars honors. Burial Burlington cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
James L. Ferguson
Bessie Ferguson
Burlington
Plainfield
Illinois
Ferguson
Joliet
San Francisco
California
Sixth Army
Japan
Jesse Ferguson
Camp Beale
Army
Western Pacific
Frank
Earl
Charles
Robert
Max
Ruth Disinger
Middlefork
Irene Morrison
Oakford
Marguerite Shank
Dorothy Burger
Burlington Christian Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Burlington Cemetery
Man Dies After Being Struck By Bus Near Owasco
John Schuler eighty of Rossville was killed instantly when struck by a bus on State Highway 39 one mile south of Owasco. Driver Clay Shanks of Flora remained at the scene as sheriff and patrol investigated. Funeral rites were held in Rossville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schuler
Rossville
Owasco
Delphi
Clay Shanks
Flora
Schuler
Sheriff Riley
Bernard Levitt
Marshall Wagoner
C. W. Hunter
Germany
Death of Mrs Irene Bougher Riegel in Los Angeles
Irene Bougher Riegel a Madison Township native died Sunday March 16 in Los Angeles where she had lived eight years. She was born in the county, daughter of Joseph and unknown Bougher, married and moved to Fort Wayne. Surviving nephews Ray and James Bougher and niece Mrs Jene Dickinson reside in Radnor Madison Township and Delphi attendee attended the service. Funeral rites and burial were held in Fort Wayne Saturday morning with relatives L D Dickinson James Bougher Raymond Bougher and Margaret Bougher of Madison Township and Mary Haugh of Delphi in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Bougher Riegel
Madison Township
Los Angeles
California
This County
Joseph Bougher
Fort Wayne
Ray
James Bougher
Radnor
Jene Dickinson
Ft. Wayne
Theodore Wienand 79 Dies in Sarrell County Infirmary
Theodore J. Wienand aged 79 died at 3 p m Saturday at Sarrell County Infirmary after residing in the community for years. Born in Chetsworth Illinois he had lived in the area for some time. No immediate survivors are listed. Funeral rites and burial were arranged by Patrick Mortuary and to be held in Chetsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore J. Wienand
Sarrell County Infirmary
Mr. Wienand
Chetsworth
Illinois
Patrick Mortuary
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Sought in County
Two full time positions with salaries of 4500 each are available in the county to supervise 15 ex-GIs in agricultural training. One post will be at Lora school and the other at Delphi. Applications contact J Yunker or Mr. Tolen for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe R. Tolen
Lora
Delphi
J. ©. Yunker
Mr. Tolen
Grade School Game duel with seventh graders at armory
The fifth and sixth graders meet the seventh grade team in their annual armory showdown on Tuesday night April 1. A playoff for the junior high noon league follows as the second game.
Mortgage Exemption Blanks Available at The Citizen
The Citizen announces availability of mortgage exemption blanks. Readers may obtain forms at the publication office, with instructions for filing and eligibility.
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Court House
Waymire
Marion Jay
Wingard
Terry Ratcliff
City Park
Jake Busch
Jake
High Bridge
Barton
Armory
Hunters’ Choice
Mags
Judy
Wayne. Guthrie
John W. Barkley
Floral Methodist Church
George W. Schuette
Camden Lutheran Church
Goodriday
Howard Jenkins
Louise Nagele
Bob Mills
Phyllis Cole
Dorothy Newell
Joan Wise
Joan Clifford
Doris Bowman
Dick Cowdin
Doug Hatton
June Newell
Don Pauley
Bob Roach
Harold Sprague
Darrell Zinn
Phyllis Ayres
Carolyn Coble
Jeane Bowman
Mary Kay Lines
Eddie McGuire, Jr
Maxine Zinn
Fifteen Hundred
Purdue Farm
Mrs. Wandrei
I. U
John Shuler
Irene B. Riegel
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