Navy man on 30 day leave amid Pacific war recollections
Robert Brown U S Navy son of Mr and Mrs Paul Brown of Burrows returns home on a 30 day convalescent leave from a Navy hospital in Oakland after shrapnel wounds last fall during a Formosa bombing mission. Fellow servicemen including Ernie Pyle and Cpl Maurice Clifford describe harsh realities of carrier landings and Aleutian patrols as grim realities of Pacific duty. Delphi high school music festival features director Clarence Marocco and students delivering a standout performance with Dick Grantham and vocal soloists among the highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert. Brown
U. S. Navy
Paul Brown
Burrows
Navy
Oakland
Delphi
Clarence Marocco
Delphi Music
Ensign Richard Delong Completes Radar Training
Ensign Richard Delong recently finished radar technician training at Harvard University. He spent the weekend with grandparents in Delphi. A Purdue graduate, he has been stationed at Asbury Park and Notre Dame before Harvard, then transferred to Miami for a training flight to Puerto Rico. He arrived in Indianapolis by plane last week and will report to San Diego on April 4 after ten days leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensign Richard Delong
Harvard University
James Delong
Delphi
Ensign Delong
Purdue University
Asbury Park
N. J
Notre Dame University
Harvard
Miami
Florida
Puerto Rico
Indianapo
Lis
San Diego
Paper Collection by Delphi Scouts Cleans Up City
Boy Scouts and Cubs of Delphi plan a paper collection on Saturday March 31. Residents should place papers and magazines in bundles on front porches by 9 a m. The Scouts join the national Waste Paper Campaign seeking 150000 tons in March and April and aim to award every collector of 1000 pounds with a medal. Subscribe for the Citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Delphi
U. S
Delphi Pupils Enter District Music Contest
Nine Delphi students will enter the annual district music contest on Saturday April 7 in Monon. Entries include Dick Grantham in cornet solo, Dorothy and June Newell, Della Herr, Wilma Johnson in clarinet quartet, Gerald Quinn in saxophone solo, and Douglas Hatton Don Pauley and Harold Sprague in the junior high cornet trio.
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Dick Grantham
Newell Girls
June
Dorothy James Dickinson
Geneva Hawkins
Boys Glee — Club
Marocco
Delphi
Dorothy Newell
June Newell
Della Herr
Wilma Johnson
Clari
Hatton
Don Pauley
Harold Sprague
PFC William R Tyler Wounded in Philippine Area
PFC William R Tyler son of Mr and Mrs John R Tyler Delphi was wounded in the Philippine area and hospitalized. Chaplain Albert G Hemer wrote that Tyler has two shrapnel wounds in the right shoulder and right hip and is in excellent spirits receiving good care. the shoulder injury prevents personal letters.
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William R. Tyler
John R. Tyler
Delphi
Philippine
Albert G. Hemer
Pfc
Tyler
William R.tyler
Seventeen Tracit Registrants to Leave for Induction in April
Twenty-one Carroll county registrants will leave in April for induction into the armed forces per a report by Mrs. Eve Davidson, clerk of the local selective service board. Names include Ernest Laverne Goff, Delphi. Charlie Walker, Cutler. Earl Luther Leazenby, Logansport. Theodore Edward Daniels, Logansport. John Andrew Merrell, Delphi. Chester Leroy Long, Rossville. Virgil Dean Pitzer, Cutler. Lonnie Clay Powell, Rockfield. Ernest Franklin Robinson, Delphi. Dayton Devere Hoffman, Flora. Donald Richard Miller, Lake Cicott. Lloyd Lewis Trent, Flora. Woodrow Daniels, Ft. Wayne. John Edward Van Meter, Burlington. Francis Monroe Strong, Logansport. Harold C. Johnson, Flora. Paul Richard Daniels, Delphi. Marvel Cecil Addis, Camden. Wayne Lee Voorhees, Bringhurst. Charles Francis Wilson, Delphi. Donald Leroy Purdue, Flora. Six will leave for pre-induction physical examination in April: Earl Mandred Sweet, Delphi. Joe Ernest Burge, Flora. Thomas Hay Garrison, Flora. Paul Alfred Kirkpatrick, Delphi. Paul Alvin Ward, Rossville. Gerald Wayne Webb, Cutler.
Leland Julien Safe After Missing in Action Report
U S Army technician Leland Julien son of Clyde and Mrs Julien of Yeoman is now reported safe. A January 3 letter from a German POW camp confirmed his safety after a long gap since the December 17 M I A notice in Luxembourg. Julien served three years and 18 months overseas with Hodge's First Army in the 2$th Division. A second cousin Evan Julien also serves with the First Army in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Julien
U. S
Clyde Julien
Yeoman
Juliens
War Department
Julien
Luxembourg
Hodge
Evan Julien
Floyd Julien
Delphi
Germany
Brothers Reunited Overseas In Italy After Long Duty
Lt. David Mullin of the 15th Air Force and Sgt. Donald Mullin, sons of Mr and Mrs Herman Mullin of Rockfield, met in Italy after nearly two and a half years apart. Both had long overseas service with extensive bomber and aircraft identification duties, with Lt Mullin flying B 24 missions and Sgt Mullin serving with British units along the Adriatic coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Mullin
Italy
15Th Air Force
Sgt
Donald Mullin
Herman Mullin
Rockfield
Mullin
Rockfield High School
15Th Aaf
Fort Thomas
Carlsbad
N. M
Victor M Nicoll Killed On Luzon With 38th Division
Staff Sgt. Victor Monroe Nicoll 24 of Adams township Carroll County was killed in action on Luzon Philippines February 14. He entered service April 9 1941 and had been overseas six months. Survived by wife Dorothy two children his parents two brothers John W Nicoll in India Alfred Nicoll Navy in Pacific four sisters Vivian Margaret Eva Merle Wakeland and others. He was a member of the 38th Cyclone Division and a noted basketball player.
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Sgt. Mullin
Evelyn Zebrowski
Mullin
Delphi
North
Victor Monroe Nicoll
Dorothy Nicoll
Logansport
A. A. Nicoll
J. Washington , Township
Luzon
Philippines
War Department
Adams Township
Carroll County
Bowen Promoted to First Lieutenant in Indiana CAP
Abner Bowen is promoted to first lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol of Indiana and named commander of the Lafayette squadron. Bowen, a World War I veteran, has been active in CAP for years and is a licensed pilot.
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Civil Air Patrol
Indiana
Lafayette
Lieut
Bowen
CAP
Goslee Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant for Zig Zag Pass Leadership
T-Sgt. Don E. Goslee of Delphi in the 151st Infantry Regiment earns a field promotion to 2nd Lieutenant for leadership and courage after his platoon leader was wounded in the Zig Zag Pass battle. He is a veteran of the Bataan liberation and subsequent mopping up operations.
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Don E. Goslee
Corregidor
Delphi
151St Infantry Regiment
Goslee
Zig Zag Pass
Delaney Brothers Lead 38th Division Patrol on Corregidor
Delaney brothers from Delphi, Sgt John E. Delaney and Pfc Owen W. Delaney, infantrymen with the 38th Division Co G 2nd Bn 151st Inf, participate in mopping up operations on Corregidor with an eight man patrol. The unit scouted caves and sunken barges for Japanese forces, finding none in the caves before moving toward the barges on Corregidor. Lt. Goslee, overseas for fifteen months in the Central and South West Pacific theaters, is noted in the same dispatch.
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Corregidor
John E. Delaney
Owen W. Delaney
Delphi
Delaney
Pfc
151St Infantry
Goslee
Freda Boslee
Route 3
Central
Southwest Pacific
Phi
Badige
Philippines
Delphi High School
Lawrence
Germany
7Th Army
Township leaders named in cancer control drive here
Mrs. Meredith Gene Sears, Carroll county chairman, attends a Indiana state meeting at the Columbia Club with county chairmen. State head William Ball spoke, announcing township chairmen including Adams, Burlington, Carrollton, Clay, Deer Creek, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Liberty, Rock Creek, Tippecanoe, Washington, Flora, and more. A separate wartime incident described patrols against Japanese forces with no casualties and medals awarded to Delphi brothers for Combat Infantry. their father John Delaney, Sr., lives in Delphi.
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Meredith Gene Sears
Carroll County
Indianapolis
Columbia Club
William Ball
Township Drive
Sears
Adams
Charles Moorer
Burlington
Fred Rodkey
Carrollton
Robert Wingard
Clay
Walter Barnhart
Deer Creek
Miles Martin
Democrat
David C. Oaks
Jackson
Mildred Parrétt
Jefferson
Blanche Arthur
Madison
Loyd Zook
Monroe
Marion Gibson
Liberty
Mack Snyder
Rock Creek
Earl Stewart
Tippecanoe
Russell Craig
Washington
Ted Sidenbender
Flora
Paul Kirk
Marda- Gene Williams
Delphi
The
Kappa Sorority
Major Bridwell Returns from European War Area
Major Edgar G. Bridwell former Delphi physician arrived in Indiana polis after nearly two years on active duty with a U S Army Air Corps medical unit in Northern Africa Sardinia Italy and France He will report to Randolph Field Texas for instruction Also noted is the birth of a 7 1 2 pound son Richard Barr to Mr and Mrs Floyd Hargraves of Oklahoma City formerly of Delphi born Tuesday in a local hospital.
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Edgar G. Bridwell
Delphi
Indianapolis
U. S. Army Air Corps
Randolph Field
Texas
Bridwell
Harness Receives Air Medal and Cluster for Italy France Flight
First Lieut. Brewster C. Harness of Burlington earned the Air Medal and oak leaf cluster for meritorious aerial service with Seventh Army in Italy and France. He serves as an aerial observer for the 938th Field Artillery Battalion and is the son of Mr and Mrs A B Harness and husband of Mrs Jane Harness of Burlington. He trained at Fort Sill Oklahoma and was inducted from Carroll County. Mr and Mrs Paul Robertson of Indianapolis were guests of Mrs Eva Clarke Saturday afternoon.
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Brewster C. Harness
Burlington
Air Medal
Italy
France
Lieutenant Harness
Seventh Army
938Th
A. 8. Harness
Jane Harness
Harness
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Carroll County
Paul Robertson
Indianapolis
Eva Clarke
Country Club Opens Season With Dinner Party
The Delphi country club will open its season on Thursday evening April 12 with a cooperative supper party at the club house. Hosts include Mr and Mrs Paul Quick Mr and Mrs Howard Bradshaw and Mr and Mrs Curtis McCain. Dinner parties will occur every two weeks through the summer. Ladies events are planned for intervening weeks and the first Wednesday of each month will host stag affairs, starting in May.
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Delphi Country Club
Paul Quick
Howard Bradshaw
Curtis McCain
Union Bank to Close Friday in Observance of Good Friday
The Union Bank and Trust Company will be closed all day Friday, March 30, in observance of Good Friday. Customers are advised to plan ahead for deposits withdrawals and services before the holiday.
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Union Bank and Trust Company
Delphi
Aluminum Company Display At Delphi Aids War Effort
The Aluminum Company of America plants at Lafayette seeks labor for new war contracts. A public exhibit in Delphi shows aluminum tubing and parts used in aircraft development with a guide explaining their manufacture and use.
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Aluminum Company
U. S
Aluminum Company of America
Lafayette
Delphi
Democratics
Easter Services Across Delphi Churches Mark Holy Week
Delphis churches plan a full Easter program with palms, choirs, and various services. Mass of the Pre-Sanctified at St Joseph’s opens on Friday, followed by Three Hours Devotion and confessions. Easter dawn services and masses at multiple churches feature choirs and pageants.
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Paul Anderson
County Schools Prepare 88 Graduates in April Commencement
Highty eight Carroll county school graduates will receive diplomas in April commencements across districts including Burlington Carrollton Rockfield Deer Creek Camden Flora and more. Speakers range from Dr A F Alexander to Rev Howard Jenkins with Purdue University ties and multiple school principals listed.
Sgt Jean Wakeland Arrives at Staten Island Hospital
Sgt. Jean Wakeland of the 317th Infantry 80th Division Patton's Third Army, injured in Metz, arrived Monday March 19 at the General Hospital U S Army Staten Island New York. He is awaiting removal to a nearer hospital as his wife notified his parents Mr and Mrs Earl Wakeland of Adams Township. He had been in an English hospital since last October with a severely injured knee.
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Jean Wakeland
317Th Infantry
Patton
Third Army
Metz
Germany
General Hospital
U. S. Army
Staten Island
New York
Sgt. Wakeland
Earl Wakeland
Adams Township
England
Mrs. Addie Eldridge Recovering After Major Operation
Mrs. Addie Eldridge of Delphi is a patient at the Home hospital in Lafayette after a major operation on Tuesday. She is recovering satisfactorily and is able to receive visitors.
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Addie Eldridge
Delphi
Lafayette
Mary Louise Reppert to Play Easter Concert at Purdue Union
Pianist Mary Louise Reppert of Lafayette will perform a program of classical and semi classical works in the Purdue Union music room on Easter Sunday April 1 at 4 o'clock. Sgt John Pratt will sing. Reppert is a pupil of Ella B Beegle. The program includes Beethoven Sonata No 13 Opus 2 3, Paderewski Theme with Variations, Chopin Etude Op 10 No 3, MacDowell March Wind, Copland Scherzo Humoristique The Cat and Mouse, Albeniz Leyenda Schumann The Prophet Bird and David W Guion Arkansas Traveler.
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Mary Louise Reppert
Rey Reppert
Lafayette
Delphi
Purdue Union
Sgt
John Pratt
Miss Reppert
Ella B. Beegle
Beethoven
Paderewski
Chopin
MacDowell
Copland
Albeniz
Prophet Bird
Schumann
David W. Guion
Carroll County Court House Closure Observed Friday
Carroll County Court House will be closed all day Friday in observance of a holiday. No court proceedings or services will be available. Citizens are advised to reschedule filings and check for updates from the clerk’s office.
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Carroll _County Court House
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Formosa
Ernie Pyle
Pacific
Pyle
Ately
Torna
Cpl
Maurice Clifford
Aleutian Island
Maurice
Aleutians
Jack Schilling
Co. G
141St Inf
Delphi National Guard
George, McAfee
Larry McAfee
Santa Fe
Schilling
Julia Schilling
Monon
Cornet
Net Quartet
Gerald Quinn
Douglas
Bill Tyler
Julien Boy
Chaplain
Tylers
Son
Carroll County Regis
Ernest Laverne Goff
Charlie Walker
Cutler
Earl Luther Leazenby
Theodore Edward Daniels
John
Andrew Merrell
Ches
Leroy Long
Rossville
Gil Dean Pitzer
Lonnie Clay
Donald Richard Miller
Lake Cicott
Lloyd Lewis Trent
Woodrow Daniels
Ft. Wayne
John Edward van Meter
Francis Monroe “Strong
Harold C. Johnson
Paul Richard Daniels
Mar
Vel Cecil Addis
Camden
Wayne Lee
Earl Mandred Sweet
Joe
Ernest Burge
Thomas Hay Gar
Paul Alvin Ward
Gerald Wayne Webb
Rome
Keesler Field
Miss
Nashville
Tenn
Santa Ana
Calif
Adriatic Sea
Africa
Air Force
RAF
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Don Mullin
Victor M. Nicoll
Ren
John W. Nicoll
Army
India
Alfred Nicoll
Vivian
Peru
Margaret
Plymouth
Eva
Lime Springs
Iowa
Merle Wakeland
Sgt. Nicoll
Abner Bowen
Battle For the Liberation
Bataan
Delaney Boys
Bon E. Goslee
Lt Goslee
John Hanna
Jackson, Mich
Robert Hanna
Set. Delaney
John Delaney
Franklin St
Del
E. G. Bridwell
Sardinia
Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd * Hargraves
Oklahoma City, Okla
Richard, Barr
Pital
B. C. Harness
Country Club
the Aluminum Company
ST. Joseph’s
St. Joseph Church
Con
Ing
Union Good Friday
Baptist Church
Howard Jenkins
Christian Church
Service
Kenneth Lashley
Junior Seedorf
Dalton Perkins
Bob Perkins
Tommy Kempf
Phyllis Cole
Betty Mohler
Robert Herr
Neal Rowe
Mary
Ellen Kempf
Bernard Lashley
Young People’ Choir
Delphi Methodist Church
Tata
Presbyterian Church
Highty
Carroll
Harry Hatton
Ed ‘ County Superintendent of
Armed Forces
Evelyn Crowell
Anna May Pritts
Nor
Lee Ward
Betty Cree
Marian Mottxer
Lynn Parkinson
Frank W. Hoehne
Ethel Bell
Marian Cline
June Eastman
Rosemary Ehrman
Keith Ferguson
Jack Grant
Marjorie
Knettle, Betty Ruegamer, Eva Rhine
Dr. A
F. Alexander
Edgar Eikenberry
Anne Blue
Betty Arion
Ruth McCarty
Phyllis Gish
Peggy Lu
Jean Landes
Margaret Seward
Ruth Wolf
Joe Scott
Tommy Bowman
Virgil Stinebaugh
J. C. Yunk
Clarence
Bougher
Jerry Curts
William Bruce Draper
Bonita Maxine Jervis
Phyllis Kressley
Kath
Ryn Pullen
Gerald Webb
Donald Wilson
George E. Davis
Purdue Uni
Versity
J. G. Minniear
Norma Jean Allen
Nettie
Berkshire
Richard G. Fincher
George Popejoy
Richard McCarty
Betty Winslow
Frederick Phebus
Fern Pearson
Gerald Smith
Loren i
U . S. (Navy
Lawrence E. Koote
Franklin Bryant
Betty Lantz
Betty Lou McGuire
Frances Seward
Phyllis Snider
Quin
Cie Spangler
Kenneth Yeakley
Merle E
Michael
Kenneth Caldwell
Carolyn Edging
Elizabeth Fisher
Curtis George
Kenneth Graham
Buddie Kesling
Max Myers
Elam Plank
Myna Ruth
Robeson
Robert Scholl
Gerald Sieber
Carol Yerkes
L. A
Clarence Dammon
Flora High School
Clarence E. Dammon
William Allen
Jack Allen
Robert Draper
Rosemary Draper
Laura Dillmah
Martha Flora
Tom Garrison
Mildred Hayes
Harold Johnson
Marjorie Jordan
Ruth
Ann Marley
Mary Ann McPherson
Robert Ross
Jo Ann Smith
Beverly Sylvester
Jack Sadler
Minnie Lou Tolen
Wayne Voorhees
Frances Wagoner
Boyd Wheeler
Jean Wilson
Wayne Zook
Bessie
Mae Zeck
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