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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
3
County Extension Office reports a Home Economics lesson on Low Cost Meals led by Mrs. St. Amand. Leaders learned to cut waste and use vegetables like celery leaves and beet greens, plus orange rind for Vitamin C. The talk recommends cereals with meat and peanut butter as meat substitutes and suggests glandulars as alternates.
Mrs. St. Amand shows inexpensive gadgets and varied foods to balance meals by elements color texture flavor and temperature. A 16 year old 4 H member recalls a judge criticizing demonstrations as impractical for farm people and argues they deserve attractive options too.
Mrs. Pat Holloway and family traveled to Indiana Polis for a cast on Mrs. Ensinger’s leg while her husband and parents recover from injuries in an auto crash. A baby girl, Linda Jane, was born March 21 at Memorial hospital Logansport to Robert and Mrs. Overley of Monticello. Funeral services were held in Pluth for Mrs. Will Simons with many relatives in attendance.
Rockfield Presbyterian church launches a week of special events led by Rev. Floyd Bowerman with a carry in supper on Monday and evangelistic services on Wednesday and Friday featuring a film and sermon by pastors Merle H. Kennedy and the church's own. Lent sermons run March 6 to April 3 culminating in a Palm Sunday Commitment Service.
Miss Garcia Waggen er and Sam Hancock married at the Presbyterian church in Herrin Illinois on Saturday evening. Mrs. Miller attended the wedding party and Mrs. Hancock and Mrs. Miller were Purdue roommates.
Mr and Mrs Forrest Sprague journeyed to Mishawaka Monday due to the serious illness of Mrs Elizabeth Wiley, Mrs Sprague remaining at the bedside while Mr Sprague returned home.
Miss Agnes Margowski returned to her duties as deputy county clerk on Monday morning after a six week hospitalization following a major operation.
Reed Goslee manager of Co op Lumber Co returned Saturday after a week touring Farm Bureau Lumber Mills with 24 men. The group visited towns across Mississippi Louisiana Illinois and Arkansas including New Orleans Pine Bluff Meridian and other sites of interest. Roy Cowan and daughter Mrs Helen Fry of Huntington were guests Thursday at Mr and Mrs Frank Armstrong.
Miss Mary Cochranes city library announced new memorial donations to the Delphi Library from local citizens and groups. The list includes titles such as Marionettes to Make Fun to Use, American Birds In Color, The Farm Bureau Through Three Decades, Album of American History, Old New England, Midwest Heritage, Audubon Bird Guide, Across the Wide Missouri, and more, given in memory of Mrs. Mary M Day, William Grant Smith, Frank Frushour, Walter Ayres, and others.
Bill Allen son of Mr and Mrs Ross Allen of Flora is pledged to the Sigma Delta Chi honorary journalistic fraternity at Indiana University. He is a junior in the School of Journalism and serves as assistant city editor of the Daily Student at Bloomington.
Thank you note from Mr and Mrs Samuel Cleaver thanking neighbors friends and relatives for greetings and calls on their Golden Wedding anniversary expressing appreciation for kindness.
First place in the Bowman class for ladies went to Mrs. Fife, with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Aitkens and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fife attending the Purdue Armory event on Sunday.
Indiana Governor Schricker proclaims Soil Conservation Week for April 3 to 9. A WIOU Kokomo broadcast on April 5 will focus on the soil project and the upcoming April 12 county hearing at 8 p.m. in the Presbyterian church. Extension committeemen Miles In, Loyd Zook, John Peterson, and Howard McCarty will participate.
Public invited to a dance at Odd Fellows Hall on Saturday night April 9 featuring both round and square dancing with music by Pleasant Grove Ridge runners.
Manson Campbell, owner of Culligan Soft Water Service in Delphi, returned from Chicago where he attended a two day Culligan dealers convention. He learned that over two million people now use the same service as his community.
Tri Kappa Sorority sponsors a rummage sale on Saturday April 2 in the Court House Assembly Room Delphi starting at 9 a m. Proceeds support club activities and community programs.
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