Delphian school exhibit mirrors honesty in bank display
The Delphian bank lobby exhibit of one dollar pills eight on the board last Friday shows currency in circulation as a mute reminder of honesty. Local highlights include former Delphi resident Harry Wyck Ames in Meet Me in St. Louis, Ensign Jack Clifford’s exploits on WISH radio, Sgt. John Davis’s homecoming interview, Elizabeth Smock’s Junior Prom queen candidacy, and neighborhood building updates with paint, front remodels, and plans by Bob Sieber.
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Japan
Tokyo
Harry‘Wyckoff
Delphi
Leon Ames
St. Louis
Junior High Track Squad Drops Close One At Monticello
Delphi junior high lost a tight meet at Monticello 43 2 8 to 42 1 3 as the hosts won the final half mile relay. John Zariman led Delphi with wins in 220, 100, and broad jump plus a 17.6 jump noted as exceptional for the level. Other Delphi placers included Hawn in hurdles and high jump, Cowdin high jump, Hawn shot put, Randle shot put, Herron 60 yard dash, Wilson 440, Pauley pole vault, and Ives with Disinger tying for second in pole vault.
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Monticello
Delphi
John Zariman
Hawn
Cowdin
Randle
Herron
Wilson
Pauley Ist
Ives
Disinger
Frankfort Wins Four-Team Meet At Monticello
Frankfort takes first with 45 points in a four team junior high meet at Monticello. Monticello places second with 25 points while Riley Logansport and Delphi finish with 15 19 points. Zartman leads Delphi with a third in the century a second in the broad jump and high jump and joins with three Delphi boys to place third in the relay event.
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Monticello
Frankfort
Riley
Logansport
Delphi
Zartman
Miss Dorothy Arvidson Named Assistant State Advisor
Miss Dorothy Arvidson, Home Economics instructor at Delphi High School, has been appointed assistant state advisor of high school Home Economics clubs affiliated with the national organization. The appointment was made by the executive committee of the Indiana State Home Economies Association. Miss Josephine Odell visited Miss Frances Flory in Logansport.
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Dorothy Arvidson
Delphi High School
Onomics
Indiana State Home Eeconomies Association
Josephine Odell
Frances Flory
Logansport
Indiana social work conference at Purdue Thursday
The sixth annual meeting of the Indiana State Conference on Social Work for West Central Indiana will be held at the Purdue Union building on Thursday May 17. Delphi attendees include Ethel Gardner Ruth Kirkpatrick June Titus and Lola Parks Esther Gregg and Mrs Gardner will represent Carroll county on the regional committee and Mrs Gregg will serve on the conference committee on Health Activities and Education.
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Indiana State Conference On Social Work
West Central
Indiana
Purdue Union Building
Ruth Kirkpatrick
June Titus
Lola. Parks
Esther Gregg
County
Gregg
School Exhibits in Merchants Windows Draw Large Crowds
Delphi residents viewed school displays in local shop windows during a week of daylight shopping, despite dim-out evenings. Faculty and students organized exhibits across grades and subjects, with an outstanding art show in the Library club room featuring student works, nursery rhymes, and senior productions in ink, oil, pencil, and watercolor.
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Delphi
Blythe Furniture Store
Cowdin Plumbing Shop
Cowdin
Hotels
Miss Cartigan
Oo. P. A
Pletcher Hardware
Pletcher
Orr Drug Store
Skiles
Pruitt Law
Dank
Mount Hardware
Union Bank and Trust Co
Quick and Clifford
Robertson Market
H. S
Clawson Chevrolet, Jr
Delphi Journal, Jr
Marilyn Hubbard
Bobby Shaftoe
Carlee Osborn
Vaunita Haslet
Tom
Tom, the Piper’s Son
Sarah Wells
Leon Anderson
Russell Hathaway
Bob Parker
Charles Wilson
Marvin Brehmer
Bill Campbell
Marilyn George
Donna Myers
Betty Lou Haslet
Paul Kirkpatrick
Rogue’s Gallery
Bot Lane
Mentio
Marilyn ‘Hubbard
Rosemary Hert Fley
Red Cross
Peter Rabbit
Primmer Divorce Filed by Juanita in Cutler Case
Juanita Primmer filed suit for divorce from Earl Primmer of Cutler on Wednesday. She seeks an absolute divorce and custody of two children. Frank S. Pryor of Frankfort filed the complaint.
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Juanita Primmer
Earl Primmer
Cutler
Frank S. Pryor
Frankfort
Sixty Seven Boxes Clothing Shipped For Overseas Aid
Fifty boxes of clothing and bedding were sent to the Ordnance Department in Terre Haute for overseas distribution. Mrs. Mary Dole organized the drive with Psi Iota Xi sorority aid. totals include 3 infants, 7 children, 21 men and boys, 27 women and girls, 8 shoes, and 3 bedding boxes, weighing over 400 pounds packed by St Joseph church ladies.
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Ordnance Department
Terre
Tippecanoe Township
E. Club
Dole
Ladies of
St. Joseph's
Church
Psi Iota Xi Sorority
Auto Bandit Gets One To Ten Years
Harold Kenneth Dennis twenty year old Indiana polis bartender pleaded guilty to vehicle taking. He was sentenced to one to ten years in the State Reformatory and fined costs of twenty eight dollars and thirty cents. The theft involved a 1940 Ford coach owned by Arden Russell Delphi vocational agriculture instructor. The car was found in Indianapolis in damaged condition on April 13 after being arrested May 5 by Kokomo police and returned to the county by Deputy Sheriff Sanford Allen, State Detective Herman Freed and Patrolman J. R. Miller.
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Harold Kenneth Dennis
Indianapolis
State Reformatory
Wm. B. Smith
Keller Moves Business to Sinclair Station on South Washington
H M Keller expands Keller Electrical Service moves from Boone Pure Oil Station on West Main Street to Sinclair station on South Washington Street. He invites old and new customers to visit the new location.
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Keller
Sinclair Station
Washington Street
H. M. Keller
Keller Electrical
Boone Pure Oil Station
West Main Street
Sin
Local music students to audition in Indianapolis Saturday
Della Herr and Dorothy Newell, high school musicians, travel to Indianapolis Saturday for auditions at Indiana University Extension Center. Sponsored by the university, the auditions aim to show adaptability for students pursuing musical careers. Mary Clauser will accompany the auditions. Mr and Mrs Clarence Marocco and Mrs Roy Clauser join the group.
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Della Herr
Dorothy Newell
Indianapolis
Indiana University Extension Center
University
Mary Clauser
Clarence Marocco
Roy Clauser
Gir
Missionary to Speak at Delphi First Baptist Friday
Rev Roy Hammon a French Equatorial Africa missionary will speak at the First Baptist church in Delphi Friday May 1 at 7 30 pm He will show motion pictures of his work in Africa and the public is invited to hear this interesting speaker
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Baptist Church
Roy Hammon
Local Delphi and Deer Creek School Maintains North Central Rating
Among 156 member schools in the North Central Association, Delphi and Deer Creek are among 86 recommended for continued North Central rating. Each member school must submit an annual report to maintain this status.
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North Central
North Central Association
Delphin Deer Creek
Eliza Ann Shuey 90 Dies in Rockfield
Eliza Ann Shuey 90 widow of George Shuey died at her Rockfield home Sunday Funeral services were held Tuesday at Rockfield Christian Church She is survived by three sons Milo Grover Wilson Rockfield and Henry Wilson South Bend two daughters Julia Foster Lafayette and Hattie Luce Rockfield Burial was in the I O O F cemetery
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Rockfield Christian Church
Eliza Ann Shuey
George Shuey
Rockfield
Milo
Grover Wilson
Henry Wilson
South Bend
Julia Foster
Lafayette
Hattie Luce
Doc Brown Returns Home From Hospital Stay
Vernie H. Doc Brown was discharged Sunday from St Elizabeth Hospital in the Grimm ambulance. He is getting along as well as can be expected.
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Vernié H
Doc) Brown
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Grimm
V E Day Quietly Observed in Delphi
V E day passed with no public celebrations in Delphi as many merchants stayed closed and doors were shuttered at noon. A half hour Catholic toll marked the day while a special Mass was held and schools gathered at 10 am for observances.
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Delphi
Vance
Truman
Churchill
Paul Anderson
Waunita Haslet Wins Indiana Art Contest
Delphi high school senior Waunita Haslet daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Haslet near Delphi won a regional A place in the Wm H Block Company Indiana regional art contest sponsored by Scholastic magazine The entry a pencil head and shoulders of a Cro Magnon girl advanced to the Carnegie Institute National exhibition in Pittsburgh where winners will be named in the May 15 Scholastic issue Haslet who serves as art manager on the Delphian staff is involved in commercial art locally and is expected to win again.
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Waunila Haslet
Bertha Moore
Main Street
Carnegie Institute
Scholastic
Waunita Haslet
Delphi High School
The
Wm. H. Block Company of
Indianapolis
Scholastic Magazine
Scho
Judge Smith Sets May 25 To Hear Beverage Co Case
Judge William B. Smith schedules May 25 for hearing the Carroll County Beverage Company lawsuit seeking to block interference with its operation. Local and state officials clash over wholesale licenses amid ongoing post session restrictions, with attorneys for the plaintiff and the Attorney General’s office present.
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Carroll County Beverage Company
William B. Smith
Council For
Gala Junior Senior Prom At Armory Saturday Eve
The high school juniors plan the junior-senior prom to be held at the Armory Saturday night May 12 from nine to midnight. Gradeon James of Lafayette will provide the music, with Miss Wilhelmina Feaster as sponsor and committees named for invitations refreshments and music.
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Armory
Gradeon James
Lafayette
Wilhelmina Feaster
Mrs. Alice Davis 84 Dies After Hospital Stay
Alice Davis 84 wife of Forest Davis died Thursday morning at Logansport State hospital where she had been a patient two years Born in Morocco Indiana she was a Rebekah lodge member and Christian church survivor is the husband funeral services set for Saturday afternoon at Blythe funeral home with Rev Howard Jenkins officiating burial in Odd Fellows cemetery
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Alice Davis
Forest Davis
Logansport State Hospital
Morocco, Indiana
The
Rebekah Lodge
Christian Church
War loan workers meeting set for Flora Wednesday
County war loan workers will gather at the Flora community building Wednesday evening May 16 at 7 p m. Veterans from the South Pacific will speak about action on Iwo Jima. Battle films will follow the program. The public is invited to attend.
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Flora
County War Loan
Iwo Jima
Funeral services held Tuesday for William V Patterson
William V Patterson born July 5, 1858 in Burlington died Sunday at the home of William Huffer south of Delphi. Survived by brother Arch Patterson of Redlands California and nieces Mrs Ellis Daniels and Mrs Coré Daniels. Rev Howard Jenkins officiated and burial was in Zion cemetery.
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William V. Patterson
Joseph
Ellen Smock Patterson
Arch Patterson
Redlands
California
Ellis Daniels
Coré Daniels
Howard Jenkins
Zion Cemetery
Sharon Hanna Stars in Little Theatre Drama Guest In The House
Sharon Hanna daughter of Major and Mrs Ralph Hanna of Lafayette played a leading role in the Little Theatre Group production Guest In The House a psychological drama shown at Thomas Duncan Hall Lafayette from Monday through Thursday with the last two performances open to the public Thousands of theatre goers attended the Broadway hit during its long run prior to this engagement.
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Little Theatre Group
Sharon Hanna
Ralph Hanna
Lafayette
Thomas Duncan Hall
Funeral rites Friday for Elizabeth Miller
Funeral services were held from Baker Funeral Home Friday afternoon for Elizabeth J. Glaspy Miller 80 of Rockfield who died at Arzula Flora nursing home in Flora. Born at Newport Ohio she is survived by a son Grover Miller a Wabash agent at Rockfield.
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Baker Funeral
Elizabeth J
Glaspy) Miller
Rockfield
Arzula Flora
Flora, Wednes
Newport, Ohio
Is Sur
Grover Miller
PVT JAKE WIDNER KILLED BY GUN BLAST HERE WEDNESDAY
Medical examinations for entering first grade pupils will be held in the home economics room of the school building on May 14 and 15 mornings. Doctors A C Clauser and C C Crampton will conduct the tests and parents are urged to bring their children on one of the mornings.
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Jake Widner
A.C. Clauser
C. C. Crampton
Jefferson Broncos win Central Indiana meet at Lafayette
The Jefferson Broncos captured the annual Central Indiana track carnival at Lafayette Tuesday night, edging six rivals. Leiter of Logansport led with 14 points, setting two track records and leading a lineup that placed in eight events. Tragedy struck Delphi Wednesday as Pvt. T. Widner died in an accidental shotgun discharge. funeral plans pending. Surviving are wife Margie, daughter Joyce, and Widner family in Delphi.
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Central Indiana
Lafayette
West Delphi
Jake Widner
Margie
Joyce
Jim Widner
Mrs Virginia Hendrix Dies At Son S Home
Mrs Virginia Hendrix 81 died at her son Cecil s Flora home Sunday. Her husband James J Hendrix preceded her in death in 1934. She belonged to the Christian church at Advance. Surviving are two sons Thomas of Advance and Cecil. Services were at Carter funeral home Flora then at Thomas s home and burial in Advance cemetery.
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Virginia Hendrix
Cecil
Flora Sunday
James J. Hendrix
Christian Church
Thomas of Advance
Florence Conrad Sues Roy Conrad For Limited Divorce
Florence Conrad filed suit this morning for a limited divorce from Roy Conrad state senator and owner of the Sportsman Hotel near Monticello. Vaughan and Vaughan, Lafayette attorneys, filed the complaint.
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Ing
Roy Conrad
Sportsman
Monticello
Vaughan
Lafayette
Brother of Mrs Clarence Marocco Killed In Germany
Word has been received of the death of Pfc. John Paul Firmani 19 of Logansport killed in action in Germany. He attended Logansport high school, enlisted in 1943, trained at Denver, assigned to an engineers corps, and had been overseas six months. He was the youngest brother of Mrs. Clarence Marocco of Delphi.
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John Paul’ Firmani
Logansport
Germany
Firmani
Logansport High School
Denver Colorado
Engineers Corps
Pfc
Clarence Marocco
Delphi
Charles Gros Resigns as Sunday School Treasurer
Charles Gros resigns as treasurer of the Presbyterian Sunday school and Gerald Quinn is chosen to replace him as the new treasurer in the church organization.
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Charles.Gros
Presbyterian Sunday School
Gerald Quinn
Ladies' Bible Class observes thirtieth anniversary in Delphi
The Delphi Methodist church Ladies' Bible Class marked its 30th anniversary with a Tuesday gathering at Mrs. L. Rothenberger's home. The program honored long-time teacher Mrs. Sarah Armstrong Johnson and included readings by charter members, a hymn tribute, and a flower-filled church service presentation.
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Delphi Methodist Church
L. Rothenberger
James A. Goff
Co. B. Shaffer
Rothenberger
Dora Wingard
George Smith
Jay Whiteman
Lottie Pratt
Emil Johnson
Anna Snyder
Delphi
S. H. Orr
Monon
Charles Dock
Hammond
Pastors Conference for Indiana Baptists May 14
The Regular Baptist Association of Indiana will hold a pastors conference at the Delphi Baptist church on Monday May 14 starting at 2 p.m. Principal message to be delivered in the evening at 7 30 o'clock. Rev Carl Brown of Michigan City is chairman and will oversee the event. The public is invited. Mrs Everett Myers R N resigns receptionist post to be replaced by Mrs Fern Hawkins.
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Baptists
Regular Baptist’s Association of Indiana
Delphi Baptist Church
Carl Brown
Michigan City
Everett Myers R. N
Chase C. Crampton
Fern Hawkins
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