Delphi Plans Graduation For 44 Seniors On May 27
Delphi high school will graduate 44 seniors at commencement exercises to be held May 27 at the armory. Larry Eigin of Terre Haute will deliver the commencement address. A junior senior reception is set for May 20 at the Delphi Country Club with invitations and entertainment led by senior committee members. Baccalaureate services occur May 23 at the Methodist church with Rev. Harry Parker giving the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi High School
Armory
C. A. Smith
Larry Eigin
Terre Haute
Delphi Country Club
Robert Clangon
Marybelle Weckerly
Marilyn Holloway
Virginia Pletcher
William Afflis
Abner Bowen
Joseph Ives
Ralph Melin
Methodist Church
Harry Parker
The
Presbyterian Church
Zook and Cripe Win Oratorical Awards
In a Dame Oratorical and Reading contest held at the Presbyterian church Sunday school room five boys and five girls competed. Winners include Laverna Zook first in girls reading with Scratch The Newsboys Dog and Clayton Cripe first in boys oratorical with Perishing With the Sword.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laverna Zook
Clayton Cripe
The
Presbyterian Church
Robert Denk
Tantalus
Virgil Liebert
Betty Dyer
C. T. Amick
Mary Louise Pratt
Homer Myers
Arthur McDowell
Child Labor Law Enforcements Visit In Carroll County
Mary L. Garner, director of the Department of Women and Children, inspected minor labor practices in Carroll County. Employers and parents often lack knowledge of child labor provisions, risking penalties and insurance claim appeals. Work permits are issued to parents at the county superintendent of schools. Delphi Deer Creek residents may obtain permits at the Delphi superintendent of schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Garner
Department of Women and Children
State Industrial Board
Carroll County
Delphi
Deer Creek
Senior visitor appointed for Cass and Carroll counties
Miss Elizabeth O Mara is named senior visitor for Cass and Carroll counties. She will continue interviewing WPA registrants to determine those who have sufficient income to be discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth O’mara
Cass
Carroll Counties
WPA
REMC Lines to Cost 367000 As Work Advances
Work staking REMC lines in Adams Tippecanoe and Jefferson townships progresses rapidly. No definite deadline for applications from potential patrons, but homes at inaccessible points near the lines will be excluded. Carroll county REMC plans 365 miles of lines across Carroll Clinton Cass Howard White and Tippecanoe counties. Alen Contracting Corporation of Lebanon holds the low bid at 327000 plus about 40000 in preliminary costs.
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REMC
Adams
Tippecanoe
Jefferson Townships
Carroll County
Carroll
Clinton
Cass
Howard, White
Tippecanoe Counties
Alen Contracting Corporation of
Lebanon
Delphi Observes Poppy Day With Volunteer Help
May 29 observance in Delphi marks Poppy Day nationwide. American Legion Auxiliary volunteers and Delphi School assist in distributing memorial poppies made by Marion Soldiers Home disabled veterans. No price. contributions support welfare programs.
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Delphi
School
United States
American Legion Auxiliary
Harry Bohannon Post Auxiliary
Harve Hoshaw
Delphi School
Legion and Auxiliary
Marion Soldiers Home
Charles Williams 83 former recorder dies in Logansport
Charles S Williams 83 retired farmer and former Carroll county recorder died at his Logansport home Sunday evening after a stroke Thursday He was a Washington township resident active in Republican politics He leaves two daughters Ruth and Lulu Williams his wife and a son preceded him in death Funeral services were held Tuesday at Chase and Miller chapel with Rev E L Gates and burial followed at Plank Cemetery Washington township
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Williams
Carroll County
Logansport
Williams
Washington Township
Ruth
Lulu Williams
Chase and Miller
E. L. Gates
Plank Cemetery
A and P Clerk Week Sale Plans Revealed
The third annual Clerk's Week Sale at A and P Food Stores in the region is planned by clerks led by Charles Crone, Robert Clawson, Barton Carter, and Floyd Redding. Max Daugherty backs off to let the clerks run the event with store contests and prizes. The ads outlining sale details appear on page 5 of today's Citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Allbaugh
Helen Ashba
Richard Been
Glenn Berryman
Dale Cain
Barton Carter
John Delaney
Robert Duff
Mary Fauset
Ralph Flora
Thelma Galloway
James Gerard
Paul Griffith
Everett Gruber
Edith Hemmig
Clarence Hobaugh
Ardella Hoover
Margaret Keim
Ethel Kite
Francis Kirkpatrick
Vergil Liebert
Eugene Long
Cecil McCain
Kathryn McCain
Joe Maxwell
Lynn Miller
Edma Mohler
John
Max Daugherty
Charles Crone
Robert Clawson
Floyd Redding
Mrs Crosby Improves After Illness at Home
Mrs. M. B. Crosby, long ill at her Monroe street home, is slightly improved. Visitors remain barred due to her condition while nurse Mary Hanrahan provides care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Crosby
Monroe Street
Short Wave Radio Aids Capture of Trio at Flora
Flora gas station operator Bob Moore used his short wave radio to hear Logansport police describe a suspect car. He signaled Marshall Harry Cree who stalled the trio until arrest. Logansport police then took them for questioning on multiple short change charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora
Bob Moore
Moore
Logansport
Marshall Harry Cree
Marion
Kokomo
County Baseball League Formed By County Representatives
Representatives from several towns met in Camden to organize a county baseball league for spring and summer. Frank Flora of Delphi was named temporary chairman. A constitution and by laws were drafted at Camden on Wednesday night. Quentin Hartke and Walter Moss WPA recreation officials are directing the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Frank Flora
Delphi
Quentin Hartke
Walter Moss
WPA
St Joseph Parochial School Graduates Six In May 30 Exercises
A class of six children will graduate from St Joseph parochial school on the evening of May 30. Exercises will be held in St Joseph church with Rev J J Crowley in charge. Graduates are Mary Catherine Roach Elizabeth Morrow Rose Anne Vianco Thomas Vianco Joseph Schmitter and Richard Clifford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Parochial School
St. Joseph Church
J. J. Crowley
Mary Catherine Roach
Elizabeth Morrow
Rose Anne Vianco
Thomas Vianco
Joseph Schmitter
Richard Clifford
Lewis Mullin Among I U Honor Students
Lewis N. Mullin of Rockfield was among Indiana University students honored at Foundation Day in Bloomington. Mullin was named to the group that earned all A grades in the first semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis N. Mullin
Rockfield
Indiana University
The
State University
Bloomington
Mr. Mullin
Walter Grimm Elected President of Winona Rotary Club
Walter Grimm was elected president of the Winona Rotary Club in Winona Minnesota. He is the son of Adam Grimm of Delphi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Grimm
Adam Grimm
Delphi
Winona
Coronation Broadcast Capsule Sparks Shared Memories
Delphi readers recall curious local figures and a global coronation. The column names George Vianco, Jason Been, Dr. Hubert Gros, Dr. Karl Weiss, Huey Long’s shooter, W. H. Bradshaw, Charles Flagler, and Robert Ripley as part of offbeat anecdotes. The piece notes Americans’ radio fascination with King George’s coronation and ends with a jail rumor debunking about Sheriff Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
George Vianco
Appalachians
Hollywood
Jason
England
Hubert Gros
Paris
Karl Weiss
Huey Long
W. H. Bradshaw
Scandinavian Countries
Oracle Club
Charles Flagler
Robert
Delphi Talks and Local Happenings Rumor Mill
Residents debate improvements while a proposed lynching case is discussed as a potential help. The Amer Green affair grows frazzled with tension. Delphi displays sprightly store windows and golden daffodils on the courthouse lawn. Harry Egan of the Crosby Hotel visited his mother in South Bend over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Amer Green
Court House
Harry Egan
Crosby Hotel
M. A. Egan
South Bend
Lois McCain to Be Heard in Concert at Capital
Lois McCain, local cellist, appears in a junior recital at Odeon Hall Indianapolis Friday at 8 30 p m. The hour long program features selections by Rubinstein Mozart Schumann Servais with accompanist Louise Bernat. Attending were Supt and Mrs George McCain of Delphi and Eileen Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois McCain
Capital
Adolph Schellsmidt
Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music
Odeon Hall
Indianapolis
Rubinstein
Mozart
Schumann
Servais
Louise Bernat
Evansville
Miss McCain
George McCain
Delphi
Eileen Jackson
Halleck Seeks Congress OK for Lockport Bridge
Representative Charles A. Halleck introduces a Rivers and Harbors Act bill in Congress seeking approval for the proposed Lockport bridge across a navigable stream. The measure, referred to the Committee on Interstate Commerce, requires federal approval before construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockport
Congress
Charles A. Halleck
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Western Auto Store Opens Saturday May 15 in Delphi
Wallace Reid of Western Auto Supply Company Kansas City arrived to help install fixtures and merchandise for the Delphi Western Auto Store set to open Saturday May 15. The shop at 103 W Franklin St occupies the Roach's Bakery building. Reid notes the chain includes more than 170 independently owned stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Reid
Western Auto Supply Company
Kansas City
E. A. Bleakley
Delphi Western Auto Store
W. Franklin Street
Roach
Reid
Western Auto Supplies
Heart Attack Fatal To James R. Gibbons
James R. Gibbons a 47 year old Frankfort rural mail carrier died suddenly Sunday afternoon in Adams township while mushroom hunting with his wife Susie Teagarden Gibbons Dick Arnold and Mrs Claude Gallaher The coroner ruled heart failure He was a World War II veteran and survived by his widow The body lay at Blythe funeral home in Delphi Funeral services were held Wednesday from a Frankfort funeral home and burial followed in Frankfort
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James R. Gibbons
Frankfort
Adams Township
Here
Susie
Teagarden) Gibbons
Dick Arnold
Claude Gallaher
Arnold
Gibbons
Hubert Gros
325Th Field Artillery
Senica Shepherd
Blythe
Delphi
Not Guilty Verdict Shocks Dern Court in Reckless Driving Case
Justice of the Peace Rossie Dern found G. R. Lytle of Frankfort not guilty of reckless driving on Carrollton road. The verdict, though unusual, followed the law that when not guilty means not guilty. Kennis Lewis of Lafayette pleaded guilty to reckless driving on state road 18, was fined 15 dollars plus costs 23.50, and had license revoked for 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Rossie Dern
G. R. Lytle
Frankfort
Lytle
Carrollton Road
J. W. Smith
Justice Dern
Lewis
National Dunkard Conference Opens Near Camden
A four day gathering of the Old German Baptist church known as the Old Order Dunkard opens on the Adam Blocker farm near Camden. tents rise to serve as meeting and sleeping quarters as John B. Flora Dudley Wagoner Daniel Yoder and Ira Boyd organize arrangements. A 9 000 pound meat contract was made for the food committee and organizers predict over 10 000 attendees for the Sunday worship and planning sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old German Baptist Church
Indiana
Old Order Dunkard” Church
Camden
Carroll County
Rossville
Ezra Flora
Flora
Adam Blocker
John B. Flora
Dudley Wagoner
Daniel Yoder
Ira Boyd
County crops expected normal despite wet spring
County agent Ralph Maggart said it is too early to predict serious damage from wet weather. Spring planting is delayed but favorable skies in ten days could yield a normal corn crop with May planting. Buckwheat, soybeans, alfalfa, and sudan grass show good prospects, and about 80 percent of normal oats have been planted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Magegart
Maggart
Sudan
Weather Bureau
Uriah Jordan Dies at Flora After Illness
Retired farmer Uriah Jordan died at his Flora home Tuesday morning after an extended illness. Born in Indiana in 1852, he was the son of Henry and Martha Jordan. Survived by two daughters, a grandson, two brothers, and a sister. his wife Melinda Blue preceded him in death. Funeral services were held at Lester Funeral Home in Flora with Rev. Van Hinckley officiating. Burial followed in Maple Lawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uriah Jordan
Flora
Indiana
Henry
Martha Jordan
Melinda Blue
Sophronia Palmer
Indianapolis
Edward Wingard
Delphi
Eddie Wingard
Jacob
Plymouth
Richard
William Mossburg
Lester Funeral Home
van Hinckley
Maple Lawn Cemetery
Fall From Truck Fatal for 3 Year Old Norma Spear
Norma Jean Spear three daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Spear of Brookston died instantly Wednesday at 10 30 am on state road 24 east of Seafield when she fell from a truck cab during a ride with her father and brother. The door opened and the rear wheel passed over her. Mr Spear en route to Kentland at the time of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Jean Spear
Thomas Spear
Brookston
Seafield
Spear
Chalmers
Kentland
New Felix Trial Hangs On Action By Marshall
The State plans a third attempt to convict Frank Felix in the Radnor elevator fire case. If the Fire Marshall’s office uses Judge Ben Carr to assist in the prosecution, a decision is expected soon. Carr aided the second Felix trial, said County Prosecutor John Smock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radnor
Frank Felix
Ben Carr
John Smock
Carr
Felix
Delphi Business Men Pledge Midweek Sit Down Plan
Local merchants in Delphi announce a midweek vacation starting Wednesday May 19 closing Wednesday afternoons for the summer. Participating stores include A and P Tea, Kroger, Smith Brothers, Delphi Market, Vianco Market, Hall and Son Meat Market, barber shops, beauty shops, jewelers, insurers, and more. If a holiday falls on a weekday other than Wednesday stores stay open all day Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Wayne Aldridge Buys Interest in Randall Shop on Franklin St
Wayne Aldridge a longtime local barber and former basketball referee buys half of the Randall barber shop on Franklin Street. He resigns from Shaw Barber Shop and assumes Lucas's post, with the shop to be renamed Randall and Aldridge Barber Shop. Repairs planned. located two doors east of the Citizen office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Aldridge
Randall
Franklin ST
Aldridge
Hoshaw
Wibb” Lucas
Lucas
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Charles Williams
Steve’s
ST. Joseph
Lewis Mullin
I. U
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