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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1954
Page
2
The last will of A. E. Tesh admitted to probate in Carroll circuit court detailing $100 bequests to sons Murray Tesh and Faith Wickard, remainder to widow Annie Tesh as executrix. Dates and witnesses: October 28, 1938. Jay Edging and Harold Wyatt. Also listed are local marriage licenses for multiple couples in Lafayette, Delphi and Flora.
Flora 36 year old Howard Whitehead was arrested by Flora officer John Miller and State Officer Jim Harris on a driving while intoxicated charge. He was fined 50 dollars and costs, sentenced to 180 days at State Farm with the sentence suspended for good behavior, and his license suspended two years as this was a second offense. Mrs Burr Balser has returned from Sikeston Missouri after Mother's Day with her son Dr Richard Balser and wife and accompanied him home after attending the funeral of two cousins.
Rev John Laprad leads Sunday School at 9 30 with church services at 10 30. Evening service at 7 30 features the Delph i High School octette in concert.
Rev. A. E. Cortner invites all to a clean up and cooperative supper and Win-A-Couple class. Sunday School starts at 10:00, Morning Worship at 11:00, and Evening Worship at 8:00. Join for fellowship and worship.
Pastor C Gilbert Pegg leads Sunday School at 9 30 with Sherman Fife as superintendent Junior class in basement also at 9 30 Morning Worship at 10 30 P Y P S meets at 6 45 with Roberta Slack as president Evangelistic Service at 7 30 Prayer Service on Wednesday at 7 30 p m
Rev Frank R Briggs leads morning worship at 10:00 AM with Sunday school and an anthem by the adult choir. Nursery kindergarten and lower age groups meet in separate rooms. 11:00 AM classes hold thirty minutes of Bible study and discussion. Visitors welcome.
Arnold O. Guy will lead morning worship and communion at 9 30 am with a sermon titled Some Thing To Hope For Sunday school starts at 9 30 am with classes for all ages A nursery is available during both services under Mrs Ruby Brown CYF meets Monday May 17 at 7 30 pm Executive Board of CWF meets Thursday at 7 30 pm Junior High class gathers at the church for 7 30 pm
First Presbyterian Church announces Deacons meeting at 7:30 p m Thursday in the Manse office and Philathea class at 7:45 p m at Mrs Grace Shaffer home with Mrs G L Whistler and Mrs Edwin Baum assisting. Sunday May 16 worship at 10 a m with junior sermon and nursery 10 11 30 a m. Also General Assembly in Detroit May 18 with Mr Paul Quick attending as Crawfordsville presbytery delegate.
Fitzgerald Jewelry Independents and Orrs Pharmacy top league standings. High team series belongs to Orrs with 2151, high team game 768, both by Orrs. Pat Dickinson posts top individual series 519 and high game 191, edging other scorers in the meet.
The Women’s Association of the Presbyterian church will meet May 20 for a luncheon at the church. Hostesses are Misdames Harold Wilson Elva Peters William Wertz Frank Moss and Albert Pitzer. The high school alumni association held a banquet at the school on Saturday night with officers elected Ted Enoch president Robert Humes vice president Mrs. Richard Porter secretary and J. C. Jervis treasurer.
Gilbert Holder 27 of route 1 Maryville Tennessee was arrested Saturday night on highway 29 by Officer Dale McCurdy for driving left of center. He was arraigned in Justice Herman Theophile’s court. Mr and Mrs Charles Ritzler and son visited relatives in New Carlisle.
The Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. sues Willard Eldridge in circuit court for 1662.44 due on a mortgage and seeks foreclosure. Watson C. McCormick represents the plaintiff. Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson of Delphi report the birth of a son Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospital.
The Delphi Methodist church Men’s Club will hold a cooperative supper and program in the church social rooms on Sunday evening May 23 at 6 30. Judge William B. Smith, president, will preside. All church men and friends are invited. The group organized about six weeks ago with sixty six charter members.
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