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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1953
Page
2
A square dance event for all Scouters their wives and friends of Scouting in the Three Rivers Council Boy Scouts of America is being organized to support local scouting activities. The gathering invites attendees to enjoy a social evening while promoting the values of Scouting.
The Camp Buffalo square dance event, set for Saturday evening May 16 at 8:30 p m, will be the final dance of the season as Summer Camp starts. Charles L Smith Scout Executive announced, Calvin Braman of Rochester returns to call and teach basic steps. Bring a refreshment. coffee supplied by the Camp.
Mrs. Dean Anderson expresses gratitude for telephone calls visits flowers cards and letters received during hospital stay and after returning home from illness or surgery.
We express gratitude to friends neighbors ministers Mr Eikenberry and the West Delphi Flower Club for flowers and kindness shown following the death of our mother Mrs Anna J Brewer. Children Grandchildren Great Grandchildren and Great great grandchildren thank you all.
Yeoman resident David W. Piatt died Saturday morning at a Logansport hospital. Born April 27 1877 near Pyrmont he was married August 6 1913 to Nina Barlow who survives. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Yeoman cemetery with Jackson Funeral Home Delphi in charge.
One of the larger Mothers Day gatherings met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hawkins in Delphi to honor Mrs. Marcus Criswell of Burnettsville. Forty one family members attended including John Gingrich Gale Criswell Garnette Perkins Robert Wens Wayne Showalter Marcus Criswell Kenneth Sommers and other relatives from Delphi Converse Monticello and Burnettsville.
John B. Robinson 25 and Gloria J. O'Dell 18 both of Delphi marry Charles H. Young 18 and Evelyn J. James 18 of Rossville. Earl Speer Jr 26 of Yeoman weds Maxine Lowery 20 of Monticello.
A registered Guernsey cow named Eagle Valley Hassan Dale from Camden Indiana produced 11 570 pounds of milk and 694 pounds of butterfat in a year The cow aged five was milked three times daily for 3650 days at McDonald Farms Hassan The record appears in the Advanced Registry by The American Guernsey Cattle Club and was supervised by Purdue University
Tile Council of America estimates Carroll county homeowners will spend about 595000 in 1953 on repairing and modernizing non farm dwellings. Most common work is exterior or interior painting, followed by heating replacements and roof work. Nationwide, home repair expenditures reach nearly 4 billion dollars for 1953.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Jackson Funeral Home in Delphi for Mary Warden 80 who died Saturday evening at her home south of town. Rev W S McLean officiated and burial followed in Pittsburg Cemetery. Born December 28 1872 near Yeoman she was the daughter of John and Mrs Payne. Her marriage 53 years earlier was to James Warden who survives. She was a member of the Delphi Christian church. The husband is the only survivor.
Ruth Bordner will host the WSCS of Ball Hill church on May 13. Assisting are Mrs. Harry Robertson and Mrs. McCurry. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Schnepf and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Wingard visited Dr. Russell Wharton and wife in Gary for Sunday dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Waters of near Sedalia moved to Burt Pullen’s south of town. Linda Lou Jervis will entertain the Guild Girls on Monday evening. Peter Morris hosted Wayne Dunbar of Evansville Wisconsin, both Franklin College students, for the weekend. Home Ec club meets May 12 with Mrs. E. E. Morris to entertain the 49ers. assisting are Mrs. Flora, Shaffer, Mitchell, Sledge, Shaefer, Rodenbarger, and Stong. Music club hosts guest night at Mrs. Robert Bordner’s home.
The Auxiliary of Harry Bohan Post No 75 American Legion will gather Tuesday evening May 19 at 7 30 Hostesses listed include Edna Kerlin Hazelle Kirkpatrick Lorene Cohee Dorothy Bunnell Lou Woods Dorothy Wingard Mildred Messick Margaret Kirkpatrick Rosemary Wood Cora Lane and Amelia Rowe.
Work completed this week on a 40 by 100 foot Quonset warehouse at Peters Manufacturing in Delphi. The structure will function as a public inspection site during plant hours and was constructed through local dealer Lee Orr.
Albert Davis of route 2 Delphi faced arraignment in Justice of the Peace Court before Rossie L Dern on assault and battery. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs. the charge was brought by former employer Frank Shepard.
Robert Overley, four years manager at Carroll County Co-Op in Delphi, resigned last Saturday. He leased a Monticello service station and began new duties Monday. the local store’s successor has not been chosen.
Mary L Cochran was granted a divorce from Richard S Cochran in Carroll Circuit Court on his cruelty complaint. Attorney A D Bishop represented the plaintiff in the uncontested proceeding. Sunday guests at Mrs O A Trent’s home included the Everrett Trent and John T Trent clans from Highland Indiana along with the Barnard Ferguson and Lipsett families from nearby Burling ton Frankfort and West Lafayette.
More than 20 of 83 entrants will seek the pole as time trials start May 16 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 37th 500 mile race on May 30. Analysts expect new records to fall with Chet Miller's 139.034 mph mark a target. top qualifiers must exceed about 186 mph to secure a start.
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