Tri Kappa Holds 26th Hoosier Salon Show in Delphi
The Tri Kappa Gamma Alpha chapter hosted its 26th annual Hoosier Salon showing at the R. E. M. C. auditorium with 37 works by local artists. Prizes went to Omer Seamon's Governor of Taos and Anthony Buchta's Spring Time Along Stoneyhead Creek, among others, as volunteers organized a reception with silver centerpiece and refreshments.
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Gamma Alpha Chapter
Tri Kappa
Delphi
Taos
Omer Seamon
Psi Iota Xi
Stoneyhead Creek
Anthony Buchta
Adelee Wendel
George Yater
Virginia Pletcher Delaney
William Martin
Allen Clausen
Dale Yeoman
Louis Kent
Robert VanNatta
Ralph Maggart
Doctors Wagoner Crampton Attend Indiana Society Meeting
Dr. and Mrs. George Wagoner and Dr. C. C. Crampton traveled to Marion on Wednesday for the 11th councillor district meeting of the Indiana Medical Society.
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George Wagoner
C. C. Crampton
Marion
Indiana Medical Society
Man Sentenced to 15 Year Term Faces More Trouble
The Indianapolis Star reports Lewis R. Smith once known as Lewis Reece, a 1933 Burlington State Bank robber, now faces new trouble after being caught with Clyde Steinbarger during a Leesburg store break in which Steinbarger was killed. Smith is jailed in Bedford.
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Orlando
Florida
Indianapolis Star
Lewis R. Smith
Lewis Reece
Carroll
Burlington
Smith
Leesburg
Indiana
Clyde Albert Steinbarger
Steinbarger
Star
Reece
Fagins
Bedford
Nine Local Entries in Soap Box Derby Seek More Sponsors
John Pastor, manager of Soap Box Derby entries, announced nine local boys are repeat entrants. He urged five to six more participants and asked merchants to sponsor entrants. Boys aged 11 to 16 should apply at Clawson Chevrolet Sales or contact Pastor at the garage for details.
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John Pastor
Weight Class Meeting Planned at Delphi Library
The Weight control class directed by Mrs. Jack Carter will meet Thursday evening May 27 at 7 30 in the Delphi Library. A physical education teacher will provide the exercises.
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Jack Carter
Delphi
Activities Of Closing Week Of School Told
Royce Kurtz announces the closing week events for the local schools. Senior Day is May 28 with honors and awards. Baccalaureate is May 30 at 3 p.m. Examinations run May 31 with early dismissal. Commencement May 31 at 8 p.m. Classes end June 1 at 11 a.m. Teachers return June 2 and 3.
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Royce Kurtz
Purdue Memorial Union
Delphi Presbyterian Church
Armory
Two Delphi Sororities Announce Annual Pledge Plans
Tri Kappa will host its pledge party May 25 at 7 30 p m at Tipwa Grange hall Pittsburg with pledges Virginia Ayres Marge Lahr Lucy Long Patricia Reifert Mildred Simons Jane Stinehart Linda Rule Carol Crosby Mary Crosby Faye Hitchcock Ann Johnson Mary Helen Mears Martha Obear Psi Iota Xi schedules a pledge service May 27 at 7 30 p m in the REMC auditorium pledges Betty Jo Draper Louise Fitzgerald Helen Flora Jean Harford Phyllis Hildebrand Marjorie Jerry JoEtta Henderson Joyce Lamb
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Tri Kappa
Psi Fota Xi
Delphi
Tri Kappa Sorority
Tipwa Grange Hall
Pittsburg
Virginia Ayres
Marge Lahr
Lucy Long
Patricia Reifert
Mildred Simons
Jane Stinehart
Linda Rule
Carol Crosby
Mary Crosby
Faye Hitchcock
Ann Johnson
Mary Helen Mears
Martha Obear
Psi Iota Xi Sorority
REMC
Betty Jo Draper
Louise Fitzgerald
Helen Flora
Jean Harford
Phyllis Hildebrand
Marjorie Jerry
JoEtta Henderson
Joyce Lamb
Stiff Sentence for Fourth DWI Conviction in Frankfort
John D. Evans of route 1 Frankfort was arraigned in city court on driving while intoxicated. He pleaded guilty, fined $50 and $14.75 costs, and received 180 days at the Indiana Reformatory, suspended, with a two year license revocation. This marked his fourth intoxication conviction.
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John D. Evans
Route 1
Frankfort
Indiana Reformatory
Wood
Evans
Crowder Qualifies for State Track Meet
Dale Crowder of Delph i Oracle track team becomes the town’s sole rep at the State Track and Field meet in Indianapolis after taking second in the regional low hurdle race in Fort Wayne. Coach Norm Eprite announces Crowder’s entry to the state event.
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Dale Crowder
Delphi Oracle
Delphi
Indianapolis
Dale
Ft. Wayne
Norm Eprite
Delphi High Students Stage Five One-Act Plays
Speech department of Delphi high school presents five original one-act plays in the high school auditorium on Wednesday night May 26 at 7 30 p m. The program includes Room For A Pig Hec tor by James Gates Miracles Never Cease by Frances Kurtz The Sun Came Up by Linda Rule The Legal Frame by Jerry Hanna No admission charge and the public is invited to attend.
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The
Delphi High School
Shirley
Hector
James Gates
Frances Kurtz
Linda Rule
Jerry Hanna
County Hit by Week of Burglaries Across Towns
Sheriff Carey and State Police closed 13 cases then faced a new wave of break ins across seven firms. Burglars used front door glass break to unlock entries, stealing cash and tools from Bosworth Shell and Anderson Standard in Burlington, Marsh Phillips 66 in Deer Creek, Camden elevator, and Flora sites, totaling well over $1,000. Investigators State Detective Freed Flora Officer Miller and Sheriff Carey pursue leads.
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Carey
Bosworth Shell
Anderson Standard
Burlington
Marsh Phillips 66
Deer Creek
Camden
Bosworth
Anderson Station
Marsh
Dale McCurdy
E. E. Land Firm
William Clark
Flora
Bringhurst
Landis
Clark Station
R. C. Allen
Freed
John Miller
Delphi Teachers to Get $200 Across the Board Increase
Delphi superintendent Royce Kurtz announced a $200 across the board salary increase for all Delphi teachers to be paid in a lump sum with the February 1, 1955 checks. He also said two elementary teachers Mrs. Ethel Brown and Mrs. Doris Brummer resigned by year’s end and that contracts had been sent to teachers with some not yet returned.
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Royce Kurtz
Delphi
Kurtz
Ethel Brown
Doris Brummer
Brown
Brummer
Bible School Opening June 7 at Pittsburg
The Daily Vacation Bible School of the Pittsburg church of the Brethren opens Monday June 7 for two weeks from 9 to 11 30 p m. Beginners aged 4 to intermediates age 16 attend with listed teachers in each department and transportation via Mrs John Leprad contact at 507green in Iphi.
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Pittsburg
Church of the Brethren
Zollie Martin
Lee Storey
Clinton Clark
Earl Eis
Connie Cripe
Lloyd Anderson
Shirley
Eis
Marilyn Dempsey
Harold Smith
John Leprad
Dhoning 507-Green
Iphi
Divorce Granted in Carroll Circuit Court for Opal J Pearson
Opal J Pearson is granted a divorce from George R Pearson in Carroll circuit court on grounds of cruelty. Her maiden name Reef was restored.
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Opal J. Pearson
Carroll Circuit Court
George R. Pearson
Reef
Chairman Lists Mental Health Fund Helpers
Carroll County’s Mental Health committee completed its annual campaign team led by Mrs. John T Kirkpatrick of Delphi as chair and Mrs. Webb Miller of Flora as vice chair. The drive runs through May and the first week of June with local volunteers organized by townships and communities in Delphi Flora Burlington Carrollton and other areas to canvass residential and business districts.
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Carroll County
John T Kirkpatrick
Delphi
Webb Miller
Flora
Psi Iota Xi
American Legion Auxiliary
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Ralph Melin
Frank Fitch
Deer Creek Township
Charles Black
Homer Wilson
Clarence Zartman
Joseph Peterson
Robert Landis
George Allen
Adams
Pearl Crowell
Charles Pearson
Richard Grantham
John McManus
Burlington
Betty
Lewis Mullin
Madison
William Dickinson
Anthony J. Hanrahan
John McCormick
Rock Creek
Robert Galbreth
Tippecanoe
Frieda Burgitt
Raymond Temple
James McClean
Fred Gerard
Lee Maxwell
Raymond Dillman
Maude Carr
Washington
Orval Hinkle
Orville Campbell
Dale Klumpp
Rural Life Sunday Observed by Tippecanoe Farm Bureau
At its latest meeting the Tippecanoe township Farm Bureau voted to observe Rural Life Sunday on May 23. The observance ties planting time to earth’s awakening and invites community worship, with members urged to attend morning services and the Pittsburg Church of the Brethren service at 7:30 p.m.
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Tippecanoe Township
Tippecanoe Farm Bureau
Pittsburg
Church of the Brethren
Keys Wise engagement announced for Sue Keys and Robert Wise
Mr and Mrs Everett Keys of Flora announce the engagement of their daughter Sue Keys to Robert L Wise son of Dr Charles Wise and Mrs Mary Wise of Camden The couple plan a June 6 wedding at an Indiana University music student couple will marry June 6 1954 graduates are noted and the pair hail from Camden and Flora.
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Keys-Wise
Everett Keys
Flora
Sue
Robert L. Wise
Charles Wise
Mary Wise
Camden
Miss Keys
Camden High School
Robert
School of Music
Indiana University
Pittsburg Man Arrested for Drunken Driving in Logansport
Jack Smith of Pittsburg was arrested this week in Logansport by state police for drunken driving. He was taken into custody on road 25 near Burrows after testing .216 on the police drunkometer.
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Jack Smith
Pittsburg
Logansport
Burrows
Pattengale and Davis Bride in Delphi Methodist Ceremony
Announcement of the marriage of Wilma Pattengale of Colburn to Richard Davis of Delphi. The vows were exchanged Saturday evening May 15 at 6 PM at the Delphi Methodist church with Rev. Frank Briggs officiating. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Sigman, and the couple will reside with the Sigmans.
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Wilma Pattengale
Otho Pattengale
Colburn
Richard Davis
Floyd Sigman
Ernie Davis
Delphi
Delphi Methodist Church
Frank Briggs
Mrs. Elizabeth Wiley Dies in Mishawaka Hospital
Mrs Elizabeth Wiley mother of Mrs Forrest Sprague of Delphi died Tuesday evening in a Mishawaka hospital after illness of several months. She leaves two daughters Mrs Sprague and Marie Hemminger of Mishawaka and a son Lloyd Wiley of Mishawaka. Funeral rites will be held Friday afternoon at Sprague funeral home Mishawaka. Mrs Sprague was at her mother's bedside at the time of death.
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Wiley
Elizabeth Wiley
Forrest
Sprague
Delphi
Mishawaka
Marie Hemminger
Lloyd Wiley
Bassett Couple Vacationing at Pike Bay Resort
Mr and Mrs Fred Bassett have traveled to Pike Bay Resort in Tower Minnesota for a leisure visit.
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Fred Bassett
Pike Bay Resort
Tower, Minnesota
Recognition Day honors wide range of student achievers
Awards for grades 7 to 11 were given at Recognition Day at the local school. Senior Award Day is set for May 28. Recipients include athletic, girls athletic, organizational and future former awards, National Honor Society members, and scholarship certificates with 95 and 90 percent recognitions. Notable names include Clara Perry, John Furst, Bill Gros, Virginia Sanderson, Frances Redman, Ronnie White, Lois Young, Ned Rule, Virginia Peterson, and Jim Blythe among many others.
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Allen Wentzel
Jack Brewer
John Furst
Pat Penn
Bill Maxwell
Bill Calvert
George Hanaway
Bob Moore
James Rnderstorf
Susan Reach
Patty Roth
Pat Maggart
Virginia Sanderson
Delores Cain
Frances Redman
Susan Roach
Judy Crone
Clara Perry
Charles Hargraves
Janet Heiland
Judy Henderson
Donnabelle Jackson
Patricia Maggart
Nantalie Smith
Joyce Sollars
Bill Gros
Frances Redmon
Leonard Wentzel
John Hanna
Duane Smith
Wilford Sprowl
James Goff
Paul Laprad
Ed Wagoner
Mike Johnson
John Johnson
Gary Weaver
Larry Wallace
Wayne Pearson
Ted Williams
Neil Eikenberry
Richard Hathaway
Lowell Groninger
Fred McCain
Tom Buchananan
Wayne Hathaway
Carolyn Talbert
Linda Snoeberger
Neal Eikenberry
Nancy Ashba
Evelyn Brown
Laura
Donna Sheets
Elizabeth Sullivan
Colorita Vianco
John Edward Wagoner
Laura Heffley
Garland Fish
Joe Hanna
James Kenworthy
Jerry Wagoner
John Gerard
Ned Rule
Jerry Fife
James Ward
Joe Messick
Joe Clawson
Charles Mulligan
Bill Hilburn
Ed Clark
Russell Heiland
Duanne Ward
Peter Kroll
Joe Scott
Ronnie Caldwell
David Eis
Jack
Lonnie Woods
Ronald Rodkey
Larry Jo Watkins
David Packard
Bill Shank
Nancy Rule
Louise Gros
Janice Brewer
Mary Lou Parks
Virginia Peterson
Linda Lou Cable
Jim Blythe
Charles P. Davis
Bradshaw Sig Ipoh
Hawn
Moose Lodge
Carol Clawson
Carol Hawn
Cora Herr
Mary Pullen
Nancy Simons
Potter couple buy Roth Cottage Lake Freeman home
Mr and Mrs Aubrey Potter purchased a year round residence at Roth Cottage sites on Lake Freeman from Miriam M Horner. The transfer lists Potter as buyers and Horner as seller reflecting a property sale on the lakefront.
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Aubrey Potter
Roth
Lake Freeman
Miriam M. Horner
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Art Department
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Bible School
Monon
Bob Clawson
St. Joseph’s Parochial School
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Gerard Majella
Robert Ferrier
Lewis Lear Jr
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Sara Jane Johnson
Patricia Soper
Sister Majella
Citizen Polaroid
County Home
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Estal Mullin
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Victor Porter
EC Club
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Jack Black
Sue Rusk
Tippecanoe Bureau
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Davis
Larry Schrader
Dick Laprad
Jerry Daniels
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Bradshaw English
Su Johnson
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Betty Bitler
Nancy Bradshaw
Jerry Goyer
Betty Harris
Richard LaPrad
Ralph Nulf
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Joyce Sellars
Bill Vaughan
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