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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1945
Page
1
A Delphi area school added landscaping and shrubs to its front yard drawing appreciation from staff students and local organizations. Letters of thanks were collected and presented to donor Mrs W H Bradshaw.
Delphi city council and chamber of commerce approve in substance an agreement governing the Old Settlers celebration. Concessions will be on the courthouse side for merchant access, rides at street intersections, a south courthouse road closure for four days, and carnival vehicles restricted to loading and unloading. The event is set for Saturday August 11 with Baker Amusement Company slated to operate.
American Legion Auxiliary members sort and prepare twelve hundred and fifty poppies made by disabled veterans in Marion. Poppy Day honors fallen soldiers from World War I and II and funds go to aid disabled veterans and families of service members.
L G Harris and wife plan a new Delphi locker plant with owners to manage. Sixty percent space must be reserved before construction, a figure nearing completion. Sign up locations include the Citizen office, with final site decision to rest with the installing engineer.
Mrs. Burton Honan and Mrs. Reba Briggs discuss Home Locker Plants on W. E. M. O. Kokomo Monday May 28 at 12 30 p m. The program covers frozen foods including meats vegetables and pies with approved methods and other products.
Rev Benjamin Rist of Plymouth, former Delphi Methodist pastor, travels through California to see daughter Mrs Evelyn Briggs. He plans visits to son Dr Martin Rist in Denver and a nephew in Iowa before returning home June 38. Mrs Rist hosted Delphi friends Sunday. Mr and Mrs Devon Humburger of Delphi welcomed a son born Thursday May 17 at St Elizabeth hospital.
The Harry B Crampton led American Legion Post 75 will decorate about 975 Carroll county graves on Memorial Day weekend. Legionnaires will cover 35 cemeteries and place flags on 600 local soldiers, while Flora Post 222 flags 360 graves in eastern Carroll.
Graduation exercises for eighth grade pupils at St. Joseph school were held Sunday evening at the church. Awards were given for religion to Joan Hamling Marian Collum David Clifford. arithmetic to Kathleen Clifford Ann Johnson Kathleen Rozhon William Rozon James McGreevy. spelling to Mary Ann McGreevy Barbara Shepard Rita Ryan Helen Clifford Carolyn Greives Mary Alice Carrier. English to Marian Collum Rita Ryan William Rozhon. penmanship to Bernice Clifford. perfect attendance to Mary Ann McGreevy Kathleen Rozohn.
Announcement of a daughter born to Lt. Harry Bryant U S N R and Mrs. Bryant in Miami Beach Florida. The child’s grandmother is Elizabeth Wickard and the family includes Lt. Bryant’s Dallas based parents. The Picarts and Wickards will be in Washington until Lt. Pickart finds a home for his family in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania.
The milk subsidy period for January through March production ends May 31 1945. Producers seeking payment must file in the AAA office by the deadline. Former applicants who did not apply are being contacted. The next subsidy payment covers milk and butterfat produced in April through June starting July 1, 1945.
Last week's item misattributed a marriage to Rev. John Ahern. The ceremony was performed by Justice Lewis Balser in Hamilton Ohio. Stevie Haugh, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Haugh of Lafayette, stayed with his grandmother Mrs Mary Haugh in Delphi. Mrs Ralph Hanna and her children visited Delphi with her mother Mrs Margaret Gerard.
Chas. P. McCain rises from 1st Sergeant to Second Lieutenant and receives his commission in the field. He left Delphi with the National Guard in January 1941 and has served in the South Pacific since 1944, recently seeing action on Luzon in the Philippines. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. McCain of Delphi. his wife Nellie Williams resides in Delphi.
Carroll County Rural Electrification Membership Corporation will begin construction of 106 miles of electric lines to serve 275 farms after wartime delays. An initial 63 miles funded before the war grew with new allotments to 106 miles, totaling 121000 dollars from the REA. Material and manpower constraints will shape the rollout as priorities lift, with 22 car loads needed. Dr John T Kirkpatrick and Fred Bassett are in northern Wisconsin, and Alma Pierce was taken to Cass County Hospital by Grimm ambulance.
President Truman accepted Claude R. Wickard's resignation as Secretary of Agriculture and named him head of the Rural Electrification Administration. Wickard will assume the new post immediately, with the announcement made today.
Carroll county drive for war bonds reports 105 055 raised toward 695 300 quota in week one. County war bond chair Ora F Shiraz says this is the biggest job yet as June sales count toward the total with a campaign closing June 16. Individual township quotas list Burlington Carrollton Deer Creek and others with varied targets.
Mrs. Merl Spitler Stinebaugh a former Flora resident died Sunday in Pittsburgh Ohio after a long illness. Born October 13 1896 she was the daughter of Ora Spitler and Mary Hart er Spitler and married Rev Walter Stinebaugh in 1915. Survivors include her husband her parents four children two sisters and two brothers. Final rites were held at the Church of the Brethren with burial in Maple Lawn Cemetery.
Warner Bros. star studded picture Hollywood Canteen will be shown at the Roxy on Sunday and Monday. The film blends a musical revue with a warm romance and is directed and written by Delmar Davis. Mrs. Si. H. Smith takes a summer vacation, with Miss Annabelle Craig substituting.
County chairman Mrs. Meredith Gene Sears reports Car roll county raised 1601.11 during April's Cancer Control drive, beating a 350.00 county quota. She thanks workers and residents for generous support, with township totals listed including Tippecanoe Burlington Clay Adams Rock Creek Liberty Jackson Democrat Jefferson Madison.
Fifth and sixth graders held their first field day at Elmwood city park last Friday. Dick Hatton led with six blue ribbons, showing strong effort in sprints, relays, and open events. Placings span 50 and 440 yard dashes, baseball throw, 220 yard dash, and relays, with Hatton, Wilcox, Crone, Lane, and others earning top spots.
Helen Munson married James R. Collings in a candle light double ring service at First Christian church Scottsburg on May 12. Bride, a Butler University senior, is daughter of Wm B Munson of Idaville. groom is a Scottsburg High School graduate employed at Allison's Indianapolis. They will reside at 642 Berkley Road Indianapolis.
Mothers of Delphi with sons or daughters in service are urged to give their names to Mrs Allen to ensure no one is omitted from the plague to be placed on the court house lawn.
The War Mothers of World War II will gather in the G. A. R. room at the courthouse Friday afternoon, May 25, for a meeting and planned activities.
Kenneth Pitts, high school principal, announced underclassmen award winners for merit in academics and activities at a special exercises. Awards cover Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen in English, Typing, Attendance, Academic Averages, and Hi Yo.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Cook Dine 86 of Lafayette died Thursday morning at her daughter’s Delphi home. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Roscoe Shelley and Mrs. Fred N. Prass and a son C. O. Dine, plus three grandchildren. Friends may call at Grimm Funeral Home Friday afternoon. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. in Colburn cemetery.
Andrew Kirk 19 of Delphi was arraigned in city court and pled guilty to operating a car with improper license plates. He was fined 1.00 and costs totaling 11.75 by City Judge Charles A. Wood. Kirk was arrested Monday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Sanford Allen.
Robert VanNatta returned home Friday from Rochester Minnesota with Mrs VanNatta who had a major operation at Mayo's on April 19 Pfe Toshio Odono and Mrs Odono are on furlough from Ft Snelling in New York City and Washington D C Mrs Odono was formerly Mary Jean Hilde brand of this city Following their eastern trip and a visit here Pfc Odono will go overseas Clarence D McKinley of Delphi has entered St Elizabeth hospital for observation and treatment
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