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Newspaper

Delphi Citizen

Location

Delphi, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1959

Page

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King Basketball Takes Spotlight For County Teams

King basketball arrives as Carroll county schools launch winter seasons. Burlington falls 47 38 to Tipton after Monday opener at Bunker Hill. Delphi and Flora schedule trips and home dates, with season tickets on sale for Delphi and students beginning Nov 9.

King Carroll County Burlington Bunker Hill Tipton Township Camden Winamac Indians Young America Delphi Oracles Howard County Walcott Flora

Orr, Sr. Taken to St Elizabeth Hospital

F H Orr Sr was taken by Jackson ambulance on Wednesday to St Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette.

F. H. Orr, Sr Jackson St. Elizabeth Hospital Lafayette

Past Masters Night Set at Delphi

The Mt. Olive Lodge No. 48 F and AM plans Past Masters Night at the Delphi Masonic Temple on Saturday Nov. 7. A 6:30 p.m. dinner by the Eastern Star, then music and an address by George L. Johnson. The Master Mason degree will be exemplified by Past Masters afterward. Tickets are available through lodge officers.

Mt. Olive Mt. Olive Lodge

Union Bank Observes Veterans Day Holiday

Union Bank and Trust Company will close for Veterans Day on November 11 and remain unavailable for banking services.

Union Bank and Trust Company

Friends neighbors aid Mears farm corn drive

Neighbors relatives and friends gathered Monday and Tuesday to harvest 100 acres of corn for Sherry Mears east of Delphi while Mears recuperates from hospital treatment in Lafayette. Bert Mears injured his hand in a corn elevator and required a cast.

Sherry Mears Delphi Mears Lafayette Bert Mears Robert Robbins Don Robbins Art Robbins George Furst Leonard Rutledge Coy Abbott Dave Abbott Don Horn Ralph Maggart Fred Medbourne Chet Roller Keith Mears Kenneth Mears Richard Mears George Downham Ora Downham Charles Rice Don Draper Jerry Boone Paul Fife Wilbur Wise Lloyd Anderson Sam James

Children’s Book Week Observed With Story Telling

Children’s Book Week is observed November 1 to 7 in Delphi. The theme Go Exploring In Books is used as four high school girls tell stories daily to grades 1 through 5 at St Joseph Hillcrest and Monroe Street. Assistants include Jean Ann Small Marilyn Fisher Kathy Hurlburt Diana Maxwell Daralee Peters Sandy Cook Janice Rider Margaret Lee Sara Vaughan Janet Rodgers Alice Preston Alice Berninger Judy Huffman and Joan Ferrier.

Delphi St. Joseph Hillcrest Monroe Street Jean Ann Small Marilyn Fisher Kathy Hurlburt Diana Maxwell Daralee Peters Sandy Cook Janice Rider Margaret Lee Sara Vaughan Janet Rodgers Alice Preston Alice Berninger Judy Huffman Joan Ferrier

Sheridan man elected president of Fifth District funeral directors

Richard L. Hikenberry of Delphi was elected vice president of the Fifth District Funeral Directors Association at a Lafayette meeting last week. He had been secretary treasurer. Russell Pettijohn of Sheridan was elected president.

Richard L. Hikenberry Delphi Fifth District Funeral Directors’ Association Lafayette Hikenberry Russell Pettijohn Sheridan

Associate Tri Kappa Meeting Notice Changes Date

Associate Tri Kappa will meet Tuesday November 17 at the home of Mrs. Will Smock. Members are asked to note the change in meeting date.

Tri Kappa Will Smock

Father Kienly named Right Reverend Monsignor by church

Rev Father Francis G Kienly former pastor of St Joseph Parish 1948 1955 named a domestic prelate with the title Right Reverend Monsignor He was among four priests honored by Bishop John J Carberry Kienly a Logansport native now pastor of St Marys Church Anderson Also serves on the diocesan music committee and as diocesan school superintendent Formal conferring date not announced

Francis G. Kienly St. Joseph Catholic John J. Carberry Father Kienly Logansport St. Mary’s Church Anderson Dioceasan

Ed Gochenour Named to General Telephone Post

E. H. Eddie Gochenour of Delphi will leave Fort Wayne as district commercial manager to become unit sales manager in Lafayette with General Telephone. He joined in 1948 after nine years in aluminum extrusion at the Lafayette plant and has since served in several postings.

E. H Eddie) Gochenour Delphi General Telephone Fort Wayne Lafayette L. H. Meyer Gochenour General Aluminum Company of America North Manchester Connersville Elkhart Ft. Wayne Delphi High School International Business College Summit City Optimists Club The Methodist Church Virginia W. W. Gochenour Prince William Road

Two Delinquent Boys Return To Juvenile Ward

Two boys aged 17 and 13 who escaped from the county jail last Saturday were recaptured Monday in West Delphi by Sheriff Roth after a tip from a local informant. They had been living in a boxcar and begging for food near Flora prior to their initial detention. their parents are divorced.

Liberty West Delphi Carroll County John V. Kite Michael Roth Flora

Heiland Clark Engagement Planned for March Wedding

Mr and Mrs John F Heiland of Delphi announce the engagement of their daughter Janet Alice to Alfred O Clark son of Mr and Mrs Alfred I Clark of Indianapolis A March wedding is planned Janet is a Delphi High School and Methodist Hospital School of Nursing grad Alfred is a Broad Ripple High School graduate who attended Purdue Indianapolis brides and groom plans announced for the union

John F. Heiland E. Franklin Street Delphi Janet Alice Alfred O. Clark Alfred IL. Clark Indianapolis Miss Heiland Delphi High School Methodist Hospital School of Nursing Mr. Clark Broadripple High School Purdue

Gingrichs Attend Indiana Grange Sessions in Elkhart

Mr and Mrs John Gingrich attended four days of Indiana State Grange sessions held recently in Elkhart outlining farm and community concerns.

John Gingrich Indiana State Grange Elkhart

Brosman Purchases Pittsburg Grocery

Don Brosman has bought the Pittsburg Grocery from Max Daugherty who ran the store for seven years. possession was given immediately. Brosman previously managed the Delphi Kroger and co managed a large Kroger in Logansport before resigning last month. Daugherty will announce future plans later.

Don Brosman Pittsburg Max Daugherty Brosman Delphi Kroger Kroger Logansport

Bringhurst Native Helps Write Indiana University Song

Roy Hinkle of Bringhurst Carroll County wrote Crimson Chimes of Indiana now recorded by RCA Victor with Al Kasha as vocalist. The reverse Campus Songs of Indiana University includes Indiana Fight and Hinkle’s Indiana University education and NJ retirement. The 45 RPM record is introduced through IU Book Store and Bloomington shops.

Indiana University Crimson Chimes Indiana Roy Hinkle Bringhurst Carroll County RCA Victor Record Division al Kasha New York Kasha Hal Brayton Cook Union Mills LaPorte County I. U. School of Business Warner Bros. Music I. U Hinkle New Jersey Dover N. J Bloomington

Mystery Farm ID Winners and Local Ad Prize

Last week’s Mystery Farm was solved by many, with Orvel Schock’s farm near Yeoman identified. The first two correct guessers were Mrs. John I. Bowman of Delphi and Mrs. Sherry Mears of Delphi, each winning a free classified ad in The Citizen. This week’s Mystery Farm appears on page 2 of The Citizen.

Orvel Schock Yeoman John I. Bowman Delphi Sherry Mears Mystery Farm

Fire inspectors course attendee Tillman Abbott cited

Tillman Abbott a safety engineer for Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Indiana attended Purdue University’s second annual three day fire inspectors short course last week.

Purdue Tillman Abbott Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Indiana

Delphi City Votes Sweep Republicans In Local Election

In Delphi Indiana Democrat Jesse Patrick narrowly won the city clerk treasurer post by 19 votes over Republican Gertrude Franz as the Democratic ticket swept the city. Former mayor Charles Wood defeated Roy Clauser to reclaim the mayoralty with a 229 margin while a Republican council majority formed across districts. Veterans Day observances follow with services at Delphi Christian church and a memorial on the courthouse square.

State Election Board Indiana Flora Camden Jesse Patrick Delphi Gertrude L. Franz Charles A. Wood Roy Clauser Joseph T Tom) Ives, Jr Ray Robinson Ives Wood Clyde Myers Orlando Loro Russell Williams Robert Gearish Robert Coomey Bernard Wray John Bowman Robert Wilson Harry Bohannon Post American Legion Court House Square Joe Ghere Legion Home Ben Hart Charles Hildebrand The Post South Bend Citizen Citizens GOP Robert A. Jones Joe Northcutt Clarence Watson Citizens Ticket Glen Wagoner Watson Harold Barney) Primmer Jesse Lowrey Roy C. Clauser Jesse E. Patrick Joseph T. Ives, JR Robert N. Coomey Ae Orlando J. Lord Clyde E. Myers John I. Bowman

Jordan seeks restricted driving license in Carroll County

Earl J. Jordan of Flora sues Dean Overholser Carroll County Prosecuting Attorney and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Carroll circuit court for a restricted drivers license. The 70 year old was convicted of driving while intoxicated in August, losing his license for one year. He asks to be allowed to travel to his farm near Flora. Wilbur Lane represents the petitioner.

Earl J. Jordan Flora Carroll Dean Overholser Carroll County Bureau of Motor Vehicles Jordan Wilbur Lane

Stained Glass Windows Installed at St. Joseph Church

Ten new stained glass windows completed for St. Joseph Church in Delphi invite public to open house Sunday Nov 22 from 2 to 5 pm. The windows depict Adam and Eve to Judgment Day baptist confessional and Christmas themes created by Father Humbert of Amsterdam. Father VanTiel and Brother install them after three weeks of work following Humbert's illness. Contributions funded the project as memorials and gifts.

Indiana Department of Conservation Indiana ST. Joseph Church St. Joseph Delphi Humbert Amsterdam Holland Chicago Father Peter van Tiel Father VanTiel Father Humbert Harry VanTiel Evangeline Louisiana

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Dick Callane Callane State Superintendent of Public Instruction Council Bertha Noble Noble Connie Calhound Boatright Jack E. Boatright Seoul Korea Tokyo Japan Monticello Boatright Honolulu Northwest Orient Airlines Democratic John Walsh Flossie Lear Rupert Wilburn Harry Slack Vevay Kokomo Herbert Slack Herb Smith Mary Cochrane Miss Cochrane Jaycee Fund Henry Ward Beecher Harriet Beecher Stowe Stephen Mason Laura Talmadge Mason Henry Curtis Haskell Marshall Michigan Mary Haskell Howe Howe Smithsonian Institute Trenton U. S. Navy Porter D. Marshall Annapolis Naples Italy Mediterranean Delphi Library Sarah Bloyd Ana Mears Farm Ed Gochenour Eddie Gochenour Daugherty Delphi A&p Identify Farm Clauser Delphi City Patrick Veterans Day Service Bert Quinn William Walters Board of Trustee Ruth Edging Eva Shafer Ralph Rohrabaugh, Jr Hubert Galimore J. Frank Kesner Dan Baker Herbert Yerkes James Sharp Jesse Pat Robert Gerrish Russell T. Williams Robert C. Quinn
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