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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1956
Page
4
Local social notes list gatherings for Thanksgiving from Delphi to Logansport and Indianapolis. Families such as Lambs Sullivans Lovelands Oswalds Clifford Heddes and Porters are hosting or visiting relatives including individuals from Burlington Bur lington Terre Haute Lafayette and Manchester College.
Local notices list numerous households planning Thanksgiving visits and dinners. Families from Delphi, Lafayette, Kokomo, Rochester, Royal Center, Frankfort, Logansport and surrounding areas will share meals with relatives including parents, children, and grandchildren. Several invitations also note travel to Indianapolis and Chicago for celebrations and a wedding.
Ted Gilpin 51 a former Delphi resident was found dead in his Americus area home Sunday morning of a heart attack. Born Sept 16 1905 in Delphi he was the son of George and Lillie Allen Gilpin. A bachelor he worked 30 years at Ross Gear Lafayette. He belonged to the Delphi Moose lodge. Surviving are his mother Mrs Lillie Gilpin Greensburg a brother Charles Madison Wiscon sin two sisters Mrs Charles H Schnepp Lafayette route 3 and Mrs Don Eckhart Buck Creek. Funeral rites were held Tuesday at Jackson funeral home with Rev Forest Howell presiding. Burial in IOOF cemetery.
Jesse A. Roadruck of near Colburn died at his home Monday morning. Born February 8, 1881 in Cochocton Ohio, he was a retired farmer and Colburn UB church member. Survived by widow Nettie Liebenknight two daughters Lena Erb and Pauline Weinand a sister Nora Shortridge. Funeral from Jackson funeral home Wednesday with Rev Keith Smitley officiating. Burial in Colburn cemetery.
The Carroll County Red Cross Chapter will hold a meeting on Monday November 26 at 2 pm in the chapter room at the courthouse.
Pyrmont's EUB church hosted a pre Thanksgiving ceremony where Carolyn Shultheis and John Burkle wed, joined by maid of honor Doris Shulthers and bridesmaids. The reception followed in the parish hall with a four tier cake and Florida-bound couple to start life in Lafayette after a Michigan trip.
Miss Joan Henderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Ww S Henderson 422 Ss Hamilton Delphi married Charles P Dillman son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Dillman route 1 Flora in a Monday evening ceremony November 12 Rev James William Rankin officiated at the Delphi Presbyterian church. The couple exchanged vows before guests under a seven branch candelabra with white mums and palms attended by a bridal party including Shirley Eis Mary Christine Maxwell Janet Dillman Jerry Henderson and Gene Dillman among others. The bride wore a white lace over light blue taffeta gown with ballerina length and a fingertip veil on a braided clip.
Miss Roberta L Dunn and Airman Dale M Robson married in Pittsburg Church of the Brethren with Rev John Laprad officiating. The couple plans to reside at Bergston AFB Austin Texas after January 1 following the ceremony and reception.
Mr and Mrs Pete Weaver and sons hosted a Sunday dinner with guests including Mr and Mrs Carl Metz Mr and Mrs Charles Mummert Mrs Mae Austin Dwain Wigner of Yeoman Miss Ann Bushman of Reynolds Mr and Mrs Bob Goble and son Steve of Winamac Mr and Mrs Wilbur Kilmer and Mr and Mrs Clark Diener and family of Monticello.
Walter M Lantz 20 Flora pleaded guilty to petit larceny and was fined 15 dollars and 15 dollars costs plus 6 months at Indiana State Farm suspended if he reenlists in the army and repays 169 dollars to a Flora service station owner. Gerald Morehouse 28 Royal Center faced reckless driving charge and was fined 25 dollars and costs with a warning on possible license loss after a 120 mph pursuit ending in Logansport. John Hinkle 41 Galveston arrested for driving without an operator permit and fined 1 dollar plus costs.
Opal Fern Wagoner's last will admitted to probate in Carroll circuit court. She leaves 120 acres of farm real estate and all personal property excluding Bright National Bank stock to Mabel Wagoner Clarabelle Mundell and Lawrence Wagoner share and share alike. Building lot in Flora and Bright National bank stock go to Richard Wagoner Dale Wagoner Mayne Musselman and Maxine Ferguson one quarter each. Real estate valued at 40000 personal property at 6000. Attorney A D Bishop represents the estate.
The Men's Quartette of the Radnor Methodist church will present a program at the Pyrmont Church of the Brethren Sunday evening November 25 at 7 pm. The public is invited.
A joint Christmas supper for all Girl Scout and Brownie leaders and committee mothers will be held at REMC on December 5 at 6 30 p m. Friday night’s ball game featured scouts Judy Weaver Connie Gerbens Carol Hawn Janice Buchanan Patty Toole Barbara Cope and Betty Harris in the Flag ceremony. Brownie troop No 24 was invested with thirty three girls earning pins including Fern Anderson Diana Blickenstaff Peggy Blickenstaff Linda Cain Linda Birley Mary Coghill Kathie Criswell Jackie Duddy Brenda Shambaugh Brenda Delaney Zada Duncin Nancy Elmore Dorothy England Libby Fields Jeanine Flora Peggy Gianou lis Marsha Hill Marsha Hoagland Pam Humphrey Mary Johnson Marsha Kirkpatrick Theresa Lear Joyce Medley Toni Miller Connie Myers Diana Nelson Pat Randolph Christine Roach Imogene Tharp Rise Watkins Terry Woods Jane Woods and Thesa White.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Victor hosted a Sunday gathering with Wayne Zinn family near Flora Ray Roberson family of Burlington Robert Brown of Lafayette and Jesse Zinn near Delphi also present Mrs Mark Porter hosted guests including Mrs Charles Sieber Bill Sieber Wayne Rule Dean Goslee Delores Thomson and John Sieber plus Stephen Ted Spall's son was taken to St Elizabeth hospital with meningitis he is improving Spall family moving from Bradshaw farm to Crawfordsville Fred W Frohn and Edythe Lightner Marion were wed last Friday by Justice Herman Theio phile Oscar Hall Buck Creek home of Velma Little suffered heavy fire damage last week with contents saved.
The Modern Homemakers Home Demonstration club will meet Tuesday evening November 27 at 7 30 in the home of Mrs William Coffey. Members are asked to note the change in date.
The Winter Wonderland Bazaar at the Delphi Methodist Church runs Thursday December 6 with a 12 30 PM start and a turkey buffet supper from five to seven thirty PM.
Marriages licenses list multiple couples including John R. Burkle of Clay township and Carolyn J. Shulthers of Delphi route 4. Paul T. O'Farrell of Yeoman and Carol Lane of Delphi. Dale M. Robson of Lafayette and Roberta Dunn of Lafayette route 3. Jack D. Brewer of Delphi and Delores Cain of Delphi route 1. Donald C. Carmichael of Columbus Ohio and Marilyn Dyson of Flora route 2. Bobbie Perigo of Flora and Dixie Bell of Burlington. Keith Lambert of Delphi route 3 and Harriett Padgett of Lafayette. John Rich of Russiaville route 1 and Nan Murray of Kokomo route 6.
A Sunday evening gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Jesse Zinn included Mr and Mrs Russell Humberd Mrs Ethel Landis Mr and Mrs Orman Zinn and family Mr and Mrs Delbert Eikenberry and family from Flora along with Mr and Mrs Charles Black and family from Delphi and Mr and Mrs Gerald Todd of Tipton.
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