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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1966
Page
2
In a prepared statement responding to inquiries the Carroll County Grand Jury indicted Mrs Straight in February 1963 for first degree murder and the panel believed prosecution warranted. The letter notes possible verdicts including lesser crimes and cites Judge Fisher's late ruling excluding defendant's home statements.
The prosecution failed to present key statements from Mrs. Straight about the killing after the court ruled she was insane at the time. With evidence limited and sentencing costs mounting, the judge discharged the case to avoid further county expense and lengthy proceedings.
Lois E Lane urges readers to donate love through simple acts like cards visits meals to brighten shut ins. The piece frames love as a two way gift, noting daily calls for love and citing John 15 12 to urged followers.
A compact pair of poems note social justice protest and a gardener’s miscue. The first laments marches for civil rights and war and ends with fatigue. The second jests at nurturing a plant that proves weed and bloom indistinguishable.
Albert John Burris 75 of route 3 died at Veterans Hospital in Marion at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday after three days as a patient. Born in Rush County he was a World War I veteran and a laborer who lived mainly in the Delphi area. Survived by daughter Joan Spurgeon of Flora and brother Logan of Lafayette. Services Friday afternoon at Cornell Funeral Home with Rev. Samuel Keller officiating, burial in Woodville Cemetery.
Russell F. Clawson 69 of route 1 1 Ockley died unexpectedly of a heart attack Friday in a field near his home. He was born February 18 1897 in Radnor son of Harvey and Barbara Ashba Clawson. Survived by his wife Esther nee Weida four daughters two brothers three sisters ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were at Radnor Methodist Church and burial in Rossville Cemetery with Lester Funeral Home in charge.
Northern Indiana Public Service Company requests a franchise to supply natural gas to Rossville. A preliminary resolution set for final action December 13, 1966 after engineering studies. Rossville joins the Monticello district as four fifths of Southern division customers already use gas.
Mrs. Vern Gillam and Mrs. Elisha Powell visited Kokomo and Elizabethton relatives last week. Charles Clawson stopped by with his sister Sylvia Heffley. Carroll County W C T U met at the Delphi Methodist Church with Hazel Slavens elected county president and devotions by Marion Smith. Reports covered the State Convention at Winona Lake in late October.
The Worth While Club of the Springboro Community met at Mrs. Bert Gardiner's home with fifteen members two guests and two children present. Mrs. Cecil Redding led the entertainment after the business session. Mrs. Gardiner gave the safety lesson and Mrs. Louise Rush won the hostess prize. The Christmas meeting is set for December 1 a luncheon at K-May Tea Room and a gift exchange and entertainment at Mrs. E. E. Anderson's home.
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