Enders recalls Korea and Japan service and current post
Major Gordon B Enders, once Purdue staff and now U S foreign relations officer in Seoul, recounts four years in service. He describes work in Japan and Korea after the surrender, civilians and officials reacting under Allied commands, and his drive home. He notes a DelphI boy Lieut Brian Hemmig earning three Distinguished Flying Crosses for perilous B 29 missions over Iwo Jima and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don B. Enders
Purdue University
U. S
Seoul
Korea
Major Enders
Prominent Delphi Native Walter W. Gardner Dies in Florida
Walter W. Gardner aged 58, a former Delphi and Rochester resident, died Friday morning in Vero Beach Florida where he had recently moved for health reasons. Cause listed as heart attack. He was the son of Mrs. William Gardner and the late Mr. Gardner of Delphi and was born in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vero Beech
Florida
Mr. Gardner
William Gardner
Frost Softer Than Expected on Carroll County Corn
County agricultural agent Robert Van Slyke says heavy frosts early this week did not cause major damage to corn in Carroll County. Most fields fully matured before the frost Tuesday night, with prolonged cool wet conditions delaying ripening by two to three weeks. Harvest will need air circulation to prevent storage spoilage, and late planted fields may show soft corn. Continued on page 4.
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Carroll County
Robert van Slyke
van Slyke
Soy Seed Dealers Hold Seventh Field Day at Monticello
About 170 dealers and customers from the Soy Seed company of Camden gathered at the Sportsman restaurant in Monticello for the seventh annual field day. Attendees toured Loy Seed fields and evaluated the 844 variety and new SS 70 derived from the 600 and 800 series. The new drying plant, among the Midwest’s most modern, handles 22 000 bushels and dries 600 bushels per day with delegates from Indiana Ohio and Illinois. Notable firms included Kirtley Grain Whitestown Yeddo Grain Yeddo Lake Reagan Colfax Rossville Elevator and Vethersburg Grain. Company officials listed are Roy Caldwell president Chester Joyce vice president and H W Dice secretary treasurer.
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The
Vethersburg Grain Company
Roy Caldwell
Chester Joyce
Lillian Keck 55 Dies in Logansport Hospital
Mrs Lillian Mae Keck 55 of Idaville died Sunday morning at St Joseph hospital Logansport after a ten day illness. She was born Aug 16 1890 in Idaville and survived by husband William and a daughter Geneva. Also surviving two sisters Mrs William Brown Monticello and Mrs Harry Maffs Indianapolis and two brothers William Royer Idaville and Milton Royer Seattle. Services were held Tuesday at 3 30 p m in Miller funeral home Idaville with Rev N A Gilliland officiating burial in Idaville cemetery.
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Idaville
William
Man
Harry Maffs
Indianapolis
William Royer
Milton Royer
Seattle
Miller Funeral Home
N. A. Gilliland
Brief Illness Fatal To Lula P. Moss
Lula P Moss died at Cass county hospital after a four day illness. Born April 12 1880 in Irwin township Howard county she married Lee J Moss in 1901 who died in 1932. Survived by daughters Mrs Russell Harter Flora and Mrs Don Oder Swayzee a son Walter Indianapolis a sister Mrs Ochis Clingenpeel Flora a brother Lon R Ewing Irvin township. Funeral Tuesday at Flora Church of the Brethren Rev Ray Zook officiating burial Maple Lawn cemetery Lester funeral home in charge.
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Scott and
Isabella Ewing
Irwin Township
Howard County
Don Oder
Swayzee
Walter
Indianapolis
Ochis Clingenpeel
Flora
Lon R. Ewing
Irvin Township
Juniors Present The Mummy and the Mumps
Delphi Juniors rehearse for their class play The Mummy and the Mumps a three act comedy set at an exclusive girls school near Boston The performance runs on Oct 23 and 24 under Miss Mary Ann Bieber with tickets 50 cents from junior members
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Delphi
Boston
Mary Ann Bieber
Parks Visit and Farm Family Hosts in Indiana
Mr and Mrs Edrie Parks and their children visited Mrs W M Chambers in Russiaville last week. A fish supper was held at Mr and Mrs Russell Vegus and family. Mrs Earl Himblin and children Kenney Katherine and Nancy traveled from Sacramento to Delphi to visit cousin George Brewer before motoring to Ft Benning Georgia with Army sergeant Mr Himblin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edrie Parks
Earl Himblin
Kenney
Katherine
Nancy
Sacramento
Calif
Delphi
George Brewer
Ft. Benning, Ga
Himblin
Cutler Soldier Killed In Action, War Dept Reports
Pte Max Shortridge 22 of Delphi born Aug 30 1923 killed in action per War Department message received recently. He was reported missing in February. Survivors include parents Mrs Goldie Slayton and Lewis Shortridge a twin sister Maxine a sister Eileen and half brother Gene Slayton. The family formerly lived in Clay and Deer Creek townships. He attended Ockley schools at one time.
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Deer Creek
Delphi
Ockley
Baby Charles DeVault Dies After Operation
Charles DeVault aged two years nine months, son of Leo H. and Alvina Stiger DeVault of Lafayette, died Monday at St. Elizabeth hospital Lafayette after surgery for intestinal obstruction. Born December 12, 1942, he is survived by his parents and grandparents. Services held Wednesday at Rockfield Christian church with Rev. Odin Memering officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows cemetery Rockfield. Grimm funeral home in charge.
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Charles DeVault
Leo H. and
Alvina Stiger DeVault
Denk and Neffle Engage. Navy Service Sets Wedding
Announcement states Miss Jean Louise Neffle daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A Neffle of 370 Shadeland Ave Indianapolis will wed Robert A Denk Army radioman third class son of Mr and Mrs A J Denk of Delphi. No wedding date yet as Denk awaits return from the Pacific. Neffle a registered nurse now on duty in Rockfield Illinois.
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Miss Neffle
Rockfield, Il
Local births greeting Delphi families with two newborns
Mr and Mrs Clay Maxwell Delphi welcomed a son born Sunday October 7 at St Elizabeth in Lafayette Cpl and Mrs Melvin Kahler Delphi route 8 welcomed a daughter born Saturday October 6 at Home hospital in Lafayette The mother Gwen Coble formerly of Carroll county clerk office notes the parentage today.
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Clay Maxwell
Delphi
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lafayette
Melvin Kahler
Home Hospital
Gwen Coble
Carroll County
Major Hanna receives Bronze Star for war service in Pacific
Ralph Hanna Major of the United States Army is awarded the Bronze Star Medal for chemical warfare service and meritorious achievement at Manila. He has served since September 1942 and has campaigns in New Guinea Southern Philippines and Luzon. He’s now with the occupation forces in Japan. He previously practiced law in Delphi and Lafayette.
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United States Army
Mary Lou Gerard Hanna
Manila
Hanna
Command and General Staff School
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
United States
Desert Training Center
Banning
Calif
Headquarters
Army Service Forces
Washington
Pacific Theater
New Guinea
Philippines
Luzon
Japan
Highth Army
Hanna and Hanna
Delphi
Calvert and Hanna
Lafayette
National Guard
Camp Atterbury
38Th Division
George
Sunshine Society Initiates 38 Girls in Pretty Ceremony
Thirty eight freshmen girls and five upperclassmen were initiated into the Sunshine Society of Delphi high school in a candlelight ceremony at Delphi Presbyterian church. President Miss Imogene Rhine led the rite with officers Pat ty Brewer Frances Grassmyer Ruby Slack and Joan Wise assisting. Yellow and white decor graced the setting with music by James Dickinson and a guest sermon by Rev. Merlin Schwein. Tea followed for initiates and mothers at the church parlors.
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Sunshine Society
Delphi High School
Ty Brewer
Frances Grassmyer
Ruby Slack
Joan Wise
Joseph Tolen Opens Carroll County Veterans Office in Court House
Carroll County Veterans' Administrator Joseph Tolen has opened his office on the third floor of the courthouse after appointment by the county commissioners. He recently completed a two week course in Veterans Affairs at the State House in Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs Tolen plan to move to Delphi soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Tolen
Veterans
Court House
Indianapolis
Tolen
Delphi
Lt. Hemmig Home After 36 Combat Missions
1st Lt. Ralph B. Hemmig son of Mrs Nora Hemmig Delphi returned from 36 combat missions over Japan on a 45 day leave. He commands praise as one of the top navigators in the 20th Air Force based on Guam and carries the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters and Air Medal with three clusters. He flew B 29s from Guam over Japan and Jap held lands since January, his first mission Tokyo target and his 36th mission completed as Japan sought peace. Further details note his unit earned multiple Presidential Citations and his group’s historic wartime record.
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Japan
Ralph B. Hemmig
Nora Hemmig
Delphi
Gator
20Th Air Force
Guam
Lieut
Hemmig
Walter Armstrong Dies at 59 in Pittsburg Rites Held
Walter Munson Armstrong 59 lifelong Pittsburg resident was found dead Friday morning at his home by his sister Amy Kennedy. He suffered heart trouble and was never married. Survivors include his brother Harry and sisters Amy Kennedy and Maude Shallenberger of Chicago. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p m at Grimm Funeral Home with Rev. Howard Jenkins. burial in Pittsburg Cemetery. Pallbearers named Slim Hoagland Charles Boyles Ed Kurtz Frank Swaim Charles Smith.
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Pittsburg
Amy Kennedy
Armstrong
Kennedy
Maude Shallenberger
Chicago
Major Baum Commended as 7th Air Force IG
Major David Baum son of Theodore Baum of Delphi route 4 has been commended by Colonel Charles J. Benda Inspector General of the 7th Air Force for his services as Benda's assistant. Baum acted as inspector general in Manila and awaits transfer to Tokyo. The commendation praises his efficiency cooperation and valued services from February 18 1943 to the present.
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David Baum
7Th Air Force
Theodore Baum
Delphi
Charles J. Benda
Col. Benda
Manila
Baum
Tokyo
Seventh Air
Fourteen Veterans Receive New Discharge Buttons This Week
Fourteen servicemen filed their discharge records this week with Carroll county recorder Mrs. Edith Retherford Farr. Notables include Joseph L. McCain of Flora now Lebanon, Vernon George of Delphi, Jack Schilling of Delphi, Ralph Kuzmaul of Flora, Melborne Day of Camden, Morton J. Pullen of Delphi, Robert D. Altic near Rossville, and William B. Schnepp of Delphi. Campaigns listed span Ardennes, Rhineland, New Guinea, Luzon, Northern France, Central Europe, and more with multiple medals including Silver Star, Purple Heart, and Distinguished Unit Badge.
Former Cutler Lady Killed In Rossville Collision
Mrs. Mary E B Griffis 63 wife of Em ory Griffis of Rossville died instantly when the car she rode in was hit by a northbound Monon passenger train near the Monon depot in Rossville on Thursday evening. Three other women were injured including Mrs. Oscar Deiter 65 sister of the deceased, Mrs. David Galhoun 27 and Dorothy Miller 21 the car driver. Surviving are her husband two sons James of Boswell and Dale a fireman first class serving in the Marshall Islands two sisters Mrs Roy Waples of Lafayette and Mrs Deiter. Funeral at 2 p m in the Rossville Church of the Brethren with State Trooper Clement Duckwall of Delphi investigating the crash.
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Mary EB. Griffis
Emory Griffis
Rossville
Pot
Oscar Deiter
Griffis
David Galhoun
Dorothy Miller
Marshall Islands
Roy Waples
Lafayette
Deiter
Sunshine Girls TQ Shake a Mean Mop on Hobo Day
Delphi high school Sun shine Society members observe the annual Hobo Day on Saturday October 20. Girls in overalls offer services to Delphi households including babysitting window washing woodwork polishing car washing and lawn mowing to replenish the Sunshine treasury. Call the high school for a Sunshine girl to help on Oct 20.
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Shake
Shine Society
High School
Union Bank observes Columbus Day holiday closure
The Union Bank and Trust Co of Delphi will close Friday October 12 for Columbus Day and will not be open for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Bank & Trust Co. of
Delphi
Mrs. Mary Williams Accepted for Red Cross Duty
Mrs. Mary Williams has been accepted for active service by the national Red Cross in Washington. After two weeks of schooling in Washington she will serve three months within the continental United States before possible overseas duty. She has been staying with her sister Mrs. Myron Johnson in Delphi.
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Mary Williams
Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
Washington
Myron Johnson
Delphi
Miss Ruth Dobbins Resigns From Wakeman Hospital Post
Ruth Dobbins resigns from the Registrar's Department at Wakeman General Hospital Camp Atterbury Indiana effective October 20 after three years. She will move to Delphi to live with her father Walter Dobbins.
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Ruth Dobbins
Wakeman General Hospital
Atterbury
Indiana
Delphi
Walter Dobbins
Final Notice Taxpayers
Final tax paying ends November 5 1945 after that date an 8 percent penalty will be added. Narcotl 3 ll County Luther M Cohee
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Narcotl
3Ll County
Luther M. Cohee
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