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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1951
Page
6
A civic guide urges households to reduce fire risk as part of civil defense. It emphasizes clearing rubbish, burning waste in metal containers, checking electrical systems, and ensuring heating equipment is safe. It cautions against indoor flammables and stores oily rags outside in metal, airtight containers.
Insurance expert Muri Marsh outlines National Fire Prevention Week goals and practical farm safety steps. He warns carelessness with matches and keeps grass and rubbish away from buildings, notes improved wiring and roofing, and urges metal fuel gauges away from tractors to reduce ignition risk.
Three Rivers Council Boy Scouts of America to hold October fund drives across White Pulaski Carroll Cassston and Miami counties in partnership with Community Chest campaigns in Logansport and Peru. The aim is to raise 25000 to support program activities camps and membership, with Ralph Parsons of Peru as finance chairman and district chairs Paul Bailey A F Pate Robert Moore R J Masters and Bob Julius assisting.
Mrs Ella Peterson of Mulberry broke her ankle last Thursday while hanging up clothes. She is in Home hospital Room 128 Lafayette. Mrs Peterson formerly resided in Delphi and is the sister of Ee David Weidner of West Delphi.
Mrs Dorothy Wray replaces Mrs Orville Cassmen as a local girl scouts leader. The Rhine family from Delphi and Indianapolis figures plan travel from Delphi to Wichita Texas and Biloxi Mississippi to visit relatives and return by October 20. Duane Lamb, former Home Hospital patient, returned to South Delphi after a heart attack and his daughter Becky Lamb is home after emergency appendectomy. both are improving.
From where I sit Joe Marsh notes a bank test of a Make Your Own Change system using bowls of nickels dimes and pennies plus a sign. The end-of-day totals stay within a few cents of the correct amount as farmers and city folks share similar trust in others.
The wedding of a Delphi High School graduate and a Rossville High School graduate now in the U S Navy was held with Rev G L Wine officiating. The bride wore fall green and cocoa accessories with white rose flowers. Thelma Haden was maid of honor in steel grey with navy accents. Ed Metzger served as best man, Lawrence Metzger as usher. The groom, a dental technician, will report to duty in California October 18. The couple plans to move to California after a honeymoon trip south.
Radnor Methodist church will observe Homecoming and Rally Day on Sunday October 14. Sunday school starts at 10 30 with a basket dinner at noon followed by worship. The event invites all former members and friends to attend and participate.
Wallace Snow, Red Cross field representative, attended the local Red Cross chapter meeting last Monday afternoon. Service chairmen reported on their services. Miss Hilda Bowen was appointed Fund Drive Program chairman and will head a committee including Mary Smock and four others.
The fall Hammer and Saw weekend is announced by Charles J. Smith Scout Executive. Work projects include lowering water lines below frost level erecting a softball back stop staining the new Lodge and possible clearing for a new campsite to be built next spring. Scouts urged to attend to aid camp improvements.
Eleven members and one guest attended at Mrs. Alice King's Russiaville home. New member Catherine Harney was welcomed. Prizes were awarded to Myrtle Wise Fern Plunkett Mary Wray and Helen Hayden. A bake sale is set for October 20 in the Court House Assembly room.
Mrs James Clawson of rural route 2 Delphi has word from her husband Corporal James Clawson that he has been promoted to sergeant. He is at Fort Campbell Kentucky.
A 3 0 Dodgers shutout marked the first no hit game at Ebbetts Field in nine years. Daffy Dean starred for the Cardinals allowing only a walk in the first inning to Len Koenecke while Ducky Medwick and Dean each drove in runs. Landis Equipment Co pitches a plug for anti freeze.
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