News of the Men In Service
Gene Maxwell aviation radio man third class U S Navy spends leave at home before San Diego after two months in Maine aviation radio school. His brother Bob Maxwell is in basic training at Great Lakes. Pvt Charles L Ferguson furloughed from Camp J Robinson goes to Fort Leonard Wood with his family in Burlington and Kokomo. Pfc Howard C Brehmer returns to Camp Butner after 10 day furlough with Delphi parents. John Smith home on furlough then visits Fort Wayne with his mother. Pfc Tobias Schmitter returns to Lorado Texas after furlough with his parents. Mr and Mrs Lewis Ward learn son Pvt Richard Ward arrived in France now in Luxembourg, service since Nov 1943. Addresses of three Howell brothers in service: Aubrey Howell APO 38 San Francisco. Robert Howell APO 635 New York. John Howell A 68rd Med Tng Bn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Maxwell
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Calif
Maxwell
Maine
Aviation
Bob
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Charles L. Ferguson
Camp J. T. Robinson
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
Ferguson
Burlington and
Kokomo
Howard C. Brehmer
Butner
N. C
G. W. Brehmer
Delphi
John Smith
C. J. Smith
Fort Wayne
Ed Erb
Lewis Ward
Radnor
Pvt
Richard Ward
France
Luxembourg
Pvt. Ward
San Francisco
Robert R. Howell
55Th Field Hospital
New York
N. Y
John N. Howell
Tng
Raymond D. Fisher
Camp Croft
S. C
Camp McCoy
Wis
Bill Metsker
Fromer Bringhurst
Fletcher Metsker
South Bend
Camp Hood
Texas
New Jersey
Metsker
Purdue University
New Jersey College
Russell Ayres
Lewis Craig
Flora
Frederick Boyer
J. C. Boyer
Deer Creek
Normandy
John Richard McCain
Carl McCain
East of Flora
Camp Wolters
Camp Atterbury
Ind
George Robert McCain
Kathryn Kavanaugh
Lucy Smith
Mary Thomas
Benson
Smith
Dwight Lohrman
Aimme Smith
Gene Cunningham
Mrs. Kennedy
Marjorie Cook
Billy Smith
Jack Cunningham
Jimmy Robinson
Jim Ayres
Daisy Montaine
Barbara Sheagley
Ned Kennedy
Service members in training and deployments across the military
George Thain has been promoted to sergeant while serving in Italy. Robert M. Maxwell begins naval indoctrination at Great Lakes with aptitude tests ahead of possible ship duty. Garnette Smith, first class Quartermaster on an LST, returned to New York after 15 months in the Mediterranean and English Channel. Donald De Witt and Howard De Witt, and Mearle De Witt in various branches, remain in touch with home. Pvt. Raymond J. Price arrives at Aberdeen Maryland for 13 weeks of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thain
Mabel Collins
Delphi
Sgt. Thain
Italy
Robert M. Maxwell
Route 1
Battle Ground
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Illinois
Naval Service
Garnette Smith
New York
Mediterranean
English Channel
Albert Smith
Yeoman
Smith
Anzio
Salerno
France
Basic training and overseas moves mark wartime notes
Inductions and transfers fill the roster as Pvt Price starts at Ft Harrison and others head to Camp Croft Camp McCoy Camp Hood and Ft Meade. Capt Gros prepares for overseas duty from Camp Knox while families in Delphi await word. A death in action tale closes with Pfc Spitler killed in France and Purple Heart awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt. Price
Ft. Harrison
Spitler
Cassino
Italy
France
Neighborhood Socials Circulate in Oak Grove Area
Miss Thyrza Henry returns with Mr and Mrs Frank Pencebaker to Patton after summer on the lake. Local residents enjoy dinners and visits from Laf ayette Lafayette Monticello Ockley Hopedale Oak Grove and Oak Grove Missionary Society meetings highlight the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corabel Curtis
Monticello
Wilbur Brady
Fannie Curtis
Richard Medley
Ockley
Thomas O'Farrell
John Burke
James Viney
Lafayette
Thyrza Henry
Roy Jones
Russell Jones
Bobbie Webber
Hopedale
Fern Jones
Bobbie
Frank Arthur
Pearl Ballard
Lawrence Fry
Oak Grove Missionary Society
Cecil Million
Oak Grove
Flora Couple Mark Golden Anniversary in Flora
Mr and Mrs Manford Kelsey of Flora will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on October 15 with a family dinner and open house from two to five in the afternoon. They were married fifty years ago in Idaville at the bride’s parents home with Rev Uriah Patton officiating. Mrs Kelsey aged 67 on February 9 is the daughter of the late William and Amanda Helvie of Idaville. Mr Kelsey aged 74 in July was born in Carroll county, son of George and Mariah Kelsey. They had two children, one daughter died in infancy. the remaining daughter is Mrs Charles L Shaffer who lives west of Flora. They have spent the last 20 years in Flora and joined the Baptist church in 1897, with Mr Kelsey becoming a deacon in 1909 and still serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manford Kelsey
Flora
District 3 meeting draws Carroll Rural Youth to Lafayette pavilion
Carroll county Rural Youth members plan to attend a District 3 meeting at Columbia Park pavilion in Lafayette with Wayne Zinn delivering a year end progress report. Jay Club hosts an October 16 meeting at 8:00 p m at Hickory Grove Christian church to install new officers and welcome visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Columbian Park
Lafayette
Wayne Zinn
Jay Club
Hickory Grove Christian Church
Pat Million
Cass County
Bringhurst Methodist Church Rally Day and Loyalty Sunday
Bringhurst Methodist church will host Rally Day and Loyalty Sunday on Sunday October 15. Members and friends are invited, with special welcome to former attendees who found comfort at this shrine. Arthur Howell, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bringhurst Methodist Church
Arthur Howell
Pittsburg Church Homecoming and Harvest Meeting
This Sunday the Pittsburg Church of the Brethren hosts its yearly homecoming and harvest meeting with Sister Goldie Killian of the Bloomfield congregation as speaker for morning afternoon and evening sessions. The public is invited especially former worshippers of the hill church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie Killian
Bloomfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pfc
Tobias Schmitter
Lorado, Texas
Frank Schmitter
Howell Boys
Bringhurst
Aubrey C. Howell
Inf
APO
ASFTC
Camp Barkeley, Texas
Fred de Witt
Camden
Donald
Howard
Saipan
Mearle
Army
Raymond J. Price
Harvey Dilling
Aberdeen, Md
Burrows
Logansport
Poland
China
Ray Milburn
L. F. Crume
Robert Logan
Aucts
Henry Hirsch
Rossville
Pyrmont
Oliver Surkey
J. T. Laprad
Ray Booth
F. Smeltzer
Hubert Gros
Camp Knox
Gros
Indianapolis
Miami Beach
Florida
Dennis McCouch
Matherfield
Sacramento
Paul Cripe
Camp Fannin
Ft. Meade
Donald Siple
Sampson Naval Yards
Sampson, N. Y
Elmer Siple
Cpl
Kenneth W. Calloway
Willard Calloway
Calloway
Australia
New Guinea
Pacific Islands
Robert D. Calloway
England
Ralph Hanna
U. S. Army
South Pacific
Hanna
Delphi National Guards, Co. G
151St Inf
Austin Cromer
Millie Cromer
Paul Asbury
Fora High School
Minnie Asbury
North Manchester
Emmett Dale Spitler
Robert Johns
Near
Burl
Ington
Charles Felthoff
Drewfield, Fla
Cutler
Tom Flora
Earl Park
Noah Flora
Tom Bicknell
Near Paoli
Albert Pitzer
Dick Lines
Camp Pickett
Ida Trobaugh
Sadie McDaniels
Martha Lowery
Ruth McKinney
Raymond Ball
Barney Constant
Huntington
Donald Kelly
Marines
Seaman
Kenneth Kelly
Norfolk
Marvin Shedron
Clinton County Hospital
Frankfort
Tuesday
Sue Ann
William Davis
Richmond, Va
Elmer Davis
L. C. Lucas
John Lucas
New London
Lough
His
Ben Felthoff
Patton Miss Thyrza Henry
Frank Pencebaker
Patton
Lake
Esther Aus
Oden Memmering
Thomas Thurston
Remington
John Thurston
Fern
Right Jolly Workers
District 2
Jane Benner
Doris Jeane Jones
Janice Edging
Dorothy Caldwell
Mary Ann Hyman
Old Village
Janette Hyman
Mary Ellen Andrew
Walter Collier
Camden Methodist Church
Geraldine Mullin
James Whitcomb Riley
Eldon D. Robeson
Mida Boyd
Mary FE. Hufford
Rochester
Minn
Mayo's Clinic
Rainbow Club OF
Gloria Jean
Travelog
White Counties
Claudette Colbert
Veronica Lake
Paulet Goddard
George Raft
Zorina D. Shore
Holland
Bing Crosby
Pittsburg
Church OF the Brethren
David R
Baum, Inc
John W
Carroll Court
Sarene Court
Charles L. Clerk
Carroll Circuit
Conns
McCormick-Deering
Colburn
Guernsey
Jersey
Berkshire
W. C. Allis Chalmers
John Deere
Thomas
Colburn Sunday School
U. B. Church
Harry G. Foote
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