Delphi Students Favor Recreation Center Study Report
Superintendent Lee Eve's report on 240 parent questionnaires shows Delphi high school students balance homework with activities. Most favor table tennis and a 7 to 10:30 pm window. 109 support a center while five oppose. A memorial flag honors Billy Lamb. The season’s top film is Bing Crosby in Going My Way at the Roxy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi High School
Lee Eve
Delphi
Bing Crosby
Roxy Theater
Paramount
Garson
Pidgeon
Priest O’malley
Barry Fitzgerald
Rise Stevens
Metropolitan Opera
Rockfield School Carnival Set for Oct Friday Evening
Rockfield School will host its annual carnival on Friday at 7:30 pm in the school building. Pupils perform a program with toy band numbers, a chorus, and solos. games include penny toss and bingo. refreshments and a door prize are planned. Also noted: Robert Ryan of Fort Wayne visited family. Mrs. Dan Jones to be escorted home by Blythe ambulance.
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Rockfield School
Dan Jones
Blythe
Rockfield Couple Plans Golden Anniversary Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Sell Doty of Rockfield mark their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner on Sunday Oct. 29 at their home. The pair married October 31 1894 in Rossville. Emma Squier Doty birthdays October 30 age 69. Robert Doty born in Carroll County 77. They have one son Clay in Kokomo and two grandsons Don and Tommy. The couple attends the Presbyterian church and recently moved to Rockfield.
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Sell Doty
Rockfield
Presbyterian Parsonage
Rossville
R. G. Hammond
Doty
Emma B. Squier
David and
Huldah Grant Squier
Illinois
Carroll County
Mr. Doty
Robert
Louisa Doty
Delphi
Mrs. Doty
Presbyterian Church
Clay Doty
Kokomo
Don
Tommy
Delphi Guard Company Attends Maneuvers at Fort Harrison
The Indiana State Guard unit from Delphi joined a record Indiana guard presence for a three day training at Fort Benjamin Harrison. About 1,000 guardsmen from multiple towns trained under Colonels Hurt and Cameron. Governor Schricker spoke as a 3 pm parade and review closed the event. Delphi personnel included Sgt Maxwell Brenaman Heiland and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Guard
Delphi
Indiana
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Elwood
Anderson
Muncie
Kokomo
Lafayette
Attica
Darlington
Crawfordsville
Frankfort
Tipton
Noblesville
Lebanon
James W. Hurt
3Rd Infantry
William C. Cameron
2Nd Infantry
State Guard
Hoosier Defense Forces
Henry F. Schricker
John Maxwell
Homer Brenaman
Charles Heiland
Pfe
Robert C. Smith
Harvey Weaver
James Rees
Leroy Powell
Elmo W. Dotson
Delphi Company
David Pauley
Richard Sales
Robert Sales
Robert Quinn
Ernest Davis Hosts 25 At Dinner in Pittsburg
Ernest Davis owner of Carroll Cleaners entertained 25 employees and families at a chicken dinner Monday at Sam's restaurant in Pittsburg. The event marked seven years in Delphi. Davis began a wartime policy of cleaning and pressing service uniforms free of charge for service members, earning high praise from staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Davis
Carroll Cleaners
Pittsburg
Mr. Davis
Delphi
Davis
Rites Thursday For Frank McLaughlin Barber Of Ockley
Services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday for Edward Franklin Frank McLaughlin 76 of Ockley who died Monday at his sister Mrs Clyde Sheets home in La Fayette route 4 He was a longtime barber and lost both legs years ago Born November 19 1867 he was the son of William Allen and Marguerite McLaughlin He married Myrtle Lesley who preceded him in death Survivors include sister Mrs Clyde Sheets Burial was in Clay Township Carroll County Grimm funeral home in charge Mrs Mary Gilliam of Burlington sold her farm to Mr and Mrs Almon Kingery
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Edward Franklin
Frank) McLaughlin
Ockley
Clyde Sheets
Lafayette
McLaughlin
William Allen
Marguerite McLaughlin
Myrtle Lesley
Gerald Geiger
Clay Township
Carroll County
Grimm
Mary Gilliam
Burlington
Almon Kingery
Third war goods sale in U S at Burlington Indiana
Burlington Indiana hosts the first auction sale of surplus U S Defense Plant Corporation property in the state and the third in the nation. About 2 000 war scarce items valued at 6000 to 7500 dollars will be sold with no price ceiling, including tools and work shop equipment.
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U. S
Burlington
Carroll County
U. S. Defense Plant Corporation
Indiana
United States
Ashland
Ohio
Man
Tena
Ill
L. Marshall Vogler
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
DPC
War Food Administration
Vogler
AAA
L. F. Crume
Baptists Organize New Group Winsum Class
The Delphi Baptist church youth form a Winsum class with Dorothy Cole as president Regina Russell secretary treasurer Della Herr social chairman and Darlene Kempf assigned to write to service members. The class flower is morning glory colors blue and white and Dorothy Cole wrote a class song. Meetings are on the second Thursday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi Baptist Church
Schricker to Speak at Carroll County Courthouse
Governor Henry F. Schricker will address a district meeting and Democratic rally at the Carroll county courthouse in Delphi on Saturday at 2 o clock. Large crowds are expected and he invites friends to visit Democratic headquarters afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Schricker
Carroll County Court House
Delphi
Schricker
Richt
Monticello
Bassett and Talbert Store Opens With Gifts
Hundreds of gifts will be distributed at the opening of Bassett and Talbert store in Delphi. A program begins at 7 oclock this Thursday morning to celebrate the new one stop shopping plan where experts service autos while owners shop the large departments.
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Bassett and Talbert
Delphi
Delphi Youth One Of U S Supercommandos The Black Devils
Staff Sergeant Dick Downs of Delphi is described as a youth of distinction and a member of the U S Special Service Force, a rugged multinational unit formed by the War Department. The article notes his training from anti aircraft drills in California to Italy where a leg wound interrupted his service, while detailing the elite force's secretive, boasted missions and varied skills.
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Sgt
Dick Downs
Black Devils
Jack Downs
Delphi
Young Dick
U. S
U. S. War Department
Young Warriors
SSF
Robert Frederick
California
Bbb Clawson
Anzio
Italy
Vermont
Florida
Montana
Delphi High School Honor Roll Lists Revealed by Principals
The Delphi High School and Junior High honor rolls are announced by Kenneth Pitts and George McCain. The A list includes seniors Virginia Brookbank Rosemary Heffley Helen Snowden Eva Sheets and others. the B list lists numerous seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen with no grade below B. The junior high roster shows 8A 8B and 7A 7B students including Helen Allen Douglas Hatton Tom Ives Kathleen Brown and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Kenneth Pitts
George McCain
Virginia Brookbank
Rosemary Heffley
Helen Snowden
Eva Sheets
June
Tom Mills
Imogene Rhine
Mary Schmitter
Amelia Wilson
Walter Wilson
Helen Armstrong
Joan Bush
Kathryn Freitag
Frances Grassmyer
Katherine Scowden
Mary Kathryn Lines
Rosemary Spear
Mary Wagoner
Coleen Rozhon
Ruth Bowman
Bonita Foster
Bill Hendryx
Norma Johnson
Robert Dale Mills
Dorothy Newell
Marjorie Norris
Lois Redman
Irene Sims
Betty Spring
Joan Wise
Helen Allen
Douglas Hatton
Tom Ives
Donald Bartley
Forrest Brehmer
Helen Oyler
Richard Weidner
John Bradshaw
Kathleen Brown
Marilyn McCormick
Darrell Zinn
Jack Carney
Marian Reed
Leona Sturgeon 42 Dies at St Elizabeth Hospital
Leona Sturgeon, 42, died Tuesday at St Elizabeth hospital Lafayette after a brief illness. She lived with her brother Harry Plunkett of West Delphia. Survivors include two half brothers Harry F Plunkett Springfield Ohio Luther C Plunkett Hammond two sisters Estella Hoagland Los Angeles Dorothy Rupp Lafayette and Lula Love Indianapolis. Calling hours Thur at Grimm funeral home with services Friday 2 pm and burial at Pittsburg. Mrs Steve Beja is a patient at St Elizabeth hospital Lafayette recovering from an operation performed last Wednesday.
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Leona .Sturgeon
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lafayette
Harry Plunkett
West Delphia
George and
Mamie Cantrell Plunkett
Harry F. Plunkett
Springfield
Luther C. Plunkett
Hammond
Estella Hoagland
Los Angeles
Calif
Dorothy Rupp
Lula Love
Indianapolis
Grimm Funeral
Grimm’s
Pittsburg
Steve Beja
Farm Bureau Plans Annual Meeting For Tuesday October 24
The county Farm Bureau announces its annual meeting will be held Tuesday October 24 at 8 15 p m in the Flora community building. The agenda includes officer elections for 44 45 reports from the secretary treasurer and insurance committee talks from department heads followed by auditing committee report and special entertainment by local performers. Refreshments and a social hour will close the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Flora
Miles T. Martin
County Farm Bureau
Lenore Allen
Farm Bureau Insurance Department
Co-operative Association
Farm Bureau Hatchery
Ed Fossnock
Marion
Evelyn
Lloyd Zook
Paul
Lee Seward
15 Men To Report For Induction And 11 For Physical Exam
Carroll county registrants are ordered to report for induction in late October. Names include Richard Paul Been, Guy Macak Jr, Harry Michael Jr, Clyde Collins, James Allen, Max McCarty, Evan Lantz, Joe Briggs, Loren Flora, Robert Dietz, Arthur Frye, Robert Hyman, Charles Robeson, Charles Snethen, and Richard Shuler among others. A second group is ordered for pre induction physicals in late October including William Janz, James Smith, Robert Meador, Ralph Heathcote, Richard Shanks, Orville Hayden, John Helvie, Laurel Suter, Calvin Boyd, Carl Jenkins, and John Root.
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Carroll County
Local
Selective Service Board
Richard Paul Been
Delphi
Guy Macak, Jr
Harry Michael, Jr
Camden
Clyde Robert Collins
Flora
James William Allen
Max J. McCarty
Bringhurst
Evan Frank Lantz
Joe Thomas Briggs
Loren Lee Flora
Robert Andrew Dietz
Logansport
Arthur Marion Frye
Burnettsville
Robert Cline Hyman
Charles E. Robeson
Charles Ambrose Snethen
Richard Donald Shuler
Frankfort
William Janz
James Rie Smith
Cutler
Robert Lee Meador
Ralph Heathcote
Richard Dale Shanks
Orville Lee Hayden
John Erwin Helvie
Laurel Kenneth Suter
Rossville
Calvin Leslie Boyd
Carl Emmett Jenkins
John Lee Root
Girl Seeks Delphi Boy Who Knows of Husband's Death
Mrs Blanche Hill seeks the Delphi soldier who joined Arthur Hill's company in August during World War I. Sgt Arthur S Hill was killed in France on August 28. The letter asks Bob Davidson and the American Legion post to identify the Delphi boy to learn more about the death and confirm details.
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Delphi
Bob Davidson
Harry Bohannon
France
Arthur S. Hill
47Th Infantry
Co. F
APO 9
N. Y
Rites Held Tuesday For Beatrice Stone
Services were held at Blythe funeral home for Beatrice Rees Stone of South Bend who died Saturday of asphyxiation. She was about 40, former Delphi resident, daughter of Mrs. John Quinn. Survivors include husband John Rees Stone, mother, two brothers Harold Rees of Indianapolis and Paul Rees of Dayton, Ohio, two sisters including Mrs. Perry Fraser of Indianapolis, and sister-in-law Mrs. Loyal Hoshaw of Rensselaer. Body brought to Delphi from South Bend. ill health since the death of a son five years ago.
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Blythe Funeral Home
John Rees Stone
South Bend
Stone
Beatrice Rees
Delphi
John Quinn
Harold Rees
Indianapolis
Paul Rees
Dayton
Ohio
Perry Fraser
Loyal Hoshaw
Rensselaer
Carroll County Red Cross Executive Meeting Held in Delphi
The Carroll County Chapter of the American Red Cross convenes its executive committee Monday in the Delphi courthouse at 2 30 p m. Attendees will review chapter affairs and plan upcoming relief actions.
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Carroll County
The
American Red Cross
Court House
Delphi
Democratic Party Fall Meeting Set for Oct 25 at Delphi Country Club
The Carroll County Democratic women complete plans for the annual fall meeting October 25 at 2 PM at Delphi Country Club. Prominent speakers include Mrs. Henry Schricker, Mrs. Samuel Ralston, and Mrs. Edna Bingham. A tribute will honor Mrs. Ralston. Numerous committee leaders and hostesses are listed for reception, refreshment, decorations, and transportation.
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Delphi Country Club
John Rowe
Women’s Democratic Club
Carroll County
Margaret Afflis
Henry Schricker
Samuel Ralston
Edna Bingham
Indianapolis
Ralston
Fines Imposed on Carroll County Offenders by Justice Dern
Three Carroll county residents were fined this week by Rossie L. Dern justice of the peace for violations of the law. Robert Hartman of near Bringhurst was fined 5 dollars plus costs totaling 14.50 after a public intoxication arrest. Leonard Rehwinkel 16 Delphi route 4 was fined 5 dollars plus costs totaling 8.50 for driving with a beginner license and no escort. W. M. Bowyer near Delphi avoided a collision with Overholser’s car by driving into a guard rail. Bowyer was fined 5 dollars plus costs totaling 13.50 by Justice Dern.
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Carroll County
Rossie L. Dern
Robert Hartman
Near Bringhurst
Manford Landes
Flora
Delphi
J. Ray Miller
Hartman
Justice of Peace Court
Leonard Rehwinkel
Bill Sayler
John Overholser
State Road 39
W. Franklin Street
Overholser
W. M. Bowyer
Justice Dern
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Boys Life
Open Road For Boys
Life
Look
Movie Screen
National Geographic
Satevepost
Calling All Girls
Ladies Home Journal
McCalls
P. m
Billy Lamb
Duane Lamb
South Delphi
Billy
Delphi School
Charles A. Wood
Lambs
Bing
Robert Ryan
Fort Wayne
Genevieve Ryan
Tion
Benjamin Harrison
Frank McLaughlin
Barber
Baptists
Democratic
Carroll
County
U. S. Army
Marshall’s
Special Service Force
C. Marshall
Churchill
Chequers
Norway
Europe
G. I
Leona Sturgeon
Beatrice Stone
Democratic Party
Mindwell C. Wilson
A. J. Wickard
W. B. Smith
Stella Butler
Mary Haugh
May Sibbitt
Pearl Mabbitt
Fred Miller
Nora Hinkle
Artie Million
Millie Cramer
Tom Scott
Robert VanNatta
Burton Honan
Ed Cripe
Verna Copien
Catherine Brackenridge
C. C. Crampton
Esther Hedderich
Miles Martin
Emma Frushour
Lena Hannell
Jason Been
Mark Carter
Ralph Hanna
James Clifford
Watter Martin
Hazel Good
Ruth Patrick
Jessie Ashba
Haughey Mount
Harold Thayer
Fred Martin
Ray Robinson
Arthur Anderson
Elinor Flora
Maggie Kirkpatrick
Joe Cook
O. E. Stewart
Dan Hufford
LaVaun Dunkin
Robert Schrader
Carl Hargraves
John Hamling
John Kirkpatrick
Gladys Young
Sue Beale
Hubert Clifford
Ruth McCormick
Paul Carney
Byram Crosby
Margaret Hedderich
Marjorie Shank
JoAnn Hyman
E. Wingard
Clatla “Whiteman
Stella Johnson
Margaret Maxwell
Florence Hoshaw
Transportation
Mrs. Clay
Dern
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