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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
8
Mrs Wilma Taylor returned to her Blythe home Thursday morning in an ambulance from the Home hospital. Mrs William Reid visiting in St Louis Mo has come for a two week visit with her daughter Mrs Abner Bowen and family.
Fern Hawkins chairs the telephone committee with Thelma Sines handling favors and Jeanne Bailey publicity aided by Nettie Warren Merle Moss and Myrtle Maria. Mrs John Rowe will preside as meeting opens with a musical prelude by Mildred Brimm and God Bless America.
Vocational agricultural students report strong pest control contest results with 10 mice, 3 rats, 101 pigeons, 254 sparrows and 18 starlings killed. Juniors and seniors total 3420 points and freshmen and sophomores 1360. Fifteen boys attended an officers' training course at Rossville.
Staff Sergeant Charles David McCain writes from France under General Patton about Paris as a marvel despite wartime scars. He describes Normandy’s mercenary farmers, black market restaurants in Paris, and the dire franc-to-dollar exchange disadvantaging American soldiers, noting perfume as a rare exception.
Manager Bassett reports five service departments for motorists in the new Bassett and Talbert store at Main and Wabash. Firestone batteries and spark plugs go on sale with war bond and stamp prizes for visitors before 9 p m Saturday. The shop features tires, brake linings, accessories, hardware, housewares, lawn and garden goods, toys and a recreation section, and is an official OPA inspection station.
Bonnie Jean Grubb married Frederick B. Adams in Logansport with Rev. Raymond Knudsen officiating. The couple resides on route 2, attended by Mrs. William Gravel and Ollie Grubb. Adams, a Royal Center high school graduate, is a farmer. A wedding supper followed at Hugh Adams’ home. Mrs. Abner Bowen and daughters plan a winter in Phoenix returning in April.
The home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Allbaugh in Rock Creek township near Burrows burned Sunday morning around nine o'clock. Fire departments from Rockfield and Burrows fought to save it. An overheated flue is believed to be the cause. Neighbors will help the family build a double garage for temporary residence.
Notice describes a ladies Gruen yellow gold wrist watch on a gold chain engraved Mary Alice Cripe on back. Reward offered. Also an adjacent line seeks a family washing service with no deliveries by Mrs Alice James of West Delphi.
The Force's first mission was Kiska with Dick Downs describing a fog bound landing and a three day fight without heavy gear. They then fought through Italy from Cassino to Anzio, painting faces black and breaching German lines before Rome. The unit, partly US and Canadian, suffered heavy losses and earned a famed wartime reputation.
Combat deeds inspired many outfits with the word guts used by fighters to explain success. Mrs. Florence Timmons spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Laurence Davis.
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