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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1947
Page
1
Residents armed themselves to hunt a catlike creature described as light colored with black spots about two feet tall and four feet long. Mrs Berry recalls nightly cries from a possible panther while neighbors report sightings and last week her mother-in-law saw the animal in a garden. Local officers were summoned when the mysterious cries recurred on Tuesday night.
In Pittsburg many discount the panther theory. Charlie Smith quips it is probably his yellow cat. Officers lean toward the latter view.
Report says several local women visited a soothsayer in Peru and, after stopping in Logansport, returned convinced he did not know his business. The anecdote warns readers against fortune tellers and similar tell-all figures.
Three local women visited a fortune teller in Peru and learned a boyfriend’s devotion. On the way home they paused in Logansport for a Coke where the devoted boyfriend arrived with a new girlfriend. Local ladies now plan to return to Peru seeking refunds.
Mr and Mrs Harry Steinman sr celebrate four newborn grandchildren in six days. Harry Jr and Phyllis Steinman welcome twins Linda and Craig at St Elizabeth Lafayette. Thomas Mounts and wife welcome twin boys Keith Alien and Kenneth Lee at Whitman Lebanon. All babies healthy and grandparents thrilled.
Bernard Clayton, son in law of Mr and Mrs Harry Roach of Delphi, is appointed to the staff of the Hawaiian Economic Foundation in Honolulu. The foundation praises his broad mainland and Pacific experience including work with Time Inc and leadership of Pacific News Ltd. He has lived in Hawaii five years and his duties are described as a significant boost for the well known gentleman.
Judge William B. Smith recounts a dramatic tumble from a helicopter on display at the Indiana State Fair. Despite warnings about entry and exit devices, he slipped and fell before thousands of spectators, escaping injury but losing dignity in a humorous lifetime moment.
A playful yarn uses a famous line about dimming lights and a spoof reference to Burma-Shave style verses. The mock credit implies special permission from a fictitious Bur ma-Shave group, creating a humorous cultural quip.
J C Yunker and E E Glenn announce Ball State Teachers College and Indiana State Teachers College will run extension classes in Delphi starting Monday night September 15. An open meeting will organize the program and select offered courses including English Education and Social Studies for teachers and the public in room 47 of the school.
Carroll County farmers receive invitations to the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station field day at the Soils and Crops Farm Grove on Friday September 12. Groups depart 8:30 and 10 minute intervals until 11 am with tours and talks on potash fertilization crops and soy variety plots. Lunch is 12 to 1 pm and Purdue specialists discuss day’s problems. Swine Day follows on September 19.
Carroll County residents note the Dodgers beat the Cubs 6 to 2 for the City Recreation League softball title. Dodgers won two of three league series to claim undisputed champions. Trophies go to winning team members. runners up receive medals. Dodgers lineup includes Tom Ives Doug Hatton Charles Vianco Ralph Hawn Jerry Crone Joe Weaver Tommy Crosby Bob Schooler Bob Draper Max Hughes. Cubs lineup features John Zartman Bill Duff Harold Griffey Tommy Kempf Forest Brehmer Joe Schnepp Clifford Baldwin John Crowdin Max Wallace.
Enrollment across Carroll County township and public schools remains near 1947-48 figures. Flora district rises to 403 students, Delphi reports 768, Carrollton around 112, and Owasco unchanged as figures lag. Grade breakdown at Delphi lists grades 1–8 and high school totaling 291.
The Carroll County Tax Adjustment Board adjourned after a full day of hearings on proposed tax rates for civil, school and corporate units. It set in new figures certified by the Auditor to the State Tax Board, reflecting County Council reductions.
Members of Burlington High School’s 1947 graduating class have begun their college paths. Phil Pring and Frank Barnard enroll at Ball State Teachers College in Muncie, Martin Anderson at Purdue, Jerre Towe at Wedekind's Beauty School in Logansport, Betty Conaway at Logansport Business College, and Mary Jo Barber at Indiana University.
Robert G. Downing of Pittsburg was granted a divorce from Willie D. Downing in Carroll County Circuit Court on a charge of cruel and inhuman treatment. Hanna and Hanna appeared for the plaintiff.
Charles Carroll Chapter D A R will meet Friday September 19 with Mrs. Fred McCain at her Carrollton township home. The meeting, first of the new chapter year, begins promptly at 1 30 p m.
Morris Gray filed a suit in Car roll Circuit Court against Frank T. Cornett and others seeking $350 due on account. F. D. Roberts serves as attorney for the plaintiff.
Delphi High School considers launching football with coaching by Harry M. Cooper and intramural play this fall, plus inviting Delphi to join the County Softball League. Fundraising for uniforms is needed, with $1300 estimated for three teams. Cross country led by Charles Geheb also planned, and softball games set to start September 12 in county venues with double elimination format.
Coralee Wheeler three and a half, daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Wheeler, was struck by a car driven by Jean C Abreul of Indianapolis. She will return to Home Hospital Lafayette for surgery to repair a chipped shoulder bone with other injuries deemed not serious. Sheriff Allen investigated the Sunday accident on South Washington Street near Ollie Limp grocery as the child attempted to cross. Abreul was not held.
Richard Lee Kennedy of route 2 Camden was arrested near Camden on a charge of driving without a license or 1947 plates. City court fined him $11.00 on the first count and $13.85 on the second, with his auto impounded until he secures plates and license after a prior arrest in Logansport.
Principal J Richard Shaffer announced the Home Rooms will elect officers during activity period Friday. Junior senior and sophomore classes will organize next week while freshmen will not organize for several weeks.
The Central Northwest District of the Indiana State Nurses Association holds a regular meeting Friday night September 12 at 7 30 p m at the Delphi Methodist church. County Health Nurse Esther Gregg will discuss Structure Study of Nursing Organizations. Committee in charge: Barbara Walker Ruth Johnson Eileen Flora Betty McKinley.
The Yeoman Church organizes a repair drive with a fundraising auction on Friday Sept 12 at the Yeoman school building to cover bell tower work. A Sunday Sept 14 picnic at Monticello Park follows, with church events and district meetings scheduled through October including World Wide Communion Sunday on Oct 5 and Rally Day on Oct 12.
Junior and senior high school male faculty join the Future Farmers of America for a Wednesday softball game at Deer Creek Park. The faculty lineup includes Glenn Shaffer Weaver McCormick McCall Kent Geheb Curry Cooper Barton Schooler Meyers and McCain. W S Weaver pitches with E E Glenn catching.
Lucille Million daughter of Mr and Mrs Clayton Million of Adams township received one of eleven college scholarships awarded at the Indiana State Fair 4-H Home Economics School held August 27 to September 5. Her award funds study at Purdue University where she will enroll this fall.
Floyd W. Caldwell of Monticello sues in Delphi circuit court for 16500 to cover injuries from a March 13 automobile crash near Oakdale Hill in Jefferson township. Defendants are George Ottinger and William Myers of Delphi. Injury details include head and body trauma, jaw and nose injuries, and a spine concussion alleged to be permanent. Suit filed by Seth Ward of Indianapolis.
Seventy first grade pupils begin at Delphi as three classes open for the new term taught by Miss Virginia Schindler Mrs Irene Mason and Mrs Herbert Garver. Garver's class lists include many names such as Mari leu Allen Gerald Patrick Beaver and Dickie Brown with others linked to the three teachers.
A converted Navy trainer bi plane owned by Bill Cowdin and Bill Holmes of Delphi was destroyed in a fire at Spartan Aeronautical Airport in Tulsa Oklahoma. The blaze started in a nearby field and gutted the hangar with seven other aircraft. loss is pegged at 40000 dollars with no insurance on the Delphi plane. Local residents recall the youths piloting the plane during Old Settlers week offering aerial tours.
Mrs M W Perry has spent several months in Florida and has returned to Delphi. She has taken an apartment in the Telephone Building on Main Street.
A district meeting of John Deere dealers and personnel will be held at the R. L. Lieber and Co. building on West Main Street tonight. The district covers 20 dealers in this Indiana region.
In Delphi readers are urged to clean up visible trash in the downtown area noting fire hazards and health risks. The piece blames litter for rat infestations and calls on residents to take immediate action to restore the city’s beauty and safety.
Leonard L. Neff, 78, famed local farmer, died after a heart attack and shock following a car crash near Delphi. His two great-nephews, Robert and Russell Landis, survived with minor injuries as the Ford Tudor veered, struck a utility pole, and rolled into a corn field. He was born May 8, 1869, married Myrtle Kerlin in 1900, and is survived by a brother James Neff and a grand-niece Gladys Landis. State Patrolman Duckwall investigated. funeral arrangements pending.
Miss Dora Meyer of Delphi died after a long illness at St Elizabeth Hospital Lafayette. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of August and Magdalene Meyer and worked as a bookkeeper at Carroll County Bank. Survived by a brother William and sister Emma of Buffalo. Funeral at Grimm funeral home with Rev Howard Jenkins. burial in IOOF cemetery Delphi.
Elmer Hardy 84 formerly of Rockfield was struck by a car while on his sidewalk in Little Rock Arkansas. He is survived by son Penn of Chicago and daughter Flossie of Los Angeles. The Hardy home near Rockfield is now Grey Nagele’s residence with family.
George White, 63, a farmer, died September 7 at his home two miles east of Wolcott. Survived by sister Mrs. George Brooks of Delphi. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Foster funeral home in Wolcott with burial at Isley cemetery near Lafayette.
Miss May Jessup Herrell daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter J Herrell of Cleves Ohio wed Richard G Montgomery of Logansport in a candle lit Episcopal ceremony in Fernbank Ohio The couple plan to reside in Bloomington Indiana after September 20 The groom is grandson of Mr and Mrs G H Montgomery and Mrs H Y Mullin of Rockport Indiana.
Peggy Dunderman daughter of Mr and Mrs Gale Dunderman Logansport wed William J Martin son of Mr and Mrs Gardner Martin Burrows in a Sunday ceremony at Wheatland Avenue Methodist Church Logansport. Wedding announced.
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