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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1956
Page
3
Joan Benner daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Benner of Burrows left Saturday to resume studies at Indiana State Teachers College.
Officials of the Zinn Manufacturing Company of Flora announce a production increase to 25 cabinet sets per week for Sportsman house trailers in Elkhart. Each set includes all kitchen and bedroom cabinets with daily delivery to Elkhart for installation.
Yeoman Mr and Mrs Perry Stephenson hosted Sunday dinner with the Vol lenweiders. Guests included Mr Leo Doyle from Indianapolis and Mrs Ida Phebus's family. The Good Will class met with a carry-in supper. Several local residents visited or were cared for, including Deana Piatt returning home after hospital stay and Lena Schock's ankle injury.
The Madison township Home Demonstration club met at Radnor Methodist church. Officers for 1957 were elected: Mrs Ira Fisher president. Mrs Orton Zook vice president. Mrs Paul Humberd treasurer. Mrs Charles Black secretary. Mrs Claude Brooks publicity chairman. project leaders include Mrs Ned Long Mrs Wayne Clawson Mrs Lowell Ward and Mrs Ted Brown. A hobby lesson followed lunch and a dinner for members and husbands was planned at the Ben Hur restaurant with hostesses Mrs Ted Brown Mrs Roy Martin Mrs Harold Berry and Mrs Merle Gingrich.
Girl Scout leaders will convene on Wednesday September 26 at 1 30 p m in the Home of Mrs Joe Ward. Additional leaders are urgently needed for the Scout work this year. Mrs John E Walker leader of Troop 21 will meet with the girls on Monday September 24 at the Scout rooms. They start cooking and nutrition badge work at the REMC on October 1.
The Clay Home Demonstration club met with Mrs. John Beard. Fifteen members and two guests attended. Mrs. Carroll of Carroll's Gift Shop in Frankfort presented an interesting gift wrapping and decoration display. The next meeting is planned for Oct 10 with Mrs. Vernon Hufford. officers will be elected. Assisting Mrs. Beard were Mrs. Lloyd Beard and Mrs. Elmer Wampler.
Rev Paul Thompson of Ganton Illinois will conduct a week long evangelistic meeting at Pyrmont Church of the Brethren from September 24 to 30. Services begin at 730 PM each evening. Everyone is invited.
Harold Sherman and son Roger of Cincinnati stayed with his brother in law Veral Sparks and wife. Johanna and Dora Harshman of Logansport visited grandparents Mr and Mrs J C Humes. Bert Pullen and son were guests in Bristol. Mrs Earl Townsend hosted the Music club with a book review of The King and I. Physis Nicholson and Don Mann of Arlington Virginia recently visited grandmother Mrs R W Wetzel.
The Legion Auxiliary schedules a regular meeting for Wednesday evening September 26 at 7 30 with Mrs. Jack Flora presiding. Chairmen duties will be explained as part of the agenda.
Mr and Mrs B C Hall Jr and their son Clay spent the weekend with Mrs Enid Rule, the mother of Mrs Hall, at her home.
Mrs John Wolfe died in Cleveland Ohio from a heart attack on Thursday. She and her husband were frequent visitors to Delphi. She is sister in law to Verl Weaver of Delphi and sister of Mrs Jennie Fettig of Lake Freeman. Funeral rites were held in Cleveland on Monday.
Roscoe C. Mullin 71 a Camden area farmer and longtime Burrows Camden resident died Wednesday at St Elizabeth hospital after a lingering illness Born February 13 1885 he was the son of Lewis N and Jennie Graham Mullin He married Pearl Sterret in 1914 Surviving are his widow two children Opal Ringer of Camden and Lewis N Mullin of Delphi four grandchildren a brother Frank Mullin Burial was in Camden cemetery after services at the Gentry funeral home with Rev Keith Rinehart officiating
Dr Ione Shultz Clayton 71 a former Delphi resident died in her sleep Saturday night at her Arkansas City Kansas home where she had resided for years. She suffered a heart attack and was found by her son William with whom she lived. Born Delphi she was daughter of Dr J J and Ella Shultz and a graduate of Illinois Medical School. She practiced with her father then moved to Kansas. Surviving are William a daughter Mrs Robert Haugh of Lafayette three grandchildren Richard Stephen and Mary Patricia Haugh of Lafayette two sisters Mrs Jennie Taylor of Delphi and Mrs Helen Volk of Miles City Montana Funeral rites and burial were in Kansas.
Infant Michelle Elaine Hemmig died at birth Saturday at Home Hospital Lafayette. Graveside services were Monday at Zion Cemetery with Rev Forest Howell officiating. Surviving parents Melvin and Mary Wood Hemmig and three sisters reside in Lafayette. Grandmothers Mrs Walter Wood Brookston and Mrs Nora Hemmig Delphi. Relatives Wayne Rule Robert Maxwell returned from Tower Minnesota fishing trip.
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