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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1961
Page
2
The writer compares travel modes after a West trip, praising airline courtesy, efficient luggage handling, and pleasant terminals, while criticizing rail service for long lines, few staffed windows, dreary stations, and rude baggage fees. The overall tone laments railroads' treatment of passengers.
A former Delphi man, Abbott, under a 1960 suspended sentence for $20 weekly child support, must serve time after a Tippecanoe County petition alleging two years of nonpayment in 1961. Judge Warren B. Thompson ordered revocation of the suspension under the runaway pappy law. Abbott, living in Oklahoma, has remarried. he and his ex-wife are former local residents.
Letters of administration in the Daniel M. Miller estate were issued in Carroll circuit court to Lester M. Yost who bonded $80,000. Miller died Sept 3 1961 leaving daughter Mary Yost as sole heir with real estate valued at 32550 and personal property at 40000. Bishop and Bishop represent the plaintiff.
A group from Delphi visited Sleepy Hollow edition Saturday night to join Ryland D. Pratt Sr. at a chicken barbecue. Pratt, owner of Pratt Poster Co in Indianapolis, is the son of the late Sara Pratt of Delphi.
The piece recalls the 1961 centennials including Purdue Land Grant College events and a Boyd Farm Angus sale near Greenfield. It cites a sale of 42 head raising 17300 dollars with top bull at 705 and top female at 540, plus visits from relatives and friends, editorial praise for The Citizen, and social updates from Delphi and nearby communities.
The text explains that many shops and special interest papers cannot qualify as second class mail newspapers. It notes that public notice laws favor bona fide newspapers of paid general circulation for broad community coverage and verifiable merit.
Morris W. Clem reports Carroll county August bond sales at 53172.00 versus 28252.00 a year earlier. Indiana monthly sales total 10550828, up from 10153424 in August 1960, a 3.9 percent gain. Fifty four of the state's ninety two counties showed increases.
A whispered parable from a tree, claiming a thousand years of life, teaches that all storms pass and life ends in calm after the gale. The speaker listens as the tree asserts enduring patience and resilience for both the speaker and humanity.
Yeoman Mr and Mrs Wayne Wainscott and children of Frankfort visited Mrs Helen Baird Sunday. The yearly barbecue at Kellys Roost drew 98 attendees and honored Mr and Mrs John Kennard who were elected president Gene Rockhill vice president Roberta Knucl kies secretary treasurer.
Thelma Coomer of Route 1 Bringhurst files for divorce from Herbert Coomer in Carroll circuit court. She seeks custody of four minor children and support. They married February 24, 1951 and separated September 5, 1961. Bishop and Bishop represent the plaintiff. A previous May 23, 1961 divorce suit by the same plaintiff was dismissed.
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