Mrs Tolen to Present Students in Recital
A group of Mrs Joe Tolen’s pupils will perform piano music at the REME auditorium on Sunday October 3 at 2 pm. Mrs Cleo Cooper will assist with violin selections before the recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Tolen
REME
Cleo Cooper
Deanne Kurtz
Helen Wagoner
Kathleen Kerlin
Alice Cooper
Ronna Hodges
Janet Walker
James Gentry
Susan Walker
Martia Porter
Glenda Fisher
Carol Ann Tolen
Dianne Mullin
Coralee Wheeler
Marilyn Porter
Linda Lyons
Patricia Co
Rites Today for Otha F. Biddle Rockfield Resident
Funeral rites are set for 2 p m today at Eikenberry funeral home Delphi for Otha F Biddle 80 Rockfield resident who died Tuesday after a lingering illness Rev Forest Howell will officiate and burial will be in Maple Lawn cemetery Flora Born March 29 1874 Lockport son of David and Ellen Miller Biddle Married Pearl Williams June 30 1904 Retired laborer he lived in Rockfield and Lockport area Survived by widow a son Eldo LaPorte and a half sister Idella Day Logansport
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thursda
Eikenberry
Delphi
Otha F Biddle
Rockfield
Forest Howell
Maple’ Lawn Cemetery
Flora
Lockport
David
Ellen (Miller) Biddle
Pearl Williams
Eldo
LaPorte
Idella Day
Logansport
Funeral Rites Held for Raymond High On Friday
Raymond High, 56, a long time farmer from the Spidler farm on highway 18 between Delphi and Flora, died of a heart attack while painting a building. Survived by widow Myrtle, two sons Robert Earl and Raymond Jr., three grandchildren, a brother and a sister. Funeral services were conducted by Rev Forest Howell at Lester funeral home with burial in Maple Lawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond High
Spidler
Highway 18
Delphi
Flora
Robert Jones
Ockley
Samuel
Emma
Craig) High
Myrtle McGuire
Robert Earl
Raymond
Orrs Seek Family Aid in Monon Illness Trip
Mr and Mrs C H Dad Orr longtime residents travel to Monon to be with daughter Ruth Hanaway and family as illness keeps them at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H
Dad” Orr
Monon
Ruth Hanaway
World War I Vet Omar R. Smith Dies in Indianapolis Hospital
Omar R. Smith, 56, a World War I veteran and Delphi native, died Monday at Veterans Hospital Indianapolis after being admitted that morning. He served with the field artillery of the 1st Division overseas and later worked at Globe Valve in Delphi. He leaves a widow Mildred M. Merrell and children Mary Lee Lore, Paul, and Dale, plus a brother Charles D. Smith. Funeral was at Eikenberry Funeral Home with burial at Masonic Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar R. Smith
Veterans Hospital
Indianapolis
This County
John W
Mary (Fenton) Smith
Mildred M. Merrell
American Legion
Mary Lee Lore
Lafayette
Paul
New Buffalo
Michigan
Dale Smith
Air Force
Selfridge Field
Charles D. Smith
Delphi
Eikenberry
Harry Parker
Dayton
Masonic Cemetery
Legion
Hathaway Sets New Cross Country Mark In Meet
Delphi defeated Attica 32 to 23 at the Delphi Country Club as Wayne Hathaway broke the school and course records with a 9:58.0 time. Attica runners Enick 10:23 and Shepard 11:42 led their side. Delphi's Groninger 12:06 and Hodges 12:16 were among top finishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Attica
Delphi Country Club
Wayne Hathaway
Frank Adams
Frankfort
Hathaway
Royal Center
McCain
Sprowl
Buchanan
Shepard
Lawson
Rader
Groninger
Nipple
Hodges
Powell
Traffic arrests dominate week as patrols cite multiple offenses
City county and state police report high traffic enforcement with a wave of arrests after a Lakes traffic jam. Five drivers from Anderson Lafayette Attica were charged after following too closely and fined. others faced reckless driving drunk driving disregarding stop signs and speeding with varying penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Lakes
Harry J. Stumpf
Anderson
Clarence C. Ruff
Lafayette
Benno M. Scheidler
Attica
Aaron G. Lovvorn
Flora
Camden
E. H. Mosher
Alvin G. Hartman
Ray D. Ward
Delphi
Patton
Herbert McKay
State Farm
Louis A. Dunn
Route 2
JP Denn
Kenneth L. Hughes
Jerre Donoho
Indianapolis
Harold W. Starrett
Six Carroll County men join Army in Indianapolis
Six young Carroll county men were inducted into the Army in Indianapolis on Tuesday. The recruits named are Charles E. Wingard Wayne E. Chapman Clyde D. Frye Jackie Lee Maxwell Irvin Henderson and Ronald Clingenpeel. The last five were volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Army
Indianapolis
Charles E. Wingard
Wayne E. Chapman
Clyde D. Frye
Jackie Lee Maxwell
Irvin Henderson
Ronald Clingenpeel
Tri Kappa Hosts Cooperative Supper For Men In REMC
Tri Kappa members will entertain their men at a cooperative supper October 5 at 6 30 in the REMC. Mr and Mrs Raymond Todd of Delphi are the parents of a son Raymond born at a Lafayette hospital. Mr and Mrs George Todd are the paternal grandparents. Miss Barbara Platt, senior in Rensselaer high school attended the football game here Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Marvin Bowman and family have returned from Florida and Bowman has taken employment in Lafayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri Kappa
Remc
Raymond Todd
Delphi
Raymond
Lafayette Hospital
George Todd
Barbara Platt
Rensselaer High School
Marvin Bowman
Florida
Bowman
Lafayette
Charter Members Fete Fifteenth Anniversary Of Beta Psi Chapter
Psi Iota Xi Sorority Beta Psi marks 15 years with charter members honored at Country Club dinner. Delph i members Mrs. Ralph Melin Mrs. Margaret Afflis Johnston organizing president and Mrs. W H Brown among pictured group. Out-of-town guests from Peru Logansport Flora Lafayette Brookston and Lamb. Committee members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Psi Chapter
Psi Iota Xi
Country Club
Ralph Melin
Margaret Afflis Johnston
Indianapolis
W. H. Brown
John Klepinger
Mahlon Kerlin
Robert Dunkin
Flora
Delphi
Brookston
Crown Point
Georgia Kerlin
Catherine Brackenridge
Kenneth Pyle
Robert Mills
Grace
Hero
Leroy Smith
Sara Jane Vaughan
Sharon Politz
Garnette Smith
Mills
Dunkin
Mesdames Mahlon Kerlin
Wayne Talbert
Wilma Hutson
Charles Melson
George Anderson
Marjorie Chittick
Frank Wilcox
Carolyn Hurtt
Bill Sieber
Bill Duff
Robert Fitzgerald
Lavaune Dunkin
John McCormick
Margaret Johnston
Pearl Robinson
Peru
Martha Been Justice
Marjorie Lou Weaver Chittick
Annadell Craig
Lamb
Lafayette
Margaret Mabbitt
Geneva Hawkins Kerkoff
Wilma Haslet Husson
Carolyn Rule Hurtt
Mesdames - Myron Beesley
Richard Grantham
George Schnepp
Norman Ebrite
William Noble
Harry Foote, Jr
Delphi Couple to Wed at Pyrmont EUB Church
Miss Helen Cleaver daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Cleaver of Delphi will wed Carl Robert Elrod son of Mr and Mrs Merritt Elrod of Indianapolis on Sunday October 17 at 2 30 p m in the Pyrmont EUB church A reception will follow in the church parlor The bride elect is a Delphi high school graduate and Valparaiso University alumna She also finished Central Radio and Television schools of Kansas City She is a Psi Iota Xi Sorority member and works for Eastern Airlines in Indianapolis The groom is a Franklin township high school graduate and Wabash College attendee He served in the U S Army and is district director of the Indiana Rural Youth He works at the U S Army Finance Center Ft Benjamin Harrison All friends are invited to the wedding reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Cleaver
Clarence Cleaver
Route 4
Delphi
Carl Robert Elrod
Merritt Elrod
Route 5
Indianapolis
Pyrmont Eub
Delphi High School
Valparaiso University
Central Radio and Television Schools
Kansas
Schl ipf Bowman Wedding in Delphi Delph i Methodist Church
Mrs Regina Ann Schlipf wed Jack D Bowman on Saturday September 18 at 2 30 in Delphi Methodist church Rev Forest Howell officiated with organ music by Lena Hannell Attendants were Juanita Humphrey and George Mouser Best man George Mouser of Buechel Kentucky After a wedding dinner the couple traveled to Wisconsin They will reside near Delphi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buechel
Kentucky
Monticello
Bowman
Wisconsin
Delphi
Letters Issued for Estate of George S. Anderson
Letters of administration were issued Wednesday to Clarence L. Anderson who qualified and posted a $2000 bond. Julien & Kerlin are attorneys for the Administrator. Cynthia Marie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Anderson of Toms River New Jersey, is noted as a newborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Anderson
Clarence L. Anderson
Julien & Kerlin
Bill Anderson
Toms River
New Jersey
Cynthia Marie
Anderson
Ralph Melin
Melin
Mrs. Catherine Easter of Delphi Dies After Illness
Catherine Easter 63 well known Delphi resident died Saturday at Home Hospital Lafayette after a heart attack. Born Logansport in 1891 she owned Taster's Tavern in Delphi with nephew Robert Walter. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Price Lafayette and Mrs. Brock Stafford Kansas, three sisters and three brothers. Burial in Spring Creek Cemetery Cass county after Jackson funeral home service.
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Catherine Easter
Delphi
Home Hospital
Lafayette
Marion
Mary Jane Callendar
The
Christian Church
Ben Easter
Taster’s Tavern
Robert Walter
Price
Lou.Brock
Stafford
Kansas
Harriet Reed
Navy Ensign Richard P. Smith Serves Aboard USS Wasp
Ensign Richard P. Smith son of Judge and Mrs. William B. Smith of Delphi Indiana serves on Commander Carrier Division 5 staff aboard the attack aircraft USS Wasp in the Far East. The carrier group includes Air Task Group 1 with swept-wing Cougar jets Panther jets Banshee jets and AD Skyraider planes. The staff alternates as Commander Task Force 177 with a second carrier division. Task Force 77 patrols off Formosa and the China Coast while at sea visiting Yokosuka Sasebo Hong Kong Kowloon Manila and other ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Ens
Richard P. Smith
William B. Smith
E. Monroe St
Delphi
Martha Eddy
Newport
R. L
Carrier Division 5
Wasp
Air Task Group 1
Task Force 77
Formosa
China Coast
Yokosuka
Sasebo
Japan
Hong Kong
Kowloon
China
Manila
Philippine Islands
Private James D. McCain Nearing Basic Training Completion
Private James D. McCain son of Mr and Mrs J R McCain of Delphi Indiana is nearing completion of basic infantry training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri with a unit of the 6th Armored Division After induction at his home station he passed through the 5045th ASU Reception Station for initial clothing basic qualification and aptitude testing to set his Army assignment after training
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Leoni
Wood
James D. McCain
J. R. McCain
West Front St
Delphi
Indiana
Fort Leonard Wood
McCain
5045Th
ASU
St Joseph Church Bazaar Kicks Off Thursday
Readable fragments indicate St Joseph Church hosts a bazaar at the Catholic center with events planned on a Thursday in November. proceeds likely support church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph Churg
Y Center
Hickory Grove Plans 79th Annual Homecoming Service
Hickory Grove church holds its 79th annual Homecoming on Sunday October 3 with an all day program. The morning features special music and World Communion observance. After a noon basket dinner a Country Church choir of twelve men from five rural churches performs. Rev. Hubert K. Clevenger Jr., recently resigned Argos church pastor, will guest speak before his family heads to Brazil as missionaries. Services are at 10 11 a m and 2 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Grove
Country Church
Hubert K. Clevenger, Jr
Argos
Brazil
Delphi Music Parents Hold First Meeting of Year
Delphi Music Parents held their first session of the year with John Klepinger as president and Ed Cassassa named as new music director. Plans included a concession stand at football games, a tag day for band and chorus, and committee nominations for 1954-55. The band will travel to Purdue on October 9 for the Purdue Duke game half time ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi Music
John Klepinger
Ed Cassassa
Robert Sieber
Cassassa
Instrument Group
Leonard Blythe
Jean Gros
Grace Clawson
Purdue
Ragan Seeks Divorce in Carroll Circuit Court
Gail Ragan files for divorce from Harold Ragan citing cruel and inhuman treatment. Married October 4 1952, separated September 8 1954, they have one child James Ragan. Attorney for plaintiff is Lewis N. Mullin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Ragan
Harold Ragan
Carroll
James Ragan
Lewis N. Mullin
Mrs Zinn Visits Pueblo After College Departure
Mrs. Frank Zinn visits her daughter Mrs. Gordon Julien in Pueblo Colorado. She accompanied her daughter home after helping Mary Elizabeth move from Monticello Illinois to college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Zinn
Gordon Julien
Pueblo
Colorado
Dan Clawson Promoted to First Lieutenant in National Guard
Dan Clawson, commanding officer of the local National Guard unit, has been promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant. The ceremony elevated his rank as part of the unit’s ongoing staff changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Clawson
National Guard
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George Marley
Detroit
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N. Market St
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Democratic Rally
Camden Community Center
Paul Butler
Democratic
American Legion Home
Deacon Watson
His
Wynkoop Pharmacy Incorporated
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Phone 50 Delphs Inc
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