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A crowd observes the National Guard Unit, Company B, 293rd Infantry, marching down Main St. in Delphi during the Fourth of July parade in 1950. The Comet thanks the following for providing photos: Carroll County Historical Society Museum, Joe and Barbara Jones, Lorraine Heffner Popejoy, Pat Wagoner Wisler-Meade, Phil and Cindy Jones, Sandy Cook Roth, and Doris Oyler Harter.

Joe Jones, left, is helping put up a sign for the second annual Farm Progress Show, which was held Oct. 7, 1954, on the Miles T. Martin farm, east of Camden. Jones was a Purdue University student and Farm Progress Show assistant. This motley detasseling crew in 1953 was comprised of (front row, l-r) Barbara Schock Jones, Nancy Martin Fouts, Shirley Skiles Hizer; back - Betty Hogan, Marilyn Penn Guckien, Patty Hogan Wagoner, Dale Penn (driver), Phyllis Penn Myers, Si Carter Chapman. This photo of the Flora Theatre and Theatre Coffee Shop (left) is from the 1950s. Joe and Cora St. Amand owned both, and Esther Flora operated the coffee shop. The St. Amands sold the theatre to Bill White, who was the last owner. Frank Fitch (standing) was a long-time owner of Wynkoop Pharmacy on Washington St., Delphi. This photo was taken in the 1950s. Wynkoop's or Fitch's, as it was sometimes called, was a hang-out for the high school kids. There was a soda fountain and table and chairs in the back of the store. Later when the soda fountain was taken out, older folks came in for coffee and to catch up on all the news. Flora guys in the State Legion (bowling) Tournament in 1954 were: Front - Don Brower, Raymond Brower. Back - Boyd Wheeler, Dana Brower, Bob Heffner. The Roxy Theatre was located on the north side of the courthouse square on Franklin St. in Delphi. Ricky and Robby Roth are "big stuff," sitting on the motorcycle with their uncle, Ed Cook, in the 1960's A fine selection of cars and trucks can be seen in the Mann Chevrolet lot in the 1950s. This is still Mann's car lot today. Don and Sandy Roth are pictured with his 1949 Olds. The photo was taken about 1958. Junior high prom pages at the 1956 Flora High School prom dressed for a seaside theme. The prom was held at the Frankfort Country Club. Girls pictured, l-r, are Darlene Frayze, Patty Wagoner, and Arlene Frayze. Boys pictured, l-r, are Steve Collins and Steve Boller. The four men standing in the entryway at Julius Clothing Store in the early 1950s are, l-r, Roy "Peck" Clark, who worked there; Ralph Pearson, Al Moss, and Jack Mitchell. The store was on Center Street in Flora, where Porcupine Truffle is now located. The men pictured, from Acacia fraternity at Purdue, all had Carroll County dates in this 1954 photo. The men, l-r, are Larry Jones, Bill Roach, Jim Yount, Bill Carmichael, Ken Clawson, Clarence Eyre, Joe Jones. Their corresponding dates, l-r, are Judy Henderson Walls, Carolyn Coble, Susan Roach Hitchcock, Marilyn Dyson Carmichael, Carol Henderson, Sue Burkhalter Penn, Barbara Schock Jones. Downtown Flora got new sidewalks around 1950. The work attracted a lot of attention. Dale's Café, on the corner of Center and Main streets in Flora, was a popular hang-out. Customers pictured here, in the early 1950s, are Dale Day, Bob Heffner, and Dick Sink. Owner Dale Brower is behind the counter. The Delphinium restaurant was located on North Washington St., Delphi. This photo was taken on July 11, 1950. Beverly Ayres gave dance lessons in Flora, always culminating with a dance recital in the auditorium at the Flora school. Pictured in a tap dance number in the mid 1950s are (lr) Kathy Butcher, Cindy Julius, Diane Knapp, Kristen Brim, Sarah Wagoner, and Bonnie Trent. A Marathon gas station, a short-order restaurant, and a barber shop were located on US 421 S. in Carroll County. This photo was taken around 1955. Bringhurst landmarks, no longer there, were the elevator and depot (left). Harold Cook is shown harvesting in the 1950s. Delphi High School senior cheerleaders in 1956 were, l-r, Helen Crosby, Lois Young, Barbara Schock, and Deanne Whiteman. Edith and Paul Oyler (on tractor) and Carey Oyler, left, are pictured during a 1961 snowstorm. Clawson's Chevrolet tow truck is parked on Union St., Delphi, in 1950.