East edge of Yeoman, circa 1900; barn owned by Albert Ellis 10 YEARS AGO

Jim French will be the grand marshal of the Delphi Christmas’ parade. This year’s theme is “Celebrating the Birth of Jesus.” French is the past president of the Carroll County Historical Society and was president of the Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal, Inc. for 10 years. He continues to serve on the board of directors of both organizations.

Four years ago, the Pyle/Kinsler family decided to add a little spice to their Thanksgiving dinner. “It was getting too boring,” said Sandy Kinsler. So they started a new tradition. Now, every year they all dress up as Pilgrims and Indians and make a Thanksgiving craft.

Kendall Baker, son of Mark and Marsha Baker of Delphi received an “Award of Merit” certificate in the REMC/Electric Consumer Calendar Art Contest. He was one of the 260 finalists out of 8,400 entrants from grades K-12 throughout Indiana. A Hillcrest kindergarten student, his entry was entitled “Feeding the Sea Gulls.”

25 YEARS AGO

Eight new Christmas banners can be seen along the streets in downtown Delphi.

Rev. James Rankin of Delphi is a believer of the gift of life, 100 times over. When the Red Cross Bloodmobile came to Delphi in August he donated his 100th unit of blood making him a 12 ½-gallon donor.

Senior Dean Orem, who won his third most valuable defensive player award as a Carroll gridder this season, has already won two MVPs in basketball and one in baseball and will seek a third as his team begins basketball play Friday.

Cougar football coach Rick George, talking about the outstanding Carroll athlete at last week’s grid banquet, said that Orem, a four-year starter, has more tackles and assists in a year and a career than any other player who has ever worn a cougar uniform.

50 YEARS AGO

Paul Johnson, automobile dealer, was elected secretary of the People’s Building and Loan Association, Friday, at the same time that the organization accepted its new charter to become the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Delphi. Raymond Todd, Delphi implement dealer and Deer Creek township trustee, was named as a new member of the board of directors.

Eighty students from Carroll County are enrolled in classes on the campus of Purdue University for the first semester of the 1959-60 academic year, according to a breakdown of Indiana resident students by counties. Every county in the state is represented in the total of on-campus enrollment of 14,192 students.

Richard Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Verlin Long, of Burlington township, is county 5-acre and 4-H corn yield champion in 1959 by having a yield check of 177 bushels to the acre. His father was county winner in 1949 with a yield of 124 bushels.

75 YEARS AGO

Hunters in the annual Thanksgiving day drive in Jefferson township caught five foxes. One escaped in the drive, ending on the Ellis farm. Hundreds participated, taking in a wide territory.

Miss Connie Brooks has purchased the Coney Island Sandwich Shop of Max Leopold, who has left for Chicago, where he has secured a situation. The shop specializes in lunch and sandwiches and soft drinks and with the new owner Miss Brooks in charge assisted by Miss Mary Bunnell, who will cater to the public in a pleasing manner will continue to do a first class business. Miss Brooks is a graduate of Delphi high school class of 34 who has had much experience in the O’Dell lunch room near the interurban. The Coney Island Shop is located next to the Shell Oil Station on Franklin street and is deserving of your patronage.

100 YEARS AGO

The Star of Bethlehem, which will not be visible again for five hundred years now appears in the eastern heavens from shortly after midnight until after daylight. Authorities state that the star is different from any other in the sky. It is said to be yellow, blue and white, instead of red like others. It is just 58,000,000,000,000,000 miles from the earth and is one thousand times larger than the sun.

Mrs. Charles Buckley of Delphi has received a handsome check and letter from Joe Mitchell Chappel, editor of the National magazine, accepting an Indian song which she composed entitled, “Farewell Old Tippecanoe” and stating that it would be included in a “Book of Heart Songs” which he is publishing. Her many friends are rejoicing over her success.

“Cupid of Oxford,” the play given at the Camden opera house last Wednesday evening by the high school dramatic club of that place was a decided success in every particular and all who were in attendance went away satisfied and feeling that the price of admission, 25 cents, had been well spent.