Carroll County boys, leaving for Camp Taylor from Delphi, May 1918 10 YEARS AGO

There’s more than band-aids and ice packs in a school nurse’s kit. For those entrusted with the health needs of school children, it takes a bottle full of knowledge, a dose of intuition, and good measure of caring and compassion. Delphi Community School Corporation’s “angels of mercy” are Michelle Devlin, R.N., corporation nurse and facility nurse at the high school and middle school; Susan Newhart, R.N., Hillcrest Elementary; and Melissa Maxwell, medical assistant, Camden Elementary.

Stephanie Lambert, R.N. has been named Director of Nursing of the 100 bed Brethren Healthcare Center in Flora.

Camden Elementary students have learned that recycling pays dividends. Through a joint project of the Town of Camden and the school, with a grant from Northwest Indiana Solid Waste District, four benches have been made available for the town and school. These were made from recycled milk jugs. Students had to do their part by bringing in 1,033 jugs, the required amount to make one bench.

25 YEARS AGO

A second round of bad weather, with high winds and blowing snow, caused an Indiana State Highway truck to go off and flip over on SR 18, five miles east of Flora. The driver, Ernest Reed f Flora, was unhurt. Nearly 20 vehicles were in the ditch Friday morning off SR 18 between SR 29 and SR 75. Wind chill factors ranged from 30-50 degrees below zero, which were not as low as the previous weekend, but the blowing snow caused drifting of many roads, and visibility in some places was near zero.

J.P. Industries of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the Briggs plumbingware division.

50 YEARS AGO

Attempts are being made to form an ice skating rink at Riley Park by Mayor Wood and Street Commissioner Goyer. The area was flooded Sunday but the water was absorbed. Delphi Lumber Company and Metzger Lumber Company have donated more than a hundred dollars worth of Visqueen, a plastic material to cover the ground and egg limestone has been used to form a ten-inch wall around the area so that when freezing weather comes it is hoped that their efforts will be successful.

Ralph Rinehart and Sons, auction and real estate firm of Flora, have purchased the corner lot in the heart of Flora at the intersection of South Center and Columbia streets and are remodeling the building preparatory to opening an uptown office. They expect to move into the building within the next few days.

75 YEARS AGO At the meeting of the City Council Tuesday night, the garbage contract was let to Lloyd Burgitt for $135. The other bid was L. E. Merrill, $150. It was moved to furnish the FERA workers with tools to trim the trees in Delphi.

An annual gathering of the Gay neighborhood was held Saturday evening at the old Gay school house now used as a community building. Cooperative supper was served at 6 o’clock and progressive euchre was played afterwards. The committee in charge consisted of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gruber, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rush and Mrs. Charles Childers.

100 YEARS AGO

Mr. J.C. Shaver is arranging to give the people of Flora and vicinity a fine vaudeville house. The Crystal will be equipped with a stage and raised floor and Vaudeville engaged from one of the leading booking houses in America.

The new Cutler school house was dedicated last Friday at two o’clock and a large number of enthusiastic supporters of the school were present. The new building was constructed by A. A. Good & Co., of this city and is one the best in the county.

A bundle party, consisting of some thirty-five neighbors and friends, met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Calhoun Tuesday evening. Each invited guest brought a bundle which were thrown into baskets upon arrival being distributed later. The capital prize offered for the best package was awarded to Ben Hirt for his sculptural ideas in carving from a pumpkin an ideal Irish expression.