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Newspaper
Camden Record News
Location
Camden, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
6
Dr. B. C. Kerkhove informs that the office will be unattended during the week of June 20 through June 27 and will resume presence on June 27. Contacts or alternatives are not listed.
A campfire gathering on State Road 25 crossing Deer Creek west of Delphi was held Wednesday evening. The event was planned by Indiana historian Ross Lockridge in cooperation with John Densford, educational advisor of CCC Company 1587.
William C. Smith, 82, longtime Delphi attorney and dean of the Carroll county bar for 57 years, was named by a national Sigma Chi magazine as one of the 12 oldest Sigs in the United States. Mr and Mrs Webb Brown and Mrs Lettie Cline of near Bringhurst were supper guests Tuesday evening of Mr and Mrs Don Lesh.
The Camden Merchants baseball team lost 11 to 2 at Burrows last Sunday in a nonleague matchup. Burrows had 11 runs from 9 hits with 2 errors, while Camden posted 2 runs on 8 hits with 5 errors. The Merchants travel to Deer Creek on Sunday for a Carroll Cass league game amid Flora at Delphi and Logansport at Burrows.
The piece explains medieval custom where a man carried a sword and offered an empty right hand to show friendliness. A reciprocal handshake warned of possible treachery, shaping the modern interpretation that a refused handshake signals enmity.
The article traces the Cumberland Trail connecting Baltimore to Cumberland along a 139 mile turnpike financed by Baltimore bankers as early as 1796. It notes enduring stone arches, ambitious construction to endure time, and the Old Cumberland Road as eastern section of US Route 40, highlighting its role in westward expansion and the later need to recount its use, decay, and reconstruction.
Community dates include Ed Sweet selling plants tomato and pepper. Mrs Z L Truesdell visiting daughter. L B Dixon and W O Pettiner families hosting gatherings. A cooperative dinner at James and Etta Sicker home. Mary Dorean Clemens to Ball State for six week term start. A G Campbell moved from hospital to Deer Creek home. Mrs Raymond Judy to Indianapolis for southern states trip.
Primary and junior lists feature Mrs Hazel Shideler leading the event with songs by the choir Rainy Day Brigade and performances by Emily Heckard Ruth Overmeyer Jn J. Wateh Daniel Benner Bonnie Betty and Milburn. The program, titled The Happiest Days of all the year, highlights living offerings and a living crepe display by the Primary Department.
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