Delphi Opera House Recalled as Cultural Landmark
The Delphi opera house atop City Hall on Washington street served as the county's cultural hub for decades. It hosted touring troupes and notable performers, with memories of Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Union Spy shaping local theater lore before closing around the early 1900s and inspiring the Delphi Dramatic Club.
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Delphi
Carroll County
Opera House
City Hall
Washington Street
Julius Clothing
Indiana Service Corporation
A. and P. Store
Joe Assion
John Ruffing
Assion
Ruffing
Crosby Hotel
Uncle Tom's Cabin
James Whitcomb Riley
Easter Music Program Planned at Rockfield Church
The Rockfield Presbyterian church outlines Good Friday and Easter Sunday events with Friday acts by June Wasson Josephine Gregg Laverne Temple and Leota Adams. Sunday school features Darrell Zinn Junior Class Junior Hugo Betty Jo McCarty Willadean Flora and primary class. Easter service at 10 30 am will include Mrs Mildred Groninger choir Betty Shidler Mildred Million Rev Hugo mixed quartet and Ruth Snoeberger.
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Rockfield
Tree Planting Nears Completion in Delphi
The February initiated project led by Mrs. Fred Craven Smith and Mrs. E. W. Bowen mobilized Delphi civic groups and the state highway commission to landscape highways and city plots. The library garden hosts lilac, bridal wreath, forsythia, redbud, dogwood, and crab trees with contributions from residents and a 25 wild crab trees donation by Mrs. Fred C. Smith.
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Fred Craven Smith
Woman’s Club
E. W. Bowen
Delphi
State Highway Commission
Fred C. Smith
Delphi Chamber Banquet Hears Dream of Globe Valve Move
Max Gerber, president of Globe Valve, told the Delphi Chamber of Commerce banquet the company hopes to move its Cleveland and Chicago units to Delphi someday. He called the proposal a dream, a notion new to many in the audience.
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Max Gerber
Globe Valve Corporation
Delphi Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland
Chicago
Delphi
Holy Week Services Open At St Josephs Church
Holy Week activities at St. Josephs Church today include 8 AM Mass, procession to the Repository, Adoration, Holy Hour 7:30 to 8:30 PM, and devotions led by Rev. Simeon M. Schmitt. Good Friday features the Cross veneration, the Mass of the Presanctified, and the Tre Ore from noon to 3 PM.
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ST. Joseph’s Church
Repository
St. Joseph’s Children’s Choir
Simeon M. Schmitt
St. Joseph's Church
Anna C. Lamb
County Orchestra Set to Stage Musical at Armory
Carroll county school orchestra presents a program at Delphi Armory on Saturday morning as part of the county teachers institute. featured works include Salute Neopolitan Nights Scented Rose Columbia Overture Mission Bells and May Dance with solos duets and quartets from eleven schools and standout performers Margaret Harmon Don Shankland Wayne Brechbiel and others.
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Carroll County
Delphi Armory
County Teachers’ Institute
Delphi
Zamecnik
Margaret Harmon
Don Shankland
Carrollton
Wayne Brechbiel
Clarence Lowe
Ralph Grace
Gene Hinkle
Rockfield
Charles Pearson
Adams Township
Jean Towe
Luella Cline
Joan Towe
Margaret Allbaugh
Burlington
Jeanette Hyman
Camden
Francis Webb
Naomi Theophile
Pittsburg
Adaline Waller
Yeoman, Carson and Burrows
Ellis
Deer Creek
North Central
Carl McCain
Janet Duffy
Burlington High School
Wells Fargo Opens At Arc Theatre Sunday
The Wells Fargo Trail saga opens Sunday at the Arc Theatre presenting Joel McCrea as the trail planner and Frances Dee as his wife. The film follows the 1850s 70s era route built to connect St Louis and San Francisco with romance family drama and the War era reconciliation. Bob Burns leads a large supporting cast including Lloyd Nolan Henry ONeill Porter Hall Robert Cummings Ralph Morgan Mary Nash John Mack Brown and Barlowe Borland.
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St. Louis
San Francisco
Arc Theatre
Joel McCrea
Frances Dee
McCrea
Miss Dee
Wells Fargo
Bob Burns
Lloyd Nolan
Henry O'Neill
Porter Hall
Robert Cummings
Ralph Morgan
Mary Nash
John Mack Brown
Barlowe Borland
Flood Reaches New Peak Along Wabash Near Delphi
The Wabash River topped its highest level since 1936 flood, inundating lowlands around Delphi. Levees by the Al McCain farm northeast of Delphi broke, damaging Carrollton Hill road. Mr and Mrs Dan Jones evacuated West Delphi home. others moved furniture upstairs as waters rose and began receding Sunday morning.
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Wabash
Delphi Levies
al McCain
Delgave Way
Carrollton Hill Road
Dan Jones
West Delphi
P. T. A. Tag Day Supports City Grade Building
The Delphi P. T. A. plans a Tag Day on Saturday April 16 to raise funds for furnishing the first aid and rest room in the city grade building. Proceeds benefit the Parent-Teachers' Association project managed by the local group.
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Delphi P. T. A
Parent-Teachers' Association
Ellen Russell and James Reiff M arriage Announced
Ellen Russell daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Russell Star City married James H Reiff son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Reiff Adams Township The couple now resides at a farm near Idaville.
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Ellen Russell
Walter Russell
Star City
James H. Reiff
Elmer Reiff
Adams Township
Idaville
Choir Solos and Duets Featured in Mass
Ephs choir presents solos and duets in the Mass with participants including Mr and Mrs Hubert Clifford, Mr and Mrs C J MoeGrevev ey, James Clifford, Miss Ruth Kempf, Elizabeth Clifford, Marjorie Bloodhart, and Marjorie Clifford.
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Eph
Hubert Clifford
C. J. MoeGreevey
James Clifford
Ruth Kempf
Elizabeth Clifford
Marjorie Bloodhart
Marjorie Clifford
Union State Bank Reorganization Sets New Name
The Union State Bank will reorganize and become Union Bank and Trust Company this Saturday. Clarence McKinley named cashier and Lee Pursise of Salem Indiana will be president. McKinley will relocate to Delphi.
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Union State Bank
Union Bank and Trust Company
Clarence McKinley
Lee Pursise
Salem
Indiana
McKinley
Delphi
News briefs to open theatre in June
Work on the new Delphi theatre will start next week after R. Levine leased the Driefus building on Franklin street. The structure will be remodeled to seat 420 and is set to open by June 15.
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Delphi
R. Levine
Driefus
Franklin Street
Levine
Landis Named Commandant of Indiana University Military Dept
Lieutenant Colonel John F. Landis son of C B Landis former Delphi resident has been appointed commandant of the Indiana University Military department as reported in Delphi this week.
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John F. Landis
C. B. Landis
Delphi
Indiana University Military Department
Fencing Demonstration Tonight At De Luxe Cafe
Logansport expert fencers will perform at a fencing demonstration tonight at the De Luxe Cafe. The public is invited to attend.
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Logansport
de- Luxe Cafe
Eliminate Wabash Dam Plan Near Delphi
Plans for a dam across the Wabash near Delphi have been dropped from the flood control project under consideration in Washington. Local reports indicate the decision changes the scheme and shifts focus to other flood measures.
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Wabash
Delphi
Washington
Logansport Appoints Reed Groninger as Superintendent
Reed Groninger selected to lead Logansport schools replacing W. L. Sprouse who resigned. Groninger, previously associated with Cass County schools and son of John Groninger of Deer Creek, will assume duties in August.
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Reed Groninger
Cass County Son of Schools
John Groninger
Deer Creek
Logansport
W. L. Sprouse
Groninger
Death notice for Elgie Niccum in Michigan
Mrs Nelson Giles of west of Delphi learns of the death of her youngest son Elgie Niccum on Wednesday in Michigan. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
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Nelson Giles
West of Delphi
Elgie Niccum
Michigan
Prairie Farmer WLS Show To Be Staged Next Week
The second annual Prairie Farmer WLS show will be held at the Delphi armory Thursday Friday and Saturday of next week. Sponsored by the Delphi Legion drum and bugle corps and the Legion auxiliary the program promises a theme School Days in the Hay Loft focusing on happiness rather than the traditional three Rs. Tryouts were held Wednesday night and will be held tonight in the Legion rooms at the courthouse. A promising array of talent has been discovered according to sponsors. The Presbyterian Missionary Society will meet with Mrs H S Rohrabaugh on April 19.
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Prairie Farmer- Wls
Delphi Armory
Delphi Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
The
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Court House
Lafayette-Ft Wayne Route Plan by Bus Company
Indiana Motor Bus Company announces a Lafayette to Ft Wayne route via Delphi and Peru. Edmund J. Jeffirs says the through service would link locals to Ft Wayne and enhance travel. Hearings set on railroad and bus petitions affecting service.
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Lafayette
FT. Wayne
Delphi
BUS Company
Lafayette-to
Peru
Indiana Motor Bus Company
Edmund J. Jeffiis
Plymouth
Jeffirs
Indiana Public Service Commission
Indiana Railroad
Indianapolis
Herbert E. Wilson
Marion County Superior Court
Public Service Commission
Chamber Of Commerce Elects New Officers At Banquet
Delphi Chamber of Commerce elected Paul Johnson A J Denk and Harry Roach as directors at the annual banquet held Thursday night at the Methodist church. About 180 people attended with guests from Lafayatte Globe Valve Corporation and Purdue professor Robert Phillips. New officers were re elected for another year and a local birth announced in Kentucky.
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Delphi Dramatic Club
John Mount
W. A. (Deacon) Reach
Ed Grimm
Robert O’connor
J. P. Wason
Garfield Shaffer
Harold Alirud
Joe Clark
A. B. Crampton
Marguerite Roach
Ethel Atkinson
Kate Higginbotham
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Johnson
A. J. Denk
Harry Roach
Delphi Chamber of Commerce
Methodist Church
Johnson
Yanus Wells
Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
Max Gerber
Chicago
Globe Valve Corporation
Leo Williams
Kokomo
Robert Phillips
Purdue
Four Square
E. O. Grimm
Grosby Cafe
Vanus Wells
Howard Bradshaw
Myron Johnson
Forrest Orr
Fall Of Empire Is Chief Fear Of Britain In England
Newport Isle of Wight April 8 Many in this country fear Britain may have passed its peak in world power as new totalitarian states challenge its empire while dominions gain autonomy and air raid threats grow. Parliament faces uncertainty amid imperial shifts and rising regional pressures.
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England
Newport
Isle of Wight
Britain
Europe
France
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Holland
Hitler
Mussolini
India
Mexico
Palestine
Presbyterian Dawn Service to Open Easter
The Presbyterian church hosts its annual Easter Dawn service at 6 o clock Sunday morning. Rev. Harry Parker wrote a Gabriel and Raphael legend adaptation to be staged as a pageant with cast members Paul Johnson Paul Quick Pearl Baum Jerry Parker Mabel Fraser Edna Johnson A J Denk C A Smith Abner Bowen Roy Clauser Robert VanNatta. Junior and adult choirs will perform under direction of Mrs. Howard Bradshaw with Mrs. Hubert Gros arranging the music.
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the Presbyterian Church
Harry Parker
Gabriel
Raphael
Paul Johnson
Paul Quick
Pearl Baum
Jerry Parker
Mabel Fraser
Edna Johnson
A. J. Denk
C. A. Smith
Abner Bowen
Roy Clauser
Robert VanNatta
Howard Bradshaw
Hubert Gros
Delphi Thinl ies Triumph Over Jefferson In Track Meet
Delphi Oracles beat Jefferson of Lafayette 67 to 42 at Ross Ade stadium on Tuesday. Mainard Weaver led with wins in high and low hurdles and anchored the mile relay. Todd won the 100 and 440. Bowman took broad jump. Downs and E Weaver tied for pole vault.
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Delphi
Jefferson
Lafayette
Ross- Ade Stadium
Jeff
Oracles
Mainard Weaver
Dick Downs
Oracle Thinlies
Todd
Weaver
John Bowman
E. Weaver
Allotments to Be Ready for County Farmers Saturday
Carroll county farmers will receive allotment figures under the new farm program this Saturday. J Dewey Zinn chair of the county agricultural conservation committee said the allocations cover corn and general soil depleting crops. Township meetings will follow next week to explain provisions and impacts on individual farmers.
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Carroll County
J. Dewey Zinn
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Zinn
Adams
Charles Maorer
Burlington
William Douglass
Carrollton
William F. Johns
Clay
Guy Clauser
Deer Creek
Walter Ayres
Democrat
Joseph Cook
Jackson
Frank Hedderick
Jefferson
Artie Million
Madison
Ray Martin
Monroe
Frank Wilcox
Liberty
John Mills
Rock Creek
Dewey Zinn
Tippecanoe
Lee Maxwell
Washington
Earl Downham
Honor Roll Announced For Six Local Classes
The semi final period honor roll is released by Del Phi teachers listing students by grade. Freshmen include Ivan Ashba Alyne Atkinson Robert Baum Donald Berryman Dorothy Bowen and others. Sophomores Juniors and Seniors follow with multiple named students across the six classes.
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Delphi
Ivan Ashba
Alyne Atkinson
Robert Baum
Donald Berryman
Dorothy Bowen
Donald Bowman
Donald Buck
Joy Garrison
Virginia Haslet
Ruth Hudson
Martha Johns
Jean Pauley
Richard Quick
Wayne Rule
Robert Ulm
Rose Vianco
Aileen Zinn
Leota Adams
Frances Bowman
Eileen Clawson
Mildred Downam
Mary Kirkpatrick
Doris McCain
James Peirce
Sheriff Anderson Cleared for 1939 40 Sheriff Term
Four prominent Indiana lawyers sign an opinion that Sheriff Arthur Anderson is eligible to hold the office if nominated and elected in 1938. They cite constitutional provisions and state Supreme Court rulings supporting his qualification for the full two year term as Carroll County sheriff.
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Arthur Anderson
Addison K. Sills
Lafayette
Benjamin F. Carr
Carroll Circuit Court
Robert Arthur
Logansport
William C. Smith
Delphi
Carroll County
Anderson
State Supreme Court
SeThe
Supreme Court
Indiana
Easter Supper and Program At Radnor M E Church
The Radnor Methodist church will sponsor an Easter supper and program at the New Hope school building on Thursday April 14. Supper will be served from 5 to 7 o'clock with an interesting program planned.
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Radnor Methodist Church
New Hope
Mrs Logan Receives Granddaughter on Birthday
Mrs. Clarence Logan of 1228 East Main Street welcomed a granddaughter on her birthday Wednesday. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bush.
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Clarence Logan
East Main Street
Edward Bush
Guthries Welcome Daughter At St Elizabeths
Mr and Mrs Stuart Guthrie of Delphi announce the birth of a daughter born Saturday at St Elizabeths Hospital Lafayette The couple are pleased to share the happy news with family and friends
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Stuart Guthrie
Delphi
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Lafayette
Tri Kappa Easter Market at Chevrolet Garage
Easter market hosted by Tri Kappa at the Chevrolet Garage on April 16 features handmade goods and local vendors. Proceeds benefit Tri Kappa charitable projects and community programs.
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Chevrolet Garage
Poultry Meter Project Set with Local Farm Officials
In Carroll County REMC cooperation, appliance meters will be installed on brooder stoves to record chicken numbers and temperatures. Farm homes will also add meters on stoves refrigerators water systems and milking equipment. S A Anderson of Purdue will meet April 18 with the local poultry committee at the county agent’s office from 7 30 to 9 30.
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Carroll County
REMC
S. A. Anderson
Purdue
Diesel car demo at Standard Oil station
A Diesel automobile was demonstrated today at the Standard Oil station at the corner of Main and Union streets from 11 a m to 2 p m.
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Standard Oil
Main
Union Streets
Tax Deadline Notice From Treasurers Office
The notice states Monday May 2 is the last day to pay taxes to avoid an 8 percent penalty. Pay on or before May 2 at the Treasurers Office.
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Ballarat
Deacon Roach
Buel Ulm
Adam
Henry Wilson
Rockfield Church
Father Schmitt
St. Joseph’s Choir
Miss Lamb
V. Hamma
J. Wiegand
Regina Coeli
T. Wilken
County
Armory
Bulletin
Presbyterian Missionary Society
H. 8
Rohrabauzh
Walter Beymer
Kentucky
Mr. Beymer
BY Gilbert Bailey
M. Weaver
Lafayette Stadium
Lois Allbaugh
Joe Brumbach
Louise Christie
Max Craig
Ruth Dobbins
Juanita Fetterhoff
Brian Hemmig
Dorothy Pauley
Betty Smith
Irene Stark
Frances Vories
Laverna Zook
Rosemary Freitag
Marybelle Adams
Opal Britton
Robert Buck
Winifred Dyer
Marilyn Holloway
Edward Hufford
Shirley Julien
Meredith Kirkpatrick
Lucille Nelson
Virginia Pletcher
Helen Sheets
Charlies Shulthers
Barnetta
Radnor M. E. Church
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