Delphi Meet Set as 15 Schools Talk Track Honors
Track and field stars from 15 schools compete at Delphi in an invitational meet with trials at 10 and finals at 1 30. Medals awarded by businessmen for top three in each event. girls award ribbons and medals. Notable entrants include Hancock Brook Popejoy Delphi and multiple strong entrants from Frankfort Kentland Knox Lafayette Monticello North Judson Renssalaer Rochester Wabash Earl Park Plymouth and Winamac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Brook
Frankfort
Kentland
Knox
Lafayette
Jefferson
Monticello
North Judson
Renssalaer
Rochester
Wabash
Earl Park
Plymouth
Winamac
Queens
Nan Thomson
Caroline Christie
Mary A. Fauset
Virginia Pletcher
Louise Christie
Hancock
Walter Popejoy
Kenneth Black
French
Witsman
Vaughan
Miner
Daly
Brady
Bordenet
Minton
Tillet
Willems
Indiana safety talk cites high Indiana driving deaths
State representative Carl Woodard warned at a county safety meeting that Indiana has a death rate of 36 per 100000 and ranks second nationally in fatal auto crashes. He noted a 38 percent rise since January 1 and stressed accidents are mental, often occurring when drivers least expect trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Mississippi
Carl ‘Woodard
State Safety Department
Court House
Woodard
County Safety Committee
General Assembly
Pittsburg Planting Day Set For Friday
Plans are completed for Pittsburg Planting Day at the school grounds this Friday. Trees for transplanting were obtained Wednesday and will be planted to beautify the grounds and create an attractive recreational center. WPA labor is employed in the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
WPA
Housecleaning Party Turns To Bridge Gathering
Mrs Walter Clawson invited friends to a housecleaning party on Wednesday evening. Guests arrived with ladders, brooms, dust cloths and mops then pivoted to play contract bridge instead. Booster 2:30 P. M. Saturday.
Deer Creek Student Takes Second in State Latin Meet
Marjorie Yeager a Deer Creek sophomore placed second in the state Latin contest held in Bloomington on Saturday. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jess Yeager of Washington township and won district title in Peru in March under teacher Ruth Stanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Creek
Marjorie Yeager
Deer Creek High School
Bloomington
Miss Yeager
Jess Yeager
Washington Township
Yeager
Peru
Ruth Stanton
Yantis Wells Maintains Lead as Delphi Chamber Chief
Yantis Wells was elected president of the Delphi Chamber of Commerce at a directors luncheon on Tuesday. He was appointed last year after Robert Gamble resigned. Howard Bradshaw and Forrest Orr were reelected as vice president and treasurer, Myron Johnson named secretary. The four officers are all current board members and plans were approved for bi monthly luncheons inviting business and professional men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yantis Wells
Delphi Chamber of Commerce
Wells
Robert Gamble
Howard Bradshaw
Forrest’ Orr
Myron Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Delphi Library Sets Release Of Forty Four Books
The Delphi library will release 44 new books on Saturday April 25 with fiction non fiction and juvenile titles on display through the weekend. Librarian Mary Cochran announced the plan noting a complete list of titles across authors and subjects including Christie Maugham Ford Verne and Gilbert and Sullivan among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Mary Cochran
Butler Student Joe Haslet Named Interfraternity Council President
Joseph W. Haslet son of Lotie and the late Haslet of Ockley was elected president of Butler University's interfraternity council at a recent meeting. A member of Phi Delta Theta he will graduate in June and has been assisting welfare work and student employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Haslet
Lotie Haslet
Ockley
Interfraternity Council
Butler University
Haslet
George F. Leonard
Butler
Phi Delta Theta
District Presbytery Convenes At Delphi
The Crawfordsville Presbytery met in Delphi with forty two ministers attending. Rev H G Weisbecker Oxford was elected Moderator and Rev H L Crain Frankfort retired Moderator was elected clerk. Williamsport chosen for fall meeting. Dr W R Graham Lafayette elected ministerial commissioner to the General Assembly in Syracuse May. J W Findley West Lafayette alternate. Elder commissioner Dr H Y Mullin Rockfield and Charles Waveland Waveland alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Presbyterian Church
Delphi
H. G. Weisbecker
Oxford Presbyterian Church
H. L. Crain
Frankfort
Williamsport
W. R. Graham
Lafayette
General Assembly
Syracuse
N. Y
J. W Findley
West Lafayette
H. Y. Mullin
Rockfield
Charles Waveland
Waveland
Funeral Monday for Mrs Althea Lear 51
Mrs Althea Lear of Monticello died Saturday morning in a Newcastle hospital aged 66? 51 based on presentation died Saturday. Born June 19 1884 in Delphi to Matthew and Ella Stankard. Funeral Monday at 2 pm in Monticello with Rev W L Hargraves officiating. Interment Pittsburg cemetery. Survived by husband Lowell Lear a daughter Margaret Long Manon a son Wilbur Little Rock Ark two grandchildren Jerry and Sharon Long a sister Florence Stankard Delphi. Member of Pittsburg M E church Rebekah lodge Macabees and G A R of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Althea Lear
Monticello
Newcastle
Delphi
Matthew
Ella Davis Stankard
W. L. Hargraves
Pittsburg
Lowell Lear
Margaret Long
Manon
Wilbur
Little Rock
Ark
Jerry
Sharon Long
Florence
Stankard
Althe
Stankard Lear
M. E
Rebekah Lodge
Macabees
Rites Set Sunday for Harley Raver 56
Harley Raver 56 longtime Camden resident died Friday morning after years of ill health. He is survived by his wife and four daughters, three at home and one in Lafayette. Funeral services were held Sunday at Camden Baptist Church with Rev. Louis Stanger officiating. Burial followed at Paint Creek Cemetery. Half sisters Mrs Willard Reed and Mrs Olive Logan of Delphi are noted relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Raver
Camden
Lafayette
Baptist Church
Louis Stanger
Paint Creek
Willard Reed
Olive Logan
Delphi
Raver
Table Tennis and Rifle Tourney Set for Tuesday
A table tennis and rifle tournament will be held in the recreation room Tuesday evening. Prizes will be awarded to winners. About twenty persons have enrolled for each event as reported by sponsors.
Bowen family visit in Indianapolis this Wednesday
Mrs. Abner Bowen, Mrs. E. W Bowen and daughter Miss Hilda visited in Indianapolis on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner Bowen
E. W Bowen
Hilda
Indianapolis
Flower Sale Saturday Aids Blind of Nation Delphi Event
The American Brotherhood for the Blind schedules a Saturday flower sale in Delphi to aid the sightless. Rev Wilbur V Day Rev Harry Parker Father Clifford Reed and others sponsor with Mrs Everett Parks in charge from the Armory. Proceeds fund Braille magazines canes slates and at home work for the blind. prizes and theatre passes offered by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Brotherhood For the Blind
Delphi
Wilbur V. Day
Harry Parker
Clifford Reed
H. Jenkins
Howard Bradshaw
E. W. Bowen
C. W. Hunter
Everett Parks
Armory
The
Brotherhood
America
Vetrans Administration
Washington
American Brotherhood
Bulletin notice for Delphi Citizen window reads late news
The Delphi Citizen announces bulletins posted in its Franklin Street office window. Readers are urged to watch the Citizen window for late news of community interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Citizen
Franklin Street
Crosby Leads Delphi Bowling League After 3-Game Win
Crosby Hotel five seized the top spot in the Delphi league with a 3 game victory over Citizen. Omer Smith emerged as Crosby’s scoring leader posting a 123 average across nine games while Indiana Service faces Market in tonight’s schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby Hotel
Delphi
Citizen
Scribes
Farmers
Chevrolet
Il Pet. Roe
Aise Eee Es
TT National Guards
Pouprel
Fite Ccemdacanwod
Catinete
Lerinars
HS Vroig
Indiana
Omer Smith
Crosby
Mildred Hawkins Weds Russell Williams in Mishawaka ceremony
Announcement of the marriage between Mildred Hawkins of Danville Illinois and Russell Williams of Delphi Indiana. The wedding occurred December 26 1935 at John Williams home in Mishawaka with Rev Turbeville officiating. The bride taught at Vermilion Grove school and the groom worked as night chef before joining Art Rider restaurant. They plan to live in Delphi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Hawkins
L. O. Hawkins
Danville
Ill
Russell Williams
Albertus Williams
Delphi
John Williams
Mishawaka
Turbeville
M. E. Church
Mrs. Thomas Mason Dies At Lafayette
Delphi friends mourn the death of Mrs. Thomas E Mason at Home Hospital in Lafayette. An active clubwoman, she lectured across several counties and showcased a rare collection of pottery and lustreware. Funeral services were held Monday. her husband is a Purdue University mathematics professor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Thomas E Mason
Lafayette
Robert Tyler Fined For Assault Battery
Robert Tyler was arrested Friday evening by Sheriff Arthur Anderson on assault and battery against Kelly Airhart who suffered a fractured nose both bones broken two black eyes and facial cuts. Tyler pled guilty before Justice of Peace R L Dern and was fined $15.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert.Tyler
Arthur Anderson
Kelly Airhart
Tyler
Justice of Peace
R. L. Dern
Wohl Hearing Tackles Newspaper Insanity Claims
Attorney General Phillip Lutz and Assistant AG Ed Barce attended the Delphi hearing on T Ernest Maholm’s coram nobis petition for Mrs. Herman Wohl. Maholm argued newspapers implied Wohl’s insanity. Judge E E Pruitt ruled that newspaper stories are not evidence and the petition was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Lutz
Ed Barce
Delphi
T. Ernest Maholm
Herman Wohl
Maholm
Wohl
E. E. Pruitt
Malcolm
Card party tonight launches softball funds drive
A card party at the armory tonight starts a drive to fund the Delphi softball league. Chairman Byrum Crosby leads a committee aiming for enough players to fill 60 tables. The event, with tickets sold at the door, begins at 8 p.m. The league met in April and reelected its board led by M. S. Kraus Verne Brown and Byrum Crosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Delphi
Byrum Crosby
M. S. Kraus
Verne Brown
George Hicks 65 Dies Near Oakdale
George Everett Hicks age 65 farmer near Oakdale died of a stroke Tuesday afternoon at the family home. Survived by widow four daughters and four sons plus one sister and one brother. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at Chalmers Community church with Rev Dammon of Lafayette officiating. Interment in Chalmers cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Everett Hicks
Oakdale
Blanche Viney
Monticello
Mayme Howell
South Bend
Orpha Flynn
Alyne Lucas
Chalmers
Prothers
Near Delphi
Albert
Jerome
Charles
Lafayette
Lois Friday
Dr Max Bahr Speaks to Carroll County Medical Society
Dr Max Bahr, superintendent of the Central Hospital for the Insane in Indianapolis, was guest speaker for the Carroll County Medical Society last Thursday. Doctors and wives dined at the Welcome Inn before the lecture at the library where he discussed observed mental illness cases and presented a speaker's talk on depressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Bahr
Central Hospital For the Insane
Indianapolis
Carroll County Medical Society
Welcome Inn
Bahr
Delphi Couple Thelma Conwell and Merle Long Wed
Thelma Conwell and Merle Long, a Delphi native and Tharp Construction Company employee, were married Saturday afternoon near Buffalo Indiana. The couple, both notable locals, plan to reside in Delphi after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Conwell
Merle Long
Merl Long
Delphi
Buffalo
Ind
Long
Tharp Construction Company
Izaak Walton League Banquet and Public Meeting Planned
Plans are complete for the Izaak Walton League banquet and public meeting on May 1. Bill Collins, who spoke here last spring, will return with reels of pictures. The event is open to all, with banquet tickets available at Gray's Hatchery, Roach's Bakery, Mount's Hardware, C. O. Julius, M. S. Kraus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton League
Bill Collins
Mr. Collins
Gray’s Hatchery
Roach’s Bakery
Mount’s Hardware
C. O. Julius
M. 8. Kraus
School Exhibit Set for May 7 at Delphia School
The annual exhibit days at the Delphia school will be held May 7 with rooms and classes making preparations. Booster 2 20 P M Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Trucker Albert Foust Killed When Truck Flips After Skidding
Albert Foust a 41 year old Lafayette trucker and World War II veteran died in a Tuesday morning accident on State road 25 near the S turn east of Delphi after his overloaded truck skidded and overturned during a sharp turn. Dolores Pollock of Lafayette riding with him escaped with minor injuries. Coroner Hubert Gros attributed fatigue and icy pavement as major factors and no inquest will be held. Burial will be in Idaville with an American Legion firing squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Gros
Delphi
Albert F. Foust
Lafayette
Foust
Crawfordsville
Angola
Logansport
Dolores Pollock
Crosby Hotel
Russell Popejoy
Rockfield
Blythe and Sons Funeral Home
Templeton and Jackson
County Farmers to Receive Final AAA Checks This Week
County farmers will obtain the last AAA payments under the 1933 1935 contracts this week with 356 of 393 checks totaling 9400 distributed by Earl Newell Wheat Association treasurer. Checks for Adams Jefferson Tippecanoe Deer Creek Madison and Clay Townships go to the county agent's office Friday April 24. Other townships may pick up at Wheelers Garage Flora Thursday April 23 from 9 to 12 or at the Farm Bureau oil station Camden Thursday from 1 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Ralph Maggart
Weednesday
Earl Newell
The
Wheat Association
Adams, Jefferson
Tippecanoe
Deer Creek
Madison
Clay
Wheelers Garage
Flora
Farm Bureau
Camden
High School Glee Club to Stage Robot Op/era May 14
The high school glee club under Miss Georgiana Kienly will present Robot, a recent operetta, on May 14. The cast includes Kenneth Black, Paige Carson, Jack Orr, Murray Donnavon, Charles Thompson, Linda Von Lught, Nan Thomson, Terry Von Lught, Faith Loman, Helen Hunter, Philip Bond, Charles Sheets, Nita, and Orpha Heiland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgiana Kienly
Professor von Lought
Kenneth Black
Paige Carson
Jack Orr
Murray Donnavon
Charles Thompson
Linda von Lught
Nan Thomson
Theresa “Terry
von Lught
Mary Alice Cripe
Faith Loman
Helen Hunter
Philip Bond
Charles Sheets
Nita
Orpha Heiland
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Cinder
Booster
Commerce
Delphi Library
Christie
Bently
Babson
Yankee Bodleys
Clyrian
Buck
Cozzens
Adam
Farson
Fabricius
Marietta
Grey
Hill
Nordhoff
Hall
Maugham
Santayana
Smith
Sheean
Gunther
Europe
Taylor
Seymour
Ormshee
Isham
Bradford
Erskine
Goldsmith
Gilbert and Sullivan
Myers and Newton
Pound
Newman
Ross
Thorne
Segur
Knight
Johnson
Constance Mary
California
Petersham
Bannerman
Flynn
Hader
Joe Haslet
Council
Hergert
Booth Tarkington
Forrmer
James Watson
Evangeline ‘Booth
Paul V. McNutt
Ray Riley
Floyd I.mcmurray
Daniel Marsh
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Bulletins
Thomas Mason
Robert Tyler
Lutz
Barce
Armmory
George Hicks
Jefferson Township
Medical
Albert Foust
Idaville
Louis
Elizabeth
Hasting) Foust
Florence Shrimple
June
Alva
Louis Sanford
Richard Dean
Harry
West Point
Gladys Plumb
Fay Charles
Lillian Taylor
Bertha Powell
Templeton- Jackson
J. Newton Jessup
First Christian Church of
Idaville Cemetery
American Legion
Glee Club
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