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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1936
Page
4
The Junto Club of Delphi hosted guests in the Senate Room of Purdue University Union Building Lafayette Thursday evening before an address by Prof. R B Hull in the faculty lounge. The affair was described as one of the most delightful events.
Thirty members and guests sat at a long table with yellow nas turiums and candles for a Purdue themed evening. Representatives from Purdue and other universities attended, including Illinois Indiana Michigan Nebraska Western College for Women and DePauw. Prof Hull gave lantern slide slides of Carroll county Indiana beauty spots followed by a general discussion. Guests from Delphi included Prof and Mrs Hull and local residents.
The Oracle club met at the Bowen home for its annual dinner and final meeting of the club calendar. Members enjoyed southern Virginia ham and spring flowers, followed by a piano encore and a formal business session naming 1936 37 officers.
The May Day Tea for Eastern Star members and friends moves from Friday May 1 to Friday afternoon May 29 with the same organizing committees. On April 27 at the chapter session Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brewer and Mrs. Fred Griffith reported on their visit to the grand chapter in Indianapolis last week.
The Clay Township H E club meets Wednesday May 6 at 1 PM at Mrs. Guy Zeider’s home with Mrs. Charles Miller and Mrs. John Kressley assisting. County health nurse Mrs. Roy Gregg will discuss cancer. PTA meets May 5 at 3 45 PM at the school with speeches by C A Smith and music by Mary Clawson and Joan Griffith.
The Grange presents a Friday program featuring a group song Happy Birthday to You for Lloyd Zook, with roll call and reading by Esther Clawson. A debate is planned as part of the program when the Grange meets Friday evening.
School staff list notes several students visiting Lafayette for Purdue University events. Mary Ellen Briggs joined Mary Gibbons and others at the Spring formal. Mary Louise Pratt spent Sunday in Frankfort while others, including Ardella Hoover and Opal Shulthers, traveled to Lafayette or Logansport for weekend activity.
Fifteen high schools with 250 athletes competed at Delphi Park. Frankfort won with 39 points, Jefferson of Lafayette was close behind, Monticello third, while Kentland and Winamac failed to score. Bausman of Rensselaer led with 13 points as multiple event records fell including the 120 yard high hurdles and the shot put. Approximately 300 visitors boosted local business as Delphi welcomed guests and plans for next year were discussed.
A long list of local Republican and Democrat township officials appears by precinct. Names cover judges, clerks, sheriffs, inspectors across Madison, Monroe, Rock Creek, Washington, Adams, Burlington, Carrollton, Clay, Deer Creek, Madison, Jackson, Jefferson, and Tippecanoe townships with various precinct allocations.
Courtney Clawson, Jesse Wise and Larry Gruber head the men's night program at Grange Hall Pittsburg with women told to wear print work dresses and men to wear overalls. Mothers Day committee includes Helen Ashba Isabelle Blickenstaff and Vivian Henderson. Last Thursday poets read by Mrs. Chas Childers and Mrs. Jesse Wise and two round table discussions covered car insurance and road marking systems.
Marilyn Holloway visited Indianapolis Sunday. Rev Day spoke to the Booster club and Rev Jenkins to the Hi Y club. The Junior Senior practice dance is set for May 1 at the high school gym. Senior play cast held a cooperative supper at Twill Do camp and danced at Ideal Beach. Mrs Howe spoke on insects to Sunshine Society. Operetta practice began Monday night. Wayne Zinn, former pupil, suffered a serious accident.
John Lowery 50, a farmer south of Cutler, died Sunday at his home after five days of pneumonia. Born in Tennessee he moved to Cutler vicinity as a young man and married Miss Mary Ashby. Surviving: wife, two sons Carl and Jesse, daughter Mrs. Ethel Aiken. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at family residence, Rev. George J. Goris officiating. Burial in Ball Hill cemetery.
Leo Craig secretary of the Isak Walton League reports pheasant egg shipments to local centers will start about May 1. Contact Paul Rodenbarger at Gray's Hatchery or Homer Myers and Leo Craig for egg applications. In other news Mrs. Paul Kempf was hospitalized after a Saturday ambulance trip, and Mr and Mrs Paul Clem welcomed a daughter at their home south of Delphi.
By order of the Circuit Court of Carroll County Indiana the Special Representative offers private sale June 1 at 10 a.m. at the law office of Smith and Smith Delphi for the real estate described as Lot 58 in Grimes Second Addition Delphi. Complete abstract of title furnished. Sale conducted by Carroll County Loan and Savings Co. under liquidation. Smith and Smith Attorneys.
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