Rural fire plan unites Deer Creek Madison and Tippecanoe townships
The Delphi area forms a cooperative rural fire protection plan with two Delphi trucks improving service to farmers. Claude Wickard's appointment as Secretary of Agriculture brings pride to Carroll County and sparks discussion of a celebration. Local notes salute George Obear and reflect on infantile paralysis reports and Halleck’s legendary oration.
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Deer Creek
Madison
Tippecanoe
Delphi
George Obear
Tommy Crosby
Nore
Charles Randle
Carroll County
St Joseph Church Plans Homecoming and Dinner
St Joseph Church in Delphi will host its annual homecoming and chicken dinner on Sunday August 25. Rev Simeon Schmitt has appointed a committee including Mrs assist ws Roy Clauser Mrs William Heflong Mrs Orville Fife Mrs William Schmitter Mrs Mary Haugh Mrs C J McGreevy Mrs John Delaney Miss Anna Lamb Miss Florence Morrison Miss Mary Hanrahan Miss Bernice Arnott B D Honan James Clifford Byram Crosby Hubert Clifford John Delaney William Vianco Robert Schrader and Matt Hanrahan to arrange the event. inner service runs 11 30 a m to 1 0 p m with supper from 5 to 7 p m.
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St. Joseph’s Church
Delphi
Simeon Schmitt
Roy Clauser
William Heflong
Orville Fife
William Schmitter
Mary Haugh
C. J. McGreevy
John Delaney
Anna Lamb
Florence Morrison
Mary Hanrahan
Bernice Arnott
Teacher Resigns to Accept Indianapolis Teaching Job
John A. Piper of Petroleum Indiana has resigned from Delphi Deer Creek Township schools to join Manuel Training High School in Indianapolis as a commercial subjects instructor. The Delphi high school will fill the vacancy for commercial subjects and English with several applicants under consideration.
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John A. Piper
Petroleum
Indi
Delphi- Deer Creek Township
Manuel Training High School
Indianapolis
Piper
Delphi High School
Delphi Legion Baseball at Riley Park Sunday
The Delphi Legion baseball team will play the Burnettsville Merchants at Riley Park in Delphi Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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Delphi Legion
Burnettsville Merchants
Riley Park
Delphi
WPA Sponsors Meet To Discuss Budgets
WPA project sponsors met at the court house to review 1941 budgets. Carroll county reports about 150 WPA workers with around 90 on county roads. They recently finished three and a half miles of state approved black-top surfacing between Burlington and Carrollton.
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Court House
Carroll County
Burlington
Carrollton
Witnesses Angry as City Drops Solicitor Case in Delphi
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thompson of Indianapolis faced charges for soliciting without a license during a Jehovah's Witnesses sales campaign in Delphi. Mayor May or C. Clay Pearson dismissed the case citing insufficient evidence regarding literature as merchandise. Several Witnesses accompanied the Thoms ons to Delphi for the trial and left disappointed but accepted the verdict.
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Roy O. Thompson
Indianapolis
Delphi
C. Clay Pearson
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Thompson
Pearson
Charles Randle
Pearsot
Tentative County Tax Rates Show Mild Increase
The Carroll county tentative budget by County Auditor Wade Farr indicates a slight rise in total taxes next year. The combined rate rises from 29 cents to 31 cents, driven by welfare up from six to ten cents, while the revenue rate drops from 23 to 21 cents. The county council meets September 3 to review the budget and the tax adjustment board convenes September 9 to consider rates from local units.
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Carroll County
Wade Farr
Rossville Contractor Rebuilds School Showers
Fred Fry, a Rossville building contractor, won the contract to rebuild the boys and girls shower rooms at the local high school. The boys room will be enlarged with new shower equipment. the girls room is being rebuilt in an adjacent space. Lockers will be installed and improvements made to meet North Central Association recommendations.
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Fred Fry
Rossville
Fry
North Central Association of Schools and Colleges
Newton County Women’s Democratic Club to hear Mrs Afflis
Mrs Margaret Afflis of Delphi will address the Newton County Women’s Democratic club on Wednesday August 28. She will also attend a Democratic rally in Monticello on Friday August 23 where State Chairman Fred Bays will speak.
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Margaret Afflis
Delphi
Newton County Women’s Democratic Club
Mrs Alicia Lanier of Montpelier Visits Brother Fred Bartley
Mrs Alicia Lanier of Montpelier Ohio is visiting her brother Fred Bartley and his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Lanier
Montpelier, Ohio
Fred Bartley
Frankfort Youths Fined In Binge Report Theft Here
After weeks of inactivity vandals struck Carroll county. Five Frankfort youths were arrested on public intoxication charges after a car hit Arthur Schnepp’s vehicle on East Front Street in Delphi. The group paid $15.50 in damages. one driver faced a $10 fine and license suspension.
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Carroll County
Yeoman
Frankfort
Robert Grove
Jewell Emmett
Phillip Waymire
Morris Speitel
James Dieterle
Speitel
Arthur Schnepp
East Front Street
Delphi
Harry Cree
Robert Moore
Loren Ayres
Schnepp
Cree
Emmett
Grove
Waymire
Dieterle
Justice of the Peace Court
Rossie L. Dern
Justice of Peace
Frank Pryor
Wickard Not a Politician Says Pearson
Washington Merry Go Round columnists Drew Pearson and Robert Allen assert Allen Wickard of Carroll County is not a politician. They describe Wickard as undersecretary of agriculture viewed as politically light, while Paul Appleby would become undersecretary. They note Roosevelt may promote Wickard without expanding his official circle, contrasting adviser pressure to reward Paul McNutt or Lloyd Stark with farm support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Wickard
Carroll County
Washington
Drew Pearson
Robert Allen
Wickard
Franklin Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Claude R. Wichard
Indiana
Roosevelt
Wallace
Paul H. Appleby
Paul McNutt
Chicago
Missouri
Lloyd Stark
Monticello Superintendent Elected State Legion Chaplain
Robert Ross, Monticello school superintendent, won the state chaplain post for the American Legion on Tuesday. He has spoken in Carroll county on several occasions and is well known locally.
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Robert Ross
Monticello
American Legion
Ross
Carroll County
Fire protection extended to three townships in Indiana
The Deer Creek Madison and Tippecanoe township boards approved a shared fire protection plan. A new fire truck and equipment costing about 4000 dollars will serve Deer Creek Madison and Tippecanoe with annual operating costs around 500 dollars. Initial shares are Deer Creek 2438.27 Madison 736.60 Tippecanoe 826.13. Plans include charging 25 dollars per run for service to other townships.
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Deer Creek
Tippecanoe
Madison
Delphi
Russell Clawson
Madison Township
Harry Baum
Deer Creek Township
Winners Named in Flora County Exhibits Fair
Hundreds of exhibitors at Flora club fair receive awards across dairy canning clothing and baking divisions. Highlights include Guernsey Jersey and Brown Swiss livestock classes with champions and showmanship winners, plus blue red and white ribbon groups in canning clothing and baking events.
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Flora
Pearl Brenneman Dies From Burns at 57
Mrs. Pearl Brenneman of Clay township died Wednesday night at St Elizabeths Lafayette from third degree burns suffered at her Pyrmont home when kerosene spilled on her dress near a heater. She was widow of Darius Brenneman and survived by daughter Lois Brenneman, step son Homer Brenneman, sisters Mrs Albert Keller and Mrs Joseph Patrick. Funeral Friday. body at Grimm and Sons pending arrangements.
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Pearl Brenneman
Clay Township
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Lafayette
Pyrmont
Darius Brenneman
Albert Keller
Rossville
Joseph Patrick
Burlington
Grimm and Sons
Of Mice And Men and Andy Hardy Films At Roxy
The Roxy will show the film Of Mice and Men next Monday and Tuesday starring Don Chaney Jr as Lennie. It follows George and Lennie on the Aguara Ranch with dreams set against ranch life and sharp tragedy. Andy Hardy Meets Debutante, with Judy Garland Mickey Rooney and Lewis Stone, plays Wednesday to Friday at the same theater.
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John Steinbeck
Roxy Theatre
Don Chaney, Jr
Lennie
Eugene Solow
Aguara Ranch
California
George
Andy Hardy
Roxy
Judy Garland
Mickey Rooney
Lewis Stone
Plan New York Trip With Local Girls And Couples
County residents plan an excursion to the New York Fair over Labor Day. Misses Clara Williams Helen Meyer Ruth Ayres and Mrs J Smith Mrs Julia Irelan and Mr and Mrs Charles Black will depart Saturday and return Tuesday morning after Labor Day.
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Clara Williams
Helen Meyer
Ruth Ayres
Co. J. Smith
Julia Irelan
Charles Black
Miss Andrea Clements Takes Week-Long Break at Home
Miss Andrea Clements of Union State Bank enjoys a vacation at her Hardinsburg residence for a week, taking time away from work to relax and unwind.
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Andrea Clements
The
Union State Bank
Hardinsburg
W C Smith Nearly Named Secretary of Agriculture in 1912
The article recalls that in 1912 Senator Kern urged Woodrow Wilson to appoint W C Smith of Delphi to head the agriculture department. Wilson declined, arguing the cabinet would be top heavy with Hoosiers since Vice President John Marshall was from Indiana.
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Claude Wickard
Delphi
Carroll County
Woodrow Wilson
John W. Kern
Indiana
Wilson
W.C. Smith
Agriculture Department
Smith
Kern
John Marshall
Mrs Jane Dunn Hospitalized After Delphi Accident
Mrs. Jane Dunn 88 of Delphi sustained a fractured hip and other injuries in a Wednesday afternoon collision at Main and Market. Relatives say she was struck by a car driven by Robert Ratcliff, while state police and witnesses report she walked into the vehicle. She was taken by ambulance to St Elizabeth hospital in Blythe.
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Jane Dunn
Delphi
Robert Ratcliff
Recreation Day Highlighted at Riley Park
A WPA field day for Carroll county boys and girls is planned at Riley Park on Wednesday August 28. Events include field events softball and tennis with activities from 9 a.m. to about 3 p.m. The schedule features 50 and 100 yard dashes for girls and boys and multiple softball and tennis matchups among Flora Delphi Camden Burrows and local teams with champions competing in singles.
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Carroll County
Riley Park
Flora
Delphi
Camden
Burrows
Wickard Named Secretary of Agriculture in Roosevelt Cabinet
Claude Wickard of Carrollton township was chosen by President Roosevelt to succeed Henry A. Wallace as Secretary of Agriculture, taking office September 5. A Purdue graduate and longtime agriculture insider, Wickard’s rise from county farmer to cabinet member drew strong local praise and political note in Indiana.
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Claude Wickard
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Wickard
Carrollton Township
Carroll County
Andrew Jackson
Jack”) Wickard
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Soil Conservation Program
North Central Division
Agriculture
Stephen Early
T Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Delphi High School
Purdue University
Purdue
Louise Eckart
Logansport
Wallace
Des Moines
Henry F. Schricker
Indiana
Townsend
Claude
Purdue Agricultural School
League Leaders Battle Tonight at Riley Park
Buck Creek and Monticello, leaders of the county softball league, clash at Riley park in a top game. Globe Valve meets Lafayette in the nightcap after Friday’s results saw Pyrmont upset Buck Creek 6 to 1 and Monticello beat Lafayette 10 to 6.
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Buck Creek
Monticello
Riley Park
Globe Valve
Lafayette
Pyrmont
Pyrmont Delphi
Lafayette Globe
Burlington
Ockley
Mrs Thompson Improving After Seventh Major Operation
Mrs Earl Thompson is reported improving at Cass county hospital after a major operation on Tuesday. This marks her seventh major operation. Robert Julius traveled to Evansville on Monday for business.
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Earl Thompson
Cass County Hospital
Thompson
Robert Julius
Evansville
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Wickard Farm
Farm Bureau
Charles A. Halleck
Halleck
Elwood
St. Joseph Church
WPA
Rossville Contractor
Carroll County Beverage Company
Robert Dunkin
Harry Baer
Baer Brothers
Beverage Company
the Beverage Company
Baer
Houss
Robert ‘Cornell
Pittsburg
Glenn Kennrad
Cornell
Indiana Reformatory
E. E. Pruitt
Carroll
Allen
Tippecanoe and
Guernsey
Margaret Hedderich
Gene Lohrman
Car‘ol Stout
Bill Mullin
Jersey
Marjorie Draper
Norma Jean Fisher
Robert Fisher
Elizabeth Fisher
Joe Draper
Kenneth Cooke
Bobbie Gene Ross
Paul Johnson
Norma Jean
Cow
Richard Flora
Bull
Margaret Landis
Champion
Jackson
Blue Ribbon
Mary Schmitter
Eileen Zinn
Jane Louise Seward
Martha Draper
Rozella Ward
Mary Jane Stratton
Phyllis Jean Craig
Anna Schmitter
Norma Aiken
Canning II
Margaret Se
Margaret Ramey
Kathryn Pullen
Vada Nimmins
Alma Leslie
Evelyn Slusser
Anna Ireland
Betty Lou Pearson
Eleanor Wei
Eva Seward
Canning IV
Margaret
Marjorie
Canning
Blue Ribbon Group
Mary Alice Seward
Marjorie Shank
Joan Hannell
Dorothy Lou Caldwell
Elladonna Rhine
Margaret Ruth Huston
Marjorie Ann Jordan
Mary Alice Martin
Barbara Sheagley
Peggy Faye Lenet
Clothing HI
Rozella Zinn, Dorothy Bowman
Myna Ruth Robertson
Mary Louise McCloskey
Betty Branstetter
Clothing
Dortha Miller
Mary Alice Brown
Mary Alice Caldwell
Margaret Zook
Baking I
Dorothy Newell
Carolyn McCarty
Mary M. Quinn
Mary Louise Hedde
Patricia Lake
Paula C. Johnson
Wilma Parker
New York
W. C. Smith
Delphi Park
F.D. R
White
Clinton
AAA
League
Mrs. Thompson
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