Christmas party at Main Street plans gift show
Weilphis annual Christmas party for Delphi and nearby communities will include Santa Claus and gifts plus a free theater show. John Hurley of Clay township loses old age assistance raise after state board review while the system’s generosity is questioned. A film titled The Birth of a Baby is touted as landmark in motion picture history. A field of political humor asks why the Democratic party declined with Tim McCormick quipping They didn't get enough votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weilphis
Delphi
John Hurley
Clay Township
Indiana
Democratic Party
Byram Crosby
Bob Coomey
Tim McCormick
Why Carroll County Has More State Police Appointees
The Logansport Press suggests Carroll County’s higher count reflects a pool of well qualified applicants. The piece notes no records showing disqualifications and mentions Lieutenant Governor Schricker as a dignified state senate leader who once playfully kicked a photographer into position for a photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Cass County
Carroll County
Principals Of Three Counties Meet Here
A tri county meeting of high school principals was held Wednesday evening at the Delphi school building. B F Cox Logansport high school was in charge. Officers elected include Cox president Lake Monticello vice president Smith secretary Hauge treasurer. Future meetings planned with locations Logansport January 31 and Monticello March 28.
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Delphi
Cass
Carroll
White
Baird F. Cox
Logansport
B. F. Cox
Forrest Lake
Monticello
C. A Smith
M M. Hauge
Twelve Mile
Tyro
Gee Accepts Sales Position At Clawson Chevrolet
John T. Jack Gee has joined Clawson Chevrolet Sales as a salesman. A local high school graduate, he studied at the University of Florida for two years and recently completed a Chevrolet sales training course in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T
Jack) Gee
Clawson Chevrolet Sales
Gee
University of Florida
Chevrolet Sales
Indianapolis
Scarlet fever quarantines East Main Street family
Johnny Robinson, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Robinson of East Main street, is ill at home with scarlet fever. The Robinson family is quarantined.
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Johnny Robinson
Earl Robinson
East Main Street
Robinson
School Equipment Contract Awarded
The Delphi school board awarded a contract for new domestic science equipment to Kiger and Company of Indianapolis. The set includes work tables sinks and a large kitchen cabinet to be installed by the start of the second term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi High School
Kiger and Cormpany
Indianapolis
Delphi School Board
Carroll County Seals Campaign Names Township Directors
The Carroll County Tuberculosis Association outlines its Christmas Seal Sale plan running to Christmas Day. Mrs. Marie Wall announces township directors including Adams, Burlington, Carrollton, Clay, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Rock Creek, Tippecanoe, Washington and Deer Creek with local chairmen and the Delphi campaign led by Mrs. Mabel Fraser. County leaders aim to raise a new record for anti tuberculosis work this year.
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Carroll County Tuberculosis Association
Marie Wall
Adams
Hazel Cole
Burlington
Helen Logan
Carrollton
Zelma Crooks
Clay
Guy Clauser
Democrat
Evelyn Tingley
Jackson
Verna Coplen
Jefferson
Geraldine Goslee
Liberty
Clayton Waller
Mary Mullen
Madison
Mary Hanrahan
Monroe
George Northcutt
Sylvia Whistler
Rock Creek
Dewey Zinn
Harry Temple
Tippecanoe
Anna Maxwell
Eva Jackson
Washington
Eleanor Guckien
Deer Creek
Mary Smock
Mabel Fraser
Delphi
Deloris Clawson
Lola Parks
Chetina Delong
Florence Hoshaw
Fay Wood
Mary Bloodhart
Margaret Afflis
Carroll County
Prosecutor Recount Begins This Morning
A three member recount board started checking county ballots at the clerk's office to determine the winner in the prosecuting attorney race between Mahlon Kerlin Republican and Robert Hanna Democrat. The board on Judge E E Pruitt s appointment includes Abner Bowen George Qbear and Frank Rees. Rees replaces J C Sink who resigned. The recount, requested by Hanna, began at 10 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Mahlon Kerlin
Robert Hanna
Kerlin
E. E. Pruitt
Abner Bowen
George Qbear
Frank Rees
Rees
J. C. Sink
Camden
County Candidates Display Wide Campaign Expense Spread
Carroll county November candidates show expenses from 0 to 326 dollars with 17 Republicans and several Democrats filing amounts. Notables include Harry Cree 326, Mahlon Kerlin 221.13, Wade Farr 243, and others reporting various small sums. Some filed no expenses and no promises.
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Carroll County
Andrew Gerbens
Charles Maorer
Roy Brubaker
Curtis McCain
Edwin Ruffing
Gardner Martin
Harry
Wade Farr
Frank Swaim
Walter Martin
Monroe Meade
Jean Beck
Joseph Cook
Charles Dietz
Hunters Return From Michigan With Deer And Bears
Four Carroll county hunters return from the hills of Michigan with four buck deer and two bears. The group includes John Mills Tony Snoeberger Walter Bowen and Lionel Delaplane. Deer weighed 175 to 260 pounds each and bears about 200 pounds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Michigan
John Mills
Near Burrows
Tony Snoeberger
Camden
Walter Bowen
Cutler
Lionel Delaplane
Deer Creek
Roll Call Enrollments Open After Thanksgiving Day
Those who did not enroll during the 1938 Red Cross Roll Call may enroll now by leaving membership dues at the Red Cross office in the courthouse. The Roll Call period ended on Thanksgiving Day. Herb Smith phone 999.
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Red Cross
Court House
Pruitt To Sentence Two In Local Court
Indictments by the Carroll county grand jury lead to the arrest of Boone Bradley 43 and his son Herman 17 on grand larceny charges for stealing livestock from O. G. Campbell farm in Washington township. Roy Thompson 28 remains jailed on a similar charge. The Bradys, Thompson and Roy Thompson are arraigned before Judge E. E. Pruitt, with Herman Bradley and Thompson pleading guilty and Boone Bradley delaying plea. A sanity board was appointed to examine Boone Bradley.
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Carroll County
Grand Jury
Boone Bradley
Herman
Arthur Anderson
Hugh Widner
O. G. Campbell
Washington Township
Bradley
Roy Thompson
A. D. Bishop
E. E. Pruitt
Herman Bradley
Thompson
Pruitt
Bishop
Sanity Board
A. C. Clauser
C. C. Crampton
Grover Bishop Named Howard County Judge
City Judge Grover Bishop of Koko mo was named judge of the Howard County Circuit Court last week by Governor Townsend. Bishop succeeds Judge Joseph C. Herron, who died November 20 of a heart attack. Bishop is the father of Attorney A. D. Bishop of Flora, Carroll County attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Bishop
Kokomo
Howard County
M. Clifford Townsend
Bishop
Joseph C. Herron
A. D. Bishop
Flora
Carroll County
Plans for Delphi High Alumni Banquet Nears
Plans are underway for the fourth annual Delphi High School alumni banquet to be held at Delphi Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening December 28. Dinner starts at 6 30. David Baum named program chairman, Betty Wilson decorations chair, with officers listed as Fred C. Smith president Loyal Oshaw vice president Matt Hanrahan treasurer Miss Ruby Lines secretary and Miss Gladys Young assistant secretary. Invitations go out next week and graduates not receiving invites should write Miss Lines for reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi High
Delphi Presbyterian Church
David Baum
Josephine Ulm
Betty Wilson
Delphi
Fred C. Smith
Loyal Hoshaw
Matt Hanrahan
Ruby Lines
Gladys Young
Miss Lines
Soil conservation payments totaling 51319 received locally
A total of 51319.33 in soil conservation checks has been received at the local office. Checks will be distributed next week and local farmers notified of time and place. The received payments represent about half of the year’s total for Carroll county farmers. remaining checks are expected in the next few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Mrs Earl Thompson Improves and Regains Strength
It was reported this morning that Mrs Earl Thompson is slightly improved and shows signs of returning strength. Subscribe for The Citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Thompson
Notable Delphi Business Leaders Highlight Local Ties
Ralph Melin and Miss Lillian Blythe emerge as leading Delphi businessmen and civic figures. Melin, manager of the Indiana Service Corporation Delphi division since 1934, rose from Hammond to Delphi, while Blythe oversees Blythe and Sons funeral home and furniture store with her nephew Leonard assisting. Blythe’s high school roots and a past hobby of breeding pigeons become notable local anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Melin
Delphi
Indiana Service Corporation
Melin
Hammond
Crown Point
Gary
Hobart
Indiana
Lillian Canavan
Lillian Blythe
Blythe and Sons Funeral Home
Blythe and Sons
Leonard Blythe
Delphi High School
Miss Blythe
South
County Receives 4315 State Distribution
Indiana official announces Carroll county receipt of 4315.59 from state funds. Schools gain 2298.91 while civil unit allocations break down to Carroll county 866.68, Delphi 900.00, and Flora 250.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Hugh A. Barnhart
Carroll County
Delphi
Flora
Williams Sees Tough County Title Showdown
Cutler's 1938 county champions clash with the Delphi Oracles at the local armory Friday night in a highly anticipated contest. Williams predicts a close game with the Oracles needing to be on their toes to compete. Reef shines in tourney play and the starting lineup includes Harmon, Herron, Allen, Reef, Cunningham, Nevin, and Cook. The Delphi effort follows a Flora county win and near miss at Rockfield. Monticello game moved to the Delphi armory on December 9, expected to draw a full crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutler
Delphi Oracles
Delphi
Royal Center
Monon
Williams
Oracles
Flora
Rockfield
Reef
Harmon
Herron
Allen
Cunningham
Nevin
Cook
Monticello
Campbell longtime Carroll County official dies at 74
Ulysses Grant Campbell 74 Carroll county commissioner died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital Logansport after months of illness. He lived in Jackson township most of his life and was a prominent farmer. Survived by five daughters three sons one brother eighteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral Friday 2 PM Camden Baptist Church with burial in Camden cemetery. Baker and Sons funeral home. Laurie Guthrie and Robert Kearns to appoint Campbell’s successor to complete term ending January 1 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulysses Grant Campbell
Carroll County
St. Joseph
Logansport
Campbell
Jackson Township
Goldie Tribbett
Camden
Estelle Pugh
Deer Creek
Ruth George
Delphi
Maxine Hill
Audra Brown
Monticello
Russell
Andrews
Indiana
Mike
Young America
Buster
O. G. Campbell
Camden Baptist Church
Baker and Sons Funeral Home
Cleveland Man to Manage New Globe Valve Plant
Earl Schultis of Cleveland is in charge of machinery placement and is planned as manager for the Globe Valve factory in Delphi. The plant will employ about 100 workers, mostly from Delphi and Carroll County, and will manufacture brass fittings and faucets once operations begin after the new year. Max Gerber of Chicago holds controlling interest in Globe Valve Corporation.
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Delphi
Earl Schultis
Cleveland
Ohio
Globe Valve
Carroll County
Max Gerber
Chicago
Globe Valve Corporation
Delphi man named clerk at Indiana state police HQ
Marshall Wagoner of Delphi is named as a clerk in the state police headquarters in Indianapolis. He attended two state police schools and was on the reserve list of applicants. Wagoner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Wagoner, is a Delphi high school graduate and a National Guard officer, well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Wagoner
Delphi
Indianapolis
Wagoner
Clinton Wagoner
Near
National Guard
Dismiss Suit Against Congressman-Elect
The suit Margaret Turley et al filed to set aside the will of Benjamin F Harness has been compromised and dismissed. The estate was valued at $80,000 and the case, venued from the Howard Circuit Court, had a trial set for December 5. Forrest Harness, the defendant, is the congressman elect from Indiana's fifth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Turley
Forrest Harness
Benjamin F. Harness
Howard
Fifth Congressional District
Indiana
Schricker to Speak at Corn Banquet in Delphi
Carroll county corn show at Delphi high school December 8 and 9 features Lt Governor Henry Schrick er as principal speaker at the banquet. Henry Mayo and Frank Demaree discuss livestock and soil management while W P Albright talks on Quality Eggs. Awards and crowning of the Carroll county Corn King to be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schricker
State Senate
Indiana
Carroll County
Delphi High School
Henry Mayo
Frank Demaree
Purdue Agronomy Department
W. P. Albright
Mr.Mayo
Demaree
Presbyterian Church
Yanus Wells
Delphi Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Farm Bureau
K. W. Kitts
Corn Growers Institute
Delphi
County Corn Growers Association
County Institute
Pioneer Hybrid Seed Company
Carroll County’ Farm Bureau
Roy Snoeberger
Roy Caldwell
G. M. Fross
William Kerlin
John Harvey Todd
Funeral Today for Charles A Yakey 73
Charles A Yakey 73 a retired carpenter and farmer died Tuesday morning at his Deer Creek home. Survived by widow Mary Elizabeth three daughters Mrs Eva Hummel Mrs Mable R McCain both Deer Creek and Forest Mrs Doris L Stewart a sister Ella and two brothers Will and R E both of Deer Creek. He belonged to Deer Creek Lutheran church final rites 10 a m at home Rev Carl Sorenson officiating burial in Deer Creek cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies A. Yakley
Deer Creek
Mary Elizabeth
Geneva Hummel
Mable R. McCain
Doris L. Stewart
Forest
Ella
Will
R. E
Carl Sorenson
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Smith
Geece
Hanna
Herb Smith
Mrs. Thompson Stronger
Oracle
Ulysses G. Campbell
Laurie Guthrie
Robert Kearns
Board of Commissioners
Mr. Campbell
Delphi Hatchery
Farm Bureau Hatchery
Flora Electric Hatchery
Gray’s Hatchery
Camden Hatchery
Milt Fross
Flora Produce
Shiraz Poultry Company
C. M. Kerlin and Sons Elevator
Haun Milling Company
Charles A. Yakey
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