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Courtesy note requests readers to announce visits and departures to the Citizen. It urges hosts to inform the newspaper of guests and travel plans as a courtesy to readers.
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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
4
Delph i area residents gather for Thanksgiving reunions
A long list of Delph i area families hosted and visited relatives during Thanksgiving week. Guests included Roy Dowe of Toledo and Harriet Thompson of Logansport, with many others from Fort Wayne Logansport Indianapolis Chicago and Lafayette joining in family dinners and journaled visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Dowe
Toledo
Ohio
Delphi
Harriet Thompson
Logensport
Josephine Odell
Hildreth
Lucy Marie Roskuski
Fort Wayne
Ed Purcell
Terre Haute
John Carney
Meredith
Retta Gardner
Fred Musselman
Kent
Gardner
Musselman
Fred Smith
Near Delphi
Reuben Norris
Logansport
Flossie Roop
Jennie Staufferd
W. O. Martin
South Bend
Amos Wise
W. H. Gardner
East Franklin Street
John Fisher
South of Flora
J. P. Angle
Peru
Ena Yeager
Washington Township
Lucy V. Lewis
St. Petersburg
Fla
M. Sterling
Luther McCain
James Weidner
Viola Emrick
Michigan City
John Emrick
W. D. Lovett
Roachdale
George Thompson
Rova Fisher
Ruby Allen
W. B. Lucas
Greencastle
Stella Butler
Cheago
Ann Hoan
Esther Grimes
Mattoon
C. J. Grimes
Florence Henderson
Reno Isherwood, Jr
Eastern Star
Lafayette
O. S. Baird
Mulberry
Pittsburg
George G. Johnson
Lenora Johnson
Chicago
C. O. Klepinger
Warsaw
Charles Shaffer
J. J. Shultz
Jamestown
N. D
Helen Shultz Woak
Mary
John, Jr
Glenn Fisher
Oscar Leatherman
Roy Fair
Dorothy
Carl Titus
Crawfordsville
Robert Haugh
Parke Beadle, Jr
Delta Tau Delta
Charles Kerlin
John McGreevy
St. Elizabeth’s
Woriverett
East Delphi
Centa Hospital
Ladies’ Aid-Societ
Warns Against Money in Mail
Postmaster Morton Hefner urges patrons to stop sending paper money or coins through the mails regardless of amount. He notes many losses occur with noncheck transfers and states special delivery is not a safeguard. Registering or insuring a letter remains the only reliable protection for delivery to the intended recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Hefner
Hefner
Select Set of Unordered Christmas Cards Scam
A distant manufacturer mails unordered Christmas cards with bills to local residents labeled as a select set. Recipients become members by sending one dollar, creating a nuisance the postmaster general says should be abolished by law. The policy states unordered merchandise need not be returned or paid for unless used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postmaster General
Ten Simple Questions Test Analyzed for High Schoolers
A cross section of 38 schools analyzed 4285 papers reveals that the average high school student answers four of ten questions correctly. The study notes rising interest in current affairs as students advance in school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americen
Tapics Pram
York Ieee
Witerandy Aiussi Rew
Papas
Neals
He Een
In Pure Difference We Shape The Nation Like Russia
A compact critique notes the United States moving away from Sunday traditions toward car culture and golf, drawing a parallel to the Soviet government’s abolition of Sunday observance. It argues cultural shifts reflect broader political trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tr’Ss
Russia
Pre Publication Price on Fosy Book Encyclopedia Plan
Book catalog offers early price for Fosy encyclopedia Easy ment plan featuring Goldie A. Scott, rapid ordering via Delphi phoneline 309 for limited time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie A. Scott
Delphi
Unique program arranged for Carroll County Purdue short course
Flora hosts January 7 and 8 events with a county wide talent program planned for the short course. Entertainment head Rev. O P Manker and Mrs. Harold Wyatt coordinate a two venue concert in Flora community buildings. No admission charged. crowding to be avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora
O. P. Manker
Harold Wyatt
Shopping Drawbacks of Large Cities
Residents of small towns and rural areas note city shopping hassles including scarce parking and parking fees. The piece argues home merchants save time money and trouble while avoiding fines and car searches, keeping local friendships intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Game Law Violations Result in Many Arrests
State game wardens arrested 2 153 persons for fish and game law violations during 1929. Convictions reached 1 988 with 52 dismissals and 113 pending. Fines and costs totaled 45 466 35 dollars, aiding school funds in counties of case origin. Leading offenses included hunting fishing and trapping without licenses and illegal use of seines nets and traps.
Pythian Sisters Host Board Party Friday Evening
The Pythian Sisters will host a board party at the KK of Phall on Friday evening. The public is invited to attend this community event and support the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian’ Sisters
KK. of Phall
Notice to Taxpayers of Bond Issue Details
Fragments indicate a local bond issue notice naming Emory L McHardie and Gus A Hail as county attorney. Text references gravel construction and poll tax payment, with appeals to a Star of Texas style authority, lacking clear dates or full context.
Taxpayers of Bond Issue in Deer Creek Township
Taxpayers of Deer Creek Township Carroll County Indiana are notified that at a December 3 1929 meeting officials determined to issue bonds not exceeding 9800 with about 9200 in bonds bearing 4 percent interest The net assessed value of property is 6386230 and existing indebtedness is 32032 The bonds would fund a gravel road construction Dave Anderson et al Ten or more taxpayers may appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioners by filing a petition with the County Auditor within 29 days after December 1929 Gus A Hall County Attorney 812
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Deer Creek Township
Carroll County
Indiana
David Anderson
State Board of Tax Commissioners
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