Mrs. Retta Quinn Dies After Long Illness
Retta Quinn aged 56 wife of John Quinn died at her home east of Flora Saturday evening after a three year heart illness. Survived by husband six children three sisters and two brothers. Funeral at 10:30 Monday at Wheeling Presbyterian church with burial in Sharon cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retta Quinn
John Quinn
Flora
Charles
Florida
Gerard Caldwell
Okal Barber
Sharon
Emory
Cutler
Kenneth
Ralph
F. J. Moss
Indianapolis
Alta Sibbett
Darwin
John Ayres
Burlington
David Hamm
Ray Hamm
Oklahoma
Presbyterian Church
Wheeling
Sharon Cemetery
Monticello to Use Carroll County Jail
White County officials shift confinement for inmates awaiting trial from Logansport to Delphi to save mileage costs. Prisoners remain billed for boarding at either Delphi or Logansport with no change in overall expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Carroll County
White County Board of Commissioners
White County
Cass County
Logansport
Delphi
Prince of Wales Wins at International Live Stock Show
Prince Edward of Wales earned first prize at Chicago’s International Live Stock show with a yearling Shorthorn heifer Princeton Rosewood bred in Alberta. He also won a fourth prize for King of the Fairies, a Shorthorn bull. Canada lost the oats crown but took many oats prizes and dominated dent and flint corn awards. Over 1,300 youths from forty states were banqueted by the National Live Stock Producers association after showcasing stock at the Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Edward of
Wales
Chicago
High River
Alberta
Canada
L. E. Peterson
Victor
Mont
J. C. Lucas
Cayley
National
Live Stock Producers’ Association
Morrison
Noted Woman Writer Killed In Auto Wreck
Gene Stratton Porter novelist and short story writer died in Los Angeles California Saturday night from injuries after her automobile collided with a street car. Her husband Charles D. Porter of Rome City Indiana was notified. Porter had lived in California five years and continued writing and adapting books for motion pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Stratton Porter
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles D. Porter
Rome City
Ind
Sweetheart Sheaffer Pen and Pencil Gift Set debut
The Ruf fing Shop introduces a new Sweetheart Sheaffer pen and pencil gift set showcasing classic design and refined writing instruments for gift buyers and collectors.
Flora High Choral Club Presents Kath leen at Community Building
Flora High School Choral Club stages a musical play Kath leen at the Community Building on December 17 with a cast including Lem Under Duck Leckley Bramble Clayton Riggle Jimmy Stanton Harold Murphy Michael Flynn Joe Snell Hans Swindler Claude Musselman Ned Rollington Delbert Wray Kathleen O Day Marjorie Lines Arabella Wilkins Nellie Swisher Flossie Neverest Donnabelle Colvin. The teacher explains grammar and a pun about a blood circulation joke wraps the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora High School
Kathleen
Lem
Duck Leckley Bramble
Clayton Riggle
Jimmy Stanton
Harold Murphy
Michael Flynn
Joe Snell
Hans Swindler
Claude Musselman
Ned Rollington
Delbert Wray
Kathleen O’day
Marjorie Lines
Arabella Wilkins
Local Notes from Urbana and Surrounding Areas
Raymond Collins and wife return to their Urbana home while Paul Redenbacher and wife visit Frank Redenbachers. Mrs. Rose Metsger improves from illness. D D Skiles and wife listen to a radio at Owen Skiles near Mulberry. The Call of the Home Land pageant by the Methodist W H M S drew a large crowd and will repeat December 14. Noah Allen and family with Jake Bush visit Chas Hattery’s. Chas J Marsh moves to Frankfort.
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Raymond Collins
Urbana
Illinois
Paul Redenbacher
Frank Redenbachers
Rose Metsger
D. D. Skiles
Owen Skiles
Mulberry
Noah Allen
Jake Bush
Delphi
Chas. Hattery’s. Chas
J. Marsh
Frankfort
The Logical Skank Offensive Odor Deters Rail Travel
The skank uses offensive odor as a defense and anticipates train avoidance. As a result, these animals are frequently cut to pieces on foreign railways.
Bishop Alerding Dies in Fort Wayne Bishop dies at 79 after hospital stay following auto crash
Bishop Herman J. Alerding, 79, head of the Fort Wayne Catholic diocese, died at 2:08 p.m. Saturday after fractures from a Thanksgiving auto accident and a long battle with diabetes. He had been hospitalized at St. Joseph's in Fort Wayne. The cleric was a well known figure among local Catholics. Dennison Christmas Seals cards and decorations are advertised by The Ruffing Shop.
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Herman J. Alerding
Fort Wayne
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Ft. Wayne
Aldering
Real Estate Transfers For Past Week In Delphi Indiana
Compiled by Harry Arnold abstracts titles. Transfers include Alvey O Goslee et al to Indiana Hydro Electric Power Co for 1.86 acres in Jefferson Tp valued at $60. Madison School Township transfers Lot 18 in Cochran and Thompsons Add to Radnor for $320. William B Munson et al to Edna M Straight for 1.12 acres in Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Arnold
Delphi
Indiana
Alvey O. Goslee
Indiana Hydro Electric Power. Co
Jefferson Tp
William C. Smith
Real Estate Transfers and Nominal Sums Recorded
Public notice listing several property transfers including Clarence Byers to Levi W. Arion covering lots 161 162 188 and 184 in I O P of Pittsburgh with one dollar, Ida M. Landis to John L. Goldsmith for half an acre in Burlington Township for twenty five dollars, and J Roy Jordan to David L. Musselman for Lot 8 in Bowens Second Add to Delphi with one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Byers
Levi W. Arion
Pittsburgh
Ida M. Landis
John L. Goldsmith
Burlington
J. Roy Jordan
David L. Musselman
Bowen
Delphi
Delphi Resident Praises Doan’s Pills For Kidney Relief
James Turner, grocer in Delphi at N Washington St, describes years of kidney trouble and how Doan’s Pills gave quick relief. He reports using a box whenever kidneys bother him, with consistent help since 1912 and again in 1923. Copy states 60c at all dealers, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
James Turner
Grocer
N. Washington
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs
Buffalo, N. Y
Pleasant Run Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Glenn Davis hosted Sunday guests including Ed Viney Louella Dillman Roy Dillman and Ethel Dillman from Bringhurst Monticello was visited by Clarence Davis Estal Sites and their spouses Isabelle Swatts of Rockfield visited with her parents Dr and Mrs John H Anderson hosted Mr and Mrs Oscar Cowger and Glen Cowger. Wilbur Timmons of Idaville joined in the evening. Williard Reed family spent Sunday with Seneca Shepard. Harold Barnes and Seneca Shepard attended Miss Jane Smith funeral services. Emily Guthrie and daughter Emily of near Rockfield visited Clarence Davis and wife Saturday night. Vaughn and children visited Emily Guthrie Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Davis
Ed Viney
Near Bringhurst
Louella Dillman
Roy
Ethel Dillman
Clarence Davis
Estal Sites
Lafayette
Monticello
Isabelle Swatts
Rockfield
John H. Anderson
Oscar Cowger
Glen Cowger
Near
Chalmers
Wilbur Timmons
Idaville
Williard Reed
Seneca Shepard
Harold Barnes
Jane Smith
Charles Davis
Vaughan
Emily Guthrie
Emily
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Robertson
Everwear
Boudoir
Delphi, Indiana
L. H. Smith
Gearamteed
Breining & Wilson
W. A. Breining
Delphi, Ind
I. J. W. Breining
Wilson
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