Delphi Factory Drive and Community Spirit Highlighted
Remarks praising Delphi industrial efforts note volunteers who pushed for a plant as citizens rally support. A local arrest story follows, detailing James Goodwin’s parole violation and his subsequent labor at farms in Lafayette and Ockley. The column also jests about husking tournaments and male cooking prowess with mentions of Tom McCormick and others.
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Delphi
Tom McCormick
M. S. Kraus
Harry Roach
Bernie Hefling
McCormick
Delphi Christmas Party Feeds 2000 Children
Approximately two thousand Carroll county children from Rossville Brookston Burnettsville and Battle Ground will be Delphi merchants guests Saturday. Cards issued for grades up to six authorize a special treat with Santa presiding all day and a gift box including a key to the city. The events center on the Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn.
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Carroll County
Rossville
Brookston
Burnettsville
Battle Ground
Merchants of
Delphi
Wise named Camden health officer for four years
Dr. Charles Wise of Camden has been appointed county health commissioner for four years by the county board of commissioners. He succeeds Dr. A. C. Clauser of Delphi and Lafayette.
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Charles Wise
Camden
Wise
County Board of Commissioners
A. C. Clauser
Delphi
Lafayette
Opening Day 1938 License Plate Sale Nets 118
On the first day of the 1938 sale 118 passenger plates were sold matching last year’s pace, reports Margaret Afflis, manager. The first passenger plate issued was 624-401 to Dr. George Beamer, while Ralph Wagner bought the first truck plate 111-301. Nine more truck plates were sold. the new plates are maroon on cream.
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Margaret Afflis
George Beamer
Ralph Wagner
County Corn Loan Procedures Announced After Meeting
Details outline how farmers obtain government backed corn loans in Carroll County. State Representative Lee Patrick led the discussion with J. Dewey Zinn and local conservation officials explaining sealing by State Warehouse Board sealers, eligibility, and loan terms. Banks will fund loans up to fifty cents per bushel at four percent interest backed by the Commodity Credit Corporation. other loans use warehouse certificates and bank terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Indianapolis
Lee Patrick
J. Dewey Zinn
Delphi
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
State Warehouse Board
Agricultural Conservation Committees
Lafayette
Commodity Credit Corporation
I. U. Students Will Vacation At Home
Carroll county students attending Indiana University will depart Bloomington for Christmas break from December 18 to January 4. The roster lists Brewster C. Harness and Rosemary Milburn from Burlington. Helen Gardner, Clifford Joyce, Ronald Oskins from Camden. Roberta Johnson, Frank Liebert, Joe T. Maxwell, Maxine Maxwell, Lewis N. Mullin, Marjorie Roach, Rosemary Ruffing, Lloyd M. Van Scoy, Freda Wolfe from Delphi. Rosana Camblin, Austin B. Cramer, Kenneth Knapp, Tom Peters, Lois Shoff, Jack Voorhees, Marjorie Voorhees from Flora. Joseph E. Mullin from Rockfield.
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Carroll County
Indiana University
Bloomington
Burlington
Brewster C. Harness
Rosemary Milburn
Camden
Helen Gardner
Nurses’ Training School
Indianapolis
Clifford Joyce
Ronald Oskins
Delphi
Roberta Johnson
Frank Liebert
Joe T. Maxwell
Maxine Maxwell
Lewis N. Mullin
Marjorie Roach
Rosemary Ruffing
Lloyd M. van Scoy
Freda Wolfe
Flora
Rosana Camblin
Austin B. Cramer
Kenneth Knapp
Tom ‘Peters
Lois Shoff
Jack Voorhees
Marjorie Voorhees
Rockfield
Joseph E. Mullin
Medical School
Kerlin Couple Make Delphi Home in Front Street Residence
Mr and Mrs Charles Kerlin have moved to Delphi occupying a new Front street house completed for Arthur Anderson. Mrs Kerlin, formerly Margaret Haley of Lafayette, announced their marriage last week.
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Charles Kerlin
Delphi
Arthur Anderson
Front _ street
Business Trip Heads to Louisville for Jerry Haugh
Jerry Haugh travels to Louisville Kentucky this week on business duties and meetings.
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Jerry Haugh
Louisville
Parole Violator Arrested in Ockley
James Goodwin 31 arrested in Ockley by State Patrolman Loren Ayres and Deputy Sheriff Hugh Widner for parole violation from Illinois. He had fled to Michigan and lived in St Louis and Lafayette using alias Jack Harrison while working on farms. Fingerprints tied him to the Illinois warrant. he is jailed in Lafayette and to be returned to Illinois.
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James Goodwin
Ockley
Illinois
St. Louis
Lafayette
Loren Ayres
Hugh Widner
Chester
Goodwin
Michigan
Jack Harrison
Cliff Bitter
Paul Rule
Fencing Exhibition Debuts At Local Recreation Room
Fencing, the sport of kings, will be showcased tonight in Delphi at the DeLuxe Ice Cream parlor rear recreation room. Lester Campbell announces free demonstrations and lessons with WPA supervision, offering sessions Thursday evenings in Delphi. Local supervisors report rising attendance as evenings run 4 to 9, with heat and light donated by Florence Stankard and Lawrence Harris.
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Lester Campbell
Carroll
Cass County
Campbell
Franklin Street
Herbert C. Dotson
Florence Stankard
Lawrence Harris
Delphi
WPA
Pyrmont Pioneer Emil Houmard Dies After Long Illness
Emil Houmard 77 a Pyrmont resident dies Wednesday afternoon after a long illness born in Switzerland came to the United States as a youth He is survived by his widow and a son Enos of Lafayette Funeral services with Grimm and Sons in charge will be held at the residence Saturday afternoon with burial in Mennonite cemetery Clinton county Mrs Byram Crosby hosts IgoUgo club Christmas party Friday evening at her home an exchange of gifts will be held
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Emil Houmard
Pyrmont
Mr. Houmard
Switzerland
Enos
Lafayette
Grimm and Sons
Mennonite
Clinton County
Byram Crosby
Local stores to stay open nights till Yule
Following a meeting of the retail merchants Wednesday, local shops will keep late hours through the Christmas season.
Judge Rules On Kokomo Railroad Crossing Case
Judge E E Pruitt overruled the city of Kokomo demurrer in a suit by two railroad firms to set aside Kokomo ordinances requiring safety devices at crossings. The ruling advances municipal authority questions and signals an early trial, a major local legal matter of the year.
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E. E. Pruitt
Kokomo
Margowski Engaged to Strasburger for January Wedding
Mrs. William S. Margowski announces the engagement of daughter Mary to Lawrence Strasburger son of Mr and Mrs William Strasburger of Oxford Ind. They will wed early in January and reside on a farm near Otterbein. The couple plan to continue in the Oxford area with farming and related business activities. Mary Margowski attended Immaculata Seminary and Delphi High School later studying at St. Mary's Notre Dame. She has worked with her brother Lawrence in the drug business here. Smiths Radio Repair-Phone 999.
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William S. Margowski
Mary
Lawrence Strasburger
William Strasburger
Oxford
Ind
Otterbein
Delphi High School
St. Mary's
Notre Dame
Lawrence
Popularity Of U S Films Angers British Viewers Abroad
In Southampton England on December 11 the piece notes British pride wounded by the dominance of American cinema. A Quota Act forces British films into view while Americans dominate with entertainment headlines and star power like Shirley Temple. Paradoxically a strong taste for American westerns persists in church social events and public life.
Indiana State Employment Service to Register Workers in Delphi
A Kokomo Indiana State Employment Service representative will register workers in Delphi on Thursday December 23 in the G A R room on the court house first floor from 9 30 a m to 12 noon for private employment. Employed persons seeking better positions may also register. Applications have a sixty day validity and should be renewed. No fee is charged to employers or employees.
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Indiana State Employment Service
Kokomo
Delphi
Court House
Delphi Library Adds Fine Collection of Children's Volumes
The Howe bequest funds a first group of children's books at Delphi Library curated by Miss Mary Cochrane. Notable titles include Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer winner of the 1986 John Newbery Medal, Pepe and the Parrott by Ellis Credle, Ola by Ingri and Edgar Parin d Aulaire, and Red Jungle Book among others.
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Howe
Mary C. Howe
Mary Cochrane
Delphi
John Newbery
Ruth Sawyer
Pepe and
the Parrott
Ellis Credle
Ola
Ingri
Edgar Parin d’ Aulaire
Dorothy Lathrope
Helen D. Fish
Mother Goose
Elizabeth K. Steen
Marcos
Melicent Humason Lee
Berta
Elmer Hader
Taylor Julien Receives 33rd Masonic Degree at Bicentennial Session
Taylor E. Julien, a former Carroll county resident and relative of Delphi and Washington figures, received the 33rd degree of Freemasonry at the Supreme Council bicentennial session in Washington D C. He is linked to Delphis Gros Hanna and J C Smock through family. Julien attended DePauw University and later lived in New Mexico and Colorado. He works as a State Highway Department official in New Mexico and his two sons Joe and Dan served in World War II.
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Taylor E. Julien
Carroll County
Supreme Council of the
Scottish Rite
Washington, D. C
Julien
George E. Julien
Blanche Gros
Delphi
Joseph W. Hanna
J. C. Smock
Mr. Julien
DePauw University
New Mexico
Colorado
State Highway Department of
Joe
Dan
Presbyterian Group Presents A Christmas Carol at Church
The Presbyterian Young People under C A Smith stage Dickens tale on Sunday evening at 7 30. The Junior Choir led by Mrs Howard Bradshaw will sing carols at the service start. Santa Claus will appear and distribute gifts.
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Presbyterian
C. A. Smith
Charles Dickens
Howard Bradshaw
Fire destroys Vaughn home near Oak Grove
A house on the Pete Vaughn farm west of Oak Grove church burned at Saturday noon. Occupants were Mr. and Mrs. Orville Brewer and family. Howard Brewer suffered burn injuries to his arm and hand while aiding in removing belongings.
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Pete Vaughn
Oak Grove
Orville Brewer
Howard Brewer
Factory drive Nears Target for New Delphi Plant Funds
The Delphi factory drive heads into the second campaign week with cash contributions totaling 4950 and 6050 in notes due over eight years. The Chamber must raise 4000 cash by December 18 and 2000 more by March 3, while 7500 in notes arrive by week end. Leo Williams will visit Monday with the architect to size the building. construction should start mid January, boosting local employment though initial staff may be around 100.
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Chamber [of Commerce
Globe Valve Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Leo Williams
Kokomo
Delphi
Herb Smith
Main Street
Oracles Set to Clash With Horace Mann in Big Indiana Game
The Delphi Oracles travel to face Horace Mann on Friday in a key northern Indiana clash. Horace Mann, a traditional rival, has won most games and beat Rensselaer early this season. Elmer Weaver is out with a sprained arm, likely to miss Friday but possible for Monday at Marion. Marion Giants remain undefeated except for an overtime loss to Kokomo, posing another tough test for Delphi.
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Delphi Oracles
Marion Giants
Horsemen
Horace Mann
Oracles
Indiana
Rensselaer
Weaver
Elmer Weaver
Monticello
Oracle
Marion
Giants
Kokomo
Tri Kappa Christmas Cheer Baskets Drive
Local drive seeks food clothing toys or money for Christmas baskets. Donations should be left at the Fordson by Thursday morning December 23 for distribution to those in need.
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Tri Kappa
Fordson
Judge Dismisses RF Felix Burned Radnor Elevator Case
Judge E. E. Pruitt dismissed the states case against Frank Felix on Monday morning after the grand jury recommended dropping the charge. Felix had been tried twice on the burning of the Radnor elevator.
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E. E. Pruitt
Finis
Frank Felix
Radnor
Felix
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Southampton
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Riley
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Sir Malcolm Campbell
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London Daily Mirror
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