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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1924
Page
7
A community Christmas tree program is announced for next Monday to Wednesday with daily singing. The Chamber of Commerce advertises the outline and invites all to join in the carol sessions featuring No 1 Hark the Herald Angels Sing No 2 Silent Night No 3 Joy to the World No 4 O Little Town of Bethlehem No 5.
A compact verse fragment lists classic Christmas carol stanzas. The text includes O Come All Ye Faithful and The First Noel plus imagery of Bethlehem, angels, stars, and wise men offering gold, myrrh, and frankincense.
Albert H. Reed of Kansas City faced no tax bill on a lot bought six years earlier through C. D. Sharp after the deed was issued. Clerks initially said the M. E. Church ground was tax exempt, revealing a joke about the buyer and the church name as the deer tax office puzzled over who the joke was on.
John A. Shafer has applied to the Federal Power Commission for a preliminary permit to build dams on the Wabash river in Wabash county Illinois and on the east fork of the White river in Dubois and Martin counties Indiana. The plan includes a 4800 horsepower powerhouse at the U S Lock and Dam Grand Rapids and dams at Hindustan falls and near Hayesville on the White river to develop about 12000 horsepower.
Four ministers will serve as members of the House of Representatives at the January session, believed to be the largest ministry representation yet. The ministers are Rev. Byron K. Johnson of Columbus a Methodist representing Bartholomew county Rev. Willis E. Gill of Cloverdale a Baptist representing Ripley and Switzerland counties and Rev. Davis Noland of Marshall a Methodist representing Parke county. Johnson and Gill are Democrats while Horne and Noland are Republicans. Gill is elected to a third term with no prior political office held by the others.
A young hunter near North Vernon tried to walk six miles home with a bag of game when asked for a license. He searched pockets in vain until a driver offered a ride to town. In town the hunter produced the license and thanked the officer. Money back baking powder advertised in the same item.
Governor Emmett F. Branch received a Colliers magazine notice claiming Indiana had the highest percentage increase in eligible voters since the 1920 election, while Kansas won the 1924 citizenship trophy for largest proportional vote gain. Indiana’s total presidential elector votes were 1,272,390 with party breakdowns listed.
Mr and Mrs Manson Calloway welcome a son born Wednesday morning December 17. Mr and Mrs Frank Redenbacher plan a farm return. Aryone suffers colds while grippe spreads. Mrs Fred Rose visits her parents as Mr Rose moves to Noble County to take a county agent post. Mr and Mrs Joe Miller visit Edward Troxel. wedding bells anticipated though unnamed. Mrs Frank Beard hosts Ladies Auxiliary gathering at daughter Mrs Jesse Swartz’s home.
Poem recounting the classic Christmas hymn about angels delivering a message of peace to a weary world. The verses describe heavenly music, the promise of a Prince of Peace, and the prophecy of a time when humankind joins in the eternal song.
East of Delphi report notes Earl Chapman and his family enjoying a Christmas radio gift from Phillip Leslie. Other entries mention the Raber and Wise families visiting Bringhurst and Logansport, with twins Edwin Wray and Edna May named for Carl Raber.
Miss Bernice Friday, a Bloomington student, returns to Idaville for the Christmas vacation to stay with her father Fred Friday. Mr and Mrs M B Friday plan a weekend visit with their son Leland and his wife in Kankakee Illinois. Army Billingsly of Indianapolis visits Wm Rogers who remains very ill. School closes next Tuesday for the Christmas vacation. Howard Amick of Lexington Illinois spent Tuesday with Fred Friday.
John Becker offers the Waukesha Wisconsin Methodist Church twelve thousand dollars to forever forego church suppers bazaars sociables and rummage sales. Reverend C W Heywood notes the plan and quotes Becker saying the public is fed up on these things and that the church should be run on business principles without solicitations for barter and sale.
The notice lists a Christmas tree event with silent greetings on Saturday December 20 and candy distribution on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 AM to 10 PM.
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