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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1930
Page
1
Theme song and annual dinner in Washington feature political jabs at Democrats and the G O P along the Wabash. President Hoover attends as guest of honor. off stage croony crash attributed to the public’s verdict at the polls.
Frederick J. Libby of the National Council for the Prevention of War calls Hoover’s World Court submission and lack of Senate sponsorship disgraceful and significant. He warns that divided Republican leadership signals trouble as peace advocates lament patience worn thin.
At end of 1930 life insurance companies hold about 19 billion dollars in investments, up 1.5 billion from 1929. The piece notes insurers as the backbone of investment markets, urges local community use of capital, and references figures on global insurance prevalence and historic leaders Baldwin Lloyd George and Ramsay McDonald.
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium questions the cabinet report that 67 victims died of cold fog as Meuse Valley factories remain anxious the fog may be released from their smokestacks.
The world's wealth leader is His Exalted Highness Asaf Jah Muzaffar-ul-Mulk-Wal-Ma malik Nizam-ul-Mulk Nizam-ud-Dau la, Nawab Mir Sir Usman Ali Khan Bahadur Fateh Jung, estimated at one billion dollars. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. follows, with Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and John Pierpont Morgan also on the list.
Governor-elect Wilburn L. Cross links his stamina in the Connecticut race to never taking a bath, noting the White House once lacked a bathtub until Fillmore. The excerpt discusses drug-related nervous tension, addiction, and recent Cornell work by Bancroft and Richter on dissolving hardened nerve centers without harming the body.
Perry Rule retired January 1 as Madison township trustee after two terms and will speak in Michigan under Washenaw school auspices. He opposes the county unit plan, a once live issue, and will present the opposing view to keep educators informed. Rule led the Indiana Township Trustees Association opposition to that plan and gained statewide notice for his stance.
A few hundred attendees packed the Monday booster drawing with a second event planned for Tuesday. Merchants reported peak Christmas trade and ample stock for late shoppers. Thirty-three names were drawn. cash prizes started at $1, with several $5 awards including recipients Georgia Phillips and Della Bush among others.
The A. Grimm & Sons furniture and rug auction ended at 6 a.m. Sunday with every item sold and an estimated crowd of 300. The owners say they will continue in the undertaking business in the community, though policy on the furniture line remains undecided. The four day sale marked the store’s first in 45 years, with steady attendance each day. A Saturday night sale donated 25.02 to the Benevolence Society, and Grimm & Sons contributed a baby carriage to the Society.
The census bureau announced urban population at 68,955,521 and rural at 538,819,525. Urban share is 56.2 percent of total, up from 51.4 percent in 1920. Urban defined as all cities and incorporated places with 2,500 inhabitants or more.
Tom Crosby was brought home Monday from St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette where he had been a patient for ten days after a heart attack.
The excerpt reprints the Santa Claus editorial response attributed to the Sun editor after the question Is There A Santa Claus? Virginia O'Hanlon’s query prompts a timeless proclamation that Santa exists in belief, love, and wonder. The piece affirms that unseen joys endure beyond skepticism.
Mason Thomas, trustee of Burlington township, attended the county board of education meeting as the longest serving official. He praised the re-elected officers and urged the new officials-elect to pursue a successful administration while noting that holding office brings duties beyond pleasure.
An appeal urges readers to donate for tuberculosis control amid economic hardship. It argues past efforts may be wasted without追加 funding and asks giving to the limit of ability to save lives, promoting Christmas Seals purchases and Citizen subscriptions.
Funeral services were held Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic church for Thomas Brown aged 78 who died last Wednesday night at 11 30 at the home of Mrs. Agnes Curtin a sister in Lafayette Burial was in the Catholic cemetery Thomas H Brown of St Peters burg Fla arrived to attend his father's funeral Another son Emmett M Brown of Denver Colo survives with three sisters Mrs J C O Connor and Mrs A T Coffey of Delphi Mrs Curtin of Lafayette and two brothers Will Brown and Ed Brown of Danville Ill
An 19th century Delphi tale recounts attorney Robert Dale visiting Wilson's Cave on Deer Creek as four local women spy to uncover his visits. The romance centers on the cave as a scenic lure and a backdrop for early courtship amid Delphi's countryside.
At the regular American Legion meeting in the courthouse rooms the group unanimously passed a resolution urging the mayor and city council to consider water works projects. The organization and its Auxiliary commit to aiding distressed residents facing unemployment hunger and hardship.
Harvey Elless and T. J. Ryan were named jury commissioners by Judge E. BE. Pruitt as the circuit court term closed last Saturday. The next term opens Monday. Elless succeeds Charles Buckley. Ryan was renamed. Floyd Julien remains on the board by virtue of his office. Three divorces were granted: Goldie Hobbs from Walter Hobbs Cassie Smith from Charles E. Smith with custody of four minors, and Uriah Joe Witter from Helen Witter. Mrs. Witter’s maiden name Helen Ruth Peters was restored. Albert Hughes, indicted for petit larceny, was released on bond. Mere dith Patterson’s petit larceny case was dismissed on motion. Wilbur Patterson pleaded to the charge and was fined 25 dollars plus costs.
Three county offices will change hands January 1 with five officials starting a second term. Sam Dyer will become county surveyor, John Hamling will become prosecuting attorney, and Charles W. Hargraves will join the board of county commissioners. Commissioner elect Jake Harness delays replacement until 1932. Incumbents Whiteman Flora Schock Clawson Hunter will seek another term. all but Sheriff Clawson and Coroner Hunter are Democrats.
County board of education leaders met with new and retiring trustees in Bailey’s office to review accomplishments over the past two years and nine months under C A Bailey. Bailey’s recommendations to incoming trustees were discussed as terms begin January 1 1931 with re-elected members starting four year terms.
The Oracles feature a Tuesday night homecoming clash as Delphi meets Kokomo Wildcats at the Armory. Both teams carry one loss this season and expect a packed gym with standing room at a premium. Regular guards may return for the game after recent injuries and scholastic issues.
Delphi expects a change in the postmaster's office early next year with Morton Hefner completing his second term. Reports indicate the Republican county organization will name a successor, with B. B. Mayhill of The Journal and William Brown as leading candidates, though Brown's age may disqualify him.
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