Attack on township trustees and school funding debated
The Indianapolis Star columnist Maurice Early condemns township trustees as vehicles of political influence over rural schools and urges a county unit system to free education from trustee control. The piece argues existing state bodies grow more arbitrary and warns against ceding power to centralized authorities.
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Maurice
Early
Indianapolis Star
Mr. Early
State House
Indiana
State Board of Accounts
James P. Goodrich
Barry
Wall Street
Indianapolis
Hoosier
Public Service
State Highway Commission
Rails Give Way In Deer Creek Crash Delays Trains
Seven cars of an eastbound freight derailed at the Deer Creek bridge Friday afternoon causing extensive damage to cars track and bridge. East and west passenger trains were delayed for hours as passengers were transported by taxis and other vehicles. Wabash wrecking crews and Monon wreck trains assisted until traffic resumed Saturday.
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New Deer Creek Bridge
Lafayette
Peru
Washington
Union Streets
Wabash
Legion Boys Will Entertain Kiddies
Bohannon Post of the American Legion will host a children’s party for ages 6 to 12 at the legion rooms in the courthouse at 1 30 pm then march to the Arc theatre for a free film. A 6 30 pm rabbit supper follows for members and all ex servicemen with plenty of rabbits promised.
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Bohannon Post
Legionaires
Legion Rooms
Post
Fred Bassett
Adjt
Jesse Randall
Robins Arrive in Snowbound North Washington Neighborhood
Mrs. George Chapman on North Washington street feeds wintering robins and was surprised to find a flock of fifteen at her door early Monday after a friendly visit from two the day before. She baked corn bread and fed the hungry birds.
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George Chapman
North Washington Street
Funeral for Mrs Effie Gregory Held in Burlington
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Burlington Methodist church for Mrs Effie Gregory wife of Frank Gregory of Flora. Burial followed in Burlington cemetery. She died Saturday after a long illness. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Edith Davis of Anderson and Mrs Keller northwest of Burlington. Cousin Judge E E Pruitt attended.
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Effie Gregory
Frank Gregory
Flora
Burlington Methodist Church
Burlington
Silas Schoonover Dies After Lingering Illness
Silas Schoonover aged 76 died at his Delphi home after a lingering illness. He leaves his widow and children Samuel of Cincinnati and four daughters Mrs Walter Leslie Delphi Mrs Mary Hicks near Delphi Mrs Oliver Hayth Lakeville and Mrs Jacob Reiger Piee Village. Funeral was Monday at 2 pm at Holiness Church with Rev Carl Reed officiating, interment Odd Fellows cemetery.
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Silas Schoonover
Delphi
Samuel
Cincinnati
Walter Leslie
Mary Hicks
Near Delphi
Oliver Hayth
Lakeville
Jacob Reiger
Piee Village
Holiness Church
Pev
Carl Reed
Odd Fellows
Almanac marks winter start and daylight details
The almanac states winter began on December 22, while weather records show it started several weeks earlier. It notes the shortest days are December 20 through 25 with about nine hours and three minutes of daylight.
Homecoming Dance After Roosevelt Delphi Game
A homecoming dance will be held in the armory tonight following the Roosevelt versus Delphi basketball game. Music is promised to be good and the event aims for a festive season atmosphere.
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Armory
Roosevelt
Delphi
Mail Carrier Off Duty in City Route Substituted
Main Carrier William Smith has been off duty for illness. Mahlon Kerlin has substituted on his city route. Mrs. Julia Schilling returned to her home Friday from St Elizabeth's hospital Lafayette, convalescing from an operation.
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William Smith
Mahlon Kerlin
Julia Schilling
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Lafayette
Gold Star Mother Refuses European Trip
Mrs. Joseph Garrison near the city declines a government funded voyage to France for Gold Star mothers to visit fallen son George Garrison who died in 1918. She cites health and the long ordeal, joining hundreds of other mothers offered the trip paid by a multi million dollar appropriation.
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Joseph Garrison
France
Indiana
Europe
George Garrison
Garrison
Georgge Garrison
Omar Smith
Butch’ Crone
Whites Defeat Reds In Armory Exhibition
Two teams labeled Whites and Reds played a fast basketball exhibition in the armory after Rochester could not visit Delphi. Wayne Aldridge refereed as 250 fans watched as the Whites won 37 to 14, while Coach Paul Lostutter watched from the sidelines.
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Armory
Rochester
Delphi
Reds
Wayne Aldridge
Paul Lostutter
Mayferd Wagner Buried After Blizzard Delay
The burial of Mayferd Wagner, who died Monday December 16 at his home near Carrolton school, was postponed to Saturday due to a blizzard and uncleared roads.
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Mayford Wagner
Carrolton School
Bowen Racing Time, Bank Head Recovers After Fall
A T Bowen, 77, bank head, slipped and fell near Smiths grocery Thursday. He was aided to Crosby hotel and later moved to his brother E W Bowens home. Doctors treated him for vertigo and he is reported making rapid recovery, up and about most of the time.
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A. T. Bowen
Crosby
E. W. Bowen
Smith’s
James O. Obear
Herbert Smith
J. J. Shultz
C. C. Crampton
Mr. Bowen
Blythe’s
Court notes list estates guardianships and cases in Carroll County
The court fixes income taxes and approves final reports. Guardians Carroll County Loan & Trust Co and Irvin M Flora handle estates Audry Ward Richard Ward Salina Turner. Real estate sales ordered in several cases. Dismissals include Raymond Koepsell v Ernest Mills Newton B Grandstaff v James D Brown and others. Inheritance tax set for James A Shirk estate at 208.14 with executor Lincoln M Frazier. Plaintiff awarded 124.71 in Newton B Grandstaff suit.
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Patrick W. Conway
Carrolk County Loan & Trust Co
Audrey Ward
Carroll County Loan &, Trust Co
John H. McCouch
Frank Stepnen
Effie Studebaker
George M. Smith
William Joyce
Raymond Koepsell
Ernest Mills
F. Jones
May Jones
Newton B. Grandstaff
James D. Brown
Mathias R
Salina v
Roosevelt Coming Homecoming Game At Delphi
Roosevelt East Chicago basketball visits Delphi for a highly anticipated homecoming contest. Both teams, fresh from storm delays, trained hard and aim to deliver one of the season's top showdowns with strong local and college support expected.
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Roosevelt
East Chicago
Pride
Delphi
Storm
Marriage Licenses for Camden and Flora Pair
Raymond E. Judy a Camden baker marries Bertha W. Hasselbring of Flora.
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Raymond E. Judy
Baker
Camden
Bertha W. Hasselbring
Flora
Early Settlements Near Delphi Along Wabash and Deer Creek
Benjamin Angell and Daniel Baum led early settlers into the Delphi area in 1825. The Baum keel-boat site near Deer Creek hosted a stores and the county’s first clerk and recorder, while Delphi formed without roads and relied on trails, with wolves, coons, and Indians shaping frontier life.
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Benjamin D. Angell
Robinsons
Daniel Baum
Wabash River
Deer Creek
Baum
Wabash
Smith
Vanderventer
Delphi
Robert Mitchell
Wabash Railroad Bridge
Hugh Manary
Dame
Western Reserve
Howard County
Logansport
Delphi Armory Homecoming Basketball Clash
The Delphi team hosts Roosevelt in a homecoming game at the Delphi Armory with an 8 o'clock tip. Students are away for holidays but urged to attend and cheer. A preliminary second game starts at 7 o'clock.
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Roosevelt
Delphi
Davies Oil executive acts as Santa for five hundred children
C A Davies of Davies Oil Co distributed hundreds of pounds of candy in special boxes to grade schools. On Friday the Delphi and West Delphi schools received candy after programs, followed by Pittsburg grades. on Sunday St Josephs school children were treated at the Knights of Columbus hall.
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C. A. Davies
Davies Oil Co
Delphi
Thehhildren
West Delphi
Pittsburg
St. Joseph’s School
Knights of Columbus
Morrison Named Head Counsel at Federal Trade Commission
Martin A. Morrison former Democratic congressman from Indiana Ninth District is appointed chief counsel of the Federal Trade Commission. He has led FTC legal staff for years and will oversee the commission's court work. Morrison previously chaired the Civil Service Commission after leaving Congress. his home is in Frankfort.
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Martin A. Morrison
House of Representatives
Indiana
Federal Trade Commission
Morrison
Commission
Congress
Civil Service Commission
Frankfort
County Coon Hunters Honor Mike Boyles Of Pittsburg
The Delphi Journal lauds Mike Boyles of Pittsburg for thirteen coon captures since the trapping season opened, claiming the Carroll county championship and noting his broader work in business and hunting as a pastime.
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Delphi Journal
Alex Frye
Adams Township
Carroll County
Frye
Mike Boyles
Pittsburg
Boyles
Judge appoints McDowell as court reporter
Judge E. E. Pruitt announced the appointment of Miss Josephine McDowell as court reporter to succeed Mrs. Myrtle Lyon who resigned. McDowell will begin her duties December 31, with Lyon leaving at year’s end.
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E. E. Pruitt
Josephine McDowell
Myrtle Lyon
Miss McDowell
Sharp Goff Tie Knot In Frankfort Methodist Parsonage
Edward Sharp of Frankfort and Louise Mamie Goff of Cutler were married at 3 pm Monday at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. O P Manker. The couple, both children of local families, will reside in Frankfort.
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Edward Sharp
Frankfort
Thomas J. Sharp
Louise Mamie Goff
D. Goff
Cutler
O. P.manker
Methodist
Tri Kappa Honors Bestowed on Three Members
Mrs. James H. Shirk Mrs. L. H. Smith and Mrs. S. A Royster were the honored ones at the Tri Kappa event Saturday night.
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James H. Shirk
L. H. Smith
S. A Royster
Jail Empty in Carroll County Breaks Longstanding Record
The Carroll county jail has been empty for the past three weeks with no prisoners placed behind bars, a record not equaled in recent years.
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Carroll County
Dr. Charles Crampton Reported Confined at Home
Dr. Charles C. Crampton is confined to his home with a slight illness, as reported in local health notes.
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Charles C. Crampton
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Maurice Early
Washington and
Blizzard
Adolph Houk
Dame's Laundry
George Sites
Jefferson Township
William Frazer
Lewis Schweiger
Max Daugherty
Harry Roach
Roach
Yeoman
Charles Hargraves
J. W. Brackenridge
Michigan
New Hope
de Flora
Theodore Brough
Legion Boys
Mayferd Wagner
Irvin M. Flora
Marthe B. Flora
Nellie Ward
Richard Ward
Dribblis
Perigo
Bill
Fats
Little Billie Frazer
Bob” Crosby
Notre Dame
Greencastle
Jefferson
Jeff
Horace Mann
WM. C. Smith
Carroll County’s Historical Society
Utes
East
Chicago
M. A. Morrison
Ninth District
On Trade Commission
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