Traffic officer as inner guide amid travel reflections
A column reflects on the calming role of a traffic officer, likening it to disciplining the mind. The journey from West Virginia to Ohio includes notes on white cross warnings for drivers, Dayton hotel rates, and a Gary anecdote about direct-to-consumer service at the Hotel Gibbons.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Columbus
Springfield
Dayton
Willys-Knight Limited
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Flanders Field
Maryland
Gibbons
Boston
Gary
Husband
Ida Tarbell
Dayton growth tied to transport and civic spirit
A Delphi article surveys Dayton Ohio's growth from early stage lines and canals to railroads and aviation, praising civic cooperation. It notes Wright brothers’ Dayton ties, flood memory guiding public spirit, and a call for Delphi to embrace a similar "Soul of a City" ethos.
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Dayton
Ohio
Columbus
Lake Erie
Cincinnati
Thomases
Mad River
Sandusky
Springfield
Xenia
Miami River
Wright Brothers
Indiana
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Henry County
Newcastle
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Wrights
Local Notes on Area Residents and Moves
WEST DELPHI Ed Cheesman and family moved Monday to the Sales property. Mrs. Oscar Hall is improving slowly after surgery in Logansport for head and nose growths. Orliff Coghill and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hendrickson Saturday. Guy Julien and family moved to the Willard Holsclaw property. John Mickley sold his grocery goods and moved to the John Sales residence and plans to reopen nearby. Leonard Sterrett and family of near Battle Ground visited Oscar Hall Saturday night. Mrs. Mary Johnson of Delphi was a caller here Saturday.
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Dayton
Ohio
James Bryce
American Commonwealth
Chamber of Commerce
J. G. Holland
James Schermerhorn
Delphi
George Washington
Washington
Henry B
Mindwell
M. Epstein
Frankfort
S. J. Rees
Hall Avenue
England
West Point
New York
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Sandusky
Springfield
Ed Cheesman
Oscar Hall
Logansport
Orliff Coghill
Charles Hendrickson
Guy Julien
Willard Holsclaw
John Mickley
John Sales
Mickley
Leonard Sterrett
Battle Ground
Mary Johnson
Sunday Socials Touch Jefferson Township Families
In Jefferson Township many residents hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. Events include hospitality for the Crowell, Armstrong, Hanna, Ellis, and Wolverton households and visits among Shaw, Nelson, and Gardner families. Carson school reopened with Rachel Ireland as teacher and local movements included Myers and family moving to the Giles farm.
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George Peterson
Richard Crowell
Charles Armstrong
Carl Hanna
Charles
Claude Ellis
Joseph
Carson School
Rachel Ireland
Fred Oberlander
Harold Dawson
Lena Wolverton
William
Helen Weaver
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Snap
Cass
Fulton
Pulaski
Countie
North ST. Ter
Logansport, Indiana
Choughtar
City of
Delphi Methodist Church
Stream of Life
Ee William Anderson
Cini
Health and Charities Police Department
Sewer
General Fund
Pumpin Department
LL OS
ARK Fund
Talmar R. Arnold
West Delphi
Hall’s
Jefferson Twp
Clara Ferguson
Harley Carter
Clarence Robinson
Brookston
George Godman
Lafayette
Fred Fisher
Joseph Nelson
John Shaw
James Myers and
J. H
Helen
Ralph
Stella Hooper
T. W. Sleeth
Clarence Bugher
Josephine
Thomas Nelson
Oliver
Camden
Camden, Ind
Dorothy Cushman
Arch Support Shoes
Goodyear Welt
Goodyear
The
Golden Rule Boot Shop
Schmitt Kloepfer Co
Broadway
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