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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1925
Page
2
A 1925 Delphi Indiana item notes the Delphi Times founded 1848, became The Delphi Citizen in 1924, and details post office registration as second class matter. It lists address 114 E. Franklin and telephone numbers, with a publication date Saturday January 3, 1925, in Carroll County.
Fire hazards from candles and blazes overwhelm cities while a deadly incident at a Oklahoma country school highlights unsafe designs. The piece argues for fire safety and analyzes long ballots and past voting abuses, noting Britain and America.
George Eastman announces new gifts totaling 12.5 million dollars to educational institutions, with overall benefactions reaching 53.515 million. The gifts come from the Eastman Kodak Company as Eastman also disposes of all his personal stock holdings in the firm. He donates 1 million dollars each to Hampton Institute and Tuskegee Institute, and MIT receives a portion of the funds.
Mr Eastman donates 4.5 million split among the Eastman School of Music 3 million Rochester University 1.5 million College for Women 1.5 million. The gifts reflect his aim to use camera profits to support education and show a strong belief in its value.
Superintendent A F Miles tells the legislative budget committee that $999,644 is needed to finish the Pendleton reformatory. The Delphi Citizen reports an official estimate guiding state institutions oversight.
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce reports rising business activity into 1925. Calumet region leads with major steel and rail orders, Inland Steel expanding with four blast furnaces at Indiana Harbor and a plan to double capacity. Gary works fire a tenth furnace as rails and equipment orders rise nationwide.
After Sunday’s flood surge, Oakdale works resumed repairs with debris cleared and a coffer dam strengthened. Carpenters and pumps restored power, boilers tuned, and work on the pier forms continued as crews prepared for full operation by December 27. The Christmas tree lit with red blue and green lights added camp cheer.
Rafael Sabatini's Scaramouche wins the $10,000 prize from Adolph Zukor for the year ended September 1. Judges cited its fluid action, historical drama, beauty, skilled direction, and strong cast in selecting from 17 nominees including The Thief of Bagdad and A Woman of Paris. Zukor notes the prize remains a yearly award by the Authors League of America.
The Yeoman Telephone Company will hold its annual meeting in Yeoman on Monday January 6 1925 at 1 30 PM. President D D Clark and Secretary John Kennard are listed. Closing out sale for Paul Zirkle starts January 29 with further notices to follow.
A letter from David Lilly of Jefferson Township Indiana published in The Indianapolis News advocates a reunion of McGuffey readers. He recalls schooling in 1856 with McGuffey primers and Goodrich readers and proposes gathering at the state fair next fall to celebrate the old books.
A divine service will be held at the Lutheran church on Union Street Sunday afternoon at 2 30 conducted by the Rev H E Stuehm of Logansport. The annual congregational meeting is called after the church service.
Minister E M Martinson leads morning worship at 10 45 with a sermon The New Path and the New Year Mrs W H Bradshaw accompanies. Evening service at 7 includes The Call of the Other World. Midweek Prayer and Conference is Wednesday at 7 30. You are invited to make this church the center of your religious interests.
Sam D. Smith a 46 year old farmer six miles south of Logansport on the Burlington pike was badly injured when the glove on his right hand caught in the revolving water shaft of his car motor at home. The hand was severely lacerated but no bones were broken and doctors expect the hand to be saved. He had started the car to go to Logansport and reached across the shaft to shut off a petcock before refilling the radiator. The glove tore to pieces in an instant and the hand was freed immediately.
The state board of education warns Delphi high school to enforce a law prohibiting students from joining or pledging to secret organizations outside school. Any student affiliated with such groups must be expelled, with parents and students fully advised.
A $268.35 patronage refund from the Indiana State Purchasing Department is issued to Harry Holmes for fertilizer purchases. Checks to Farm Bureau members range from $1.83 to $23.04 with 15 percent refunds on 20 percent Acid Phosphate and 89 percent on other mixes. Total dividends this year hit $38,000 with a goal of $100,000 next year. Holmes notes a spring fertilizer order is planned. Monroe Township Farm Bureau banquet was held at Flora on Dec 30, and M. J. Briggs spoke at Camden on Jan 2.
Francis Wilson performs watch and clock cleaning and re pairing with gold and silver soldering. 41-8t-x.
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube causing rumbling sounds and imperfect hearing. The ad asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine can rid the system of catarrh and deafness, sold by druggists for over 40 years by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
A series of dangers are tested in one scene as a man checks a gasoline tank, touches a trolley wire, and attempts risky stunts. None of the experiments yield safe results, exposing the peril in common actions. The piece notes the dog shows no affection, a train crossing proves swift, and an ad cutout fails to save money.
A weekly compilation by Harry Arnold lists transfers in Delphi area townships. Notable deeds include Woods to Shauer for 80 acres in Monroe with $1 consideration, Schweigerer to Gish for 179 acres in Deer Creek valued at $500, Gebhart to Catharine Gebhart for a Graham's Subdivision lot with additional West Delphi property at $500, Kennedy and Indiana Service Corp. conveyances in Jackson Township for $100, Simmons to Claude Young for a lot in Wood's Addition Camden, and Barnes to Carney for 84.98 acres in Tippecanoe Township at $9850.00.
Notice is given that on January 5 1925 between 1 and 3 pm the regular annual meeting of stockholders of Carroll County Loan & Trust Co Delphi Indiana will be held at the office for electing six directors for the ensuing year and for any other business. Harry E Reed Secretary-Treas. 43-31
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