Kraus Store Closure Marks Local Business Loss
The Delphi community mourns the Kraus store closing while praising Joe Kraus as a devoted local businessman. Joe Sneathen considers suicide but is persuaded to live, and a mor tician Bob Roach intervenes after a late appeal. A Welcome Inn plate glass is replaced, and Jack Schilling criticizes Democrats for financial stinginess at the Jackson Day banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kraus
Delphi
Jack Schilling
Schilling
Statewide REMC appoints Carroll county engineer
Robert High of the Statewide REMC office is named Carroll county REMC engineer replacing Hobart Wolfe who has not reported to work and whose whereabouts are unknown. Mrs Rue Wilda Wolfe has filed divorce. Ed Gerard proprietor of Edgewood Cafe shows improvement. Real estate reassessment applications may be filed until March 31 per County Assessor Earl Thompson. period began January 1 with several already received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert High
REMC
Carroll County
Hobart Wolfe
Rue Wilda Wolfe
Earl Thompson
Sanitation films shown in county schools this week
County schools screen moving pictures this week to promote the state essay contest open to all eighth grade pupils. The topic asks why every home should have approved sanitary facilities.
County Officials Back State Road Right of Way Plan
Carroll Clinton and White counties join with the state highway commission to secure right of way for a new state road from Frankfort through Sedalia Bringhurst Flora Camden across the Lockport bridge to join state road 24 west of St. Mrs Rebecca McClure recovered from a fall and broken leg and is cared for at her sister Mrs F H Robinson’s home with nursing by Mrs Leona Smith. Her son Robert McClure of Cincinnati, Ohio, visited briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca McClure
St. Elizabeth Hospital
F. H. Robinson
Leona Smith
Robert McClure
Cincinnati
Ohio
Business and Professional Woman's Club Meeting Set
A social meeting of the Business and Professional Woman's club is announced for Monday January 24. Committee members include Eva Davidson Mary Alice McCain Naomi Johnson Mary Heflong Flossie Smith and Nellie May Lamb.
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Business and Professional Woman’s Club
Eva Davidson
Mary Alice McCain
Naomi Johnson
Mary Heflong
Flossie Smith
Nellie May Lamb
Delphi High School Presents Oracle Varieties Show
Delphi High School will present the first Oracle Varieties on February 2 and 3. The program of novel entertainment raises funds to buy new band uniforms, with leading singers and dancers in prominent parts. Committees are named and rehearsals supervised by teachers.
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Delphi High School
Oracles to Meet Attica in Armory Contest
Delphi Oracles face strong Attica five Friday night in their first home game since December 10. Attica, Fountain county tournament winner, boasts a high winning record and a lineup including Divine at center and Downey coaching with Stevens Fix Minnich Beedle at guards. The Oracles, rested after close wins over Rossville and West Side Lafayette, prepare for a fast breaking opponent.
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Delphi Oracles
Attica
Fountain County
Lebanon
Jeff
Lafayette
Indiana
Divine
Glen Downey
Purdue
Stevens
Fix
Minnich
Beedle
Indiana Tax Officials Urge Early Filing Before January 31
Indiana Gross Income Tax Division officials expect about 450 000 tax returns in the annual period ending January 31. Taxpayers may complete their forms now and mail remittances later, with filing help at the Delphi auto license branch on South Washington Street. Returns are due January 31 for those with over $1 000 income in 1937.
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Indiana Gross Income Tax Division
Clarence A. Jackson
Delphi
Washington St
Delphi Junior High announces first semester honor roll
Loyal Hoshaw, principal, lists seventh grade scholars Richard Balser Virginia Clawson Marian Coble Anna dell Craig Donald Duff Deloris Lari more Echo MaHanna and Billy Quinn. Eighth grade honorees include Robert Balser Mary Clawson Jo Ann Hyman Barbara Martin Margaret Ramey Roberta Shaffer Elizabeth Smock Norma Adams and Mary J. Hildebrandt. Ten seventh graders and twenty eighth graders had perfect attendance.
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Delphi Junior High School
Loyal Hoshaw
Richard Balser
Virginia Clawson
Marian Coble
Annadell Craig
Donald Duff
Deloris Larimore
Echo MaHanna
Billy
Clarkson to Add Annex to Brooder Shop on Franklin
Stanley Clarkson plans an 18 by 36 foot annex at his brooder shop beside York Dry Cleaners on Franklin Street to expand manufacturing of the new 1938 model indoor brooders now on display. He cites rising demand and notes this is his fourth year at the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Clarkson
York Dry Cleaners
Franklin Street
Mr. Clarkson
76 in billiard contest at Weidner Billiard Hall
Russell Hawkins of Delphi and John Case of Camden won the billiard contest at the Weidner Billiard Hall in Delphi on Tuesday evening. Buck Smith and M Price of Monticello were second. There were 76 contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Hawkins
Delphi
John Case
Camden
Weidner Billiard Hall
Buck Smith
M. Price
Monticello
Kraus Store Closes After Three Years in Delphi
The M. B. Kraus store opened in October 1934 and closed this week. Howard Bradshaw named trustee by Carroll Circuit Court with assets about $1,500. Stock will be sold to benefit creditors, aiming to keep the store operating under new ownership. The Kraus couple, active in the community, expressed gratitude and optimism for Delphi’s improving economy.
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Bradshaw
Howard Bradshaw
Carroll Circuit Court
Kraus
Delphi
Dreifus
Franklin Street
Washington Street
Golf Variety
Retired Delphi Merchant A. H. Brewer Seriously Injured
A. H. Brewer a well known retired Delphi businessman is seriously ill at his West Main Street home after a health incident.
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A. H. Brewer
Delphi
West Main Street
Carroll County Sweeps Three State Grain Competitions
Carroll County dominated the state corn and small grain show at Purdue University. Roy E. Snoeberger, former Carroll County Corn Growers president, won sweepstakes on wheat, oats, and shelled seed corn. Winners include John E. Snoeberger and Roy Caldwell in various corn and grain classes. 4H awards feature Gene Maxwell, William Schnepp, Charles Hufford, Robert Rohrabaugh, and Gordon Flora in single ear and 10 ears categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Purdue University
Roy E. Snoeberger
Carroll County Corn Growers Association
Michigan
Reid
Snoeberger
John E. Snoeberger
Roy Caldwell
Gene Maxwell
William Schnepp
Charles Hufford
Robert Rohrabaugh
Gordon Flora
Work to Begin on Democrat and Clay REMC Construction
The REA approved a $24,359.25 requisition for Carroll County rural electrification, bringing total advance to over $198,000 for new lines. Alen Contracting near completion except for Democrat and Clay townships. REMC officials redirected funds to cover these two townships with lines staked and materials ordered.
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REA
Carroll County
Alen Contracting Corporation
Democrat
Clay
REMC
Mrs. Edna Bringhurst Guest of Mrs. J. H. Allen
Mrs. Edna Bringhurst of Indianapolis is visiting this week as a house guest at the home of Mrs. J. H. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Bringhurst
Indianapolis
J. H. Allen
Paris Combines Best With Worst as Writer Observes
Citizen writer Gilbert Bailey notes Paris blends allure and flaws during a January stay. He describes English common in tourist sites, widespread American visitors, and British tourists finding Paris a retreat from London life, concluding that hospitality outweighs condescension.
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Paris
Citizen Writer
London
Paris as painted by a wary traveler
The passage contrasts Paris as glamorous and indecent, praising its beauty and art while condemning its cheap glamour and mercenary hospitality. It notes Paris embodies both triumph and vice, with a clash between the genuine city and the tourist gaze during a three day visit.
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Paris
Fragments of a Nostalgic Portrait of England
A reflective, if fragmented, voice contrasts a quiet rural life with a worn rain coat and tweed suit. The speaker evokes forebears as the sharpest English minds for their early emigration and resilience.
Felthoff Dies After Illness in Radnor
George W. Felthoff aged 72 died at his daughter Mrs. Wesley Reese home in Radnor after a seven months illness. He lived in Ockley all his life and was moved to his daughter’s home last June after a broken hip. Surviving are two sons George L. and Benjamin of Ockley, two sisters and one brother. Funeral at Ockley Church Saturday at 2 pm with burial at Pyrmont.
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George W. Felthoff
Wesley Reese
Radnor
Mr. Felthoff
Ockley
George L
Benjamin
Pyrmont
Christian Council Annual Conference Set for January 26
The Carroll County Council of Religious Education will hold its annual convention at the Deer Creek Presbyterian Church on Wednesday January 26 with ministers and many church members attending. Nellie Young speaks on The Value of Worship to Children in the morning and Teaching the Child to Choose Values in the afternoon. Deer Creek High School violin choir provides music at 1 30 pm. business session at 3 20 pm. noon dinner served by church ladies.
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Carroll County Council of Religious Education
Presbyterian Church
Deer Creek
Nellie Young
E. E. Flora
Carl Johnson
Pauline Fouts
The
Deer Creek Presbyterian Church
W. B. McDaniels to Open Pyrmont Store
W B McDaniels a prominent Rossville merchant who ran Mack s Regal Store opens a new grocery in Pyrmont. The official opening is set for Friday and Saturday January 21 22. Fay Campbell becomes manager and will stock groceries and meats. McDaniels also owns a Cutler store begun after the Rossville venture.
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W.B. McDaniels
Rossville
Regal
Mack’s
Regal Store
Pyrmont
Fay Campbell
McDaniels
Cutler
Delphi School Serves Free Hot Lunches to 70 Needy Children
Daily meals are provided to about seventy Delphi students at no cost, a Tri Kappa and school led effort with government aid for cook and dishwasher. The program has surpassed its initial budget, prompting requests for food donations such as potatoes tomatoes and meats to sustain soup production through winter.
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Delphi
Tri Kappa Sorority
County Commissioners Award Road Contracts
County commissioners opened bids for road materials and awarded contracts to Standard Shell Mid-Continent Farm Bureau Socony-Vacuum for gasoline and oil. Metzger Lumber Delphi Voorhees Lumber Flora supplied native lumber. W. Q. O Neal Crawfordsville provided corrugated sewer pipe and Smith Construction Flora did bituminous materials. J D Adams Indianapolis Gallion Iron Works Anderson supplied maintainer blades. Insurance awards went to Charles Flora and W O Pettiner Camden for county employees and courthouse elevator respectively.
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Standard
Shell
Mid-Continent
Farm Bureau
Socony-Vacuum
Metzger Lumber Company
Delphi
Voorhees Lumber Company
Flora
W. Q. O’neal Company
Crawfordsville
Smith Construction Company
J. D. Adams Company
Indianapolis
Gallion Iron Works
Anderson
Fox Drive Near Yeoman Set For January 22
Jefferson township hunters announce a fox drive to be held Saturday January 22. About 380 took part on New Year’s Day with three foxes killed. Proceeds will go to Yeoman church.
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Jefferson Township
Yeoman Church
Jackson Day Banquet Plans Set for January 27
Final arrangements proceed for the Jackson Day banquet hosted by Carroll County Democrats. Governor M. Clifford Townsend will speak at the church before an 8 PM address at the armory. Delphi attendance urged to buy tickets early due to limited seating. John H. Hamling to serve as toastmaster. Reed C. Schermerhorn announces a long committee roster including Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Grantham and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Democrats
M. Clifford Townsend
Armory
Delphi Methodist Church
John Kirkpatrick
Irvin M. Flora
William Huffer
C. C. Crampton
William J. Brackenridge
May Sibbitt
Blanche Cartwright
Charles Wilson
J. C. Schermerhorn
Ed Voorhees
Arthur Mullin
John Kerlin
Charles Hargraves
Darrell Goaz
Robert VanNatta
Charles Hannell
Nelson Hinkle
Eight Carroll county schools enter 1938 county tourney
Eight Carroll county teams begin the 1938 county tournament at Flora community building with Flora and Carrollton opening. Burlington faces Adams Township in the second game, and Friday night features four leading contenders in a slate that includes Camden Rockfield Deer Creek and Cutler. Officials are Ralph King and H D McNew.
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Carroll County
Flora
Delphi
Cutler
Deer Creek
Camden
Rockfield
Badgers
Carrollton
Burlington
Adams Township
Roberta Johnson Named Feminine Hawkeye at Indiana University
Bloomington Indiana January 19 Roberta Johnson of Delphi has been selected for the girls rifle team at Indiana University announced by Major T F Wessels of the university military department. With the exception of January 29 and February 5 matches will be fired each Saturday with girls teams from other schools.
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Bloomington
Ind
Roberta Johnson
Delphi
Indiana University
T. F. Wessels
I. U. Military Department
President's Birthday Fund officers named in Carroll county
Mrs. Guy Coplen chairs the campaign and announces officers aiding the fundraiser for infantile paralysis. Delphi and Flora appoint John H. Hamling C N Wilson Cutler Noah Flora Camden Mrs Gwendolyn Berkshire Deer Creek John Cornell listed among the campaign staff.
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Guy Coplen
Carroll County
Delphi
John H. Hamling
Flora
C. N. Wilson
Cutler
Noah Flora
Camden
Gwendolyn Berkshire
Deer Creek
John Cornell
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Joe
Bob
Roach
Sneathen
Hari-Kari
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Welcome Inn
Ed Gerard
Edgewood
Oracles
Williams
West Side
Fellas
Mrs. Kraus
Mr. Kraus
A. H. Brewer III
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France
Eiffel Tower
Louvre
Versailles
Notre Dame
Bastille
Tomb of
Napoleon
Exposition
American Express Company
Britain
Christian Council
Deer Creek Church
W. B. McDaniels
Yeoman
Adams
Ralph King
H. D. McNew
Hawkeye
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