Legion Offers Help to Applicants for Adjusted Compensation
The American Legion post in this locality will assist service men in filling out Adjusted Compensation applications. The Legion club rooms in the courthouse will be open Saturday July 5, Sunday July 6, and Monday evening July 7 with typewriters available. Each veteran must bring his discharge certificate and Legion volunteers will complete the process. Open to all service men, member or not.
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The
American Legion
Legion Club
Court House
Legion Committee
Dr Martinson New Pastor of Delphi Church
Dr E M Martinson accepts the Baptist Church pastorate in Delphi and will begin Sunday. He and Mrs Martinson will become citizens of Delphi. Union service with other churches at the park at 7 30 P M Sunday evening. Also notes on a Norman trip and a bank robbery suspect transferred to Newport Indiana.
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E. M. Martinson
The
Baptist Church
Martinson
Delphi
Genevieve Ryan
Delphi Park
Dorothy Webber
Chicago
Walton Kans Sheriff Recaptures Robbery Suspect Norman
Sheriff Adams of Walton Kansas returns Charles Norman, a gang member linked to a January $140,000 bank robbery in Kansas. Norman was captured in Denver, escaped after blowing jail with nitroglycerin, then recaptured northwest of Frankfort by Sheriff Dan Power. Power will receive two $100 rewards from Standard Oil Indiana for Dan Morgan’s two station robberies and will share proceeds with Ben Beisel who reported lights near the culvert.
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Adams
Walton
Kans
Charles Norman
Norman
Kansas
Denver
Colorado
Frankfort
Dan Power
Clinton County
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Dan Morgan
Power
Ben Beisel
Civil War veteran Frank Doremus dies in Delphi aged 82
Frank Doremus a Civil War veteran died at his Delphi home on June 27 1924 aged 82. He served in the 9th Minnesota Infantry and was a former prisoner at Andersonville. He married Mary Cox in 1917 and was a Boothroyd post G A R member. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Presbyterian church. Interment was in Odd Fellows cemetery.
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Frank Doremus
Minnesota
Andersonville
David’s Island
New York
Mary M. Thompson
Indianapolis
Indiana
Mary Cox
Marion
Boothroyd Post G. A. R
Park Board to Order New Equipment
Delphi Park Board met last Monday and reviewed the first half of 1924. The park has been in use since April and will see heavy use in July and August with picnickers and tourists limited by wet weather. Expenses to July 1 total about $325. The board instructed Mr. Scales to select extra play equipment and purchase more park seats. Officials aim to pave a strip between Camden road and the park gutter on the south side.
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Delphi Park Board
Scales
Camden Road
Pageant Presented at Battle Ground July Ninth
A request to repeat The Sale of the World's Children staged previously in the Methodist church. Cast recast for Battle Ground Camp Tabernacle to be presented July ninth with roles including Prologue Mrs. Claude Wall Auctioneer C. B. Shaffer Spirit of Childhood Amy Nulf and others headed by World Motherhood Mrs. Fanny Smith and Ex-King Alcohol Mr. George Julien.
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Battle Ground
Camp Tabernacle
Claude Wall
C. B. Shaffer
Amy
Nulf
H. B. Wilson
R. O. Kimberlin
Delphi
Barn toppled by windstorm in Adams township
A heavy windstorm swept through northern Carroll county last Saturday. At James Qaughell’s home in Adams township a tree struck the house and the barn was blown over. Neighbors freed horses trapped beneath heavy timbers.
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Carroll County
James Qaughell
Adams Township
Water Rent Notice From Talmar Arnold
Water rents due by the 10th to avoid penalty. Talmar R. Arnold is the water agent.
Reception for G A R leaders at courthouse gathering
The Ladies of the G A R hosted a Wednesday reception in the G A R room at the courthouse honoring Mrs Adelia Maxwell department president Miss Bess Wilson department secretary and Col A B Crampton assistant adjutant. Guests included Circle Boothroyd Post G A R members and friends with out of town attendees from Loganport Galveston and Chicago.
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Court House
Adelia Maxwell
Bess Wilson
Col
A. B. Crampton
Department of Indiana
Boothroyd Post
Charles Dock
Frank Lyon
Department
Mattie Miller
Logansport
George Sites
Mesdames Eva Seybold
Charles Grant
Richard Johnson
Hattie Furry
Logan
M. E. Church Plans Improvement Campaign
Delphi Methodist Church hosts all day July 6 services with Sunday school at 9 30 and district superintendent Daugherty preaching. A cooperative noon dinner precedes an afternoon service as the drive begins to fund a parsonage relocation and conversion to Sunday school rooms and social parlors. The committee will canvass members individually for pledges.
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Delphi Methodist Church
Daugherty
Adelphia Bitler Named Carroll County Democratic Vice-Chairman
Miss Adelphia Bitler of Tippecanoe township is appointed vice-chairman of the Carroll County Democratic central committee to organize the county's women. The appointment was announced by Mr. O. S. Baird at last Saturday's meeting as county campaigns show little activity amid state and national conventions.
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Adelphia Bitler
Tippecanoe
Carroll County
Democratic Central Committee
O. S. Baird
Chautauqua May Open Here on August 9
Midland Chautauqua officials report a five day program starting August 9 with Old Settlers Centennial clash on the same date. County events clash as Old Settlers Day is already set, prompting talks to shift the Chautauqua.
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Midland Chautauqua
Delphi
Midland Company
Customer pays for Delphi Citizen subscription renewal
Russell Brown of Geary Oklahoma submits a $2.00 check to renew his Delphi Citizen subscription for another year and praises the paper. He wishes the paper continued success in a brief polite note dated June 30, 1924.
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Geary
Okla
Delphi
Ind
Citizen
Y M C A Camp Open Date Delayed to July 12
Camp Tecumseh on the Tippecanoe River between Delphi and Monticello will open July 12 rather than July 8 due to wet weather. State Y M C A officials and organizers discuss schedules, leadership, training, and a July 19 state committee meeting with dedication planned for July 20 at Camp Tecumseh.
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Camp Tecumseh
Tippecanoe River
Delphi
Monticello
Indianapolis
Association
W. W. Mendenhall
R. E. Chamberlin
Delphi Exchange
Indiana
Dedi- Y. M
CC. A
Nis
1300 City Trust
C. A. Tevebaugh
Morgan Seeks New Trial in Frankfort Oil Station Robbery
Arguments for a new trial were heard Thursday in the case of State vs Dan Morgan. Morgan was found guilty last Friday of robbing a Frankfort filling station. The defense contends new evidence could affect identification. Judge Carr will rule today.
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Morgan
Dan ‘Morgan
Baker Fowler Dies at Ida ville Age Seventy Five
Baker Fowler a former resident died at his sister Mrs. Sarah Schoff’s home near Ida ville last Friday morning. Funeral services were Sunday at Oak Grove church with Rev. R. O. Kimberlin of Delphi officiating. Interment followed in the nearby cemetery. He was seventy five, his wife having died here years ago, and he left two brothers and two sisters along with many friends. Attending from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Gardner Covington Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner Melott Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cunningham Ft Wayne Mrs. Ray Burgett Columbia City Mr. and Mrs. Chas Foster and sons Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Carson Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Carson Mrs. Maud Cullen and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Delzell Monticello.
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Baker Fowler
Sarah Schoff
Idaville
Oak Grove
R. O. Kimberlin
Delphi
Oliver Gardner
Covington
John Gardner
Melott
Earl Cunningham
Ft. Wayne
Ray Burgett
Columbia City
Chas. Foster and Sons
S. A. Carson
Spencer Carson
Maud Cullen
Frank Delzell
Monticelho
Rains Delay Chamber of Commerce Camp Picnic
The Chamber of Commerce picnic at Camp Tecumseh is postponed due to rain delaying camp construction. Buildings lack roof and floors, toilets, lighting, and road access remains poor. The camp should be ready by mid month with a new picnic date to be set, and attendees like Miss Elizabeth Best plan to join later trips.
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Chamber of Commerce
Camp Tecumseh
The
William Herschell
Mrs Mabbit and Brannigan Visit South Bend
Mrs. Katie Mabbit and Mrs. Mary Brannigan traveled to South Bend for a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Roach. They made the trip by automobile with the Roachs.
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John C. Downey
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Katie Mabbit
Mary Brannigan
South Bend
John Roach
Roach
Delphi Teacher Becomes Bride Of W. C. Wiley
Miss Mayme Stuart a Delphi teacher wed Wm C Wiley principal of Ridgeville schools in a Rockfield Presbyterian church ceremony on July 4. The couple met while teaching in Burnettsville and plan an auto trip through southern Indiana.
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Delphi
Adams Township
Rockfield
Indiana University
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Burnettsville
Atkinson
Wiley
Indiana
Brookville
Mr. Wiley
Prizes Set for Centennial Parade and Pageant
Plans for the county centennial celebration outline prize money for morning parade features and afternoon night pageant. Top prizes are 50 25 and 10 dollars with several 3 dollar awards for costumes, births, marriages, families, and old time vehicles. The program includes a grand parade at 10 30 A M, an Old Settler's program, a basket dinner, and a two P M pageant with multiple township led scenes and historical vignettes.
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City Park
Henry Robinson
Harry Milroy
Robinson
Mable Robinson
Cole
Deer Creek Township
Reed Schermerhorn
Jefferson Township
W. G. Million
Tippecanoe
Flossie Henderson
Adams Township
Nellie Fouts Martin
Carrollton Township
George McCain
Monore
A. J. Cook
Clay Township
Otton
Old Debating Society
Madison ‘Township
Perry Sale
Jackson Township
Arthur Ritche
Ralston Gains Ground in Democratic Convention Deadlock
The New York Democratic convention remains in a stalemate after forty nine ballots with Ralston showing the first real gains. Indiana sticks with Ralston while M Adoo and Smith continue fighting for the 732 required votes. The convention pages note league policy shifts and a debated Klan plank as delegates hear the platform.
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New York
Ralston
Indiana
League of Nations
League
Wilson
M’adoo
Smith
Underwood
John W. Davis
Bryan
Florida
Taggart
Mary Sample Introduced as Loyal Teacher Seeking New Field
The column introduces Mary Sample a thirty-something teacher and World War II era canteen worker who has left her Little Rock high school post to pursue opportunities in California. She is described as brilliantly learned and utterly alone, with a history of overseas service and diverse experiences.
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Fauntleroy
New Harmony
Berkeley
California
Mary Sample
Citizen
Mary
Sample
Teadé
Little Rock
Ark
Little’ Rock
Wales
England
Fos
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Legion
DR. Martinson
Delphi Church
G. W. Landy
Newport
St. Bernice
Vermilion County
Park Board
M. E. Church
Miss Bitler
Russell Brown
Agriculture Club
Elizabeth Best
Eleanor “Sinclair
Kenmare
North” “Dakota
Miss Sinclair
North Dakota
Miss Best
Sinclair
Lake Louise
Banff
Delphi High School
John Best
W. C. Wiley
Chaughts
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