Main Street column weighs community habits and Amelia Earhart
A Delphi column laments overorganization overload and promotes a committee to reduce club affiliations. It reflects on heat, safety, local renovations, and the public fascination with Amelia Earhart’s disappearance, noting recent home improvements by several residents and a Purdue lecture tie-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Amelia Earhart
Purdue
Mother Xavier
Delphi
Amelia
Pacific
Tennis Tourney To Begin Here Sunday
Local tennis fans will see a city tournament open to women and girls as well as men and boys. The drawing will be posted at the city park Saturday morning. Entrants enroll with tournament managers Thomas Mayhill or Arthur McDowell. Courts at the city park are in excellent condition and no entry fee is charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Thomas Mayhill
Arthur McDowell
City
Arc Theatre to Show Kid Galahad A Star Is Born and Elephant Boy
Three major year films head the Arc program next week and the following week with Kid Galahad A Star Is Born and Elephant Boy starring Edward G Robinson Janet Gaynor and Fredric March and a native Indian boy respectively The Arc will also feature Warner Brothers Paramount and 20th Century Fox titles as available The Last Train From Madrid a Spanish war drama screens July 23 24 The Arc has modern cooling heating and top tier sound and projection officials report Fire marshal Clem Smith commends the venue for fire safety and the Gardners mark 28 years as managers with plans to keep delivering new pictures and service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Arc Theatre
J. M. Gardner
Edward G. Robinson
Bette Davis
Wayne Morris
Janet Gaynor
Fredric March
Warner Brothers
Paramount
20Th Century Fox
Madrid
Arc
Gardner
Clem Smith
The
81st Old Settlers Day to Be Aug. 14
The 81st annual Old Settlers celebration will be held Saturday, Aug. 14, drawing hundreds of residents and former residents. Harris Carnival Company won the attractions contract. four rides including merry go round and ferris wheel will be featured. The carnival begins Thursday night with committees led by Haughey Mount and others directing concessions and advertising. Marie Swickard heads the Old Settlers organization arranging the park program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Carnival Company
Delphi Chamber of Commierce
Yanus Wells
Haughey
Harry Roach
M. S. Kraus
B. F. Ulm
Myron Johnson
Marie Swickard
Old Settlers Organization
War reminiscences and civic talk headline
Joe Conrad outsmarts two solicitors A Clauser and C C Crampton trading reminiscences. Jason Been speaks to county commissioners with a rhetorical address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Conrad
A. €. Clauser
C. C. Crampton
Jason
Gainesville Man Returns Home After Father’s Death
H. E. Studebaker of Gainesville Florida arrived in Flora Monday following a family crisis as he was called home due to the death of his father Joseph Studebaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Studebaker
Gainesville
Florida
Flora
Joseph Studebaker
Coy to Return for Trial of Cancilla
Wayne Coy former Delphi Citizen publisher and WPA administrator will travel to Indianapolis on the China Clipper around July 30 to testify in the Peter Cancilla assault case. Prosecutor Herbert Spencer says Coy has booked the ticket. Cancilla, an Indianapolis attorney, slugged Coy after a Welfare Department merit bill dispute in the Statehouse March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Coy
Delphi Citizen
WPA
Indiana
Indianapolis
Peter Cancilla
Coy
Herbert M. Spencer
Marion County
Spencer
Cancilla
Welfare Department
Baker
Delphi Holds Lead With Hitless Game Tops Buck Creek
Delphi stayed first by defeating Buck Creek 6 to 0 as ace Knitter threw his third no hit no run game, striking out 14 and walking three. Buck Creek remains second with Rockfield Flora Yeoman Camden behind. upcoming games feature Flora vs Delphi and Camden vs Rockfield. The Brown Rubber team meets Delphi at the local park tonight. Ginrich of Frankfort plays here Wednesday and Monticello comes to face Delphi next Thursday. Miss Hazel Anderson of Ft. Wayne visited East Main Street over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Buck Creek
Knitter
Rockfield
Flora
Yeoman
Camden
Ginrich
Frankfort
Monticello
Grandma Theme Aboard At South Delphi Picnic
Charles Wood was elected president of the Hiller's Picnic association at a Wednesday lawn frolic at the Bly home. About 150 attended as officers were chosen for the year and a program titled Grandma South Delphi Scans Her Album featured Mrs. A. C. Clauser as the grandma and Mrs. Fred Martin on piano with a South Delphi orchestra and cast members Goldie Scott Joan Griffith and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Delphi
Charles Wood
Hiller's Picnic Association
Grandma South Delphi
A. C. Clauser
Fred Martin
William B. Smith
Goldie Scott
Joan Griffith
Five Pass Exam for Welfare Head Likely in Carroll County
Ruth Ayres current director of the Carroll County Welfare Department along with Chetina Delong and Mrs Lola Parks are expected to be reappointed by the county welfare board authoritative sources disclosed today. Five exam takers for director passed the test and are eligible for appointment Vera Gilbert Maxine Humes Ruth Kirkpatrick Bernice Smoker named as possible director contenders. Parks and Delong also passed exams for staff positions and are the only eligible assistants. Appointment must occur before September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ayres
Carroll County
Chetina Delong
Lola Parks
Miss Ayres
Vera Gilbert
Burlington
Maxine Humes
Flora
Ruth Kirkpatrick
Delphi
Bernice Smoker
Parks
Miss Delong
William Donlin in Serious Condition at Lafayette Hospital
William Donlin of Lafayette formerly of Delphi remains in serious condition at St. Elizabeth hospital after a fall fractured hip. Condition worsened with age since his transfer to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Donlin
Lafayette
Delphi
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Paul Marvin Named Legion Commander Youngest In State
Paul Marvin of Delphi was elected commander of the Harry Bohannon Post of the American Legion at the annual election Monday night. At 35 he is the youngest commander in Indiana and the youngest veteran in the state, with 21 months overseas in the 1st Division. Herman Theophile was elected adjutant and Charles Roskuski first vice commander. Revs Harry Parker and school civic aims were urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Marvin
Delphi
Harry Bohannon
American Legion
Marvin
Indiana
28Th
U. S. Infantry
Herman Theophile
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Theophile
Rainbow
Charles Roskuski
Legionnaires
Harry Parker
Delphi Presbyterian
Legion
District Director Aids Delphi Business Women Club
Mrs. Sue Galbrieth district director of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Indiana will visit Delphi Tuesday evening to organize local women who signed the club charter. The meeting at the Delphi Public Library will include officer elections and charter interest. Miss Thelma Quinn serves as acting president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Galbrieth
Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Indiana
Delphi
Delphi Public Library
Thelma Quinn
Suit for 18500 filed in Carroll Circuit Court
Grace P. Lopez Dias as trustee for Annetta and William Lopez Dias has filed a suit in Carroll circuit court against Lester Williams, executor of the Jennie Connell estate, for the amount of 18500. Guthrie and O’Neill represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace P. Lopez Dias
Annetta
William Lopez Dias
Carroll
Lester Williams
Jennie Connell
Guthrie and O'Neill
State's First Lady Visits Carroll County Democratic Club
Mrs. M. Clifford Townsend wife of Governor Townsend attends a 2:30 to 5 reception at the local Country Club hosted by the Carroll county Women's Democratic Club. The program led by Mrs. Mildred Brimm features Miss Emory Scholl of the Indiana Democratic Central Committee and speakers Jean Hamling Charles Flagler Mary Hedde among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Clifford Townsend
Townsend
Carroll County
Women’s Democratic Club
Mildred Brimm
Women’s Club
Margaret Afflis
Emory Scholl
Indiana Democratic Central Committee
Commissioners to rule on Rock Creek split petition
Carroll county commissioners heard residents of Rock Creek east and west parts argue the division would end a 34 year feud between Rockfield and Burrows. Testimony covered taxes for EV schools, perceived discrimination, and mediation ideas. The petition was taken under advisement with no ruling time set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Board of Commissioners
Rock Creek
Rockfield
Burrows
John Mills
Wade Farr
Jesse McCarty
John McCleary
Harry Temple
Rock Creek Township
Mills
Farr
McCleary
Rockfield Group
Temple
Cohens
Coys
East
West Enders
Joseph Ives
Jason Been
William B. Smith
Watson McCormick
John H. Hamling
W. C. Smith
Carl Overhélser
A. G. Campbell
Lahrie Guthrie
County WPA rolls cut from 360 to about 150
Carroll county WPA employment has fallen from a peak near 360 to about 150 workers and admin staff as federal relief funds shrink. Reductions target those with other income or welfare entitlements. WPA projects include county roads, low water dams, Cutler school, sanitation, streets, cemetery work, Yeoman and Carson schools, and county recreation with a range of staffing levels across each site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Panda
Cutler
Delphi
Yeoman and
Carson
Jack Ben
WPA
County Sanitation
Ray Robinson
Carson and Yeoman
Jefferson Township
Lester Campbell
Logansport
City of
Mills Farm
Former Capital Judge Buys Craig Home in Delphi
Judge J. G. Ibach of West Palm Beach and his wife purchase the Craig residence on the east edge of Delphi from Mr. and Mrs. Russell Craig. The Craigs plan to move by September 1 to their new country home. The Ibachs will rent the Frank Lyon house on Front Street for the summer while Lyons vacation in Ontario. Reed and Craig real estate agents handled the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Ibach
West Palm Beach
Florida
Russell Craig
Delphi
Ibach
Indiana Appelate Court
Indianapolis
Hammond
Indiana
Craigs
Frank Lyon
Front Street
Lyons
Ontario
Reed and
Craig
Gilbert Bailey sails to England to study and write
Gilbert Bailey departed New Orleans today aboard the SS Duquesne bound for Southampton, England, where he will enroll at the University of Southampton on an exchange scholarship from Indiana University's Phi Delta Theta chapter. He plans a weekly column for The Citizen during his stay and a continental tour by bicycle before term starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Bailey
New Orleans
Duquesne
Southhampton
England
Bailey
University of Southampton
Phi Delta Theta
Indiana University
The
Citizen
the Citizen
Germany
Europe
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Ab Bowen
Franklin Street
Hubert Gros
Browns
Hazel Anderson
Ft. Wayne
Mrs. Lytle Anderson
East Main St
Organization of Business Women
Herb Smith
Split Rock Creek
Clifford Bitter
Capital
England Today
Sam Morris
Methodist Hospital
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