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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1937
Page
2
Carroll county 4 H clubs announce that their girls will attend Camp Tecumseh from July 26 to July 29. Delegates include Adams group with Mary K Grantham Anna May Pritts Mary K Weaver and many others from Burlington with numerous participants listed.
A long roster lists residents by district including Carrollton Clay Deer Creek Madison Monroe Rock Creek Tippecanoe Washington and counties. Names include Annabelle Flora Jane Brookshire Martha J Fountain Lorene Myer Helen Swaim Josephine Caldwell Wilma Jean Stephens and many others.
Monroe township boys met at Flora Community building on July 14 to discuss projects. They named the group Blue Ribbon and planned a beef call tour for July 20 and a Purdue judging contest on August 12 with four competitors. H H Thompson supplied cherries for refreshments.
Indiana Live Stock Breeders Association launches the Gold Medal Beef Calf project for Carroll County calves. Calves nominated in January, showing eligibility after required gains. Roy Thompson, Walter Barnhart, Ben Metzger, Lloyd Unger, and Leroy Robeson to compete in short horn breed classes. Purdue’s P T Brown commends breeders and notes 1938 nomination window. County 4H leaders set Aug events Flora fair schedule with judging, demonstrations, dress revue, and district implications in Lafayette. Clay Township 4H girls share Favorite Flower canning demo and Achievement Day plans.
Real estate transfers listed for the past week include Joseph E. Clingenpeel to Henry F. Yost for 72 acres in Burlington Township at $1.00 and multiple small tracts or lots transferred within Jefferson, Roth's Park, Delphi North Addition, Tippecanoe, Burrows, and Flora areas for $1.00 each, plus a 78.69 acre deed in Deer Creek from Emma A. Richter to Benjamin M. Rice et al.
Dr Thurman B Rice head of Indiana Health and Physical Education urges a broad program so all children can participate. He says athletics should serve the school, not control it. Indiana weight tax law changes will take effect Jan 1 1938, taxing school bus tires and sizes. private bus providers must consider this in bids. corporate owned buses exempt.
Governor Clifford Townsend announced that Indiana will end three years with a general fund balance of 7,355,879.43 dollars. The current 23,855,879.43 dollar balance will be reduced by about 5,500,000 dollars annually due to higher local government and Social Security costs.
Smoke rose from Calumet district steel plants as Governor Townsend mediates two strikes. President Roosevelt compliments Indiana arbitration as a model for peaceful settlements elsewhere. Inland Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube end strikes, boosting production.
Private owners of school buses in Indianapolis will be required to pay a weight tax under the new rule announced July 22. Authorities said the levy targets heavy vehicles based on axle load, aiming to fund transportation priorities.
First results of Governor M Clifford Townsend safety program show a 9.3 percent fall in Indiana accident fatalities for May 1937 versus May 1936, despite a 5 million gallon rise in gasoline consumption for the month.
Indianapolis July 22 97 278 more licensed drivers and 73 346 more licensed vehicles in Indiana on July 1 this year than the same date last year Frank Finney State Motor Vehicle Commissioner announced.
Adams Township Farm Bureau held a July gathering with a band concert and ice cream supper. A brief business session was followed by talks from Mrs Castyle Fouts county S and E director Lloyd Zook county chairman Mrs Lloyd Beard and Rev H H Western. Home Economics club of Clay Township provided ice cream and cake.
The Washington Township Farm Bureau will meet Friday evening July 23 at the North Central school. Oral Caldwell serves as chairman and leads the business. An Independence Day program includes a public speaking contest and refreshments will be served.
The Deer Creek Township Farm Bureau met in the county agent's office Monday evening July 19 with 50 attendees. Mrs Schriner led a devotional, the Farm Bureau Quartet performed, Roberta Zook read, Rhodes sisters sang, Alice Groninger played violin, and John and Joe Peterson offered a comedy skit. Arthur Arnott, district director, spoke and refreshments were served.
The Tippecanoe Township Farm Bureau met at Fred Gerard's home with Lloyd Beard and Ellis Leaner from Indianapolis presenting on the value of the Farm Bureau. The next meeting was announced for August 2 in the new Farm Bureau hen house at the Gerard home with I. H. Hull as speaker.
The Carroll County Young People's Co op Club will meet at Flora Park on Monday evening July 26 at 7 45 p m for a special gathering of members and former members. Girls bring a covered dish and boys buy ice cream. Miss Vivian Henderson visiting Washington D C will give the address Life in the Big City and a program of entertainment is planned.
Mrs. Harry Haugh and her son Jerre joined Miss Anna Lamb and Miss Katharine Lamb in Lafayette on Sunday to attend the Catholic Picnic.
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