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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
4
The Carroll County department invites society clubs and fraternal groups to send in notices and items for publication. Include event details and contact information. telephone 14 for further assistance.
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Fifty Club members enjoyed a cooperative supper at the Country Club Friday. Six hand euchre was played at eight tables with high scorers named Mrs. Cal Carney C A Davies W B Wason Mrs. James P Wason Mrs. James Shirk and Miss Mary Cochrane. Out of town guests included Mrs. Edith Cochrane Jackson Mich Miss Genevieve Ryan Chicago Mrs. John Moyer San Diego and others. An afternoon card party is planned today with committee members L H Smith Howard Bradshaw John Hamling Jr Robert Gamble and Charles Cartwright.
The Deer Creek Township Home Economics club met Friday afternoon at the P. M. Byrum home in Rockfield with 25 attendees from Delphi. Camden Club representatives Mesdames Mills and Warren attended as guests. The program featured violin by Mary Frances Dobbins with Alta Mildred Kite at the piano, costume readings by Mrs. Jessie Ashba, Betty Smith piano solos, and Ruth Sites with Mrs. …
The Firestone brand reports rapid growth for its dealers nationwide with factories running around the clock. They sold more tires in April, May and June than in any comparable period in company history. The ad emphasizes verifiable claims and cautions against misleading classifications while inviting customers to visit stores for safety and quality.
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Dr. and Mrs. Albert C. Clauser hosted a Sunday dinner for Mrs. Virginia Meredith and Lafayette ladies. Attending were Mrs. Charles A. Stewart Miss Mary Matthews Mrs. Joseph Sims and others. Mrs. Stewart noted for civic and educational philanthropy, with Meredith and Matthews as Purdue University visitors.
Eleven of fourteen Home Economics clubs in Carroll County join the Carroll County Federation for the coming year. Affiliated clubs span Adams Burlington Carrollton Deer Creek Democrat Jackson Jefferson Washington Tippecanoe Rockfield and Burrows with four additional Federated Clubs Junto Oracle Woman's Club of Delphi and Camden Literary. This year shows four more Federated Clubs than in the previous year.
A Tuesday meeting of the Methodist church Woman's Foreign Missionary Society at Mrs. C. B. Shaffer's home discussed fundraising to meet the society's budget. Mrs. Shaffer read a letter from her daughter Hazel Shaffer Johnson and her husband Prof. R. A. Johnson of NYU, who are in Labrador doing research.
A Sunday afternoon birthday celebration honored Mrs Grover Kite with a 3 PM home gathering followed by supper at Columbia Park. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Kite and family, Mrs Edythe Sanderson and children, Mr and Mrs C O Julius, J B Dickison and son, and Mr and Mrs Robert Gamble.
Mr and Mrs HL Wilson hosted a dinner party at their Arcata cottage on Lake Freeman in honor of John David Carmichael birthday anniversary This year Carmichael recently graduated from Purdue University Mrs Clyde Carmichael assisted in entertaining Carmichael departed Wednesday for Akron Ohio where he is employed with the Firestone Company
The Hayse Family Reunion will be held at French Post Park on Sunday August 2. A basket dinner is planned for noon with a program in the afternoon. Bert Hayse serves as president and Mrs. Mary Turner as secretary treasurer.
The Premiers met at the city park Monday evening with Rev. Renus Olson of Bringhurst giving the address. The Christian church young people won the attendance banner and a weiner roast followed the program.
The Mission Circle of the Christian church will meet next Wednesday evening August 5 at Miss Ruth Johns home for a picnic with Miss Ruth Ireland and Asa Cohee in charge of the program. The Igo Ugo Club handed out favors to players at their meeting last Thursday afternoon with Mrs Robert Roach hosting and bridge played. The Philathea Bible Class of the Presbyterian church schedules a picnic at Delphi park on Thursday August 6.
The Missionary Society of the Delphi Presbyterian Church will hold a picnic at Delphi Park on Tuesday August 18. The Briney Cain and Gilliam reunion will be held at Delphi Park on August 9 1931. Visitors welcome. Mrs Howard W Bradshaw will entertain Friday afternoon in honor of her sister AdaLee Wishing visiting from Hamburg New York.
A Sunday dinner honored Myron Crook and his fiancée Lucille Clanty of Logansport. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Charles Crook and their sons Paul Joe Owen and daughter Martha, plus Mr Dean of Monon and others.
Miss Marie Frisbee visits Chicago. Irene Shaffer returns from Decatur visit with Miss Helen Schroll. Mr and Mrs Wayne Coy and Stephen Cady plan a Franklin weekend. Mrs James Turner and Alice enjoy a week at Oakdale Tippecanoe. Mrs Robert VanNatta ill north of Delphi. Edwin Ruffing loses to Jim Dugan in Logan sport golf round. Mrs John Dye to auction her home and three lots Saturday. Co C Julius notes death of E H Hitch of Tacoma Washington, cousin of Mrs Laura Julius. Hitch often visited here. Lorene Wingard home from summer school to spend vacation. art director Indianapolis schools. Mrs Frederick Shillito and Margaret Kalamazoo weekend guests of Mr and Mrs E W Bowen and Hilda. Shillito and Bowen were Wellesley classmates. Miss Mary Katheryn Newby Sheridan guest of Miss Frances Amick. Amick to accompany Newby home for a week. Devon Smith visits Albert Gillam at Cash Henderson home near Logansport. Mr Gillam recently worked at Jackson Patton farm near Delphi, returning home. John Lowther moved to son James Lowther’s Monroe street home after paralysis. improving. Robert Julius hosts Harry Armstrong of South Bend, DePauw classmate and Delta Chi president. they visit Peru for fraternity business. Marriage announced of Guilda Gray and John W Black at Newport Kentucky July 8. to reside on Rossville farm. Paul Quick to Chicago for fall buying with Mrs Quick and Mrs W R Quick and Mrs Georgia Peffley Gibson. Six car garage at rear of A Grimm & Sons funeral home nears completion. firm to move to new residence when E O Grimm moves into Main Street apartment. renovation to finish by August 15.
Over the past week Hall's Market and A. and P. Grocery in Delphi faced theft by bad check artists. One man left Hall's Market with 14 dollars in groceries after a declined purchase, escaping the Credit Bureau by minutes. The A. and P. trailed a stranger who wrote a 6 10 check to Monticello but missed him by a few minutes. A separate warning alerts ex servicemen to a scammer posing as an agent for pension money, claiming to aid World War veterans. the suspect uses the name Myers and cites Shelbyville and the Martinsville battery service during World War II.
Three Delphi banks consolidate under one holding, combining capital stock and surplus with deposits to form a bank approaching one and a half million dollars in resources. Negotiations occurred privately last week and closed Saturday, receiving broad community approval as an excellent move.
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