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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
8
A corrected listing shows prices for eggs butter and various hides and farm goods, including cattle wheat oats corn and horse hides. The article also covers a county political gathering with speakers McKesson Metsker Stump Myers Woollen Ludlow and local officials from Delphi.
The article notes ongoing district outreach with meetings and mentions a Lafayette gathering planned for October. It states that two men, McConnell or McKesson, are avowed candidates in the local race.
J C Rigney enters poultry business in this county and will bid higher prices while trucking direct to Chicago and Cleveland markets from the Frank Clin place on State Road 18. He plans to establish a county route as part of the new operation.
July dates mark births across multiple families. David Allen to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark Spangler near Camden. Mary Ellen to Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Kempf of Phi. Richard Glen to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sparks of Cutler. Marilyn Irene to Mr. and Mrs. J. Clifford her of Delphi. Richard Dean to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Porter of Bring.
The Indiana State Highway Commission said State Road 25 from Delphi to Lafayette would be paved this fall with a contract to be let in August, pending highway funds. Route changes place the road via Americus to Lafayette, crossing the Wabash tracks. Other roads may be oiled instead of paved. At funeral services Paul Minneman, 27, fell ill with appendicitis while Loren Minneman, 16, died after surgery. Paul was hospitalized in Logansport.
In a contentious address, Herb Smith attacks a Democratic chairman hopeful while Metsker’s anti prohibition stance draws mixed reactions from party leaders. Pettengill assails Hoover’s economy and tariff policy, urging a strong national leader to aid farmers and workers amid postwar trade friction.
A public auction will be held at the residence in Delmm at 309 Market Street on Friday July 31 at 2 o clock prompt. Household items will be offered for sale to the highest bidder. The sale is conducted as I am leaving town and invites interested buyers to attend.
A reader is invited to place rental notices with The Citizen Classified for housing or garage space. The ad urges callers to contact the paper at a provided number to arrange listings.
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