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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1929
Page
4
Advertisement lists meat and grocery prices with items like Dried Onions Corn Flakes Pinto Beans Red Beans Sugar Cured Hams Bacon and other cuts. Also notes FOR SALE a meat slicer and a McCray refrigerator and FOR RENT a five room house with large garage.
James Trent assumed management of the Shell filling station at the Washington and Franklin corner on Monday, replacing Virgil Thompson who became manager after Davies Oil sold out. Thompson will return to his prior role as Prairie Farmer representative.
Francis Wilson completed wiring of the tennis and croquet grounds at the city park enabling night play. The project allows evening games for residents and visitors, expanding park activities after sundown.
Local ad notes bulk garden seeds available at Elless and Orrs Drug Store. Selections include assorted vegetable and flower varieties for home gardens with competitive pricing and convenient quantities.
A column invites readers to send notices of visits and departures to collaborators, encouraging social courtesy by mentioning guests and arrivals in the newspaper. It explains readers should inform the paper of coming and going for polite notices.
Mrs Howard Bradshaw visits Indianapolis this week. Dr E I Hinkle from Burlington travels to Delphi. Quinn Lewis and family visit Sumgray in Gary. Myrtle Calvert returns to Cedar Lake after two weeks with home folks. Dr John Kirkpatrick from Indianapolis spends weekend with mother Mrs E E Kirkpatrick. Cartwright and Grimm visit relatives at Seymour Sunday. Leo Heflong takes a Lafayette drug store job and moves later. Emma Jane Maffitt of Carmel visits T H Baum household. John Wood from South Bend visits with W H Wood family. Alice Duff of Irvington Guests Robert Broadrick for commencement. Mrs Noland Howell visits sister Miss Marie Brewer in Chicago. David Retherford attends Indianapolis races and stays with relatives.
Miss Doris Garner a commercial high school teacher left Sunday for California to spend the summer. Miss Mary Margowski departed Tuesday for South Bend to visit friends and attend commencement at St Marys college. Mrs William Doris returned home Sunday after spending several days with her son Harry Corns and family in Indianapolis.
Misses Carrie and Dorothy Wilson and Frank Scott of Mishawaka were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Wilson.
Miss Velma Crumpacker left Sunday for Frankfort where she has employment and Miss Naomi Isaacs has accepted employment at Logansport. Mr. and Mrs. William Shelley returned last week from a visit with friends in Frankfort, Mulberry and Rossville.
Mrs Basil Smith and her daughter from Peru attended the high school commencement last Wednesday evening as guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Orarrenit.
Miss Kathryn Ulery of near Camden resigns after a year as stenographer at the John J Hildebrandt Co in Logansport to care for her ill mother who has cancer.
Mr and Mrs Lorenz Grimm and their son Karl returned home on Wednesday after visiting Chicago.
Ed Gay was transported to St Elizabeths hospital in Lafayette on Tuesday for an operation to remove a goiter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Charles Zahn on Fifth street in Lafayette.
Mrs Frank Suddoth and her son from Chicago visited Mr and Mrs Clyde Faucett. Naomi Protét Georgia Carrigan and Doris Hollwell went to Chicago Sunday.
Miss Mary Jo Arnold left Saturday for a visit with her brother Logan Arnold in Chicago.
Mrs. Frank Rees suffered a stroke Thursday and was taken to St. Elizabeth's hospital in Lafayette. A large group from the area attended the Speedway races at Indianapolis on Memorial Day.
G. W. Brewer of Rochester visits with his brothers Frank and A H Brewer and families during a family gathering.
Mrs Effie Isaacs was pleasantly entertained Sunday at the home of her sister Mrs Elsa Bear in Niles Michigan in honor of her birthday.
Paul Calvert of Fort Wayne visited over Decoration Day with his father Byron Calvert and his aunt Miss Blanche Calvert who is ill.
Mr and Mrs William Kerns Sr and Mr and Mrs William Kerns Jr of Kokomo were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Broadlick.
Mr and Mrs William Scallon and family of Fort Wayne spent Decoration Day with Mr and Mrs George Chapman.
Mary Belle Adams, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bryce Adams, underwent a tonsil operation at the Home hospital in Lafayette on Monday.
Mr and Mrs Frank Anthony and Robert and Dick Shaffer of Misha waka spent Decoration day with Mrs Stephen Hall at Pittsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Yeager and Charles Moore and family of Washington township visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maroney of Lucerne on Sunday.
William Donlin of Lafayette attended commencement here last week and was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Crosby.
Mrs Leroy Reiter of West Palm Beach Florida spent from Friday until Monday with her uncle Jess Rether ford and family.
Mrs Reed McCain of Madison township was transported by Grimm ambulance to Home Hospital in Lafayette last Wednesday morning for medical care.
Mrs Frank Lyon spent the weekend with her daughter Miss Nina in Indianapolis and attended a meeting of probation officers.
Mr and Mrs John Mount attended the funeral services for Frank Cassel a Civil War veteran at his Rossville home last Thursday afternoon.
Miss Florence Cox is brought to her home Monday from St. Elizabeth's hospital in Lafayette where she recently underwent an operation.
Mrs Sophia Dreifus returns home after a several month visit in California accompanied by her daughter Mrs R Salmon of Chicago.
Mrs. Clayton Honess and her daughter Willanna return to Indianapolis Sunday after several days visiting Dr. C. C. Crampton and Mr. H. B. Wilson and their wives.
Miss Fanny Shealey will arrive in Delphi next week to visit her sister Miss Josephine before resuming work in Chicago. She recently returned from a trip around the world.
Mr and Mrs J H Orr and Mrs Harriett Benson of Walton attended the commencement exercises of their former grandson Junior Orr and were guests of son Forrest Orr and family.
Mr and Mrs Forrest Orr and their son Junior traveled to Indianapolis Sunday. Junior stayed behind to begin employment with the Keifer Stewart wholesale drug houses.
Mrs. Fred Peterman of Oakland California visits sister Mrs. Gol die Chizzom of Ockley and father John Maxwell. She will attend the Murphy reunion on the third Sunday in June.
Mr and Mrs E Dill and sons Edward and Robert from South Bend visited Decoration Day hosts Mr and Mrs Fred Ferling and Mr and Mrs J W Swickard.
Henry W. Harris of Earl Park was in Delphi with his daughter Mrs. Ella Schlang for Sunday G. A. R. services. Harris departed Tuesday to return to Earl Park.
Mrs. James H. Coomey received a message early this week that her nephew Joseph Kelly son of Mr and Mrs J H Kelly is seriously ill at his home in Chicago with double pneumonia.
Judge and Mrs. M. E. Criets Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Helms and Miss Cora Snoeberger of East Chicago spent last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Snoeberger.
Crystal Worley of West Liberty Delaware daughter of Rev Worley former pastor of Hickory Grove Church and ex Delphi resident visited from Friday through Tuesday with Orville Schock and family.
Mrs Robert Gamble and her daughter Florence returned home Monday from Barre Vermont where they were called two weeks ago by the death of Mrs Gamble s brother.
A. L. Akers returned to his Indianapolis home Friday after visiting Delphi friends including Mr. and Mrs. E Maxwell. Mrs. George Lyon and daughter Dorothy May spent the weekend in Indianapolis.
J C O Connor Jack Downs Ed Blythe and Thomas Mears traveled to Chicago in the Downs car Sunday to attend the New York Giants versus the Chicago Cubs baseball game.
Mrs Harry Marmesten of Chicago visited with Mr and Mrs William Shelley Sunday. Mrs Marmesten was formerly Miss Nellie Baughman of Delphi.
Dr and Mrs George S Christie of Guelph Ontario visit Mr and Mrs Henry B Wilson on Wednesday. They travel to Purdue University for commencement services where their daughter Margaret is among the graduates.
Miss Evelyn Reister and Mrs. Anna Hayes of Hamilton Ohio stayed several days with Mr and Mrs Sylvester Guckien of Washington township. Mrs Hayes will spend the summer with her daughter Mrs Guckien.
Mrs. Harry Haugh and sons Jerry and Robert Misses Emma and Ida Frushour Mrs J C O Connor and grandson Dick Mrs C E Angel Dr and Mrs C C Crampton John Mc Dowell and Byram Crosby attended commencement exercises at Notre Dame South Bend Sunday Richard Haugh was a member of the class.
Mrs. H. G. Fries of Glendale California is visiting Mrs. Bert Mears this week. Miss Jane Brackenridge of Lafayette was a weekend guest of Mrs. Jessie McPherson.
Basil Isaacs is spending a leisure week visiting relatives in Niles Michigan during his vacation.
Howard Hunter Robert Haugh and Parke Beadle Jr. have taken employment at Fort Wayne, marking new personnel additions to the organization.
Mr and Mrs Ross Allen and son Billy from Boswell stayed with Miss Lois Todd in Pawhuska Oklahoma and visited Misses Goldie and Florence Scott during the last part of the week.
Mr and Mrs Merritt E Johnson and their daughters spent Sunday with Mrs Florence Johnson and son Floyd at Morocco. Mr and Mrs Charles Helmick motored to Kokomo Sunday afternoon and returned Monday stopping at Burlington to see Mrs Helmick s mother who is ill.
Parcs presents free moving pictures every Tuesday night featuring newsreels, features, and specialty shows. The public is invited to attend and enjoy a varied program.
Mrs. Burgen Applegate and Mrs. Louise Stingle of Frankfort visited over Decoration Day and Sunday with their sister Mrs. John Hamling and her husband.
Mrs Charles Pratt came home Wednesday after visiting her daughter Mrs J T Cleveland in Indianapolis. Mary Louise accompanied her mother and stayed for a two week visit.
Mr Richard Minneman Mrs Minneman and daughter Louise of Washington township traveled to Hammond on Wednesday for the St Margaret s hospital nurses class commencement. Their daughter Bernice completed a four year course and was named a graduate.
Mr and Mrs Clinton Wagoner plan to travel to Bloomington on Monday for their daughter Agnes Clinton Wagoner to graduate from nurses training school in the Monday evening exercises.
Miss Mildred Coblentz daughter of Rev and Mrs P E Coblentz of Delphi graduated from North Manchester College last Friday. She spent the weekend at home then returned to North Manchester for an extended course of study lasting a few weeks.
Mrs. Ross Galfetter and family from Decatur Illinois Mrs. Franklin Burton and family from Lebanon and Mrs. Wilbur Ferrer and family from Indianapolis visited the Coomey family and attended the commencement of their brother Robert Coomey.
Mr and Mrs Clement Torp and their four children arrived Saturday from Aberdeen South Dakota to visit Mrs Elizabeth Guthrie in Rock Creek township. Mr Torp motored back to South Dakota the first of the week and will return late in the summer with his family.
Mrs. George Julien completed a several weeks trip visiting her son Don in New York. She traveled with him to Philadelphia then visited Gettysburg Springfield and Indianapolis before returning home.
Miss June Sink of Camden returned home from Martinsville sanitarium last Sunday with Dean McCain and Miss Elsie Paul. She had rheumatism for months but is improved after an operation to remove tonsils two weeks ago.
Grass seed offered at Elless and Orrs Drug Store with details on packaging and price. Local shoppers could purchase lawn and garden supplies at the storefront alongside other household staples.
Delphi lost to Burrows on the Delphi lot last Sunday in an interesting baseball game. The final score was 15 to 8.
The Flora park opening date was moved from last Sunday to June 16, with officials informing the public of the rescheduling.
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