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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1932
Page
8
Flora trounced Delphi 10 to 2 with sixteen hits to five. Ellers and Lines pitched for Flora while Johnson and Wingard worked for Delphi. Deer Creek and Flora set a rematch at Flora next Sunday.
Bringhurst added Sedalia to its long list of 1932 victims by a 17 to 1 score last Sunday. Camden and Bringhurst will play at Bringhurst next Sunday.
Burlington defeated Carrollton 9 to 6 last Sunday in Burlington. E Haun and McCarty paired as battery for Burlington while Overholser and Mummert worked Carrollton. Burlington plans to host the Kokomo Black Cats on Sunday afternoon, June 12.
Camden, a county standout, was routed by Logansport 9 to 1 Sunday. Logansport collected 14 hits off pitcher McCain while Camden managed five.
Maggie Yantis Wells of Flemingsburg Kentucky born March 4 1863 died May 27 1932 age 69 years 2 months 23 days. She married Rev Edmond Collins Wells October 26 1881 in Poplar Plains Kentucky. They had one son Yanus Edmond Wells and moved through Indiana Ohio and Kentucky serving as a Christian Church pastor, finally in Delphi since 1902. Survived by husband son wife Josephine, sister Mannie Yantis Carpenter and brothers James A Yantis and S S Yantis.
The sixteenth Wagoner family reunion will take place at Paul Meadows grove located one-fourth mile west of Pyrmont on Wednesday June 22.
A sensational MGM drama showcases a crooked magistrate and graft in the courts. Phillips Holmes stars as a taxi driver whose bride is jailed on a morals charge, while Walter Huston plays the judge arraigned by his own court. Anita Page and Lewis Stone support in high profile roles.
An MGM comedy But the Flesh Is Weak debuts at the late Theatre on June 15 and 16. Starring Robert Montgomery, Nils Asther, Nora Gregor, Heather Thatcher, C Aubrey Smith, and Frederick Kerr, the film features a cosmopolitan cast including an Irish director and UK actors. The English learning journey of Asther and Gregor’s Vienna stage fame are highlighted as part of the Hollywood entry. The story follows a young Englishman who marries for money but falls for the wrong woman, producing a lively romance with tribulations and humor.
The Robert Conn residence on North Indiana street was badly damaged by fire Wednesday morning. The roof over the kitchen was destroyed and interior water damage occurred. A defective flue was the cause. There was no insurance.
A special committee proposes an extraordinary session package for Indiana tax relief. Measures include a personal income tax, 0.25 percent tax on intangibles, higher vehicle fees, county control shifts, repeals of road laws, budget caps, plea for bipartisan county councils, and consolidation of poor relief with county commissions.
Peter Paul, a World War I veteran who lost a leg after an accident near this city on May 30, has been moved from St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette to the National Military Home at Danville Illinois. He was traveling to see his mother in the hospital when the train failed to slow at Lafayette and he jumped near the Deer Creek bridge west of Delphi. His leg was amputated at Lafayette hospital.
The Indiana State Police under Chief Grover C. Garrett and Secretary Frank Mayr Jr announce a June 11 to 13 safety drive with auto checks for headlights brakes titles and plates. Local officials urged to coordinate campaigns statewide to reduce traffic deaths, citing 1 192 Indiana deaths last year and 34 400 nationwide.
Mr Cosgrove proposes placing the entire road system under the state highway commission instead of distributing funds to counties. Albert Wedeking of Dale supports consolidation, arguing the commission could run roads cheaper. The bill may also require the commission to maintain streets linking state highways in cities and towns.
Charles Edward Wallace a 17 months old son of F. R. Wallace of Frankfort died at the home of his uncle James Eads near Delphi after drinking a small amount of coal oil found in a container. Mrs. Eads was momentarily away from the room.
The state tax board on May 19 1932 sanctioned a bidding decision. Members state their duty is to choose the lowest and best bidder based on bid figures and contractor ability equipment and past record. With two nearly equal bids and two capable contractors the law requires the low bidder if the difference is fifty cents.
Due to a management combination in the White County Farms Bureau Cooperative and Indiana Poultry Cooperative in Monticello and current economic conditions, Carroll and Clinton county eggs will be trucked directly to Warsaw. Carroll county poultry remains routed through Monticello and shipped alive to Chicago for the weekly Thursday market.
Rexford P. Dawson receiver warns all creditors of the Hermitage Development Corporation to file claims with attorney Howard M. Meyer at 805 Lemcke Building, Indianapolis, on or before June 25, 1932.
The Firestone organization invites customers to compare tire sections and enjoy Extra Values on Firestone Tires priced lower than ever. Employees are stockholders, ensuring commitment to superior workmanship. Hear the Voice of Firestone every Monday night on the NBC nationwide network.
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