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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1931
Page
6
A continuing column argues the present Serve System fails to prevent large diversions of capital from commercial and industrial business into wasteful speculation and stock promotion. It calls for an organized banking system to protect depositors and examines facilities needed to achieve this.
The list cites prices and classifications for hens of varying weights and eggs, butter fat, broiler ducks, old cocks, geese, turkeys, and beef hides by quality. It also references stock and cattle terms such as hogs oats corn and No 3 ewts.
The President outlines a broad national program to support 20,000,000 more people over 20 years. Build 4,000,000 new homes, cities, factories, expand railways, highways, waterways, and 25,000,000 horsepower electrical capacity. Aims include more parks, schools, churches, leisure, wealth diffusion, poverty reduction, and crime drop. Calls for confidence from business to lift the mood.
Reading note shows Harve Hoshaw listing business hours: Wednesday night until 8 pclock and every Saturday night until 10 o'clock. Closed other nights at 6 o'clock.
Efforts to obtain one or two national political conventions for Indianapolis in 1982 intensified after the Hoover banquet at the Manufacturers Building. Frederick E. Schortemeier cited crowd handling and space. Charles A. Greathouse said Indianapolis could host if investigations show it can manage crowds. bids from Chicago, Cleveland, and San Francisco for the Republicans and Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland for the Democrats are noted.
The Farm Board will not pledge to withhold stabilization wheat from domestic markets for another year. It will pursue its March 23 policy to handle wheat with minimal burden on prices and keep itself uncommitted to exploit favorable markets for disposing of large stocks bought by the Grain Stabilization Corporation. Midwest grain men had urged a one year hold to curb price influence.
Funeral services for Miss Winifred Jeane Hendrix were held Monday at the Pittsburg church with Rev. C J Grimes leading. Burial followed in Pittsburg cemetery. She was born January 22 1917 and died of heart trouble. She was the third daughter of Claude and Grace Hendrix and is survived by her mother four sisters Wilma Marybell Maud Lee and a brother William Claude. Her father and a brother had died earlier in a railroad crossing accident at Royal Center last October.
Truman Cline, near Camden, who was severely burned and lost both legs and an arm in a last summer automobile accident, will return to Purdue for post graduate work in electrical engineering. He has just graduated from Purdue, accepted an eastern job, and is learning to use artificial limbs, moving about on crutches.
Lieutenant Michael F Morrissey is appointed chief of police of Indianapolis by the board of public safety. He succeeds the late Jeremiah E Kinney who died recently. Morrissey, aged 34, becomes the youngest person to hold the post.
The Adams Two Farm Bureau chapter sponsored a Monday night meeting at the Delphi library. Guy McMullin, director of the third district from West Islette, led a talk. A Hoosier contest was conducted by Mr. Mehul.
We wish to thank all our neighbors and friends for their kindness and support during our time of need. Your sympathy cards visits and offers of help are deeply appreciated and will always be remembered.
Gerard Swope will present the millionth GE refrigerator to Henry Ford for the Edison Institute of Technology in Detroit during a nationwide radio program. Floyd Gibbons will describe the ceremony from Detroit and NBC's John S. Young will announce from New York.
Mrs Margaret Jane Edmonds Evans born July 16 1889 at Freeland Park died June 10 in Erie Pennsylvania after marriage to Harold I Evans Aug 5 1916. She leaves husband three children and three sisters and a brother. Funeral held in Erie last Friday and burial in Lenox Ohio. Distants attendees from Delphi Indianapolis Pasadena Cal Fowler Ambia and related
Murder charges against Virgil Kirkland accomplices Leop Stanford Henry Shirk Paul Barton and David Thompson were dropped. Thompson was rearrested on assault and battery with attempted rape charges linked to the Kirkland case.
An old fashioned wedding event at the bride’s parents home in Rockfield Tuesday evening brought together thirty three guests. The service featured music by Prof Hall and Rev. Hugo, with Mrs. Retherford at the piano.
Brookston’s James R. Currie post 251 receives a 20 acre tract one mile southeast of town named Brockway Memorial American Legion Park. Dr. Charles J. Brockway and Howard T. Brockway donate in honor of their parents.
A list of Delphi residents and spouses who attended the Hoover Banquet in Indianapolis Monday evening. Names include Bert Mayhill and family, Rev. O P Manker, Paul Quick, Mrs Cartwright, Rev E P Day, Jason and Ben Been, Russell Flora, Burr Balser, Edward Blythe, Hiram Kerlin, E W Embree, Robert Broadrick, Mahlon Kerlin, Noah Allen, Jerry Haugh, Jane and Anna Lamb, and many others with their wives, plus Mayor Yanus Wells and Dr A C Clauser among the attendees.
G W Kenrick J C Schermerhorn and Tony Beckner resigned from the Flora schools board. The Town Board elected E B Landis William J Leiter and Bryan Miller as new trustees. The move followed a controversy over Flora school corporation actions and trustee alignment with Monroe, shifting control of the Flora schools.
Mrs John Smith hosted a miscellaneous shower Monday evening for Mr and Mrs John Howard Snoeberger with seventy five guests. Roses peonies and Madonna lilies adorned the Smith home while music and refreshments complemented the event. Strawberries are shipping early season with crates priced from 2 75 to 3 50 and the harvest season is halfway over.
Indiana opened its fishing season on Tuesday for species including largemouth and smallmouth bass blue gill crappie yellow perch pike pickerel rock bass red eared sunfish and pike perch. Trout season closes August 31 with other species open until next spring as fishermen report good luck and favorable weather.
Mr and Mrs Seneca Shepard and son John spent Sunday in Clinton county. Frank Shepard and daughter Mary Elizabeth visited his parents. Grace Swatts of South Delphi visited with her brother Sam Swatts. Vaughan family attended Sunday evening at George Vaughan in Delphi. Frank Vaughan near Chalmers recovers from illness. brothers George and Perry visited. Mrs Joan Robinson and son John drive a new Chevrolet coach. George Bradshaw of Indianapolis visits W H Bradshaw and family. Band Concert Thursday Night.
A Father’s Day program is planned at the Yeo ME Church next Sunday at 10 30 a.m. The quartet will perform and Rev Walter L Wilson will deliver a sermon titled The Hearts of a Father. Radio tubes Herb Smith.
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