Smith Placed in Nomination Amid Cheering at Convention
Democrats at the Houston national convention cheered as Alfred E. Smith of New York was placed in nomination amid loud support. Other possible nominees named include George of Georgia Ayers of Kansas and Woolen of Indiana with the Indiana delegation backing Woolen. A push for a plank endorsing equalization fees for surplus crops surfaced before the resolutions committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Smith
Senator George
Georgia
Representative Ayers
Kansas
Evans Woolen
Resolutions Committee
Mayfield
Texas
Henry T. Rainey
Illinois
Coolidge
John Baker will case reopened at Monticello
A White County circuit court petition seeks to reinstate the will case of John Baker who died in February 1927 from burns. Estate valued around 15000 dollars. The case recalls testimony by Jeanette Taylor alleging Lloyd Kimble confessed to burning Baker, later recanted.
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White County
John Baker
Burns
Baker
Lloyd Kimble
Carroll
Jeanette Taylor
Kimble
Monticello
Taylor
Michigan
Woodville
Daniel Sink
Carroll County
Beulah Roth and Frank Armstrong Wed in Jefferson Township
Miss Beulah Roth and Frank Armstrong were married by Rev. O. P. Manker at the Jefferson Township Methodist Church last Sunday. Witnesses were Wayne Norris and Miss Helen Goslee of Tippecanoe County. After the ceremony in Delphi the couple traveled to Battle Ground where Goslee and Norris were also married by Rev. Fred Williams of Lafayette Trinity Methodist Church. Mrs. Armstrong is the daughter of Charles Roth and the Armstr ong couple will live with the groom's mother to manage the Armstrong farm.
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Beulah Roth
Frank Armstrong
O. P. Manker
Methodist Church
Wayne Norris
Helen Goslee
Tippecanoe County
Delphi
Battle Ground
Miss Goslee
Mr. Norris
Fred Williams
Lafayette Trinity Methodist Church
Armstrong
Charles Roth
Jefferson Township
Mr. Armstrong
Florence Armstrong
T. W. Armstrong
Narrow escapes from automobile crashes reported
Mrs. Robert Shepard narrowly escaped injury when her car, struck by two Lafayette youths near the Pittsburgh bridge, sustained heavy damage. George Sidenbender and Mrs. Alvin Mickly also escaped harm when their vehicle ran off the road south of Deer Creek, teetering on a bank before a pole halted a potential overturn.
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Robert Shepard
William C. Smith
Lafayette
Pittsburgh Bridge
Shepard
George Sidenbender
Alvin Mickly
Deer Creek
Canning Factory Steps Up Pea Canning Effort
The factory increased its workforce this week and began canning peas. The peas are of excellent grade but vines are very wet, causing a brief midweek shutdown to dry machinery. A week or more is needed to complete processing.
Farmers seek tax cuts amid board antics and a comic fall
A county equalization board hears pleas for land value reductions while farmers boast and joke about neighbor lands. A Deer Creek farmer cites a $2,960 1915 tax at 3.41 rate totaling $100.94, now valued at 8,000 with rate 2.12 making $156.60. A hill country tale of a son falling from a corn field adds humor to local governance.
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Equalization Board
Lorenz W. Grimm
Grimm
Monroe Township
North Deere Creek
Wabash River
Whiteman
Ashba
Frank Roskuski
Missing man Lloyd Kimble sought by officers
The whereabouts of Lloyd Kimble, once charged with murder and labeled a bootlegger, are unknown. Officers say a young woman reportedly implicated him in supplying intoxicants. two weeks have passed since her arrest. They believe he may not be captured soon but the public is safer with him absent.
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Lloyd Kimble
Kimble
Board of Education to Convene Monday Meeting
The board of education will meet next Monday in County Superintendent A Bailey's office. Bailey says routine business will be transacted and trustees may bring up matters. The committee on employing a county nurse has not reported and is not expected to report at this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
A. Bailey
Hoover Nominated by Republicans After Record Kansas City Vote
The piece notes Herbert Hoover won the GOP nomination at the Kansas City convention by a record vote. It reprints Delphi Journal critiques from April arguing Hoover lacks a Republican record, lived much of his life abroad, and faces farm opposition over wartime food policies.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican Party
Kansas City
Hoover
Delphi Journal
Amick Case Assignee Report Approved by Special Judge
Judge Billings sitting as special judge in the Car roll circuit court approved the assignee Timmons report in the Amick case. Timmons as assignee and James O Obear as special master commissioner saw Mr Amick receive a $600 exemption with the rest to A T Bowen & Co, while Burnettsville Bank not paid. Appeals predicted. exemption funded by local bank advances.
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A. T. Bowen & Co
Burnettsville State Bank
Bowen Bank
Burnettsville Bank
Amick
Gus Hall critiques McNary Haugen equalization tax
In a Voice of the People column, Gus A Hall argues Senator Borah opposes the McNary Haugen equalization fee as unconstitutional. He compares it to tariff flexibility, asks why delegation of tax power to a board is inconsistent, and suggests the issue affects land and industry. He seeks clarified constitutional answers.
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Gus ‘A. Hall
Voice of the People
Indianapolis News
Borah
Kansas City
the United States
Congress
Tariff Commission
Sargent
Hoover Accepts Journal Greeting and Outlook for Farm Policy
The Delphi Journal reports Herbert Hoover’s thanks for the congratulatory note and outlines the paper’s supportive view. It notes Hoover’s potential to unite voters, address farm issues for agricultural states, and suggests a strong administration could advance Boulder Dam, river canal projects, and Muscle Shoals, boosting markets and farm prices.
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the Journal
James E. Watson
Indiana
Carroll County
Boulder Dam
Mississippi River Canal
Muscle Shoals
Hoover
Journal Acknowledgement Timing Sparks Confusion
The Journal indicates an acknowledgement dated June 29 and received Thursday morning, but the paper was on the press Wednesday June 27, two days before the supposed sent date of the acknowledgement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal Publishing Company
Herbert Hoover
B. B. Mayhill
Delphi Journal
Mr. Mayhill
Journal
Commissioners to Meet Next Monday and Tuesday
Carroll County’s board of commissioners will convene for two days to handle claims on Monday and receive bids on two roads on Tuesday. Bids for the Morris D. Flora road in Carrollton township and the Charles D. Vaughn road in Tippecanoe township will be accepted until 2:00 PM at the Dr. C. C. Crampton arch in Tippecanoe township.
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Carroll County
Board of Commissioners
Morris D. Flora
Carrollton Township
Charles D. Vaughn
Tippecanoe Township
Dr. C. C. Crampton
Tippecanoe
Miss Jean Pruitt Weds John Bunnell in Surprise Ceremony
Miss Jean Pruitt and John Bunnell married last Saturday in a private ceremony not disclosed to the public. Both graduates of Delphi High School class of 1928. Bunnell has worked in Chicago this month. The bride, youngest daughter of Judge E E Pruitt, will reside in Chicago with her husband.
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Jean Pruitt
John Bunnell
Miss Pruitt
Mr. Bunnell
Delphi High School
Bunnell
Chicago
Winona
E. E. Pruitt
Lettie Pruitt
Greer Bunnell
Delphi
Frankfort American Legion Invades Delphi Tonight
Members of the Frankfort American Legion Post plan to invade Delphi during a band concert to advertise a Fourth of July celebration sponsored by the Frankfort Post. Clinton County boys plan a record number of features for the nation’s birthday event.
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American Legion Post of
Frankfort
Delphi
Clinton County
Democrats Open County Headquarters Amid Renovations
County Chairman John W. Kerlin leases the second floor above the Main Street Fashion Shop to house Democratic headquarters. Work includes roos cleaned and furniture installed, with doors to open soon after month’s start. Republican leaders plan to open their offices within days.
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John W. Kerlin
Main Street
Democratic
Republican Central Committee
John Long
Lesh of Camden to Take Up Aviation
D L Lesh a Camden youth and Cen ter garage manager has entered an aviation school with the aim of learning to fly He is mechanically suited for the field and friends predict he will soon become a licensed pilot Headquarters will be at 2252 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago.
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D. L. Lesh
Camden
Lesh
Chicago
Mr. Lesh
South
Wabash Avenue
Brews and Smith Attend Knights Templar Gala at Franklin
A. H. Brewer and O. H. Smith visited the Masonic home in Franklin on Tuesday for a Knights Templar celebration. The event was a gala day for local citizens and visitors who reported a most enjoyable time.
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A. H. Brewer
O. H. Smith
Franklin
Knights Templar
Paes
Delphi Country Club Plans Spectacular July Fourth
The Delphi Country Club unveils a full day of events on the Fourth beginning with an 18 hole handicap golf tournament at 1 pm led by Joseph Ives with Ralph Hanna and William G. Cowdin as assistants. A 3 pm ladies bridge, a 6 pm dinner and dance, plus fireworks overseen by Howard W. Bradshaw are planned as guests may bring partners regardless of residency, aiming to break attendance records.
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Delphi Country Club
James P. Wason
Joseph T.ives
Ralph Hanna
William G. ‘Cowdin
Kathleen Kerlin
Meredith Carney
Melody Makers Orchestra
E. P. Beadle
van C. Blue
C. C. Crampton
C. A. Davies
Russell Engle
Byram Crosby
Russell Wilson
Howard W. Bradshaw
Surprise Birthday Dinner for Two Longtime Residents
A large gathering celebrated the 77th birthday of David Schock and David Lilly at the Schock home in Jefferson township. relatives and friends from Idaville Warren Flora near Delphi Patton Monticello and nearby areas joined the brothers for a noon meal and shared memories of a lifelong friendship.
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David Schock
David Lilly
Schock
Jefferson Township
Fred McCully
Idaville
Laben Wamsley
Warren
Howard Schock
Flora
O. C. Schock
William O. Pearson
Near Delphi
Pearl Nicholas
Patton
William Mullin
Monticello
Mr. Schock
Mr. Lilly
Wickard Reports Houston Convention Buzz At Rice Hotel
Claude Wickard speaks from Houston where the Rice hotel hosts farm groups during the convention. He notes strong press and political interest in the agricultural platform and cites Indiana as a leading farm organization state with 74 000 petitions.
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Farm Bureau
Claude Wickard
Carroll County
Mrs Charles Walker Dies in Flora at 23
Mrs. Charles Walker 23, died Tuesday at her parents Mr and Mrs Medford Flora home in Flora after a lingering illness. She is survived by her husband and a brother Fred Flora.
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Charles Walker
Flora
Medford Flora
Fred Flora
Local Names in Marriage Notice Fragment
Incomplete OCR fragment lists individuals with roles and places: Eugo A Bluemke a salesman in Rosendale Wisconsin to Emma M Peter a trained nurse in Clay township. Frank Armstrong a farmer in Delphi to Beulah Mac Roth of Monticello. R Wayne Francis Norris a railroader to Helen M Goslee of Yeo Tank Wide. Edna Mille Miller of Camden.
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Eugo A. Bluemke
Rosendale
Wis
Emma M. Peteree
Clay Township
Frank Armstrong
Delphin Beulah
Wayne Francis Norris
Helen M. Goslee
Lafayette
Edna
Mille
Miller
Camden
Taxpayers face schools and roads as top Carroll County costs
Indiana Taxpayers Association rep Isaac L. Wimmer says eighty four cents of every tax dollar funds schools or roads in Carroll County. He praises township trustees for duty and law compliance while blaming laws and general wage standards for high taxes. He notes similar ratios across most counties and lists Carroll’s township breakdowns, then mentions plans to visit Cass, Kokomo, and Howard counties.
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Carroll County
Isaac L. Wimmer
Indiana Taxpayers’ Association
General Assembly
Wimmer
Clinton
Carroll
Jefferson
Tippecanoe
Rock Creek
Washington
Ebe
Glaysoe
Cass County
Kokomo
Howard County
Principals Named for Carroll County Schools
Carroll County township trustees reported to County Superintendent C. A. Bailey that principals were re employed at several schools. E. S. Christian of Decatur Adams township Forrest Hummel at Deer Creek John A Barnett of Cutler at Cutler J C Yonker of Camden at Camden New superintendents are S A Beard of New Richmond at Carrollton Atwood Bliss of Mauckport at Rockfield J W Hawg of Waynetown at Burlington C O Smith of Delphi retained as principal of Delphi city schools.
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Carroll County
C. A. Bailey
E. S. Christian
Decatur
Adams Township
Forrest Hummel
Deer Creek
John A. Barnett
Cutler
J. C. Yonker
Camden
S. A. Beard
New Richmond
Carrollton
Atwood Bliss
Mauckport
Rockfield
J. W. Hawg
Waynetown
Burlington
Bailey
C. O. Smith
Delphi
Delphi City
Reunion of Battery E Set for Flora Park
Homer C. Landis president of Battery E 325 Field Artillery Association announced plans for the sixth annual reunion to be held at Flora Park on Sunday August 26. A basket dinner will be served and all soldiers and their families are invited to attend. Landis, based in Cleveland Ohio, is vacationing at home with his father Monroe Landis.
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Homer C. Landis
Field Artillery Association
Carroll County
Delphi
Flora Park
Mr. Landis
Cleveland
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Abraham Lincoln
Public Schools of
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England
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Milton Timmons
James O. Obear
Gus Hall
Delphi Journal of
American Legion
County
Kerlin
D. L. "Lesh
Masonic
Country Club
Carroll County Farm Bureau
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