Delphi Hero of the Week Lor en Ayres Helps Nab North Dakota Bandits
Lor en Ayres state trooper and Indiana officers cornered Orelle and Clarence Easton on an Illinois farm. The older Easton was killed by police fire. the younger was wounded and captured after a fierce gun battle. A. B. Cripe was hired to fit a metal cover on a water tower pipe. Officials seek bees, honey and beekeeping help for emergencies. The Deer Creek swimming hole is set for summer remodeling with a gravel dipper for dam access. City council aims to provide a pool and harvest gravel for street repairs.
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Delphi
Loren Ayres
Orelle Easton
North Dakota
Ayres
Indiana
Orelle
Clarence Easton
Illinois
A. B. Cripe
Mr. Cripe
Deer Creek
Wabash Flood Damages Carroll County Crops
The Wabash river receded after heavy rains damaged hundreds of acres of corn in Adams Tippecanoe and Deer Creek townships. Over 500 acres, including Wolfe farms west of Delphi, were flooded at peak flood, with farmers split on long term damage though some say corn under water may be beyond salvage.
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Wabash
Carroll County
Adams
Tippecanoe
Deer Creek
Wolfe
Delphi
Charles Sheets 89 attends Gettysburg Civil War veterans reunion
Charles Sheets, 89, of Delphi travels to Gettysburg Pennsylvania with his son Dr Frank Sheets for the Civil War veterans reunion marking the 75th anniversary of the battle. He is the county’s last Civil War veteran and joined the Union army in 1864 at age 16 amid final offensives near Richmond.
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Charles Sheets
Frank Sheets
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Mr. Sheets
Delphi
Earl Clawson
Washington Street
Sheets
Richmond
Delphi High School Seeks First Class Commission
The piece urges support for safety and public welfare while endorsing a first class commission for Delphi high school and membership in the North Central Association. It emphasizes nonpartisan effort and cooperation among officials, the public, and teachers toward achieving that goal.
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Delphi High School
North Central Association
Delphi City Council weighs zoning plan to curb business spread
Delphi considers a zoning ordinance to restrict new business in selected districts. The proposal, seen as highly important with delicate angles, calls for careful study and expert advice from the drafting committee. PMID: 1936.
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Delphi
Legion Post To Name New Officers Tonight
The Harry Bohannon Post of the American Legion will elect new officers at a meeting in the courthouse legion rooms Friday evening. Commander Paul Marvin urges all members to attend.
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Harry Bohannon
The
American Legion
Legion
Court House
Paul Marvin
Indiana Tax Urges Prompt Payment of Gross Income Tax
Indianapolis June 29 Clarence A. Jackson director of the state Gross Income Tax Division urged Indiana taxpayers to file returns for the 1938 second quarterly period July 1 to July 15 and pay any gross income tax of $10 or more for the April 1 to June 30 period to avoid delinquency.
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Indianapolis
Clarence A. Jackson
State
Indiana
Burial for Bluffton mother set at Masonic cemetery
Mrs. Weber of Bluffton mother of Mrs. George Lyons and former Delphi resident will be buried in the Masonic cemetery Friday afternoon between 1 and 1 30 o'clock with a short funeral rite at the grave.
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Weber
Bluffton
George Lyons
Delphi
Masonic Cemetery
Interest Rises in Democratic Convention in Indianapolis
With the Republican state convention past, attention centers on the Democratic convention in Indianapolis on July 11 and 12. Carroll county delegates include Wilson B. Ireland Miles T. Martin F M Brewer Dr C C Carney Hazel Beard D Elmer Cripe Elmer Shaffer Leonard Crume James M. Harrison Effie Guckien and Mrs Mary Mullin.
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Indianapolis
Carroll County
Wilson B. Ireland
Miles T. Martin
F. M. Brewer
C. C. Carney
Hazel Beard
D. Elmer Cripe
Elmer Shaffer
Leonard Crume
James M. Harrison
Effie Guckien
Mary Mullin
Rev Day to Continue as M E Pastor Here
Rev Wilbur V. Day will remain pastor of the Delphi Methodist church after the northwest Indiana conference annual meeting in Battle Ground. Day has led Delphi four and a half years, coming from Medaryville after five years at Royal Center. Several church assignments within the county were announced, including transfers of W C Evers to Flora from Hebron and Ralph Gwinn to Burlington from W Terre Haute.
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Wilbur V. Day
Delphi
Day
Medaryville
Royal Center
W. C. Evers
Flora
Hebron
Ralph Gwinn
Burlington
W. Terre Haute
R. H. Hotchkiss
Yeoman
Fairview Park
Clinton
M. W. Crider
Mrs J Ives to sail from New York on Baltic cruise
Mrs Josephine Ives mother of Delphi attorney Joseph Ives sails from New York on July 29 aboard the Scantern of the American Scantic line for a six week Baltic cruise. She will visit Sweden Denmark Poland Finland Russia and Baltic islands then return home before going to Tudor Hall Indianapolis where she serves as librarian and social director.
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Josephine Ives
Joseph Ives
Delphi
New York City
Ives
Sweden
Denmark
Poland
Finland
Russia
Baltic Sea
Tudor Hall, School For Girls
Indianapolis
Grove Carnival Heads to Boswell After Delphi Run
The Grove Carnival attracts large crowds in Delphi and will depart Friday for Boswell marking the end of its Delphi engagement.
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Grove Carnival
Delphi
Grove
Boswell
Plan Township Meetings To Study Crop Insurance Plan
Meetings to discuss the new crop insurance program will begin next week in Carroll county. Robert VanNatta announces a July 5 Burlington session with subsequent township meetings for all wheat growers. The plan is mutual, self supporting, and premium payments can be in grain or cash with detailed eligibility and loss calculations for insured wheat production.
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Robert VanNatta
Carroll County
Burlington
VanNatta
Bloodhart Family Visit Sets Delphi Meeting
Mrs. Jack Bloodhart and daughter from Detroit visit Mr. and Mrs. John Bloodhart and daughter in Delphi. Jack Bloodhart will arrive Friday for a visit with his parents.
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Jack Bloodhart
Detroit, Mich
John Bloodhart
Delphi
Willis Wins but Fails to Carry Carroll County
Raymond C. Willis of Angola publisher won the Republican senatorial nomination at the Indiana state convention in Indianapolis after Marion County shifted votes to the Steuben county candidate on the final ballot. Carroll County breakdowns show Willis gaining on each ballot with one delegation member, David Baum, consistently backing the winner. Bert B. Mayhill of Delphi was named assistant secretary of the convention.
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Willis
Carroll County
Raymond C. Willis
Angola
Indianapolis
Marion County
Steuben County
Bossert
Watson
Starr
Wills
David Baum
Bert B. Mayhill
Delphi
State plants 5500 fish in two lakes
Over 550 small mouth black bass were planted in Lakes Shafer and Freeman Tuesday by the state conservation department. Game Warden O. M. Roth assisted the representative from the Bass Lake hatchery in making the planting.
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Shafer
Freeman
State Conservation Department
O. M. Roth
Bass Lake Hatchery
Gardner to undergo operation in Chicago hospital
J. M. Gardner will enter a Chicago hospital today for an operation. Mrs. George Eder, formerly Maribelle Baughman, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. J. M. Gardner.
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J. M. Gardner
Chicago
George Eder
Maribelle Baughman
Death of Charles Holladay 58 Yeoman Resident
Charles Holladay 58 died Wednesday night at 9 at the home of his niece Mrs Ralph Goslee near Yeoman after months of illness He drove 150 miles the day before his death He never married Survived by brother Albert Holladay Memphis Michigan and niece Mrs Goslee Funeral Friday at 2 pm in Pittsburg cemetery with Grimm and Sons in charge of arrangements
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Charles Holladay
Ralph Goslee
Yeoman
Holladay
Albert Holladay
Memphis
Michigan
Gosleé
Pittsburg
Grimm and Sons
Zoning Debate Halts Delphi Station Plans
Delphi council hears two petitions amid a Shell Oil service station plan at Main and Wabash. One group seeks to bar commercial intrusion on two Main Street blocks. the other asks for citywide residential boundary zoning. Local Chamber of Commerce backs broader zoning.
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City of
Delphi
Main Street
Wabash Street
Wabash
Chamber of Commerce
Council
Shell Oil Company
Main
Wabash Streets
Independence Day Celebration Planned for Liberty Township
Liberty township will hold a Fourth of July celebration at Burrows featuring a decorated automobile parade led by Mrs. Ethel Slagle, a morning parade and an evening dance on a school grounds platform, with rain venue at the Ben Been garage. Grace Benner chairs and residents are urged to bring well-filled baskets for the dinner. A baseball game is planned and officials note a legal ruling affects Rock Creek township funds.
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Liberty Township
Burrows
Indiana Supreme Court
Rock Creek Township
John Smith
Cass County
Ethel Slagle
Ben Been
Grace Benner
William Clauser to Visit Australia as Physician
Dr. William Clauser son of Dr and Mrs A C Clauser of Delphi and Lafayette will leave in July for Australia as personal physician to a wealthy New York manufacturer. The trip covers expenses and salary, with a liner departure from New York City and return in September. He will become a Carnegie Foundation research assistant after returning.
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William Clauser
A. C. Clauser
Delphi
Lafayette
Australia
New York
Clauser
New York City
Carnegie Foundation
Britain's Defenses Create Aerial Shield Across The Nation
Correspondent Gilbert Bailey notes Britain's defense program grows with German 400 mph bombers spurring British engineers. An automatic anti air gun with a mechanical ear and balloon cables guard London. London’s defense system activates on 30 minute notice.
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England
Germany
Spain
London
Declaration of Independence in My Academic War
A student describes a personal battle in England ending this July and plans a personal declaration of independence, framing college life as a campaign and the upcoming exit as a turning point.
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England
Camden, Adams Township Set for Friday Softball Doubleheader
The Camden softball team will face Adams Township in the opening Friday night game at the local diamond, followed by Delphi versus Buck Creek. Earlier, Adams addition altered the league schedule with Yeoman and Rockfield also in play. Creek beat Yeoman 13 to 4, Delphi defeated Rockfield 16 to 5, with Delphi pitcher Knitter fanning 10. Last Friday’s games were postponed due to rain.
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Camden
Adams Township
Delphi
Buck Creek
Rockfield
Yeoman
Adams
Charles Wood
Announ
Back Creek
Knitter
Delphi men among 90 at Indiana state police school
Edward Gochenour and Marshall Wagoner of Delphi are among 90 Indiana young men at the state police training school in Bloomington. At the end, 45 will be chosen for the state police from the school's personnel.
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Edward Gochenour
Marshall Wagoner
Delphi
Indiana
Bloomington
Coal Office Progress at Clauser Company Opens
Work on the office of the new Clauser Coal Company is progressing here today. Roy Clauser, former manager of Delphi Ice Coal and Supply Company, is the sole owner of the new enterprise.
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New Clauser Coal Company
Roy Clauser
Delphi Ice Coal and Supply Company
New Coal Company
Parker to Speak on Anti American Activities
Reverend Harry Parker of the Delphi Presbyterian church will address the Logansport Masonic Lodge in Logansport on Friday night at a special meeting about Anti American Activities.
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Harry Parker
Delphi Presbyterian Church
Logansport
Masonic Lodge
Mrs Mayme Rusk Employed at Pat s Cafe
Mrs Mayme Rusk is listed as employed at Pat s Cafe. The brief note identifies her role within the cafe setting.
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Mayme Rusk
Pat's Cafe
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Wabash Falls
Delphyns
W. W. Goechenour
Nora Hemmig
Frank Rodkey
John Hamling
Harry Egan
U. S
Delphi Journal
Legion Post
Brookston
Mason Buckner
Burnetteville
Myron H. Sharrard
Idaville
van F. Hinkley
Monon
Walter L. Wilson
Liberty
Supreme Court
Pruitt
C. W. Hunter
Shell Company
Britain
BY Gilbert Bailey
Southampton
Scotland
Ireland
Hendaye
State Police
Parker
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