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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1937
Page
1
Subscribers are reminded The Citizen subscription will be 2.00 at campaign end. A special extra cash prize of 100 is offered to the candidate scoring most points in subscriptions during the second and third periods. Competition is tight with votes and subscriptions pouring in as the close of the second period nears on Saturday night March 13.
Wayne Coy will retire as Indiana WPA administrator and acting director of the State Department of Public Welfare and depart for the Philippines to serve as secretary to Paul V. McNutt high commissioner. No successor named yet. Governor Townsend considering Pleas Greenlee amid Minton urging. Coy improving after Sunday assault. doctors warn infection risk and possible vision impact. Coy formerly owned The Delphi Citizen and has many Carroll county friends.
In Delphi the funeral of Catholic and Protestant pastor Rev. Clifford J. Reed drew hundreds to St. Joseph's Church. Bishop John Francis Noll delivered the sermon as 97 priests attended, with Bishop Joseph Ritter among mourners. Reed, who died after a stroke in Lafayette, was born in 1889 in Sheldon Indiana and served at St. Mary's Lafayette and churches in Union City and Kokomo before Delphi. Burial followed at St. Joseph's Cemetery beside his parents.
Arthur Vaughn, sought since 1934 for failure to comply with a court order, was returned Friday afternoon from Clinton Illinois to Carroll county jail. He was located by Sheriff Anderson after a letter from DeWitt County sheriff to Cass County authorities. State Patrolman Loren Ayres and Deputy Hugh Widner transported him.
A town wag jokes Coy should wear a mask or travel to the Philippines or study with Charles Atlas. he opts for the Philippines. The American Legion drum and bugle corps make their first public appearance with Bill Madon at the helm. Delphi students show school spirit by marking "Beat Flora" on plate glass windows. E D Fleming, Wason sale manager, says he works day and night.
Haughey Mount was named president of the Delphi country club at a directors meeting Monday. Abner Bowen was elected vice president and Nick Wason the secretary treasurer. The board includes Floyd Julien Byram Crosby Joseph Ives Howard Bradshaw Robert VanNatta C O Julius and Paul Culek.
The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Agnes McCouch replacing the originally announced site at Miss Mary Hanrahan's home due to illness. The change postpones travel and attendance plans for members.
Blythe and Sons thank Delphi firefighters and volunteers for assistance during a blaze at their business Blythe Smith's Radio Repair. Lillian and Leonard Blythe extend gratitude to the many citizens who aided at the scene and the repair shop.
The will of Father Clifford Reed divides his estate among several churches and affiliates. It leaves $1000 to Bishop Francis Noll of Fort Wayne for priestly education, $1000 to Rev. McCarthy, $1000 in trust for St. Josephs church Delphi, and $100 for perpetual Reed lot care. Remainder goes to St. Josephs Orphan Asylum and Manual Labor School of Lafayette. Murray Trotter visits his father V C Trotter and Mrs. Trotter in Des Moines.
Friday evening lists Delphi and Flora versus Cutler and Adams two games. Saturday evening schedules winners Games 4 to 7 across Rockfield Carrollton and other venues.
Miss Marjorie Roach daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Roach and a senior at Delphi high school has been chosen to represent the school in the state DAR Good Citizens contest announced by local chairman Mrs Myron Ives. The state winner will go on to represent Indiana at the national convention in Washington.
Fire swept Blythe and Sons Funeral Home in Delphi damaging nearly all second floor furnishings and delaying the body removal of Father Clifford Reed. A frozen fire plug slowed efforts and the blaze was contained in about 46 minutes with no official loss estimate, though some coverage was insured. A temporary funeral home opened nearby that afternoon.
Delphi and Flora meet in the opening game of the nets classic, two largest county schools with a long rivalry. Oracle players Cain Delaney Long Weaver Clarkson Mount Downs expected to see action. Flora counters with Chittick Thomas Harter Ayres Carter Kirk Briggs Sparks. Coach Williams says his team enters the tourney focused and ready, tickets priced 35 cents single session and 1.00 for a season.
Judge Ralph McClurg of the White circuit court in Monticello set April 12 as the second trial date for Frank Felix in the arson case after the jury failed to reach a verdict at the first trial.
The Delphi post office will be dedicated around April 15 with postmaster William Ashba announcing a ceremony. The new building is described as attractive for a city of Delphi’s size and will feature a dedicatory program with pictures of past and present postmasters and postal service information. A custodial position for the new post office is open with a $1140 yearly salary. applications must be filed with the Sixth U. S. Civil Service District in Cincinnati by March 13.
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