Attempted Robbery at Camden State Bank Foiled by Tear Gas
Thieves cut a vault door with an acetylene torch and breached the Camden State Bank vault on Wednesday night. Tear gas released inside stopped progress as the money chest and deposit box were partially removed but abandoned near the door. A Studebaker sedan suspected of following the Margowskis near Camden is being investigated by Delphi officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden State Bank
David Musselman
Studebaker
Lawrence Margowski
Mary
Paul Beadle
Camden
Margowski
Delphi
Tax payments may fall short before delinquency penalties
Carroll county treasurer Irvin Flora and auditor J. L. Whiteman warn many taxpayers have not yet settled fall taxes. Over the counter takings reached 12,469 last Saturday, with 14,191 a year earlier. State rate increases expected next year may raise levies 8 to 10 cents per hundred, and county tax receipts may drop by about 70,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Irvin Flora
J. L. Whiteman
Flora
Delphi
Adams Township
Whiteman
General Assembly
State Tax Board
Boyles Hurt At Reduction Plant In West Delphi
A R Boyles manager of the fertilizer plant in West Delphi was burned when a valve failed and boiling water poured over his feet and ankles last Monday. He was taken home on North Union street and treated by Dr C C Crampton. He suffered greatly but is recovering and expects to be out in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.R. Boyles
West Delphi
North Union Street
C. C. Crampton
Delphi to Debut as Yeoman Faces Opponent Next Sunday
Delphi will play her first baseball game with Yeoman in Yeoman next Sunday afternoon, marking a milestone for the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Yeoman
Scarlet Fever Quarantine Begins in Flora
Dr. C. C. Carney, county health officer, this week inaugurated a quarantine in Flora homes where children suffer scarlet fever. No cases are serious, and with Flora school adjourned today, officials expect the measure to halt further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Carney
Flora
Man Bites Dog Sparks Front Page Interest
Francis M. Eckhart and Dorothy Hamm, two young residents connected to Philadelphia and Denver, gained unusual media attention after Eckhart reportedly bit a police dog during a street encounter. The incident, recounted with humor, contrasts with larger local crime stories and echoes Charles Dana’s news value maxim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Eckhart
Delphi
Robert Eckhart
Dorothy Hamm
Eckhart
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Miss Hamm
Denver
Colo
Charles A. Dana
Mr. Eckhart
Monticello Menomee Merchants Halt Lake Advertising Plan
A Delphi Chamber of Commerce committee prepared to meet with Monticello and Menomee merchants to discuss advertising rivers and lakes that local firms might fund through a directory project. W B Wason, chair, received a note saying a tri city ad campaign was not advisable at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Menon
Delphi Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Wason
Chamber of Commerce
Delphi High Wins in Regional Oratorical Contest
Delphi high school secured three first honors and a second at the Rensselaer Monticello and Delphi oratorical contest in Monticello Saturday. Vera Black won first on vocal, Dorothy Mae Ly first on piano, Betty Wason first on violin, and Margaret Rice second on reading with Miss Pruitt praised for guiding her pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi High School
Rensselaer
Monticello
Delphi
Vera Black
Dorothy Mae Lyon
Betty Wason
Margaret Rice
Miss Pruitt
Flora Musicians Score Second in North Central Contest
Flora high school earned second place in the north central district orchestra division at Kokomo, with fifteen schools represented and seven hundred student participants. Flora advances to the state contest in Bloomington next Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Flora High School
Kokomo
North Central
Kokono
Muncie
Peru
Huntington
Marion
Fort
Court House Square
Carroll Country
Flora
George Vianco to Open Meat Market on Main Street
George Vianco will open the Main Street meat market this Saturday replacing Harry Pearson who closed last Wednesday night. Vianco, among the city’s oldest meat cutters, learned the trade in school and started on a box to reach the blocks. The market will operate strictly cash and carry, with Vianco’s experience ensuring first class goods. He will be assisted by Butch Crone. Pearson has not announced future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Delphi
Armory
Deer Creek
C. O. Julius
Quick & Clifford
New York
L M. Fletcher
Blythe & Sons
Greta Robinson
C. A. Davies
Davies Oil Co
Davies
Harry Reed
W. H. Bradshaw
C. T. Amick
George Vianco
Main Street
Harry Pearson
Vianco
Butch” Crone
Pearson
Commissioners to Take Up Road Work
After an almost six week interim since April, the county board of commissioners will meet for a two day session next Monday. The agenda includes a hearing on the Charles Sanderson road in Jackson township and a viewer report on a proposed paved township road near Flora. County line bridge matters and bid advertisements for bordering projects with Clinton county will also be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board County Commissioners
Charles Sanderson
Jackson Township
Flora
Clinton County
Fingerling Pike Released Into Two Lakes
Through a request by John L. Hanna two hundred thousand wall eyed pike fingerlings were released into Lake Delphi near Charles Roth and an equal amount into Lake Freeman near Monticello on the same day. L. J. Amis and El Hilton brought sixteen cans of fingerlings from the state hatcheries and joined Hanna and GC McFarland at the lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Hanna
Lake Delphi
Charles Roth
Lake Freeman
Montcello
L. J. Amis
el Hilton
Delphi
Mr. Hanna
GC. C. McFarland
Lester McCord to Graduate Friday at Rockville Sanatorium
Lester McCord a former Delphi pupil will graduate from the eighth grade at the State Sanatorium School in Rockville tomorrow. He gained 45 pounds from 101 to 146 and grew taller, prompting the superintendent Dr. Amos Carter to note rapid recovery. Also at the sanatorium are Carroll county patients Robert Clifford Marshall Harner and Mrs. Rhea Tinkle of Flora with notable gains and persistent treatment progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester McCord
Delphi
Rockville
McCord
Amos Carter
Lester
Carroll County
Robert Clifford
Marshall Harner
Rhea Tinkle
Flora
Assessors Clash Over Valuations in County Office
County Assessor Orvel Schock hosts weekly meetings with township assessors to harmonize values for the board of review. They wrestle with diverse items from gas tanks and pumps to railroad ties, noting leaks and replacements skew valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orvel Schock
Board of Review
Carroll County
American Indian joins Camp Te Cumseh staff detail
Raise Wings, a full blood Winnebago, will lead activities at Camp Te Cumseh opening June 11. He speaks the Winnebago language, won the 1928 Kansas City International Marathon, and will oversee archery, riflery, storytelling, legends, and craft work attracting local youths to the Tippecanoe river camp program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Tecumseh
Raise Wings
Kansas City
Tippecanoe River
Desire to Drive Causes Arrest in Delphi Car Dispute
Four men and one woman from Lafayette and Delphi were arrested after a Sunday car trip ended in a heated argument over who should drive. James Rhodes Fred Pafaff Jack White and Lillie White pleaded guilty and were fined $25 with $52.95 costs. Meeker remains at large and an older woman was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Delphi
James Rhodes
Fred Pafaff
Jack White
Lillie
Marshall Doxey Moore
John Hamling
Robert Roach
Clawson
Meeker
Sponge Mushroom Weighs 3 Pounds in Delhai Exhibition
Miss Mary Galloway, daughter of Frank Galloway of the Hickory Grove neighborhood, found the largest sponge mushroom ever brought to Delhai. The fungus weighed three pounds, stood twelve inches tall and six inches across the top. It is on display at the tensorial parlor with two smaller specimens captured by Russell Wilson, each too light to weigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Galloway
Frank Galloway
Hickory Grove
Delhai
Galloway
Russell Wilson
May 6 Deadline for Mortgage Exemptions and Taxes
May 6 is the final day to file mortgage exemptions and to pay the spring tax installment. Taxpayers are urged to act to avoid delinquency. The deadline also marks the last day widows of soldiers and sailors may claim exemption.
New Indiana Acts Promised By May 10
The state clerks expect acts passed by the 1929 Indiana General Assembly to be ready for distribution soon, likely by May 10 when governors typically promulgate laws. Emergency measures become effective immediately upon signature, with books printed and sent to circuit clerks, bar members, officials, and newspapers. The piece notes public debate over new provisions and critiques the burden of numerous ordinances on citizens and taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
General Assembly
Indiana
Indiana General Assembly
Russell Cree Takes Time to Celibrate
Russell Cree of Camden was arraigned before Judge Pruitt on a complaint by his wife Audrey Cree alleging failure to support her and their two year old child. The case notes he went to Battle Creek to work after marriage, sent for his wife, then sent them home and gave only 4 dollars once and 1 dollar another time.
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Russel Cree
Camden
Pruitt
Audrey Cree
Cree
Battle Creek
Mich
Babe
Death of Mrs Nancy Mullin in Camden Junction
Mrs Nancy Mullin 83 died at her Camden residence Thursday morning after paralysis illness. Widow of Louis Mullin Sr, they had ten children four daughters three of whom predeceased her and six sons five survive. Surviving children named Maggie Gardner Clifton Herman William Delphi Dr Herbert Y Rockfield and Dr Elmer Mullin. She was lifelong Camden Lutheran and Eastern Star member. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 pm at the Lutheran church Rev Stuckenberg officiating with burial in Camden cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Mullen
Jackson Township
Camden
Louis Mullin
Maggie Gardner
Clifton
Herman
William
Delphi
Herbert Y
Rockfield
Elmer Mullin
Manlins
Mullin
Camden Lutheran Church
Order of Eastern Star Lodge
Lutheran Church
Stuckenberg
Camden Cemetery
Plans Set for County Superintendent Bailey Move
County Superintendent C. A. Bailey plans to relocate from Burlington to Delphi during the coming summer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Bailey
Burlington
Delphi
Tax association man in county visits Carroll county
Isaac L. Wimmer of Greencastle official of the Indiana Taxpayers association and district investigator visits Carroll county. He plans to meet township trustees to gather statistics and advise on budget expenditures under the budget law, noting strict provisions and penalties for violations. He cites wide variance in school transport costs from 15 to 75 dollars per capita. continuous study of district costs and logistics to improve economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac L. Wimmer
Greencastle
Indiana Taxpayers Association
Carrol County
Wimmer
W. F. Riley
Tippecanoe
Artie Million
Jefferson
General Assembly
Carroll County
Future Farmers Organization Planned by Indiana Farm Bureau
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation directors in Indianapolis authorized appointing a committee to work with Z M Smith to form the Future Farmers of America. The panel includes L L Needler W T Martindale and C S Masterson. meeting set for May 8 at Purdue. The board also moved to study a state tax budget with aims to reduce taxes and backed tariffs favoring agriculture while opposing industrial tariff increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Indianapolis
W. H. Settle
Z. M. Smith
Future Farmers of America
Smith
State Department of Vocational Education
Boys of Indiana
Settle
L. L. Needler
W._T. Martindale
C. S. Masterson
Mr. Smith
Purdue
Illinois
Ohio Farm Bureaus
Lewis Taylor
Federation
Indiana Taxpayers’ League
Kiwanis Club Builds Tecumseh Workshop Grounds
The Kokomo Kiwanis pledge funds to Cammp Tecumseh to construct a boys workshop. C A Tevebaugh and B A Schnell visited the camp to stake ground for the foundation as weather allows. They predict the coming season will surpass all previous in activity and attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Kokomo
Cammop Tecumseh
C. A. Tevebaugh
State Committee
B. A. Schnell
Perry Wilson
Wilson
Terebaugh
Schnell
Indiana alumni celebrate 109th birthday in Delphi
Carroll county alumni and former Indiana University students will observe the 109th birthday with an evening celebration on May 8 at Delphi. Mrs. B. Wilson is named chairman of the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Indiana University
Delphi
B. Wilson
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A. R. Boyles
Dorothy
Dana
Naomi Pruitt
Lester M’cord
Tecumseh
Hoshaw Barber Shop
Wiseacres
Nancy Mullin
TAX Association
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