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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1924
Page
1
A humorous collection of social vignettes on marriage gender roles and manners. The author ribbed by- turns on men women money worries and domestic life offers pithy maxims and playful jabs about modern romance. The tone mimics a dated syndicated column with sharp quips and social commentary.
The Carroll county Democrats plan a banquet and speech program at Flora Community building with 400 meals prepared by Church of the Brethren ladies and Flora High School orchestra providing music. Notables include O S Baird as chair, candidates Carleton McCulloch Cravens Risk and Holt, with Dale J Crittenberger represented by Clay Metsker. Tickets sold briskly as preparations continue.
Arrangements to send township results to W S Smith's office next Tuesday night. Those in charge of townships should telephone results as soon as obtained from the election boards.
C A Teavebaugh state Y M C A secretary visited Camp Tecumseh on the Tippecanoe. Rossville Lumber Co. has the contract to erect lodge and tent houses. tents are up and lodge work advances. A Y M C A meeting is set for Friday May 9 at 3 00 PM with delegates from Peru Wabash Logansport Kokomo Marion Monon Monticello Brookston Lafayette Indianapolis Flora Rossville Frankfort Lebanon to plan camp promotion and review equipment.
Floyd Julien for Clerk fielded support at Delphi meetings with Toner drawing fifty attendees while Bush attracted seventy-nine. Shank spoke to a packed courthouse auditorium where Bush, favored by the county organization, spoke Thursday night amid competing events. Russell B. Kern addressed the courthouse Friday evening May 2.
An old notice urges customers to buy a box of Mothers Day cents at Margowski's Rexall Store for children and their mothers. The ad references a 50 cent item and a Delphi area context.
Senator James P. Davis of Kokomo seeks the Democratic nomination for Congress after an endorsement by Howard County Democrats. A carpenter by trade, Davis has served in the Indiana General Assembly and on Kokomo’s board of public works, winning a heavy vote in Howard County and drawing statewide attention as a potential 1924 congressional candidate.
The Delphi Citizen was listed as one of Indiana’s ten best weekly newspapers by judges Prof E M Johnson of the University of Wisconsin H V Baily editor of the Bureau Co Republican and George C Bastian of the Chicago Tribune The Brownstown Banner won first prize a silver loving cup The ten best weeklies also include the Brownstown Banner Benton Review Brennan Enquirer Gas City Journal Pulaski County Democrat Winamac Republican Sheridan News Milroy Press and Princeton Record
The community learned of the death of Mrs Timothy Condon at her home in the city on a Wednesday evening after a period of poor health. Funeral services set for Saturday at 11 AM at Hickory Grove Church with Rev R O Kimberlin officiating. interment in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Emma Temple, born January 11 1862 in Butler County Ohio, daughter of Henry and Margaret Temple, one of nine children, survived by six. She married Timothy Condon December 20 and leaves one child Mrs Nora Kleinman. She joined Hickory Grove Church about thirty years ago and the family lived in Adams township near Lockport before moving to East Monroe Street in the city last year.
An attempted cable cutting at the Camden telephone exchange was discovered Thursday night by switchboard girls. The thieves escaped in a large auto toward the west. Separate notes indicate Democratic precinct committeemen will meet May 10 in Delphi to elect a county chairman, with Q. Se Baird of Tippecanoe township named as a candidate.
Warren T. McCray former Indiana governor was sentenced to ten years in a federal penitentiary in Atlanta and fined $10 000 for using the mails in a scheme to defraud. Judge A B Anderson called his testimony perjury and noted other felonies. McCray left the court in custody after the ruling.
The Delphi Chamber of Commerce held a large meeting with 176 attendees at the K of C hall. They approved growth steps including a new permanent industrial committee and a Grange convention canvass, while backing a local light and power plan to improve service and rates.
The Delphi Methodist church board approves an 18000 extension including a new parsonage, parsonage reuse for Sunday school, church repairs, a dining room and kitchen, plus note payoff. Financing relies on six years of annual pledges with several houses under consideration for the new parsonage. The congregation has historically given about 18500 to outside work and now aims to improve local church property.
Trustees of Carroll County townships met in the county superintendent office and approved the re employment of H E Ackerson as County Agent. A single negative vote opposed creating a two year contract. the approved contract is for one year.
Trustees reaffirm O. 9. Baird as attendance officer after past year of service under law until a successor is elected. Debate exists over his salary payment despite continued appointment and qualification of a new officer.
The insurance business long run by Piffley and Shaffer was sold Tuesday to D. L. Musselman and Son. Andrew J. Musselman will manage the firm which will focus solely on insurance while Peffley and Sheaffer continue in real estate. Located over Clifford's grocery, the new firm will handle all lines of insurance. D. L. Musselman and Andrew Musselman are well known in the county, with Musselman having served two terms as county treasurer.
A narrator recounts a trip to Washington with Pi Phi friends to visit the White House. He plans to present in disguise, carrying his best hat through Delphi Cincinnati and Washington to the Shoreham Hotel, staging a bold sartorial gambit. The tale centers on hats, identity, and social performance.
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