Tragic Accidental Gun Death Of Flora Youth
Robert Keyes, 18, son of Bunnell and Pares Keyes, was killed when a shotgun discharged near Flora while he and Sidney Thompson, 15, were water fetching at the Gibbs farm. Investigators think the hammer or trigger snagged on a rail as Keyes stood the gun by a fence. Thompson, shaken, alerted others as Coroner Mullin ordered the body taken to Flora. Keyes, a popular student athlete, had just begun vacation and was mourned across Flora and Delphi. Funeral services were held at the Progressive church in Flora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Keyes
Bunnell Keyes
Flora
Young Keyes
Sidney Thompson
Ida
Gibbs
Cen
Thompson
Keyes
Mullin
Delphi
Flora Press
R M D field and track meet held in Delphi
The meet featured tight competition among Delphi Monticello and Rensselaer with Delphi briefly leading before Monticello swept key events Popejoy of Delphi won both distance races lowering the mile record to 2 13 and Dilling of Monticello was top scorer with two firsts and a second The final team scores Monticello 513 Delphi 384 and Rensselaer 9 The program also announced a successful Reading Oratorical and Music contest with Emmalee Colton and Leannora Gilman earning top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Monticello
Popejoy
Rensselaer
Ricker
Shobe
Arnott
Bunnell
Hanna
Shaffer
Schrade
Reed
Dilling
Crosby
Perigo
Wright
Simmons
Schrader
Eikenberry
Moore
Mower
Yeeman
Holmes
Nicholas
Gilkerson
Shuey
Capper
Herr
Wagoner
Kelley
Emmalee Colton
Leannora Gilman
Wreck injures Bowen and Mayhill on Indianapolis trip
E W Bowen and B Mayhill suffer bruises when their car overturns ten miles from Indianapolis after a front tire blowout. J Wingard uninjured. They were returning from Frankfort where they testified in a suit. Bowen and Mayhill were taken to a hospital, then to Camden and home. The Mayhill car is almost a total wreck with full insurance.
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E. W. Bowen
B. B. Mayhill
J. Wingard
Bowen
Mayhill
Wingard
Indianapolis
Camden
School Case Being Heard in Frankfort Circuit Court
The suit Smith et al versus Shaffer et al grows out of the Deer Creek school district purchase of Shaffer property for a new school site in Frankfort. The Clinton circuit court with Judge Devol has heard evidence since last Monday. a decision is not yet expected. Attorneys for the defendants include Pollard Cartwright Wason James Obear and Thomas Ryan of Frankfort. plaintiffs are Boyd Julien William Robinson and Benjamin Long of Logansport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Et al
Shaffer
Deer. Creek Consolidated
Charles Weaver
W .R. Quick
Miles Martin
Pollard, Cartwright & Wason
James Obear
Thomas Ryan
Frankfort
Boyd & Julien
William Robinson
Benjamin Long
Logansport
Robbery at gunpoint on Indiana road trip details five victims
Five travelers from Indianapolis to Delphi were robbed near Rossville and Radnor road by four men in a Hudson car. They diverted to a farmhouse to escape, then northbound again faced the same vehicle. About $30 was taken at about 8:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Groninger
Kathlene
Marietta
Irene Jacoby
Nada Clawson
Indianapolis
Murat Theatre
Rossville
Radnor
Delphi
Lewis D Landis Dies in Chicago
Death notice reports Lewis D. Landis died Tuesday May 1 at Franklin Boulevard hospital Chicago after long illness. Survived by his step daughter Edna M Halligan. widow Mary E Landis died March 21 in Carroll County. Funeral set for Friday at 2 pm in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis D. Landis
Franklin Boulevard Hospital
Chicago
Landis
Mary E. Landis
Carroll County
Edna M
Straight) Halligan
Building Addition at Goff Variety Store
A small one story addition is being added to the rear of the Goff Variety Store.
Winners of First Place Announced in Event
Avanella Warren and Jane Myer tied for first place in the competition. Hilda Trent and Andrew Shhindler also placed, with winners listed in the final standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avanella Warren
Jane Myer
Hilda Trent
Andrew Shhindler
Primary Ballot Instruction for Democratic Party
The sample primary ballot instructs voters to mark a cross in the box next to a candidate’s name in the right-hand column to cast a vote. It explains how to indicate selection for a person running in the 1928 Democratic Party race.
Atkinson Victim of Heart Attack Social Leader Dies
Frank Atkinson, longtime Carroll County native and banker partner in A. T. Bowen, died suddenly of heart trouble last Thursday. He had farmed in Rock Creek township, lived in Delphi, and was active in the Masonic lodge with Knights Templar in attendance at his Sunday funeral in the Masonic Cemetery. He is survived by daughters Margaret and Mrs. Bower Patterson and by a sister Artie McCain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Atkinson
Rock Creek Township
A. T. Bowen
Laura Griffith
Joseph Been
Atkinson
Masonic Lodge
Margaret
Delphi
Bower Patterson
Chicago
Artie McCain
Brownsville
Texas
Masonic Cemetery
Knights Templar
Auto Turns Turtle on Big Creek Hill
A car driven by Jack Jackson with Charles Lenhert slid on a narrow Big Creek hill Wednesday evening and overturned. Both occupants escaped injury as ground slipped and sent the auto down an embankment. two machines attempted to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Jackson
Charles Lenhert
Big Creek Hill
Mr. Jackson
Demonstration Turns Loud as Colby Fires Vest Bullet
In the sheriff's office A J Colby, in presence of Sheriff Riley Sink and others, fires a .38 at his chest to demonstrate a bullet proof vest. The blast echoes through the courthouse while Colby explains the vest sells for 100 dollars and is used in nearby cities. Sheriff Link plans to seek county funds to buy vests for his successor.
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A. J. Colby
Riley Sink
Colby
Sheriffs Office
Link
Marshal Henry Powell
Flora
Ives
John Long
Delphi
Mr. Powell
Court House
Sickness in Delphi School Reduces Attendance
School officials report unprecedented illness at Delphi, with 273 days lost in one week. County Attendance Officer Casad records 220 absent in the grades and 52 from the high school amid widespread sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Casad
Don Woodruff Case Postponed Again
The trial of Don Woodruff for the Deer Creek store holdup was postponed on defense motion by Attorney Al Jenkins of Logansport after a jury was summoned by Sheriff Riley Sink. The circuit court case was delayed before the jury could begin yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Woodruff
Deer Creek
al Jenkins
Logansport
Riley Sink
Wabash Depot Change Under Way With seventeen Men At Work
The Wabash railroad shifts to a single depot by consolidating passenger and freight operations. Seventeen maintenance of way workers renovate the passenger depot, convert the west room to freight use, remove walls, redecorate interiors, and add a south and west driveway for freight loading. Telegraph and signal crews prepare to install a semaphore and adjust lines. Officials will not disclose exact aims but expect some employees to be laid off. the fate of the current freight depot is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Railroad
Maintenance of Way Department
Signal Gang
Western Union
Farm Residence Burned on County Line Road
The Bennett Schell home three miles southwest of Delphi on County Line Road was destroyed by fire at noon last Sunday. Firefighters arriving could not save the structure due to inadequate pumping equipment. little furniture survived and most clothing and bed linens on the lower floor were lost. The Bennetts had only moved in March 1, with Harve Studebaker transferring salvaged items to the tenant house on Mrs. George Trawin’s farm. Insurance coverage is partial.
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Bennett Schell
Delphi
Fire Department of
Bennett
Harve Studebaker
George Trawin
Mrs Zua Gerard Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Zua Gerard aged 50 longtime Carroll County resident died Friday at her home four miles south of Delphi after several months of illness. Survived by husband Verne Gerard three sons Harry and Roger at home Fred of Indianapolis and daughter Mildred at home one brother Rev J Wilkinson of Poplar Bluff Missouri. Funeral service held at the Christian church Monday at 2 30 p m with Rev L E Knox officiating and burial in the Masonic cemetery.
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Zua Gerard
Carroll County
Delphi
Verne Gerard
Harry
Roger
Fred
Indianapolis
Mildred
Rev. J. Wilkinson
Poplar Bluff
Christian Church
L. E. Knox
Masonic Cemetery
Kerlin Named Distributor for General Electric Refrigerator
Hi Kerlin becomes distributor for the General Electric refrigerator, touted as iceless and revolutionary. The unit is praised for simplicity quiet operation and low running costs. Two machines delivered in Delphi with Dr John Carney and Robert Davidson receiving units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HI Kerlin
General Electric
Kerlin
Delphi
John ‘Carney
Robert Davidson
Moses Karr 83 Dies at Home in Delphi
Moses Karr age 83 died at 4 15 Thursday morning at his home in Delphi after a lingering illness and complications of diseases. He leaves a daughter Mrs Nora Fawsett of Delphi and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not been arranged.
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Moses Karr
Delphi
Nora Fawsett
Miss Edna M. Straight Weds T. Frank Halligan in Chicago
Friends in Carroll County report the marriage of Edna M. Straight to T. Frank Halligan on April 14 in Chicago. Halligan is noted in Delphi and Rock Creek where she was raised.
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Carroll County
Edna
M. Straight
T. Frank Halligan
Chicago
Halligan
Delphi
Rock Creek
Mildred Bloyd Transfers Property to Schrader in Delphi
Lafay ette farmer Mildred H Bloyd sells property to Josephine C Schrader a clerk in Delphi in a formal record of transfer. The Citizen subscription note appears in the document.
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Mildred H. Bloyd
Lafayette
Josephine C. Schrader
Delphi
Educational Board set to meet next Monday agenda
Carroll County thirteen township trustees plan a busy session for the regular board meeting and to arrange election supplies for precincts. The main item is selecting a county agricultural agent to replace Harry Ackerson, with Ralph J. Maggart favored by Purdue University and Farm Bureau. If Ackerson returns, Maggart will step down. Also up for discussion is appointing an attendance officer from Catherine Brackenridge Edna Acheson Walter Casad or retaining the present incumbent, with a selection deadline by August 1 not yet fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Board of Education
Harry Ackerson
Ralph J. Maggart
Purdue University
Farm Bureau
Maggart
Ackerson
C. A. Bailey
Catherine Brackenridge
Edna Acheson
Walter Casad
Country Club Opens With A Dinner Dance
The Country club began its season with a dinner and dance last Friday. Many old members attended alongside several new recruits. By early evening guests arrived with baskets and the feast drew praise for standout non resident cooks. The Melody Makers orchestra provided music as the event grew livelier and the committee included Mr and Mrs Paul Quick Dr and Mrs L H Smith Mr and Mrs William G Cowdin and Mr and Mrs C C McFarland though Mr McFarland was absent due to illness.
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Country Club
Delphi
Melody Makers Orchestra
Paul. Quick
L. H. Smith
William G.cowdin
C. C. McFarland
Valuation Fight Over Indiana Hydro Electric Power
County Attorney Gus A Hall and Carroll White county Board of Review members travel to Indianapolis on Saturday May 5 to urge a boost in the Indiana Hydro Electric Power company assessment from about 2 million to 6 million dollars. Insull interests’ attorneys oppose the increase, signaling a heated hearing before the state board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus A. Hall
Board of Review
Carroll and
White Counties
State Board
Indianapolis
Indiana Hydro Electric Power Company
Hall
Insull
Delphi Junior Class to Present Laugh, Clown, Laugh
The junior class at Delphi High School sponsors a Lon Chaney led production titled Laugh, Clown, Laugh at the Arc Theatre. Performances run Monday and Tuesday nights with tickets available from class members.
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Delphi High School
Lon Chaney
Arc Theatre
Holden v Glenn jury verdict favors defendant in damages case
After days of testimony the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant in Holden versus Glenn. The case, filed in Tippecanoe County court, sought $15,000 in damages.
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Holden
Lewis Case Continued In Chicken Theft Hearing
The trial of Gilbert Lewis accused of stealing chickens was continued to the next Monday after a hearing last Monday adjourned.
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Lewis
Gilbert Lewis
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KE. W. Bowen
B. Mayhill
Democratic Party
Frank C. Dailey
Earl H. Crawford
Irvin M. Flora Eees
Leonadis Clay Shank Arts
George R. Dale
Roscal F. ,Wagoner
John FE
Fredrick Soo
George E. Hershman
County Recorder
Oscar S. Baird, SR. Mannan
Olin R. Holt
Wilson E. Bush
Samuel B. Wells
Ep D. Metsker
L. William Curry Oats
Morris W. Ayres Arn
Walter Myers
Pene. T. Beard Albert Stump
Albert G. Clifton
Soea
Henry M. Crone Ee
Coun
Ties
Cass and
Carroll
William Plant
Alonzo I. Clary
Henry Powell
Harry E Reed
Joseph C
Cab
John W. Sinks
Judge Circuit Court
Lester D. Dickinson
William C. Smith
Auda Gee Studebake
Robert F. Johnson
F. Atkinson
Auda G. Studebaker
Wabash
Educational Board
Uia
TAX Board
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