May 18 Hearing On Pittsburg School Bond Issue
A public hearing on the proposed 27000 bond for a new Pittsburg school in Tippecanoe township will be held May 18 at 10:00 AM in Carroll county auditor J L Whiteman’s office. Organized by state tax board members, the meeting responds to 106-name petition arguing higher taxes and unnecessary new building. the old structure is condemned. Gus A Hall represents petitioners. James Obear represents trustee W F Riley. Delphi area rail rates denied. Monon railway cites past losses and says rates may return next year if traffic improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Whiteman
Carroll County
Pittsburg
Tippecanoe Township
State
State Health Board
Gus A. Hall
James Obear
W. F Riley
Roth Hatke Wedding Solemnized in St Josephs Church
Opal Helen Roth and Carl Hatke of Lafayette wed at St Josephs Church Monday morning at 9 30 in a ceremony with high mass devotions and benediction. Attendants included Margaret Hatke and Paul Freiberger. The couple plans a south motor trip after a breakfast at the bride’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s Church
Opal Helen Roth
Carl Hatke
Lafayette
Clifford Reed
Margaret Hatke
Paul Freiberger
Anna Lamb
Miss Lamb
C. J. McGreevey
Mendelssohn
James Roth
Hatke
Delphi High School
Fred C. Martin
Boyd-Martin Boat Company
Manistee
Mich
Lafayette High School
School of Mechanics
Mothers Party and Officers Re‑elected at Mission Circle
Seventeen guests and twelve members of the Mission Circle met for a mothers party at the home of Mrs Lettie Pruitt. Miss Jean Pruitt presided as president and officers from last year were re elected. Officers listed include President Jean Pruitt vice president Ray Orr secretary Ruth Johns treasurer Asa Cohee literature secretary Opal Hawley and sponsors Mrs Yanus Wells and Mrs L E Knox. Mrs Wells led a lesson on India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Jean
Naomi
Lettie Pruitt
Jean Pruitt
Ray Orr
Ruth Johns
Asa Cohee
Opal Hawley
Voorhees Seward road contracts let by county board
The board of county commissioners awarded two road construction contracts and granted time extensions on four others. William Mahony won the Voorhees road in Rock Creek township for 1 057.44 and the Seward road in Washington township for 5 097.00. Bidders included Clark, Holloway, Browning, Carvey, Davis, and others with amounts listed. Time extensions till May 20 were granted for several roads in Clay, Washington, Jackson, Monroe, Carrollton, Creek, and Adams townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
William Mahony
Rock Creek Township
Seward Road
Washington Township
Voorhees Road
Scott Clark
Flora
Albert’ Holloway
Yeoman
Russell Parker
Kokomo
Sant Browning
Royal Center
Morris Ayres
Cutler
Lovell
Smith
Robert C. Snowberger
Camden
Carvey
Tombaugh & Carvey
Charles F. Davis
Albert Holloway
Harshman
John E. Swartz
Clay Township
Ora A. Johnson
Washington
Jacob H. Pullen
Jackson
Monroe
Manford W. Landes
Carrolton
Creek
George
Paul Rule Chosen as Highway Officer
Paul Rule son of Mr and Mrs Perry Rule of Madison township has been selected as one of thirty men to join the state highway police force once Indiana statutes are in effect. He will serve as a petrolman with a unit headquartered at Fowler. Training is underway for the new officers amid a statewide expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul. Rule
Perry Rule
Madison Township
Rule
Fowler
Baptist Missionary Society Meeting at Mrs Howe Home
The Baptist Missionary Society met Tuesday at Mrs. N J Howe's home with Mrs Josephine Ulm presiding and Mrs Walter Utterback in charge. Devotions led by Mrs Jennie Wolfe. Musical selections by Orpha and Ethyl Heiland. Refreshments followed. members toured Mrs Howe's lawn with Deer Creek valley view. Next meeting June 2 at Misses Goldie and Florence Scott for a cooperative luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Missions
The
Baptist Missionary Society
N. J. Howe
Josephine Ulm
Walter Utterback
Jennie Wolfe
W.H. Bradshaw
Mort Hefner
Paul Béck
Ulm
Misses ' Orpha
Thel Heiland
Bridge Party at Country Club Planned This Thursday
The first of a series of bridge parties at the Country Club will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 30. A business meeting precedes at 2:00, with all members urged to attend. The committee includes Mrs C Mrai, George C Cart, H Cartwright, Mrs Dick, Mrs E W Bowen, and Mrs George Arnold, with broader coordination by Mrs John Carney, Mrs E O Gumm, and Mrs Edwin Ruffing. Mr and Mrs C B Shaffer depart Friday for Tuscaloosa Alabama for their daughter Miss Lewis's University of Alabama commencement on May 12. Mrs Charles Lane of Mulberry, formerly of Delphi, was rushed to St Elizabeth's hospital in Lafayette after an automobile accident Friday afternoon, with fears of a broken hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
George C. Cart
H. Cartwright
E.W. Bowen
George Arnold
John Carney
E .O. Gumm
Edwin Ruffing
C.B. Shaffer
Tuscaloosa, Ala
University of Alabama
Miss Lewis
Charles Lane
Mulberry
Delphi
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Lafayette
Tragic Rockfield Suicide by Interurban Car
W Barber age 10 formerly of Rockfield killed himself Sunday evening by lying under an east bound interurban at Rockfield. It was his third attempted suicide and he had written a note to Delbert Galbreath predicting his death. Coroner Hunter and Mr Fidler found him with a pen knife and he had planned to shoot himself but lacked proper ammo. Burial was at the I O O F cemetery per his note. Barber had been a former Christian minister who recently transferred his property to Mrs Monroe Fidler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Barber
Logansport
Rockfield
Barbet
Delbert Galbreath
Monroe
Fidler
Mr. Galbreath
Mr.Galbreath
C. W. Hunter
Barber
Galbreath
Henry Tripp
Tripp
Monroe’ Fidler
Proclamation Declares Saturday Carnation Day in Delaware
The proclamation honors War Mothers and their service in war relief. It designates Saturday May 9 as carnation day in Delaware and surrounding areas and urges citizens to buy and wear a carnation to support wounded soldiers and sponsor hospital aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deland
Birthday Party for Donnabelle and Billie Dean Smith
Mrs. Fannie Smith hosted a Saturday afternoon birthday party for her grandchildren Donnabelle Smith age six and Billie Dean Smith age three. Thirteen guests and eight mothers attended with Hileen Smith and Mary OF sten helping. The dining room featured pink and white decor with apple blossoms lilacs and bleeding hearts. Colorful balloons and May baskets served as favors. Ices and cakes were served as guests celebrated three May birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Smith
Donnabelle Smith
Billie Dean Smith
Hileen Smith
Mary Ofsten
Ty May
Country Club Party To Be Held Friday Evening
A cooperative supper and card party will take place at the Country Club Friday evening. The committee includes Dr and Mrs Crampton Mr and Mrs Lostutter Mr and Mrs Hanna Dr and Mrs Welter Gochenour and Mr and Mrs Henry B Wilson. John Flora of Hoagland Indiana visited relatives in Delphi with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Cn. Crampton
Paul Lostutter
John Hanna
Welter. Gochenour
John Flora
Hoagland
Ind
Alten County
Delphi
Levin Mote
Lakes Region Growth North of Delphi Expected to Reach 5000
The lakes region north of Delphi has grown steadily over five years despite low mood. Indianapolis owners hold many cottages, with Delphi residents building on Lake Freeman. Population is projected to reach 5000 within five years as development continues. owners come from Marion Kokomo Anderson Frankfort Lafayette Chicago Hammond and Logansport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakes
Indianapolis
Marion
Kokomo
Anderson
Frankfort
Lafayette
Chicago
Hammond
Logansport
Delphi
Lake Freeman
Incomplete OCR: Death Notice Fragments
Fragmentary notice states someone died on a Tuesday and names surviving relatives including a wife and children. The readable text lists locations and surnames but lacks full details and clear dates or context.
County Sunday School Rally Planned at Church of the Brethren
Carroll county religious education council schedules a county Sunday School rally at Church of the Brethren in Jtora on Sunday afternoon May 17. Indiana Council of Religious Education president J Raymond Schutz will address the gathering, with a strong musical program and county winners of Bible memory and storytelling contests to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Council of Religious. Education
Church of the Brethren
Jtlora
Raymond Schutz
Indiana, Council of Religious Education
Manchester
Schutz
Guardians and estates face tax fixed sums and court actions
Guardians Charlies E. Smith and Moses B. Wagoner appointed for Per lena Myrtle Overholser with final report and resignation. Inheritance taxes set at 187.75 for Amanda Davidson estate and 58.74 for the Duffy estate. Legal actions include quo warranto against Lester Dickinson et al, and divorce case Amanda Plunkett vs George Plunkett. Distribution report filed by commissioners and judgment for AT Bowens Co. against Carl W. Ross for 3683.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies BE. Smith
Perlena Myrtle Overholser
Amanda Davidson
Aca
Duffy
Moses BE. Wagoner
Clen’ Wagoner
Perlene Myrtle Overholser
Indiana
Lester Dickinson
Office of ‘Advisory “Board
Madison Township
Amanda’ Plunkett
George W. Plunkett
Mary J. McCain
Delbert
Fo Atkinson
AT. Bowens & Co
Carl W. Ross
Madison Township Economics Club Meeting at Mrs May Thompson’s Home
The Madison Township Economics Club will hold an all day meeting on Wednesday May 13 at the home of Mrs May Thompson in Radnor. Each lady is asked to bring a covered dish and contribute a modest fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madiison Township
Olub
Madison
May Thompson
Radnor
Nine Days Remain in County Contest for Prizes
As the nine day finale approaches, candidates press for votes in the county contest. Promises and public backing push efforts, with Delphi and the contest department offering major prizes and smaller awards for top sellers. Final day stakes loom as voters arrive, urging action and urging contestants to maximize votes before May 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi ¢. 3
Departmente i
Jion
Miss Helen Erb Dies of Pneumonia at Delphi Home
Miss Helen Erb age 21 daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Erb five miles south of Delphi died Saturday morning of pneumonia. She leaves her parents a brother Joseph and three sisters Thelma Mary Loda and Betty. A Delphi High School graduate funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the home Rev Stinebaugh officiating interment in Flora cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Erb
Roy Erb
Delphi
Joseph
Thelma
Mary Loda
Betty
Helen
Delphi High School
Stinebaugh
Flora Cemetery
Tipwa Grange Conveys Fourth Degree to Eleven Candidates
The Tipwa Grange ladies degree team conferred the fourth degree on eleven candidates last Thursday evening. A program of music and readings followed, with refreshments of fruit salad and cake served. The group concluded the ceremony with the CB, Pall Piper Glenn Lesions, a tow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipwa
Grange
Vacation in County Guests of Burlington Host Couple
Dr. Warren Everman and his sister Miss Dora Everman of Berkeley California visited Burlington for six weeks staying with Mr and Mrs E E Barnard. Everman was county school superintendent here years ago and later worked in Washington and now heads a museum in San Francisco. He will visit Champaign Illinois and Washington before spending most of vacation in Carroll County. Mr and Mrs Wess Barnard of Burlington also visited Mrs Barnard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Everman
Dora Everman
Berkeley
Cal
E. E. Barnard
Everman
Washington
San Francisco
Calif
Burlington
Champaign
Dll
Carroll County
Wess Barnard
Barnard
Pastor Rev H Hugo Takes Rockfield Burrows Charge
Rev H Hugo of Boswell has accepted the pastorate of Rockfield and Burrows Presbyterian churches and moved to the Rockfield manse. He preached at Rockfield last Sunday and will preach at Burrows this Sunday. The two churches had been without a pastor for months after Rev L Dewey Burham resigned for Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Hugo
Boswell
Rockfield
Burrows
Hugo
L. Dewey Burham
Havana
Cube
Boswell Presbyterian
Burrows Presbyterian
J. D. Powell
Bickett
Roth
Delphi pupils showcase Calendar of Months at armory program
The first six grades of Delphi schools present a Friday evening program at 7 30 in the armory titled The Calendar of Months. Each month features a different act including June Tom Thumb wedding July Uncle Sam August Harmonica Band October Witches Dance November Armis tice song December Christmas story January Ruth Sites Valentine dances and other acts. The Red Cross board also met Saturday planning a cooperative supper May 21 and a broadcast of President Hoover's address from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Armory
Tom
Miss Keever
Uncle Sam
Buddy Mount
Miss. Carrigan
Mrs. Barker
Meredith Jean Kirkpatrick
Valentine
Red Cross Tive
Hoover
Washington
Local Social Mix Includes Noted Guests and Staff Changes
Fragmentary OCR notes guests Devon Smith and George Johnson at a Tividanapolis event with Miss Gillam. Sam Dyer King named teacher in the Ethrecos class. Amick resigns as CL. Barry Julius ages, and a Saline Wax theft of $186 is noted with robbers behind a waterline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devon
Smmith
George Johnson
Misoes
Tivdianapolid Sais
Miss Gillam
Sam Dyer King Beet
Syndsay Synday
Amick
Barry Julius
Delphi to Host New Stockyards and Consolidate Local Yards
J Smith owner and manager of Colburn and Rockfield stockyards plans to discontinue those points and move all business to Delphi within a month. Duffey & Son Co officials met in the city to arrange a site east of Delphi on the paper mill switch for a yard costing about 10000 dollars. Smith has operated Colburn and Rockfield four years and remains affiliated with Duffey & Son Co. of Largo, Indiana, the state’s largest live stock shippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. “Smith
Colburn
Rockfield
Delphi
H. O. Kelley
Wabash Railroad
L. A. High
J. A. Long
Ike. Duffey
Duffey & Son Co
Smith
I. Duffey& Son Co
Largo
Ind
Indiana
Delphi enumeration shows city and townships gains
The Delphi city enumeration rises to 469 with a 42 increase from last year while Deer Creek township climbs to 870 with a 31 gain. City and township counts include 251 boys and 218 girls in Delphi, and 189 boys and 181 girls in Deer Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Deer Creek
Mary Studebaker
J. M. Retherford
Delph
City
Burlington
Adams
Carrollton
Clay
Democrat
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Rock Creek
Tippecanoe
Washington
Flora
Funeral services for Wes ley Eller at Flora church
Funeral services were held at the Old German Baptist church in Flora at 2 30 Wednesday afternoon for Wesley Eller 80 who died at the home of his foster son Edward Eller. He leaves a foster daughter Mrs John Goldsmith three brothers Riley David and Amos and a sister Mrs Ina Douglass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old German Baptist Church
Flora
Wesley Eller
Edward Eller
Riley
David
Amos
Ina Douglass
Clawsones Find New Home After Fire in Tippecanoe
Mr and Mrs Glae Clawson moved into a tenant house on the G W Nelson farm in Tippecanoe township after their home burned. Fourteen neighbors helped them settle, with a new home on the Mrs Frank Stranahan farm expected to be complete in about a month. The Carroll County orchestra led by Carl Maron won first in Close B at the state band and orchestra contest in Lafayette, Marion taking top honors in Class A Shands and Roosevelt of East Chicago winning Class B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glae Clawson
G.W. Nelson
Tippecanoe Township
Mrs. Frank. Stranahan
Carroll County
Carl.Maron
Lafayette
Marion
Shands
Roosevelt
East Chicago
Hardware Dealers Meet in Logansport This Thursday
Hardware dealers from Carroll County join peers from Fulton White Pulaski Miami Howard and Cass counties for a group meeting in Logansport this Thursday evening. A banquet will be served at the Barnes Hotel followed by a program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Fulton, White
Pulaski
Miami
Howard
Cass Counties
Logansport
Barnes Hotel
Carroll County Republican Examined by Judge Wason
A fragment states Dr BF Wray of Camden clerk Julien faced an exam under Judge J P Wason for a local Carroll County matter. Readable portions mention a study period and potential legal action related to the clerkship and office tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Republican
Dr. BF. Wray
Camden
Julien
Carroll Fata
Julen
Mayen
Fon
J.P. Wason
Miss Margaret Dector Recalls California Trip
Fragmentary text notes Miss Margaret Dector daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dector of Lia, a former resident, who recently traveled to California in a contest tied to a late event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret, Dector
Abd -Fre
Melvins Decter
Lia
Delpht Recidunts
California
Pinch
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Tax Board
Monon
Delphi Chamber of Commerce and
Lions Club
Monticello
Opal
Helen Roth
South
Mission
Marion ‘Robbins
State College
Penn
Penn ‘State Chammons'Clubs
United States
Robbins
Pittsburgh
William Stewart
New York
William
Roach
Martin Clingenpeel
Near Flora
Flora Church ‘of the Brethren
Clingenpeel
Charles
Don Garrison
J Charles Jordan
Pred ‘Oyler
West
Peterson
Paul Rule
Country
J. W. Barber
Yantis Wells
Lakes Region
Jana
Wand
Ste Leone
Robert’ Titfayette
Rockfield, Burrows
ON Armory
Fred Gerard
Alice Lucas
Wabash and
Monon Stations
Laiad
C. J. Smith
Rockfield ‘Yards
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