Local News Courtesy Calls for Visitor Mentions
A civic note urges readers to record visits of guests in the Citizen. It suggests mentioning arrivals and departures to show courtesy and hospitality in social rounds.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
5
A civic note urges readers to record visits of guests in the Citizen. It suggests mentioning arrivals and departures to show courtesy and hospitality in social rounds.
Miss Hilda Bowen, attending the national Red Cross convention in Washington, plans visits with school friends in New York and Boston before returning home. Mr and Mrs Raymond Thayer of Frankfort were guests Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Woods. A new metal roof was applied to the barn on the Ram farm near Pittsburg with Loy's doing the work.
Carl Moore spent the weekend with his mother Mrs. Ella Moore who has been ill. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods were Sunday guests of Mrs. Bert Crawford in Frankfort. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roach entertained Saturday evening for several friends. Try one of our delicious cakes for your Sunday dinner at Herlong's Bakery.
Ida and Emma Froushour and Mrs Carrie Jones returned home Monday from Louisville where they attended the Kentucky Derby on Saturday and visited with Mrs Jones daughter. Gertrude Honan returned home Monday from St Vincent hospital in Indianapolis where she underwent an appendectomy.
Local store advertises Semesan Jr seed corn treatment for sale at Elless and Orr, with shoppers urged to purchase. The item sits among a long list of society notes detailing Mother's Day visits, family gatherings, travel to Washington D C and Lafayette, and minor local happenings from Delphi and surrounding towns.
Mrs. C. T. Amick has been confined to her home since Friday when she fell and sprained her ankles while shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Maxwell spent Sunday with Mrs. Maxwell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Thayer.
Loy's Roofing Co. applied a three ply built-up roof to the I. O. O. F. building, replacing an earlier tin covering used when Goff's occupied the site. Rev. Howard Jenkins plans to attend next week's Disciples of Christ state convention in Fort Wayne. The Christian church cottage prayer meeting occurs tonight at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Williams and Mrs. E. H. Dame, led by Mrs. Eugene Crowden. The Young Married People’s Class will meet with a weiner roast at Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Redding’s home on Wednesday evening.
Adams Township relatives including Mrs J H Roller and multiple Petersons attended the funeral of Miss Violet Peterson in Hartford City on Tuesday. The day featured visits from John Gibson Logansport and Earl Elliot Illinois as local families hosted Mother's Day gatherings. Ernest Roller of Indianapolis spent the weekend with his parents.
The draft lists numerous social calls and visits across central Indiana. Residents including Misses Josephine and Rachel Trelan, Reed Crowell, and families of Roller, Leslie, Moorer, Johnson, Randall, Wickersham, Dimmitt, Paschen, Girard, Mourer, and others spent time with relatives at homes in Lafayette Burnetsville Logansport Monticello and Winamac during Mother's Day weekend.
Mr and Mrs Harold Welch hosted relatives at Rockfield for dinner. Several households visited or dined with kin from Delphi Crawfordsville Logansport Flora Terre Haute and Indiana University over the weekend. Mrs Sam Wasson illness eased.
Mr and Mrs Harry Randolph and sons of Columbus Ohio visit relatives here over the weekend. Mr and Mrs William Smock and daughter move to Delphi Tuesday. Mr and Mrs William Cronin move into the Smock property Wednesday. Mrs Mary Justice visits daughter Mrs Frask Thomas and family at Bremnan. James Arnot son of Rev and Mr John Arnot vacationing in Indianapolis with relatives.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.