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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1926
Page
1
A compilation of scattered wits and quips on love work age and society. Observations on bondage golf swords women and manners appear as satirical vignettes with fragmentary lines and corrected phrases. The piece blends humor with social commentary through incomplete lines and playful misprints.
T. W. Armstrong county superintendent reports 1926 school enumeration for ages 6 to 21 totals 3922 students with 1999 males and 1923 females. Loss of 20 from 1925. Deer Creek township shows 207 males and 189 females from the city and 134 males and 151 females from the township. Local schools total 341 boys and 340 girls. Enumeration by township lists losses and gains.
John H. Randall deputy game warden was convicted Thursday in White County Court of illegal possession of liquor. A jury sentenced him to 30 days at the State Penal Farm with a $100 fine, but the jury recommended suspending the sentence. Prosecutor John A. Rothrock and assistant C R Pollard represented the state.
A obituary notes the death of a 60 year old woman on a Delph i area farm four miles east of Del phi on Sunday May 9 1926. She leaves a large family including husband Perry E. Trent a son Eddie and three surviving children Leo and two others. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at two o'clock at home conducted by Rev J G Stinebaugh with several relatives present.
A fragment notes a Mercy program initiative within the department, outlining its aims and potential community impact. The brief suggests the effort seeks broader support and collaboration across city offices.
John W. Kerlin of Rockfield was elected Democratic county chairman at a meeting of newly elected precinct committeemen. Clyde Walb was reelected state chairman. Republicans re elected William Brown as county chairman with Mrs. L. H. Smith as vice chair and James C. Smock as treasurer. The secretary will be appointed by Mr. Brown.
Thursday May 138 the annual May day picnic was held at St. Josephs Convent Tipton Indiana. A number of pupils from the school taught by this order of Sisters attended. The day featured romping on the campus and tennis.
The council passed a resolution to advertise for bids for a new street lighting system after no objections. Bids are to be received on June 8. Holding Company members for a city building project sought city officials’ cooperation to determine the lease terms and how the city will operate the facility.
The Ladies of the Governor Morton Circle G A R will not hold a meeting next week due to the encampment at Ft Wayne.
The Tippecanoe township Home Economies club will hold an afternoon meeting on Wednesday May 19 at the Pittsburg hall. The first lesson in the second year's dressmaking course will be given.
The Indiana Rebekah Assembly will convene on Monday May 17 at nine o'clock A M with a closing session planned for the evening.
Democrats filed accounts listing Edward Beard as the only candidate reporting. Other names appear in the filing: Robert Davasel, Walter Casad, Riley Sink, Elmer Dunkin, Walter D. Bailey and Stephen Sherman.
The American Legion Auxiliary of Delphi promotes Poppy week May 22 to 29 with pops made in hospitals to tell veterans stories. One tale follows a man stranded in St Paul who, jobless and worn from war service, helped craft poppies while relying on welfare for meals.
The Junto club of Delphi hosted over two hundred friends at The Limberlost near Rome City showing pictures of a beloved author. Browns County slides formed another evening feature. Mrs Nieworth played pipe organ, Miss Lulu Fauber sang, and guests met Mr and Mrs Hohenberger to discuss the pictures.
Carl McFarland has leased the C. C. Julius business room and will move his grocery on June 1. The new location will be larger and closer to the traffic center, improving access for customers.
Miss Minerva Egan county health nurse concluded her season last Saturday. Her contract ran to June 1 but she left a month early to attend a nurses convention in Atlantic City this month, leaving the county without a health.
Judge F. Carr appoints Tim McCormick and Joseph Been to the County Board of Review. The first meeting is scheduled for June 7.
Jake Bush of this city received the contract to build the golf course club house with work starting immediately for Woof Excavating or basement construction.
The group highlights opportunities for graduates to engage in national service programs and community projects, inviting alumni to participate and support ongoing initiatives. Members emphasize civic duty, mentorship, and helping recent graduates transition into public service roles.
Monroe Township organized a girls club on May 4 with a community meeting planned for May 18. Members include Opal Ross Ruth Jenkins Myrtle Moshier Roxie Eva Martha Unger Evelyn Ross Olive Shoff Thelma Quinn Hazel Kingery Gleda Brittain Edith Myer Mary Angle Florence Albaugh Helen Voorhees Maxine Quinn and Lucile Jenkins.
A Girls Sewing Club of fourteen members has been organized in Jefferson Township under the leadership of Miss Martha Sites. Members include Rachel Thelma Galloway Nada Holloway Mary Crook Freda Goslee Clatia Kennard.
At the Clay Township Farm Bureau meeting in Owasco on Monday evening the first Sewing Club in Clay Township was formed. Nine girls enrolled and elected Mrs. Homer Heffley as Local Leader. Officers chosen were Meredith Doctor president Thelma Heffley vice president Avis Ritchey secretary Nina Keller Long Leader. Members listed include Thelma Heffley Mable Heffley Mary Elizabeth Hufford Roxie Powell Avis Ritchey Nine Keller Mary Hiner Meredith Doctor and Faye Gard.
Mrs Geo Hall of Delphi is among Carroll County’s first entrants in the Hoosier Products Show at Purdue May 18 and 19. She will compete in the cake and bread classes as many prizes are offered in the event.
The American Legion and Legion Auxiliary plan a two day state meeting at the West Baden hotel on June 5 and 6 with attendance expected around 1000 guests.
A fragmented excerpt references delivering a message to Garcia and locating a target for a prevention formula. The text mentions a Sunday Washington setting and a Christ Church, implying a historical or ceremonial context with scattered phrases about plans and aims.
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