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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1938
Page
5
The Carroll Circuit Court of Carroll County Indiana appoints Minerva Ellen Million Executrix of the estate of William L. Fowler, deceased. Julien and Kerlin attorneys. April 21, 1938.
In the Carroll Circuit Court April Term 1938 Netta Whitcher executrix of Caroline Stoner deceased has filed final settlement and vouchers. The court will examine the account on June 9 1938 in Delphi Indiana. Heirs creditors or legatees must appear and show cause why the account should not be approved. Clerk Wilbur Lane. Clarence R Cowger attorney for executrix. 13-31.
Eligible claims total 719 from Lafayette district up to Tuesday night with 271 in Lafayette, 343 at Attica, 19 at Delphi, 2 at Fowler, 68 at Frankfort, 1 at Kentland, 13 at Monticello, and 2 at Rensselaer. Max weekly benefit 15 dollars. maximum payable 225 dollars. The district serves 13,222 covered workers across nine counties.
Delphi dedicates its new grade school building with speeches and music. Principal Floyd I. McMurray and Indiana University’s Prof. William O. Lynch address the crowd along with Virgil R. Mullin and F. M. Logan urging first class status and North Central Association membership. Superintendent Amick presided as exhibits from various classes attracted hundreds.
Claude Wickard, AAA regional chief and former Carroll county farmer, appeals to Carroll farmers to join a new acreage program. He notes a reduced deduction rate for overplanting and outlines payments of 1.25 per acre with penalties up to 6.25, urging restraint to avoid market gluts and need for future corn loans.
Mr and Mrs Chester Carney and family of Logansport visited Mr and Mrs Paul Brown Sunday. Mr and Mrs Paul Mayhill of Del pai visited Mr and Mrs Bob Shaffer Sunday. Mr and Mrs Henry Hobaugh visited Mr and Mrs Orman Plumb at Lafayette Sunday.
A modern reawakening of Salem witchcraft fears reads as a history page from American lore. The writer mocks the Salem episode and notes the townsfolk drove a woman from town rather than burn her, while praising civilization for avoiding legalized murder.
Mrs J H Roller hosts guests at Walcott and many neighbors visit kin across Adams Township. Families from Rockfield Delphi Georgetown Deer Creek and Bloomington share Sunday calls. Weather brings rain aiding farmers though frost damaged gardens and fruit. Robert Million returns home with leg cast. German band performs at Burrows church. Fred Million and son aid his care. visits to Idaville.
William Cassius Henderson 76 died of a heart attack at work on a neighbor’s farm in Carroll County. He had lived mostly in Tippecanoe Township and had been widowed for about twenty years. Survived by son Lee and daughter Muriel Robertson, two brothers, a sister, and other relatives. Funeral from Grimm and Sons on Sunday at 1 30 p m with burial in Hebron Cemetery.
A reflective piece argues Americans are largely neutral on the Spanish conflict while condemning the bombing of civilians in Barcelona and Madrid. It questions Allied and Axis motivations and warns that fascist leaders may justify brutality as progress, urging restraint and caution about democracy and liberty overseas.
Grace Ferguson of Indianapolis becomes the bride of Charles Eginhart Haugh of Indianapolis in a Sunday ceremony at Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church. Officiating was Rev. S B Harry. The couple will reside at 2241 Carrollton Avenue, Indianapolis, with out of town guests from Logansport and Knightstown.
The local American Legion Auxiliary will run the annual Poppy sale on Saturday May 28. About 450000 crimson handmade paper poppies were produced in Marion Indiana by war disabled veterans. All proceeds fund rehabilitation work locally and nationally. Poppy sales volunteers donate their time. The distribution committee includes Ann B Scarff Marie Swickard Hazel Kirkpatrick Eva Davidson Josephine Ulm Lola Parks Pauline Shaffer Carrie McCain.
Joseph Loy of the Loy Roofing Company met last Wednesday with Mr Berdan head of the built up department of Johns Manville in Indianapolis. Johns Manville approved bonded roofers of Indiana also attended. The day was spent in discussions of built up roofing problems.
Henry Mayo of the Purdue University Husbandry Department will conduct sheep dipping demonstrations at Jim Martin farm east of the new state road and at E. W. Baum farm one mile south of Delphi, May 27. Harold Kasten will operate the split and begin on May 27 with routes published that date. County Farm Bureau members reviewed cards listing 3 000 sheep to be dipped for oil and external parasites, with counts by township and owners.
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