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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1930
Page
3
From the office of County Agent Ralph Maggart the Axent program outlines aims to improve farming conditions increase legume cultivation enhance dairy production and support youth and home economics programs through Boys and Girls Clubs efforts.
Rev. O P Manker sponsors a farm night at Delphi Methodist Church on Sunday May 25 featuring music motion pictures and short talks. Hoosier Quartet from Indianapolis leads the program along with talks by Claude Wickard R J Maggart and others. Pork club weighings and cattle disease discussion follow, with re enrollment and business items for Calf Club after the program.
The article emphasizes weed control for soybeans, urging shallow harrowing before planting and early cultivation with a harrow or rotary hoe. It cites Purdue University findings that cultivated fields yield more, with three cultivations giving the best results, echoed by Carroll county farmers. It also outlines two methods for feeding spring pigs for market: full feeding with grain and tankage plus pasture, or limited daily grain, noting cost and gain differences and farm cooperation observations.
Farm Bureau meetings are planned for June with a motion picture shown and local entertainment provided. The meeting schedule will be announced next week in these columns.
State veterinarian Dr. F. H. Brown will discuss the Control of Contagious Abortion and share latest dairy cattle information with the Dairy Calf club members and other dairy men of Carroll County.
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus unveils The Great Wilno shot from a cannon twice daily in Logansport on May 23. Prominent acts include Clyde Beatty with 30 lions and tigers, Aage Christiansen, and a chorus of ponies, monkeys, bears, and dogs. The Golden Orient opens the show with lavish costumes, scenery, and electrical effects.
Floyd Julien, Carroll county chair man for the Citizens Military Training camp, reports four volunteers join the June to July session at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis. Enlistees are Howard Hunter Delphi Merle Lang Delphi Mark Carter Bringhurst Madison Township and Martin Ridder Madison Township. Lang and Rider have prior Fort Harrison experience and may qualify for reserve officers exams. Carter and Carter are in the basic group.
The O'Connor Company, based in Monon, is laying fills and building bridges on State Road 24 east and west of Logansport. A 40,000 yard fill is done and a bridge over the Pennsylvania railroad is nearly finished. Additional paving contracts exist in White County with ongoing progress at Monon. Workers are also on three structures along State Road 29 north of Burlington. Most summer work remains to finish all projects.
Relatives announce the approaching marriage of George Roskuski of Fort Wayne formerly of this city to Miss Agnes Dinninger of Fort Wayne. The ceremony will be performed Tuesday June 3 at Fort Wayne. Roskuski is the son of Mr and Mrs John Roskusk and well known here where he attended local schools and has many friends. Dinninger has visited here often and is described as a charming lady.
Lora Titlow of Delphi Indiana placed a first class lament wave on record dated 8 12. The brief notice notes the event or status with no additional details.
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