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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1926
Page
1
A collection of wry lines on manners, work, crime, and hypocrisy. Observations critique gentility, labor, marriage, fate, and public life with sharp humor and cultural snapshots. The pieces lampoon pretension, justice, and daily folly across a broad social canvas.
The list records the May term petit jurors for Carroll Circuit Court. Names include Isaac L. Wolf, Jackson Thomas J. Ryan, and Jefferson Stong TM, associated with Deer Creek and Democrat entries.
The first band concert of the year will be held next Thursday evening under Prof. Coffing of Purdue University. The first street dance is scheduled for June 10.
Mr and Mrs L W Redding announce the engagement of their oldest daughter Alta C to Merritt E Johnson of Morocco Indiana. The wedding will take place soon.
The Delphi High School commencement drew a large crowd as Dr. W. P. Deering of Oakland City College delivered an address on The Fine Art of Appreciation. Prizes awarded included Bradshaw prizes for top four-year average and several English merit awards to seniors Broadrick Wells Wells Heiland Amick and Ferrier, with diplomas presented by Supt. Amick and Principal Stinebaugh.
D A R prize holder John David Carmichael achieved the highest grade in United States History and earned the D A R history medal. Rector Scholarship recipient George Obear, senior class, will attend De Pauw University with an average around 96 to 97 percent. Junior High awards list English winners by class and rank with names including Jeanette Wolf Laurel Nickells Ruth Kleinman Chetina DeLong and others.
A large crowd attended the Sunday evening Baccalaureate service at the Presbyterian church with Rev. R. B. Kern of the Methodist church delivering a masterly address. L. Rass musen from Logansport performed two violin numbers with Mrs. Stone, a chorus directed by Mrs. Mabel Stewart sang, and local musicians and teachers provided piano and pipe organ accompaniment.
Precinct committeemen will meet Saturday afternoon at a Delphi host site at 2:00 PM. Plans will be discussed and attendees urged to be present. John W. Conny chairs the event.
Local Carroll stores advertise a limited time mix including Proctor products such as a six piece saucepan set and select grocery items. The ad highlights a value bundle with bundled savings and low prices to attract shoppers.
The telephone population center has shifted from Boston to Burrows. Engineers say Carroll County town sits near the exact middle of over 10.6 million instruments in service nationwide, marking a milestone in communications history.
Wilson B. Hinkle 59 of Mishawaka died at St. Joseph's Hospital South Bend at 8 p.m. Sunday. He lived in Carroll County most of his life and was well known legally. The Rev. C L Pf tor of the Gotingeitie church officiated. Survived by his wife, daughter, one brother and five sisters including William E. Hinkle Miss Anna Hinkle and Mrs. W A Trobaugh of Cutler Mrs. John Draper of Flora Mrs F A McDaniels of Indianapolis and Mrs McCarty of Frankfort.
A free street dance will be held in Camden next Wednesday evening June 2. The public is invited to attend.
A quiet country ceremony at the Jewett home south of Bringhurst united Miss Bessie Jewett and J. C. Yonker of Madison Indiana. The bride a Bringhurst High School graduate and longtime primary teacher later studied at Manchester College. Yonker has taught in Carroll County and served as high school principal at Camden before moving to Bringhurst. The couple left for a Yellowstone Park honeymoon trip.
Lou Ingles of Denver Colorado is in Chicago and plans a visit to Delphi soon with his wife Ada Lathrope Inglee. The fragment mentions their travels and upcoming engagement.
Members of Boothroyd Post G A R and Ladies of the G A R meet at the court house at ten o'clock to march to the church. Flowers from Delphi residents will be used to decorate graves with the American Legion and Boy Scouts. A noon lunch for G A R members follows a short program with Rev Dale Le Count of the Presbyterian church delivering the address.
The Delphi members will meet Sunday at 9:00 A.M. at the Club Rooms and proceed to various cemeteries to decorate graves. Automobiles will be provided. A. We Wolever is the committee chair.
The D. A. R. memorial service was moved from Monday to this afternoon. Mrs. Myron Ives is in charge of arrangements.
Most Delphi business houses will close next Monday due to Decoration Day. The holiday will be widely observed across Carroll county with many attending services and others visiting cemeteries to place flowers on graves.
Comrades of Booth royd Post G A R listed as having passed since last Decoration Day A B Ledman Flora Daniel Overholser Flora Jacob B Fisher Delphi
The Monticello Chamber of Commerce will hold a banquet next Wednesday evening, June 2, at the Delphi Methodist Church. Details on time and program were announced by chamber officials.
Seven bidders attended the general construction bidding for the Delphi Methodist church with prices from Barnes Construction Co at 25970 to Day Construction Co at 42312. Heating and plumbing bids ranged from Hatton Company at 2595 to Lane & Pike at 3294. The trustees have not signed contracts yet. the building committee backs the lowest general bid and says construction could start soon and finish in four months.
Early this week a sign painter started to decorate the large glasses over the courthouse doors with signs directing people to the toilets. The job was not completed before protests grew strong enough for their removal.
Fragmentary notes indicate city commissions grapple with building committee funding and authority. Officials search for a workable solution amid stalled progress and unclear leadership.
Fragmentary OCR lists several individuals including Charles Zahn and C. Slagle with unclear roles. The legible fragments suggest a local notice or notice-like item mentioning people and a place, but content is largely unreadable and lacks concrete events or actions.
Indiana Democrats invite affiliates to a delegate convention at Tomlinson Hall Indianapolis on June 3 1926 at 9:00 A M to adopt a platform and nominate state officers including two US Senators one for two year term Ratify Evans Woollen nomination and other posts with 1 318 delegates total Ninth District delegates meet June 2 1926 7:00 P M at the Governor's Office room 204 to select district officers and committee members.
The Indiana Republican state convention nominated candidates for statewide offices including Auditor Lewis Bowman Treasurer Grace Urbahns Clerk of the Supreme Court Charles Biederwolf State Superintendent Charles Miller and judges for the Supreme and Appellate Courts. The platform rebuked President Coolidge for World Court stance and farmer aid, while endorsing tax reform and stronger enforcement. it also noted internal party tensions and bolt threats from Farm Bureau leaders and editors.
A narrator recalls Martinsville Indiana as a place of rheumatiz until a recent Friday afternoon. He describes the town’s lingering ailments and the change in mood as events unfold, with reminiscences of local figures and the sense of a community under strain.
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