Local families share Sunday visits and small-town news
AMERICUS Mr and Mrs J F DeWitt and family visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Gus Mochler of Delphi. Ixwelly Ewing and family had Sunday dinner with Claude Scowden and family. Fire damaged the roof of Mrs Mary Schucker's home Tuesday morning but neighbors helped extinguish it. Mr and Mrs G E Lewis and family of Attica visited Sunday with the Nelson families. Poy Wair and family hosted Dan Cripe and daughter Iona of Delphi. Gus Hilgendorf Pat Leslie and son LaVerne Mildred DeWitt spent Sunday at the farmers club house on the Waoasen. Noah Primmer and Walter Halloway are building a new garage.
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Americus
J. F. DeWitt
Gus Mochler
Delphi
Ixwelly Ewing
Claude,Scowden
Mary Schucker
G. E. Lewis
Attica
Nelson
Poy Wair
Dan Cripe
Iona
Gus Hilgendorf
Pat Leslie
LaVerne
Mildred
DeWitt
Farmers Club
Waoasen
Noah Primmer
Walter Halloway
Camden social notes from the George Jones home visit
Camden report lists Mrs. Walter Jones and son Junior plus Fern Wikle of Sedalia visiting George Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Heisman of Valpariso visited Robert Maynes with a return visit planned. D. H. Ringer and others traveled to South Bend. Joe Conrad serves as relief agent at the Pennsylvania station. Mr. Stangle is bed bound with the flu. Glen Maple and daughter of South Bend visited J. C. Yunker and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stangle
Glen Maple
South Bend
J. C. Yunker
Adams Township Social Roundup Spans Neighbors and Visits
Mr and Mrs Nutt of Indianapolis visited with Mr and Mrs C V Hoover over the weekend. Hugh Caughell of Purdue spent the weekend with cousin James Caughell and family. Mrs Henry Hasting and daughter Maria visited James Collin and children west of Idaville. Alfred Lily and daughter Dorothy and H Roller visited Dallas Gunyon couple. Rachel Irelan’s school closed at Knox and she returned home for the summer. Dewey Harvey hosted Sunday friends from Burlington. Mrs Amanda Caughell visited Miss Isabelle Magee at Lockport and her sister Mrs Mary Arnott visiting from Arizona. Russie Garrison and children spent Sunday with her parents C V Hoover. Howard Smith and children spent Sunday at Camp Tecumseh. Birth: a daughter to Mr and Mrs Ben Hook on May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Township
Nutt
Indianapolis
C. V. Hoover
Hugh Caughell
Purdue
James Caughell
Henry Hasting
Maria
James Collin
Idaville
Alfred Lily
Dorothy
H. Roller
Dallas Gunyon
Rachel Irelan
Knox
Dewey Harvey
Burlington
Fred Fastnal
Fastnal
Reynolds
Amanda Caughell
Isabelle Magee
Lockport
Mary Arnott
Arizona
Russie Garrison
Howard Smith
Camp Tecumseh
Ben Hook
East of Delphi Social Guests Share Visits
Mrs. Lena Mummert and children moved from Flora to their farm. Mr. and Mrs. Will Ray of Rockfield visited Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gregg. The Gregg and Gushwa Genrich Brown and Turner families were guests of the Genrichs. Emory McDonald’s funeral was held in Colburn. Sophia Raber is recovering from a sprained back at the Raber home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Ray
Rockfield
Charles Gregg
Albert Gushwa
Lawrence Genrich
Near Delphi
Orville Brown
Young America
John Genrich
Joe Turner
C. W. Sidenbender
Emory McDonald
Colburn
Lena Mummert
Flora
Sophia Raber
Fred Raber
Social notes from West Delphi and Delphi area
Mrs. Robert Hendrickson spends week in Chicago visiting sister Mrs. Geo Stout and family. Mrs Harley Brewer and Pittsburg daughters visit. Mr Brewer works in Logansport. Funeral attendees from area for Mrs Allen Hunt. Leonard Sterrett family visit Oscar Hall. Oscar Johnson recovering from illness. Mrs Chester Palmer assists Johnson. Lee Ward family moving to Delphi. Birthday supper for Raymond and Mrs Bush's daughter. Ed Wells moved from Dr Hatfield farm. Delbert Phebus recovering after interurban collision. son in law of John Julien.
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West Delphi
Robert Hendrickson
Chicago
Geo. Stout
Harley Brewer
Pittsburg
Brewer
Logansport
Allen Huntsinger
Presbyterian Church
Delphi
Leonard Sterrett
Near Battle Ground
Oscar Hall
Oscar Johnson
John Julien
All Talking All Singing All Dancing The Broadway Melody
The Broadway Melody screens at Strand Monticello starting Sunday June 2. Not Brown Coffee Smiths Grocery.
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Strand
Monticello
Smith’s Grocery
Lindbergh Light to Shine Over Chicago Skyward
The Palmolive building will host a 135-foot tower carrying Elmer Sperry s two billion candle power beacon. Authorized by the Chicago city council, the Lindbergh Light will be visible up to 500 miles and cost about 100000, with planes across several states in its beam.
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Chicago
Sperry
Brooklyn
N .C
Cleveland
Minnepolis
Omaha
Kansas City
Memphis
Pittsburg
Colony for Colored Folks on Monticello Lake
Monticello Journal reports heat over a proposed land purchase near Lake Shafer by a group of professional African American residents from Indianapolis seeking a summer colony with golf links and a trap shooting club. Local landowners fear racial change. past rumors about Jack Johnson in the area were unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Indianapolis
Lake Shafer
Jack Johnson
Elmo Sheets Passes at 25 in Albuquerque
Elmo Sheets son of John M and Lily Sheets, born Ockley July 14 1903, died May 14 1929 in Albuquerque NM at 25 years 10 months. He attended Ockley common schools, Delphi High School class of 1921, studied at Purdue and Butler, and lately resided in New Mexico for health. He married Emma Rubel September 25 1928. He leaves father, mother, wife, grandfather and many friends.
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Elmo
John M
Lily Sheets
Ockley
Albuquerque
N. M
Delphi
Purdue
Butler
New Mexico
Masonic Lodge
Rossville
Sheets
Emma Rubel
Flint
Mich
Thorns and Roses In Scenic Detours Across the Nation
A pithy Detroit News reflection on life's rough paths and the surprisingly uplifting scenery found along detours, suggesting beauty and resilience emerge where hardship appears.
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Detroit News
Expression What can be expressed In words can be expressed
A compact reflection on Thoreau suggests that inner truth and life are inseparable, with words failing to capture the full depth of experience. The note emphasizes living out ideas rather than merely stating them.
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Thoreau
Indiana Edison scholarship seeks outstanding Carroll County science students
The Indiana state board of education seeks high school graduates from 1928-29 to compete for a four year Edison scholarship. Centers at Manchester College Purdue and Butler will host tests June 13 with winner chosen by July 1. Finalists from all states compete at Edison laboratories Grange New Jersey. other contestants receive Edison phonograph units. Enrollment closes June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Board of Education
Indiana
Edison
Thomas ‘A. Edison
State Board of Education
Manchester College
Purdue University
Butler University
Edison Laboratories
Grange
New Jersey
Mr. Edison
Carroll County
New PE Teacher Licensing Rule Requires State Permit
The state board of education requires all physical education teachers to hold a license or permit for next year. A permit will be issued to school corporations for regular licensed teachers with three semester hours in physical education. Licenses become mandatory for the 1931 32 school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
School Corporation
Tuberculosis Board Meeting Postal Notice and Health Tips
The regular May meeting of the board of directors is postponed to the Friday after June 7 in the courthouse nurses room at 3 p.m. A free tuberculosis clinic will be held there June 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Doctors and the National Tuberculosis Association urge annual exams, brushing teeth, open windows for health, and reference Dr J H Stygall of Indianapolis. The piece discusses prevention, training institutes, and comparisons with Japan's school health system.
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Court House
J. H. Stygall
Indianapolis
Marion County
Stygall
Trudeau Sanitarium
Saranac Lake
N. Y. Dent
National Tuberculosis Association
Missisippi
Lester McCord
Rockville
Lester
Japan
Pacific
America
Music claim sparks debate about disease spread by tunes
German scientist asserts music spreads disease and urges caution. Critics counter that many tunes are not catchy and cultural mood influences contagion claims vary. The discussion centers on whether melody affects health risks and public perception.
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