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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1931
Page
1
A rapid read of diverse items from law, tariffs, turkey grading, radio reach, food costs, and grade crossing eliminations. Notable notes include Supreme Court adjournment speed, an Isotta Fraschini sale snag, a Dallas arrest, turkey grading tags, tariff impacts on world trade, vast radio audience, U S food bill size, and federal grade crossing eliminations since 1917.
Bobby Lee Dunn three months old son of Mr and Mrs Donald Dunn Carthage Indiana died Wednesday morning at Methodist hospital Indianapolis The mother formerly lived in Burlington Body to be returned to Burlington grandparents Bert Thompson funeral set for 2 30 Thursday Burial in Carthage
The Tri Kappa sorority announced a market and bazaar on Booster Day Saturday November 28 beginning at 100 AM The venue will be announced later with a hoped for use of the Citizens National Bank room.
Mrs. Elizabeth Boone, 96, who lives with her daughter near Pyrmont, is believed to be the county’s oldest resident. She will be 96 next June and has three great great grandchildren living in five generation lines through her children and grandchildren in Flora, Logansport, and nearby areas.
Unemployment relief via contracts let for a Deer Creek bridge project and paving State Road No 25 from Delphi to Lafayette. M J Clark of East Chicago won the Deer Creek and Bridge Creek in Tippecanoe County bids totaling 21 174 18 with an engineer estimate of 38 408 93 for two bridges. Frank J Vester Co Inc of Lafayette won 29 601 92 for three more bridges over Dry Owl Creek Buck Creek and Sugar Creek. Road No 18 to receive asphaltic road oil treatment. local phone companies ordered to move poles between Flora and Ashba’s corner.
Plans for the annual seal sale of the Carroll County Tuberculosis Association were outlined at a luncheon hosted by Mr. and Mrs. James P. Wason. Judge E. E. Pruitt announced the county quota of 1629.50 with various township contributions and the sale begins during the holidays.
Mrs O M Ball 71 dies at her Cutler home after a two week illness. She is survived by husband Mark Ball son J W Ball and daughter Mrs C R Briggs. Funeral services set for Friday at the Cutler Presbyterian church with burial at Ball Hill cemetery.
The bridge construction project on Road 39 near Rossville goes to W. J. Hoffman of Lafayette with a bid of 5933.08 dollars.
Extensive renovations at Union State Bank create space for a bookkeeping department, an insurance department, a consultation room, and three coupon rooms for safety deposit box patrons. The rear room is divided, second floor hosts the new departments, and staff from above move elsewhere.
Forty acres of corn yielded 1 600 bushels shucked by fifty neighbors of the late Charles Childers on Wednesday. The Worth While Club, Tipwa Grange, and the threshing ring aided. a cooperative noon meal was provided by the wives.
Mr and Mrs W H Bradshaw sailed Wednesday on the S S President Harding for New York after a three month European trip They will land in New York on Nov 20 Mr and Mrs Howard W Bradshaw will leave Delphi Sunday to drive to New York to meet them drive
The Golf Variety Store in Delphi adds twenty five feet to rear space and cuts a six foot doorway through the partition, taking over room formerly used by Wingard Grocery. The expansion aims to display more merchandise and serve customers better.
Frank Mayr Jr and James W Carpenter of Indianapolis visited Delphi Thursday morning meeting Paul Ashba in charge of the local license bureau. Mayr praised the office as one of the best equipped in the state. The inspectors were touring state bureau branches, arriving from Frankfort and proceeding to Lafayette for lunch, with local citizens calling at Main street bureau during the visit.
William Huston 81 a prominent Washington township farmer died Friday from blood poisoning caused by a bruised knuckle. Survived by widow two daughters Margaret Gertrude Ey man and Mildred M. Grant and a son Andrew Huston five grandchildren. Funeral services Monday at Rock Creek Lutheran Church officiated by Rev S D Staffey with R G McCloskey in charge.
Herbert Smith, a local radio dealer, received confirmation from WK2ME Sydney that a program sent on September 7 1931 was received. He reports listening each night since Sept 7 with one exception using a short wave receiver. The note from H M hald acknowledges the interception of world wide broadcasts via WK2ME.
Catholic 22, Presbyterian 5, Christian 11, Baptist 5. Next week Baptist vs Methodist and Presbyterian vs Christian at Park Cafe Sunday social.
Wayne Coy publisher of The Citi zen will travel to Indianapolis for a session of Indiana Democratic Editorial Association executives at the state headquarters in the Claypool Hotel. The group plans the program for the mid winter meeting and has invited Gov. Franklin Roosevelt and Newton D. Baker to speak, but both could not commit. A nationally prominent speaker will be sought.
Armistice Day observance at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument drew a large crowd despite rain. 750 students in khaki uniforms led to the square, as Ralph Hanna delivered a masterful address stressing preparedness and the need to honor veterans who gave their lives for an ideal.
The marriage of Miss Ruth Irelan of Delphi and John David Carmichael of Akron Ohio will be solemnized Saturday at ten thirty in the First Methodist Episcopal church Akron with Rev Earl R Brown officiating. Attendants are Mr and Mrs Henry B Wilson. After luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel the couple will tour Detroit for a month before settling in Akron. Both graduates of Delphi High, Carmichael a Firestone recruit from Purdues 1931 class.
Delphi Oracles meet Windfall on Friday night after opening season win over Camden 33 to 12. Coach Lostutter fields a full varsity squad. Windfall relies on guard Roler and forwards Cordwell Clark, with Jones at center and Crouch at back. Delphi may start Whiteman Smith Lamb with Disinger or McDowell in the forward spots while Koup is sidelined by ankle injury.
In the season debut Delphi defeated Camden 33 to 12 last Friday night. Patton and Smith starred as reserves from the 1930 squad and Lamb showed promise as the new center on offense. Delphi led throughout, with Camden threatening after a 14 to 9 first half.
Funeral services for J C OConnor were held Friday morning at St Joseph Catholic church. Solemn high mass was celebrated with Rev Clifford Reed Delphi Rev Persley Lafayette and Rev Hogan Ogden N Y nephew of Mr OConnor officiating. A large number of relatives and friends from neighboring cities attended.
October 2 a son Thomas J. to Virgil Ferguson and wife of Adams Township. November 5 a daughter Ruth Alberta to Reed Gushwa and wife of Delphi route 4.
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