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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1929
Page
5
Community note asks readers to inform the Citizen of visits and departures to improve coverage. The item promotes courtesy in mentioning guests and social arrivals. No specific names or dates are provided in the readable text.
Jerre Haugh spent Sunday at St. Joseph's College in Rensseler. Mrs. Anna Anderson of Chicago visits her daughter Mrs. Everett Baer and family. R. C. Schermerhorn Mrs. W. T. Brackenridge and Mrs. James Fry visited relatives in Brazil. Edgar Titlow left for Chicago seeking employment. Nut Brown Coffee Smiths Grocery.
C V McCloskey from Camden visited Delphi Friday while Mr and Mrs Manford Gillam hosted a dinner gathering. Father C J Reed attended the Fayette district meeting in Crawfordsville. Frank Guinn and family rented the residence vacated by Ora Trent on West Front Street. Mrs J C McGreevy underwent surgery at St Elizabeths hospital Lafayette and is recovering well. Miss Josephine Smith of Indianapolis spent Sunday with her parents Rev and Mrs William Grant Smith. Miss Hazel Shuckers of Americus returned from St Elizabeths hospital after appendicitis surgery. Mrs Loretta Becker and Charles of Logansport visited the Schlang family Saturday and Sunday. Mrs J C OConnor attended the Golden Jubilee reception for the St Elizabeths hospital mother superior in Lafayette.
Mrs James Fry travels back to Indianapolis Tuesday following visits with Mr and Mrs W T Brackenridge and R C Schermer hofn.
Mr and Mrs Glenn D Baughman and daughter Mary Belle and Mr and Mrs Edward Pemberton of Hammond spent Sunday and Armistice Day with Mrs Baughman’s parents Mr and Mrs J M Gardner on Front Street. Mr and Mrs William Shelly Mrs Roscoe Shely Mrs Larry Boone Mrs Grover Kite and Walter Dobbins attended the funeral services of Mrs George Oswald in Remington Monday.
Dr and Mrs John Carney and daughter Meredith visited Indianapolis on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs W M Shelley attended the funeral of Shelley's niece Mrs George Oswald at Remington on Monday.
Local Delphi area residents mentioned include visits and guests of families in Delphi and surrounding towns. People attend events, illnesses are noted, births announced, and a free tuberculosis clinic is scheduled in Flora with Dr. J. H. Stygall in charge.
Mr and Mrs Truman Snoeberger Mr and Mrs Harry Roach and daughter Marjorie Hubert Clifford and Jean Wilson attended the minstrel show Chuckles at Logansport High School last evening. The play was directed by Robert Leiber a Delphi young man directing for the Rogert Producing Co.
Mrs Fannie Smith and Mrs Claud Wall attended the Northwest Indiana conference district meeting in Fort Frank last week with Rev and Mrs O P Manker and Mrs Levi Blicken staff. Mrs Smith and Mrs Clawson were house guests of Mrs Millie Stewart Waddell, a former schoolmate of Mrs Smith at the Pittsburg school.
The Clay Township advisory board in Carroll County Indiana will convene at the township trustee Frank Smeltzer's office on Saturday November 30 1929 at 10 AM to consider additional appropriations to the Special School Fund totaling 350 dollars. The notice is signed by Trustee Frank Smeltzer.
Mrs. Charles Wilson was taken to Home Hospital in Lafayette Friday and underwent an operation Wednesday. D. L. Cripe of North Washington Street will host a Thanksgiving dinner for relatives and friends including Elmer Cripe, Dean Cripe, Amund Cheeseman, James Kenworthy, James Sipes, J. W. Root, Rev. and Mrs. Perry Coblentz, Lou Dunn, and Richard M. Wells. Mrs. C. B. Shaffer returned from Oneonta New York after five weeks with daughter Mrs. R. A. Johnson who remains ill. Mr. Johnson is slowly recovering and moved home from the hospital. Shaffer visited Syracuse and Rochester during travel.
Laura Gilliam returned to school after an eight week illness absence. Vernon Meyers rejoined classes with a fractured knee. Several students and guests traveled to Indianapolis and Crawfordsville for events including an advanced orchestra federation gathering and a church program.
Additional Red Cross workers selected for Deer Creek township include Opal Hikenberry Edna Trawin Mrs W J Greenup and Mrs Sam Sites The already named volunteers are Or man Zinn Miles Martin Mrs Theodore Baum and Mrs Burr Balser Delphi city chairman is Mrs John Best.
Reports from workers in the Red Cross drive show rapid progress with many contributions and widespread interest. Practically everyone in Carroll county is expected to help before the drive closes.
The Carroll County Ministerial Association met at the library to plan Union Thanksgiving services at the Church of the Brethren on November 27. They endorsed a five day school program with religious education council support and discussed monthly meetings and quarterly gatherings for a county ministerial association.
Hi Press Rubbers offers Hi Boots Hi Artics San dals and Zippeer Artics for men and boys. Overalls line advertised with new low prices aimed to attract shoppers.
John W Wilhelm and wife transfer lot 18 in O P Burrows to Wini Fred Wilhelm for the nominal one dollar. Eva T Gingrich and husband transfer parts of lots 4 and 5 Manarys addition to Delphi to Fred Bassett and wife for $3250. Arminta Deel and husband transfer 70.92 acres in Washington township to Clara Theo Tousley as trustee for one dollar. Hermitage Development Corporation transfers to Henry A Henderson and wife at 50 Sunset Park Jefferson Township for ten dollars. James A Clifford and wife transfer lot 7 Butler's addition to Delphi to Lewis J Foster and wife for one dollar. Hermitage Development Corporation transfers lot 13 Sunset Park to B W Havercamp for ten dollars.
A Citizen reporter notes Judge Pruitt busy as 41 civil cases filed since September 9, including foreclosures and divorces. The piece imagines possible outcomes for families affected, while acknowledging the lack of other court activity on a dreary day in the rural city.
Wabash railroad seeks bids to add 25 locomotives to an order of 25 already under construction. If accepted, this second order would mark the railway's largest six month power investment. The new 4-8-4 design adds tender capacity and a larger firebox to the existing mountain type 4-8-2.
Robert Holsclaw sold a load of potatoes here this week. Mrs. Sherman Fife and Mrs. Harry Brewer assist Mrs. Frank Roberts with her paper hanging. Mrs. Josephine Dodo resigns from Bohemia cafe at Lafayette and visited relatives here Monday. Riley Sterrett and Miss Gladys Roudebush wed and plan to live near Lafayette after January 1. Williard Holsclaw property sold to Mr. and Mrs. Jones of Lafayette. Mrs. Catherine Lux’s condition after Indianapolis accident improves. John Hickman family spent the weekend here. Several children absent from school due to chickenpox. Harley Brewer returns to work at Logansport. Fred Downham and family visited. Mrs. Oscar Hall remains poorly.
Mrs. Noah Wise of Flora visited Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wise Tuesday after returning from Kansas. Mrs. Fred Raber joined Mr. and Mrs. Carl Raber and children visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Raber in Colfax. Mr. Joe Turner and C. W. Sidenbender were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hoover in Adams township, with Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Anderson and son Charles, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sidenbender of Monticello also visiting.
Mr and Mrs Russell Smith and children were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Marvin Wise. Lena Mummert returned home after visiting Mrs Hattie Barnard in Huntington. Elmer Bowman and family hosted Isaac Bowman and daughter Elizabeth Lois Snoeberger and Lois and Dale Fisher. Orville Fife sells farming implements this fall and may seek a new post. Lena Mummert spent Monday night with the Wise couple. Joe Turner Mrs Fred Raber and Cr Sidenbender visited Logansport on Wednesday.
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