Local News Notes of General Interest
Mrs. Joe Robbins of Delphi and R. R. G. Wm. Pearson left for Florida for the winter. Mrs. George I. Christie and her daughter Miss Margaret of Lafayette visited Delphi friends Tuesday. Local ads promote Luna Coffee Smith's Grocery Christmas seals and beauty shop services in Delphi. Trade at Sunshine Grocery in Mortonville continues with Osee Wells. Dressed chickens for Thanksgiving are advertised. Hair services are a specialty at St. Louis Beauty Shop Delphi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
Osee Wells
Mortonville
George I. Christie
Margaret of
Lafayette
Delphi Friends
Christmas Bazaar and school play sitings mixed in town notices
Local notices list the Junior High School play on December 15 and 16 in the high school auditorium, a Christmas shopping push at Sun shine Grocery, and a Baptist Church rummage and soup sale this Saturday. Community members travel to events and appointments in Indiana, New York, Martinsville, and Bloomington with several social visits and moves noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womens Mission Circle of the Baptist Church
Farmers Protest High Corn Husker Fees
Farmers in the state complain that corn huskers demand 7 to 8 cents per bushel, a price they say exceeds what they can pay given current corn prices.
Notable Visitors Attend Notre Dame Homecoming Game
Lawrence Margowski and several Lafayette and Chalmers friends traveled to Notre Dame for the homecoming and football game, returning Sunday evening. Also noted are Burrows residents Curtis McCain and Laura McCain with Phoenix Ariz. ties, Henry W. Marshall earning a grand championship at the American Royal in Kansas City with Mischief Maker 89, a Yeomap store robbery, and visits by Henry Crone, Miss Margaret Vianco, and others to Danville Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Margowski
Lafayette
Chalmers
Notre Dame
Henry W. Marshall
Kansas City
Local items and notices from surrounding communities
A collection of brief reports and notices including purchases and events in Mortonville Delphi and Crawfordsville. Highlights include L M Pletcher buying a new Oldsmobile coach and The Sunshine Grocery promos, church and meeting reports, a Christmas bazaar, a smallpox quarantine near Pyrmont, and updates on Arthur Gros and the Sugar Bowl reopening under W W Jackson. Also details on students Gordon Julien and Neva Keene, a large funeral in Lafayette, and a regional Boy Scout leadership effort across five counties.
Retherford Hauser form new firm in Delphi
Frank Hauser buys half interest in Retherford Electric Shop to form Retherford & Hauser, selling and servicing radios and electrical work. Karl Reed joins Auto Top plant. Indiana youth conference in Flora Nov 28 30 features Midwest Christian speakers. The Light of the World staged by Mrs B F Wampler at Manchester College. Col A B Crampton of Indianapolis attends Memorial Stadium dedication and Purdue Indiana game. Mrs Emrick travels from Chicago. Mr Emrick to settle in Delphi. Tuberculosis Christmas seal drive committee prep underway with notices to ministers for Nov 29 services.
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Frank Hauser
Retherford Electric Shop
Retherford & Hauser
General Electric
Hauser
American Auto Top Plant
Karl Reed
Auto Top Plant
Middle District
Indiana
Flora
B. F. Wampler
Manchester College
H. B. Wilson
Col
A. B. Crampton
Indianapolis
Bloomington
Memorial Stadium
Purdue
Summer Plans and a Lesson in Dieting
Mrs Thompson announces she will learn to swim this summer. Her husband nods, adding that it explains why she took up dieting.
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Mrs. Thompson
Some Signs and Wonders on a Southern Porch
Susanne and her relatives gossip about signs and a visitor, Peggy Cunninghame’s brother Archy returns home for a water power project. The scene blends family whimsy with a mysterious omen and a budding romance as Archy meets Susanne.
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Susanne
Maria
Clayton Place
Sis
Peg
Peggy Cunninghame
Brother Archy
Peggy
Miss Gilbert
South Africa
Pope Quote on Charity and Global Hope
A papal reflection notes that while the world may disagree on faith and hope, the true measure of humanity lies in charity and goodwill toward others. The message emphasizes universal moral duty beyond divisions.
Furniture Styles and Wall Treatments Describe Rooms
The text discusses sturdy furniture needing plaster walls or peasant wallpaper and describes slender furniture suited to smooth plaster with soft shades or refined wallpaper patterns. It contrasts heavy and delicate designs and notes varying wall finishes for different furniture types.
Infant Ill, Family Moves and Local Obituaries
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Frank Morrow remains seriously ill but is improving. Mr Andy Foster moved to Montmorencie to live with his son George Foster and family. Mr Henry Hobaugh and family attended the funeral of his stepfather Aaron Mikesell at Hickory Grove church. Mr and Mrs Robert Welker and sons visited Raymond Bush and family. Mr and Mrs John Miller and son attended funeral services for Mrs Miller’s daughter Mrs Oscar Lawson in Lafayette. Mrs Amanda Hendrickson cares for Mrs Oscar Hall who is ill. Miss Mabel Benner of Peru and John Riggles of Lafayette announce their marriage. Riggles is the son of Frank Riggles of Delphi and a former local pupil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Morrow
Andy Foster
Montmorencie
George Foster
Henry Hobaugh
Hobaugh
Aaron Mikesell
Hickory Grove
Robert Welker
Carl
Joe
Monticello
Raymond Bush
John Miller
Lafayette
Amanda Hendrickson
Oscar Hall
Mabel Benner
Peru
John Riggles
Riggles
Frank Riggles
Delphi
Thanksgiving Plans With Deeter Family
Mrs Chas Haugh and four daughters will spend Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs Melvin Deeter of this city.
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W. H. Bradshaw
Martinsville
Chas. Haugh
Melvin Deeter
Card party and dance at D. of I. Hall after Thanksgiving
A notice announces a card party and dance with other entertainment at the D. of I. Hall the night after Thanksgiving on November 27. Public invited.
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D. of I. Hall
Hall's Catarrh Medicine promises relief from constitutional catarrh
Those who are run-down notice catarrh worsen despite health. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a combined local and internal treatment, claimed to have helped forty years, sold by all druggists, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Andi
Water Beetles Plentiful in National Fresh Waters
The article notes about 300 varieties of water beetles inhabit the fresh water lakes and rivers across the country. Various species are found in local freshwater ecosystems, indicating rich entomological diversity and potential study interest.
Over Coats in Varied Styles and Colors
Quick and Clifford advertise a large selection of over coats in all styles and colors with prices at 18 20 22 50 and 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quick & Clifford
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Citizens National Bank
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The
Delphi, Indiana
Luna Coffee
Smith’s Grocery
Citizen Office
St. Louis
Joe Robbins
Wm. Pearson
Florida
Royal Scepter Coffee, Smith’s Groc
Christian Ladies’ Bazaar
E. W. Embree
Samuel Dodds
Reuben Norris
State Hospital
Long Cliff
Bryan Miller
Camden
Indiana Purdue
N. R. Shirk
Tipton
James A. Shirk
Yantis
Wells
State Missionary Board of the Christian Church
Mary Hubbard Wooten
New York City
George Wooten
Busy Bee Club
Hickory Grove Church
Dame’s Hotel
Josephine McDowell
Abstract Co
Earl Thompson
Grantham
Monroe Street
Willam McCully
Bringhurst Methodist Ladies Aid
Zook’s
Miho
Frank M. Swatts
D'Trinsans
Globe
Delphi Lumber Co
Lana
Curtis~ McCain
Burrows
Ill
Phoenix
Aris
Laura McCain
Yeomap
C. R. Gilliam
Henry Crone
Margaret Vianco
Danville
Harry Wilkinson
Frank. Vianco
L. M. Pletcher
Sunshine Grocery
O. S. Baird
R. B Kern
Church of the Brethren
Hall
Moss Meador
Pyrmont
Mrs. Meador
Ellis Maxwell
Carl’Gros
Grand Rapids, Mich
Gros
Arthur Gros
W. W. Jackson
Logansport
Jackson
Gordon Julien
Miss Neva Keene
Miss Keene
D. L. Keene
Gordon
Dental School
Chicago
Northwestern
E. E. Bogan
Bogan
Lutheran Sunday School of
National Anti Saloon League
Crawfordsville
Clinton
Carroll
Boone
Montgomery
Tippecanoe
Buell Emrick
Emrick
Tuberculosis Association
Martha M. Williams
Sue
Sis Maria
Sis Sue
Archy
Deacon Job
the Quality Grocery
North Side Square
Bac
McFarland
Thanksgiv
C. C. McFarland
Delphi, Ind
West Delphi
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