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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1936
Page
1
Delphi merchants anticipate strong Christmas sales with broad goods and competitive prices. Local retailers plan extended displays and special events as they prepare for the holiday season, aiming to attract families and shoppers with a full assortment and favorable values.
Elmer Sines 67 of Camden died Monday afternoon from a heart attack while watching a sidewalk project. He had lived in SAFI O13 county all his life, born near Delphi. Surviving are his wife Mabel and daughter Myrtle Naomi. Coroner said death from heart attack. Services Wednesday 2:30 pm at residence. Burial Camden Cemetery.
The booster drawing set for Saturday will be held in the street around the square if weather permits. otherwise it moves to the courthouse assembly room. The final prize is $29. The change of location was made necessary by work at the armory.
Gilbert Underhill states he leased the Sinclair Service Station at Washington and Front directly from Sinclair Refining Co. and that no other Delphi resident is directly or indirectly associated with the business.
A reflective column explores how birthdays fare in discard and how daily learning never ends. It notes how minds expand when eyes and ears stay open and imagines a quirky scene at an auto show with soy beans in Ford paint and a city noon moment about biting toothpicks.
Three Carroll county farmers were named gold medal winners by the Indiana Corn Growers Association. Recipients include John Snowberrer with 1144 bushels per acre, Roy Snowbergver at 117.2 bushels, and Jeb Merness. Silver medals went to Deanne Sanderson and John Billings for lower yields. The awards will be presented at the association meeting at Purdue conference in January.
The Carroll County Tuberculosis Association launches its annual Christmas Seal Drive with George McCain as county seal chair and township chairmen listed from Delphi to Rock Creek. A cooperative luncheon honoring volunteers was held November 24 in Delphi, with Mrs. Sanguinet of Indianapolis as speaker.
Indiana farm leaders and agents gathered in Lafayette under Purdue University Farm Management to discuss 1937 agricultural prospects. County leaders, dairying hogs beef cattle and poultry plans were addressed, with local township meetings to follow for statewide farmer guidance.
The Delphi Oracles travel to Rossville for a Wednesday armory game seen as a tight clash. The locals note a strong season ahead after a 42 to 23 loss to Logan Berries, with many college students home for Thanksgiving anticipated in the crowd. The Carroll County Chorus meets Friday at 1 45 PM November 27 at New Hope school.
Florence Scott county attendance officer reports October attendance at 97.2 percent. Yeoman led with 99 percent, Carson 98.9, and Madison 98.4. Enrolled students totaled 3,170 with perfect records for 2,130 children.
A meeting of all Del phi merchants is set for Friday at 7 30 p m at the Denk Shoe Store. Plans for the holiday season will be discussed and every merchant is urged to attend.
The American Legion asks the motorist who hit safety signs at the school intersection to pay 36.00 to Delphi to cover replacement costs and support the ongoing safety program. Sr. and Mrs. Garnett Riggs announce the birth of an 8 pound baby girl Monday at Cass County hospital. Mrs. Riggs formerly Miss Helen Caldwell.
Hollywoods most ambitious cinema version of Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream shown at the Arc on December 2 and 3 with stars Joe E Brown Hugh Herbert Frank McHugh and James Cagney The film cost 1500000 featured Mendelssohn score Nijinska ballet and Hal Mohr photography praised as exquisite and dazzling by critics. The Delphis post office hours and local social notes follow.
Myron J. Johnson and Allen Bailey became owners of The Delphi Citizen Saturday purchasing the paper from Wayne Coy. No change in management, schedule, or policy will occur. The Citizen, a Democratic weekly since 1848, marks its 80th anniversary in March 1938.
William A. Hefleng, 63, lifelong Delphi resident and former local baker, died Tuesday at home after an illness tied to heart trouble. He owned a bakery in Delphi and later worked at Elless and Orr drug store. Survived by wife Gertrude Sales Hefleng, daughter Mary of Bradshaw Insurance, and brothers Leo of Frankfort and Bernie of Delphi. Funeral planned at St. Joseph's Church.
Main Street readers are told the Citizen moved press time from Thursday to Tuesday evening and may shift to a daily. The item notes recovering election convalescents and lists several readable vignettes such as Mrs. Howard Bradshaw and Miss Roberta Johnson with sprained ankles a cat on a radio and Margaret Afflis leading seal sale workers.
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