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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1926
Page
2
The Delphi Citizen notes the 1848 founding era marking early civic development and the 1934 reference to Yeame as part of the paper’s archival lineage.
Senator Watson defends his Newberry vote saying it did not bind his actions in Indiana and would be repeated if the case returned to the Senate. A Republican colleague accuses him of cynical indifference toward the people as campaign finance revelations surface. He has not condemned huge political spending in the current Indiana race despite disclosures of millions spent in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Thomas F. McMahon president of the United Textile Workers of America blames the Fordney McCumber tariff for a mood decline in woolen goods. He says higher prices reduced demand, decreasing mill output and employment, and cutting manufacturers profits and wages. Senator Watson and Robinson campaign in Indiana defend tariff policy as pro labor, countered by a labor leader's statement from a major American union.
Teachers flood Watson-Robinson headquarters to protest Jackson administration inaction on retirement fund allocations. The piece notes 1.18 billion dollars due to be paid under state law, contrasts group positions with the Democratic party, and credits progress in the state school system to Democrats.
The passage notes that vocational, industrial, agricultural, and domestic science education were established under Governor Samuel M. Ralston’s era. It cites Democratic enactments of uniform textbooks in public and high schools and other progressive measures.
The piece argues Senator Watson misleads Indiana voters by blaming the Underwood tariff for farm distress. It cites price data from Chicago wheat markets before and after Underwood, notes spikes under emergency tariffs, and cites Fordney McCumber as worsening costs, then reports Kokomo 106th district funeral directors meeting electing officers with next meeting in Delphi January 1927.
Delphi residents John Smock and Loren Ayres won Carroll county scholarships. Each award carried a cancellation of contingent fees totaling about sixty dollars for the year.
Small’s Made-Rite bread is listed for sale by Dickison & Co as a catalog item. The notice notes distribution details and the selling entity for the product.
Sunday services and Sunday School at 9 30 in the EB churches. Evening program at 7 00. The Stone Face Bible study meets Wednesday at 7 30 continuing Ecclesiastes. Will/William Endeavor at 6 30.
Minister Martinson leads Rally Day with classes beginning at 9 30 A M and all members urged to attend. Morning worship at 10 30 A M features music and a sermon on Rallying for the Race followed by the Lord's Supper. Evening Rally services move up to 6 P M with Ruth Wilkinson as president and a closing sermon on Tuning In On the Higher Octaves. Midweek prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 30 P M.
Mrs. Ross Shank, 34, died at her Kansas City home on Saturday evening due to heart trouble. She is survived by her husband and five children. The body was taken to Dick Snoeberger’s home in Camden, where the funeral was held Thursday at 10 a.m. Rev. Bender of the Baptist church officiated. Interment followed in Camden Cemetery.
Verne Clawson now works at the Willis Mummert Pool Room in Flora. He and his wife have moved into the former Niccum residence, taking over the property previously occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ancil Niccum.
A list of candidates across statewide offices including United States Senator Albert Stump and local posts such as Clerk of Supreme and Appellate Courts Zach T. Duncan and Superintendent John A. Linebarger. Presidential party lines and district assignments appear for state contests and congressional races with names like Roy Adney and Jerome Stinebaugh.
The fragment references sections about general assembly powers including classification of counties cities and towns, enactment of laws, and uniform taxation. It notes provisions for election timing present in 1928 1930 era style, and tax levy authority with exemptions as prescribed by law. The text indicates procedural rules for appointments and elections.
Stark critique shows Watson accused of acceptances of Insull money and unreported campaign spending. Report highlights alleged poison tactics against women voters and a vast get out the vote machine. Legislative and enforcement questions bracket his integrity and alliances. An agricultural exhibit in Carroll County features lime sources and alfalfa on display in the county agent’s office.
County agent office releases brief on ongoing Sarroll County farm projects detailing progress, participation, and anticipated outcomes for the season. Local growers and extension staff are cited supporting soil, irrigation, and crop diversification efforts.
Purdue experts map soil in Carroll County aiding agriculture and prepare for the county fair. A Purdue expedition reports the European corn borer as a major pest across Indiana Ohio Michigan and Ontario with inspectors touring farms and promoting control measures.
Lee Henderson, township chairman of the Farm Bureau, and four workers in Tippecanoe Township build shelves and back walls in the Court House Assembly Room for a township exhibit at the fair. The county Granges prepare their display for the latter part of the week in the same space as last year.
Six Flora Calf Club winners will travel Wednesday in October to attend the National Dairy Show. Leaders announce the trip as a chance to showcase local breeding and farming excellence at a national event.
John W. Kerlin of Rockfield accompanied the Indiana delegation at a corn borer conference. Purdue University director G I Christie reported that Ontario yields dropped from 100 bushels per acre to about 20 due to the borer. The pest is spreading south of Fort Wayne and Pittsburgh, risking the corn belt via the Wabash or Ohio rivers with stalks harboring up to 100 borers. The invasion is advancing in Ohio Michigan and near Lake Michigan, threatening northwestern Indiana and Illinois.
Seller proposes starting a milk route for the Francesville plant with lines from Monticello Idaville Burnettsville and Remington. Price is $2.20 net to farmer for 4 percent milk, contingent on herd TB testing. contact Glen Chadd at 193 for details.
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