Horseshoe Pitchers Have A Great Game
The west side horseshoe pitching contest drew much attention last Friday with a spirited rivalry. James Viney of Yeoman won first, Henry Powell of Flora took second, and Omar Smith of Delphi finished third. Lawrence Landis refereed the matches. Ed Phillips of Mount & Son's hardware store was set to participate but missed the event due to business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Viney
Yeoman
Henry Powell
Flora
Omar Smith
Delphi
Lawrence Landis
Ed Phillips
Mount & Son’s Hardware Store
Windstorm Toll in St Louis Hits Hundreds and Tears Through City
September winds and a cyclone in St Louis Missouri killed about a hundred people and injured many more, with extensive property damage. The piece recalls a prior wind storm near Shaw Botanical Gardens that damaged rail lines and prompted excursions to gauge the destruction.
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St Louis
St. Louis
Shaw Botanical Gardens
Defunct bank to pay 50 percent dividend to depositors
R C Houston of Lafayette reported to Judge Hennegar in Tippecanoe County that checks for fifty percent of deposits at the People’s Loan Trust Co would be sent to depositors. The court approved the report, but it is not the final payment in the matter.
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R. C. Houston
Lafayette
Hennegar
Tippecanoe
People’s Loan & Trust Company
Social visits and family guests frequent area towns
The column lists numerous callers and hosts across Lafayette, Delphi, Yeoman, Oak Grove, Pendleton, Mishawaka, and surrounding areas. Individuals include Dewey Beye, Mrs Clark, Miss Elsie Arthur, Leonard Brookshire, Mrs Russell Schock, and many others visiting relatives, attending parties, and assisting at the hospital during a period in which several families hosted or traveled to see kin.
Local Moves and Visitors Reported Around Lockport Area
Charles Shaffer plans a residence near his father's Lockport home. Billie and Olin Pumel of Logansport were neighborhood callers last Tuesday. S. P. Clauser moved into Earl Weaver's cottage in West Delphi. Draper and family from West Delphi moved into Clauser's former house, with Clauser leasing his farm. Timmons sisters and Miss Emily Guthrie plus Williams and Nances from Monticello visited the county fair on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Otho Biddle and grandson Wayne, Mr and Mrs Turpie Timmons and daughter Anne, and Mr and Mrs Davis Vaughan with daughters Annabelle Mabel and Irene were Sunday visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shaffer
Lockport
Billie
Olin Pumel
Logansport
S. P. Clauser
Earl Weaver
West Delphi
Mr. Draper
Faily
Clauser
Timmons
Emily Guthrie
Thomas Williams
Richard Nance
Monticello
Wednesay
Otho Biddle
Wayne
Turpie Timmons
Anne
Davis
Vaughan
Annabelle
Mabel
Irene
Social visits across Rockfield and area noted
Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Smith and family hosted in Adams township while many others, including Mrs. John Deel in Fort Wayne and families of Deel, Lyon, Kelly, Shesser, Kerlin, Thomas, Groninger, Curtis, Gardner, Usher, Popejoy, Johns, Anderson, Johns, Million, and Coble, visited Sunday or weekend. School groups held activities at Presbyterian church and French Post park with Jean Coble hosting Sunday school friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlie Smith
Adams Township
Frank Simmons
John Deel
Robert Deel
Fort Wayne
John Lyon
John Horn
Camden
Robert Kelly
Burlington
Adison Shesser
Young America
John Kerlin
Ray Thomas
Betty
Floyd Groninger
Helen
James Thomas
James Curtis
Frankfort
Robert Curtis
William Gardner
Burnettsville
Carl Coble
Paul Usher
Newcastle
Mart Popejoy
South Bend
Ray Johns
John Anderson
Frank Johns
Presbyterian Church
Carl Million
Sophmore
Rockfield High School
French Post Park
Jean Coble
George H. Dickman
Ruthnelle
Adams Township Social Highlights Across Weekend
Mr and Mrs Harry Rorabaugh and children visited Ralph Rorabaugh and family Sunday. Mrs Bessie Wakeland called on Mrs Blanche McManus. Families of Caughell Garr ison and Doyle spent weekend with Garrisons daughter Mrs Bowie of Columbia City. Various visits include Widerhalst Wakeland Mitchell Shafer in Lafayette and arrivals from Mishawaka Monon Chalmers Delphi and Pleasant Run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rorabaugh
Ralph Rorabaugh
Bessie Wakeland
Blanche McManus
James Caughell
Caughell
Newton Garrison
Doyle
Josephine Bingaman
Mishawaka
Hains Bunn
John Grey
Manford Holloway
Garlan
Monon
Ben Woods
Jennie Garlan
Flora Notes on Visits and School Band Formation
Flora residents report several family visits with neighbors near Burlington and Rockville. Rev F H Collier attends Northwest Indiana M E Conference in Gary. Flora High School forms a band with members Mamie Smith Don Good Charlene Kitzmiller Evelyn Knapp Irvin Frank Lee Eckerle Junior McCloskey Madge and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Jefferies
Thomas Edward
Rockville
Larry Landes
Burlington
Charles Black
F. H. Collier
Gary
Indiana
Harry Straub
Dupont
Ora McMahan
Castle Zartman
Donna Lee
George Guard
Mamie Smith
Don Good
Charlene Kitzmiller
Evelyn Knapp
Irvin Frank
Lee Eckerle
Junior McCloskey
Madge
Local social notes and visits in Jefferson Township
Mrs wate Races and Mrs Margaret Mikesell spent Friday with Mr and Mrs Jacob Otto and daughter Susie who returns to California this week. Hazel Atherton and Ruth Atherton visited relatives Sherman Atherton. John Roach attended a birthday dinner at Burnettsville for Elias Penny and Roach. Car collision east of Bert Millions damaged cars of Orville Mikesell and Shorty Felt hoff. John Dimmitt family attended a birthday supper at Mrs Lottie Cope near Sitka. Emma Schock hosted a party for her Sunday school class. Mr and Mrs James Ivelyn hosted guests from Central City Kentucky. Hiram Ellis and Claude Ellis visited with their son. Frank Galloway remains ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Dewey Beye
A Clark
Wagoner
Lafayette
Russell Schock
Elsie Arthur
Mary Burke
Agnes and
Lucile Vaughn
Flint
Mich
Leonard Brookshire
Delmer Clark
Cecil Chadd
Charles Clark
Reprogle
South Bend
David Arthur
Ray Schock
Orville Brookshire
Hammond
Elsie Delaney
Delphi
Sherman Austin
Yeoman
Ross Austin
Joseph Lilly
Tipton
David Lilly
Earl McKinney
Jasper Johnson
Earl Park
Charles Johnson
Mildred
Elsie Overley
Warren Overley
Pearl Nicholas
Fred Gaumer
Mishawaka
John Thurston
Oak Grove
Everett
Kenneth
Charles Moore
Meredith Clark
Flossie Goslee
William Dodson
Pendleton
William Turner
Logansport
Hargraves
Hargraves Camp
Tippecanoe River
Alfred Lilly
Claud Ellis
Arthur Ward
Albert McCain
Charles Saxton
George Meccum
Idaville
Orton Reynolds
Tioga
Charles .Clark
Dewey Reynolds
Charles Marquess
W. C. Overley
Otto Sheehan
Ralph
Battle Ground
Mahala Henry
Chas. Moore
Wate
Margaret Mikesell
Jacob Otto
Susie
California
Hazel Atherton
Michigan City
Ruth Atherton
Warsaw
Sherman Atherton
John Roach
Burnettsville
Elias Penny
Roach
Orville Mikesell
Shorty Felthoff
Bert Millions
John Dimmitt
Lottie Cope
Sitka
Emma Schock
James Ivelyn
Snyder
Central City
Hiram Ellis Spen
Claude Ellis
Frank Galloway
J. E. Robbins
Fred Raber
Aaron Snoeberger
Ruth
East of
Rockfield
Sophia Raber
Sue Raber
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Earl Mummert
Voris Chapman
Fred. Raber
Carl Elzbeck
C. W
Elva T. Carter
Orville Fife
Allison Stewart
New York City
Arthur Stewart
Pittsburg
Pete Teel
N. H. Ahkham
Seneca
Ill
Lee Sinks
Camden
Sieber Farm
Charles Raber
C. D. Chapman
Near Radnor
Earl Chapman
Maud Sterrett Moore
Canada
Noah Wise
Flora
Harney Skiles
Rossville
Marvin Wise
Camden Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and News
Camden residents share weekend activities with relatives and friends from Lebanon Logansport and Indianapolis. Katheryn Brechbeil underwent appendicitis surgery in Logansport and is recovering well. Mrs Edna Wise won a radio drawing. Drs Kennedy returned from a week’s vacation and Brent Cripe’s car was stolen in Indianapolis during a trip. The Camden Literary club met with Effie Wyatt and drew a good turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Blue
Bourbon
Hance
Katheryn Brechbeil
Monroe Brechbeil
Logansport
David Ringer
Walter Ringer
George Ringer
Cora Bowman
Frank Ulery
Seward
Deer Creek Spen
D. T. Wyatt
Edna Wise
Community updates and visits around West Delphi
West Delphi reports Levi Gebhart and family moved to the Summit property on Monday. Mr and Mrs Roy Downham entertained Indianapolis friends on Sunday. Paul Julien returned from a Chicago visit. David Mullendore remains bedridden though slowly improving. James Warden has a new home telephone. Attendees from here joined the William Wehr sale at Mortonsville on Tuesday. Larry Fullendore and Reynolds visitors spent Sunday with the Mullendore family. Albert Long returned to Wheatfield Monday after days with friends near Delphi.
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Levi Gebhart
Summit
Roy Downham
Indianapolis
Paul Julien
Chicago
David Mullendore
James Warden
William Wehr
Mortonsville
Larry Fullendore
Reynolds
Albert Long
Wheatfield
Delphi
Poster Contest Sparks Widespread Interest
The Carroll County Health Association hosts a poster contest drawing significant local interest. Schools and youth groups participate, showcasing artwork themed around health awareness and wellness campaigns.
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The
Carroll County Health Associa
East of Delphi Neighbors Share News and Visits
East of Delphi area residents report illness recoveries visits to hospitals and family gatherings. Mrs J E Robbins shows improvement after heart trouble while others visit St Elizabeths hospital in Lafayette and the State Sanitarium near Rockville. Local fairs exhibit participants and landowners plan silo work as communities reconnect after eight years.
Cooper Carbonate for treating wheat
El less and Orr 27 tf describe a carbonate compound used in wheat treatment. The note cites specific formulation or dosage context and lists workers or researchers associated with the process.
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Cooper Carbonate
Elless & Orr
Seed Market Fluctuates Amid Rain Delays Says Maxwell
E. E. Maxwell, a local clover seed buyer, notes heavy threshing this fall but volatile market conditions in the last ten days due to weather. Rain halts threshers and prices rise, then fall when work resumes. Seed purity ranges from 68 to 99, with no reliable average yield forecast.
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E. E. Maxwell
Maxwell
Arraignment of Former Monticello Bank Head on Embezzlement Charge
Thomas W. O Connor, 59, is free on a $5,000 bond after arraignment in Federal court at Hammond on embezzlement charges tied to the 1926 Monticello National Bank failure. He was bank president when it closed May 25 1926, later reopening and renaming to the National Bank of Monticello. No current officers were connected with the bank at its failure.
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Thomas W. O’connor
Liberty
Hammond
Monticello National Bank
O'Connor
Federal Orange Jury
O’connor
National Bank of Monticello
Delays Hit Armory and Community Building Projects
Work on the armory and community building has been delayed due to unavoidable reasons. Local officials cite ongoing supply and scheduling issues affecting completion timelines.
Treasurer Ashba Sells Humes Gravel Road Bonds
The treasurer Ashba sells bonds for Humes Gravel Road at an interest rate of four and a half percent.
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Ashba
HUMES
Kilbuck Comedy at K of C Hall October 12
Kilbuck of the Co. 1 and 1 Railroad presents a comedy drama at the Knights of Columbus hall on October 12. Admission is 15 and 35 cents.
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Kilbuck
Co. 1
K. of C. Hall
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J. W. Hunter
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Carroll County
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Holmes Davidson
W. E. Holmes
R. E. Davidson
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J. C. Link
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Cass Counties
Morrow’s Shoe Hospital
L. H. Smith
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