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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1933
Page
4
Mrs Edith Henry Fields received a surprise birthday basket supper at her Burrows Christian church Sunday home. Guests included Rev Alvin Thomas and Mrs Thomas and numerous friends from Logansport Delphi Camden Rockfield and Fort Wayne. Many guests attended with their families.
The Deer Creek township Farm Bureau meets Monday Oct 16 at 7 45 p m in the Delphi Public Library. A three act play A Dairy Farm for Sale features a large cast led by Chris Webb Freeman Redding and Mrs Webb with Irene DeWinton and Jeff Cales. Russell Craig discusses Our Cream Marketing Service and a short business session follows. All are invited.
Miss Edna Hardesty and Mrs Arthur Brown entertained friends at Mrs Brown’s Logansport home on Friday. Attendees included Richard Overly Max Shanton Da Dawson Lylé Myers Edwin Gross Johnny Krieg Donald Kite John Bunnell and others. The Taxis club met Sunday with Mary Alice Cripe Edna Johnson in charge Jack Grimm spoke on his Europe trip. A treasure hunt is planned for Thursday after a party with all members invited and guests.
Schoff also of Logansport attended the party which ended with games dancing and refreshments.
Sixty members of the Elbaicos class from Delphi Presbyterian Sunday School visited the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Wilson in Monticello Friday night to honor the Wilsons birthday anniversary. The event included a cooperative supper and social time. Also noted were the birthdays of Mrs Harry Griffith and the wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs George Todd who attended.
The Delphi high school Girls' Glee Club pledges include Marjorie Dukes Pauline Flora Mary Shuey Caroline Christie Lois McCain Kathryn McCain Minnie Buchannon Marjorie Roach Dorothy K. Taylor Margaret Keim Rosemary Ruffing Opal Shulthers Frances Kirkpatrick Clementine Loy Edna Lowther and Mary Agnes Fauset.
Tippecanoe township Home Economics club plans an all day gathering on October 18 at Maxwell's cottage with Deer Creek township H E club as guests. A picnic dinner will be served at noon. Roll call response is Storing Vegetables.
Recapitulation of the General Treasure Fund shows Tag Day receipts of 22 dollars and disbursements. The report includes a Milk Fund for needy children and invites individuals with clothes to discard to call Tri Kappa members who will arrange pickup.
The Carroll County American War Mothers chapter meets Tuesday October 17 in Rockfield with Mrs. Frank Sanderson. A cooperative dinner is served at noon, followed by the business meeting and reports from the national convention.
The Flora high school Sunshine Society held initiation ceremonies at the community building last Friday evening. Twenty-five new members were initiated into the order.
The chorus of the County Y P organization will practice this Thursday evening at the Flora Presbyterian church, continuing its schedule for the week.
The document lists class officers for upper six grades with names for Senior through Freshman levels, plus 8th and 7th grade presidents, vice presidents, secretaries treasurers, class sponsors, and student council representatives. It also names colors green and gold, the salmon rose as flower, and a motto about life at school. Honor roll names include 4th to 6th graders in Fred Sanders room.
Divorce decrees were issued for Flossie Lahman from Clifford Lahman with child custody and for Margaret Koup from William Koup with her maiden name restored. Emma Blunke seeks 3000 alimony from Hugo Blanke. A damages suit by Elizabeth Muse vs Doris Girth and Millard Kiger and several inheritance tax actions were scheduled or decided.
The piece blends personal anecdotes and local color from a Burlington area columnist. It opens with a bank encounter and a striking telephone voice, shifts to a cat and a dog of memory, notes fashion shifts with hats on college campuses, and closes with a World’s Fair trip and a funeral in Burlington detailing Dr. Crampton and Mrs. Mount.
Charles Sheldon of Delphi was sentenced to 1 to 10 years in the Indiana Reformatory in White County circuit court on a guilty plea for stealing four typewriters from Round Grove school. He admitted involvement in similar robberies at Cutler and Adams townships, totaling fourteen typewriters. Betzl geuse’s volume is described as vastly larger than the sun.
David Bowman, 51, of Burlington, died Friday morning at his home from a concussion suffered when he fell to the sidewalk Wednesday night near his residence. He never regained consciousness.
Willard Redding 61 a longtime Delphi plumber died Friday night after a prolonged illness. Survived by widow two sons Charles W. Underwood N D and John C. Redding Lafayette two daughters Esther Dilling Bringhurst and Minnie Haines Arcadia one brother Z A Redding Indianapolis and ten grandchildren Funeral services were held Monday at 2 pm at the home Rev L E Knox presiding interment in Masonic cemetery Pallbearers Carlyle Kirkpatrick John Kirkpatrick John Emerick Bernie Heflong Ed Gerard Arthur Anderson. A quartet formed by Raymond Coble Dean Balser Orvel Schock and Max Landis sang at the service.
An eagle seized a bobcat in Mesa Verde National Park and flew about a thousand feet before dropping it. The cat died instantly and its body is on display at the park.
The Burlington township Farm Bureau sponsored a free entertainment night at the high school gym on Tuesday. The program featured a barn dance buck and wing dance tap dancing and a washboard band led by the Woodside Harmonica Band of Frankfort.
Willard Cline Redding son of Geo and Susan Redding was born near Chalmers Indiana on April 8 1872 and died October 6 1933 at age 61. He married Laura Lane on August 1 1895 and had four children Chas W John C Ester E and Minnie R. Surviving are his widow four children nine grandchildren a brother Ziba and many relatives. Funeral services by Rev L E Knox were held at the family residence Monday at 3 p.m.
Public sale scheduled for Thursday October 19 1933 at 1 pm at the Shanklin homestead 5 miles SE of Bringhurst 41 miles NE of Cutler. Items include 28 cattle 91 hogs 31 sheep 12 tons hay 200 bushels oats plus a gas engine and a share of Cutler Telephone Company all cash terms with lunch by Cutler Ladies Aid.
John C. Shanklin administrator and Chas. Eikenberry auditor with Irwin Flora clerk note that the stock is owned jointly by Dora E. Shanklin estate and J. C. Humes.
Sunday Lesson topics for Churches of Christ Scientist study the atonement, citing Romans 5 8 10 11 and Mary Baker Eddy Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. The text explains the atonement reconciles man to God and that Truth and Love reflect divine Principle, not God to man.
A church bulletin cites II Timothy and W C Stevens noting rising destructive forces in society and predicts a Fascist dictatorship, urging loyalty to Christ. It lists service times: Sunday school 9:30, morning worship 10:30, Young People 6:15, evangelistic service 7:30, then men’s meeting Monday 7:30 and Thursday prayer meeting 7:30.
Sunday School starts at 9 30 a m Morning Worship follows at 10 30 a m Taxis Club assembles at 6 00 p m and Evening Worship concludes the day at 7 00 p m
Ray Orr, superintendent, was unanimously reelected for another year. Bible study begins at 9:30 with preaching at 10:30 on the subject How Christ Won Through. All are cordially invited.
The Rockfield Presbyterian Church announces Sunday School at 9 30 with classes for all ages and competent teachers followed by morning worship at 10 730 sharp. The service ends around 11 30 with choir singing and sermons by the pastor. Attendance is encouraged.
Sunday School at 10 00 a m with efficiency in all departments. Evening worship at 7 p m with some very special features. Music that is always uplifting.
Pyromont Brethren Church holds Sunday school at 9 30 a m with Edward Isnock as superintendent Congregational Worship at 10 30 Evangelistic services continue under Rev V Leroy Garner in charge nightly music remains a feature Meetings extend indefinitely
Charles Eugene Cleveland four-year-old son of Mr and Mrs John T Cleveland died October four at grandparents home in Patoka Indiana He stubbed his toe weeks earlier and tetanus developed prompting funeral at Walnut Hill cemetery Ft Branch Indiana.
LDEST INDIANA LAWYER George H. Gifford 83 of Tipton is believed the oldest Indiana man in practice. An attorney tied for the honors Silas A. Hayes 83 died in Greencastle last week. Gifford remains active and recently argued in Grant circuit court at Marion. He is partner of his son Frank H. Gifford former Tipton mayor.
Judge O M Conley ruled Nappanee remains a city after a census showed a population of 3091, so no town election will be held this year. Nearby towns Monticello and Rensselaer are census seeking to keep city status. France has 392500 miles of roads, leading Europe in mileage.
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