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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1928
Page
1
Field Examiners Vaughan Wise and Charles Wolfe led a special meeting as they reviewed county expenditures on court house supplies including soap toilet paper and disinfectant. The invoice shows unopened stock and items not invoiced due to nonreturnability with ongoing disputes over ownership control and accountability.
In the presence of the board of commissioners and state board of accounts Field Examiners Vaughan Wise and Charles Wolfe itemize supplies purchased for the court house basement. Multiple firms across states supplied soap scrubbing compounds boiler compounds and cleaning items with a receipt noted for two barrels of soap sent to the county farm on September 5 1928.
Monroe township wins a reduction before the state tax board lowering the 1929 rate from 2.02 to 1.61 per hundred dollars, covering township, road, university, and school levies. Auditor J L Whiteman notified the unchanged rates for Deer Creek and Monroe townships except Monroe, with specifics showing fixed township fund and special school fund amounts and the remaining levies to be collected in 1929.
Local American Legion members in Delphi express delight over Paul V. McNutt’s election as national commander in San Antonio Texas. A Democrat from Bloomington, he is dean of Indiana University Law School and has deep Indiana family ties including Cyrus McNutt and Gilbert McNutt.
A Carroll County editorial urges immediate grand jury action over alleged taxpayer money waste. It blasts officials for graft and calls for a formal investigation, insisting court officials must convene a grand jury without delay to protect taxpayers and public trust.
Mrs. Josephine Curtis 27, wife of a Kokomo railroad man, died from a fractured skull after a Nash driven by W S Betts struck a culvert on Jerkwater road. Betts, a Chicago photographer, suffered a broken nose and facial cuts. he is reported to have been drinking. The incident occurred during a joy ride. Both occupants were pinned as the car caught fire and were extricated. Mrs Curtis died en route to Kokomo hospital.
An Indiana service company engineer found the Lafayette route too costly for Delphi power, estimating 50 000 to 60 000 dollars for poles and lines plus 10 000 to 11 000 dollars for Oakdale equipment. The Oakdale hydro exchange is likely the source, with poles and wire ordered to connect, avoiding local franchise requirements. Local superintendent William Gibler confirmed the order has been placed.
L. T. Teal of Camden was arrested in Logansport on intoxication and concealed weapons charges. He was fined $40 for intoxication. weapon ownership was disputed and the revolver confiscated by police.
One hundred and two teachers answered roll call at the joint teachers institute held in the high school assembly room last Saturday. Only two county teachers were absent. County Superintendent C. A. Bailey presided. The forenoon covered extension work and Miss Baker of Muncie Normal spoke on Diagnosing Reading Difficulties. A girls chorus directed by Miss Naomi Pruitt performed. Fifty teachers bought tickets to the state teachers association meeting in Indianapolis October 18 to 20, when county schools will adjourn.
Democratic headquarters overflowed as women of the county organized the Smith for President club. Judge Wasda spoke after Mrs. W T Brackenridge opened the meeting, introducing county candidates who outlined policies for January. A countywide meeting program was planned to counter untruthful propaganda.
W E Logan of Burlington township visited Delphi on estate matters for the late William H Allen. The estate includes 288 acres of land: 160 in Davies County near Washington and 128 in Burlington township. All land sale decisions not yet made. Cartwright and Wason are attorneys for Logan.
P Beadle of The Citizen was named by President John DePrez of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association to serve on a reception committee for Governor Alfred E. Smith when he visits Indianapolis next Saturday afternoon. Smith will meet editors at 4 PM in the hotel assembly room for a conference.
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Turpie D. Timmons of Rockfield acted as co executor with Donald F. Timmons of the William F. Timmons estate in Delphi. The large estate held a sale of personal property and also auctioned real estate as part of the settlement. The executor visited the county clerk to pay all costs related to the proceedings.
Governor Alfred E. Smith the Democratic presidential nominee will arrive in Indianapolis Saturday for a brief public address and a reception. He adjusts plans based on weather, may address from the balcony at the English Hotel or Cable Tabernacle, then attends a Democratic Editorial Association reception at the Claypool hotel with limited admittance by card. He will proceed afterward to Albany, New York.
Perry Wilson, superintendent of Camp Tecumseh and state Y M C A field man, describes active Hi Y work in northern Indiana. Delphi, Camden, and Cutler show growing memberships with Delphi at forty five and thirty new members last week, Camden thirty, Cutler twenty. He plans a district association with offices at Tecumseh and in this city, covering fourteen towns and hundreds of members.
Thadeus Harper a farmer about 40 died Monday morning at his farm east of Burrows after a long cancer illness. He was born on the same farm and is survived only by his wife. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 8:00 PM at the residence with Rev. A. M. Thomas, burial in Woodville cemetery.
Ray E. Powell a trimmer from Flora wed Florence I. McManus of Adams township. Melvin G. Keyes a slater from Detroit married Edith M. Ruffner of Bringhurst.
Report notes people still seeking advance ballots despite repeal of the voter registration requirement for over ten years. In Carroll County a man asked for a ballot a month before election day and a couple traveled eight miles to register in the clerk's office.
The will of the late Judge Charles R. Pollard was filed for probate in the circuit court. It outlines debts, a grave marker, and specific bequests to Reno P. Isherwood, Mary Grace Pollard, Lillie Case Williams, Mabel Louise Gardner, Dr. J J Shultz, James P. Wason, and John H. Cartwright, with the daughter Mabel Isherwood receiving the residue. The residence in South Delphi is deeded to Reno P. Isherwood. Executors named are Mrs Cartwright and Judge Wason.
Delphi basketball opens October 26 with Deer Creek visiting county seat. Schedule lists Nov. 2 Cutler at home, Nov. 21 Tipton in new armory, and Feb. 29 to March 1 sectional at an arena. Homecoming December 27 features an unnamed opponent.
Donald O. Ruth an Indianapolis landscape contractor with three men came to Delphi last Monday to doctor trees around the armory building. He stated dead limbs were being removed and branches cut. The work was ordered by the city council.
The Carroll County Democratic central committee will hold Delphi’s first public political meeting next Monday at the courthouse. Virginia Jenckes of Independent Equality Agriculture club and Olive Seldon Lewis will speak on farm issues and the campaign from multiple angles. All voters, men and women of all parties, are invited to attend at 7 30 PM.
Mayor Robinson and Armory Board announce a bleacher contract totaling 1850 dollars with a modern design similar to stadium seating. Bids for baskets and backboards average around 900 dollars. Steel and glass construction planned with swingable seating. Dedication timing unclear, likely within three weeks amid tentative opening events including basketball and a public dance. Tipton to face Delphi in the season opener on the new floor.
The article warns voters that false rumors from opponents aim to split Democratic candidates for county offices. It asserts unity among the candidates, denounces the schemes as crime, and urges friends not to be misled by reports that a candidate will not back party members.
James Francis West aged 35 of north Burrows died Sunday at 2:30 AM in St. Joseph’s hospital from appendicitis after two weeks at Logansport hospital. He is survived by wife Helen Neff West two children Francis William and Mary Louise a sister and a nephew. Funeral was Monday at Logansport Christian church with burial in Keep’s Creek cemetery.
New suits filed include A. T. Bowen & Co. versus Fred J. Scott for a $390 note demand with L. D. Boyd as plaintiff attorney. Blanche K. Dudley sues for divorce from Fred Dudley with James O. Obear representing the plaintiff. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. vs. Bernice C. Smoker on a $60 account demand with L. D. Carey as attorney. Stella Shaffer and others against Howard Haslett for partition, with Thomas M. Ryan as plaintiff attorney. A. T. Bowen & Co. vs. William T. Brennan for a $595 note demand, with L. D. Fog 43 listed for Dead.
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