Hoosier Anglers Find Autumn Fishing Good
Autumn weather spurs fishing activity in Indiana with exceptional catches reported by Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the Department of Conservation. Mrs. William A. Roach of Indianapolis invites Delphi friends to a card party and style show at Ayres and Co. in Indianapolis next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil M.simmons
Department of Conservation
Polis
Delphi
L. 3
Ayres and Co
Indianapolis
State Parks Attendance Surpasses 1938 Figures
Indiana state parks have recorded attendance over sixty thousand more than the same period in 1938, said Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the Department of Conservation. A further rise is expected with autumn crowds as Delphi prepares to attend a banquet in the Purdue Union building on October 26 honoring Bishop Titus Lowe. The Methodist folk of the Lafayette district sponsor the event, with an all day meeting at Trinity church preceding the banquet.
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Indiana State Parks
Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
Purdue Union
Titus Lowe
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Trinity Church
Elinor
Germany
English Air Raid Warden Letters Describe Wartime Duty
A letter from Mrs. G Spriggs of Middlesex England to Elinor Henderson details English air raid wardens duties and daily wartime life. The missive, smuggled past censors, recalls the emergency days after war declaration and the first air raid sirens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor Henderson
Delphi
England
George Garrison
G. Spriggs
Middlesex
Perrysville Youth Wins Husking Title
Paul William Sare, 17, from Vermillion county, won the state vocational agriculture corn husking contest on the Harley Mummert farm near Wheeling. He husked 1,016 pounds with 60.8 pounds in deductions for about 3,500 spectators despite rain. Second place went to Troy Dougherty of Clark with 960 pounds. Chris Leffert of Monitor, Tippecanoe county, finished third, and Robert Martin of Burlington (Carroll county) placed fourth.
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Paul William Sare
Vermillion County
Harley Mummert Farm
Wheeling
Sare
Perryville
Troy Dougherty
Clark
Monroe Meade
Carrollton
Harry Hatton
Carroll County
J. A. Carroll
Chalmers
Training as an air raid warden in early wartime
In a detailed account the author recalls starting air raid warden training on August 15 and finishing August 30. He describes poison gas drills, gas mask use, and handling incendiary bombs, then facing night patrols, sirens, and the fear of raids with fellow wardens in dark streets.
School Notes Highlight Student Achievements and Talks
Junior high students earned bicycle rack numbers and weekly monitors list. Evan Lantz and Joyce Sieber named top monitors. Rev Harry Parker spoke on war in assembly, introduced by Joyce Sieber. Eighth grade debated city life versus country life. affirmative won. 7B Literature featured favorite poems on colored paper. top picks were Charles Wilson, Vaunita Haslet, Mary Herron, Wilma Johnson. Alberta Trapp advanced to the 8th grade.
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Harry Parker
Joyce Sieber
Charles Wilson
Vaunita Haslet
Mary Herron
Wilma Johnson
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William A. Roach
Indiana
Rytex Personal
Rytex
Ford Tractor
Paul Johnson
Linco Service
Falls City
Eves Tset
Roxy
Aga M-G-M
Santa Monica
Perrysville
Burlington
Husker
Dick Norris
Fred
Craven Smith
Mr. Smith
Chicago
Hattie Garnegie
New York
Joan
The
Noan Crawford
Roxy Theatre
Hollywood
Norma Shearer
Joan Crawford
Rosiland Russell
Paulette Goddard
Mary Boland
Falls City Brewing Co., Inc
Lewisville, Ky
Herb Smith
Evan Lantz
Alberta Trapp
Pittsburg
the Law Office
Conrad Dawson
E. Franklin Street
Baer Bros
N. Wilson ST
Baer
Hoshaw Bros., Auds
F. Hoshaw
Ohio Oil Company
Linco.service
Delphi, Ind
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