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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1930
Page
5
Local column urges readers to share visits with the Citizen as a courtesy. Readers are asked to inform the staff of coming and going to enable thanked mentions. The note frames social civility as a community service in daily life.
Week of visits and travels across Indiana towns highlighted by Miss Elinor Guckien in Marion and Mrs. E W Bowen in Champaign. Several couples attend football games in Urbana and South Bend while others host relatives and friends in Delphi Logansport Anderson and Fort Wayne. Community members plan travel to Albuquerque and report harvests of soybeans and other daily life events.
James and Herbert Clifford visited Chicago Tuesday to shop a sales line at Quick and Clifford clothing. Charles Kerlin of Purdue and student friend Ray Edady spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kerlin. Window glass at Elless and Orr's Drug Store, Delphi.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Grantham and daughter Mary Catherine visited East Chicago with Mr and Mrs Fred Griffith. Ralph Maggart left for Purdue University for a county agents session. Several families traveled to Detroit and Indianapolis for weddings, education, and visits. Local meetings included a D I market and a dinner at the Delta House in Crawfordsville.
An advertisement from C O Julius of Delphi promotes hose at 65 cents for substandard and 1.00 or 1.25 for full fashion service weight or chiffon weight, touting wear and satisfaction for ladies. The notice is part of a local commerce page amid various society and visit reports.
Local shop QUICK & CLIFFORD displays a range of winter wear including blazers coats sweater jackets caps corduroy pants flannel shirts wool shirts mackinaws and warm underwear all aimed at satisfying every man in the county. Mrs J J Ives visits her granddaughter Mary Headlee at the Chicago University then Madison Wis for an extended stay. Randall, Wason, and Myra Édéon are referenced in family notices with travel and deaths noted.
Style beauty note highlights Runstop Hosiery with new shade Green Black for use with dark dresses. Local social notes mention Miss Maud Hall returning home from a visit with brother J C Hall and relatives hosting Sunday gatherings. Several residents and visitors from nearby towns are listed.
The Metzger Lumber Co offers 10 percent off all paints in stock for October and November. Miss Maud Holloway returns to South Bend after her father John Holladay’s death. Eartha Bickell, attending the funeral, travels back to South Bend, while Jane Spencer and family of Tenday Idaho depart Carroll County after a long visit. The note mentions a cold wave and the first snowfall in years as a recent event.
Roofing offer promotes a Lock Tab asphalt shingle with double coverage at $4.00 per share. Subscribers are urged to renew by checking the expiration date, paying by check or money order, or visiting in person to avoid arrears. Newspaper note hints at fall promotion and subscription reminders.
Mrs. Esther Gregg, county nurse, outlines a two month schedule for school visits from October 27 to November 15. Each week lists town or township visits with office times and notes home calls. Emergencies allow calling the school to locate the nurse.
Carroll county schools will observe American Education Week from November 10 to 16 with special programs each day. Themes focus on enrichment of life patriotism and world understanding past and present schools and future goals.
Advertisement notes Hallowe en seals available at The Citizen office and credits Herbert Smith with 9 of 10 buying radios.
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