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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1938
Page
1
A country weekly reflects on travel patterns after a southern Indiana trip. Rural residents travel more despite urban access, while the coming cosmopolitan culture blurs city country lines. A vintage Model T, local business growth, and a moved bowling alley frame community life.
Yeoman Methodist church sponsors a fall festival on September 16 with a 10:00 a.m. community auction, 12:30 p.m. two ball games, 3:00 p.m. children and women contests, 4:00 p.m. a children's parade, and an amateur hour at 7:00 p.m. Rev. Harold Hotchkiss, Ralph Goslee, and Mrs. Glen Kennard lead the organizing committee as the community is invited to attend.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Pearson of Flora will depart September 12 for New York City to sail September 16 for a ten day Bermuda trip. The trip, a prize for Mr Pearson’s top sales in Scranton Life Insurance Co’s district, is fully paid by the company. Pearson formerly coached Flora High School.
Miss Mary Cochrane the city librarian says starting September 1 the library will open from 12:00 noon until 9:00 p m daily.
Albertus Williams of Delphi completed his 51st successive walk to Monticello for the Old Settlers celebration. The 71 year old finished in three hours, ten minutes faster than his previous record set last year.
Indiana opens the 1938 state fair in Indianapolis this Saturday and runs to September 9. Officials predict a record attendance near 450000 with 4 H Club displays, Purdue and Indiana University exhibits, and all livestock shown under permanent roof. Local groups report ticket sellouts and strong county turnout for the event.
Six vocational agriculture boys from Delphi will compete for awards at the Indiana State Fair. Stuart Guthrie, their instructor, announced today. Contestants include Jack Bowman with senior and summer yearling Herefords, John Bowman with a summer yearling Angus, An gus, Charles Shulthers, and James Peirce with Duroc Jersey hogs across gilt, single barrow, and litter classes and open divisions. Gene Maxwell and Charles Hufford display yellow-bent corn, and R. J. Maggart, Deer Creek township 4-H member, shows a summer yearling Angus steer.
Delphi student Virginia Pletcher is expected to enroll as a freshman at Butler University this fall. A transcript of credits has been received by the university registrar's office, per acting registrar Mrs Ruth Deming.
Harry Haslet of Delphi was hospitalized at the Veteran's hospital in Indiana polis Monday with a strep tococcic throat infection. His condition is reported as satisfactory.
Mr and Mrs Charles Kerlin of Delphi announce the birth of a son, Charles Martin, born Wednesday morning at St Elizabeth's hospital in Lafayette. Georgann Schilling leaves Monday to serve as bridesmaid for her cousin Miss Shirley Shepard of Park Ridge and Gordon A Nielsen of West Palm Beach, with the wedding set for Saturday afternoon.
Miss Hazel Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Lytle Anderson and Robert Fox son of Mr and Mrs Edward Fox of Mendon Ohio will marry Sunday September 4 at 3 30 in the gardens of the Anderson residence Rev Harry Parker Presbyterian church will officiate The bride’s attendant is Mrs Dwight Willits of Fort Wayne with bride’s brother Harold Fox of Flint Michigan as best man A reception will follow at the bride’s parents home.
William Perry aged 20 of Bringhurst filed with the State Department of Industrial Compensation seeking 2000 dollars for the loss of his right eye after a fight at Carroll Harrison elevator in Bringhurst. He says he was hired to drive Harrison's truck and that a brawl with Joe Felix and Basil Eller caused his injury. A hearing is expected in Loganport later this fall.
John C. Shanklin 61 of Rossville died Monday at his home southeast of town. Born in Logansport he married Vera Sibbitt in 1898. He lived on a farm near Cutler with his wife. Survived by widow three sons Robert Rossville Fred Bert Sheridan a daughter Mrs Ross Snyder Frankfort four sisters. Services held Wednesday at 2 p.m. Presbyterian church Cutler with burial in Ball Hill cemetery.
Homer Stonebraker, Democratic candidate for Congress from the second district, resigns today as chief of the excise division of the state alcoholic beverage commission. Edward Britton of Logansport is reported as successor in line for the post.
Peru won the Mid-State girls softball tournament at Riley Park over a three day span. They beat Lafayette Shamrocks Friday, Logansport Saturday, and defeated Delphi 10 to 2 in the final after Delphi advanced by forfeit from Kokomo and a 10 to 8 win over Frankfort.
Willis Young and Bruce Calhoun were slightly injured when their car struck an abutment near Niles Michigan. The vehicle was badly damaged and left in Michigan. They had traveled to Michigan to buy peaches.
A voyage on the steamship E F Fingham from Rotterdam to Galveston exposes a CIO dominated crew that makes officers do manual labor. The crew uses a seventy cent overtime rule to avoid regular work while unions protect members from discharge, and officers endure poor refrigeration and illness of comfort as they are pressured by the sailors. The piece portrays a tense, humorous yet grim view of labor relations aboard an American merchant ship in the CIO era.
A large audience will hear Fred G Bale a widely known lecturer at Delphi Methodist church Sunday morning at 9 30 He has spoken in every state and Canadian province addressing youth issues with humor and dramatic force His work in juvenile courts and anti liquor campaigns informs his talks to teachers schools and youth groups.
Claude D Irelan 68 Idaville grocer died at Cass County hospital after a short illness. He operated the Idaville grocery 49 years with his brother Bert. Born October 17 1871 Burnettsville he is survived by five children two daughters in New York Michigan and Reynolds plus a brother two granddaughters and a grandson. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at the family home Idaville with burial in Idaville cemetery.
Mrs. Rosella Lewallen of Mentone and her twin sister Estella Dille also of Mentone won a prize at the National Twin Reunion in Chicago for being the oldest twins present. They are 83 years old.
Marihuana weed discovered on several farms in Carroll County prompting an official plan to eradicate the plant. Sheriff Arthur Anderson suspects a dope ring may have planted the loco weed to harvest this fall and a county museum will exhibit a sample to help educate farmers and citizens.
Local and visiting sportsmen report unusually good hunting in Carroll County with plentiful squirrels and promising signs for rabbits and quail this fall. Hubert Bollhauve says 466 pheasants were released last week by conservation groups, 250 raised by local clerks. The Izaak Walton League released about 1,000 small mouth bass, most over six inches, from the Rochester hatchery, planted by Homer Myers and Leo Craig.
Prize winners at the Delphi city park pet show on Wednesday afternoon included Bob Smith with pups Billy Cowdin and Jean Robinson with ducks Eddie McGuire with a turtle Dick Robinson and Wayne Andrews with a pony Norma Sales and Phyllis Franklin with an Eskimo Spitz Beverly Morrison with Manchester dog Mrs Beatrice White recreation supervisor supervised the event Evelyn Cripe served as judge.
Moore was injured Wednesday afternoon when a falling tree struck him in the back while cutting trees on the Burnside Haynes farm west of town. He was taken to Lafayette hospital in the Grimm and Sons ambulance.
City Treasurer Curtis McCain and Wilbur Doolittle attended the Corn field Conference near Washington Indiana along with Attorney David Baum and Buel Ulm, business manager of the Delphi Journal, on Saturday.
Hundreds of Carroll county students resume classes as all schools except Delphi Deer Creek Township plan a half day start on Sept 2 for the 1938 39 term. Delphi opens tomorrow with book lists, used book sales, and age birthdate rules for new enrollees.
Officials of Carroll County Cooperative Telephone Association met to discuss a plan to end toll charges among county exchanges. The proposal would cover all counties exchanges except Burlington and Flora and would extend to Idaville and Buffalo in White County. If adopted it would provide free service between the co op and Delphi.
Announcement of the engagement and approaching marriage of Mildred Wagoner of Delphi to Wilbur Graves of Bedford. The wedding is planned for Saturday. Wagoner, a Delphi high school graduate, has worked in Lafayette. the couple will reside in Bedford after the ceremony.
Mr and Mrs Carl Hargraves and son move to Frank Rees property on West Franklin. The Arnold property will be occupied by Mr and Mrs Paul Ashba and daughter. Mr and Mrs F Sprague relocate to Jack Bennett duplex. Mr and Mrs William O Pearson move to their newly purchased East Franklin street property from Mrs Margaret Afflis.
Articles of Corporation issued for a new Delphi theatre with H. C. Sullivan of Logansport as resident agent. Capital stock is 1000 shares with no par value. Incorporators are John Doerr R. H. Brandt and H. J. Patrick.
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