Main Street Delphi News and War Time Echoes
The column notes predictions prove true as Britain and France declare war on Hitler. It mentions local sugar shortages, Mary Hanrahan sailing for the U S after a visit in Ireland, and Navy officers from Delphi. Terry Lane reaches New York before sailing home on the Corinthia, sharing wartime anxieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
France
Delphi
Mary Hanrahan
U. S
Ireland
Miss Hanrahan
Athenia
U. S. Navy
John Moyer
John
Annapolis
Terry Lane
New York City
New York
Corinthia
Farmers in Carroll County Sell Hogs at Bad Time
In Carroll County the farmers who sold hogs at the wrong time faced losses. Fred Roskuski reportedly lost about 4500 dollars last week according to sources believed reliable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Fred Roskuski
Belling attempt and air races noted in local items
Miscellaneous notes record a failed bell attempt on Mr. and Mrs. Doc Brown with the Legion drum corps, attendance at air races in Cleveland, John Horn Beck dressed for the State Fair ahead of time, and Snoeberger family wins in corn and popcorn contests. Also cited are rare conjoined squashes, Delphi moving patterns, county-wide moves linked to a single family, favorable August weather with 24 clear days, and 1.9 inches rainfall by George Gay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc” Brown
Legion
Lloyd Apt
Cleveland
John Hornbeck
Snoebergers
Rockfield
Delphi
George Gay
Ursel McCune and Doyle Davis Wed in Green Castle
Miss Ursel M. McCune of Flora and Doyle Davis of Linton wed at the Presbyterian parsonage Green Castle with Rev W L Raphael officiating. They will live in Flora where Mrs Davis runs a beauty shop and Mr Davis sells farm implements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ursel M. McCune
Flora
Doyle Davis
Linton
Presbyterian Parsonage
Greencastle
W. L. Raphael
Funeral Rites Today For Daniel Bird 67
Daniel Bird aged 67 died Tuesday morning at Carroll county infirmary. He was born in White county and lived in this county nearly 50 years. Survived by daughter Mrs. Fred McCall of Idaville and son Charles of Flora. Services at 2 pm at Idaville Presbyterian Church with burial in Cedarville Cemetery. Blythe and Sons in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Bird
Carroll County Infirmary
White County
Fred McCall
Idaville
Charles
Flora
Idaville Presbyterian Church
Cedarville
Blythe and Sons
Miss Virginia Draper Weds Daley S. West in Rockfield
Miss Virginia Draper daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip Henry Draper Cutler and Daley S West son of Mr and Mrs George West Bringhurst were married at the home of Rev Hugo in Rockfield on Saturday afternoon at 1 o clock. Attending were Mr and Mrs L Storey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia June Draper
Philip Henry ‘Draper
Cutler
Daley S. West
George West
Bringhurst
Hugo
Rockfield
L. Storey
Shafer Delphi Surgical Patient at St Joseph Hospital
Shafer Delphi is listed as a surgical patient at St Joseph Hospital. The notice records her undergoing an operation and current status within the hospital system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall. Shafer
Delphi
St. Joseph Hospital
Morrow-Wite Wedding Announcement in Lafayette
Mr and Mrs Frank Morrow announce the marriage of their daughter Josephine to William White son of Mr and Mrs James White of Lafayette. The wedding occurred July 31 in Lafayette with Mr and Mrs Horace Hill in attendance. The couple will reside in Lafayette after September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Morrow
Josephine
William White
James White
Lafayette
Horace Hill
County Council Cuts Four Cents From Levy Totals
The Carroll county council trimmed four cents from the proposed county revenue levy after a two day session. The combined county revenue and welfare rate falls to 25 cents, with welfare staying at six cents. Salaries for three welfare staffers were reduced while a welfare clerk was raised. operating budget cut to 19,600 dollars. The tax adjustment board meets September 11 to review rates and may only reduce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Wade Farr
Ruth Ayres
Chetina Delong
Lola Parks
Clara Williams
Open Bids Today On Local Road Project
The State Highway Commission will receive bids today for road construction work with an estimated cost of 870000 dollars. Projects span multiple counties and involve paving, grading and surfacing about 30 miles of state and county roads in the feeder road system funded by state and federal funds. The bid target includes surfacing 5.5 miles of Road 218 from Road 25 to Delphi in Carroll County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
T. A. Dicus
Johnson
Shelby
Allen
Clark
Union
Monroe
Martin
Carroll
Lawrence
Scott
Road 25
Delphi
Carroll County
Sullivan, Lake
Greene
Clinton
Wells
Knox
Morgan
Fike
Gibson
Tippecanoe
Johnson Miami
Porter
Reef and Cook Wed in Cutler Ceremony
Miss Phyllis Reef daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Reef of Cutler and Harold Cook son of Mr and Mrs Joe Cook of Democrat township were married Saturday evening by Rev Ward McCabe at Cutler Attendants were Lois Reef and William Cook The couple graduates of Cutler High School will honeymoon then reside in Camden
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Phyllis Reef
Robert Reef
Cutler
Harold Cook
Joe Cook
Democrat Township
Ward McCabe
Lois Reef
William Cook
Cutler High School
Camden
Clawsons Move to New Summit Street Home
Mr and Mrs Gerald Clawson will relocate late this week to their newly completed seven room residence on Summit Street. They previously resided in the Dr C W Hunter duplex on Front Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Clawson
Summit Street
Clawson
Townsend clubs hold all-day meeting at Columbia Park
An all-day meeting of the Townsend clubs of the second district will be held Sunday at Columbia park La fayette. Rev. Ora Simmons of Marion and Rev. Edwin Castle of South Bend will be the principal speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Clubs
Second District
Columbia Park
Lafayette
Ora Simmons
Marion
Edwin Castle
South Bend
School Daze for 60 Delphi Children
Sixty boys and girls in Delphi begin first grade under teachers Miss Catherine McCain and Miss Loraine Wilson. Wilson lists 23 named first graders while McCain introduces 37 pupils, detailing each child by name to mark the new school routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine McCain
Loraine Wilson
Miss Wilson
Earl Pauley
Naomi Ruth’ Fife
Beverly House
Glen Robinson
Edna Marie Hancock
Jimmy Hayden
Norma Jean Kirkpatrick
Helen May Ward
Roberta Louise Hancock
Mary Ann Cox
Martha Jane Myres
Burnice E. Heathcote
Joann Larimore
Shirley Jean Satler
Iane Henderson
Betty Jo Kuhns
Delbert Trapp
Orrie Froedger
Rosemary Merrell
Jeanette Isaacs
Tommy Kempf
Mahlon
Kathleen McGuire
Leona Evelyn Moore
Harold Nichols
Herbert Parks
James Plunkett
Billy Powell
Larry Jo Bardon
Ralph Robinson
Billy Roach
Alice Mae Rae
Chester Sheets, Jr
Margaret Sackelford
Ralph Short
Julia Ann Smith
Jane Smock
Carl Stoner
Sybil Sumrow
George Tharp
U S Almost Certain To Remain Out Of Brawl
United States pledges neutrality as World War I tensions rise, with officials and editors noting America’s peace as the likely outcome. The Citizen-Times 1914 quotation and early war sentiment are highlighted in Old Squibs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Citizen-Times
America
Eng
Scouts, Conservation Club Clear Haun's Island for Park
The Boy Scouts and Conservation club of Burlington last week cleared weeds and undergrowth from Haun's Island as they plan to establish a park for the two organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts and Conservation Club
Burlington
Haun’s Island
Grace Stanton Seizes Winter Apartment in Delphi
Miss Grace Stanton, a Delphi high school teacher, occupies the Estella Been apartment over Cartwright Wason and Ives law offices for the winter. Miss Barbara Lipp, who held the apartment in summer, takes a room with Mr and Mrs Robert Baum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Stanton
Delphi
Estella
Cartwright, Wason and Ives
Barbara Lipp
Robert Baum
Sugar shortage causes Delphi panic and runs on supply
In Delphi a sugar shortage sparked a local scare as 11 tons vanished in three days and some families bought up to 500 pounds. Merchants remained skeptical but amused while nationwide rumors of profiteering echoed, with officials promising ample stock to ease fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Delphi Records Historic Enrollment Surge
Superintendent C. T. Amick reports a record total of 792 students across Delphi High School and grades. Breakdown shows 350 in high school with freshmen 99 sophomores 92 juniors 92 seniors 67, and grade room lists by teacher totaling 103 in sixth and seventh grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
C. T. Amick
Loraine Wilson
Catherine McCain
Edna Kirkpatrick
Mayme Cowdin
Doris Doolittle
Georgia Carrigan
Edith Baum
Rev Frank Niles to Speak on Americas Peril at Delphi
Rev Frank J Niles a well known lecturer will speak at the Delphi Christian church Sunday evening September 10 at 7 30 oclock Accompanying Rev Niles will be the Royal Four Male Quartet radio singers of Negro spirituals plantation melodies and jubilee songs He will discuss Americas Greatest Institution and Its Present Peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Niles
Delphi Christian Church
Niles
Royal Four
Delphi Watches Europe's War With Keen Interest
Delphi reports Carroll county closely follows the European conflict as radios keep residents updated. Most express Allied sympathy and oppose Germany’s methods while preferring US neutrality. Opinions vary on economic bets from stock market to farmland while war reshapes American history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Europe
Carroll County
Germany
Farm Blaze Damages Gardner Martin Home
A Saturday early fire on the Miles Martin farm east of Camden destroyed the upper story of the large home. Gardner Martin, tenant, reported the blaze after neighbor Roger Gerard found it and alerted Flora and Liberty township fire departments. Contents were removed. loss estimated at 3000 dollars, largely insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Martin
Camden
Gardner Martin
Roger Gerard
Flora and
Liberty Township
Martin
Indiana corn king wins state fair honors for 1939
Roy Snoeberger of Rockfield is named Indiana Corn King for 1939 at the State Fair. He wins first prize on ten ears of Yellow Dent corn and sweepstakes in all corn classes. His son John Snoeberger takes first in popcorn classes Pearl and Rice. County 4 H exhibitors at Carroll County State Fair earn numerous prizes totaling premiums of 85 dollars.
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Roy Snoeberger
Rockfield
Indiana
Snoeberger
John Snoeberger
Marjorie Draper
Jersey
Norma Jean Fisher
Harold Johnson
Bobby Ross
Robert Fisher
Carroll County
Guernsey
Doris Rinehart
Duroc
Charles Schultheis
Duroc Jersey
Barrow
William Schnepp
Hampshire
Robert Fountain
Edgar Fountain
Yorkshire
Douglass Million
Mary Alice Seward
Helen Martin
Mary Alice Caldwell
Jean Landes
Margaret Hedderich
Dorothy Mae Bowman
Mary K. Grantham
Dorothy Miller
Peggy Jo Sink
Corn Club
Elton Wells
Betty Branstetter
Catherine Beck
Eva Jane Payne
Farmers urged to stay the course amid war price shifts
Carroll county farmers faced higher corn and wheat prices as war unsettles markets. AAA chair J Dewey Zinn cites Secretary Henry Wallace urging production plans stay intact, with loans and storage tactics shielding value. Farmers preserve corn via resealing contracts, storage fees apply, and 110000 bushels sealed. Wallace warns caution yet notes wartime production tools exist and large supplies remain, signaling careful planning for future acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Europe
J. Dewey Zinn
AAA Committee
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
U. S
Tax Board Sets Hearing Dates for County Units
The Carroll County tax adjustment board announced hearings for town ships and cities on Sept 11 in the courthouse commissioners room. Sessions run 8:30 Adams township to 4:30 Washington with specific times for Burlingon Carrollton Clay Deer Creek Delphi Deer Creek school Jackson Camden Jefferson Yeoman Madison Monroe Flora Rock Creek Tippecanoe Flora and several libraries. Taxpayers are invited to attend.
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Carroll County
Yeoman
Madison
Monroe
Town of
Flora
Rock Creek
Tippecanoe
Washington
Sheriff Harry Cree Elected Treasurer of 325th Field Artillery
Sheriff Harry Cree of Delphi has been elected treasurer of the 325th Field Artillery association at its seventeenth annual reunion held Sunday at Flora park. The group includes men from Indiana Illinois Ohio and Kentucky who served in the unit during the World War. Also elected were Captain Percy Roach as president and Carl Eikenberry as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Cree
Delphi
325Th Field Artillery Association
Flora Park
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Kentucky
325Th Field Artillery
Percy Roach
Carl Eikenberry
Frank Lamb Jr Returns to Kokomo After Tonsillectomy
Frank Lamb Jr. has resumed work in Kokomo after undergoing a tonsillectomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lamb, Jr
Kokomo
Court House Hours Set 8 to 4 with Noon Open
County commissioners order permanent hours for the court house from eight to four with noon hours open. Miss Helen Coble returns to El Paso Texas after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Coble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Helen Coble
el Paso
Texas
Mrs
Raymond Coble
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Ursel McCune
Josephine Morrow
Mrs. White
Frank Niles
U. S. Peril
Land
Poland
Japan
Nec
Essary
China
R. J. Maggart
AAA
Price
TAX Board
Harry
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