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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1931
Page
17
Delphi hosts a three day Fall Festival on October 1 2 and 3 featuring local produce and livestock listings including hens broilers ducks geese and beef and horse hides offering community sales and exhibitions.
Lieutenant Governor Edgar D. Bush criticized both Republican and Democrat parties for failures of the 1931 Indiana session at a state fair luncheon. Representative Earl Crawford of Milton defended the session, suggesting some good came from tax stalemate. Bush disputed charges that reforms were sidelined for liquor, noting reduced liquor influence since 1917 prohibition.
The record notes a 6000 guest Labor Day gathering in Muncie hosted by Mayor George R. Dale with Governor George White of Ohio as keynote. The event drew little coverage in Indianapolis papers, prompting remarks about its potential influence on presidential buzz and party consultations.
Senator James E. Watson from Washington argues for cutting government costs by reducing the number of townships cities and counties. Lawrence F. Orr, head of the state board of accounts, says Indiana should shrink 1017 townships to 500 and urges an impartial survey. He also accuses townships of wholesale misappropriation of poor relief funds.
A coalition of county school superintendents and township trustees in 42 state aid counties proposes a Blooming ton gathering to oppose the state board of accounts in rating their claims. The group vows to battle rules adopted by the accounts board.
Jap Jones of Martinsville leads a new public service rate battle with backing from George Purcell Bloomington publisher and Walter Grass Greenswood. They organize under the state public service commission pressure and aim to mobilize patron support against rate increases.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the home near Burlington for Joe Ann Scott three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Scott who had been ill ten days. Her parents brother and sister survive. Charles Snoeberger and David Wyatt are seriously ill.
Two hundred members and many friends from Red Men and Pocahontas lodges attended a tri-county meeting Friday night in Delphi city park. A cooperative supper was served at the camp grounds near the park, with Earl Dowe in charge of a program of readings and music in the shelter house, followed by a dance.
A peeper was spotted on the Carl McFarland residence porch roof on East Monroe Street Friday night as the family slept. A scream from a daughter alarmed intruder who clutched his face and fled. fingerprints were left in roof dust. Mamie Joan Hoagland, year old, fell at the Pittsburg home and broke her leg. a plaster cast was applied. She has been in ill health since birth and is granddaughter of George Plunkett of West Delphi. Radio tubes Herb Smith.
The men and women of Delphi will attend a Thursday night Dutch lunch at the Country Club hosted by the Delphi Chamber of Commerce. The event aims to promote the 4H Fall Festival set for Thursday October 1 through Saturday October 3 in Delphi.
Duplicate keys from number on key or lock by Francis Wilson. Wooden silo 12x30 two miles south of Pyrmont priced. J F Clauser Rossville RR 27 31x Typewriters all makes easy terms used in trade rentals supplies. C E Ebershoff 605 Main Street Lafayette Ind. Roll top desk refinished in good shape Citizen office.
Rumors say Governor Harry G. Leslie asked the state highway commission to pause after it ordered 120 trucks halted. The panel now plans 378 miles under a relief plan, with names tied to the maintenance program and former officials connected to the action.
In Washington a pause settles the fight over materials for the George Rogers Clark Memorial at Vincennes as Senator Watson seeks reconsideration of Indiana limestone awards while Senator Fess declines a special commission session. Separately, labor plans face strong opposition to a free election-board volunteer program, with savings estimated at about 1 million dollars annually and calls for free meals, ads, and supplies.
A 1930 1931 financial report lists receipts and expenditures for Delphi Deer Creek Consolidated School, including purchases from The New York Store Standard Oil Co. and many suppliers, plus transportation costs and miscellaneous expenses totaling 10,550.13 for transportation and 25,386.95 overall. The document cites numerous vendors, services, and a district fund allocation.
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