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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1947
Page
6
The piece urges unprecedented cooperation between the Delphi public and school staff for a costly new year. It lauds a few energetic PTA and boosters members while noting past dysfunction, calls for community support, guidance for students, and loyalty to community, state, and nation.
The Veterans Administration announced subsistence payments for about 35 000 veterans enrolling in Indiana colleges. Payments for September will be issued in October for fall terms starting before September 15, with October payments for terms starting after. Summer enrollees may receive two checks if a pay-status break exists, otherwise September-October payments may cover both semesters. Address changes may delay a few veterans' checks.
A Newcastle Democrat report notes M Ratcliff's girl died after illness. post mortem found the colon clogged with chewing gum, blocking digestion. She had chewed gum heavily last winter but stopped two months ago.
C. W. Robertson bought a load of new wheat from David Shaffer yesterday marking Shaffer’s earliest purchase in twenty-five years. The price was sixty nine cents per bushel. The next earliest sale occurred on July 14 several years ago.
The Times advises readers to avoid out of town shopping for large buys. If goods prove undesirable, returns are unlikely, and travel costs are high. Consult a home dealer first to ensure satisfaction and fair pricing.
A city urges youths to push a cow ordinance as in Indianapolis where boy herders profit from cow contracts. Herders drive cows to the country, guard them by day, and bring them back at dusk earning fifteen to twenty five cents weekly per cow. One colored boy tended sixty two cows earning a dollar monthly each. Some adults envy such earnings.
In a city a group of experimental friends tried various recipes to rid themselves of English sparrows. Pie and toast attempts yielded tasteless, tough birds, leading to the conclusion that sparrows are useless and valueless as a dietary article.
Yesterday afternoon an exhibition near the covered bridge on Washington street showed the danger of traction engines on the road. Simeon Allen of Monroe township was driving toward South Delphi when an engine whipped around a corner, spooking the team that jumped the embankment. His buggy toppled, but Allen escaped with only minor injuries and minor damage to gear.
A 41st wedding anniversary postcard from Deer Trail Lodge east of Ely Minnesota recounts a fishing trip with guides and family humor. The author praises Minnesota scenery roads and lodges while noting homesick longing for Indiana with memories of Lake Freeman and a hint of upcoming travel to International Falls.
Mr and Mrs Willard Reed visited Mrs Reed sister and husband Mr and Mrs Harry Reed in Niles Michigan for a few days this week.
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