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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1924
Page
1
A collage of wry aphorisms and social commentary. The pieces poke at roads, cars, etiquette, marriage, ambition, and politics with humorous moral riffs. Notable lines touch on civic pride, the nature of self control, and reflections on public life.
Dr Carleton B McCulloch spoke at Flora Community Hall as part of the Democratic county campaign with criticism of state waste and calls for 1925 real estate reappraisal. He highlighted salaries and staffing in the Secretary of State's auto license and auto theft offices and urged economy and reform.
Voters in Adams Township must register due to precinct consolidation into one, requiring a full one day registration on October 6 with prework by committeemen.
Mrs. Mae Sibbitt of this city reports letters from her daughter Mrs. Marion Sibbitt Moyer in Paris with her children and son in law Lieut. John Moyer U S N on the destroyer Reid. Moyer arrived in France August 29 after a pleasant trip. He has traversed northern Europe with a fleet of vessels and was sent to Iceland and Greenland to meet the World Flyers. The Reid then went to the Mediterranean and his family hopes to join him at a Mediterranean port. Moyer previously served with the fleet that accompanied the first airplane across the Atlantic on the destroyer Rochester.
Miss Lella R. Gaddis of Purdue and C. L. Burkholder from the Horticultural Department will speak on a home tour in Jefferson Township on Thursday September 25. Gaddis will discuss interior decoration and modern home conveniences while Burkholder offers lawn and shrub care tips for the farm home.
George Harley is rapidly recovering at the Home Hospital from injuries received weeks ago when struck by an auto. He will probably be brought to Delphi Wednesday or Thursday of next week. His recovery is remarkable as he was unconscious for days and lived for two weeks with scarcely any nourishment.
The Democrats opened their campaign across Indiana this week with state and national speakers visiting counties. Presidential candidate John W. Davis tours the northern region with Dr. Carl B. McCulloth and state leaders, while Thomas Taggart returns from Hyannisport to chair the Indiana campaign. The state committee plans broad publicity through press, mailings, and speeches as it builds an extensive organization.
Miss Martha Grimm became the bride of Charles Cartwright in a simple Monday ceremony performed by Rev R O Kimberlin. The couple will spend three weeks touring Washington New York Boston Philadelphia Cleveland and Niagara Falls before returning to Delphi to a home at the Grimm residence. The groom is a longtime Delphi resident and the couple are well connected in local circles.
William Grampton son of Dr and Mrs G Crampton is at St Elizabeths hospital Lafayette after a serious operation Friday morning. A complete list of the bloody of registration of voters on October 6 is on page eight of The Citizen.
Read about the September 22 and 23 performances of Gentle Julia on Monday and Tuesday evenings at Are Theatre. The American Legion Auxiliary presents this benefit event.
Public advisory urging all first time voters and anyone who changed precincts since 1922 to register. Includes those with name changes by marriage or divorce and those who registered in 1922 but have not updated their precinct. Emphasizes the need to register if they intend to vote.
Oscar Williams former head of the state education bureau protested to Clyde A Walb state chairman against the state committee’s action of whitewashing H N Sherwood a Franklin candidate for superintendent of public instruction Williams said the committee acted without evidence despite a delegation ready to present facts and asserted the candidate has an unprofessional record.
Mrs Charity Pearson and others hosted a 630 dinner for Sun ny School class at the Christian church. John Love was ordained into the ministry in services conducted by Rev Goble of Indianapolis. The church gave him twenty five dollars in gold. He has entered Butler College theology and preached in non-supported churches. John is a Delphi High School graduate. A Ford coupe overturn at South Delphi hill injured four visiting youths. speed and curve conditions blamed for the crash.
Robert M. Haskell of Calumet Michigan arrives to visit his aunt Mrs N J Howe spending a few days here with his mother Mrs Henry M Haskell of Redlands California. He is a mining engineer and superintendent of flotation works at Calumet and Hecla Mining Co New arrivals this week include Virginia Maxine daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hawn a daughter to Mr and Mrs Ray Bougher and a daughter Mary Margaret to Mr and Mrs Charles Clawson Registration Day October 6
Community residents question campaign tactics as Fred Purnell campaigns for Congress with the slogan Why Change Parties The piece cites a Civil Service Department letter detailing rural carrier appointments in Delphi Indiana including Shaeffer Huntsinger Holmes and Craig and alleges political influence and favoritism prompting calls for reform within the local civil service and electorate.
Visitors to Oakdale see rapid progress as cofferdam work nears completion. A vast camp operates with Caterpillar tractors, derricks, and heavy machinery moving dirt from river channels to form the dam’s center wall and slopes. Travelers note orderly site management and seasonal Indiana interest in the project.
Delphi Methodist Church members will hold a farewell reception in the church parlors next Wednesday evening for Rev. Kimberlin. While no final assignment is certain, Kimberlin is expected to receive another posting.
Feeding cattle for sale at all times. Lots to suit purchaser. Terms cash, or 7 percent interest from date.
Students who have gone to college other than those named in last week's Citizen are De Pauw John Allen Best Illinois John Hiett Ives Iowa State Ag College Edwin McGuire Butler John Love Willard Gardner Wabash Willard Cartwright
A Sunday schoolteacher uses a watch to illustrate self regulation of the heart. A boy suggests if the watch runs wrong you would sell it to a friend. The passage also reflects on lingering summer fatigue and local hopes amid rain and hardship.
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