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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
2
An editorial voice reflects on aging memory and the desire to avoid returning to the old days while urging preservation of core values. It then surveys Indiana's 1934 senatorial race between Sherman Minton and Robison, the rise of populist themes, and notes on current events including farm prices and sensational crime coverage.
Huston Peterson praises the English philosopher sex reformer Ellis in a biography that highlights Freud’s influence and the sex liberation movement. The review notes Ellis’s quiet life near London, his memory work, and the abridged Psychology of Sex, now accessible to lay readers.
An unemployed traveler delivers a short lecture on the unemployed crisis insisting on action over theory and supporting stronger leadership. He mentions Roosevelt and implies greater presidential power. The scene also covers veterans booing Senator Robinson at a Hammond meeting and a veteran Legion bugler ending taps as attendees depart.
The newspaper staff at The Citizen-Times has been reduced from five to three members due to a county wide flu outbreak. The flu has hit the area and is described as widespread locally and nationwide.
Film fans regard Alice Joyce as a leading star in American cinema and recognize her talent in playing dual roles. Her versatility keeps her among the era’s most beloved performers.
Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio won the Republican nomination on the tenth ballot at the national convention. He was described as a dark horse though admired by party bosses for his pliable leanings. Coolidge as vice president candidate is noted for national importance.
Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke in Delphi on Monday at the city park shelter house. Democrats and Republicans praised the speech and described his personality as favorable. He stopped at the Wilson home for refreshments.
Gov. James M. Cox, Democratic presidential candidate, spoke for an hour in Delphi to seven or eight thousand people. Introduced by Indiana Senator Taggart, Cox opened by inviting questions on the league of nations and answered them satisfactorily as the audience warmed to him.
Housing Administrator James A. Moffett announces a sweeping government program to renovate homes, create five million jobs, and revive the building trades by urging banks to offer liberal loans to American homeowners.
A collection of quotes from General Hugh S. Johnson Adolf Hitler Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and Heywood Broun expressing views on politics labor and farm policy. The lines critique public support for the NRA warn of power lasting beyond government change and question unemployment wages.
Walter Lippman challenges Henry P. Fletcher's charges that the New Deal cost seven billion and that Congress authorized twenty billion more. Lippman asserts actual costs for 1934 and 1935 are far lower, detailing misrepresentations and pointing to Congressional figures as the true basis.
15 Panama Canal is agen for sea traffic 191¢.
Wisconsin Senator Robert M. LaFollette a Progressive Republican endorses Franklin D. Roosevelt for president in 1932. He criticizes reactionaries in both parties and praises Roosevelt's liberal agenda at Green Bay. He says he would not change his course and accepts the endorsement in his reelection bid.
Indiana Republicans will launch the fall campaign during the Indiana Republican Editorial Association outing at Lake Wawasee Spink Wawasee hotel August 17 to 19. Harry W. Thompson says two formal sessions will be held. Frederick Landis, Second District nominee, will speak at the Friday banquet. Senator Arthur R Rabson seeking re election will deliver the keynote Saturday night.
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