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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
2
AEdge urging rethink of fairs and carnivals as community investments. The piece questions the value of recent Delphi carnivals for long term gains, notes money leaving town, praises Old Settlers and Legion planning, and urges civic groups to design future events that benefit the whole community.
Delphi's library offers a rich children’s selection and emphasizes the role of adults in fostering a lifelong love of reading. Parents should read aloud to young children and gradually shift to independent reading, using shared stories to ignite imagination and curiosity about books.
Figures from the Department of Agriculture show U S foreign sales of key farm products increasing while imports of domestically grown crops decline in the first five months of 1989 compared with 1938. The text notes reciprocal trade agreements granted tariff concessions to importers, challenging GOP claims that such deals harm American farmers.
The column discusses Dingley tariff defects prompting calls for federal action, notes Beveridge’s age and Indiana Senate youth compared with peers, mentions Spain’s troop shortages, a Delphi theater event featuring Arthur Blackaller, and local notices. Also covers pike damage risks, Spanish American War veterans from Carroll county, gambling suppression by city officials, and a new undertaker in Delphi with ties to Richmond.
A Republican drive in seven months of the session pushed a plan to localize the national debt. Indiana's Halleck proposed dividing 1,066,698,118.14 dollars as Indiana's per capita share among counties. He did not sponsor a bill to enact the scheme.
Edits compile quotes on liberty from Burke Curran Jefferson and Webster. The Citizen promotes subscription while presenting a stream of classic lines about liberty and restraint. The text mixes aphorisms with a call to subscribe.
Ray Smith notes that Congress removed some restrictions and revised taxes at business urging. The 76th Congress froze Social Security payroll taxes for three years and capped unemployment tax liability at 3000 per worker. Estimated savings reach 825 million and 65 million dollars respectively. Despite fears of bankruptcy, investors continue buying government bonds, with July baby bond sales at 84.7 million.
Correspondence shows Mrs H A Stewart encloses one dollar to extend her subscription for a year and praises the paper's special offer. A side remark laments taxpayers and workers affected by strikes, noting someone works 260 hours a month to keep up with strikers who will work 130 hours.
In Carroll County many accidents and tragedies fill front pages while a crowded carnival week draws big crowds. Old Settlers Day attendance sets a record, Miller Brothers report peak Saturday take, and a barker late quarrel ends with apologies. A debate pits Delphi carnival against Flora 4H Fair.
The Indiana Farm Bureau and the Indiana Taxpayers Association will assemble field representatives for a one day final schooling on August 24 before traveling to nearly every county to review school budgets. Carroll County hosts the tax school on August 26 as part of a statewide seven day schedule leading up to budget presentations.
Plans are underway for Farmers and Farm Organization Day at the Indiana State Fair on Thursday September 7 with Lieutenant-Governor Schricker as permanent chairman. A big parade of floats bands and livestock is set for 10 am followed by music speeches and a program organized by Cyrus L Dyer George Coup and Herschel Newsom.
L. D. criticizes Congress for slashing WPA funding and argues local governments cannot match federal efficiency. He warns of widespread suffering if the unemployed are ignored, condemning business interests and urging a humane alternative. It questions the "American Way" if relief ends for the jobless.
General Maurice Gustave Gamelin says optimism is a luxury and 95 percent of people are born honest and fair if treated so. Harry Bridges notes honest and fair responses from others. Neville Chamberlain expresses violent feelings about the British Japanese dispute and anger at recent events.
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