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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
2
A column argues that public safety campaigns fail to curb traffic deaths driven by speed alcohol and recklessness. It notes some states improved after stricter regulations and police crackdowns, with Indiana cited as an example while warning that rushing in the machine age bears fatal penalties.
The piece argues Republicans must persuade workers and farmers that conservative policy benefits common Americans. It says Wall Street and executives oppose the New Deal, but voters care about daily survival and must be convinced that a shift helps their personal interests.
Indiana taxpayers push for local budget input under tax laws while noting bond debt drops of about 50 million due to federal relief. Republicans warn of an additional 50 million debt, and mock potential candidates if Paul McNutt is nominated. The piece cites Wall Street Journal optimism, Ohio budget strains, and a casual note on Delphi locals.
A 238 hole novelty board with numbered paper challenges and prizes debuts in Lafayette. A reader asks when the 1900s end. answer: the nineteenth century ends with 1900. A Vandalia fireman, Charles Miller, fell from a moving train at Camden, leaving him badly shaken. The Lafayette Journal seizes front-page status with a $10,000 libel suit and eclipse plans for May 28. Debating society at Lockport leads to a stove poker clash. Frank Stuart faces assault charges.
The article notes 90 percent of children adopt right handedness by school age though many use left for some tasks. It advises letting left or right lead as they grow and cautions against harsh punishment for tantrums, which are emotional outbursts beyond the child’s control.
Ray Smith reflects on 1930s politics noting Republicans accused New Deal Democrats of rubber stamping President Roosevelt. He cites the 51 Republican House members in 1939 and seven Republicans in the 76th Congress as examples and recalls a Indianapolis News headline about GOP party solidarity.
A compact collection of esteem for love quotes by Philip J Bailey E B Browning Mary Baker Eddy and Robert Burton. The excerpts emphasize love as enduring, spiritual and binding beyond material ties.
The average weekly earnings for 18 377 women across 243 Indiana plants in March 1939 was 16 33 dollars. They earned 45 6 cents per hour for 35 8 hours weekly, per J Bradley Haight acting director of the Indiana State Employment Service.
Around Town reports Ed L Clemson, former Delphi resident now in New Orleans postal service, visiting friends and sharing Delphi prints with locals. He bought 30 negatives from Howard Bradshaw, part of the Wolever collection. Cool winds ease straw hat trading as a mild summer forecasts heat and drought relief elsewhere. State Detective Paul Rule of Carroll county to join national pistol matches at Camp Perry starting August 20 under U S Army auspices.
Hamilton Fish, a Republican congressman known for his isolationist stance, lands in Europe and acts as a one-man diplomatic force, intervening across the continent without authorization or guidance from the U.S. State Department.
A 25 percent rise in contractor labor on the state highway system was reported by T. A. Dicus, chairman of the State Highway Commission. The increase covers workers employed by contractors, not Highway Commission staff.
Alfred P. Sloane of General Motors told stockholders that new products and processes underpin a broad recovery with fresh job opportunities. He argued against prolonged opposition to Roosevelt recovery efforts and highlighted a rising spiral of progress driven by innovation from laboratories and workshops. The statement ends with a cryptic line about show complaints.
In a public letter L D argues young Democrats oppose reactionary voices and back progressive policies. He cites Senator Van Nuys and urges Indiana Young Democrats to hold a convention in Indianapolis to support the party's path and challenge constitutional misinterpretations.
A provocative excerpt argues that English speech resembles stage rehearsals and claims about Chinese gunpowder inventors implying moral judgments. The tone critiques cultural stereotypes and public discourse.
A collage of remarks from John N. Garner Fiorella LaGuardia and Clarence A Mills plus humorist Irvin Cobb. The notes touch on politics weather mood and personal habits reflecting public figures views and anecdotes.
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