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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1934
Page
2
A columnist argues that the Roosevelt administration has educated the nation and broadened public conscience. He notes students debating politics, workers and citizens rethinking wealth and obligation, and calls for social legislation to ease hunger and curb excess wealth.
The piece urges Delphi residents to embrace federal housing programs to build and modernize homes. It commends the planting of several hundred trees and argues continued citizen interest will preserve the city’s beauty.
Opinion piece argues for state ownership of slot machines to fund poor relief, despite public opposition to government gambling. It contends gambling has deep roots, is unlikely to vanish, and that bettors are not inherently profligate, noting psychological design and enduring human impulses.
Delphic library shelves feature new titles across non fiction fiction and juvenile sections led by Adams Adamic The Natives Return and Stribling Unfinished Cathedral. Notable awards cited include Miller Lamb in His Bosom winner of the Pulitzer 1934 and Meigs Invincible Louisa John Newberry Medal 1934.
A brisk review of the final volume detailing the mutineers fate after Bligh's crew endures hardship. It traces Fletcher Christian's group to Pitcairn Island where scarcity of women triggers conflict, while Bligh's party survives harsh seas and sun. The critic calls the work vital for sea story lovers. Booster 2:30 P. M. Saturday.
May Robson shines in Lady By Choice at the Arc, praised by Photoplay Screen Play Screen Book and Screenland as her best work. The film follows Patsy the drunken old woman adopted by a dancer, who mentors her toward acting and reform while the dancer reforms herself and falls for a rich lawyer.
A collage of quotes on socialism time, loss and kindness in grief, boxing bravado, academic cheating, and courtship wisdom. Notable lines include Paul Hutchins on patience with ism, a Scribner's note on giving space to the bereaved, Max Baer’s ring challenge, Professor Babcock on student cheating, and John Weygandt advising against marriage during a cold.
A sixty year old man ran after a departing train from the depot the other day but could not catch it. He returned exhausted and asked about another train. Receiving a negative reply he exclaimed Gone gone gone and died immediately.
The article notes T C Philips is ousted as Indiana mail agent after deserting his party for work with radicals. It adds he is among the state's mean dogs and implies a shift in allegiance, with Andy Johnson reportedly stripping him of influence.
Ex Mayor General Lewis Wallace, once a famed Civil War hero, arrives in town and announces a bid for Congress. He will speak at the Court House next Thursday evening, with readers noting his varied career from military leader to acclaimed author of Ben Hur.
A local village laments a nuisance caused by a pack of worthless and diminutive cur dogs. They prowl from morning till night, barking relentlessly like a perpetual intrusion on daily life.
William Allen White, a famed Kansas editor and Republican, endorses the Roosevelt plan as an effort to redistribute income toward justice. He says the broad Republican rank and file share this view, reflecting mass sentiment. A light remark notes face powder may catch a man but baking powder keeps him.
An editorial urges caution as Indiana heads into another General Assembly session. It warns against self serving lobbying groups posing as benevolent bodies and stresses the need for registered legislative agents and party loyalty. The piece lauds the Democratic Party for upholding common citizen interests and keeping campaign promises.
The article notes James A. Farley and Wilbur, Hays, Hitchcock, Cortelyou serving as national committee chairs while in cabinet roles. It observes most presidents in thirty years had a cabinet officer as chairman, except Wilson and Coolidge.
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