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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
6
A New Year editorial urges Americans to shed softness and fear and unite to face looming crises. It warns business profit motives, partisan politics, and apathy threaten national safety, urging strength, freedom, and aid to those fighting dictators.
Delphi advocates community recreation, proposing a well equipped after school room for boys and girls with craft tools and dancing to build skills and confidence. They also urge re installing the Riley park ice rink as a low cost winter sport option. This editorial notes political perspectives and praises the effort while urging responsible civic planning.
The column notes Time magazine reading about German churches opposing Nazi philosophy, asserts churches opposed tyranny, then moves to local business during Christmas, printing demand, and affection for Delphi. It quips about parking, newspaper duty to provoke discussion, threats of lawsuits, and a humorous mix of idle observations on motorists, Congress, and everyday life.
Wayne Chatfield Taylor is sworn in as under secretary of commerce in Washington, succeeding Edward Noble, and begins work after returning from Chicago.
George Zebrowski discusses James Froude's Essays of Great Subjects and compares Froude's views to President Roosevelt's policies. He argues that if Fraude influences the president, expect tighter government control over taxes, monopolies, farms, and natural resources in coming years, reshaping radicalism and policy.
Delphi National Guard Company G will occupy the local armory for seven days before marching to Camp Shelby Mississippi. First Lieutenant Roy Gardner said the unit will use the time to perfect organization and will entrain for Louisville and then Camp Shelby around January 21. Gardner spoke after attending an induction school in Indianapolis and noted plans to weed out men unfit for service. He added families are smaller and hinted at census relevance.
Carroll county citizens exceeded the Red Cross 1940 quota by 164.03, bringing the November Roll Call total to 1,564.03. County chair Reed C. Schermerhorn announced it as the highest peace-time county total, despite the June war-relief drive. The piece lists township contributions and amounts for each area.
Peace is the healing and elevating influence of the world Woodrow Wilson Peace rules the day where reason rules the mind William Collins If it be possible as much as lieth in you live peaceably with all men Romans 12 18 Only what feeds and fills the sentiment with unworldliness can give peace and good will towards men Mary Baker Eddy Peace is the happy natural state of man war his corruption his disgrace James Thompson If we have not peace within our selves it is vain to seek it from outward sources La Rochefoucauld
About one hundred Midwest colleges will meet at McCormicks Creek State Park in May to form a collegiate hiking group and seek official status for hiking as a student activity. Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the Department of Conservation, announced.
The column blends a Christmas gift list with social gossip and political snips. It mentions Harriet Flora giving Ford cars to her children, Dr. John Flora’s inheritance in cash, and David Flora’s share. it quips about President Wilson’s peace plan, a bill to license cats, and a Chicago court suit involving Joseph Reynolds. It ends with military telegrams, seafaring law, and a joke about an Italian officer.
Opinion excerpts cite Willkie Knudsen Lord Lothian Owen Italian Radio Weygand on public service duty defense urgency unity of French Africa and France during wartime.
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