Montier notes and town items from the area
Mud turned to slick mud at the sawdust ring crowd in McGreeveys lot on May 28 as ponies kicked up mud into the stands. Dunkards to meet German Baptists hold national conference June 9 at D D Skiles farm near Rossville with two large tents. About 125 Carroll county workers sought June 11 jobs after five FERA projects were halted due to farm labor complaints. Dr Henry Griest of Monticello, missionary at Point Barrow Alaska, oversaw bodies after the Will Rogers Wiley Post crash. William Dickinson, 17, Madison township farmer, won the major livestock award at the 83rd Indiana State Fair. Clarence Pat Manion denounced the Roosevelt administration as Jeffersonian in a Oct 16 address.
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Dunkards
D. D. Skiles Farm
Rossville
FERA
Carroll County
Griest
Henry Griest
Monticello
Point Barrow
Alaska
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
William Dickinson
Madison Township
Dickinson
Pressure on Newspapers
A. B. argues that weekly editors face pressure from advertisers, subscribers, and local influence, but vary in courage in reporting local news. He suggests editors bow to business needs, yet are brave when possible, noting bias in coverage and a feeble stand against powerful figures.
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Citizen
Townsend
Is the Bible Subversive and Wealth Bias
A reader argues that biblical verses criticize wealth and praise the poor, and questions whether a congressional committee should review the Bible for changes. The writer mentions Martin Dies as a proposed leader for such an effort.
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Patriotic Congressional Organization
Martin Dies
A. B
Ickes as Administrator and His Durable Record
Critics attack Harold Ickes for his rhetoric and defense of the New Deal but overlook his PWA leadership. He supervised a billion dollar program between 1938 and 1939, fortifying public confidence in Democratic governance and delivering a major Roosevelt administration achievement. The piece contrasts totalitarian threats with Spanish Loyalists defending themselves.
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Harold Ickes
Hitler
Public Works Administration
Ickes
Roosevelt
Republicans Flood Legislature With 700+ Bills in 5 Weeks
Ray Smith argues the 1940 campaign shapes the legislature as Republicans push 700 plus bills for political aims. He notes high printing costs, few have passage, and that Democrats pledge no tax increases while defending the treasurer. Willis plans a 1940 bid focused on ballot tampering allegations amid 1938 questions.
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Townsend
Republican Party
General Assembly
Raymond E. Willis
van Nuys
Willis
Ray Springer
Senate
1939 Farm Program Combines Features Of 15 Years' Work
An U S Department of Agriculture official urges farmers to study the 1939 farm program. He argues it preserves income and builds soil, with acreage allotments parity payments and commodity loans stabilizing prices and maintaining an ever normal granary. Surplus controls allow marketing quotas when needed.
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R. M. Evans
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Dies authorized to continue un-American inquiry sparks debate
In remarks attributed to Rep Joseph B Shannon of Missouri critics warn against foreign entanglements and tax hikes while defending fiscal restraint. The dialogue cites rising federal costs from World War II era and questions on who bears the tax burden amid deficits. The note also jokes about the dictaphone failing to cause mass stenographer unemployment.
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Martin Dies
Joseph B. Shannon
Missouri
What you don't know doesn't hurt you but what you suspect is mighty disturbing
A concise observation on the unsettling nature of suspicion, suggesting that ignorance might seem safer than the anxiety caused by what one imagines. The remark underscores human discomfort when uncertainty weighs on judgment.
Wildlife stamps issued for National Wildlife Week in Indiana
The 1939 National Wildlife Federation stamps feature colored reproductions of birds and animals and will be sold by conservation clubs across Indiana starting around March 1. Commissioner Virgil M. Simmons of the Department of Conservation announced the plan today.
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National Wildlife Federation
Indiana
Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
Best Dressed Woman in the World and Munich Conference Hint
The text notes a ranking claim about the eleventh best dressed woman and speculates the second Munich conference may be held in Barcelona, suggesting an unexpectedly near date.
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Munich
Barcelona
Middle of road is good place to get run over
A Republican viewpoint questions party unity and hinges on future leadership. The writer contrasts progressive versus reactionary Democrats and urges Republicans to join progressive Democrats for policy progress. Mentions Minton and McNutt as examples of Democratic stances and questions past Indiana political moves.
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L. D
Byrd
Glass
Burke
van Nuys
House
Senate
Pat Soma
Congress
Indianapolis
Minton
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
High Commissioner
I Know What To Do If I Were President
A clipped note from the Americanism column remarks on presidential action and family management. Included are quips from the St Louis Star Times and Portland Oregonian about maps and an invisible glass idea. The Los Angeles Times adds a jab about a nonentity using a mirror.
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St. Louis Star-Times
Portland Oregonian
Los Angeles Times
Current Opinion and Public Phrases From 1930s Figures
A collection of quoted remarks touching religious protection under Nazi regime, warnings about old age pensions, economic forecasts by Jesse Jones RFC official, socialite Brenda Frazier’s mother, and Ralph Waldo Pear son on political ideologies. The statements illustrate varied views on governance, public policy, and societal threats.
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McGreevey
Manion
Jefferson
Clarence
Pat
Walliams
Delphi
E. Franklin Street
THE
Delphi Times
Carroll CO. Citizen
Carroll CO. Citizen-Times
Delphi Citizen
Johnson and Bailey Publishers
Democratic
America
Heaven
Mussolini
Ray Smith
Toronto Star
Bloomington Star
Dick Shaffer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Party of Social Transformation
la Follettes
John L. Lewis
CIO
American Federation of Labor
United States Steel Corporation
General Electric Company
New Yorker
United States
Rush Holt
West Virginia
Sterling Cole
New York
Frank Carlson
Kansas
F. D. RB
Adolph Hitler
George A. Hormel
Gacoak Packer
Jesse Jones
RFC
Frederic Watriss
Brenda Frazier
Cafe Society
Ralph M. Pear
Huntley
Ty & L. Huntley
U. & Pat. Office
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