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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1937
Page
2
A seasoned opinion piece describes Congress moving to a compromise bill after a heated public debate on enlarging the Supreme Court. It notes presidents have adjusted court size before, arguing the new measure aims to slow change without permanently enlarging the Court while warning readers about polarized views.
The piece notes Indiana under Governor M Clifford Townsend used an Indiana Plan to resolve Inland Steel and the Steel Workers Organizing Committee disputes in Calumet. Townsend gains national notice for calm dealings with labor and industry. It highlights Indiana Labor department head Thomas Hutson and remarks by Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt on women presidents. A Kentucky judge fines a cyclist for intoxication.
J. B. Forgeson's ice house burned midnigh t Wednesday sparks from a Wabash engine started the blaze. A large amount of ice was saved and no insurance existed. West bound train engineers alerted residents.
James E Peirce of this city and Alma Billiard of Monroe township married in Terre Haute on Wednesday evening They will reside in Newport Vermillion county where Peirce holds a large bridge contract The groom is a Delphi native and leading contractor The bride a county belle from a prominent family They will visit here in about two weeks
Ray Smith argues the 1940 Republican candidates drift from public discussion. Alf Landon, John Hamilton, Arthur Robinson, and Indiana’s former delegation fade from print, eclipsed by President Roosevelt’s ongoing attempt to restore prosperity and permanence.
A collage of quips and anecdotes cites actors, bankers, writers, and a Viennese barber. Topics range from a landlord’s joke acceptance to a silent radio craze and Russian planes over a distant location, ending with Linotype operators reacting to new trends.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana expresses disappointment at Senator Wheeler’s allies across the aisle and criticizes Republicans amid a powerful executive, urging a defined line in national policy.
L D argues editors of weekly newspapers can influence communities through signed editorials and original content. He urges weekly editors to publish one or two editorials weekly, teaching readers and shaping local public life. The column emphasizes community lessons from daily life and a practical mother shopping for her brood.
A collection of quoted remarks from figures including Arthur Guinness and Governor George Earle on peace, rearmament, and democracy. It features James Allan Mollison on nightlife, Major Alfred J. Williams on driving, and William H. Kirkpatrick praising FDR as a major American educator.
Irvin S. Cobb notes desert folk on small homesteads educated by self sacrifice and in touch with the world via radio and print. He contrasts their contentment with urban wealth as ostentation and emptiness. The column also jokes about prosperity, stock scams, taxes, and a Braddock reference, closing with WNU Service.
A terse note recalls a wealth windfall from a single stroke and mentions a rich uncle's apoplexy as backstory. It adds a jagged line about Congressmen rebelling and yielding to Roosevelt after recent papers report.
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