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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1938
Page
2
A. B. argues citizens must subscribe to local papers to stay informed about small towns. He criticizes reliance on distant city papers and urges daily readers to also support the local Citizen for community coverage and civic awareness.
The piece argues presidents naturally support their party nominees and cites past leaders like Calvin Coolidge and Theodore Roosevelt. It notes Republicans denounce current endorsements as unprecedented while highlighting historic examples of presidents backing or opposing party candidates. The author questions the belief that a president is uniquely barred from aiding preferred nominees.
Secretary Morgenthau reports fiscal year 1938 expenditures show a net deficit of 1 459 million but include 169 million in repaid loans 460 million for public assets and 1 848 million for public works to aid employment. Excluding defense these investments exceed the deficit by over a billion dollars.
A 1906 local column notes street paving racks to be replaced, lists residents building new homes, bans telephones for an Old Order Brethren church, reports shoplifting arrests by two women and three men, recounts the Great Western Canning Company liquidating Wabash and Winamac plants, mentions the city’s Carnegie library completion, and previews a Dramatic Club fundraiser with the play “A Legal Interference.”
Ray Smith reports Paul V. McNutt first to formally enter 1940 Democratic presidential field. State parties back endorsements from Mississippi to Tennessee as questions mount about other candidacies. WPA literacy aid cited as a New Deal boost, sparking bipartisan critique and calls of subsidizing the GOP.
Henry Marshall backs Van Nuys against Republican rivals, a move that unsettles Democrats. He remains a staunch Republican, while critics warn of his waning influence and the party’s fragile unity. The piece cites Bruce Barton’s advice and notes pro Chinese aid amid Japan’s actions, plus local reactions to Farm Belt dissent and the death of Keyes.
The piece argues big business practices resemble collectivism and warn against dictatorship. It notes Franco’s Rebels claiming victory is near in Spain while Hitler and Mussolini could upend that outlook. About 2,000 Americans die fighting for the Spanish government. Thomas Mann cautions democracy must defend itself. Premier Konoye says Japan’s stance shows China’s people deserve aid.
A New York Herald-Tribune editorial warns that the Republican Party risks doom if it clings to historical positions and fails to confront present-day issues directly. It urges focusing on modern policy challenges and voter concerns to remain relevant.
The Buffalo News commentary says the party’s national chairman bungles in the South, with speeches harming the party and reducing the leader to a laughing stock of the political world.
Eleven Carroll county residents are enrolled in Indiana University's 49th annual summer session in Bloomington. Registrars report a roughly 17 percent rise from 1937. Enrollees include LeRoy Hinkle Bringhurst, B C Harness, Helen Gardner, Robert Hunt, Doreanne Campbell, Roberta Johnson, Opal Mullin, Lloyd Van Leoy, Dorothy Clark, John Fuhrman, and others from Camden, Flora, and Delphi.
The Progressive lauds President Roosevelt for championing civil liberties. It notes no president has faced such opposition yet insists Roosevelt remains committed to free speech and a free press. The piece supports his NEA speech urging Americans to resist forces threatening liberty.
L D questions reader susceptibility to bias in major U S papers and urges citizens to demand sound truth over conformity. The note cites Frank Gannett’s June 27 appeal for funds to oppose New Deal candidates and questions its use in Indiana this year.
A Holden Missouri Progress editorial argues the government has a duty to end unemployment but opposes using public money to accomplish it. The Citizen is cited as the subservient source for the opinion.
A collection of remarks from figures like Thomas Mann Alf Landon Harry Hopkins and Ching Kai-Shek. The quotes touch on democracy socialism wartime policy and Chinese resistance. The excerpt highlights varied opinions and humorous lines about economics and animals.
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