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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
6
An editorial arguing that appeasing Hitler is fatal and that Molotov’s Russia shows the danger of trusting Nazi promises. It warns Americans against isolation and urges active opposition to Nazi ambitions, calling out betrayal of allies and the need for steadfast U.S. policy.
The article notes government price control debates and how retailers act to curb profiteering and avoid scare advertising. It argues prices haven risen much, wholesale markets stay stable, and producers gain a larger share of final prices while the American standard of living remains high compared to nations at lower levels.
Columnist William O. Lynch argues Germany will win against the Soviet Union in a short war, enabling a resource-rich German war effort. He urges Britain and the United States to plan a major offensive on a key Western European territory to halt German gains.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill rails at Hitler and Mussolini while praising Allied resolve. He urges sustained American aid and air power to strike at Nazi subjugation and pledges to resist on land and sea, drive back aggression, and spur resistance in conquered nations.
The U S S Fitch and the U S S Forrest were launched within minutes at Boston navy yard. Keels for two additional ships were laid on the vacated ways, with Fitch sponsored by Mrs H Walter Thomas of Salt Lake City in memory of her grand-uncle Commander Leroy Fitch.
The Delphi Indiana State Guard company shows off revised uniforms and World War I rifles, while Rev Wilbur V Day departs Delphi after seven years at Hyde Park Methodist Hammond. Day led church growth and improved finances, continued studies at Northwestern, and earned a promotion for his service. The weather note mentions a dry May with rain delaying tasks, and a humorous local take on the Russia Germany war with mixed public opinion and light sarcasm about Russia’s diplomacy.
A garbled public notice explains Defense Savings Bonds as proof of loan to the U S Government with 2.9 percent annual interest if held ten years. It urges purchase at post offices or banks and notes graduates waiting for job calls while mentioning the Treasurer of the States in Washington D C.
J Dewey Zinn, Carroll county Triple-A chairman, says parity for wheat arrives this year with parity and conservation payments. Farmers within allotments qualify for a 1.05 dollar loan on wheat under the 1941 loan program and loans on excess wheat are set at 60 percent of the regular rate. Loans carry 3 percent interest, are demandable, and available to December 31 with repayment due April 30, 1942.
A collection of brief reflections from Hardy Tryon Edwards Sterne Tillotson and Maeterlinck on happiness duty contentment and the value of doing good. The quotes emphasize happiness as a fruit of love service and virtuous conduct rather than pursuit of status or wealth.
Correspondence from Karl C. Kraft of Frankfort Indiana asks to cancel his subscription and stop receiving papers. He warns against wasteful postage and adds a remark about Mussolini urging that nothing tempts the country to go to war.
A compilation of brief items includes political commentary on Jeffersonian and Jacksonian democracy, Henry Clay’s slavery policy, a note on a dying man accused of stealing a paper, Baker Family entertainment plans in Lafayette, and a concert hall completion at Rinehart and Holt. Additional snippets cover Wells Fargo California steamer files, a two sided hoop question, U.S. Army strength figures, gas mask use at a concert, Greenland remodeling jests, a 17 year old Nebraska graduate’s commencement program, and gasless Sundays teased by Ickes in New Yorker fashion.
A collection of quoted opinions from public figures and writers reflects on military life morale censorship and opposition to Nazism. Roosevelt Sandburg Churchill Desmond and others critique comfort over sacrifice warn against appeasement and defend readiness and resolve in wartime.
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