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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1939
Page
2
The Citizen defends its Democratic stance praising President Roosevelt and state leaders while criticizing Republicans. It argues both parties have saints and sinners and urges active community service through political involvement despite harsh partisan critique.
A dramatic plea notes a scoundrel eluding capture in America. The U S Senate and press pursue him daily as Congress debates his arrest and imprisonment. The figure is blamed for steering the nation toward war.
The piece argues that national elections hinge on swing voters with weak party ties rather than staunch partisans. It cites party allegiance as a stubborn factor and predicts future elections will be decided by roughly ten million independents. It notes Homer Capehart urging Republicans to win back opportunities for the young and poor.
L. D. argues that campaigns driven by harmony alone fail to shape history and praises leaders who stand on convictions. He warns against candidates who court discordant elements and warns voters to demand bold, uncompromising leadership.
Treatment of about forty five acres in Indianapolis Logansport and Fort Wayne as part of a campaign against Japanese beetle was announced by Virgil M Simmons commissioner of the Department of Conservation. An Indiana mother has three basketball centers among her boys and with a can of wallpaper cleaner should be ready for the spring purge. It is reported a ring once belonging to Julius Caesar has been found in a New York pawnshop. It is now up to San Francisco to turn up Nero's fiddle in a secret hand store.
Around Town Delphi celebrates its Oracle track team winning a sectional meet over Frankfort Lafayette Monticello and Fowler led by Mainard Weaver hailed as the state’s best high hurdler. The Citizen defends its stance on news versus opinion amid local controversy over Bil Dern’s hot dog wagon and council discussion scheduled for Tuesday night.
Senator Taft spoke to the American Newspaper Publishers Association outlining what he sees as flaws in the country and proposed actions. He urges tax cuts, shifting relief spending back to states, and questions local tax burdens on real estate owners. The piece notes Frank Murphy warns against party machines and calls for a new party morality amid corruption probes. A man in Union City dropped a nickel and died after a slot machine payout.
Correspondence from Fred Bays, state chairman of the Indiana Democratic Central Committee, extols Democratic principles and party leadership. He urges vigorous campaigning and education of citizens about government benefits and political engagement across all classes in Indiana.
A write in an automotive journal touts a forthcoming era of affordable cars priced at $200. The author cautions readers about hype while suggesting practical hopes for widespread mobility.
The fragment notes drivers becoming more careful, mentioning pedestrians and a phrase about being killed off. It hints at caution toward slow pedestrians in traffic, but lacks clear subjects or events.
In Lafayette a report notes nineteen divorce filings since October. New York port data for 1879 shows 175 589 immigrants from Ireland Sweden England and Germany. Local politics mention Carroll county candidates for Congressional nomination and a county committee meeting at Carll's opera house amid Blaine Grant Sherman factional tension. A wagon accident in Mud County buries a child. rescuers pull him free. Ministers receive flour gifts from John Lennon in a city procession.
An average of 492 people received unemployment insurance checks weekly in April in the Lafayette area, down from 1,250 weekly last October. The April figure equals 3.7 percent of about 13,400 insured workers, versus 9.4 percent in October, per Robert G. Worley, local manager.
A fragmented OCR reads quotes attributed to Karl Menninger on abortion attitudes, Somoza on potential military drafts, Ickes on press freedom, and others. The garbled lines mention public life, danger signals, and an incoherent reference to Chancellor Hilfr and England, producing a jumbled collection of social commentaries.
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