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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1939
Page
2
A B argues in strong terms that the United States has no business in the current war and that American citizens are nearly united in resisting entry. The piece criticizes persistent calls for involvement and claims British and French voices do not urge U S participation.
Fortune magazine surveys U S businessmen on New Deal measures. A majority want five Roosevelt acts kept, oppose four, and favor WPA repeal. Reciprocal trade policy gains strong support, prompting Republicans to rethink a conservative shift.
A former Nazi source summarizes Nazi leaders on the United States as a decaying, multiethnic nation unlikely to form a stable world power. It claims a "touch from the outside" could trigger revolution. The text also promotes the Maginot line as a top investment for wartime strategy.
L D argues the decisive factor is how events unfold not a binary war vote. He urges adopting a cash and carry policy and regulated sea trade to avoid war, noting neutrality fails in practice and that Congress should choose a policy likely to keep the United States out of conflict.
A Pan American Conference in Panama unites 21 republics in a historic effort toward solidarity. Latin American press hails the gathering as a milestone, echoing Simon Bolivar's early league idea and praising Roosevelt era Good Neighbor policy as beneficial to regional unity.
The passage notes that in a period of peace the United States aimed to freely express itself, highlighting the role of Thanksgiving observances in shaping national sentiment and public discourse.
A Lafayette Journal and Courier editorial excerpt accuses Capehart allies of staged fanfare and planned maneuvers to seize power. It cites a prearranged favorite son bid, staged pledges, and campaign trivia as evidence of factional manipulation within Indiana politics and Republican circles.
The column riffs on Reds, isolationism, and WWII era wartime attitudes. It mocks eavesdroppers and notes strain between editors, farmers, and Congress. Indiana Republican Editorial Association criticized for factionalism and politics.
Indianapolis report says over 62 000 taxpayers received return forms as the current gross income tax period opens. The state division mails blanks to quarterly payers including retailers partnerships and corporations and distributes additional forms at 150 license branches and 250 points with a period ending October 15.
County Superintendent Hemmig and teachers along with Prof Hendricks and assistants have spent the past week creating an educational display for the Indiana department at the St Louis World’s Fair. The exhibit is said to reflect credit on both the county and city. A lighthearted note on politics mentions President Roosevelt’s nomination as a spontaneous Republican act likely to be followed by combustion.
Indiana manufacturing employment and payrolls rose 5.5 percent from August in 806 plants employing 122,347 workers, according to J. Bradley Haight acting director of the State Employment Service based on early reports. The gains come in mid August to mid September.
A collection of remarks from Alf Landon Gustaff Egloff Godfrey Haggard A A Milne Leonard Carmichael and Adolf Hitler spanning views on America’s stance in World War II the dangers of German aggression and the need for trained citizens amid global turmoil.
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