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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1939
Page
2
A 1940s style warning discusses a looming justice department campaign against suspected subversives and aliens. The Dies Committee audits testimony to expose tactics used to wreck democracy, urging careful limits on liberties and outlining six proposed penalties and public counter propaganda.
William Allen White mails six reasons to thousands of influential Americans favoring Roosevelt's plan to revise the Neutrality Act. The list cites peril from current loopholes, safeguards in the revision, democratic buy liberty, strengthened national defense, stopping aggression by aiding democracies, and public majority support as shown by polls.
The article notes private debt in the United States fell by about 14.5 billion dollars over six and a half years, with declines in railroad and utility bonds, mortgages, and real estate. Local government debt fell by 6 billion, totaling a private and local decrease of 19.5 billion, while federal debt rose by 10 billion to 89 billion, yielding a net national debt decrease of about 9.5 billion. It also mentions Nazi propaganda techniques potentially surpassing English and French systems, with Hitler thinking England and France are swayed by reports while Germans hear only one side.
The piece argues editors and publishers favor columnists over editors, praising fearless writers while decrying the decay of editorial pages. It laments middle class conformity, rising propaganda against the New Deal, and the peril of critics swaying with current trends in 1939 America.
Fewer detours on the state highways system exist now than since construction began in late May. T. A. Dicus, chairman of the State Highway Commission, said weekly reductions continue as projects finish. The open sky is the best roof for camping, though leaks are common.
Alonzo Dick of Oakland writes of Lockport during the Civil War era noting 23 local volunteers with seven killed. He recalls two doctors, a Missouri family nicknamed Shadpoles, a two story shop by the canal, a drunken toast incident, and a later clash ending with the trio fleeing the town. The column closes with a humorous car gag and a plug for The Citizen.
Delphi residents report flocks of geese passing at various altitudes with sizes from fifty to several hundred. The piece recalls conservationist Bill Collins and features Don Gardner of Delphi, Hyde Park Golf Club president, in Life magazine. A cross section of a tree at Farm Bureau shows 125 rings dating to James Monroe’s presidency.
Most new cars are ready for inspection and no salesman has yet claimed a bomb proof roof. The remark suggests caution about unverified safety features while dealers prepare models for evaluation.
Senators Davis Brown and Lucas deliver strong statements criticizing Hitler and debating U S war aims. They condemn persecution in Germany and warn against aggression while discussing pacific resolutions and the path to peace.
On Saturday Mayor Cochran calls a special council session and E E Pruitt is chosen city attorney to replace resigning W A Roach. Pruitt later files complaints against every saloon man for violating the Coble ordinance and Nicholson state law. Twilight of Horse Trader bans deceit in horse trades as Indiana outlaws trickery. Thaw declared sane by lunacy commission and case to proceed. Local boy Frank Kilgore from Delphi prospers in Seattle after $7,500 parcel is condemned for $37,000. Dan Hogan, delirious with alcohol, wrecks property while imagining pursuit by a mob.
A collection of moral reflections on charity from St Paul Joseph Addison Mary Baker Eddy Chinese maxims and Alexander Pope. The quotes emphasize charity from a pure heart and wise governance of kindness over mere actions, urging belief in good qualities and genuine generosity.
A selection of quotes warns of costs if the US enters war, with voices from Barnes, Sternberg, Paderewski, John L. Lewis, and Parkes commenting on New Deal limits, wartime unity, Poland’s refuge history, neutrality acts, and socialism. The remarks reflect skepticism about freedom, economic strain, and political maneuvering shaping outcomes.
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