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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1937
Page
2
A critical editorial urges Democrats to unite behind a liberal or conservative path and to discipline dissenters, warning against internal purges while endorsing a graceful exit for unreconcilable members. It also notes Labor Day’s growing significance and calls for peaceful resolves between labor and capital.
L D comments on Roosevelt politics and court plan with sharp critique of Democrats who oppose progress. He jokes about a dating bureau in a college fraternity and mocks Dorothy Thompson and Walter Lippman for claiming omniscience about F D R. Two new Pacific islands appear as Wallace fights to keep land from production.
A. E. Kemmer of Lafayette was the winning bidder for the Carroll County Courthouse project. The new building will cost taxpayers 145,000 dollars plus lighting and plumbing expenses.
New factory owner L. Gustavel of Monticello plans a visit next week to install machines and start operations. Mr. and Mrs. Gus A Hall and daughter Martha returned Sunday from a brief Chicago visit.
Miss Eunice Gardner daughter of Mrs Lauretta Gardner will graduate from the Battle Creek sanitarium and hospital training school for nurses on Tuesday evening. She is valedictorian of her class.
Mrs. Joseph Sims driving a buggy on the south side of Delphi narrowly escaped injury Thursday evening when a frightened horse dashed between rows of automobiles and around the State Bank corner. The horse was halted and the buggy sustained heavy damage.
Miss Katherine Baech of South Bend came from Indiana polis to visit Miss Indiana Wilson and be guest of Miss Ruth McCormick. Miss Hilda Bowen, visiting in Indianapolis, will host Baech and Wilson next week. Her brother Abner to entertain Allan Miller of Indianapolis and Sherwood Martin of Chicago. Mrs. F. H. Robinson returns from California with her son Bowen, employed by Standard Oil in Los Angeles.
Ray Smith argues Herbert Hoover warned the GOP about ignoring youth. He notes Indiana Republicans cycled leaders from young to old, ousting Harry Fenton and appointing a 66 year old Danville lawyer, while Democrats press forward with youth.
A Delphi cynic urged elevators instead of fish ladders for dam obstruction. Republicans show split views on party fate. Local picture fans mock talking pictures where audiences also talk.
The Indiana governor praises Democratic editors for honesty and fairness and condemns Republican and reactionary press as alarmists and selfish. He says voters repudiated the latter with the election returns.
Former President Hoover appeals to Republicans to “save the country” with a path that protects personal liberty and minority rights. He argues Roosevelt’s New Deal has shifted power from industrial magnates to employers and workers, ending minority rule via collective bargaining.
A collage of quotes includes William Allen White on constitutional limits on nobility, Stuart Browne on inner freedom after leaving the Communist party, William Harvey Glaske on constipation fears, Dixie Bibb Graves on women in politics, and Alden P. Armagnac on Soviet exploration of wealth, illustrating diverse views on governance and society.
Hazelton August 30 1937 letters recount the collapse of the Lockport bridge and the efforts to replace it. A daughter recalls ferrying meals to workers and the peril of the river below, reflecting on dangers and the memory of family labor in rebuilding the crossing.
Gilbert Bailey's concluding visit report to Stratford-on-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, highlights this town’s rich heritage. He notes sites tied to Shakespeare and family, historic graves, the Holy Trinity Church inscriptions, and landmarks like Harvard House, the Red Horse Inn, and local theatres.
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