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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1934
Page
2
A critic labels Landis a journeyman wordsmith whose opinions flip with the season. The piece contrasts 1933 statements against 1934 campaign speeches, noting rapid changes on Roosevelt, the New Deal, and constitutional views.
Herbert Hoover speaks out on liberty and fears the state may seize individual freedoms in a lengthy essay on the Roosevelt era. A Brooklyn judge jail terms a bootblack for falsely crying fire, ruling the offense fits the bootblack’s role in court.
The Vidette Messenger notes Landis and Fred Landis backed Senator Robinson drawing GOP backlash. It argues Indiana party leaders fear Robinson and warn Landis risks political harm by aligning with him, urging him to stay true to his own position.
Prof. W. W. Black of Indiana University challenged Perry Rule, trustee of Madison township, to a debate to be held in the State House within ten days after the county unit school bill is presented. Rule has accepted. Black formerly taught at Flora high school. Rule chairs the trustees publicity committee.
The Delp'i Deer Creek consolidated schools board has chosen a site near the city park for a new school building. The decision marks a plan to develop the campus on a park-adjacent location as the district moves forward.
Harry Haslet and Dr. Vern Brown depart Monday from Key West Florida to sail for Cuba. Haslet will serve as bookkeeper for a large Havana firm.
A bearded professor of literature surveys Maurois Byron biographies calling it lively though not strictly authentic. The critic notes contrasts in Byron between sincere verse and a life of posing, concluding the book, while not rigorous, yields insight into the poet’s personality.
The Lafayette Democrat-Leader cites GOP free speech complaints while noting Fred Landis on the move. It highlights a single man claimed to boost business by direct eye contact at the shave. The piece reports nearly 20,000 rock bass and 500,000 bluegills planted in Indiana streams last week and reports higherState Park attendance after the heat wave ended.
Francis J. Gorman says the strike is certain and that he has given up hope of avoiding a walkout by more than 609,000 cotton mill employees on September 1. He indicated no chance of calling off the action.
The excerpt combines quotes from Alfred C. Lane on radioactivity and earth age, Alfred P. Sloan Jr on new industry in home manufacture, Mary Pickford on Doug’s return and the future, and Rabbi Stephen S Wise on Jews in the front-line trenches in the war against German aggression.
A satirical piece depicts political sniping over HOLC loans and “Rumor Brand” ammunition. It notes a $300 loan inquiry followed by a $1,000 check, disputes over loan records, and attacks on GOP rhetoric. It also cites candidate debates, economic optimism, and references to Landis and personal motives.
Leaders from both parties celebrate Upton Sinclair's California win while lines blur with New Deal prospects. Senator Robinson's food relief quote is exposed as misrepresentation. Slaughtered cattle and hogs are salvaged and distributed to thousands, with Indiana receiving 10,000 cows weekly and farmers paid for grazing per head.
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