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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1936
Page
2
Indiana voters are urged to back M. Cliff Townsend a farmer and former government official due to his straightforward Democratic principles. Townsend pledges no vote buying promises, supports the current tax system with planned adjustments, and argues Indiana should stay on the prudent course under Gov. McNutt.
The Roosevelt Administration profited on RFC and PWA bond moves as billions supported municipal and railroad projects. RFC sold 637 PWA bonds at a premium and collected additional premiums, while self liquidating loans yielded gains. The record showcases faith in national credit and profits for the government amid wartime fiscal policy. A London device distorts portraits unlike a passport camera.
Old timbers are removed and new ones hauled up as crevices are filled with debris. The canal project aims to be navigable by October. Ike Brown of Delphi reportedly stood out at Zion church gathering with notable attire and a sharp horse. George Bowman begins school September 10 1866 for a 12 week term costing eight dollars. Peter Finny’s roan pony was struck down by a fast downed passenger train Saturday night at about fifty miles per hour.
Proverb from Josh Billings extols the value of reliable bowels over brains. Louis Ruffing begins grocery business at Milt Grant's former stand with a bold newspaper advertisement. New maple molasses sold on streets in limited quantities at 1 to 1.25 dollars per gallon, in high demand.
Kes sler's offers a tip top hat while the public square rack is rebuilt and walks repaired. Col Gould Henry Gros M Simpson G W Pigman Eli Kessler and many more compete for clerk with Gros seen as likely nominee. Lewis Jordan Saintly Jo Potter and Henderson Dunkle are named for Auditor with a five cent shin-plaster humorously noted.
The Republican Committee shows a film alleging a New Deal cow sidewalk project in Arcadia Missouri. A director and two cameramen staged the scene renting six cows for twenty five dollars and paying a narrator while being run out by a marshal, exposing a political stunt behind the footage.
A look back at Louis Wilkem John Hulloh and Joseph Mainzer who organized mass singing. Wilkem started in Paris spreading to workers groups and national choral bodies. Hullah in London 1841 built schools and a hall for gatherings. Mainzer a German born in France led choirs while a miner.
The piece cites Browne and Debussy to frame Bach as supreme, describing his music as a divine hieroglyphic language where curves and parallel lines create emotion beyond mere melody, arguing music follows nature’s laws of beauty rather than human speech. Booster 2:30 P. M. Saturday.
Ex Senator James Eli Watson spoke in Vincennes revisiting the McKinley tariff act of 1898 and the Dingley law. He criticized modern social and economic policies while recalling past farm and worker issues and lamenting pork price declines.
A narrative traces how Jim Watson steered Indiana Republican campaigns to thwart Roosevelt and push Raymond S. Springer for governor. It recalls his influence at 1936 state convention and his reputation as a ruthless political operator allied with big business, Sugar Trust gifts, and Jake Finkelstein.
Theodore Dreiser, aged 65, said in a birthday interview that he would register and vote for President Roosevelt if his ballot were necessary. He noted he voted Communist in 1932 but would back Roosevelt over Landon, praising New Deal achievements and central government action over local delays.
Railroads denounce the Interstate Commerce Commission rate cuts as ruinous though July passenger revenue across Eastern lines rose 19.4 percent from July 1935. The Citizen urges subscription.
A collection of labeled opinions from notable figures including Dr. Alexis Carrel James Truslow Adams Beverly Nichols Andre Maurois Tugwell and Senator William G McAdoo. The remarks touch on intelligence civil service gender roles divorce political parties and corruption within elite groups.
The Santa Monica community plans a bronze tablet dedication in Palisades Park to honor Amos n Andy for bringing joy to people. Local boosters expect a strong turnout and see the park as a gateway to the Pacific, praising California pride and sunsets.
The text contrasts French rioting between rightists and leftists with American framing of contests between in-rightists and left-outista, highlighting divergent political vocabularies and misinterpretations. Strong entities unclear. emphasizes confusion in naming political factions across nations.
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