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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1934
Page
2
Stanley Walker argues that lavish spending by millionaires wires the economy. A rich hostess buys shade trees that are removed after guests benefit, showing how wealth creates work and national prosperity. He calls for direct pay to labor and reform of distribution, placing the millionaire with feudal lords in history.
The Indiana Republican publicity bureau accuses the administration of misusing the word collected to exaggerate state costs. It notes the state collected 60 703 000 in taxes with 38 640 194 for operating expenses and 22 000 000 distributed to counties and cities to relieve local tax burdens. The state acts as a clearinghouse for the funds.
The piece contrasts Democratic plans for emergency construction and broad benefits with Republican calls to dismantle past programs, offering no clear replacement. It cites past slogan trends from 1886 to 1932 and ends with a jab about veterans and a public figure who should have faced consequences.
A retrospective look at the Carroll County Citizen-Times from 1924 highlights local items, community notices, and brief notes reflecting daily life, economy, and culture captured in the period newspaper archive.
Workmen at Oakdale begin drilling to test rock formation for a second Tippecanoe River dam. If results are favorable, dam construction may start soon.
Misses Elsa Gardner Kathleen Kerlin and Hilda Bowen entertained groups of friends at mah jongg parties and teas in Delphi.
Former President Woodrow Wilson died Sunday morning February 3 at 11 15. Tributes flowed from every U S section and around the world. Services were private and simple with brief rites at his S Street home and Bethlehem chapel. He remained conscious almost to the end saying I am a broken machine. Delphi held a memorial at the school on Wednesday afternoon.
The article surveys the Republican and independent press across the United States on President Roosevelt and the New Deal after eighteen months. It notes unusual cross-party support, with five of seven business leaders predicting improved business this autumn. The piece appears in the Trenton Times Advertiser.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the President contemplates machinery to regulate a normal and reasonable surplus of crops for the future. The aim is to stabilize markets and ensure steady farm income through planned surpluses.
The article notes that federal backing for honest business is credible and that the President's speech will carry weight. It asserts acceptance of this assurance by all parties as reported from Cumberland Maryland.
In a Scranton Pa Republic editorial the National Labor Relations Board is praised for replacing the National Labor Board. Laws now bolster arbitration conciliation and mediation, making settlement of industrial controversies without strikes the law of the land.
The comment notes that in 1930 the people chose the New Deal over the old order, seeking recovery of their homeland from interests that benefited a minority, reflecting the Presidential view reported by the Syracuse Post-Standard.
Thomas Taggart backs Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch for the Democratic nomination for governor. Governor Warren T. McCray pleads not guilty to 12 indictments and goes to trial March 4 on embezzlement charges from the board of agriculture funds.
Collier's Magazine contends that Republican members of Congress lack guidance in a Chicago policy statement. The opposition is urged to conduct deeper analysis to produce a credible alternative to current national governance.
A collage of quotes on warfare via air power, crime leadership, antiseptics myths, American literary development, the Hope diamond, Russia, Sinclair's nomination and Democratic support. Notable names include Groves, Cummings, Bernarr McFadden, Ephraim, Charles Angoff, Evelyn Walsh McLean, and Harry L. Hopkins.
The Roosevelt smile and equanimity are praised as signs of courage and steadiness amid hard times. Critics note strong men like Stalin and Hitler avoid public smiles, while Roosevelt shows cheerful confidence and openness. The editor cites public admiration and ongoing administration progress, urging subscription to The Citizen.
The piece notes that former president Hoover's new book A Challenge to Liberty offers gloomy political musings similar to his 1932 campaign mood. It cites edited speeches and removed personal references as Hoover sharpens rhetoric while avoiding the economy figures of a hundred million versus twenty million.
The American Mercury argues that munition makers are not uniquely blameworthy. big business profits from subsidies and protection shape a war-friendly economy. Cutting sales to foreign belligerents could curb their power but might weaken national readiness. War profits persist amid competitive arms buildup.
The Democratic party bets on electorate intelligence, preferring restraint and letting the people judge. They concede less ballyhoo than Republicans and trust performance to influence voters rather than vigorous messaging.
Book critic John Galsworthy surveys One More River as the final novel by the late author. The piece lauds Galsworthy as a premier English artist, notes the book’s popularity despite its morbid complications, and comments on its portrayal of English divorce and laws.
The fragment lists items such as 43 Key composing the Star Spangled Banner in 1814 and Theodore Roosevelt becoming the 26th president in 1901, noting a Wall Street bombing in 1920. It ends with unclear phrases about balloon ascents and features.
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