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Newspaper
Delta Herald Times
Location
Delta, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1932
Page
2
A 1932 editorial argues organized groups guided by efficient leadership advance with purpose, while leaderless mobs driven by passion risk ruin. It warns that reason and peaceful persuasion, not hate and violence, secure lasting progress both at home and abroad.
The article argues farming's central role and calls for improved farm to market roads and modern machinery to cut costs. It urges farmers to adopt labor and lime saving methods, electricity, and gas powered tools to stay profitable and improve rural life.
The text argues experts advance by refusing satisfaction with past work and constantly seeking improvement. A craftsman's self critique spurs renewed determination transforming failure into success and sustaining high achievement across professions including law.
The Republican National Convention nominated Herbert Hoover for president with Charles Curtis as running mate. The platform embraced a state option on liquor, signaling a shift toward broader tolerance of prohibition while anticipating further battles at the Democratic convention. The paper notes Borah’s defection and the bonus marchers’ stalled cash payout as major accompanying stories.
A passerby questions a black worker about using a brush with more bristles. The worker jokes that with a better brush he would have twice as much to do, highlighting a humorous exchange in dialect.
The text reflects on how preachers, architects, and builders recognize past failures in their best works. It notes the world judges success by outcomes, yet failure spurs greater effort and ascent. It urges striving toward higher achievement despite imperfect beginnings.
Fire bureau officials compare 1931 fire destruction to a continuous line of ruins from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. They note injured and dead are found every few miles along the path, with at least 75 percent of losses and casualties preventable due to lack of fire prevention interest.
Gleanings note Peach Bottom Township residents Jones and Ramsay recovering from illness. A black snake killed by Hooper in McConkey coal bin spurs snake stories. Local events include school exercises, a pistol injury at Pylesville, slate factory plans, and a new dam construction. Cigar factory employs workers. bridge company plans a taller bridge after a fire. Peach Bottom harvest fair reports.
Twenty five years ago Mrs. Peter Urey of Woodbine underwent an above elbow amputation performed by Drs J T Galbreath W B Arthur R W Ramsey and student Frank McConkey. The piece recalls a historic cry for more houses heard fifty years earlier in the community.
Farmers resist daylight saving arguing it harms crop yields and schedules. The Boson Evening Transcript notes clocks shift but do not reduce farm waste or chaff production.
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