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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1930
Page
11
The Indianapolis Times publishes on March 11 1920 with Boyd Gurley as editor and Roy W. Howard as president. The paper lists 2 cent Marion County price and 3 cents elsewhere, with 12 cents a week, under Scripps Howard affiliations.
The piece argues the county commission is powerful, shaping salaries and budgets, and cautions voters to seek high quality, nonpartisan leaders for minor offices. It notes a desire for a new county board of directors and warns against political machines. Representative Edgar Howard criticizes legislative delay and urges action on the lame duck resolution S. J. Res. 3.
The piece warns that Hoover faces a defining choice in appointing up to five Supreme Court justices, with potential to shift to a powerful, policy making court. It questions the influence of personal convictions on rulings, notes past battles over Hughes and the Taft succession, and asks whether Hoover will broaden or recalibrate the liberal minority led by Holmes Brandeis and Stone.
The note argues Governor Roosevelt exits the Democratic presidential race by allowing states to decide liquor legality. It predicts Colonel Paul V. McNutt as the leading candidate, dismisses Robinson of Arkansas, and humorously notes other eclectic tidbits about royalty, earthquakes, a platform swallowing man, and a spectacles wearing bulldog.
Gifford Pinchot announces candidacy for governor as three way contest unfolds. Senator Grundy seeks renomination backed by Mellon group while William S Ware backs James J Davis and Samuel Lewis backs Pinchot. Political clash centers on liquor and tax issues as voters weigh Grundyism.
The piece blends commentary on Communist infiltration and spying with Mahatma Gandhi's Salt March as a defiant act against the British monopoly. It reflects on shifting views of history, democracy, and production trends amid wartime anxiety and social change.
Washington urged naval defenses after Algerian pirate attacks. Congress funded six frigates in 1794 but treaty with Algiers halted work. By 1798 after French threats, twelve vessels were authorized and a separate Navy Department created with Benjamin Stoddert as first secretary.
Doctor Morris Fishbein summarizes University of Michigan findings that most obesity stems from perverted eating habits rather than heredity. He describes two types: those with distorted appetite and those with aging related metabolic shifts. Proper diet and controlled energy intake can reduce weight without health danger.
Heywood Brown argues unemployment requires immediate aid and practical relief rather than doctrinaire labels. He condemns hit or miss distribution and urges state action to provide food, work, and shelter while rejecting partisan tempers and slogans.
Psalm 119 guidance compares fidelity to steadfast worship of God. The meditation urges keeping faith with ideals to gain the peace of God. Prayer asks for strength to follow the right and endure spiritual tests with loyalty.
A devotional line reflecting Psalm 71 5 about the Lord as enduring hope and trust from youth with Landor attributing faith to hope as its mother.
Mythology students connect the Jack and Jill tale to Norse legend of Hjuki and Bil carried by Mani to the moon. The water bearer imagery explains moon phases and rain links, while folk tales recount the Man in the Moon and theft or Sabbath themes evolving from ancient myths.
Readers urge Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce to spearhead a 1930 campaign inviting wealthy residents to build modern homes. They call for involvement of architects bankers and civic clubs to develop estates and increase construction while prompting a housing revival.
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