17 Dec 1935
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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1935
Page
1
Fragmentary surface text from a Linton Indiana daily paper shows a Democratic newspaper masthead with editor John A. Watkins and publishing details. It references second class mail status and a building address at 78 Main, plus phone lines for business and society editing.
Rates listed for single column display and reading notices per inch and per line. Includes obituaries cards of thanks and announcements at standard line rates. Classified ads priced by one cent per word with minimum insertion. business terms and open applications noted.
Switz City high and junior classes report activity across subjects and clubs. The Junior Class play Here Coves Charge delighted audiences. The orchestra performed with a new year appearance. Health class studied infant care while English classes crafted poem books with drawings. The band ordered new college songbooks and aims for Princeton contest. Civics explored post offices and elections. Rev C B Atkinson led a revival at the Baptist church. Home Economics students made candy noted by attendees. Visitors included Helen Hasler, Mary Belle Gray, Esther Sparks, Leona Hancock.
Indiana livestock market recap from Indianapolis on December 17 shows hogs at 6,000 holdovers, cattle around 1,500 head with calves at 6.00, toy steers about 13.25 for 1149 lb average, heifers mostly 9 or better, beef cows 4.50 to 6.00, vealers 10.50 down. sheep 2,500 with fed western lambs at 10.75 and yearlings near 9.00, native lambs around 10.60 and slaughter sheep 3.25 to 4.50.
Washington dispatch outlines Stanley Reed’s influential brief for AAA and NRA, highlighting how New Dealers and opponents praised his efforts before the Supreme Court. The piece notes Reed’s impact at the Justice Department and the government’s push to avoid further defeats as the NIRA faced constitutional scrutiny.
In federal court matters the nominal spokesman is Homer v. Gumminge, while whispers in Washington credit Felix Frankfurter as the effective voice. He speaks through others who act under his guidance, and supporters acknowledge his influence even if he does not speak directly.
Washington figures brace for a clash over the AAA crop program as discussions look at a possible sales tax to fund subsidies. The issue centers on constitutionality and who ultimately bears the tax burden, with farmers, processors, and consumers all in focus amid a looming Supreme Court ruling.
A reader asks about women taking men's jobs and unemployment. A woman columnist argues the problem lies in an unbalanced economic system and monopolistic competition, not female employment. She says fixing profit distribution is needed so all share in production benefits, else employment for both sexes will shrink.
New York Bureau reports on royal influence over foreign policy. The piece questions how much power the monarch wields behind the scenes, citing Britain’s stance on Ethiopia and shifts in policy that triggered debate among leaders and the electorate. It discusses Queen Victoria’s and George VI’s roles, comparisons to constitutional limits, and fears of war and revolutions spurred by strong rulers.
Pleasantville residents hosted dinner guests including Darrel Brown and Lizzie Poole with families from Bicknell Vincennes and here. Helen Murer of Morris Chapel dinnered with Lucian Muerer. Young People of M E church rehearse for a Christmas program. Joe Wallace of Little Betty mine injured Saturday and hospitalized in Sullivan. Additional visits: Guy O Haver and the Hiatt family with Sauceyman household.
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