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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1936
Page
2
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The Indiana State Fair will feature the Manufacturers Building with Indiana exhibits and Machinery Field space nearly fully sold. The state’s industry now accounts for about 53 percent of income, and the fair aims to show diverse wares and encourage use of Indiana products.
Local notes report Amos Edwards has been ill in West Linton. The brief item indicates health concerns but provides no further details.
Cleveland dispatch notes the shift in party ideology as Democrats drift toward federal policy while Republicans stress states rights. Hull promotes reciprocal trade, courting Laissez faire Jeffersonianism. The Cleveland gathering signals disarray and evolving platforms, with Kansas support and questions over vice presidential picks.
Charles P. Stewart notes Cleveland hosted post war conventions with legal drinks while prior dry days lingered in memory. He recalls 1924 Coolidge nomination speeches, Houston and Kansas City speakeasies, and Cleveland’s current liquor prices at around 40 cents per shot plus sales tax, much higher than pre prohibition levels.
Cleveland press observes the Republican convention noting young reporters seek heroic figures while aged leaders cling to past forms. The piece contrasts youth and old guard, predicting unrest as delegates and leaders wrestle with change and possible constitutional shifts, including a New Deal style tilt. Governor Landon cited as offering a constitutional amendment path, unsettling the Old Guard.
The Illinois Central System reports 1936 expenditures in Indiana totaling 1,020,907 on taxes wages materials and other items. It employed about 421 workers in Indiana with wage payments of 560,848 and paid 96,451 in taxes to state and local governments. Additional 88,300 was spent on utilities rentals and pane ligns. The railroad operates in 11 counties with 23 counties receiving its 1936 expenditures.
A historical musing recalls figures challenging orthodoxy. Fulton, Watts, Servetus, Harvey, Morse, and Marconi faced ostracism or skepticism for ideas that changed science and communication. The speaker urges discovery of a path to well being outside established orthodoxy.
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