Woodin resigns as secretary of treasury
United Press reports Willig H. Woodin resigned as Secretary of the Treasury today. Acting Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. took office in the Oval Room as Woodin’s departure followed illness and a banking crisis during Roosevelt’s presidency.
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Gotham Greets 1934 With Wild Celebration
New York ushers in 1934 with a wild New Year as Times Square and the bright light district fill with revelers. Thousands crowd the center of the city, blocking traffic as bells ring in the new year, with about 300000 people enjoying the largest celebration in years despite threatening weather and a shift from speakeasies to hotels and restaurants.
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Coughlin Predicts Attack on Recovery Act in Congress
United Press reports on Jan 1 that Father Coughlin warned in his Sunday sermon that the nation’s recovery program will face opposition in the current session. He warned of subtle propaganda to block actions on gold valuation, silver pricing, and bond adjustments, and questioned plans to normalize currency with federal treasury notes.
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Calif Rainstorm Blocks Roads In Heavy Downpour
A major January rainstorm hits southern California, flooding hillsides and washing away thousands of tons of water and silt. Authorities report closures of highways and turning thoroughfares into churning streams as rescue efforts continue and evacuation concerns rise.
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Talley Returns to Opera with Warm Chicago Welcome
Kansas farm lassie J Marion Talley, once a sensation at the Metropolitan Opera, sang again in Chicago last night amid a heavy rehearsal week. Critics noted initial nervousness in her arias, but her pace picked up and she drew heavy applause as the familiar opera progressed. Her Chicago return was announced as a one night engagement, part of a stars series funded by local music lovers.
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Price War Threat Looms Over Chicago Markets
United Press reports a looming price war in Chicago tied to the agricultural adjustments lapse and the administration's marketing agreement, signaling imminent tension in market pricing as of January 1.
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Miners threaten strike as union tackles payroll and NY reforms
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Joseph S Wasney reports the United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania may strike to pressure N R A demands amid alleged overseer abuses. Thomas Maloney says a convention will decide if a strike will affect up to 80,000 workers. Also details council turmoil in Mayor Miller’s administration with resignations, appointments, and salary board plans creating tension.
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Leaders Confident Of Year S Outlook
Washington officials and labor spokesmen greeted the new year with assurances, pledging loyalty to the recovery program and expressing belief that stability is rapidly developing. They noted the transition stage of the plan, with branches maturing, and projected a return to normal economic conditions in 1934. AFL President William Green praised progress and said unemployment has been reduced with improving business and renewed courage and hope.
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Hold Youth in Attempt to Derail Boston Flier
A 11 year old youth was detained by police today on charges of attempting to derail a Boston Maine train near Troy New York to gain a first hand photo of the wreck. The suspect Campbell W Witbeek averted the derailment with nerve failing after signaling the train to stop near the falls. A woman reported an inch spike driven into the joint.
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New Storm and Cold Wave Heading East
A bitter cold snap and new storm move east, bringing plunging temperatures and icy highways. Ohio reports near freezing to 48 degrees above zero, with Dodge City at 62 and Utah at 54 as a northwest wind sweeps in. The rapid drop follows days of abnormal warmth, with rain turning to sleet and prompt travel hazards.
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Daring Outlaw Fights Grimly For Life Today
Wilbur Underhill once feared as the southwest’s top public enemy lies near death after five bullet wounds from a Saturday capture. He admitted six bank robberies and attempted to set bonds, while a woman shot in the raid, Eva Nichols, died from wounds. Underhill’s wife and others remain jailed as authorities pursue cases in Seminole and surrounding counties.
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Call for Strike in Bethlehem Co Mines
Johnstown Pennsylvania January 1 1700 miners in Bethlehem Mines Corporation pits voted for a strike under Roosevelt era labor accord. The united action follows a near unanimous ballot challenging a company union and claiming the vote did not meet agreement provisions. Novelist Octave Thu net, known as Ale French, was listed as ill in Davenport Iowa today with heart disease complaints.
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