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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1933
Page
6
Colorado prison officials and guards brace for the execution of Walter Reppin 18 as pressure mounts from letters and supporters. Warden Roy Dest reports fear and grim duty as Colorado moves to a gas chamber method. Relatives from New Jersey travel to Colorado Springs to pursue possible last appeals while authorities plan heightened security for the event.
A tuberculosis patient at a Colorado Springs sanitarium offers to take the place of Walter Meppin, 38, from Newark in the gas chamber, claiming he is unfit and hopeful the youth will be spared. Governor Johnson did not alter the sentence, noting no grounds to change the death penalty. A separate report notes a prowler damaged a car door knob on Fourteenth Street, while Dutt F. Allen of Fifteenth Avenue mentions a spare filament from a University building.
A coupe driven westward on Ninth street Friday afternoon by Willis H. Eaton, 1227 Blubthatcept, Grovluy, collided at Tenth with a Mudgen coach driven by Dr. Guth Konia, 2218 Eighth syonus, Pallea. Mrs. Kenna reportedly failed to take proper precautions entering the slope. The Eaton vehicle was damaged with one injury.
County Judge Robert G. Alropy upheld a ruling tied to a $1 per acre holdback under Inbar contracts of 1933. Pete Hernandez, a laborer, contested a farmer Lande claim to withhold $2 per acre if workers walked out. The court found damages for the farmer, totaling $64.70 to Hernandez after deductions, with $24.70 paid for labor and $44 tied to the holdback, plus $4 to Linde for securing new help. Elmar P. Cogburn represented Hernandez in the prevailing party posture.
Washington reports the National Recovery Administration canceled a controversial plan to raise bank service charges effective Jan 1 1984. General Hugh S Johnson ordered the stop amid claims an official had approved the schedule without authorization. Banks nationwide anticipated charges. local banks delay until Feb 1 unless directed otherwise.
Clare N. Stannard vice president and general manager of the Public Service Company of Colorado is in critical condition at Presbyterian hospital. He developed a cold before Christmas and was confined to bed Thursday. A family member said his condition is alarming and he is in an oxygen tent to aid breathing.
The Tribune plans a series of interviews from Weld county residents on whether the G O P has outlived its usefulness. The Saturday Evening Post calls for a new center party to challenge Democrats, while readers like Thomas M Walsh and Louis B Reed weigh in on the need for leadership, policies, and possible party realignment toward 1934.
M E Smith argues unemployed should be declared state charges funded by gas tax and a commission to oversee relief. The plan contemplates reallocating gasoline tax to cover relief, possibly borrowing from federal law and issuing bonds for winter work relief, amid party leaders planning a conference in Denver.
Subzero temperatures swept East Canada and northeastern U S Friday, with New York and Boston reporting record lows. Cities from Philadelphia to Ontario endured extreme cold as Mount Washington logged bitter readings. A high pressure system cooled the coast while Western states saw moderation and scattered flurries.
Denver stock producers won a complete victory Friday when the Interstate Commerce Commission upheld a long established sale in transit rate. The decision affects Denver Ogden and Salt Lake City and ends years of bitter agitation as markets sought to restrain government power in regulating live stock sales.
George W Yelter, 72, Denver industrialist and former Burlington railroad executive, died today after a long illness. A prominent Mason, he served as most eminent commander of the Knights Templar in the United States and was among the first to receive the Grand Cross Court of Honor.
Dec 3 report notes the Denyer estate provisions for a monument to W. Speer, valued statewise at about 1,000,000 with a $100,000 bequest. It mentions heirs who oppose the will may face a $10,000 penalty and details about the pioneering realty dealer L. G Chucovich and others involved.
Wilbur Underhill, Oklahoma outlaw linked to the Memorial Day prison break, was captured in Shawnee, Kansas, after a gunfight that wounded him and a woman. He was taken to a hospital with injuries, while a second woman was seized and identified as Hazel Tudgon. Federal agents and Oklahoma City officers pursued the suspect through the Burns district, with shots exchanged from a rear window and front doorway.
Endurance fliers Mami Dee and Hickey landed at 40:47 a.m. today completing a grueling long-distance flight begun December 20 from the municipal airport. They sustained flight for 68 minutes beyond 237 miles, tying the prior record of 8 days 4 hours and 5 minutes, with the crash-stormy night forcing the landing after rough 12 hours. Denver police exonerate Enos Lopez in a separate case involving a $500 sack theft and a sale to a Potato Growers cooperative at Lucerne. Lopez proving innocence amid alleged Denver accomplices.
Trustees establish Horace Greeley Junior College new experimental unit for local campus. Group A to admit 60 students for two years of elective JRO and Group B of 69 Blue Points will follow a targeted two-year program. Deliberations cover consolidation, departments, faculties, and shared facilities.
About fifty Lamb feeders from two syntex met in Greeley Saturday to discuss the industry’s economic status and meat diet promotion. President Tferry W. Fare of Greeley presided as U S livestock statistics show lambs in the Colorado Nebraska region down 17 percent from last year while nationwide totals hover near 4 3 million head. Fare noted feeder schools reached 26 convocations last year with Chicago nutrition efforts and meat advertising boosting the meat board budget to 200 000 annually. Local negotiators included Weld, Fort Collins, Morgan, Sterling and North Platte valleys with officers named as part of a regional study group.
An NRA code approved shift reduces year-round sugar plant staff to 40 hours weekly. The change, implemented across several Weldalde plants, cuts office hours to 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. except Saturdays. No wage reductions accompany the hours cut. An accident at Hartley Davin’s 1802 Fifth Street hand injury is noted.
First day of the Wid County Farmers' Institute opens January 3 with a program focused on beet production, trucking and livestock issues. Lea Nor Holmes from Clarksboro leads discussions, with talks planned on turkey marketing, farm financing, price supports and related reforms by state and national officials.
Milo Burcham, 28, aviation daredevil, reportedly toppled his aircraft and recovered upright within seconds during a friendly duel with Tito Sal on a late December day. Authorities note the stunt could set a new record if verified.
A Washington report notes growing sentiment in the House for remonetizing silver. Speaker and administration stance loom large as momentum builds, with press counts indicating support aligning with executive approval.
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