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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1931
Page
3
A witty line asserts a typical American excels at running railroads or newspapers or hotels more than those who run these industries. The quote contrasts executive skill across sectors, highlighting versatility and national character in management.
The article reports a severe midsummer heat wave across the United States with over 700 casualties, animal deaths, and crop losses. It notes damaging storms in Kentucky, grasshopper swarms in Nebraska and South Dakota, and water shortages. In Indiana a county reported 157 horse deaths. Despite the severity, Hamilton experiences relief from heat with persistent breeze and relatively better conditions than much of the country.
Mengert claims the recently adjourned Ohio Legislature failed to earn pride due to sideline activities. He cites a taxation program with questionable efficiency and notes lawmakers seeking special favors and alleged improper conduct. He warns that big business may suffer in the long run.
Hamilton hosts the state convention of several branches of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Delegates from across the state discuss matters of interest to the fraternal group while enjoying city entertainments. Visitors are welcomed and urged to find personal and fraternally profitable hospitality.
AP dispatch from Moscow reports Russia overhauling labor reward and capitalistic reforms. The state ends equalization of labor, restores individual initiative to spur business, reduce stagnation, and align labor incentives with work type and output.
An OCR style recount notes Poot and Garly completing a world flight in 8 days 15 hours 51 minutes. Mayor Walker hosts a reception with Mrs Post Mrs Gaity and others at a table overlooking the event. Names include Lindbergh Casey Jones Paul Block and Kent Cooper among attendees.
Fragmented sermon notes discuss joys and trials of sharing faith with loved ones. It reflects on doing good, parental bonds with children, and the feeling of returning home. It mentions listening to another’s speech as a privilege even when disagreeing.
Washington reports two thirds of senators favor amending the Eighteenth Amendment to allow federal regulation, with organizers arguing for a convention route to reach the necessary states. Opponents warn repeal could revive the saloon, urging careful protection of temperance goals. The piece also notes federal guidance on child savings and a caricature of Peggy Ann Hoover's story.
Fragmented long article notes a U S France clash over expert committee scope in drafting terms of an international agreement. Washington seeks limited discussion while Paris presses for broader expert-led drafting to avoid deadlock amid gold and diplomatic tensions.
A devotional note cites John 3 16 33 with a focus on belief in the Son and eternal life. The fragment asserts faith grants life while disbelief leaves one under God s wrath, reflecting a religious interpretation common in period Catholic Protestant devotional pages.
Dr. Wilder of Chicago plans to return to Mayo Clinic Rochester after leading University of Chicago hospital for three years. The piece mentions Hami lton readers recalling past Mayo ties, a Jervis Hergut dry goods memory, and tests by U S government related to Hoovervairs Corp products. The North Randall circuit event highlights G M Rivukin and harness racing, plus a Franklin bridge project replacing the Great Miami River span at Prasklin.
A severe storm in southern Butler County toppled a tree on the Cincinnati Hamilton pike near Grindstide. A bus driver used a rope to move the trunk, clearing the road and aiding passage for his bus and other vehicles.
A Friday record lists births including a daughter to Mrs. Frank Sheley and a son to Afro Hildines, social visits by Mrs. Will Stafley and Mrs. George Shirley, and multiple obituaries such as Nicholas Woll at eighty one and Luke Conlon a former councilman. It notes a wedding invitation for Miss Hammeh Finn Mueller and Frank F L Duersturk, and Mrs. George P. Bell, Waminton’s oldest resident, dying at ninety eight. The Ohio Banksers association held a Cedar Point meeting with S. D. Fitton as vice president, while a new cluster light system was dedicated at a refreshment emporium. Weather forecast: partly cloudy.
A garbled sketch portrays Royal Samuel Copeland as a Michigan graduate of 1880 with honorary degrees from five universities. It claims he taught ophthalmology at the University of Michigan circa 1895 to 1909, chaired New York Tower Hospital Medical College in 1905, led New York City Board of Health, and served as U.S. Senator from New York in 1924. The piece then shifts to political critique about Hoover and Democrats, with many garbled phrases and mis-spellings.
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