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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1932
Page
8
President Hoover resumes his re election drive with a New York speech and a midwestern inland swing. Reports say he will travel to interior states including Chicago and Detroit with a two week push beginning this coming weekend.
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt continues his swing to the West and South with two major speeches planned in Atlanta tonight and Baltimore tomorrow evening. He has been reviewing a flood of memos, considering foreign relations topics, and will rest about ten days at Warm Springs after the election. Related dispatch notes a pending Louisville address and a commemorative highway dedication in Georgia.
A fragmentary report notes Hoover's Detroit arrival and ongoing address work. It mentions postponement of a midwestern tour, pending completion of the New York speech, with references to Roosevelt criticism and fiscal policy discussions.
Natchez Miss Oct 24 eighteen persons perish when a bus carrying Afro American travelers from Water Proof La to a Meadville Miss Baptist convention plunged off a ferry landing on the Mississippi River. One white man Joseph Bowman 87 was among the victims.
Publicly jubilant but privately perturbed over rising registration fears, New Jersey leaders from both parties claim an 18 electoral vote state will tilt to the presidential winner. They cite a 10 percent voter increase since 1929 in rural and urban areas and note voter apathy. The Smith visit is awaited to ignite campaigns.
Former Queen Hirlen of Romania, ex-wife of King Carol, arrived in Bucharest and was escorted to her palace amid strict security. The royal coach bypassed the main station, being unloaded at Citila nut side then moved through Maglehilia to the palace, with reporters barred from the initial entry.
Oklahoma City police received a report of prowlers near a neighbor's yard as dusk fell. Officers found two individuals attempting to capture a decoy duck that had escaped, using flashlights in low light.
Mrs Josephine Irwin, after her husband’s death, registers to cast her first ballot in November turning 71 this year. She had avoided voting while he lived due to party differences but now plans to vote, saying she felt no need to vote while he was alive.
Five fire companies rushed to St Marys hospital in Evansville Indiana after a screeching alarm. Firefighters found a woman attempting to mail a letter as the box triggered the alarm. No further details available.
Chicago reports a shift as football coaches protest players focusing too much on academics. Prof. W. B. Munro of the California Institute of Technology told a committee of the American Association of University Professors that students in college football are overly studious, prompting discussion on balancing sports and study.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced totals through September showing loans to banks, trust companies, building and loan associations worth 2,076,328,225 dollars. Loans to individuals and insurance firms amounted to 475,193,000 and 87,633,718 were authorized to building and loan associations. Net to towns under 5,000 population stood at 14,720,867.
The World Telegram claims Governor Roosevelt would create a new cabinet post if elected president and offer it to Alfred E. Smith. The paper says Smith has discussed accepting, to use his finance and reform skills, with uncertainty over whether the post would be a full cabinet job or without portfolio. Ann Smith would gain greater power than any current cabinet member.
Senator Georges W. Norris of Nebraska cancels appearances planned in Springfield and Kansas City to back Roosevelt, after entering hospital with a severe cold. In Huntington, a coroner's jury says Samuel Patterson and his wife and son were found dead, with the youth alleged to have killed them and then slashed his wrists.
In a tragic stage incident soprano Gertrude Hintee was shot by her husband Wilhelm Hintee, a banker, soon after a performance of Sing fried. She underwent kidney surgery but remained in critical condition. Separately, Charles Pennington and his wife were slightly injured in a head on crash on Old Oxford road, Pennington sustaining a severe elbow wound.
Washington Oct. 24 A discussion on straw votes and their moral influence dominates campaign talk. Analysts note no law bars advance unofficial canvassing and stress straw poll results over total state tallies. The shift of four year voters from Wilson to Roosevelt and Smith to Hoover signals potential momentum changes.
Tutney cant vote as he misses registration due to illness in New York hospital. Former world heavyweight champ sought to appear before the registrar on Saturday to be sworn in as a voter but was told the 3 p.m. deadline stood. He had been campaigning for the Democratic ticket.
In Cincinnati on October 24 a series of explosive devices was found near the Burlerqua theatre on Winn Street just before a midnight show. A third bomb was set off near the home of Meyer Blackie Lants on Lexington Avenue Avondale, blowing out windows and a walkway. Police offered a $4,000 reward for arrest and conviction of the culprit after arrests were hinted.
In Norman Oklahoma officers admit they can take no action against the stills used by the petroleum engineering department for crude air testing. Students supplied the equipment and the text notes the situation as ongoing and unresolved.
Police and state attorney accuse the Candia family of planning faked accidents to collect damages. Detectives say members discussed who would trigger the next crash and file claims. Conspiracy charges were filed against the family.
Insull, under indictment in Chicago over his company receivership, arrived in Athens from Corinth last night. Two plainclothes policemen accompanied him.
Pitts, film star, reported in serious condition today at California Lutheran Hospital. The actress, identified as a member of Hollywood’s screen circle, faced a major operation after a reported medical setback.
Advants Georgia October report says Franklin D Roosevelt plans to resign as New York governor if elected president so he can devote himself to preparation for new duties and return to Yarn Springs, Georgia soon after nomination discussions among party friends.
Eight year old girl abducted from Newark area home amid an act of revenge. She later identified Samuel Morris as the man who dragged her into the woods near Springfinid and feared he would strike again if named. Police chief Metell confirmed the suspect is Morris as the girl described the abduction from the vicinity of her residence last night. Continued on Page 13.
The Farm Journal reports farmers favor Roosevelt by a wide margin in straw poll data, with Hoover at about 208 electoral votes to Roosevelt 323, indicating a trend within limited Northeastern areas though no broad swing toward Hoover is seen.
Joseph V. Patterson of Columbus will succeed the late Colonel Ralph Cole as commander of the American Legion of Ohio. Patterson, a lifelong friend of the former leader, was elected by the executive committee yesterday after Colonel Cole was injured in an automobile accident.
Wedell breaks Donoltla’s record for the Ottawa to Mexico City via Washington route in under 12 hours, clocking 11 hours 54 minutes. The Louisiana aviator’s mark surpasses the prior 12 hours 136 minutes set a year earlier, confirming a top speed achievement in a three-capital flight.
Marion Ind reports the death of Mrs. Minty Watson aged 100 who died after a brief illness. A native of Ohio she came to Triliana in a covered wagon as a child and lived a long, notable life. Her passing closes a century of memories linked to local families and historic journeys.
Turin Italy October 24 Premier Benito Mussolini asks the United States to cancel or reduce Europe's war debts in an address delivered on his first visit to the Industria center near the frontier with France.
A diphtheria death in Hanover Township was reported to Dr. O J Baldridge the health commissioner on Monday. New cases were reported in Waterloo and Hamilton townships.
Campaign broadcast schedule listing Republican J. F. L Hutton and Joseph Snot and Franklin D. Roosevelt program notes. Air times span tonight and Tuesday with stations WKAK NDC and WIANBCe detailing shows and times for political content and farm program segments.
A pre election bulletin from the Ohio Anti-Saloon League dated Oct 24 lists endorsements and reservations. It favors Palmer for lieutenant governor and Bricker for attorney general while noting mixed or unsatisfactory opinions on other candidates. Edith Patterson is noted for submission of prohibition and Byron W. Harlan is listed as not satisfactory for Congress.
Th Sutherland of Akron today claimed the record for glider loops at a glider meet in Nkyon. He performed 45 straight loops in his motorless plane, going up and over the curve to set the new mark.
Columbus obituary notes Ohio State University professor emeritus Clark Howard aged 72 after more than four decades in academia. Estate appraisal filed in probate court places Emma B. Beatty’s estate at 5691.84, with 4250 in real estate.
Six Ohioans died in automobile crashes over the weekend and one man was killed by a train. The dead include Christomlex and his mother Barbara Diller of Bluffton after a crash near Fostoria, Miles Garrison age 4 in St Clairsville, Frank Pinkerton 57 of Lynchburg struck in Cincinnati, and an unidentified man found beside railroad tracks in Cleveland with a note in his pocket reading G J Johnson January 19 1990.
Former Washington police chief W. Glassford, who clashed with the Hoover administration over the bonus army, appears ready to campaign again for Franklin D. Roosevelt in Pennsylvania. Smedley Butler, a former marine general, urged the course at GLAgs-Ford as part of Roosevelt’s gubernatorial effort.
Allan Lindsay of Watpol filed a theft charge against 66 year old Will Sarey of 77 Walnut Street alleging he stole coal. The complaint was lodged at polling headquarters on Saturday.
Republican Washington President plans appearances in Indianapolis and Chicago this week while facing Saturday speeches and curtailments. Curtisi, the Vice President, says support has shifted to liberal administration. Roosevelt hopeful crowd smiles at campaign event in Newark as Smith eyes national issues tonight.
Kiwanis International district officials opened the Ohio convention with an estimated attendance between 1,200 and 3,800. The program included a memorial service for deceased members, led by District Governor John B. Wilkinson of Alliance and former district governor Schram of Marietta as orator.
Mrs Roy Wart of 574 Santa Ninth street reported hearing a thief at about one o'clock Saturday morning. She entered another room for a shotgun and saw a man poke the shotgun out a window as he fled.
The Yeere club presents a masquerade ball on Monday at 7 30 p m. The committee in charge includes Anne ONeill Elva Joedun and Kier with LF ak.
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