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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1932
Page
3
Debtors urged Tinele Sam to reduce their balances to ease his losses and prevent greater financial harm. The appeal centers on voluntary debt relief as a solution to the unsustainable debts.
Franklin D Roosevelt, the Democratic nominee, commits to frank campaign discussions. He opposes immediate World War I soldiers bonus payments unless the national budget is balanced and a surplus exists. He reiterates this stance from last April, noting Hoover would oppose such payment. The Times editorial calls his position sufficient to drop the issue as a party battle.
President Hoover challenged Governor Roosevelt’s claim to save more than a billion dollars annually, saying such savings are impossible. Senator James E. Watson of Indiana rebutted, declaring that one billion dollars can be cut with skill without crippling government. Watson, the Republican Senate floor leader, appears aligned with Roosevelt’s economy claim.
The Hamilton city council pledges that approving an amendment to allow using accumulated funds of the electric light plant for relief of distress will not raise electric rates this year. The measure, offered for one year, asks voters to permit funds to aid the needy amid rising winter demands and tax shortfalls.
Arthur Brisbane reports from Akron on Firestone Goodrich and Goodyear. He describes rubber tire production from tropical rubber to finished products. The piece highlights advancing tire longevity, Liberia rubber sourcing, and Goodyear's airship work for the Navy, noting private enterprise may outpace government help.
Lesson notes present common language mistakes. The text defines usage errors and pronunciation issues and promotes vocabulary growth with a focus on the word coercive meaning having power to compel by force. It cites coercive measures as an example.
Washington dispatch reports Britain faces bleak prospects with the pound and gold reserves. Financial authorities say Britain might postpone gold standard restoration, using non gold position to gain trading leverage ahead of the global conference. The pound's fall could force future debt payments in dollars or gold, strengthening arguments for extended moratoriums.
Propaganda on debts persists with Paris as a major source. Herriot clarifies he means only actual borrowing payments, not the political debt. France’s next year budget omits debt payment provisions. US Chamber of Commerce, led by Siler Strawn, studies options, to be ready post election. RF C withholds funding until after the election. California reports tie bridge authorities to Republican fundraising.
An article recalls early Ohio days noting the wild pigeon migration from Sandusky Bay to Pickaway plains with seasonal visits by Abwater and a predicted northern return. It laments lack of early state conservation and ponders how protection might have preserved populations into modern times.
Roosevelt's Pittsburgh talk frames his stance as cautious against Republican pressure. He avoids explicit detail while awaiting a clear attack from Heaver or Coolidge, aiming to show control of the issue. Analysts note Democrats see a faint hope for bonus passage, while timing questions and federal rules on campaign broadcasting affect costs and penalties.
Fragmentary text describes the Chinena wheat deal held up likely due to politics. Mentions pro-Hoover radio chain showing leniency after a prominent Democrat became president of the concern. Earlier teetas and competition features are noted as halted or changing.
Conflicting reports claim Montague Norman admitted the depression was too much to bear and face possible relief from his Bank of England post. Speculation mentions Prof. Skinner possibly being sent to the cleaners, with high quarters expecting no grief. Hoover campaign notes describe weariness as speeches tighten and pace quickens.
A fragment from Middletown on the pike describes a four pound sweet turnip sent to D. I. T. Herrman with a note claiming it yields a meal. Other Hamilton items note Elisabeth Hamilton chairing a print-writing contest, portrait subject James Potter Orr, Miss June Braun’s Oberlin scholarship alternacy, and a jovial guest joke involving Scheel and Mayer over a sauerkraut dinner.
Weather fair as Mr. Howard Heyman and Mr. Robert Fisher hosted a formal event honoring Miss Edna Howell, a leading young resident. The notes recount weddings, engagements, a Park School accident, a $5000 barn fire on the Charles Stroble farm, and Halloween party prizes.
Lord Reading, born Oct 10 1860 in London, is a wartime figure with a long legal and political career. He served as solicitor general in 1910, attorney general 1910–14, Liberal MP 1904–13, lord chief justice 13–21, high commissioner to the US, viceroy and governor general of India 1921–26, and now foreign secretary in a coalition government.
A reflection discusses Britain faced with unanticipated crises including India. It notes the burden on British shoulders to discharge duties fairly and protect minorities, praising prudent judgment and implying India’s history before and under British rule. It ends with a general remark about US wooden buildings.
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