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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1932
Page
3
The national party used billboards to promote Hoover with messages like Vote for Hoover and Prosperity in 1928 and Vote for Hoover and bright prospects in 1932, reflecting campaign strategies and projected economic hope.
An editorial laments Halloween vandalism by children and urges parents to curb the mischief. It contrasts past festive pranks with modern acts such as soaping autos, stealing bulbs, destroying bird baths, and trampling lawns, arguing police cannot curb it alone and parents must enforce safe, contained celebrations.
The article notes life expectancy for man rising from under 20 years to about 58 years due to medical research. It highlights progress against infectious diseases and hopes ultimate lifespan will approach the biblical limit of 70 years as science eliminates pneumonia cancer and heart and arterial disease.
The article notes three groups planning marches to the Capitol while Congress sits. A communist faction, New York's jobless sailors, and Northwest farmers aim to present arguments in person. It warns such demonstrations are futile compared with well chosen representatives making the case through proper channels.
In Baltimore Roosevelt derides four horsemen Destruction Delay Desert and Despair attacking what he calls Grundy tariff rhetoric as dangerous to American industry He attacks Republican leadership delaying relief efforts and warns against invoking fear to rally support while referencing 1929 and past prosperity unreliable claims.
Arthur Brisbane surveys the 1902 political landscape noting Roosevelt and Hoover planning extensive speaking tours, the public’s hunger for news, and the strain of campaign labor. He blends reflections on Navy Day, forgotten women, and advances in machinery led by electric shovels, highlighting copper’s role in industry.
James Mullen explains that total loans and investments rose by 788 million dollars from a low point last June. Government securities holdings increased by about 1.088 billion, other investments grew by roughly 96 million, while total loans fell by 398 million, signaling a shift of private to public credit and suggesting banks see government borrowing as unbounded while conditions could change when normalcy returns.
Washington observers warn war in Europe could break out before spring. Norman Davis works in London to build a U S Britain peace front, while Herriot’s ministry faces possible replacement by Paris backed by steel interests. Germany’s debt talks and Dawes Young plans redraw long term loans as American money sits in German securities.
The piece details western-led American successes at Put-In-Bay Thames and New Orleans during the War of 1812 with General Harrison and General Jackson commanding. It notes western officers and frontiersmen shaped the war's end while contrasting eastern strategic emphasis. It also touches on German investments and Japan's disarmament rhetoric amid broader global tensions.
A terse moral fragment collection attributed to the Rev Roy L Smite features aphorisms about fools excuses and folly. It mocks those who rationalize errors by invoking others to share blame and to excuse responsibility, noting how difficulties can justify folly.
W J Gordon presents guidance on commonly misused terms and spelling, highlighting examples like potato pronunciation and the distinction between skilful and skillful. The daily focus word intercept is defined as taking by the way or before arrival, with a note on expanding vocabulary by mastering a single word each day.
A fragmentary item references the Brensh Academy founded by Cardinal Richelieu in 1885 during Louis XI’s reign. It mentions separate air forces in the U S armed services, encaustic painting by ancient Greeks, wax sealing, and the solar year of 365 1 4 days, suggesting a miscellaneous antiquarian note.
Fragmentary, misquoted lines attributed to Garret Johnson Tenny von and John Bright. The garbled text includes references to conservatism and violence, disrupting readable meaning. The source reads as a jumble of attributions and misspellings with little coherent context.
Pledged Misa Beatrice Preston, a sophomore at Athens College in Athens Alabama, has been pledged by Phi Theta Kappa, with initiative from the local chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Students are elected by the faculty and society members based on scholarship, leadership and character. The Cheviot United Brethren church marks its twentieth anniversary with events this week, including Rev. E. S. Camroy speaking on Christ and influence, followed by a reception for Rev. and Mrs. Comey. A town meeting recounts a past fire event and wartime candlelight memory as residents recall community life. Local officials handle a disruption at a Democratic rally as Judge A J Pater orders decorum, while a Girl Scouts group presents a dahlias bouquet to Mrs. Herbert Hoover from the Williams garden. Attorney Clinton Egbert chats about a presidential trip and rail transport, noting a cordial greeting and humor from President Hoover and his Miami Valley origins. TheHamilton area delegation reflects on the president’s visit and local industry questions.
A Wednesday in October brought weddings at the First M B church with Elizabeth Jones and Frank Bielger, and Miss Josephine Rodella with Samuel Veredi. Birth announcements include Loretta Green a boy, Nora Gorman a girl, and Carrie Rohrkemper a girl at Mercy hospital. Also noted are a Newport Ky marriage of Menriette Hake and Byron Roger, a death of Dr Ollo William Mayer, and a fire accident injuring Pave Hurley on North Third Street. Local clubs hosted events and parties, with addresses and months/dates as described.
The Right Reverend Lord William Gascoyne Cecil born 1863 and educated at Oxford rose to bishopric and public service, while a broader debate argues that public opinion in the United States and Europe shapes peace or war. The piece discusses nationalism, evolution, and moral decline, urging healthier public sentiment to avoid future conflict, with a continuation note to Page 18.
A daily devotional note cites a scripture from Chronicles reminding readers to give thanks to the Lord for his goodness and steadfast mercy ever enduring.
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