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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1932
Page
3
The piece argues politicians clash on aiding the average man though aims are similar. It cites the Reconstruction Finance Corporation lending half a billion to banks and $170 million to railroads, aiding ten million depositors and farmers, borrowers, and mortgagees, asserting substantial help has occurred while noting ongoing political promises.
The piece contrasts European parliamentary government with the American system where members introduce bills, committees study and amend them, and the administration acts only in an advisory role. It argues Americans prefer deliberation over rapid, hysteria driven action, noting Britain would have replaced governments multiple times under its model.
A 19th century style editorial extols 94,000,000 women over 21 producing brooms last year and maintains American domestic virtue amid emancipation and modern living. It notes a Texas candidate legally changed his name to Cyclone and comments on Prohibition and a Paris beer contest won by an American with a twelve year edge.
The speaker questions the idea of a protective tariff that harms farmers, noting two thirds of imports enter duty free and that officials misstate trade barriers. He argues Europe can pay debts with gold or goods and cites France’s gold reserves, urging careful handling of economic claims to avoid widespread misunderstanding.
The Minnesota town mayor auctions city jobs to the lowest bidders, replacing police, street cleaners, and clerks with lower paid workers. The piece notes such practices may reflect a national trend toward extreme public payroll cuts, warning that economy can be pushed too far even in hard times. It mentions broader concerns about wage reductions and a reference to a 20 percent salary cut by actor George Arliss as a comparative point.
A compilation of editorials and remarks on the spread of Hollywood English through cinema. Quotes from Joseph Tone, Henry L. Doherty, and others discuss language influence, nationalism, and cross cultural effects, noting tensions between American production and foreign language preservation.
Washington June 14 The era of political heroism grows as lawmakers claim sacrificial stances in a 1932 campaign. Figures like Charlie Crisp Henry Rainey and Jack Garner push selfless acts while Hoover Hurley Borah and others join the fray. The piece lampoons the rush to heroism amid crises.
In Hillman Michigan a would be robber, 26 year old Robert Juner of Flint, accidentally shot himself during a gas station hold up. An accomplice and two women were arrested later at Fairview. The gun jammed as he tried a second shot and he died at the scene.
Wage scale negotiations to end a strike affecting about 45,000 miners adjourned again as Indiana and Terre Haute proposals loom. Talks resume tomorrow with little chance of progress until miners vote next Wednesday, while Congress debates farm relief and federal spending.
Rye New York June 14 Harry J Haas president of the American Bankers Association told the New York State Bankers convention that a large volume of public paying overhangs the market awaiting relief from economic uncertainties. He said people have economized too much and the suspended buying will return once jobs are secure wage cuts end and value destruction ceases. McConnell of Bankers Trust Co warned that if voluntary cooperation fails bank failures may be addressed by external legislation.
In St Paul on June 14 AP reported Roy Shepard of Council Bluffs Jr said horse thievery is returning, seen as both good and bad. He noted more thefts this year and greater farm use of horses, with many horses shipped west to the Midwest.
Tokyo June 14 AP Parliament completed its special session by appropriating funds for the army campaign in Manchuria for the year and enacting currency controls. The lower house backed a joint Seiyukai Minseito resolution urging immediate recognition of the PuYi regime in Manchuria. The session will adjourn as formal tomorrow.
East St. Louis June 14 AP After a three month search Homer De Haven 26 East St. Louis gangster is jailed in Belleville on a murder warrant for the slaying of Edward Menken in St. Louis last June He is also linked to the slaying of Tommy Hayes and his two guards near Madison Ill and a $209000 bank robbery in Minneapolis. Deputies and police from St. Louis Wash St Louis captured him after he drove from Chicago to visit his sweetheart He refused extradition and awaits transfer to St Louis.
Governor Roosevelt named Martin Conboy and former Justice John Mack to analyze ouster evidence against Mayor James J. Walker. Seabury presented the record. decision rests with the governor. Additional accusations echo Democratic discontent led by James Finegan. Block publisher Faut issued a statement defending Seabury’s remarks about a joint brokerage account with the mayor.
In London Kensington Palace a preliminary cataract removal was performed today on Princess Beatrice aunt of King George. Princess Beatrice, daughter of Queen Victoria and mother of former Queen Victoria of Spain, is 75 years old.
Cherry Dixon hides a relationship with Dan Phillips as he pursues an interview with bank robber Duke Smith’s alleged girlfriend Inez Malloy. After a staged incident leaves Cherry wounded, Dan plans to reveal the truth to her parents while the town editor presses for the scoop, risking family scandal.
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