Wide Variation On Prohibition Across Newspapers
The Associated Press surveys editorials from American papers after the party conventions to gauge stance on prohibition. Editors note divergent views with some predicting repeal or submission, others arguing the issue is inseparable from economic concerns, and many stressing that Congress must act for any revision. Strong city dailies see shifts toward the wet side, while others warn of wet-dry schisms and demand clear national decision.
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New York
Kansas
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Calif
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Tex
Memphis
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hoquiam
Wash
Washingtonian
Denver
Colo. Post
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Times
Star
Friends of National Prohibition
Prohibition issue dominates 1932 party platform debate
Across newspapers from Los Angeles to Cincinnati editors argue whether Republican or Democratic planks best shape repeal of the 18th Amendment. Some predict repeal will swing voters, others warn the issue may split or stall party unity. Observers assess state races and national strategy amid a crowded pro and anti prohibition narrative.
Prohibition Plank Backed by Editorial Voices Across Papers
A chorus of editorials from Youngstown to Seattle endorses the Democratic repeal plank as common sense and a step toward national prosperity. Some papers praise, others call the move unwise, while editors agree the issue dominates this campaign and demands congressional action. Victor Murdoch’s Wichita Eagle notes the issue cannot be launched nationally without Congress.
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Ohio
Seattle
Wash
Daily Times
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Evening Sun
Democratic Party
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ada
Okla
Cumberland
Wichita
Kan
Eagle
Kansas News Briefs: Topeka Attorney Dies in Tragedy
Topeka attorney Virgil B. Scholes, 35, was killed in a fatal incident. Authorities reported the death as a life loss tied to a Topeka event, with details pending. The AP dispatch notes Scholes’ professional role and the sudden nature of the tragedy in the capital city.
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Drowning Rescue Efforts Turn Tragic in Suburban Kansas City
A man attempting to save his dog from drowning slipped from a dam while wading the waters. His wife Mrs. Scholes jumped in to help but both efforts failed as the dog reached shore safely. In nearby incidents, a safe explosion at Arrow Oil in Kansas City Kansas nets thieves as two men flee, while a deadly rainstorm claims three lives near Overland Park. Local fiddler Wilton Hurd dies after being struck in a rainstorm accident near Bethel. In Kansas City Missouri, James Sansone fatally injures his foot chasing four restaurant thieves after they fled with food without paying.
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Flashes of Life AP style quirky items mix in New York
The AP roundup reports on superstitions fading as red hair appears by bottle and white horses vanish, notes Speaker Garner's wife joking about the Roosevelt Garner ticket, and mentions Captain Collie sighting Manhattan from 40 miles at sea. Independence Day birthday notes and a Vermont farm firecracker disturbance close the dispatch.
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Empire State Building
Walter W. Waters
Democrats and Kansas Delegation Praise Roosevelt Rally
The article recalls a Chicago convention night with Democratic pride and praise for Kansas figures Florence Farley Dudley Doolittle and Frank George who secured seats and banners. It highlights Will Rogers Huey Long Melvina Passmore and Gov Harry Woodring as key personalities and notes Rogers votes cast in sleep and Texas Texas Dixie fervor.
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Florence Farley
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Kansas
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Leslie Edmonds
Huey Long
Louisiana
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Houston
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California
Prohibition Debate Evident at Stadium Orange Juice Sales
In a public gathering, orange juice stands beat the speakeasy across the street in receipts by nearly a thousand dollars. The crowd faced economic strain as a glass of beer cost twenty five cents while orange juice could be bought for a dime amid the majority plank.
Oldest Man Rival Claims Century-Old Record
AP notes a new claimant Timur Agha, 165, from a nearby village, challenging Zaro Agha’s 156 years as the world’s oldest man. Timur says he remembers Zaro as a baby and recalls the family moving with a 5-year-old Zaro 120 years ago. The village is a tight-knit 30-house community of Timur’s descendants.
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Tol -Timur
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Timur Livesi
Italy Plans Farm Colony in Conquered Lands
Rome AP reports Italy will repopulate northern Africa by colonizing rebel lands in Libya after a decade long insurrection. A $2,500,000 corporation holds exclusive rights to execute the plan under a government bureau. The land allocated is substantial and intended for settlement.
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Italy
Africa
Chenaics
Libya
Irrigated land to be sold to corporation at two cents an acre
The land will be sold to a corporation for two American cents per acre. The company will install required improvements and then offer the property to peasant families on easy terms.
French Woman Opens Ritzy Night Club in Biarritz
In Biarritz a titled French woman opens a ritzy night club. The Marquise de Case-pentalyy runs the venture, while her husband declines comment, saying he attends only as a customer. The area already counts the Marquise de San Carlos as a milliner in similar circles.
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Austrian court says bachelor tax not class legislation
The Austrian constitutional court upholds the bachelor tax as lawful not a class measure. The case was brought by three unmarried employees of a law firm who pay the levy on single status with no dependents.
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