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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1933
Page
1
June 81 American industry faces an emergency phase as General H. Johnson, administrator of national recovery, outlines a three month plan to put millions back to work. He seeks an armistice in raised production, balance prices, and secure a living wage during the summer while codes are submitted.
Four regional meetings will outline the acreage reduction plan for wheat in the nation’s major growing belts. Extension and college staff will gather state and county data to set conditions for allotments, with participants from Kansas City and Spokane regions and from states including Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Washington, California, New York, Ohio, Illinois, and more.
Washington reports that distribution of federal patronage will begin in a big way when President Roosevelt returns from vacation. A long list of recess appointments, including district attorneys marshals collectors of customs internal revenue and some postmasters is being compiled for the President and will receive additions before his return.
Charles L Robison of near Fayette displays toll gate checks once used on the Terre Haute road six miles south of Crawfordeville. The gate near Geiss Davia farm and later My 4 Robison’s was kept by his grandmother Catherine Miller, who served as gate keeper. The toll gate closed forty nine years ago.
In New York on July 21 the case of Charles K. Mitchell, former head of the National City Bank, charged with income tax evasion in 1929 and 1930, was sent to a jury at 12:27 PM. He faces a maximum sentence if convicted.
The Moose lodge announces its annual outing this Sunday June 26. Members are urged to invite a friend. a noon dinner will be served, with rearranged entertainment in the afternoon and evening. A social meeting for members is planned for Saturday night and lunch will be served.
Indianapolis June 1 Sherman Minton public counselor of the public service commission opened a campaign to lower electric rates in Indiana urging an emergency reduction for the Public Service Company of Indiana south system. He argued 1982 returns of about 11.5 percent on $40 million valuation produced roughly $2.6 million excess earnings. proposes a 6 percent fair return. Governor McNutt endorsed the move and said further statewide rate relief would follow. The south system covers about 260 towns and includes Bedford Bloomington Columbus Shelbyville Franklin Brownstown French Lick North Vernon New Albany Bicknell Petersburg Salem Princeton Vincennes and others.
Boone county delegates to the Indiana state repeal convention will join peers from other counties in Indianapolis next Monday to form a caucus and cast the county's two votes against ratification of the first amendment to the U S Constitution. Bon F McKey and Milton Hussey were elected in the June repeal election by a narrow 1 081 vote margin.
Madrid reports new regulations from the Rural Labor section and Spanish Ministry of Labor requiring at least 10 percent of harvests to be done by hand. Manual labor must cover six workers per land measure of 4 square decimeters, with mutuality exceptions for difficult harvests and local laborers prioritized for hiring from nearby towns.
The executive committee directing Lebanon's 1933 Memorial Day observance and representatives from patriotic groups met to discuss staging the observance and settle outstanding bills. With several organizations absent, officers for the 1984 observance were postponed to next March, chaired by Roscoe Tavobelli.
Bernard Mannes Baruch, a private citizen, assumes de facto control of Washington affairs by moving into the State Department as special adviser on all governmental problems. With Roosevelt away, Baruch aids the President and Hull and Moley, influencing international policy and domestic matters more than other officials. He will read private dispatches from London and Washington, guiding high level decisions without holding office.
Des Moines June 21 Iowa joins fourteen states in voting for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Early returns show 364 478 for repeal and 239 868 for retention of prohibition from 2271 of 2486 precincts. Delegates liberal majority elected for July 10 convention amid urban strong support and rural shifts.
Hartford reports Connecticut with a 6 to 1 majority endorses repeal. Total votes 296,948 for repeal versus 96,961 to retain the Eighteenth Amendment. Fifty delegates prepared to meet for ratification of the amendment, reflecting a strong state shift.
Mampehiye Wet N H reports on June 21 a decisive vote with a margin over two to one aligning Hampshire with a broad majority. The report notes the shift as leaders and residents react to the outcome and its local implications.
London observers expect Raymond Moley to press Roosevelt policies at the World Economic Conference as the American delegation anticipates a turning point. Moley telephoned brief directives from New York after departing for London aboard the Manhattan, accompanied by Herbert Swope and other U.S. officials including Pershing and Edmund Day.
Unprecedented interest surrounds the joint county 4 H show at Memorial Park on August 16 and 17. General chairman Harry Baldauf notes many new clubs since last year, the event expanded to two days, with more exhibits and new features. Township shows will precede the county event due to the large Home Economics enrollment. first to third place in each group advance to county competition. Miss Mildred Mills leads vocational efforts.
Washington June 21 Senator James Hamilton Lewis Chicago Democrat began a week long stay at Garfield hospital for intestinal trouble not requiring surgery. He will remain in the capital until after July 4 before returning to his Chicago home.
President Roosevelt sailed Amberjack II from Gloucester heading toward Ports mouth New Hampshire then Ipswich Bay. He planned to meet Captain Ben Pine of Gertrude The Land to receive a portrait and tariff pleas from Gloucester fishermen amid variable weather.
Harry Wade, 70, president of the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company, died in St. Vincent's hospital Indianapolis of heart disease. He long served as Grand Keeper of Records and Seals of the Indiana Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias and helped establish the lodge home near Lafayette. Survivors include his widow and two sons, Fred of Lafayette and Harry V. of Indianapolis.
Indianapolis weather officials warned heat records for the year could fall in Indiana as showers were forecast tonight or tomorrow to lower temperatures. At 9 am Indianapolis read 90 degrees, two degrees above the previous day, with relief expected from showers across many parts of the state.
In Columbus on June 21, Southern Ohio coal miners gain the open recognition of the United Mine Workers Union after six years of pressure insisting on the closed shop. Operators agree to keep the previous wage scale of 98 cents a ton for loading and 3.28 for labor, resisting a pay cut. Roosevelt's industry control idea influenced magnates to shift on bargaining, leading to a new agreement that shortens the miners' work terms and solidifies union relations amid a long labor dispute.
Geological Museum London June 21 The World Economic Conference enters a day of uncertainty as Europe blames the United States for deadlock over debts and dollar stabilization. American delegation faces criticism while Hull remains unruffled. Moley’s arrival dominates papers as Key Pittman’s silver remonization is shelved. tariffs are set aside for now.
On June 21 France renewed its stability push despite Roosevelt administration resistance. Finance Minister Georges Bonnet told the monetary subcommittee that instability harms the global economy and that durable evidence requires true stability, urging action to attract capital.
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