14 Jan 1932
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1932
Page
1
News service report from New York on January 14 states James A. Farrell will resign as president of United States Steel Corp on April 18. Myron C. Taylor remains in control of finances and heads the management, with three steel leaders widely speculated as potential successors including Hughes.
A local man reports a farmer plowing a plot along Youngstown Road on Tuesday January 13. Weather features unusually mild nights and a torn no parking sign near East North Street post office is noted. Downtown yesterday three people with cameras were seen. a local firm expects many film orders as days warm. Troop F plans a spring horse riding center for civilians. Weather station records appear continued on Page Two.
U S weather data for the 24 hours ending at 3 am shows a maximum of 66 and a minimum of 34 degrees with no precipitation. River stage reads 6.2 feet. The record for the date four years ago notes a low of 14 and a high of 27 degrees with no precipitation.
An International News Service report notes heavy snow in the Rocky Mountain region while California stays near freezing, with frost along the Pacific coast and 40 degrees in Los Angeles. Pasadena reported heavy snow yesterday and other western states saw low temperatures, while the eastern flap of the cold wave was delayed and modified by meteorologists.
Representative J Howard Swick stated he is unalterably opposed to reducing or canceling war debts owed to the United States. He argued against any move to have the United States join reparations settlements with Germany and said the 50 called war debt is actually a reconstruction debt. He referenced a France England agreement and Mussolini’s demand for debt cancellation.
The South Side Board of Trade annual dinner at the Elks Home featured J. H. Huston taking on duties as president for the coming year. Louis H. Buisch of the National Cash Register Company urged improved methods and spreading sunshine in business during his keynote remarks.
W F Moody, a director and civic figure, describes Jameson Memorial Hospital being managed on a business basis. He cites a past deficit of 60,000 dollars and outlines exact budget allocations for administration, nursing, and medical services, arguing that removing the deficit will allow the hospital to prove its efficiency and proper function.
The Mellon plan to raise 920 million dollars in new taxes faces deep revisions in the House Ways and Means Committee. Treasury tax proposals form the hearings basis as Democrats shape their own budget balancing plan. Controversy over doubling the maximum surtax remains limited, while views differ on sales taxes and scope. The panel discusses gift tax omissions and potential estate tax inclusion, with continuation noted on page two.
Pierre Laval consolidated power by creating a cabinet identical to the resigned one except for Aristide Briand, who may retire if he declines to aid France. Laval kept Briand as foreign minister nominally while seeking his informal support for reparations and disarmament talks. Andre Tardieu was named war minister to support France at Geneva. Maginot’s vacancy filled, and President Doumer to formalize the group.
Virginia's Shenandoah valley echoes man hunt as police and locals search for the slayer of social leader Mrs. Spencer Slaley and her maid Mrs. Anne Buckner. Ex-convict George Crawford, once in service at the Tisley home, is suspected in a revenge killing after a burglary warrant. A $500 reward is offered. fingerprints are being checked against past records.
Several thousand citizens, officials, and workers across 43 business and professional categories will be asked to subscribe to the Jameson Memorial Hospital fund in the last week of the month. Committees of local leaders will run solicitations including banks, grocers, lawyers, officials, and automobile dealers. A preliminary organization meeting of the hospital campaign business groups was held at the Castleton Hotel last night, with ten general divisions to be led by appointed heads.
In Chicago on January 14 union rail workers and major railroads met for the first joint discussion of wage and employment issues. Nine executives and union leaders aim to negotiate a potential 10 percent wage cut while proposing measures to improve conditions and curb unemployment, including a six hour workday and reopening shops with a portion of savings. The session, initially set for 10 a.m., was postponed to 2 p.m. as committee members arrived.
Honolulu faces a charged scene as lawmakers plan a special session to address safety for white women after a string of violent incidents. Police detained Philander Gray of Texas at Kapiolani Boulevard during an attempted assault on Patricia Vasco, a Portuguese woman, intensifying political scrutiny of Governor Judd and the territorial government.
An obituary notice records the death of Joseph J. Petrick of Hilleville and Shenango township. Erymna E. Hill of Shenango is noted, aged 26, with Bryan, Youngstown referenced for related details. No further cause or funeral information provided.
Slaying of Betty Hickock at Rockview State Prison triggers a state board investigation led by E C May. The case centers on the use of mentally deficient inmates as servants at the prison farm. Fred Collins, identified as a mentally deficient black convict, is noted in connection with the incident. The Rockview board will convene in Bellefonte to assess the matter and may consider abandoning the practice. Continued on page sixteen.
Rome January 14 Premier Mussolini urged the United States to cancel all war debts in an editorial in Popolo d Italia. Although unsigned, it bears his influence and frames the debt issue as the US responsibility to settle the postwar accounting. The piece follows Germany’s declaration it will not resume reparations.
Arthur Memeter notes players and teams will travel to Florida and the far west coast to showcase talents. The road to stardom is long and rough, with departures looming as seven days remain before the journey begins.
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