Prohibition plank debated as 1932 GOP platform forms
Chicago June 14 Hoover controlled committee to draft a Republican platform for the 1932 campaign with a resubmission plank urging Congress to submit the Eighteenth Amendment to the people. Administration controls the platform committee naming four cabinet members and other officials.
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William K. Hutchison
Congress
Platform Committee
Mills
New York
Hurley
Oklahoma
Hyde
Missouri
Doak
Virginia
Virginia. Ambassador Edge
New Jersey
William M. Butler
Frank H. B. Hitchcock
Massachusetts
Arizona
Prohibition Plank Unsettled as Convention Opens
The Republican convention opens in Chicago at the GEORGE R. HOLMES STADIUM amid a heated prohibition fight and rumblings over Vice President Curtis. Dawes supporters push for him while Curtis backers cry foul. the mood is tense, hot, and uncertain as delegates search for seats and direction.
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Stadium
Chicago
Curtis
Great New Stadium
Hoover
George Washington
Dawes
R. B. Creager
Texas
Evils Of Talbot Bill Are Shown
Harrisburg report examines Pennsylvania welfare funding under the Talbot act. Officials describe a paradox where money is diverted from one program to another while coffers shrink. The act, upheld as constitutional, imposes a ten million dollar burden with preferred obligations.
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Talbot Bill
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Talbot
Commonwealth
Supreme Court
Weather and local notes from PA Newc Observes
The report compares today's weather to a year ago with cooler conditions and rain difficulties. It notes traffic on East Washington street at Almira avenue amid a hillside blaze and questions the fate of June bugs near the Municipal Golf Course. Dense smoke near the Butler road signals cement plant activity.
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East Washington Street
Almira Avenue
Pa Nene
Butler Road
Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum of 74 and a minimum of 57 with trace precipitation. A year ago the date recorded 92 high, 64 low and no precipitation.
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U. S
Woman Dry Leader Warns Republicans Over Wet Issue
Lucy W. Peabody, head of the Women’s National Committee for Law Enforcement, accuses bankers and capitalists of using the eighteenth amendment as a screen to push income taxes. She condemns Dupont’s beer tax as a ploy to relieve wealthy interests and urges a focus on bread over beer. President Butler of Columbia is referenced as a potential ally.
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Lucy W. Peabody
Women’s National Committee For Law Enforcement
International News Service
Chicago
Wall Street
Dupont
Butler
Columbia
Bonus Army Ranks Begin To Break
The Washington encampment of World War I veterans entering a break in ranks as over 40 marchers ask police for transport out of the district. Capt. W G Stott predicts a general exodus, while leaders insist the 18 000 men will stay until Congress passes the bonus.
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International News Service
Washington
W. G. Stott
House Readies Bonus Bill Passage Amid Senate Talks
In Washington June 14 the Patman bill for immediate soldiers bonus payments moves toward House approval as new arrivals swell bonus ranks. House leaders aim to stay in session for final passage while veterans stand outside the capitol, urging early Senate action on compromises including face value payments and lower loan interest.
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Washington
Patman
House
Senate
Rep
Texas
Deaths in Plain Grove Township Canton and Walmo
Obituaries record Esii W. Cunningham age 67 of Plain Grove Township and 82 year old Ralph M. Murphy of Canton Ohio plus 77 year old Catherine Stillings of 310 South Walnut Street and 54 year old William Hill of Walmo.
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Esii W. Cunningham
Plaingrove Township
Ralph M. Murphy
Canton
Catherine Stillings
South Walnut Street
William Hill
Walmo
Hoover era rally pledges no apologies for Hoover
Senator L J Dickinson of Iowa opened the national convention with a no apologies and no excuses keynote. He praised President Hoover’s economic leadership and denounced Democratic obstruction, while offering no comment on prohibition. He urged stamping out gangdom and racketeering as a central goal.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Stadium
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Hoover
Rentz Reports On First Day At Republican Convention
The News publisher Fred L. Rentz, a Chicago delegate, vows to share his personal impressions each day without covering speeches or dress significance. He notes time differences, park crowds, and Pennsylvania delegates gathering at the Congress Hotel as coverage by News staff continues.
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Mr. Rentz
G.O.P
Fred L. Rentz
the News
Chicago
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Central Press Writers and Artists
George W. Conway
New Castle
George
Great Family
Pennsylvania
Congress Hotel
State Highway Man Dies By Own Action Near Franklin
Franklin, Pa June 14 William E Germann 51 state highway department construction superintendent was found with a bullet in his head in an automobile near the Pecan road he built in 1921-22 A note timed 8 PM Monday left to his family in Alexandria Pa led to the theory he killed himself Germann directed the construction of many roads in Venango and Mercer counties during the past decade.
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International News Service
Franklin
William E. Germann
State Highway Department
Pecan
Alexandria
Germann
Venango
Mercer
Tragic End To Happy Picnic In Kent Wood
In Kent a picnic ends in murder as an elderly woman Mrs Janie Swift 63 her daughter Janie Stemp 35 and granddaughter Peggy Stemp 13 are found shot dead. A 26 year old Private John Collins was reportedly seen nearby with a rifle and is being hunted by police across southern England.
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International News Service
London
Kent
England
John Collins
Janie Swift
Janie Stemp
Peggy Stemp
Will Rogers Sings From The Democratic Convention
Special to The News from Chicago June 14 notes a fluid crowd with badges and drinks dominating the lobby. Dickinson of Iowa is keynoter facing a tough job while Dawes remains popular and the city jokes about subletting the convention to Cicero Illinois.
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Chicago
Mr. Dickinson
Iowa
Charley Dawes
Cicero
Ill
Political conventions and marching bands draw crowds
Arthur Mometer notes the loud bands and festive crowds at conventions today. Speakers praise farm prosperity and criticize opponents while voters anticipate promises and dramatic party contrasts.
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Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
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LPH
Williams
Oregon
Ational
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Kansas
Aymond Enjamin
AL Roa
Joseph W. Carolina
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Patrick, Sullivan
Wyoming
Tverett
Don J. Lanin
Central Press
New Castle News
Joseph A. Loftus
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
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Ine
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