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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1932
Page
4
Veterans from the bonus army provoke a violent confrontation with police in Washington. President Hoover orders 3,000 troops to clear camps at Anacostia and nearby areas, burning shacks as women and children are removed.
Atlee Pomerene former Ohio senator and ex Teapot Dome prosecutor joins the Reconstruction Finance Corporation board as Democrat chairman designate to succeed Eugene Meyer. Charles A. Miller a Utica New York banker is named to complete the board. The lineup includes Dems Pomerene Couch Jones McCarthy and Republicans Mills Miller Cowles Rainey.
A congressional investigating committee in Ransag City heard farmers and grain men condemn the federal farm board. They described the price taxing scheme as a colossal failure and attacked the board as harmful to agriculture. Witnesses said farmers never wanted the marketing act continued and echoed opposition as the hearing moved to St. Louis for two days.
Representative Juhn Q Tilson of Connecticut announces he will not seek re election and will resign when feasible. He cites exhausting expenses of serving in Congress and says he may return to law practice, aiming for better pay and to ensure future service is worthwhile after twenty two years in the House and six years as Republican floor leader.
A German naval training ship Niobe sank off Tralstein in a Baltic storm with sixty nine officers and cadets perishing. The nearby steamer Theodoreuss rescued thirty seven men as only the captain and first mate survived among officers. Count Felix von Luckner, former famed sea raider, commented during a Chicago visit that the ship was very strong and unlikely to sink.
Obituaries note the passing of Nelson O Shaughnessy veteran U S diplomat in Vienna Fred Duesenberg Indianapolis pioneer auto maker Caleb Powers key figure in Kentucky political murder saga Florenz Ziegfeld producer of musical comedy Reginald Fessenden radio inventor Alberto Santos Dumont Brazilian aviation pioneer Enorleo Maalatesta Italian anarchist leader.
Maj. James Doolittle completed a 15 hour 40 minute flight covering over 2600 miles across 14 states to mark the 157th anniversary of the U S postal service. Passenger Anne Madison Washington, an ancestor of John Washington’s brother, traveled with A F P Staple of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America aboard the historic journey. Thirty packages of letters bearing all stamps were dropped at points along the route.
The diplomat to Great Britain returned briefly to his home on leave for private matters and denied a London printed report that he would resign. He refused to discuss international delay or the political campaign but stated I will do anything I can.
A travel vignette traces sightseeing from a bus top across Trafalgar Square and Whitehall to Buckingham Palace. It highlights landmarks such as Nelsons Column, the National Gallery, Covent Garden, and Bow Street, and notes bustling streets, police, markets, and historic sites shaping a living London experience.
A census analysis shows state rankings by population in 1990 differ markedly from area rankings. Large states by area such as Texas and California sit lower in population order than New York and Pennsylvania, while states like Montana and Wyoming rank high by area but low by population.
The Smithsonian exploration reports detail science’s persistent pursuit of knowledge across jungles deserts and mountains. Dr Charles W Gilmore led fossil gathering in Montana and Wyoming yielding 600 specimens including partial skeletons of a rhinoceros like creature and slit skulls of ancient crocodiles.
The saying notes that the gods spare the afflicted and do not always oppress the unfortunate as in Ovid’s reflection on fate and mercy.
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