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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1932
Page
6
England plans a municipal program of cast iron roads after successful trials. The system promises roughly double the wear life of stone and triple that of wood, with triangular castings on a cement base to reduce skidding. British iron may replace foreign materials and cost mirrors the best wooden paving.
The interview reveals a wife who has never held the steering wheel, while her husband quips that she has driven about one hundred twenty thousand miles. The exchange highlights concerns about driving experience in the license application.
A classroom quip frames Washington, D C as a capital city. The teacher asks what the phrase means and a student responds with a playful reduction calling Washington the capital.
A brief note reflects on marrying youths wed amid ongoing talk from older generations about marriage rules. It hints that moderation has varying harms, with some excesses more troubling than others.
A newspaper advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub that uses red pepper heat to relieve rheumatic pains and chest colds. It claims fast action under three minutes and no burning or stinging, urging readers to buy a small jar from their druggist.
A string of deadly tornadoes across five Southern states leaves more than 300 dead and widespread destruction. Alabama bears the heaviest losses with at least 246 fatalities as Georgia Tennessee and small counts in South Carolina and Kentucky report deaths. Relief efforts mobilize with National Guard tents blankets and Red Cross aid as farmers face a harsh planting season. Separately Congress defeats the $600 million general sales tax in a dramatic session, prompting fiscal revisions to raise over $500 million through income and estate taxes and a push for a new budget path amid looming adjournment.
Mayor Frank Murphy of Detroit announced plans to stop paying interest on the city’s $400 million debt. The plan follows a long telephone talk with Senator James Couzens, who reportedly approved the measure.
The senate faced a growing bloc led by McKellar of Tennessee pressing for 10 percent cuts in the 124 million state and federal appropriation bill for budget economies. The vote 50 to 29 sent the measure back to the appropriations committee, with Jones warning of broader cuts across supply bills. McKellar claimed potential savings of 25 million, while veterans and debt interest would be exempt. Wets and drys move toward record votes on repeal or amendment of the Eighteenth Amendment, Tydings supporting a motion to discharge the judiciary committee for further action.
President Eamon de Valera aims to abolish the oath of allegiance in the Irish Parliament, claiming the people mandated it by vote. British officials, led by J H Thomas, oppose the move and warn Dublin that the stance on land annuities remains unchanged. Annuities total about 10.15 million dollars, with Britain owed 380 million to Ireland for farmer purchases.
Dolf Hitler faced heavy obstacles in his bid for the presidency against Paul von Hindenburg. He was barred from broadcasting his speeches and thirty Nazi newspapers and periodicals were banned for allegedly endangering the republic with attacks on the government. They had printed Hitler's condemnations of Prussian police raids on 160 Nazi offices as political sentiment ran high.
Negotiations between Japan and China show cautious progress as field tensions rise in Shanghai with Japanese trench work and barbed wire as Chiang Kai-shek’s envoy departs in protest. Manchurian fights escalate with Chinese bandits and Tsing Hai’s forces near Kirin. In U.S. politics, a power trust study signed by 15 senators and 22 representatives flags corporate influence on the 1932 race while Hoover gains a delegate surge in York State. Anti Hoover factions gain momentum in the Midwest, with Illinois delegates and Chicago figures aiming to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment.
Dispatches from Washington report the La Follettes intend to enter Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska in the Wisconsin Republican primary on April 5. They doubt Norris can win the nomination but aim to secure a nonrenominating delegation, a tactic used in 1928. Roosevelt scored a landslide in Georgia, defeating Judge G H Howard ten to one as Garner backed by Speaker pro tem.
Two house committees on appropriations and on economy weigh closing or curtailing seven surplus navy shore stations. Key sites named include Boston and Charleston yards, Portsmouth NH yard, Key West, New Orleans stations, Baldwin ammunition depot, and Newport training station. Curtailed activity could save several million dollars annually.
Secretary of State Stimson tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the revised protocol for American adherence fully accepts the Senate reservation against advisory jurisdiction by the World Court. Chairman Borah reads the letter prompting debate and a request for Stimson to appear for questioning. Senator Johnson of California challenges Stimson’s consistency on the issue.
Entomologists are shifting from chemical insecticides to using natural enemies to control pests. Beneficial organisms such as a tiny wasp for the coddling moth and other predators for the measly bug are introduced or protected to keep pest populations in check.
Massachusetts Tech professor warns that giving popular novels as gifts is hazardous. He notes that individual reactions vary greatly, citing his own childhood experience with Under Two Flags and the potential influence on a reader like Great Aunt Elsie.
A man observes the home requires cleaning and proceeds to address the task. The remark underscores a straightforward view that neglect is unacceptable and action should follow.
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