Hoover calls for five day work week and budget balance
President Hoover urges confidence citing a balanced national budget and Reconstruction Finance Corporation gains. He backs a five day work week to expand Government payroll by 30 000 to 35 000 while saving 75 to 80 million annually, and notes banking improvements as debt and hoarding shrink.
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Hoover
United States
Reconstruction Finance’ Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Reconstruction Finance Agency
Federal Reserve System
Congress
Government action to boost economy now signals upgrade
Men are thrown out of work. Nothing could do more to start the country on the upgrade than decisive governmental economy not next week or next year but now.
Observation Tower on Prohibition Referendum Debate
The Observer notes heated calls for a referendum on Prohibition and warns wets must present a credible alternative. It argues that if referenda spread to other issues officials may resist, and taxation for repeal would fall on many, including merchants, workers, and the poor.
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Washington
Editorial thoughts on capitalism drift and reform in Emporia
William Allen White quotes a leading industrialist saying the nation must drop old ways and redistribute wealth to give workers more security. The piece argues capitalists recognize a need for change, though path and methods remain uncertain as they drift toward a new economic era.
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New York
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
Emporia
My. White
White
Topeka Capital
Wheat Prospects Improve in Lane County Survey Says
Lane county shows better wheat prospects than much of the western third of the state. The south half has the best wheat, though some fields were damaged by high winds and appear brown with purplish stalks. The north half is improving, about a month behind the south due to moisture. Floyd K. Reed, state agricultural statistician, notes Lane county may have the best wheat in his May report.
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Lané County
Floyd K. Reed
Topeka
Lane County
State Board
Dighton Herald
Hitching family seeks work amid hard times across Kansas
A westward bound couple with two young children and scant belongings travel through Dighton seeking employment. The report notes widespread economic strain in Lane County and recalls local debates over Sunday cinema, plus road talks, school attendance records, and various small-town anecdotes.
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Dighton
Lane County
Dighton Herald
Wichita counterfeiting bust sparks police report
The Wichita police uncovered a counterfeiting plant hidden in a motor car. The event sparked chatter about crime responsibility in local papers. Stray jokes and rural anecdotes follow, highlighting Kansas humor from Newton to Concordia and Stafford.
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Wichita
Topeka State Journal
Time Table Passenger and Freight Departures
Train schedule lists east and west bound passenger departures around 10:38 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. Local freight and Missouri Pacific services appear as south and north bound departures. Some lines show unclear or garbled times for east bound and other directions.
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Missouri Pacific
Red Cross Sale Nets Substantial Local Total
Nearly $1400 was raised for the local Red Cross chapter at a big sale last Tuesday. Auctioneers labored seven hours while crowds cheered the Red Cross ladies and the front boys.
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Stanley Schwahn
LaVelle Hicks
Ivar Norden
Arthur Wilson
Belleville
E. C. Wires
Dr. Ward
Republic County
Camp Funston
Funston
Norway High School
Blosser
Roy Gile
Norway
Irvin Currie
Scandia
Don ‘Brown
Martin Blosser
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