24 Jul 1932
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1932
Page
1
President Hoover signaled openness to re survey the labor hour problem and consider a national conference on a shorter five day week. He plans discussions with New England conference representatives and has urged labor and commerce to study current usage and industry experience.
In a Whitehall opinion tonight Senator William E Borah proposed convening a world conference to revise or cancel war debts as a sign of awakened American public opinion. Readings from Dallas show Miriam A Ferguson gaining a lead for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination over Ross Sterling with 44 315 to 39 933 votes in 123 counties reported. In Parma Idaho sorrow over his oldest son s death was linked to the suicide of Charles M Willis.
Fair and moderately warm conditions are forecast for Idaho on Sunday and Monday with light winds and comfortable daytime temperatures. Overnight lows should stay mild, supporting mainly dry, pleasant weather across the state.
Harold Fretag of Blackfoot faces involuntary manslaughter charges after a head-on collision 18 miles west of American Falls. John Sattler of Herndon Kansas died. Andrew Unger of power county Kansas injured with serious head trauma. Witnesses alleged Fretag intoxication. inquest held. fre tag jailed.
Mayor James J. Walker asks New York's 147,000 employees to voluntarily skip one month’s pay next year to save the city about 26 million dollars. He said failure to act could bring embarrassment or a defunct condition to the city.
Dr. W. H. Larrimer of the Agriculture Department said efforts to spread fungal and bacterial diseases to stop grasshopper plagues were wasted. He noted weather determines effectiveness, with hot wet conditions aiding natural pathogens, while dry or cool wet weather slows spread. He warned that dead grasshoppers or infected bodies do not reliably halt infestations and that bait has limited use in drier northern areas.
Idaho will receive 1,505,912 dollars from a federal relief bill for highway work. Governor C Ben Ross says the funds, to be repaid by one fifth annually after 1935 with no interest, will aid unemployment relief and highway construction in the state. Idaho will seek its share of the 300 million unemployment fund in the near future.
Washington crowds thin as about 3 500 veterans remain in the city with officials noting prior counts up to 11 700. Frank T Hines warns remaining men must vacate government property by Monday midnight or face trespass actions and possible legal force.
Senator Borah defends distributing letters from Memphis Loyal Order of Americans charging a political machine led by Rep. E H Crump with trading Red Cross wheat for votes. Crump demanded an apology. Borah says the charges are justified based on facts and statements before and after the letters.
In Gainesville farmers faced 39 cows to milk after a milkline pump broke. Johnnie Wilson, a camp electrician, rigged an ordinary telegraph ticker to drive the pulsator, matching 45 to 48 cycles per minute, restoring milking duties until a replacement part could arrive from New York.
In Youngstown Ohio on July 23 Mrs Estalla Harper visited the city jail to discipline her 18-year-old son who had been arrested for stealing cookies. She obtained permission from police to administer the punishment, swung a belt at least 50 times, and reported the youth fled home two days earlier due to prior spankings.
Washington July 23 Herbert Hoover mulls prohibition approach while Franklin D Roosevelt seeks economic advice ahead of the campaign. Both men face key decisions likely to shape the race from August toward the November elections as debates over repeal and party strategy intensify.
Pocatello proposes a federal relief loan of 868 250 for a fourth water storage reservoir with 114 million gallon capacity. City council president Elmer Smith notes the plan aims to save gravity flow water and could cut pumping costs, as nine Idaho cities seek similar municipal waterworks loans.
Governor candidate Byron Defenbach condemns a proposed five billion treasury note scheme payable in gold in 20 years as an unnecessary burden. He taxes Idaho farmers to fund highway and public works while arguing prices fall increase public debt. The plan is criticized as a fallacious remedy amid agricultural development notes.
Senator Borah urges a world conference to tackle international debts and related issues. The proposal comes as foreign affairs loom large in the agenda and calls for global economic reform and cooperation. The push arrives amid ongoing financial strains and diplomatic negotiations shaping postwar policy.
Senator Borah spoke on war debts and postwar issues noting Lausanne signals peace and Geneva as a test. He argued US taxpayers must be repaid, warned of hungry veterans, and urged debt cancellation as part of a broader settlement to end de pression and advance American interests.
Idaho Senator Borah urged an immediate world conference to revise or cancel war debts tied to a broader postwar program. He praised Lausanne reparations as a hopeful step and argued debt cancellation should serve American interests, with proposed talks covering reparations, debts, disarmament, gold standard, and regional silver stabilization.
Three Hoover appointees acting under the grain futures act order the Chicago Board of Trade suspended as a contract market for 60 days for refusing clearing house privileges to the Farmers National Grain corporation. The suspension takes effect August 8, with a potential mitigation route left open if the board changes its stance.
Chicago on July 22 reports that the legal machinery of the Chicago Board is not in the least apprehensive, signaling confidence in ongoing proceedings.
July 23 report shows Miriam A. Ferguson ahead of Ross Sterling with 9,618 to 9,446 votes in early returns. Hunter trails, others split the rest as 31,070 counted of an estimated 800,000 turnout. The wets lead on repealing the eighteenth amendment, Allred defeats Calhoun for renomination in a separate tally.
State auditors review Neil Leachmans 104.83 airfare to Denver for Maintain extradition testimony against David C Minton. He described Lyda Southard sighting at the penitentiary, with barber service claims and pink slips under examination as payroll meeting nears.
Hollywood gossip reports George Jessel, former screen star and stage comedian, expressing belief he will marry Norma Talmadge after both resolve divorces. Talmadge, arriving from Fort Worth, says the arrangement is a business proposition and denies being in love, while Jessel hails the union as imminent.
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