Hoover proposes five day week to cut federal pay
President Hoover outlines a revised plan to reduce government payroll by 95 million dollars. The proposal, submitted to the House Economy Committee, includes a five day week, elimination of paid annual leave, and removal of rural carrier vehicle maintenance allowances. Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson of Olds were in town yesterday.
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Washington
Hoover
House
Roop
White House
Frank Johnson
Douglas
Arizona
McDuffie
Alabama
Byrnes
Tennessee
House Economy Committee
Inset
Ivo Bulger Dies by Own Action as Barns Burn
Riverside reports a 4 year old farmer Ivo Bulger hanged himself in a barn at his farm two miles north of Riverside. A second large barn on the same farm burned at about the same time, with insurance partly covering losses. The coroner indicated no inquest likely. family details note six surviving children and a wife Gertrude Ruth.
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L. A. Jones
Riverside
Ivo Bulger
Bulger
Mr. Bulger
Here
Burger
Simon Metz
John
Josephine Bulger
Gertrude Ruth
Chariton
Iowa
Clair
Ruth Mary Gertrude
Leon
Elizabeth
Ernestin
Augustine Bulger
Ethel Bulger
Davenport
Bertha Ruth
Hortense Metzo
Walher William Bulger
St Anthony's
St. Mary's Church
Farmers of Iowa Make Rapid Spring Seeding Progress
Des Moines reports from April 13 describe warmer, wind and sun drying soils across Iowa. Oat seeding advanced 50 to 75 percent in southern and western counties while northeast duties lagged. Winter weather reduced grazing, some crops damaged, and spring work about ten days late with plowing for corn starting in southern areas.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Lowa
Charles D. Reed
Weather and Crop Bureau
Woodbury
Mahaska
Drouth
Dissolution of Nazi Storm Troops Ordered by Germany
Berlin reports that President Hindenburg issued an emergency decree outlawing the 400,000 brown shirt storm troops and Hitler's personal bodyguard as illegal. Police and Reichswehr raids seized documents and closed headquarters while the army was placed on alert nationwide.
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Berlin
INS
Adolpf Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg
Hitler
Reichswehr
Murdered Man's Mother Tests in Honolulu Trial
Esther Anita, mother of Joseph Kahahawai, prepared to testify against Grace Hubbard I or rescue and the three American naval men in the Honolulu murder case. Prosecutors planned to present five more witnesses as the government nears the close of its case amid rapid witness testimony.
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Honolulu
T. H
INS
Esther Anita
Joseph Kahahawai
Grace Hubbard
Kelley
Anita
Territory of
Hawaii
Death of Martha N. Watson Recalls Long Verilian County Roots
In Danville Illinois on March 31 a memorial gathering mourned Martha N Watson aged 89 a Verilion county resident since 1861. Her family including grandchildren and great great grandchildren attended noting a century marked by long ties to the area.
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Danville, Ill
Martha N. Watson
Verilion County
Thomas J. Wilson Dies at 78 in Oskaloosa
Thomas J. Wilson 78, brother of Col. C. J. Wilson and W. W. Wilson, died yesterday at his Oskaloosa home after a three year illness. Funeral plans set for Thursday in Oskaloosa with brothers and sister-in-law expected to attend. Survived by widow and two daughters Clara and Catharine. former state legislator and Mahaska County official. Born in Washington, he was a pioneer of the area and husband of Frances Davis of Ohio.
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Thomas J. Wilson
Col
C. J. Wilson
W. W. Wilson
Henry Shaver
Washington
Oskaloosa
Colon Wilson
Carlton C
Mr. Wilson
Mahaska County
Supelivors
Frances Davis
Ohio
Clara
Catharine
Michael
Catharine (Hood) Wilson
Quiet Volcano Arc Clouds Push Aerial Survey Delays
Oswald Hartley reports dense ash and dust over the Andean volcanic arc delaying surveys. Vineyards and foothill crops buried under a thick ash layer while towns farther away show snowlike deposits. No lives reported yet though gas and gases trigger panic among locals.
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Hartley
International News Service
Elsie Glassburner Extends Lead In Popularity Contest
Elsie Glassburner gains 54,190 ballots to reach 185,500 votes and lead the Europe trip sweepstakes. Mildred Brown remains second with 174,900 votes after 31,200 ballots. Mary Pauls is third and Mildred Craig falls to fourth amid ongoing drive by other entrants. A theater party invitation is extended to twenty five listed contestants with meeting details at the Evening Journal office.
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Elsie Glassburner
Europe
Mildred Brown
Mary Pauls
Mildred Craig
Ralph Pratt
State Theater
Evening Journal
Bleakly
Hisse Glassburner
Mary Pauly
Dorothy Soukup
Alice Poole Od Ey
Ma&ry Jouise Barnes
Mary Dougal
Marguerite Hunsaker
Deste Cota
Marguerite Reister
Marjorie Robertson
Mae Mangold
Diller —S
Kathleen Coffey
Bratton
Oan
Irene Mitchell
Mary Estelle “Anderson Sou
Nellie Wylie
Pee
Mildred Patterson
Dorothy Ruebsam
Esther Wenger
Vera Darbyshire
Chtte Elsie Glassburner
Mary L. Barnes
Craw
Mary Dougall
Dorothy Soukup Riverside
Eva Burham
Shit Mae
Mangold
Helen Carson
Gertrude Hammer
Dorothy Masson
Alice Wolfe
Alice Poole
Climbing Toward Top Miss Brown Drives Rising Poll
Miss Brown climbs to second place as she gains more votes in the last week than any rival in the popularity contest.
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Miss Brown
Democratic Leaders Gather for Jefferson Day Banquet
Washington April 13 1932 Democratic leaders from across the nation gathered with Alfred E Smith at the Jefferson Day banquet. John W Davis praised progress toward a 1932 fundraising goal of 1500 million dollars and reported 436966 dollars raised so far for the party’s campaign fund. Al Smith was expected to speak with renewed vigor from his 1928 bid while Franklin D Roosevelt’s absence was attributed to duties in Albany.
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Washington
John W. Davis
Davis
Alfred K. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Chicago
Roosevelt
Albany
Democrats Mobilize In Washington For Jefferson Day
In Washington on April 13 delegates gathered for Jefferson Day speeches and to review the party’s finances and plan the 1928 outlook, signaling a broad mobilization in the nation’s capital.
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Washington
National Capital
Will Rogers Comment on Wall Street Decline and Senate
Beverly Hills dispatch quotes Will Rogers laments the post crash era as he imagines the U S Senate reopening the case to dig up the dead Wall Street saga. He jokes that the investigations will reveal the crisis was caused by excessive gorging.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Wall Street
U. S. Senate
Home Brew Explosion Wounds Deputy in Washington County
Deputy Sheriff Harold Putnam was cut when a bottle of potent home brew exploded during destruction of seized liquor in Washington county. He sustained a deep gash on the hand and a small cheek wound, with glass fragments flying in all directions as officers carefully destroyed the remaining bottles.
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Washington County
Harold Putnam
Eixtreme
Bogus Checks Ring From Sigourney to Burlington
A man using the alias Rogers cashed several fake checks in Sigourney and Grinnell under the names of doctors. He then moved to Burlington where a forged Dr Boice signature appeared on a $32.75 check. The pattern mirrors prior forgeries with similar sums.
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Sigourney and
Washington
Burlington
Rogers
Grinnell
Sigourney
C. A. Boice
Unsettled Tonight and Thursday Weather Forecast
The forecast warns of unsettled conditions tonight and Thursday. Temperatures rise slightly tonight with warmer air moving in.
Dr Condon Becomes Central Figure in Lindbergh Case
Fordham professor Dr John F Condon who paid the 50000 ransom to abductors is identified as a key figure. He says he has re established contact with the kidnapers and hopes to return the baby with their help. Secret service passes case to local police as traces of the ransom bill surface in New York.
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Washington
INS
New York
Secret Service
John F. Condon
Fordham University
Jassie
Charles A. Lindbergh
Dr. Condon
Eduestor
Trenton
N. J
Mant
John S. Condon
New Rochelle College
Lindbergh
John F. Conedon
al Reich
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