Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-01-01 | Page 1 | Entire Nation Toasts Arrival of New Year

ENTIRE NATION TOASTS ARRIVAL OF NEW YEAR Happy Days Are Here Again as Keynote of Celebration No Accidents Mar Fete in Sa t Sa t Lake J Happy days are re here again I That was the keynote of the nations nation's New Year celebration as it welcomed wel wel- corned th the year yea 19 1934 born bom born of a hopeful promise of better things to come From all parts or of the country came came- a joyous acclaim of another year which for the first time in 14 years made its entrance to the accompaniment ment of l legal gal liquor in countless glasses For the first time since 1920 Americans in more than a score ol or states were able to greet the new year with a cup of cheer no longer outlawed outlawed outlawed out out- by prohibition laws A rousing welcome was given the I new year in Salt Lake where thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands reveled and toasted the anticipated anticipated antici antic prosperity of 1934 with legal 32 beer and illegal stronger spirits Nor was the Salt Lake celebration marred by mishap Neither police nor sheriffs sheriff's officers reported traffic or other accidents during the evening festivities And through all the noisy greeting to a new year ran a note of hopefulness hopeful hopeful- ness that the year 1934 would re reflect lect lecta a continuation of the improvement toward prosperity noted in the waning waning wan wan- ing jag days of ot 1933 New York Gay Y New Yorks York's celebration reflecting those In in many parts of the nation was the he gayest since prohibition became effective Times square was a wild cacophony of noise and cheers as the clock struck 12 It was a new kind of New Years Year's eve for tor the younger generation generation generation gen gen- a return to something the older generation thought had vanished vanished van van- forever It had sparkle and spon spontaneity One could tell it in the happy faces that flowed through the streets of the metropolis Many of the larger hotels were forced to turn away prospective patrons patrons pa pa- long before the hour of midnight midnight mid mid- night sounded Restaurants were crowded So were the theaters It seemed that everybody turned out outto outto outto to welcome the new year car Capital Quiet Quid The nations nation's capital observed a comparatively quiet New Years Year's eve celebration with the observance planned today less active than in previous previous pre pre- years President Roosevelt departed departed de de- de parted from the usual custom and held no White House reception electing electing electing elect elect- I ing to spend the day quietly with his family although Vice President nt and Mrs Garner were luncheon guests Chicago greeted the new year with revelry as thousands crowded into loop streets to welcome 1934 Hotels and taverns were crowded until the early hours of the day as the 1 a a. a m m. curfew law was relaxed The he Pacific coast joined in the new y ne year celebration but southern California California California Cali Cali- fornia was harassed by rains and floods From the nations nation's industrial leaders came expressions of confidence that the new year would bring brine a return to pr prosperity William Green president president dent of the American Federation of Labor said The outlook for the new year is to bright and reassuring On every hand there is abundant evidence of renewed courage and revived re hope Daniel C. C Roper secretary of commerce com corn merce predicted a steady and certain cere tam tain economic recovery