Wages Too Low and Hours Too Long Prompt AFL Challenge
Washington hearings on the auto code opened with a push to end the open shop and a warning that the recovery law will be enforced without fear or favor for all manufacturers. Henry Ford remained distant as William Green urged higher pay and shorter hours, proposing 60 cents an hour and a 30 hour week.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Hughs. Johnson
Johnson
Ford
Detroit
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Donald Richberg
The
Recovery Administration
William Green
American Federation of Labor
White House Leads Recovery Drive At NRA Offices
Mrs. Hugh S. Johnson heads NRA consumers bureau amid a row with Dr. William F. Ogburn over price policies. Kilbourne Johnson, son of the recovery administrator, handles legal code decisions as journeyman to NRA headquarters while Robert K. Straus serves on the policy board. Mary Hughes of Kentucky leads NRA Women’s Work Bureau as telegrams on women’s working conditions pour in.
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Hugh 8S. Johnson
NRA
Consumers’ Protective Bureau
William F. Ogburn
Mary Rumsey
Johnson
Kilbourne Johnson
Army
Jesse I. Straus
Paris
Robert K. Straus
Young Straus
Mary
Hughes
Department of Commerce
University of Chicago
Consumers'’ Advisory Council
General Johnson
White House
Roosevelt
State School Board Member Mor rison Dies At 74
W A Morrison 74 a member of the state board of education and Cameron prominent citizen died at his home after a five day illness. Born in Mississippi he attended the University of Texas and was admitted to the bar in 1891 while living at Rockdale Funeral services set for 9 30 A M Sunday
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Temple
W. A. Morrison
State Board of Education
Cameron
Mississippi
University of Texas
Rockdale
Outlaw Strike Expands to 15,000 Miners in Panther Creek
Tamaqua Pennsylvania reports the Panther Creek Valley mine walkout has grown to involve about 15,000 anthracite miners. The action broadens a wildcat strike across the region as tensions rise and production is disrupted.
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Tamaqua
U.P
Panther Creek Valley
Climax for NRA Code Efforts Due Today
Weather notes show varied precipitation across the Panhandle with heavy rain in Ochiltree County near Farnsworth and Amarillo seeing steady rainfall. Fort Worth and Denver line areas report similar conditions, while Grover on the North Plains logged about two inches. Some eastern Panhandle areas anticipate continued moisture as light showers occur elsewhere.
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Panhandle
Ochiltree County
Santa Fe
Farnsworth
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Denver
Channing
Rock Island
Grover
North Plains
Pampa
North Panhandle
South Plains
World’s Fair tour reservations extended to Sunday noon
The News-Globe extends the third tour to the World’s Fair at a $67.50 rate from Amarillo. Reservations close Sunday noon with departures at 2 pm. Rail service, added attractions, and Chicago events await. telephone Mason King or Lois Black at 6262 to book.
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News-Globe
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Wilbur C. Hawk
Mason King
Lois Black
Chicago
Masoning
Will Oppose Turning Bates to Government
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. visits a Seville bull farm on his birthday and receives a stuffed bull head. In Denver, Kansas weighs pursuing Albert Bates for the murder of a McPherson police officer and resists extradition, with authorities mulling Colorado prison or life sentence. Det. Captain Armstrong signals Kansas will press a formal demand if evidence is solid, otherwise Bates faces life as habitual offender in Colorado. Urschel may be asked to identify Bates, with potential government appeal to Gov. Johnson to extradite. Armstrong confirms he has a case against Bates.
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Seville
Spain
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Young Franklin
Denver
Kansas
Albert Bates
Ursches
Bates
McPherson
Kas
William Armstrong
Colorado
Armstrong
Boulder
Colo
First State Bank of
Louisville
Boulder County
H. H. Hoyt
Charles Urschel
Oklahoma City
Urschel
E. C. Johnson
Clark
Captain Armstrong
Grain market limit to lift at Chicago Board of Trade
Peter B. Carey, president of the Chicago Board of Trade, said officials are considering removing day price fluctuation limits. A 10 cent limit would approximate cotton trading. A broader limit may replace the current cap on wheat, rye and barley, with corn and oats limits noted.
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Chicago
Peter B. Carey
Chicago Board of Trade
Carey
Washington
Child Found Locked in Closet During Family Quarrel
San Jose police discovered six year old Alfredo Vecchio locked in a dark closet during a family quarrel. Authorities said the boy is undeveloped mentally and physically and unable to talk, after being confined at the home for daytime hours over the past year.
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San Jose
Calif
George Vecchio
Vecchio
Alfredo
Hutchinson man charged in extortion plot against cattle breeder
Lawrence McCroy Reed of Hutchinson was jailed in El Dorado on charges of attempting to extort $50,000 from R. H. Hazlett a Hereford cattle breeder and listed among Kansas' wealthiest men. Death threats were made if payment failed and federal action was likely since the mails were used.
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Wichita
Kan
U.P
Lawrence McCroy Reed
Hutchinson
el Dorado
R. H. Hazlett
Kansas
R. C. Woodward
Demand for Death Penalty in Woody Case
Hereford August 18 District Attorney James C Witherspoon urged the death penalty for John H Woody after testimony in the slaying of Wade Williamson his father in law July 27 Woody a Deaf Smith County farmer and father of six was said to have shot himself after the affray the jury to be charged by Judge Reese Tatum before deliberations.
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Hereford
James C. Witherspoon
John H. Woody
Wade Williamson
Woody
Smith County
Reese Tatum
Missouri 10 Vote Today on Repeal
Missouri voters faced their first chance to express views on prohibition with observers predicting nationwide repeal support. Delegates to be chosen will meet August 29 in Jefferson City to ratify the electorate's expression. Party leaders are split on how to advise supporters.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Jefferson City
Dty
Tot's Heartaches Linger Though Pet's Pain Gone
An eight year old girl at an Amarillo veterinary hospital pleads to save her dog after a street accident. Attendants explain the dog is crushed, and the option to euthanize with chloroform is offered. The girl leaves coins on the table and sobs outside.
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Tot
Pet
Amarillo
Norris Calls Days to Arms In Dry Amendment Drive
Rev. J. Frank Norris, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Fort Worth, urged Amarillo audiences to back the 18th Amendment. He claimed Texas would go dry by about 200000 votes if the entire electorate voted on August 26, urging offense over defense as a climate of strong reform.
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Texas
J. Frank Norris
First Baptist Church of
Fort, Worth
Amarillo
Central
Towns That Snapped Out of It
In Clarendon Texas a small agricultural community resisted depression by relying on cooperative town country effort. Citizens stored food built up home pantries and bartered surplus produce across Donley County while banks and farm agents backed a plan to stock a year of food and two years of livestock feed, reducing farm loans.
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Harry Montgomery Clarendon
Clarendon
Texas Panhandle
Coope
Donley County
Panhandle
Roosevelt Eyes Oil Steel and Coal Codes in NRA Push
Washington reports a final push to bring oil steel and coal industries under NRA codes. President Roosevelt aims to have completed oil and steel codes before Hyde Park departure with an agreement from coal operators under one charter. Henry Ford's absence noted as auto code moves swiftly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Hyde Park
Hugh 8. Johnson
Henry Ford
Recovery Administration
Johnson
Roosevelt to Head Oil Industry Enforcement Group
President Roosevelt named himself head of a new enforcement agency under an NRA code to regulate oil industry affairs. The administration seeks a revised price control section allowing minimum and maximum price levels, while industry leaders demand stricter supervision and reject the current code. Oil magnate Harry F. Sinclair said the code is not satisfactory.
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Interior Department
Bureau of Mines
Roosevelt
Johnson
Washington
White House
High Administration
Mr. Roosevelt
Hugh 8. Johnson
NRA
Ickes
Harry F. Sinclair
Recovery Administration
Sinclair
Treasury records juggled in Kansas forged bond scandal
Topeka reports Kansas treasury records were juggled to aid bond broker Ronald Finney and State Treasurer Tom Boyd in a forged bond case. Senator Fred Harris announced charges tied to the investigation of a one million dollar scandal exposing financial fraud and improper bond dealings.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Treasury
Ronald Finney
Emporia
Fred Harris
Finney
Tom Boyd
Kansas
Poll Tax Receipts Must Show New Address
Voters must update poll tax receipts if address changes within the county before election day. Jewell Davidson warns credits and certificates may be denied if moved to a new precinct. Exemptions may be obtained up to voting day for those 21 or older since 1932.
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Jewell Davidson
Texan Named Ambassador to Chile
Hal Sevier of Corpus Christi Texas will succeed William Culbertson as ambassador to Chile, announced from Joe Washington on August 12. Sevier is a Texan diplomat tapped to lead the Chile mission as Culbertson steps down.
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TEXAN
Joe Washington
Hal Sevier
Corpus Christi
William Culbertson
Chile
Weather Summary for Yesterday’s 24 Hour Period
Precipitation for the 24 hours ending 4 PM yesterday was 0.06 inches. The report mentions temperatures and other data but is partly damaged and unclear.
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Will
Junior
Board OF Trade
Smith Farmer
Norris
Dry
Gol
STEEL
Treasury Records
Cinity
West Texas
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