Strike Shuts Minneapolis Flour Mills Amid Grain Shortage
On August 21 the Minneapolis Flour and Cereal Workers Union struck, forcing two large mills to suspend operations due to a grain shortage. Picket lines surrounded about 30 terminal elevators and warehouses, with an estimated 500 to 800 workers affected as Russell-Miller Milling Co and Purina Feed Mills halted output. Simultaneously the General Drivers Union called a boycott against 14 wholesale grocers.
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Minneapolis
U.P
Minneapolis Flour and Cereal Workers Union
General Drivers Union of
Russell-Miller Milling Co
Purina Feed Mills
Bail Denied for Ex Bodyguard of Chicago Mayor
Dallas August 21 Judge No land Williams refused bail to George W. Redston 34 once bodyguard to Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak charged with shooting dead A. B. Farrow liquor tavern proprietor on August 4 Eye witnesses for the state described the tavern door shooting Deputies guarded the courtroom after an attempted inmate access Redston’s lawyers said they will appeal the decision Farrow a former policeman and Redston claimed ties to Chicago Secret Six hinted at crime condition investigations Elevator operators report 600 out amid a strike while drivers of 500 in 14 wholesale grocery firms strike for union contract terms
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Dallas
Noland Williams
George W. Redston
Anton Cermak
Chicago
A. B. Farrow
Farrow
Champ Farrow
Redston
Williams
Flour ‘and Cereal Workers Union
Comb waters for lifeboats near sinking San Joaquin
Three navy destroyers searched the Pacific after reports that the S. S. San Joaquin sank. They reached 560 miles west of Guadalupe Island but found no trace as SOS calls remained unanswered. Commander Raguet reported no contact and a scouting line extending 15 miles wide.
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San Diego
Calif
Pacific
San Joaquin
Guadalupe Island
Naval Communications Office
Edward C. Raguet
Aylwin
Ground sloth find marks human presence in ancient Arizona
National Park Service reports well preserved remains of an extinct ground sloth and associated human remains in the lower Grand Canyon area. Civilian Conservation Corps workers and scientists including Dr. Chester Stock confirm the find. mummified sloth parts and two nearly complete skeletons suggest a dry climate preservation. The site lies near Noapa Valley as Boulder Dam waters rise.
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San Francisco
National Park Service Office
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Civilian Conservation Corps
Noapa Valley
Boulder Dam
Chester Stock
California Institute of Technology
E. L. Furlong
Stock
Dr. Stock
Distress calls may misidentify tuna clipper Sao Joao
Sailed vessels near San Pedro report possible distress signals from a 120 foot tuna clipper Sao Joao of San Diego, though Sao Joao owners doubt the garbled transmission. Christian Science service notes Mind as Sunday lesson. Mrs. W C Baird of Channing ill in Moore County at daughter’s home.
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San Pedro
Sao Joao
San Diego
Christian Science
Churches of Christ
Christ Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ
Mary Baker Eddy
Baird
W. C. Baird
Channing
Moore County
Bob McGee
Jackson Street
Evangeline League Scores From New Iberia District Action
Baseball results show New Iberia 2 over Jeanerette 6 and Opelousas 8 over Lake Charles 1. Alexandria defeats Abbeville 4 to 0 in recent league play.
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Evangeline League
New Iberia
Jeanerette
Opelousas
Lake Charles
Alexandria
Abbeville
White's Cream Vermifuge promotes worm expulsion
Watch for upset stomachs fretfulness weight loss and itching around nose and arms. The ad claims pinworm infestation and promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a safe reliable remedy recommended by druggists Fox Drug Co Amerillo Cretney Drug Store Pampa Texas.
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Fox Drug Co
Amerillo
Cretney Drug Store
Pampa
Texas
Banks Report Peak Deposits
Treasury figures show national bank deposits reaching a June 30 high of 26 200 453 000 with an increase of 1 340 998 000 since March 4. Loans and discounts totaled 6 759 149 000 up 328 285 000 from March and 393 923 000 for the year.
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Washington
The
Treasury Today
J. F. T. O'Connor
O'Connor
United States
Mechanical cotton picker could threaten small growers
Washington reports Oscar Johnston of the administration warns the new mechanical picker may drive thousands of small cotton growers out of business. The Agriculture Department names H. Mccrory to observe a Stoneville demonstration and report to Secretary Wallace. The Rust brothers inventors aim to lower costs, but Johnston fears displacement of labor and broader impacts on farm ownership.
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Washington
Oscar Johnston
Administration
Agricultural Department
8. H. McCrory
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
Stoneville
Miss
Wallace
Johnston
McCrory
Jon
Mack Rust
Memphis Mechanics
Rust
Eli Whitney
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Fay Cotten
Rosie the Elephant
Pat O'Dell
Broadway
Pioneer Palace
Comb Waters
Wright
American Legion
Daily Texan
Austin
Little
Bert Morrow
Says Treasury
H. W. Duke
Justice of the Peace
Commissioner's Court
Amarillo
Lon Sellars
Adv
East
South
Ernest Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Thompson
West Texas
Panhandle
E.O. Thompson
Panhandle Club
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