Textiles ban on child labor announced in Washington
The American Cotton Manufacturers' Association led by T. M. Marchant said the cotton textile industry will ban child labor as hearings resume on a proposed fair competition code under the national recovery administration. Debates included minimum wage exemptions and night-work limits amid industry adjustments.
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Harold O. Thompson
Washington
T. M. Marchant
Greenville
S. C
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
National Recovery Administration
South
North
McMahon
Crosby’s Wife Delivers Seven Pound Baby Boy
Hollywood June 28 Bing Crosby and actress Dixie Lee welcomed a seven pound six ounce boy. The singer was present and in good health as the baby’s birth was announced by the doctor.
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Bing Crosby
Hollywood
Cal
Crosby
Dixie Lee
Oil Production Limited in East Texas Field
The East Texas field will cap output at 541000 barrels daily starting midnight June 30. The Texas Railroad Commission issued an order prohibiting the use of back allowances during July.
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Austin
East Texas
State Railroad Commission
Dollar Drops Lower As Pound Recovers From Gold Standard Move
The United States dollar fell to $4.31 1 2 to the pound in London today, a fresh low after Britain abandoned the gold standard, and closed at $4.31 1 8 versus yesterday's $4.23 7 8 bank close.
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London
United States
Great
Wealthy magnate Basil Zaharoff death claim denied
Reports that Sir Basil Zaharoff, a leading European financier, died at Spa were denied in Brussels on June 28 as unconfirmed rumor and not substantiated by official sources.
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Brussels
Belgium
Basil Zaharoff
Europe
Spa
Wheat Farmers Hold Back Grain in Panhandle
Panhandle wheat farmers refrain from selling despite recent price gains. Walter Barlow of Great West Mill & Elevator says movement is light as farmers store wheat in home bins and country elevators waiting for higher prices. He notes profit mainly for yields of six bushels per acre or more, while drought survivors face higher costs for seed and field preparation this year.
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Associated Press
Panhandle
Walter Barlow
Great West Mill & Elevator Company
Drouth
Heavy Fog Delays Roosevelt's Bay Cruise
Fog kept President Roosevelt in Lakeman's Bay Rogue Island Maine delaying his plan to race Amberjack VI in Fundy tides off Nova Scotia. Norman H. Davis, heading to report to FDR, was aboard destroyer Bernardou with position undisclosed.
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Lakeman’s Bay
Rogue Island
Maine
Roosevelt
Bay of Fundy
Nova Scotia
Norman H. Davis
Bernardou
Pecora flags tax avoidance by Kahn and peers in 1930s
Senate Banking Committee counsel Ferdinand Pecora said Otto H. Kahn paid no income tax in 1930 1931 or 1932 and that other partners at Kahn Loeb & Co paid negligible taxes. He noted similar issues at J P Morgan & Co and Kuhn Loeb Co tied to Chilean bond profits. the testimony cited a $1 000 000 gross profit and a $247 000 net profit on a $20 000 000 bond sale with risk shifted to others.
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Washington
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Banking Committee
Otto H. Kahn
Kahn, Loeb & Co
Pecora
J. P. Morgan & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Benjamin J. Buttenwieser
Chile
Guaranty Company
Lehman Brothers
Sweeping gains in U S home and foreign trade
Government statistics show a sharp rise in domestic business and a strong improvement in foreign trade. May imports plus exports reached 221 million dollars, the highest since December, aided by U S activity and a 20 percent depreciation of the dollar boosting foreigners’ purchasing power.
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Richard Gridley
United Press
Washington
U.P
United States
Department of Commerce
Olympic Bridge Laurels Rest on Alabama Couple
Mrs. J. W. Singer and Fred Levy of Montgomery Alabama are world bridge Olympic champions with the top north south score in a May 1 worldwide event in which over 100000 players competed. Leo D. Craine and J Frederic Benedict tied for the east west international title with Oslo pair Otto Krefting and Isak Neilson. State winners include Texas north south Melvin R Wolff and Lillie Lipoff of San Antonio and east west Webb Ellis and Bill Horn of Austin.
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New York
J. WH. Singer
Fred Levy
Montgomery
Ala
National Bridge Association
Leo D. Craine
J. Frederic Benedict
Sherburne
Otto Krefting
Isak Neilson
Oslo
Norway
Slager
Levy
Texas
Melvin R. Wolff
Lillie Lipoff
San Antonio
Webb Ellis
Bill Horn
Austin
Plea to U.S. fails as gold standard debate expands
London dispatch reports a failed appeal to Secretary of State Cordell Hull for currency stabilization. European central banks met to form a gold standard defense league amid frantic private talks on safeguarding the gold standard.
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Frederick Kuh
London
Cordell Full
Europe
Bufkin Changes Mind On West Point Appointment
Burl Bufkin of the University of Washington, a key halfback prospect for Coach Jimmy Phelan this fall, left Seattle for the East to accept a West Point appointment after a flood of telegrams from Amarillo friends. He must appear at the academy by July 1, with special permission granted to extend the date.
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Seattle
Wash
Burl Bufkin
University of Washington
Jimmy Phelan
West Point
Amarillo
Texas
Bufkin
Military Academy
16 States Join Parade for Repeal 21st Amendment Gains
A third of the 48 states have voted to strike the 18th Amendment. West Virginia and California increased the tally to 16 to 0 in favor of repeal as they backed the 21st Amendment, which would delete the 18th.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
California
Weather report notes severe grain damage in wheat belt
The weather bureau reports severe damage to small grains in the wheat belt due to hot dry weather with market deterioration in the northwest. Cotton withstood recent dryness and growth is reported fair to good over the best areas.
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Washington
The
Weather Bureau
Wheat
Canadian editor Nelson elected Rotary International president
Boston June 28 John Nelson once editor or publisher of several leading Canadian newspapers was today unanimously elected president of Rotary International by the international assembly in session here at the old state house.
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Legion
Fort Worth
McDonald
Boston
John Nelson
Rotary International
Adventure Ship To Aid Lindy Surveys Adventure Ship To Aid Lindy
The tramp steamer Jelling under the Danish flag will serve as mother ship for Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh on a flying survey of a proposed northern air mail and passenger route to Europe via Labrador Greenland Iceland and Denmark. Major Robert A. Logan and Dr. Warren L. Duffield join to handle landing details and Eskimo health studies during the expedition for Pan American Airways.
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Philadelphia
Jelling
Charles A. Lindbergh
Europe
Labrador
Greenland
Iceland
Denmark
Lindbergh
Pan-American Airways
Robert A. Logan
Warren L. Duffield
Brooklyn
Federal Land Bank Chief Meets Panhandle Agriculturists
A. C. Williams, president of the Federal Land Bank at Houston, meets Amarillo and Panhandle Plains leaders at the Herring Hotel at 9 A. M. to decide whether land loan values rise from 7.50 to 12.50 per acre. Local farmers asked Washington for relief after a recent protest. Amarillo delegates John E. Hill Grover B. Hill and Frank Paul joined the delegation.
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A. C. Williams
Federal Land Bank
Houston
Panhandle Plains
Williams
Panhandle Agriculture Association
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
Washington
Capitol
John E. Hill
Grover B. Hill
Frank Paul
Panhandle
Jones Named Kiwanis International President for 1933 34
Joshua L. Jones of Appleton Wisconsin won the Kiwanis International presidency for 1933 34 at a nominating conference with delegates from Kiwanis clubs across the continent.
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Los Angeles
Joshua L. Jones
Appleton
Wis
Kiwanis International
The Brain Complexity Described by Herrick
Professor Judson Herrick told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that brain complexity dwarfs astronomical figures. He explained that 1 followed by 15 million zeros could not capture neural interconnections, noting the brain contains 10 to 14 billion nerve cells. He said Earth’s life span is long enough for future exploration.
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Judson Herrick
University of Chicago
American Association For the Advance of Science
Amarillo to Host New Home Owners Loan Office
Washington reports Amarillo Texas chosen as the Amarillo office site for the 2 billion dollar Home Owners Loan Corporation. Houston and San Antonio will host other branches with Dallas headquarters. Staffing plans await Sen Morris Sheppard and Sen Tom Connally input and local Rep Jones recommendations.
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Washington
Amarillo
Texas
Jones
Act of God Possible Cause in Wheat Price Rise
Premier Bennett at the world economic conference suggests an act of God or providence may influence the surge in U S wheat to over a dollar a bushel. He cites public policy and Roosevelt as possible factors while noting heat and drought destroying grain across Kansas Nebraska Texas the Dakotas and Minnesota.
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Bennett
Canada
America
God
Providence
Roosevelt
United States
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wheat Market Dives Then Recovers Slightly In Chicago
Violent swing in Chicago grain values today saw wheat fall as much as seven cents a bushel at the open with other grains down around five cents. Prices rebounded four to six cents later but failed to hold, closing near the day’s bottom as large profits sales and new buyers influenced momentum.
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Chicago
Amarillo Area Weather Outlook Tonight and Thursday
Forecast shows fair conditions tonight with partly cloudy skies Thursday. West Texas and New Mexico regions expected generally fair with cooler readings in northwest and north central portions tonight and Thursday. Temperature extremes today up to 1 PM reach 70 and 96 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Wallace cites speculation as driver of wheat surge
Kansas City June 28 Henry A Wallace secretary of agriculture says speculation has pushed wheat prices up and admits no view on deliberate efforts to raise prices for tax aims. He asserts government plans will continue to secure parity for farmers with the cost of goods, with a producer withdrawal of up to 20 percent.
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Kansas City
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Volstead and other enforcement leaders furloughed in Prohibition cutbacks
In St Paul Andrew J Volstead co author of the law bearing his name was furloughed effective July 1 along with district administrator Robert D Ford and six state deputy administrators. Kansas City reports Col George H Wark and 60 staff were also furloughed with H L Duncan named successor. Thad Rowden of Kansas City noted.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Andrew J. Volstead
Eighth District
Robert D. Ford
Ford
Prohibition
Washington
Kansas City
George H. Wark
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Dalrymple
H. L. Duncan
Bureau of Prohibition
Department of Justice
Wark
Thad Rowden
Wichita Falls Officers Shot In Taxi Call Ambush
Wichita Falls Texas officers C. F. Carlisle and E. M. McCord were critically wounded after confronting an armed man during a taxi call. Henry Hughes, a taxi driver, and Oma Hughes were also involved with injuries. Police know the shooter's identity.
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Wichita Falls
Carlisle
E. M. McCord
Henry Hughes
Oma Hughes
McCord
Hughes Brothers
Steel and electricity rise sharply in early recovery
Steel production climbed to 53 percent of capacity the week ending June 24, up from 50 percent, marking one of the sharpest recoveries in the trade since March. Electricity output increased by 10.9 percent over the prior year according to the Edison Electric Institute.
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New York
U.P
Iron Age
Edison Electric Institute
World economic conference backs currency stabilization plan
French sources report the world economic conference approved a resolution linking success to currency stabilization, with the United States not participating. Montagu Norman of the Bank of England met with the Bank of France about gold standards as fears rise of further gold withdrawals. The pound surged to around 4.30 dollars amid market jitters and Dutch rates moved while a public meeting backed tightening gold coverage to 256 percent.
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London
World Economic Conference
France
United States
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
Bank of France
Threadneedle Street
Fithonia
Economic Cenfer
Abe
Britain and United States clash over dollar stabilization plan
London reports confirm renewed efforts by gold standard nations to align with the British pound and French franc, but American experts reiterate Warrington's stance that stabilization awaits the testing of the price-raising experiment. Britain seeks a middle course while gold bloc nations press for British backing at the Bank of England.
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London
United States
Warrington
France
Holland
Switzerland
Belgium
Bank of England
France Economy Faces Devalorization as Daladier Bonnet Talks Hint
Paris dispatch reports financial experts say France will soon devalorize its currency as Daladier and Bonnet's London talks reveal lost hope of guaranteed value. The exchange suggests imminent currency adjustment amid wartime stress.
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Paris
France
Daladier
Bonnet
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