Navy Yard Hours Spotlight Federal Work Time Rule
The United States faces a clash between a 40 hour per week federal standard for steel work on government contracts and private steel firms operating at five eight hour days. Navy Yard projects stall on six destroyers and three submarines as steel supply and hours rules conflict. Congress may act to align private and federal hours, highlighting broader tension between organized labor rules and unregulated practices.
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United States
Navy Yard
Navy
Congress
Navy Yards
Positions that compel respect in the workplace
The piece argues that people are judged by the roles they hold not their personalities, noting examiners and corporate treasurers command deference due to authority. It compares office personas to actors and warns against wearing out a persona after hours, which makes one seem foolish.
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Federal Income Tax Department
United States
The Chinese Way in Debtor Pickets at Bath Houses
A historical note recalls Chinese New Year creditor pickets marching through Cathay bath houses debtors forced to endure days of immersion as accounts are settled before the year ends. The piece contrasts this with American debtors who delay payments and imagines a yearly punishment.
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Old Cathay
China
Railroads credited for vast relief mobilization in floods
J J Pelley of the Association of American Railroads credits railroads with the largest ever mobilization for rescue and relief. They moved about 200000 refugees to safety and dispatched hundreds of trains loaded with medicines tents and supplies. They mobilized thousands of cars near threatened areas to be ready for trouble. The railroads aided in limiting loss of life and suffering during the floods.
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J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Pelley
Roosevelt court reshuffle faces religious backlash in Congress
In a review of Roosevelt’s court repacking, lawmakers hear from former Ku Klux leaders and Protestant ministers opposing changes. Catholic and Jewish voices warn of constitutional religious guarantees being altered. Senate opposition stands at 33 votes, delaying any immediate action while potential amendments or concessions loom.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Texas
Catholic Register
Lincoln
Nebraska
Catholica
United States Supreme Court
Oregon
Germany
Senate
Roosevelt project loses internal House support
The article notes lack of enthusiasm for Roosevelt's project among his own House leaders who defer to the Senate. Speaker Bankhead and others offer excuses, but the truth is many grumbled at being pressed to carry the burden of his legislative agenda, and this proposal they liked least of all.
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Roosevelt
House
Senate
Bankhead
Wheeler's liberalism drives Senate opposition to court project
Outsiders note Wheeler angrily opposed the court plan while liberal allies wavered. His pro people’s representation creed guides his stance, more power to legislative agents and less to the executive. He even opposed the NRA on principle, showing less regard for political fallout.
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Wheeler
NRA
Brown Bomber Joe Louis bombs Natie Brown in ring
A boxing match sees Joe Louis, nicknamed the Brown Bomber, defeat Natie Brown. The piece notes Louis dominance and his ring title.
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Joe Louis
Brown Bomber
Natie Brown
Public Forum Letters on Washington Lincoln and reform
A public forum letter by John Ponn, Gloucester, argues that Washington and Lincoln faced opposition from wealthy interests, that Roosevelt's New Deal era needs court reform and constitutional clarity, and that government must curb oligarchy to avert economic collapse. The piece notes aging figures like John Shepard Jr. and comments on aging women.
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the Messenger
Washington
A. Lincoln
New England
Valley Forge
Means
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Surprise party honors Mrs. Freda Powell in Nelsonville
News from Nelsonville notes a surprise party for Mrs. Freda Powell with Mrs. Walter Green and Miss Ruth Hike assisting. Other events include hostesses for the Woman's Missionary Society, visits from Columbus, and gatherings at the Child Conservation League and with Mrs. Clint Carr in Second Street.
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Freda Powell
Nelsonville
Walter Green
Ruth Hike
F. R. E. Club
Garret Hoch
Ethel Walker
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Mrs Nayles Hosts 10th Birthday for Sanford in Glouster
Mrs Nayles of Glouster entertained for her son Sanford's tenth birthday with a large turnout. The guest list included Max Hawk Glenna Palmer Mary Elizabeth Palmer Bertine Palmer Honor Palmer Marzle Shepard Walter O'Donnell Ernest Davis Alice Duncan Harold Vernon and many others. Also contractor Charlie P Kircher won the eight room Plains school project after bidding among eleven submissions. Additionally Kari Barth of Athens Book and News attended a Safe Cabinet Company sales school in Marietta while high school basketball district tournament teams from Athens Pickering Nelsonville and 30 nearby schools competed at the Ohio University gymnasium.
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Margaret Beal
Nellie Kelley
Helen Wood
Paul Kelley
Thelma Beal
Dora Welch
Waneta Burns
Ansel Gamwell
Ervin Molzshuh
Clyde Hoon
Kari Barth
The
Athens Book and News
Safe Cabinet Company
Marietta
O. U
Athens
Pickering
Davis
Earich
Arpee
Collins
Nelsonville
Wilson
Preston
Johnson
Morgan
Scheiler
Logan
Kinver
Wright
Berlin
Moorehead
Cruise
Gallipolis
Robertson
W. Thomas
Armstrong
Christ
A. Thomas
Pomeroy
Elberfeld
Haptonstall
Hamm
Franz
Roberts
Shawnee
Woodruff
Evans
Mason
Doran
Richardson
District Tales of Long Ago in Meigs County
Meigs County lies along the Ohio River with Shade Creek and Leading Creek as notable waterways. Leading Creek rises near Albany and flows through Carpenter Dyesville Dexter Langesville Rutland to the Ohio near Hobson, often flooding and impacting rail property. Shade Creek rises in Lodi Township and enters the Ohio in northern Meigs, a fishermans paradise but destructive during heavy rains. its mouth near the Ohio is rugged and picturesque, once called the Devil’s Hole.
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Meigs County
Athens County
Albany
Carpenter
Dyesville
Dexter
Langesville
Rutland
Ohio
Hobson
Little Valley
Lodi
Shade Creek
Shade
Devil's Hole
Detective Kettering Tightens Murder Web On Shipboard Case
The fifth report details shifting alibis for Blane and others as Kettering rules out Bishop of Bude, Jocelyn, Rocksavage, and others. New evidence links Bolitho Blane to Stodart’s identity with handwriting and wardrobe discrepancies, pointing to Blane as the likely killer.
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Blane
Bude
Jenks
MR. Rocksavage
Ackland
Lady Welter
Mildred Short
MR. Hayashi
Jocelyn
Ferri Rocksavage
Miss Rocksavage
Nellie Orde
Stodart
Kettering
Bolitho Blane
Nicholas Stodart
John Milton Schwab
Florida Police
Schwab
Bilane
Art
Neame
Suite C
Stoddart
My Mother's Picture Poem From Vivian John & Son
A readable verse titled My Mother's Picture expresses reminiscence and resolve. Vivian John & Son of Logan Ohio provide the contributor name and address in this Messenger Readers column.
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Messenger
Preventing Measles Through Nursing Practices and Serum
The article discusses keeping a measles patient isolated to prevent spread, using convalescent serum for exposed children, and new findings on maternal blood extracts that may boost infant resistance. It notes potential benefits of drying and storing serum for later injections to prevent measles.
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