Chinese laundries push 52 hour week plan for NRA approval
Hoo Loy president of the Tung Hing Tong in San Francisco outlines a proposed code for Chinese laundries to the NRA. The plan seeks a 52 hour work week with a $15.80 weekly wage consisting of $8.45 cash and the rest in board, food, laundry, living quarters, tea, and tobacco. The piece notes 1,200 workers and argues the need for more time to eat, while warning NRA to avoid reductions in employment or pay and urging exceptions only for real hardship. It also covers public welfare aims, price fixing cautions, and a broader context of federal road funds and other topics.
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Tung Hing Tong
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Bargain Day Planned by Cedar Rapids Merchants
Cedar Rapids announces Wednesday as Bargain Day with hours 9 am to 5 pm. Local ads promise lowest prices in months as stores offer new styles and household items benefiting from pre rise stock, NRA impact, and a tax exemption on cotton goods.
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Mercantile Bureau
Three Cedar Rapids Men Named to Legion Department Groups
Special to The Gazette Dubuque Three Cedar Rapids men were named to represent the Second district on Town department committees of the American Legion. Col. C B Robbins handles resolutions B D Silliman rehabilitation and child welfare and L D Rose time and place of the 1934 convention. They were chosen at the second district caucus which also named Harry S Johnson J A Lubbers and F R Purinton as district members of the convention nominating committee and urged support for Leo Custer as next state commander. Also named were Herbert Menardul Americanism H D Keeley constitution and by laws Dr J W Eschestein finance and dues and Fred Payneer Linn county’s member on the committee to nominate district officers at Tuesday caucus.
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
American Legion
Col. C. B. Robbins
B. D. Silliman
L. D. Rose
Harry S Johnson
J. A. Lubbers
Clinton
F. R. Purinton
Maquoketa
Leo Custer
Herbert Menaruld
H D. Keeley
J W. Eschestein
Central City
Fred Payneer
Linn County
Miners refuse return to work after Roosevelt truce
Thousands of coal miners in southwestern Pennsylvania refused to return to work after a truce mediated by President Roosevelt. The walkout affected the vast Brownsville area and disrupted supply as the strike entered its second day.
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Brownsville
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Everyday Religion and the Test of Truth
A dialogue contrasts cleverness, culture, and lasting substance in ideas and faith. The speakers debate whether books by Huxley entertain or enlighten, and whether beliefs gain strength with reflection. They affirm that true creed endures beyond mere wit.
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Aldous Huxley
Jesus
Cloak And Suit Code Promises 16000 Jobs In Garment Industry
New York reported the cloak and suit code approved by the National Recovery Administration took effect. The code covers 31000 workers with 16000 currently unemployed slated for new jobs while shop hours are limited to 35 hours weekly and pay rises are projected to add about 30000000 dollars annually to workers earnings.
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INS
Cloak and Suit
National Recovery Administration
New York City
David Dubinsky
International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
U S Contracts to Be Adjusted Under NRA
President Roosevelt pledged adjustment of all federal contracts with private firms to fit the national recovery program. He said authority would be sought from Congress in certain cases and urged states and municipalities to act. The plan allows higher government prices when production costs rise due to shorter hours or higher wages under recovery act codes.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Hugh S Johnson
National Recovery Administrator
French Flyers Claim 5630 Mile Air Distance Record
French aviators Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi landed at Rayack Syria after a 55 hour 29 minute flight from Floyd Bennett Field New York claiming a straight line distance record near 5700 miles. They faced Atlantic storms and Balkan heat, with a fuel leak forcing an early finish. They expected to rest before returning to Paris.
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French Flyers Set Unofficial World Distance Record
Paris reports the flight of Codos and Rossi covering about 5,630 miles with a landing at Rayack for official control. The federation will issue official sanction after instruments are checked in Paris. Air ministry lists 2,300 kilometers and 55 hours 29 minutes.
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Chinese Laundries Seek Shorter Week in Frisco
Chinese laundry owners in San Francisco submit a voluntary code to General Hugh Johnson for approval. The plan cuts weekly hours from 72 to 52 and sets a cash wage of 15.80 dollars with in-kind provisions including room and board. The Tung Hing Tong argues workers currently live and eat on site and hopes for more time to eat.
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San Francisco
INS
Hugh Johnson
National Recovery Administrator
Hoo Loy
Tung Hing Tong
Maytag Explosion Shakes Newton Plant
An explosion in the dust ventilating system above the grinding room at the Maytag Washing Machine factory in Newton jars residents in the northwest area. One employee was injured, singeing an arm on an emery wheel as a cloud of dust spread several blocks over the city.
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Federal officials launch drive to unify anti crime efforts
Washington AP reports a new phase of the government anti crime campaign opens with high level conferences at Raymond Moley’s call to coordinate federal and state activities. DOJ agents aiding kidnapping cases are reassigned to pursue Urschel's abductors as two machine gun manufacturers pledge sale limits to the federal government or its subdivisions.
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Washington
Raymond Moley
Department of Justice
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Moley
Rooseie
Manley
Pereon
Bnan
Keenan
Urschel
Linn County taxes to rise in 1934 declares Cedar Rapids News
Linn County taxpayers will pay an estimated 780400 for county government in 1934, based on the 1933 budget of 891900 approved by the board. The 1932 tax levy averaged 23.3 mills in Cedar Rapids, 29.3 outside, and 36.8 in townships, with 1933 levies projected at 8.165, 9.215, and 10.11 mills respectively under Beatty Bennett changes.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Wilo
Board of Supervisors
Robert M. Vesely
Vesely
Shorter Store Hours Banned In NRA Warning
The Des Moines grocers settled on a 64 hour week after federal administrator Hugh Johnson warned that reducing hours below 63 would violate retail code understanding. Stores will run 8 am to 6 30 pm weekdays and 8 am to 8 pm Saturdays, closed Sundays. The NRA banner appeared statewide as 2,400 Des Moines firms and hundreds more joined, signaling growing recovery program support. Johnson announced a partial blue eagle for those unable to meet all provisions, allowing a white bar to indicate temporary excusal.
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Government urges buy now to back NRA recovery plan
Washington appeals to consumers to spend for re employment and buy only from blue eagle NRA supporters. General Hugh S Johnson says buyers’ action drives payroll growth and prevents plan failure. NRA probes strikes, arbitration boards to ease disputes while Whiteside threatens to pull eagles from Indiana grocers over shortened hours. Roosevelt aides say contracts will be adjusted to cover NRA cost increases.
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Arbitration Board
Arizona Votes Today on Repeal as Prohibition Fades
Arizona voters prepare for a Tuesday ballot to ratify the Twenty first amendment. Prohibition leaders concede the state will join twenty one others, with no anti repeal delegates nominated. Voters who oppose repeal must write their preferred candidate on the ballots.
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Yankees Narrow Senators Split Keeps Pace Near First
The New York Yankees won two close games 6 5 and 5 4 to gain within one game of first in the American League. Both games were decided in the ninth inning with late scoring. Box scores note Crowder Russell and L Sewell in the first game and Stewart Berg Ruffing Pennock and Dickey in the second. Other AL results include Boston over Philadelphia and Cleveland over Detroit.
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Grocers in Cedar Rapids Amended Hours Under NRA Code
Cedar Rapids grocers signed NRA codes to open 8 am to 6 pm six days a week with all day Sunday closings. Previous hours ran 7 am to 6 pm or later, and some stores hired more staff. The code allows 48 hours per week for clerks, with firms noting a 73 hour average. Those who break away would not lose NRA emblems, per Postmaster Hahn.
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Cedar Rapids
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Hahn
Prohibition Agents Dropped In Northern Iowa
F H Burris acting deputy prohibition administrator for northern Iowa notified nine investigators and a clerk at Sioux City Mason City Dubuque and Fort Dodge will be dropped from service Wednesday. W E Burke said the action moves enforcement to the bureau of investigation in the justice department and some or all personnel may be reassigned or kept.
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Department of Justice
Prohibition
Moley
Justice Department
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Stanley
Fort Dodge
F. H. Burris
Iowa
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Washington
U S Aids Cuban Settlement as Havana Army Seizes City
President Roosevelt signals full backing for Sumner Welles in mediating Cuba's political crisis as Havana police seize the capital after a martial law move. Rioting erupts with reports of at least 15 dead amid a 10 000 strong crowd before the capitol and a general strike backdrop.
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Welles proposes Cuban peace plan amid general strike
United States Ambassador Sumner Welles said his mediation offers a solution acceptable to all Cuban political parties possibly requiring President Machado to resign. He aims to end the general strike and allow Cuba to reorganize before the 1934 elections with leaders from existing and new parties. Machado departed Havana for his ranch as the plan circulated.
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Washington
Congress
Milk Group Suit To Test Farm Act Shifted
Federal court action in Chicago tests the constitutionality of the farm relief act. Independent milk distributors seek an injunction against the new price fixing and registration code. Case transfer to Washington planned after dismissal of Dan M. Geyer as a defendant.
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James H. Wilkerson
Washington
Wilkerson
Dan M. Geyer
Geyer
Grierson Completes Flight To Iceland
British flyer John Grierson arrived in Reykjavik from the Faroe Islands aboard his easy Stages to New York flight. The long journey took him to Iceland with plans to continue toward America.
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