WPA plans for record summer relief rolls in 1938
WPA Administrator Harry L. Hopkins warned of a serious relief crisis as summer rolls threaten to push WPA employment to 2,800,000 or 3,000,000 workers. State actions in Illinois and Ohio are urged to provide funds, with 2,627,848 employed the week ending May 14 as the program aims to absorb unemployment through industrial centers.
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Works Progress Administration
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
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Ohio
Chicago
Cleveland
Strike closes six Goodrich factories in Akron
In Akron six Goodrich plants were shut for a strike. Eighty five hundred rubber workers were idle as United Rubber Workers officials met with Goodrich executives to resolve seniority layoff disputes and wage disagreements spanning months. Pickets guarded main gates during the protest.
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B. F. Goodrich Company
Goodrich
Akron
L. L. Callahan
United Rubber Workers
T. G. Graham
E. H. Barder
Revival of Old Style Soups Gains National Interest
A nationwide return of traditional hearty soups is noted as modern producers revive grandmother era recipes. Canned varieties offer quick preparation with a range of options from light consommés to thick hearty creams, enabling daily soup meals without long kitchen time.
Creating Original Soups by Merging Canned Varieties
The passage explains mixing different canned soups to create unique blends. By combining two soups you can craft new flavors and end up with original recipes of your own devising.
Bargaining by Industry Seen as Trade Help
SEC Commissioner Jerome N. Frank proposed inter industry bargaining with government participation to ease price and production dislocations. He suggested a coordinated plan where one industry and buyers set production and price schedules for years ahead, with government at the table protecting consumers. He stressed democratic methods inside the profit system over extremism, noting California Oklahoma and Texas as leading petroleum states.
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Securities and Exchange
Jerome N. Frank
United Press
SEC
Frank
Chicago Corporation
Miss Colbert Back Home After European Tour
Glamorous film star Claudette Colbert returned to Hollywood with her husband Dr Joel Pressman after a long European tour. She said a sprained wrist from skiing in the Alps was the ailment that kept her from further appearances. Nudibranches, a species of snails, have no shells.
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Ins
Claudette Colbert
Europe
Joel Pressman
Colbert
Alps
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