Wages in Italy vs United States under democracy and fascism compared
An International News Service report notes American skilled workers earn in a day what Italian workers earn in a week under fascism. It contrasts Rome electricians at 24 cents an hour with New York electricians at 2.40 dollars, and cites unskilled labor wages and living costs across both nations.
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United States
HR. S. Knickerbocker
International News Service
W. RB. Rnickerrocker
Ty Internationaluts Service
Rome
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New York
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Gereva
Europe
Genere
Florence
New Orleans
Democracy Shows American Wages Buy More Goods Than Fascist Italy
A discussion of a world labor office study compares a weekly basket of provisions across Rome and New York. It shows American workers gain five times more goods for labor than Italian workers under fascism, despite currency differences. The piece notes Rome costs and wages, then concludes democracy widens material well being for American workers.
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International Labor Office
Labor Office
Rome
New York
Rome Electrician
Iowa Sailors And Marines To Meet In Des Moines
The Iowa sailors and marines Dog Watch gathering under the American Legion will be held in Des Moines December 9 with Edward Hayes former national commander as principal speaker. The meeting is open to all former sailors and marines of all wars and the naval reserve. Last year about 1,000 attended. John Pazour of Marion leads Second district arrangements.
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Iowa
The
American Legion
Des Moines
Edward Hayes
Legion
Naval Reserve
John Pazour
Marion
Door Broken at Skelly Oil Station
Police found a glass door broken at the Skelly Oil station at F avenue and Elis boulevard NW early Wednesday. check showed no entry. J. K. Anderson reported a stolen box of socket wrenches from his car on the First avenue bridge at midnight. Approximately 300 women hold lying certificates in Great Britain.
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Skelly
F Avenue
Elis Boulevard NW
J. K. Anderson
Third Avenue Road
First Avenue Bridge
Reed Grunewald Win J P Posts
In Rapids township, Henry A. Stearns failed to win justice of the peace by several thousand votes. W J Grunewald Democrat and Almon S Reed Republican incumbent won the seats. Fleming and Taylor incumbents were re elected constables, defeating Bender and Hill. Reed led justice with 7614 votes. Grunewald 7432. Churchill 6550. Ackerman 6925. Stearns 3653. Fleming had the largest constable plurality.
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Henry A. Stearns
Rapids Township
Justice of the Peace
W. J. Grunewald
Almon S. Reed
William J. Fleming
John Taylor
Harold J. Bender
Fred W. Hill
Reed
Justice
Grunewald
Howard R. Churchill
A. E. Ackerman
Stearns
Fleming
Constable
Team names and votes in regional election results
Taylor led with 8 920 votes followed by 8 374 for the second candidate. Fred W Hill a Democrat finished third with 7 197 and Harold J Bender placed last with 7 089 votes.
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Taylor
Fred W. Hill
Harold J. Bender
Roosevelt elated at news of election returns
Postmaster General Farley quoted President Roosevelt as overjoyed by election returns. He said Roosevelt had been in frequent telephonic contact that evening and expressed deep pleasure at the results confirmed from Washington.
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New York
Farley
Roosevelt
Washington
Political Shooting Takes Fifth Victim
Dominick Perna died in a Hazleton hospital early Wednesday as the fifth victim of the Kelayres shooting from Monday night.
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Hazleton
Dominick Perna
Kelayres
Hazleton Hospital
Car Hits Traffic Signal Fined For Intoxication
William Hanson 51 of 901 Tenth street SW escaped injury when his car struck a traffic signal at First avenue and Second street. He was arrested minutes later and fined 25 dollars plus costs in police court for intoxication.
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William Hanson
Tenth Street
First Avenue
Second Street
Hanson
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