Order in Grocery Trade Is Realized
The NRA has brought order out of chaos in the 11 billion dollar food distribution industry, benefiting producers, consumers, employees, and trade members in the Charleston area. Since June 1, 1933, payrolls rose with hundreds added, prices stabilized, and a “live-and-let-live” policy emerged, promoting responsible pricing and social duties among merchants and suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
William B. Toole, Jr
Food and Grocery Distributors’ Code Authority
Area No. 4
Charleston
Mr. Toole
Roosevelt
Food and Distributors’ Code Authority
Government agency negotiates with foreign exporters under NAATA provisions
Answer outlines the Commercial Policy Committer as the NAATA negotiator through proper channels, with members from various agencies in foreign commerce. It notes that representatives from foreign governments negotiate, not individual exporters.
Real Estate Dealers Code Protects Property Owner
Washington reports months of work to perfect a new real estate code aimed at protecting owners and investors. The code limits undisclosed commissions, lotteries, guarantees profits, and lays out appraisal methods to prevent disadvantaging owners. It creates a national authority of 11 members, with eight submitted to NRA approval, and enforcement through affiliated local boards. section four defines the brokerage industry and its activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Code Authority
NRA
Hugh Potter
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Real Estate Industry Code Rules Tighten Appraisal Practices
Industry adopts three NRA backed rules to curb unfair appraisals and conflicts of interest. Prohibited are contingent compensation for appraisals tied to valuations, undisclosed interests in appraisal reports, and summation appraisals. Additional provisions ban misleading ads and require disclosed principal consent for property signage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Several Summertime Pay Boosts Announced
Washington reports multiple wage increases in various industries. Alco Products Co Dunkirk subsidiary of American Locomotive raises wages 10 percent. millinery industry proposes 10 percent raise and 37.5 to 36 hour week after June 4 hearing. Goodyear Fabric Co New Bedford 12.5 percent rise. Dupont Rayon Co Nashville plant 8 percent for 4000 employees, highest scale in company history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alco Products Co
Dunkirk
American Locomoive
Goonyear
New Bedford
Mass
Dupont Rayon Co
Nashville
Method of Distributing Code Eagles to Members
Washington reports rapid distribution of blue eagle insignia by code authorities through the NRA. By day five, 140 bodies arranged to supply emblems to workers under approved codes, with MRA distributing through state NRA directors in areas lacking local agencies. Employers with approved budgets may issue the insignia to retail and service trades, subject to past due assessments, while seven service trades under fair practice suspensions may display the emblem if they meet wage, hour, child labor, and bargaining provisions. Withdrawals require NRA action for code violations, and no employer faces multiple code assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lareas
MRA
NRA
Federal
Wil
Mrs Roosevelt Urges NRA Label for Garments
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt endorses a sanitary decent working conditions label system for clothing. On a White House radio broadcast she congratulated the cotton garment industry on the NRA label and urged support for the program highlighting improved labor standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NRA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Healthful working conditions sign for garments urged
A speaker urged a health and safety label for clothing stressing that American women deserve a clear sign that garments are made under proper conditions. The comment emphasized consumer trust and better labor standards in the apparel industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Fragmentary Quote on Labor Conditions in Industry
The readable fragment references industry labor, claiming no child labor and no unhealthy or unfair conditions in the work that produced it. The passage is incomplete and lacks clear dates, entities, or context to identify the specific industry or origin.
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Rts
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