House Rejects AFL Sponsored Wage Measure
In Washington on December 15 the House defeated the AFL backed substitute for the administration wage hour bill by a 162 to 181 vote. The AFL proposal would set 40 cent minimum wages and 40 hour maximums, opposing the broader authority of the proposed admin agency. The Norton administration bill would empower an agency to set wage standards within limits. The split highlighted leadership strength as parliamentary maneuvering and points of order dominated the day. Mrs Norton defended the administration bill while Griswold led the AFL push, calling the Norton plan a betrayal of workers. Senate action on the farm bill continued with no fixed cost limit.
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Martin
D-Colo
Higher Duties on Shoes Asked by Manufacturers
Industry and labor voices urged the tariff commission to higher duties on shoes to protect the American standard of living. Jay Ball of New York, head of the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Association, said U S makers can’t compete with abroad, while Lewis C Hulbert of Boston for the United Shoe Workers pledged that if factories can’t compete, workers lose jobs. The testimony closed the hearings on cost of production differences between U S and Czechoslovakia.
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Tariff Commission
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New York
National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Association
Lewis C. Hulbert
Boston
United Shoe Workers of America
Czechoslovakia
Oil Firm Workers Get 200000 in Bonuses Party Totals
In Ponca City Oklahoma Continental Oil Company handed out 200000 in bonuses to 4100 employees at a year end party. The nationwide total of bonuses amounts to 770000 with distributions across the nation noted as part of a year end gesture.
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Ponca City
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Continental Oil Company
Santa Claus
AFL Converts Labor Unity At Convention Show Of Strength
Delegates representing about 525 of 550,000 steel and allied workers endorsed John L. Lewis and Murray, backing six hour day, 30 hour week, a 5 billion housing program and expanded social security. They urged blanket contract authority, attacked mayor Hague and alleged press conspiracies to hinder labor rights.
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Jersey City
Company Announces 25-Cent Dividend Payment Date
President Dan Moran announced a 25 cent dividend to stockholders of record November 29 with payment due December 20, marking a milestone for the company.
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Dan Moran
Rail's Expansion Ties to Many Firms Under PA Railroad
Pennsylvanian Railroad President Martin W. Clement testified before the Senate railroad finance committee that the company grew by acquiring stock in other railroads and diverse firms. He cited 226 subsidiaries including real estate, water, terminal, a telephone, a sewerage company, steamship lines, buses, coal lands, and more. Wheeler pressed for government oversight to curb stock purchases and warned of public uproar if regulation fails. Clement defended the strategy as improving service and business, noting Wabash stock bought for 64 million dollars now valued near 4 million, while some holdings yielded six percent returns.
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Martin W. Clement
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Senate Railroad Finance Investigating Committee
Pennroad Corporation
Trace Road
Wheeler
Dmont
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America
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General Craig Sued Over Damage Suit in Missouri
Maude Kruska filed a $5,000 damage suit claiming injuries from a fall on property partly owned by Gen. Malin Craig, chief of staff of the U.S. Army, in St Joseph Missouri. Also notes an unrelated remark about infant tear timing.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Malin Craig
United States Army
Maude Kruska
Ice Clears From State Roads By Noon
Snow and ice halted transport across the region with heavy pedestrian slips and air transport limits. Kansas reports highways clearing in eastern counties as sun returns and temperatures rise. Northwest Oklahoma restoration efforts recover phone lines and utilities though thousands remain isolated.
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Topeka
Evan Edwards
State Highway Patrol
Enid
Okla
Oklahoma
Maller
Hungary pays small war debt remittance in 1937
Hungary ended over five years of suspension by depositing 9,828 dollars on a 467,673 dollar debt. The payment marked the first by any of 12 debtor nations since 1932, while most others again defaulted. Finland was the only debtor to meet its installment in full as Hungary’s action influenced U.S. ledger entries.
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Washington
Hungary
United States
Finland
Tts
Unexpected Problem Faces Security Board in Washington
In Washington on December 15 AP reports two men share identical name birth date and parental details yet live miles apart. The Social Security Administration issued different numbers and may photograph the pair to differentiate them, while records remain confidential.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Latour School Head to Trial in Youth's Death
Warrrensburg Missouri December 15 AP Prosecution of Charles F McClure former Latour Mo school superintendent on second degree murder charges began with testimony from two former Latour High classmates of Glenn Aldridge 19 fatally shot on Latour school grounds Halloween night 1935 A former deputy sheriff testified McClure said he fired into the air to scare pranksters and lowered his gun as Aldridge ran into aim leading to the discharge.
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Warrensburg
Charles F. McClure
Hallowe'en
Young Aldridge
State Department Opposes War Referendum Plea
A war plebiscite proposal draws broad signature support across states including Texas Indiana New York Michigan Illinois Ohio Nebraska California Washington Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The campaign grew amid Sino Japanese tensions and Panay incident as Ludlow seeks a two thirds congressional approval before state ratification.
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Indiana
Ludlow
New York
Midwest
Panay
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