Ford Appeal On NLB Order Riles Ford Labor Case
Detroit dispatch reports Ford Motor Company will appeal the NLRB order requiring reinstatement of 29 employees and halting anti union activities at the Wayne County plant. UAW CIO allies hailed the ruling as a union victory while Ford executives criticized the decision as biased and vowed court action. Police arrested 286 union members distributing leaflets at Ford gates amid ongoing organizing drives, marking the third such incident in weeks. The NLRB decision prompted immediate responses from Ford officials and union leaders, highlighting a tense battle over labor rights at the Rouge plant.
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CIO
Ford
NLRE
Richard T. Frankensteen
UAW
Bennett
Harry H. Bennett
Service Department
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United Automobile Worker
Biggest Wheat Futures Business in Seven Years
Chicago reports the largest wheat futures business in seven years with total grain trading for the year reaching about 14.72 billion bushels by December 18. Wheat alone accounted for roughly 10.72 billion, aided by greater public participation amid larger crops.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Grain Exchange
Unlicensed Hydroelectric Dams to Be Investigated
The Federal Power Commission ordered an investigation of all unlicensed hydroelectric power projects in the United States. The order would affect about 1,400 plants to determine if stream navigability under Congress jurisdiction is being interfered with by plants not under the commission. Plants affecting the conservation and utility of streams must obtain licenses to continue operations.
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Federal Power Commission
United States
Commission
Congress
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Power Commission
Lane-Wells bonus shares reach 75 thousand dollars
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Lane-Wells Company workers in the Mid-Continent area received Christmas bonuses totaling 75,000 dollars for 300 employees. Each worker earned a share of about 10,000 dollars based on service and salary, with even the smallest bonus equaling a month’s pay.
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Oklahoma City
Lane-Wells Company
Los Angeles
Mid-Continent
M. E. Montrose
Mid- Continent
Jobless List Out Sharply Officials Say
Washington reports show WPA deputy administrator Aubrey Williams says unemployment decline has leveled off since December 10 with a rise in disemployment. Isador Lubin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms scattered reports of slowed job losses. Leon Henderson notes about 2,000,000 added to jobless lists since September 1, possibly 3,000,000 in January and February. Federal Reserve Board estimates factory employment down 5.8 percent in November and payrolls by 10.8 percent, with production falling due to declines in steel textiles shoes minerals manufacturers coal and iron ore. Relief rolls rise reflects the December surge in unemployment.
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Aubrey Williams
Works Progress Administration
United States
Williams
Isador Lubin
Vial Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lubin
Leon Henderson
WPA
Henderson
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Thirteenth Month Old Boy Skates Like Pro
In Chicago on December 23 AP reports 13 month old Phillip Holzworth wowed neighbors with roller skating as his father first tried skates on him at under a year old. The child immediately began skating around the house showing early talent.
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Phillip Holzworth
Philip
Hitch-Hiker Reaches Aquatic Forum After 2100 Mile Trek
Matthew Wielgosz of the University of Wisconsin claims a hitchhiking record by arriving at Fort Lauderdale for the collegiate aquatic forum after a 2100 mile journey in 72 hours averaging about 30 miles per hour.
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Fort Lauderdale
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Matthew Wielgosz
University of Wisconsin
Wielgosz
Senators Signal Looming Budget Strain Amid Relief Efforts
Senator LaFollette warned of impending executive and congressional action to handle the increased load, as Henderson's estimate drew attention to relief needs. Senator McNary suggested possible future cuts in appropriations, offset by relief costs, with Dieterich predicting faster business activity within 60 days and Senator Thomas asserting unemployment would complicate balancing the budget.
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LaFollette
Executive
Congress
McNary
Oregon
Senate
Dieterich
Dtil
Thomas
Dokla
Banker in Test Case On State Income Tax
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23. W. G. Rule, vice-president of the Boatmen's National Bank, was made a defendant in a test case to determine if salaries of national bank employees are subject to state income taxes. The suit seeks to collect a tax of
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ST. Louis
W. G. Rule
Boatmen’s National Bank
National Bank
ICC Head Questions Rate Increase Impact on Rail Revenues
Washington reports the ICC confronted Eastern railroad officials as they argued that a half-cent coach fare rise would boost revenues. Commissioner Porter pressed the figures behind a $68.13 circuit court filing tied to a net income of $3,925 for 1936, while New Haven Vice President F. J. Wall stressed rising costs and steady passenger growth since rate cuts last year.
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Eastern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Claude C. Porter
Porter
F. J. Wall
The
New Haven
Wall
I.C.C
Rail rate hike satire or plan discussed in 1920s text
W. Conner, assistant passenger traffic manager of the Pennsylvania, said a half-cent increase would not cause notable passenger diversion. He noted the 2.5 rate would be about one and a half percent under the 3.6 rate that had stood for 16 years in the eastern territory.
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