Rail Executives To Talk Wage Cut
Chicago December dispatch reports railroad unions shifting the wage cut proposal back to railroad presidents led by Dan Willard. The union chairmen urged a conference with management to agree on job relief and working conditions, including unemployment absorption through shorter hours, while presidents remained cautious.
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Fess Controversy Looms in GOP Chair Race
Washington amid a high stakes chairmanship fight as the Republican National Committee prepares for its December 15 meeting. Fess of Ohio faces pressure to step down, while Hoover’s position looms, and the party readies a revamp for the 1932 campaign.
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Tennessee
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Involuntary Drunkenness Defense Wins Acquittal
Palmyra Missouri report notes Clarence Baker, a Black man, acquitted of homicide after using involuntary drunkenness as a defense. The judge accepted that intoxication was caused by fraud or force at a wedding celebration, with testimony implying another man influenced him to drink.
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Taxpayers' Vacation Declared In Ally ULBY Michigan
Walter C. Schrader, village president, announced no village tax levied this year due to economical administration. A $3,000 surplus from five years of tight budgeting funded sidewalk, sewer, and waterworks improvements while the village assesor's office was suspended.
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Walter C. Schrader
Christmas season radio features across networks
New York December reports detail international broadcasts shaping the Christmas season. Highlights include choirs from St Margaret’s Westmin ster, King's College Cambridge, and St Thomas’ Leipzig on WABC CBS and NBC networks, plus Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and a Te Deum. Other acts feature De. Nicholas Murray Butler, Rudy Vallee, Ogden L. Mills, Eddie Cantor, and the New York Philharmonia.
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Men Favor Comfort Over Fashion In Fitting Trends
In New York women lengthen skirts and embrace elaborate frocks while men still choose comfort. The Empress Eugenia fad inspires changes in women’s styles, but male dress remains practical and loose fitting.
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New York
Eugenia
Winter suit styles shift for well groomed men
The article notes light changes in winter menswear after summer styles failed to make an impact. It highlights double breasted suits with longer coats and bread shoulders, suitable for young and older men, and business wear. Single breasted college outfits favor loose lines, unfinished worsted or plain fabrics, and larger cuffs. Necklines and lapels move to more conservative cuts.
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Highway Program Hinges on Federal Aid to SD
South Dakota's 1832 highway program awaits federal aid figures after a conference of district engineers and state commissioners. If Congress does not boost highway funding, road building in the state will be scaled back next year. District engineers outlined requests exceeding available funds, forcing cuts and changes to specifications beyond construction needs.
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Blessing Added to Vatican Rites for Climbers
Vatican City reports a special benediction to protect mountaineers has been written into Roman Catholic rites. Pope Pius is said to be the author of the blessing, offering spiritual safety for climbers ascending high peaks.
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Climber's Tools Blessed in Solemn Benediction
The climber’s gear including ropes sticks and picks received a blessing during a religious rite, invoking divine protection for the ascent. The ceremony invoked blessings on the equipment and all instruments used in the climb.
Safe ascent guidance amid perilous mountain crossings
A fragment urges climbers to persist through harsh weather and treacherous terrain to reach a summit, avoid accidents, and return safely. The tone emphasizes arduous precipices, ice, sowed storms, and the need for careful advancement and a sound exit from the peak.
Chesterfield Cigarettes Quality and Purity Story
Chesterfield marketing extols expert judging of leaf quality from field to package. It highlights blending and cross blending, strict purity standards, modern sanitary manufacturing, white papers, moisture tight packaging, and fast delivery from large factories to stores nationwide.
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