Wage Hour Bill Debate Highlights Minimum Pay Impacts
Congressional debate on the wage hour bill storms over a floor under wages and a 25 cent per hour target. WPA rates around 60 cents. at 25 cents a hour a 40 hour week yields $10, at 40 cents $18. The analysis compares these to typical family budgets and shows many would still fall well below average annual incomes, with food and living costs eroding earnings.
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Willis Thorwcon
WEA
Service Star
PWA Marks Fifth Birthday Amid Depression Era Spending
The Public Works Administration celebrated its fifth anniversary as President Roosevelt prepares a lending bill granting 41 965 million for PWA. The plan aims to trigger 1.366 billion in spending over two years with much of it on non federal projects such as schools and sewers.
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Walsington
Public Works Administration
Progran Ag
Roosevelt
PWA
Troney
Indian given life sentence for wife murder in Leavenworth
Paul Die cier, a St. Francis Indian, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Leavenworth federal penitentiary after pleading guilty to murder in the death of his wife. He was accused of beating her to death in an assault over the family automobile.
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Deadwood
Paul Diecier
St. Francis
Leaverworth
Dieier
Judde A
Lea Wyman
St Louis Man Seeks Guild Presidency at Convention
A third candidate joins the race for executive president of the American Newspaper Guild at its fifth annual convention in Toronto. Julius Klyman of the St. Louis Post Dispatch announces his bid for the post currently held by Jonathan Eddy, who seeks reelection. Heywood Broun of New York is expected to win the presidency unopposed.
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St. Louis
Guild Post
Toronto
Guild
Julius Klyman
Sunday Star
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Jonathan Eddy
Heywood Broun
New Zork
Hypodermic protein meal breakthrough announced
Discovery allows direct injection of amino acids into blood to supplement nutrition. Doctors say protein injections could aid patients unable to eat, bypassing digestion and supplying essential nutrients during recovery. Research led by Robert Elman of Washington University School of Medicine describes delivering amino acids via needle as a substitute for traditional meals.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
San Francisco
American Medical Association
Newile
Robert Elman
J. D
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis
Nature
Three Die as Train Hits Washout Near Wellington
Three railroad workers were killed when a Fort Worth train plunged into a swollen Salt Fork of the Red River near Wellington Texas. The wreck occurred after a washout suspected during the night, with water covering the locomotive in the early morning.
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Childress
Tex
Fort Worth
Card of Thanks for Mr A J Bi and family
We extend sincere thanks to all who assisted during illness and rites for our brother and uncle Mr A J Bi Emma Xnierim sister Clara Jacobs niece Earl Jacobs nephew Adv notice Sixteen June 19 Adv p
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A. J. Bi
Emma Xnierim
Clara Jacobs
Earl Jacobs
Cement Plant Near Bafio City Reopens After Shutdown
Steam was up in turbines at the South Dakota state cement plant today as production is expected to resume within two days after a six week shutdown caused by storage bin issues. Plant manager William Fowden said maintenance and cleaning were completed, with about 110 workers returning to steady hours for the summer.
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Bafio City
South Dakota
William Fowden
Summer Sea‘son
Allot 122 Million for Rivers and Harbors Projects
The army engineers allotted 122,455,846 dollars of War Department funds for the next year on rivers harbors and flood control. Of this total 61,708,050 dollars covers New York and maintenance while 60,747,796 dollars targets flood control. Under Roosevelt directives spending aims to provide immediate employment with priority on projects likely to yield jobs.
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Army Engineers
War Department
New York
Roosevelt
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