NRA Codes Change Pay 4,000,000 Workers Overnight
The industrial recovery administration issued two orders affecting four million retail workers. One sets immediate retail codes from eight associations covering dry goods department stores and specialty shops. The other shortens hours and sets minimum pay for grocery and food retailers, permitting a 48 hour week for other retailers. Steel industry code revisions remove company unions, while calls for a secret ballot arise. Federal supervision of petroleum production is outlined in a separate recovery plan.
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Washington
Industrial Recovery Administration
Recovery Administration
Steel
William American Fei 1 Green
Deration of Labor
Roosevelt
Johnson
Poughkeepsie
New York
Steel code drops company union clause in final outline
Washington August 1 Numerous labor leaders react to the industry’s swift removal of the contentious company union provision from the steel code while criticizing other provisions on wages and hours The hearing in the commerce department drew a packed audience as steel executives in summer attire faced labor representatives Secretary Perkins and AFL President William Green argued that proposed hours were too long and wages too low to meet recovery goals The industry highlighted the move as a victory but noted ongoing disputes over wage levels and labor relations The evening session featured Robert P Lamont and Hugh S Johnson examining the code amid intense heat and a tense atmosphere through the early stages of the recovery act implementation
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Washington
Steel
Organized Labor
Frances Perkins
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Commerce Department
Robert P. Lamont
American Iron and Steel Institute
Hugh S. Johnson
Martial Law Declared Over New Orleans Election Probe
New Orleans August 1 martial law was declared by Governor O K Allen to protect the grand jury as it probes fraud charges from last November s election. Militia troops may serve as bodyguards to the grand jury while authorities plan to open seized ballot boxes under Justice Alexander Donnell order.
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New Orleans
Grand Jury
O. K. Allen
Eugene Stanley
Alexander
C. O. Donnell
Ccrift
Roosevelt orders faster drive against kidnapping racket
President Roosevelt opened a special inquiry into battling the kidnapping racket in Hyde Park with Raymond Moley. The Moley conference follows the enlarged federal investigations bureau and signals full federal cooperation. He may urge governors to adopt a uniform national method to curb this alarming racket.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Raymond Moley
Moley
Bureau of Investigaion
Department of Intellen Preselt
Police Seek Two Cars in Baltimore Abduction Case
Maryland state police patrols issued a lookout at Baltimore Falice’s request for two cars linked to a young Baltimore girl’s abduction. One vehicle carries District of Columbia plates and the other Pennsylvania tags. Police have not disclosed the girl's name.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Baltimore Falice
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Balbo Prepares for Take Off on Ireland Hop
Shoal Harbor Newfoundland August 1 1933 Gen Italo Balbo and his air armada completed takeoff preparations tomorrow on a weather-backed voyage to Ireland.
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Balbo
Ireland
Teacher Kills Son and Tries to Slay Wife
Logan report states W B Kelly a 25 year old farmer and rural school teacher killed his two year old son with a hammer and attempted to kill his wife. He surrendered to Sheriff C F Ross after driving from his home 12 miles southeast. The baby was dead and the mother 29 was found in a pool of blood and taken to Council Bluffs hospital in critical condition. Neighbors cited marital troubles as a possible motive.
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Kelly
Council Bluffs Hospital
Sheriff Cross
Retail codes set for major dealers under Johnson orders
Washington August 1 Eight of the nation s largest retail chains adopt shorter hours and higher wages under executive orders by Hugh S Johnson Effective immediately the codes apply to furniture hardware mail order clothing and department stores with wage scales up to 14 for large cities and 13 for smaller ones Child labor limits apply and a 48 hour week is allowed for food retailers during hearings on permanent codes.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Kidnapper Strewl Linked to $40,000 Ransom
Albany dispatch reports District Attorney Delaney identified go-betweens in the John J. O Connor Jr kidnapping. Manney Strewl handled the ransom money and helped arrange the release in New York City. Authorities say he will eventually be charged while remaining in custody.
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Manney Strewl
Strewl
Albany
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Delaney
National Guard
O'Connell
Delaney Picked 12 Men. ‘Manney Strewi
New York City
Bride Found Shot After Husband Fled
Chicago on August first 19 Mrs Ellen Tresize a 19 year old bride was found shot to death in her apartment Police said neighbors saw her husband Melvin fleeing the building around the time of the shooting A 38 caliber pistol lay beside her but investigators believed she did not kill herself
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Chicago
Ellen Tresize
Martin J. O'Malley
Melvin
Roosevelt weighs White Top Mountain trip in Virginia
Hyde Park August 1. President Roosevelt seriously considering a vacation visit to White Top Mountain camp in Virginia on return to Washington about August 10. Decision pending developments before his departure from Hyde Park.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
White Top Mountain
Virginia
Washington
Here
Girl 17 Kills Mail Carrier After Attempted Kiss
Stella Cristoff a 17 year old truck farmer’s daughter is jailed after admitting she killed Nelson Voss a rural mail carrier while he substituted for the regular carrier near her home in Medicine county Jeers said she claimed he squeezed her and tried to kiss her and I got mad and shot him No charges have been filed against Cristoff who faces possible legal action in this case
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Edwardsville
Stella Cristoff
Medicine County
M. L. Jeers
Nelson Voss
Voss
Cristoff
Ross
Miss Cristoff
Heat marks fall before latest wave across regions
Heat broiled Sumter and much of the East and Midwest with over forty deaths. New York endured 108 degrees, while Patterson reached 103 and Newark hit 102. President Roosevelt spent the day at Hyde Park as the heat wave persisted and daily records fell.
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Associated Press
Sumter
Middle West
New York
Joe
Hudson
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Patterson
N. J
Newark
New Jersey
Weather forecast shows showers tonight and cooler Wednesday
Partly cloudy with local thundershowers tonight and in the south portion. Wednesday cooler, especially in the extreme northwest, with unsettled conditions lingering.
Retailers Fail to Agree on NIRA Store Hours
The city grocery group debated opening and closing times under the N R A plan and chose to let each store set its own hours. About half of local grocers attended, excluding A and B stores, with some planning to shift workers to a 40 hour week after an executive order.
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Aban Ay
Gandhi and wife among 33 held in new plot
Indian leader Gandhi his wife his secretary and thirty two followers were arrested at Sabarmati early today under emergency powers. The plan involved disbanding the ashram and leading a parade to Ras inviting villages to join a new disobedience movement based on individual acts.
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Mani Gandhi
Sabarmati
Seth Ranchooddass
Gandhi
Mahahey Desai
Ras
Kaira
Abductors release Urschel after nine days of captivity
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Charles F. Urschel, millionaire kidnap victim, returned home unharmed at midnight after nine days in captivity. He said his eyes were taped during most of the ordeal and cannot recall his captors or location. Federal agents and police intensified the nationwide manhunt as Urschel’s spokesman described the tale of his escape plan.
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Oklahoma City
Charles F. Urschel
Urschel
Arthur Steeligson
Urschel Council
Twounine
Levy Changes Under Board Of Education At County Meet
The board of education met at the local high school with most members present except President Dr. Paul P. Warden, who is hospitalized, and Charles Warder presiding. They endorsed NIRA, sent Roosevelt a telegram, and debated eliminating ten to twelve rural schools to balance costs. A final levy decision and exact number will be set after tonight’s meeting, with rural teachers to be retained and reassigned under the county unit plan.
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Board of Education
Paul P. Warden
Baltimore
Charles Warder
NIRA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Progra
Coal Reserve Stocks Reach Lowest Since 1920
Washington reports June figures from the Bureau of Mines show coal stocks and industrial consumption leaving 23.25 million tons on hand, sufficient for only 31 days at June consumption, down from 41 days a year earlier as idle miners face prolonged work ahead amid rising industrial activity.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
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