Leisure as the new hours of work reform the Roaring Twenties
In a CBS report on the NRA leisure promise, Howard Blakeslee cites Jesse F. Williams on managing extra free time. He warns against commercialized fun and “arm chair” attitudes, urging education to prove play belongs in a better life and to develop motor play beyond novices to enjoyment.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
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Jesse F. Williams
Columbia University
Columbia Universi
Silk workers gain retroactive wage raise in region
Secretary Cordell Hull reviews London Conference with Roosevelt as 26 000 silk workers receive a retroactive 25 percent increase in piecework and hourly pay. The Full Fashioned Hosiery Manufacturers of America announced the July 31 decision in Philadelphia, echoed by 108 Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey firms a fortnight earlier.
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Sundown Fories Sundown Fories
Mary Graham Kenner presents a perilous lake incident where Willy Nilly the Crow rescues Christopher after a dangerous plunge. The friends rush to his aid, with Christopher revived briefly before sinking again, leaving them fearful for his recovery and fate.
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Columbus Crow
Willy Willy
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Willy Nilly
Tate
Christopher
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Farm chase leaves tired animals in weary tale
A farmer pursues two exhausted animals nicknamed Puffy and Fluff. The animals speak of weariness after a strenuous chase, with Fluffy admitting the pursuit drained their strength. The rustic scene reflects hardship and perseverance in farm life.
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Fluffy
Shirt Factory Picketing Shocks Frostburg Crowd
About 200 Berkowitz Shirt Factory workers from Uniontown visited Frostburg on a Wednesday morning. They parked trucks on East Union Street and gathered in front of the Frostburg Shirt Factory, singing as their committee conducted talks. The visit aimed to persuade Frostburg workers to join the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, with Miss Mary Elizabeth McCarthy claiming the Uniontown women are being organized. She noted her husband manages the Cleveland office of the union.
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Uniontown
Frostburg Shirt
Berkowitz Company
East Union Street
Mary Elizabeth McCarthy
Brownsville
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Cleveland
Amalgamated Clothing
Brownsville Workers Leader Named Organizer
A statement identifies a worker as in charge of organizing the Brownsville labor effort. The note highlights his role in coordinating local labor activities and overseeing the worker group’s structure and actions.
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Three West Liberty Concord and Fairmont colleges list faculty
Charleston reports state board secretary David Kirby announced faculty lists for three colleges. West Liberty State Teachers College lists John C. Shreven as president, Concord State Teachers College with J. F. Marek, and Fairmont State Teachers College with Joseph Rosier as president. The Fairmont roster includes numerous women instructors, with only one new name Cla ra K. Sage noted.
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Charleston
David Kirby
State Board of Education
Kirby
West Liberty State Teacher's College
John C. Shreven
Concord State Teachers College
J. F. Marek
Fairmont State Teachers College
Joseph Rosier
J. W. Pence
M. Dorcas
Dora M. Mason
M E B. McCarty
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Emma Parsons
Blanche Price
Mary B Price
Rhodes Edna Richmond
E. M. Roberts
H F. Rogers
Clara K. Sage
J. F Shreve
H. A. Shutts
Oliver Shurtleff
Ruth Staley
Hazel Swaney
Marjorie Tate
Katherine L.thomas
L. A. Wallmen
R. D. Ward
Sara M. Watts
Frank S. White
Gregory
John Heim
Minnie Ralph Snyder
Nick Uzzi
Fairmont
Fairmont State Teachers Star
Fairmont College
Nevada to swap 23000 acres for park land with govt
Nevada completes exchange of 23,000 acres of homestead and desert land with the federal government for lands to be preserved as a park. The deal transfers ownership and aims to expand public recreation space.
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Nevada
Johnson Warns Retailers to Preserve Hours for Workers
President Roosevelt’s recovery program applies wage and hour oversight to retailers and grocers across states. Hugh S. Johnson warned 5,000,000 workers’ employers that shorting hours or dodging agreed terms could undermine the relief act, with Blue Eagle endorsement tied to compliance as temporary agreements endure until permanent codes are set.
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Recovery Administration
Hugh 8. Johnson
Kostusko County
Baltimore
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Roosevelt
Hugh 5. Johnson
Treed Shot Wins Odd Golf Moment at New England Amateur
A Willamantic, Ohio player mishit a drive at the New England Amateur, aiming for a par and ending with a humorous tree-assisted shot on the 19th extra hole. He saved par from the green but lost the match on the final net hole.
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