Mediation Moves To End New York Garment Strike
New York August 17 60 000 garment workers walked out in the first major metro strike since NRA creation. Grover A Whalen authorized by the national labor board to mediate with General Hugh S Johnson and NRA administrator in accord. Leaders say aims are higher wages and end to sweatshop conditions. 30 000 ILGWU workers affected in New York and adjacent areas.
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Ate
NRA
Grover A. Whalen
National Labor Board
Whalen
Hugh S. Johnson
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Postoffice Projects Sidetracked By Ickes
Washington August 17 plans for many new post offices approved by the Treasury have been halted by the Public Works Administration. Secretary Ickes objected to one planned for Wins mac Illinois his hometown. He doubted need in Winnetka and suggested the funds could be better used elsewhere.
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Treasury Department
Public Works Administration
Ickes
Winsmac
Illinois
Innetka
Women generals rally to fight depression in 1930s
Washington reports a diverse band of women leaders uniting to battle economic hardship. Mary Harriman Rumsey heads the Consumer Advisory Board, Emily Newell Blair aids labor and suffrage veteran Glan, while Rose Schneiderman campaigns for labor rights. They advocate consumer protection, wage fairness, and organized women’s action across code hearings and recovery agencies.
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Sigrid Arne Washington
Mary Harriman Rumsey
B. J. Harrisman
Emily Newell Blair
Leil
Consumer’s Advisory Board
Hugh 5. Johnson
NRA
Football Coach Addresses Kiwanians
Ran McKinney high school coach spoke at the Bien Aven hotel Kiwanis meeting about this year’s football prospects. He cautioned against overreach and predicted Grafton high will field a team unless prevented by injuries, emphasizing careful preparation over dramatic claims.
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Ran McKinney
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Grafton High
Murder Suspect Heir To Estate Of Victim
John C Mulligan, jailed across the Maryland line from Washington, arranged funeral services for Mrs Ella M Schrodt whom he is charged with murdering. He had been named sole heir in her will, though Mulligan worked for a Washington jewelry firm and guided lawyers on burial matters.
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Maryland Line
John C. Mulligan
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Terry Druggan Is Removed To Atlanta
Chicago racketeer Terry Druggan was transferred to the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary from Leavenworth Kansas last night. Four prison officials were discharged after revelations that he had been accorded special privileges.
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Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
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Tattooed Woman Missing Sparks Baltimore Reunion
In a curious case, Kate fled York after tattooists failed to prosper their venture. She hitchhiked to Baltimore to meet the trio, but was found delirious and unrecognized by her tattooed husband Sommers. Doctors fear possible death as police connect a letter to a Justice department inquiry.
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Baltimore
Museum
Sommers
Tattoo marks unite couple in Baltimore hospital
In Baltimore a husband and wife bearing tattoo marks from head to toe are shown as the couple who united at a hospital where the wife lies critically ill with pneumonia. A policeman found the woman semi conscious in a cafe last Monday, unable to identify her, but the tattoo name Kate Summer appeared among the designs.
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Kate Summer
Threats Over $1,000 Demand From Doctor Case
A man in Baltimore threatened to kill a physician unless $1,000 was paid to a tattooed woman. The suspect, Robert Sommers, 62, of New Germany, was held on a $5,000 bond and faced federal court next term. The report notes the case alongside varied museum and holiday cost items as it appeared in the clipping.
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CIPD
Norman R. Davis
Grantsville
L. Otto
New Germany
Kentucky
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Kate
Storm and flood claim forty lives in Kingston disaster
Kingston Jamaica reports a six hour tropical storm that flooded Kingston and suburbs. Official tally lists about $2,000,000 in damage to roads, buildings, and crops. Water rose to six feet, sweeping through homes as cries of victims were heard from night until dawn. Two children drowned after being swept from their mothers' arms. Weather improved later, but wreckage remained widespread.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Mornn
Flu cases rise in Flemington and Rosemont region
Three new flux cases are reported in the Flemington and Rosemont area. The patients include the children of James Trimble Ted Harris and Mrs Blanche Davis son Two cases are convalescent and one is in critical condition The disease linked to impurities in drinking water has claimed seventeen lives in the county All wells in the community have been tested and are being treated by officials including Dr R D Stout and City Chemist Mathes
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Rosemont
James Trimble
Ted Harris
Blanche Davisson
R. D. Stout
Mathes
Hungarian Actress Wins Alimony Suit in Court
Irene Biller, a Hungarian actress, won a superior court victory over her husband Sam Fengel a New York surgical supply dealer in a separate maintenance action. Fengel is contesting the petition as the case proceeds in Los Angeles with August 17 date noted in the report.
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Los Angeles
Sam Fengel
New York
Irene Biller
Fengel
Contempt ruling and receiver appointed in Fengel case
Yesterday the court held Fengel in contempt for failure to pay temporary alimony as ordered and appointed a receiver for Fengel's business. The record also mentions unrelated civic remarks and quotes about wealth and thought, with a stray street guidance line and literary fragments.
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Fengel
Stairs Made Her Gasp For Breath
A 63 year old woman reports losing 7 pounds in four weeks with Kruschen Salts without changing her diet. She notes easier stair climbing and feeling lighter while others remark on her improved appearance. The advertisement touts Kruschen as a blend of salts improving organ function and energy during weight loss.
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Everone
J. H
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