Administrator Prepares National Codes Amid Industry Talks
An administrator aims to finalize a broad code by Monday with a committee to draft details for wool, coal, steel, automobiles, and textiles. Hearings set for August 7 on coal and steel, with industry reps invited to join the industrial advisory council as 12,000 telegram responses back voluntary agreements by August 1.
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Qith
Ecdle
Johnson
Wayéo
Megtother
National Association of Manufacturers
Robert L. Lund
St. Louis
Henry I. Harriman
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Roosevelt
Roosevelt appoints 48 boards for public works program
President Roosevelt named 48 boards and regional advisers to administer the public works program. West Virginia is grouped with Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina for regional administration with George L. Radcliffe of Baltimore named regional adviser and headquarters to be in Richmond. Vanni Pitiner, third West Virginia advisor, serves as international representative of United Mine Workers for the region, recently moving his headquarters from Fairmont to Charleston.
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West Virginia
Bo ‘Senstee "Neely
Tennessee
Kentucky
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
North Carolina
George L. Radcliffe
Baltimore
Richmond
Werésident
Vanni “Pitiner
United Mine Workers
Fairmont
Charleston
State advisory boards to vet public works grants
Nationwide state advisory boards will screen public works projects for merit and feasibility, ensuring quick approval where justified. Ickes outlined duties to inform the public, collect data, coordinate planning, and prioritize projects that restore employment while guarding funds and preventing uneconomic debt.
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Texas
Ickes
Washington
Ethergency Administration
Public Works
Eas
Illelit
Globe
Roosevelt speech frames world congress as a success
Secretary of State Cordell Hull addressed delegates in a climactic session, contrasting the constructive tone with prior bickering in London. He said results cannot be measured only by formal agreements, stressing that interchange of views builds understanding among nations and that the world congress is not a failure.
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Cordell Hull
London
Roosevelt
Prisoner Rescue Bid Ends in Fatal Shooting in Kanawha
A 19 year old prisoner died when a bold escape attempt near Fenitentiary bound car sparked a deadly gunfight with deputies. Authorities questioned Harper’s associates including his sweetheart, his father, and brother as they hunted for the killer and motive after the ambush in Charleston and surrounding counties.
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Harper
Charleston
Kanawha
Fiarper
Louise Fragier
Harn
Baxter Harper
Moundsville
Tuckson Couny
Roy L. Shamblin
Geogee Lawlen
Hollywood strike nears end with arbitration move
Watt tele PT UP reports that after four days the film industry strike may end as unions seek arbitration of disputes and call for writers and workers to return to their jobs without exception or prejudice, signaling a possible resolution.
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Watt
Tele PT UP
Hollywood
Marshal Muto Succumbs to Sudden Illness in Manchuria
Tokyo reports the death of Nobuyuchi Muto, 63, supreme Japanese representative in Manchuria, from a sudden jaundice attack in Chan-Chun. The army named General Takashi Hishikari, a supreme war council member, as his successor to prevent interim instability in the Manchukuo government.
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Tokyo
Nobuyuchi Muto
Manchuria
Chan-Chun
Takashi Hishikari
Supreme War Council
Ross Named WV HOLC Manager Salary $5000 Year
Walter V. Ross appointed as West Virginia manager of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation with a salary of 5000 dollars per year. State manager salaries vary from 3600 to 8500 dollars depending on state size, as announced by the federal home loan bank board.
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Washington
Walter V. Ross
West Virginia
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Labor Federation Adopts News Plan For Organizing
The American Federation of Labor announces a plan to organize mass production workers in automobile, rubber, and related industries by creating federal locals in individual plants. Local unions will cover all skilled workers in a factory and bargain with employers, while remaining independent yet supported by the federation. The shift aims to eventually create national and international unions aligned with industry codes, with offices in Detroit and Akron already active and about fifty federal locals chartered.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Gren
Green
Thes
Canare
As & Bl
Potato crop below average in West Virginia says weather bureau
Parkersburg July 27 The weekly weather report from the Parkersburg office of the United States Weather Bureau indicates West Virginia potato crops are below average with many fields listed as failures.
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Parkesburg
West Virginia
Parkersburg
United States Weather Bureau
State Firms Wire Support Of Job Drive
Washington reports from Virginia employers backing Roosevelt’s national recovery program. Messages show intent to follow the blanket code, with firms like Wheeling Bronze Casting Co and several Clarksburg and Montgomery firms pledging cooperation. Others mentioned include Wheeling Novelty Co, Glass and Manufacturing Co, Bluefield hardware firms, and real estate and contracting interests signaling adherence.
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Washington
Virginia
Roosevelt
White House
W. J. Braddock
Wheeling Bronze Casting Company
Wheeling
Joseph H. Reass
Momeseekers Fire Insurance
Panty Wheeling
Rubee ‘Ucker
Seeider
Pairmont
R. A. Satterfield
Gurneymen Barbers Associaton
Eee Gram
Montgomery
Clarksburg
Horner- Gaylord Company
Morris Grocery Company
Shingleton Brothers
Merchants Wholesale Grocery Company
Clarksburg Candy Company
Clarksburg Wholesale Company
West Virginia
Wheeling Novelty Company
Abe Boiinsky
Charleston
Rowlings
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