Pastor Invites Picket While Negotiating AC Install
Aug 1 report from N O describes George W Knepper pastor of High Street Church inviting a union picket to the building during a furnace air conditioning installation dispute with contractor Porter. The sheriff warned against church picketing as knepper defends peaceful action and notes a 60 hour pay claim.
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N. O
George W. Knepper
High Street
Maenza
Porter
Patton
Itot
Union
Ces
Roosevelt Says Relief Labor Needs Expansion on WPA Projects
President Roosevelt told reporters aboard his special train that he would press for a larger share of relief labor on WPA projects in New York and New England. He cited flood conferences with Vermont and Hampshire governors and noted relief rolls were near peak in Vermont and only 35 percent in New Hampshire. A separate item notes Fran Andrews, 15, of Lenoir, and Lucille, 16, injured when struck by a vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARD
Rooses
Hyde
Struggle in Steel II A look at unions and reform in Pittsburgh mills
In Clairton and surrounding towns, steel workers, many second generation Americans, weigh wages and hours but focus on the right to organize an independent union. The article notes shifts from earlier repression to a growing labor movement under the C I O while detailing housing, wages, and local political influences shaping the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Thornton
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
NEA Service
Pittsburgh
Steel Organization
Duquesne
Coal and Iron
Homestead
Interchurch World Movement
Yugo Slavia
Skopije
Clairton
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Mill
Co. IT. O
Charles Scharbo
Johnny Mullen
Clairton Company
Amalgamated Drive
Mullen
Carnegie
U. S. Department of Labor
Young Blood
Amalgamated Union
Clarence Irwin
Pennsylvania
Sharon
Farrell
McKees Rocks
Aliquippa
Ambridge
Newcastle
Youngstown
Two Drivers Pick Similar Speeds On Cross-Country Trip
Dr D B Carrick of this city and his family drove from Schenectady New York to High Point about 745 miles away arriving Friday night within half an hour of Dr C W Hewlett and his three children who left Lafayette Indiana about the same distance from High Point. Both parties arrived within thirty minutes of each other. Dr Hewlett visits Dr Carrick and his mother while Prof C W Carrick visits Mrs A W Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Carrick
C. W. Hewlett
Schnectady
N. Y
High Point
C. W., Carrick
Purdue University
Quarrel Over Real Estate Commission Ends in Triple Death
Coroner says George Russell shot Clay Gooch and Emma Gooch then killed himself in Centerton Indiana after dispute over a small real estate commission. Mrs Delana Russell described driving to the Gooch home and witnessing the fatal sequence.
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Centerton
Ind
Jesse Cure
George Russell
Clay Gooch
Gooch
Emma
Delana Russell
Russell
Real Estate Commission
Strangled Boy Found In Knoxville Yard
Ten-year-old John R. McElhaney was found strangled to death in his backyard in Knoxville Tennessee. Deputy Coroner George Stevens ruled the death accidental noting the head became entangled in blue overalls on a wire clothes line while the boy played or misadventure. His mother Mrs Claude McElhaney had washed the pants that morning for him to wear to a show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
John R. McElhaney
George Stevens
Claude McElhaney
Johnnie
Whit tingtons announce birth of daughter
Mr and Mrs J Oscar Whitt ington 406 Carter street announce the birth of a daughter on Saturday August 1.
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J. Oscar Whittington
Carter Street
Peltier's Comet Brightness to Peak August Fourth
Smithsonian astrophysicist Dr. Charles G. Abbott explains Peltier's comet will reach its brightest near August 4 and then fade. He notes comets are solar system bodies with tails pointing away from the sun and that most follow highly elongated orbits, sometimes becoming parabolic or escaping space.
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Washington
Charles G. Abbott
Smithsonian Institution
Peltier
Pegasus
Aquarius
Smithsonian Astrophysicist
Dr. Abbott
Abbot
Pioneer Airman Louis Bleriot Dies at 64
Paris reports the death of Louis Bleriot at age 64. The famed aviator who first crossed the English Channel in 1909 died of a heart attack after a period of heart weakness. He later became an engineer.
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Paris
Louis Bleriot
English Channel
Bleriot
Calais
France
Dover
England
Funeral services for William H. Connor near Central Falls
William H. Connor aged 61 died at home Thursday. Funeral services were held at Giles Chapel near Central Falls. Survived by widow two daughters Miss Annie Connor and Mrs George Bell two sons Joe Randleman John at home and stepson Boyd Henley of Wilmington. Burial in church cemetery.
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Asheboro
Giles Chapel
Central Falls
William H. Connor
Annie Connor
George Bell
High Point
Joe
Randleman
John
Boyd Henley
Wilmington
Cockatoo Noted for Long Life Span
A report highlights the cockatoo’s notably long life span, emphasizing its durability and potential longevity compared with other birds.
Porters Not Tipped in Australia Says Law
A recent legal advisory states tipping Pullman car porters is illegal in Australia. The ruling clarifies service workers cannot receive gratuities and outlines penalties for violations by employers and patrons.
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Australia
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Lenoir
Lucille
The
Iron and Steel Institute
the “Employers’ Union
Margaret Bourke
Ludlum Steel Co
South Main
Pee
Na Club
North State Telephone Co
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