Lewis Faces Foes on Two Fronts in Washington
Washington becomes the labor capital as internal fights within unions unfold amid campaigns to organize steel industry. John L. Lewis moves United Mine Workers to the capital as Sidney Hillman and Philip Murray influence codes under the NRA era in an extended series on union drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
A. F. of L
Washington
Rodney Dutcher
Enterprise-Washington
United States
Congress
White House
American Federation
National Capital
Ninth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
NRA
Labor Advisory Board
Hugh Johnson
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Philip Murray
C I. O
Ridney Hillman
Clothing Workers
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers
Hillman
Im- Lewis
America
Charles P. Howard
International Typographical Union
United Textile Workers
Cap and Millinery Workers
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Federation of Fiat Glass Workers
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
United Automobile Workers
United Rubber Workers
A. F. of L. Executive Council
William Green
Frank Morrison
John Lewis
Mike’ Tighe
Thomas McMahon
Thomas H. Brown
Lewis Heads Two Headquarters in Labor Power Battle
The article profiles John Lewis and the Committee for Industrial Organization as they expand operations from two headquarters in Washington. It describes leaders, staff, regional organizing plans, and the clash with traditional craft unions within the American Federation of Labor, highlighting key figures and strategic aims in the steel and broader labor drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Industrial Recovery Board
Committee For Industrial Organization
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
CC. I
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
National Labor Relations Board
America
The
Miners’ Union
Lewis
American Labor Movement
A. F. of L
Weekly Market Letter notes shifts toward lower priced stocks
The letter says the market favored lower priced issues with some progress in high brackets. American Can drops to 120% amid drought fears. Budd Manufacturing praised for 15% rise. American Encaustic tilting eyed under 5 dollars with potential to double. July financing fell sharply. state incomes rose in the South, led by North Carolina at 7,970,685.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Craven & Company
Curtis Wright
Martin Parry
Walworth
Dow Jones
Budd Manufacturing
United States
PWA
RFC
North Carolina
Guilford College Holds Summer Commencement Exercises
Guilford College held its summer session commencement as part of the North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends with 11 graduates receiving diplomas. Notable participants included librarian Katherine Ricks who renewed her 1904 degree, and speakers Dr. Dudley D. Carroll and Howard W. Cope. The meeting runs until noon tomorrow with worship to close the annual gathering.
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Guilford College
North Carolina Yearly Meting of Friends
Charles Lemuel Carroll
Philip Lambeth Green
Lucille Cordelle Jones
Greensboro
Mary Alma Coltrane
Brevard
Naotada Jumagal
Kyoto City
Japan
L. A. Kyle
Galax
William Penn Price
Price
John W. Register
Clinton
Herman F. Trivette
Clemmons
Annie Laura Vanney
Purlear
Katherine Co. Ricks
Ricks
Clyde A. Milner
North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends
Dudley D. Carroll
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Guilford
Four Negroes Held After Police Make Several Raids
Police jailed four men and one woman after multiple raids netting only small liquor quantities. Each defendant was ordered held for trial on $300 bond. Individuals arrested include Sam Blanton 33 Jasper Johnson 21 Sadie Jordan 40 and Jessie Beckham 43.
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Sam Blanton
East Washington Street
Jasper Johnson
Leonard Street
Sadie Jordan
Jessie Beckham
Pearson Street
Weekend trip to Carolina Beach noted for miss group
Miss Juanita Thomas and companions left Friday for a weekend at Carolina Beach. The party included Misses Dorothy Ingram Kathryn Hoover and Olivia Bennett. The item also mentions tax receipts in several southern states, bond debt figures, and municipal as well as U S government securities movement during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Thomas
Jay
J. M. Thomas
Carolina Beach
Dorothy Ingram
Kathryn Hoover
Olivia Bennett
United States
Treasury
Woman's Missionary Society Meeting at Mount Olivet Church
The Davidson county zone meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the M FE churches gathered at Mount Olivet church on the Davidson circuit with Miss Margaret Perryman in charge. Talks and reports followed, a pageant The Challenge of the Cross was presented, and a picnic lunch concluded the event.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Woman's Missionary Society of
M. FE
Mt. Olivet Church
Davidson
Margaret Perryman
Mt. Olivet
Davidson County Society
Hege Inn
R. V. Yakley
Ville
Jean Craven
Wingate Johnson
Jon Salem
State Medical Society
Heroism and Sorrow Mark Spain's Bitter Civil War
Dispatch from Guadarrama battlefield describes brother against brother fighting near Madrid. Hospitals in El Escorial detail grievous injuries as government and rebel forces trade shell fire. A mix of courage and tragedy unfolds as militia and regulars hold positions and await orders.
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Guadarrama
Spain
Red Cross
Segovia
Madrid
Sierras
el Escorial
Escorial
Phoase XIII
Floor space total in the Washington building stands at 627334 aq
A figure shows 627334 square units of floor space in the Washington property. The datum records the extent of usable area, marking the size of the Washington facility in the source.
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The
Washington
Alaska's Western Frontier Reaches Far West of Francisco
The westernmost point in Alaska extends farther west than Francisco and even New York City. The Pacific coast of South America lies east of these far western locales.
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South America
Florida
Alaska
Francisco
New York
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Furniture Exchange
N. Main
Co. L. O
Rust
John Brophy
Brophy
Len de Caux
Dorothy Pollak
Pennsylvania
Minois
Co. I. O
J. P. Morgan @ Co
LaFollette Committee
Eugene Grace
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
U. S. Steel
Phil Murray
Murray
M. W
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
I. C
Amalgamated Union
John L
Scotland
Pittsburgh
Golden
Chicago
An A. Bittner
Birmingham
William Mitch
A. F
L. Banks
Bill Green
Ohio
Green
Bill Hutcheson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Federation
Republican Labor Campaign
Dan Tobin
Teamsters
Democratic Labor Campaign Committee
Matt Woll
Photo-engravers’ Union
Arthur O. Wharton
Hutcheson
Lewis Group
Friends
Smith Reynolds
Rowman Gray
Winston-Salem
South Carolina
Georgia
Arkansas
Eee
Heeet
Ashe County
Asheville
Avery County
Brunswick County
Bryson City
Buncombe Co
Carteret County
Clay County
Woman's Missionary Society Meets
Mount Olivet Chur
Clayton Drye
Charlotte
Charles EB. Williams
Leesburg
Charles Ellis
Paul
Frank Ussery
Sonville, Fla
W. F. Brown
Carroll Craver
Burke Hutchins
W. C. Goings
Son Hospital
Margaret
Nancy
Ward
Shirley Rogers
Roaring
Genasco
Ward Street
Lumbe Co
Dial
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