Lindberghs Continue Aerial Flight After Fogbound Stop
Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh spent the night at a South Warren camp on South Pond Maine before resuming their northward flight toward Greenland to explore a Trans Atlantic route with the Air Transport company. Fog and a flooded pond paused the trip briefly as the plane was moved to deeper water.
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South Warren
South Pond
Charles A. Lindbergh
Greenland
Air Transport Company
Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Clarence E. Dorman
Dorman
Maine
Colonel Lindbergh
Dormans
Rockland
Halifax
Nova Scotia
400 000 Workers To Get Shorter Hours More Pay
Washington July 10 AP Prompt establishment of an industrial code for the steel industry was promised to President Roosevelt today by Myron Taylor chairman of the board of the United States Steel Corporation. The textile code was welcomed by recovery officials as to be put into operation immediately. A meeting of labor consumers and industrial advisory committees considered hearings on minor codes and policy for the recovery program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Myron Taylor
Board of the
United States
Hie
Hugh
Johnson
Labor, Consumers
National Manufacturers Association
Illinois Manufacturers Association
Textile Code Approved by Nation's Chief
The cotton textile industry's code of fair competition, approved by President Roosevelt, becomes effective July 17 for four months with possible extension. It guarantees minimum wages of 12 dollars weekly in the south and 13 in the north, caps 40 hour weeks, bans under 16 employment, and requires regular wage and hour reports. It also limits stretch-out, sets January 1, 1934 deadlines for cleaners and outside worker agreements, and plans for employee home ownership.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Columbia Pictures Schedules 1933 34 Amid Pay Demands
The Columbia Pictures studio in Hollywood announced its 1933-34 production slate as a strike threat by the Sound Technicians union is resolved. Technical workers secured higher pay after the threat.
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Los Angeles
Columbia Motion Picture Studio
Hollywood
Sound Technicians’ Union and Allied Trades
Mattern Likely Continue Flight After Siberia Crash
Jimmie Mattern seeks a rescue mission to fly from Anadyr Siberia to Nome Alaska in an American rescue plane. Backers in Chicago and New York wires pledge support as the expedition heads toward Anadyr via Fairbanks. William Alexander leads the Soviet aided effort to return Mattern to American territory and then Nome.
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Associated Press
Jimmie Mattern
Siberia
Anadyr
Mattern
Chicago
New York
Alaska
Khabarovsk
Anadry
Nome
William Alexander
H. B. Jameson
Journal
Jameson
New York Journal
Alexander
Juneau
Fairbanks
Waynick Praises Spanish War Vets for Unity Role
State Senator Capus M. Waynick of High Point told the North Carolina encampment of United Spanish War Veterans that soldiers welded a divided nation and gave freely in peace. The gathering opened with a memorial service and continues tomorrow with officer elections. A parade is set for this afternoon with about 150 veterans and auxiliaries registered. State Commander D. W. Carter of Winston-Salem presided.
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Winston-Salem
Capus M. Waynick
High Point
North Carolina
D. W. Carter
Russia and Japan Face Fresh Strain Over Fishermen Killings
The June 14 killing of three Japanese fishermen in Soviet waters sparked protests and countercharges as Russia seized a Japanese boat Kotohira Maru with a crew of 20 off Kamchatka. Japan sent a destroyer, while Moscow strengthens Sakhalin garrison amid tensions over the Chinese Eastern Railway and Manchukuo talks.
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A. D. Stepfperud
Moscow
Tokyo
Rengo
Kamchatka Peninsula
Sakhalin Island
Manchukuo
West Kamchatka
Ota
Ater
Sokolnikoff
Russia
France and Gold Allies Set July 26 End for Conference
London July 10 The World Economic Conference steering committee tentatively adjourns on or about July 26 due to deadlock over monetary topics. The monetary commission votes 23 to 15 to keep all questions on the agenda, a setback for France and gold allies.
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London
World Economic Conference Today
Monetary Commission
France
EuroPedeke
Factor's Return Worth Ten Thousand Reward
Chicago police pursue leads nine days after John Factor vanished amid kidnapping theories. Mrs. Factor's brother says a reward of about $10,000 is offered for information, while authorities probe possible ransom or a hoax tied to extradition concerns. Police raid Touhy gang hideouts on a tip from a disgruntled teen.
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Chicago
John Factor
Bella Factor
Factor
Daniel Gilbert
Popcorn On The Stalk Puzzles Shreveport Witness
Shreveport resident G B Trew exhibited popcorn that popped on the stalk during a recent heat wave. He attributed the phenomenon to a blistering sun after a rain and presented it as a curious local sight in the city.
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Shreveport
Cotton Farmers Awaiting Orders To Plow Up Crops
Washington July 10 Farmers await government orders to convert up to 11 million acres of cotton to nonproduction as the pace of the farm administration program nears its week’s end. Secretary Wallace and farm administrator George N Peek tout early success with over 5.5 million acres already offered for plow up in exchange for subsidies and options on government cotton.
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Washington
Dixie
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
George N. Peek
Oklahoma vote on 3.2 beer legality in state
Oklahoma City reports a referendum tomorrow on legalizing 3.2 beer. Prohibition forces claim strong organization while leading anti prohibition figures say they will mobilize all dry voters to the polls.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
A. M. Jayne
Co Prohibition
State Capitol Fire Destroys Records in Springfield blaze
Springfield July 19 The Illinois state Capitol suffered extensive damage from a fire that burned four hours Sunday afternoon. Governor Horner and other state officials helped direct salvage as numerous state records were destroyed and more might have been saved if not for the flames.
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Springfield
Illinois State Capitol
Henry Horner
Cotton acreage gains update through Friday noon
The report notes progress on cotton state acreage through Friday noon and estimates that offers accounting for about 2,000,000 additional acres have been obtained since.
Plan To Bring Rail Freight Service Alongside Of Trucks
Joseph B. Eastman federal coordinator begins a study to modernize railroad freight service amid truck competition. He will confer July 14 with three regional railroad committees and appoints top railroad officials and a research staff to study less than carload freight, containers, demountable truck bodies, lighter equipment, car forwarding, railway express agency, store door delivery, and use of motor trucks as substitutes for rail.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Rvice
Eastman
J. BR. Turney
St. Louis
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
O. C. Castle
Houston
Texas
Southern Pacific Company
Louisiana
andTexas
Ing
R. L. Lockwood
Washington, D. C
Commerce Department
S. Beyer
Leslie Craven
Durham
N. C
Duke University
W. B. Pland
New York
Fred W. Powell
Institute For Government Research
Railway Express Agency
Speculation Sets Dollar On Downpath
London July 10 The depreciation of the American dollar in world exchanges is largely unnatural and artificial. Neville Chamberlain declares in the House of Commons that depreciation is mainly speculation and predicts a dollar reversal this autumn as factors strengthen the dollar. George Lansbury and Winston Churchill comment on gold standard and US policy under Roosevelt.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
George Lansbury
Labor Party
Mr. Chamberlain
Roosevelt
Chamberlain
Mr. Lansbury
Has Allle
United States
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Bibb Manufacturing Plans Doubling Textile Workforce
Bibb Manufacturing in Macon Georgia intends to nearly double its workforce and payroll to meet the national textile code. President W D Anderson says the move will usher in a new era, adding 3000 to 3500 employees to bring total staff to 7000 to 7500 with weekly payroll estimated between 70000 and 5000.
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Macon
Bibb Manufacturing Company
W. D. Anderson
Bible Mills
North Carolina Property Values Noted in Blue Book
The Blue Book of Southern Progress 1938 records estimated North Carolina property value at 4.324 billion dollars and assessed valuation at 2.72 million? 8,546,000. The fragment notes a fiscal snapshot from the era with figures for state property wealth.
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North Carolina
Southern Progress
Ww yLL ROGERS comments on wheat tax and Swiss prosperity
A fragmentary letter from Santa Monica dated July 6 discusses wheat tax economic logic, switching to corn bread advice, a statement by Mr. Hull, praise for Switzerland, and remarks on not returning to Paris due to currency value, ending with a note of local help.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Hull
Switzerland
Paris
Roosevelt approves first recovery code for cotton mills
Washington July 10 Upwards of 400 000 textile workers will shift to 40 hour weeks for 12 to 13 dollars weekly, under a National Recovery Act code. About 23 percent have not signed and may face federal licenses. the plan also bans under 16 employment and caps weekly hours. The code runs four months with possible extensions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bread Profiteers To Face Prosecution By Uncle Sam
Attorney General Cummings said the Justice Department will block profiteering as bread prices rise after a 30 cent per bushel wheat tax. Investigations focus on suspected conspiracies by bankers and dealers to raise prices, with potential prosecutions under anti trust laws. Secretary Wallace cites reports of increases up to 60 percent and argues only modest loaf price hikes are justified.
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Washington
Cummings
Department of Justice
North Dakota
Department
Wallace
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Oil
Texan
Waynick
Japan
Beauty
Lucille Lund
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
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Illinois
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Rogers
Bread
Uncle Sam
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