GM Pays Four-Tenths of One Percent to Top 130 Officials
General Motors reveals in its Securities and Exchange Act registration that compensation to 130 top officers directors and employees totaled 4 990 737 on sales of 807 849 last year yielding less than four tenths of one percent. Net profits were 94 769 131. The report counters claims that wages absorb most gains and suggests a middle ground in American economic policy.
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General Motors Corporation
Securities and Exchange Act
National Association of Manufacturers
General Motors
Debaters Clash Over Flat 20 Percent Teaching Pay Rise
Legislative chairs dispute the 20 percent teaching salary increase plan, arguing the State School Commission says funds won’t cover it. Advocates urge targeted raises favoring the lowest paid teachers to offset decades of wage suppression since 1933.
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Joint Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
Leroy Martin
State School Commission
Martin
Pri
Child is Father of the Man in International Sabotage Question
The piece questions whether high profile accidents among leaders and officials hint at deliberate international sabotage. It cites T. B. Lawrence and the Kurt Schuschnigg incident, noting denials but urging scrutiny as global stakes rise.
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T. B. Lawrence
Balkans
Europe
Kurt Schuschnigg
AFL Warns on Wagner Bill Don’ts for Labor Leaders
Labor leaders weigh the Wagner Labor Disputes Bill as risks and disputes rise. President William Green urges a cautious approach with ten don’ts before filing charges, emphasizing peaceful adjustment, solid facts, and witnesses, to avoid industrial strife.
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American Federation of Labor
NRA
William Green
Green
Public park movement urged for Winston-Salem outdoor recreation
Citizens in Winston-Salem urge the city to follow Greensboro and High Point by creating a public park with lakes for boating and fishing. The piece notes government funds exist and a bond issue could fund the project, urging Chamber of Commerce and county commissioners to push the plan for next spring.
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Twin-City Sentinel
Winston-Salem
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
High Point
North Carolina
Chamber of Commerce
Peace Theories Tested By Abyssinia Crisis
Bruce Catton analyzes Italy's conflict with Abyssinia as a test of peace theories. He notes Britain's cautious stance, American isolationism, and the folly of using force or embargoes as peace tools. Pirandello travels to Hollywood amid Mussolini's influence signaling government meddling in travel.
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America
Washington
Friends of Peace
Kellogg
Britain
Abyssinia
Italy
Mussolini
Unnamed House Members Touted for Federal Judgeships
Washington dispatch reports rumors that two House Interstate Commerce Committee members, Rep. Clarence Lea of California and Rep. Edward C. Eicher of Iowa, may be offered federal judgeships in exchange for supporting a controversial utility bill. DOJ investigations reportedly found Lea is A-1, while Eicher awaits retirement of an Iowa judge.
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Ray Tucker
White House
House Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Clarence F. Lea
California
Edward C. Eicher
Iowa
Department of Justice
Lea
Eicher
Anatomic Lag Misunderstood as a Dance Term
Explanation clarifies that the phrase anatomic lag refers to unequal growth of body parts in all directions, not a dance. The note aims to prevent confusion for readers who mistook the term for a movement or choreography.
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Associated Press
Hoover Warns of Safe-Not-Free Era Highlighting Capone
In a pointed remark, President Hoover says the nation faces a period when men choose safety over liberty, citing Al Capone as a prime illustration of the era’s peril.
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Hoover
al Capone
FDR’s Tax Bill Aim Seen Clear in New York View
New York observers remain convinced that President Roosevelt’s primary goal is maintaining his political momentum. They see no ambiguity in his immediate tax bill aim and trust his strategic clarity.
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Roosevelt
New York
Sharps
FDR
Fashionable ad man Tryon keeps thrifty wardrobe at low cost
George W. Tryon, a veteran advertising man known on Broadway as a Brummell, maintains a six suit wardrobe with two topcoats and shirts costing mostly under a dollar. He favors light colors, shops at odd lots, and spends little on socks and casual wear, valuing value over brand names.
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New York
George W. Tryon
Kyrle Bellew
Broadway
Times Square
Tryon
Bowery
Jockeying Over Tax Issue Aims at FDR and Labor
The piece argues Huey Long and allies push a tax plan to pressure wealthy earners while President Roosevelt gains credit through balance of the budget rhetoric. It notes Green's anti communist stance aiding Wagner bill and strengthens labor federation independence amid possible future strikes.
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Sam
Huey Long
Kingfish
White House
Vetera
Fdr
Bill Green
Green
New York
Wagner
McClure Newspaper
Syndicain
Nudism and Dudism in Art Debut in Technology Review
Gellett Burgess writes on "Efficiency in Fiction" in Technology Review. He coins Dudism as a new literary approach and predicts its rise in works with ornate waistcoat language and metaphor laden phrasing.
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Gellett Burgess
Technology Review
Fannie Hurst
Achmed Abdullah
Manhattan interlude near Gracie Square
A truck nearly struck a four year old girl and her nurse in Manhattan near Gracie Square. The child dropped her doll and the wheels crushed it. Bystanders were moved by a fat man with no collar who wiped his eyes with a dirty handkerchief.
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Manhattan
Gracie Square
Campion
Obituary Blurb Reflects Harvey O Higgine Kindly Remembered
The obituary notes Harvey O Higgine had no enemies and was remembered with warmth by those who knew him. The message reflects a peaceful farewell and a legacy of goodwill.
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Jense
Williams
Harvey O'Higgine
Monocle Fashion Tips From Global Observers
The piece notes how monocles signify a sharp dress sense across continents. It cites a Bond Street tailor praising perfectly dressed monocle wearers, mentions Andreas de Segurola of the Met Opera, and references Acmed Abdullah and Sinclair Lewis using the accessory in playful moments.
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England
New York
Hollywood
Andreas de Segurola
Metropolitan Opera
Acmed Abdullah
Sinclair Lewis
Figaro
Paris
London
Palm Beach dinner party mocks grandiose scene
Wilson Misner writes of a Palm Beach invitation to dine with a member of the nouveaux riche. He enters a room described as vast as a central rotunda and quips about the absence of red caps, illustrating the extravagance of the boom era.
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Wilson
Palm Beach
Homie
Grand Central Rotunda
McNaught Syndicate
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