Cotton Textile Institute Backs 40 Hour Week Plan
George A. Sloan announces that the Cotton Textile Institute directors recommended a work week not to exceed 40 hours during an emergency period. They also urged two 40 hour shifts per week for productive machinery and expect two thirds of the industry to approve with two thirds of executives backing the move.
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George A. Sloan
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Cotton Textile Institute
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Sloan
United States
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Telegraph
T. M. Marchant
Greenville
S. C
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
South
Ernest N. Hood
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
New England
Family of nine killed in swamp
Tornadoes along the Tennessee Kentucky border killed sixty seven and injured many. Kentucky reports thirty dead and Tennessee twenty eight with county tallies including Monroe 11 Adair 2 Russell 20 Overton 32 Wilson 2 Beatty Swamps near Livingston hit hard with 26 dead. Among victims are Mr and Mrs Ana Cole and their seven children. Red Cross relay through Danville Kentucky Advocate.
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Monroe
Adair County
Russell County
Overton County
Wilson County
Beatty Swamps
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Ana Cole
Kentucky Advocate
Danville
Red Cross
New York Industry Upturn with Wage Increases Reported
New York shows an April upturn with 16,000 workers rehired, payrolls up 4.4 percent and employment rising 2.7 percent. Steel output climbs to 31 percent capacity, electric production rises, carloadings grow, and new wage settlements appear across manufacturing.
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New York State Labor Department
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Paraguay Declares War on Bolivia in Gran Chaco
Paraguay formally declares war on Bolivia after President Ayala signs the declaration amid massive street demonstrations. The move marks the first declared war in fifty years in the Gran Chaco conflict, as Bolivia and Paraguay seek a definite, lasting settlement.
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Roosevelt popularity swells amid Senate recess
In Washington on May 9 the Senate was not in session and the public mood turned favorable to President Roosevelt. Reports say former Republicans have become ardent Democrats and praise the President's grasp on the people, believing he could prevail even in a clash with Congress by appealing directly to voters.
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School Machinery Bill Advances On Second Reading In North Carolina
The North Carolina House approved the biennial school machinery bill on second reading by 72 to 20, paving the way for local communities to run schools for nine months if voters approve. The measure included an amendment barring districts in default on debt from adding a ninth month. Debate featured heavy opposition and arguments over local option and funding, with motions to reconsider and table failing in close votes.
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Tornado Routs Kentucky Tennessee Leaving Dozens Dead
A series of tornadoes swept through parts of Kentucky and Tennessee killing at least 35 people. Beatty Swamps near Livingston suffered 26 deaths with many injured. Tompkinsville and Columbia in Kentucky reported multiple fatalities while Bethsaida in Tennessee faced unknown losses. Rescue crews and doctors hastened to aid survivors as wreckage and mud blocked roads.
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C. C. Gore
Argonne Forest
Gore
Cole
Una Cole
Burdstown
Fifteen Killed in Monroe County Incident
Glasgow Kentucky reports fifteen people known killed in Monroe County area as details from the incident emerge. Police and emergency crews continue to assess the scene and identify victims while officials promise full disclosure as investigations proceed.
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Monroe
Pamberg Strikers Return to Work After Settlement
About 250 San tee cotton mill operatives in Bamberg South Carolina ended a week long strike after an agreement with mill management. John H. Cope of Orangeburg said a statement would be released later. The walkout followed higher cotton prices and living costs justifying higher wages.
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John H. Cope
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New York
Deliberate levee cut reported near Belzoni Mississippi
A long distance call to the Vicksburg Evening Post said unknown men cut a levee at Wasp Lake two miles above Belzoni in the Mississippi delta area. The breach widened to 20 feet and could flood Humphreys County unless stopped by noon. Authorities mobilized 50 unemployed African Americans and 50 convicts for flood duty in Belzoni.
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Vicksburg Evening Post
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Wasp Lake
Walter Turnbow
Federal Seed Loan Filed Service
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Delta
Turnbow
Humphreys County
Wage increases announced at three southern mills
An across the board 10 percent wage hike was disclosed by B B Gossett president of Gossett Mills Chadwick Hoskins Company and Martinsville Cotton Mill Co The three firms run 12 units and employ about 8500 workers The raises take effect next week as factories with improved business conditions roll out higher pay for workers nationwide
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Gossett Mills
Anderson
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Farm Inflation Bill Moves To President Roosevelt
The Norris-Simpson cost of production amendment objected to by the administration was stricken from the farm bill by the Senate, sending the measure to President Roosevelt for approval.
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Episcopal Diocese Chooses Charlotte for 1934 Convention
The Episcopal diocese of North Carolina voted to hold its 1934 convention at St. Mark's church in Charlotte as the annual meeting nears completion late today.
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Roosevelt signals no farm bill taxes during world tariff truce
President Roosevelt stated that given the world tariff truce the United States should not impose taxes on agricultural products as provided in the new farm bill during the truce period.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
North Carolina Women to Meet King George and Queen Mary
Two North Carolina women are among 15 Americans invited to be presented to King George and Queen Mary at the third and fourth royal courts on May 17 and 18. Mrs. Peter Arrington of Warrenton will attend the third court and Miss Elizabeth Morgan of Biltmore will attend the fourth.
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Queen Mary
Peter Arrington
Warrenton
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Elizabeth Morgan
Biltmore
Germany Burns Books As Goebbels Leads Public Purge
German schools and Nazi student groups prepare mass bonfires to purge literature deemed undesirable with 2000 volumes collected for the Opera square burning in Berlin. Dr. Joseph Goebbels will address the rally before midnight while banned works by Keller Sinclair Einstein and Freud are listed among those to be destroyed.
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Congress tackles farm inflation bill amid urging votes
In Washington on May 10 Congress moved to clear near finished laws including a farm bill guaranteeing cost of production and fair profit, with a mid afternoon vote anticipated. The House eyed the independent offices appropriation bill cut by veterans savings, while conference advanced Muscle Shoals and securities control bills. Senate debated tax, gas tax, postage, and power tax shifts amid rail reorganization opposition and Glass banking reform questions. An inquiry into Harriman Bank irregularities continued.
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Independent
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Joseph B. Eastman
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Virginia
Harriman National Bank
New York
Black Fifth Named Bank Governor Under Roosevelt
President Roosevelt named Eugene Black of Atlanta as governor of the Federal Reserve Board succeeding Eugene Meyer. Meyer ends his tenure today after resigning the post he held since September 16, 1930. Black will serve only a few months, as stated to the administration.
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Roosevelt
Eugene Black
Eugene Meyer
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
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Charlotte Man Receives Brewster Fellowship in Landscape Architecture
New York May 10 announces Morris E K Trotter Jr of Charlotte North Carolina as winner of the Kate Lancaster Brewster fellowship in landscape architecture. The $5,000 award funds $1,450 yearly for two years plus free residence and studio at the academy.
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Kate Lancaster Brewster
Morris EK. Trotter, Jr
Charlotte
N. C
Grand Central Art Galleries
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Japs Take Control Of Lwan River Area
Japanese dispatches from the North China front report the army has established control along the Lwan river western border. The city of Yungping was seized after ten hours of fighting, with a fresh brigade driving back a Chinese concentration across the Swan at Sachosia near Hsiefunkow Pass.
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Sahochia
Hsiefenkow
Final McIver Rites Greensboro
Funeral services will be held today for Estelle McIver 54 founder of Lees McRae College who died here after a long illness.
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Greensboro
Estelle MeIver
Lees-McRae College
Revenue Bill Pushed Through Senate on Second Reading
RALEIGH May 10 The Senate approved the conference report on the biennial revenue bill 27 to 16 on second reading after defeating two amendments The measure must be read again tomorrow but leaders expect little chance of further change Proponents consider a supplementary act to require merchants to pass on the three percent modified sales tax The conferees altered the tax designation to a merchants license or privilege tax and struck out the consumer tax concept The lieutenant governor ruled the conferees exceeded their authority by adding new matter and the compromise faces possible nullification by a later vote If the Boggan amendment aimed at a consumer tax is adopted it could render the act unconstitutional
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