Wage-Hour Law Boost Affects 650000 Workers In October
Officials estimate 650000 workers will gain pay increases when the wage-hour law raises the minimum wage to 30 cents and lowers the maximum work week to 42 hours on October 24. About 1.1 million workers may see shorter hours or overtime pay. Textiles and hosiery sectors also gain specific minima and the total wage rise for all industries is projected at $100 million for the year.
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Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
Textile Industry Committee
North Carolina Farm Market Report on Fruits and Vegetables
North Carolina shipping point data and Thursday wholesale market sales are reported by the U S Agricultural Marketing Service and State Agriculture Department. Prices show stock quality ranges in several regions including California Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and Maine with detailed per unit prices for sweet potatoes cabbage apples and potatoes across multiple cities.
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North Carolina
U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
U. S
Grimes
Presque Isle
Aroostook
Maine
Hull
Green Mountains
Chicago
N. Dak
Red River Valley
Bliss
Baltimore
N. J
N. Y
Retail Buying Makes Gains
Dun and Bradstreet reported a strong but mixed week for retail buying in the United States despite high temperatures. Overall volume matched last week with gains of 8 to 13 percent above a year ago in many regions, while wholesale demand showed smaller week to week, though three to six month future buying persisted.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Northwest
Woblesale
Father Kills Feeble Minded Son In New York
In Upper Manhattan a 13 year old, born with mental disability, is found dead after police say Louis Repouille chloroformed him. The 38 year old elevator operator is charged with homicide and illegal possession of a dangerous weapon after an empty chloroform bottle and revolver are found. The mother Florence 40 and two younger children were shaken as witnesses recall the tragedy and neighbors chant outside the home.
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New York
Upper Manhattan
Louis Repouille
Raymond
Repouille
Harry Roedell
James Harrison
Florence
Jeannette
Lillian
Alphone
Anna
Sudeten refugees find new life in Peace River colony Canada
About 542 Sudeten refugees, 152 families, settle near the Alberta border in Peace River Colony B C. They receive 1500 dollars per family in aid over two years and build a self sufficient community on a 30000 acre tract. They establish two schools for 200 children and work collectively with tractors, livestock, housing, and crops.
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Peace River Colony
B. C
British Columbia
Europe
Canada
Munich
Chechoslovakia
Tupper Creek
Alberta
Peace River
Czechoslovakia
Mayflower Cup fiction leads NC writers list
Examination of 85 North Carolina works for the Mayflower Cup shows about half are fiction, more than usual. The cup honors the state author with the best original work published in the year ending August 31, with judges from literary and historical fields.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Society of Mayflower
George L. Andrews
Frank Smethurst
Francis W. Johnson
Edward J. Erwin
Davidson
C. C. Crittenden
State Historical Commission
Mildred Gwin Barnwell
James Boyd
Bitter Creek
Lee M. Brooks
Evelyn C. Brooks
Struthers Burt
Powder River
E. M. Carroll
Germany
Hope Summerell Chamberlain
Lucy Cobb
Mary Hicks
Old North State
Ellis Credle
Thomas Dixon
R. B. Fender
Thomas George
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Spirit
John M. Fleming
The
North Carolina Dental Society
Mabel Henshaw Gardiner
Ann Henshaw Gardiner
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Charlotte H. Green
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Paul Green
Out of the
Bernice Kelly Harris
Purslane
G. Ray Jordan
Charles E. Landon
Robt. G. Lawrence
Carolina
David Lockmiller
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C. A. Lloyd
Germans enter Lille as Ypres battle opens
Twenty five years ago today October 18 1914 the German forces entered Lille while the Battle of Ypres began. The Belgian government moved from Ostend to Le Havre as the war widened in Europe.
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Associated Press
Lille
Ypres
Ostend
le Havre
CLUMSY ANIMAL AND VERTICAL BIRD IMAGERY PUZZLE
A crossword style clue set lists horizontal and vertical entries such as CLUMSY ANIMAL and associated terms like Auriculate Money changing and Battering machine. The puzzle pairs animal, linguistic, and cultural references across many clues.
Elon Beaten By Lenoir Rhyne In North State Clash
In Hickory on October 13 Elon meets Lenoir Rhyne in a top North State Conference game opener. Both teams seek their first conference win as kickoff at 8 30 p m EST. Probable lineups feature players from Elon and Lenoir Rhyne in a tightly contested matchup.
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Hickory
Icard Township Farmer Zennie Martin Dies by Own Action
Morganton coroner records death by own action for Zennie Martin aged 21, found shot at his home in Icard township. Coroner Russell B. Greene disclosed the ruling today.
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Morganton
Russell BE. Greene
Zennie Martin
Icard Township
High Point drivers slated for license revocation
State Highway Safety Division lists Lamar McCallum of 609 Park Way and Hoyle Clayton Cole of 1100 Park Street as revocation candidates after both were convicted on driving drunk charges.
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State Highway Safety Division
Lamar McCallum
Parkway
Hoyle Clayton Cole
Park Street
AFL Secretary Morrison Resigns Amid CIO Debates
The American Federation of Labor announced veteran secretaryTreasurer Frank Morrison resignation at age 80 after a long tenure since 1896. Homer Martin attacked John L Lewis and CIO aims to control labor, accusing the CIO leader of hostility to autonomous CIO affiliates and funding the UAW. Morrison indicated retirement will aid the trade union movement as delegates set a retirement package of 6000 dollars and consider Teamster Brewery workers jurisdiction issues.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Homer Martin
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Labor Movement
United Auto Workers International
CIO
AFL
Martin
Lewis
UAW
General Motors
Auto Workers Union
American Federation
Communist Party
Morrison
George Meany
New York State Federation of Labor
Plumbers Union
Teamster-Brewery
Finnish censorship bureau established in Helsinki
Swedish news agency reports Helsinki has set up an information department to disseminate and control news. The move outlines government oversight of press reporting and information flow in Finland.
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Copenhagen
Dispatches
Helsinki
Bus Kills Boy Near Raleigh
A twelve year old Morrisville boy, Thomas Gillie, was killed when struck by a bus just outside Raleigh yesterday. Authorities reported the incident and ongoing inquiries into the accident.
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Raleigh
Thomas Gillie
Morrisville
Here
Death of George Ballard in Kernersville
George Ballard 86 died suddenly at his daughter’s home near Kernersville. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church with ministers from Colfax New Kernersville Greenboro and Kernersville Seventh Day Adventist Church officiating. He leaves three sons three daughters 32 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Interment followed at the Seventh Day Adventist Church cemetery where he was a charter member since 1910.
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George Ballard
Seventh Day Advist Church
Kernersville
Chure
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