Labor Demands 30 Hour Week Across Nation
Washington report on organized labor pressing Congress for a 30 hour work week to aid recovery. William Green of the AFL denounced proposals to relax wage and hour standards, while NRA officials weigh construction industry limits and possible higher maximum hours.
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Washington
Organized Labor
NRA
Congress
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Hugh 8. Johnson
Metal Trades Department
NRA Headquarters, Offcials
Labor costs and policy shift shape industrial investment stance
The Grill Gangster aims to lower labor costs to attract capital. They overlook that changing wage and hour rules in the construction sector could sway NRA views on lighter industries with steadier sales.
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NRA
Flea Sucking Mouth Paste Cannot Bite Cloth
A readable fragment notes that the flea possesses a sucking mouth paste and cannot chew a hole in fabric, signaling its feeding method rather than biting into cloth.
Quint Victims' Attorney Questions Conspiracy Ties
Attorney A M Cary for five Twin Cities defendants argued during day eleven of the Charles F Urachel kidnapping conspiracy trial that the men did not know the ransom was hot money. He urged the jury to consider whether the conspiracy extends after the victim’s release and warned that circumstantial evidence must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Charles F. Urachel
A. M. Cary
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Barney Berman
Isadore Blumenfeld
Clifford Skelly
Sam Kronick
Sam Kozberg
Four Held for Price Death in Waynesville Case
Four mountain men face trial for first degree murder in the death of Thomas Price, former Union Pacific official. Dewey Potter and his son Wayne, Dewey's brother Clarence, and cousin Eric Ledford were bound over after a preliminary hearing. Doyle Alley, for the defendants, sought habeas relief for all but Dewey Potter, who is accused of shooting Price in self defense on a trail near Price’s estate. state prosecutors labeled the killing premeditated. Witnesses testified Potter left home to kill Price, with others reporting a volley of shots and voices possibly identifying Clarence Potter.
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Waynesville
Char
Thomas Price
New York
Dewey Potter
Wayne
Dewey
Clarence
Eric Ledford
Doyle Alley
Price
Union Pacific Railway
Alley
Potter
George Buchanan
Chariie Buchanan
Virgo Williams
Williams
Clarence Potter
Tennessee Court To Rule Oct 7 On Lake Lea Case
Asheville dispatch reports the Tennessee Supreme Court will rule October 7 on habeas corpus challenges in Col Lake Lea of Nashville's removal to North Carolina to serve a bank law violation sentence. His son Luke Lea Jr faces a $25000 fine or prison term on the same charge. The Leas claim constitutional rights were violated in Buncombe county court.
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Asheville
Zeb V. Nettles
Tennessee Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Leas
Buncombe
Wallace B. Davis
Pecan Orchard Ruined by September Hurricane
In Elizabeth City North Carolina a hurricane on September 16 destroyed 6000 pecan trees across 500 acres on the Rob inson and Hollowell estates. Superintendent L N Hollowell reports 4500 trees lost limbs or tops and the remainder entirely devastated. A 25000 pound trap was in prospect but the loss halted the plan.
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Elizabeth City
Here
C. D. Robinson
L. N. Hollowell
Du Pont Sets American Glider Record At Frederick Field
Richard C. du Pont of Wilmington Del achieved a new American gliding record of 122 miles at Frederick Maryland from Waynesboro Virginia. Fog prevented a longer flight, surpassing the prior 66.9 mile mark set in 1932.
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Frederick, Md
Richard C. du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Waynesboro
Pecan Trees Planted Since 1907 with Growth Limit
Lowell notes he can gather no more than 3,000 pounds from the pecan orchard. Trees were first planted in 1907 and have since been expanded. A pecan tree must reach 12 years before bearing fruit for the first time.
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Lowell
Greek Orthodox Prelate Arrives to Lead St Stephens Monastery
The Rev. A Cavadas arrives in Gastonia to become president of St. Stephens Monastery, succeeding Rev. E Paskalakis who is transferred to Syracuse New York. The new head is next in authority to Archbishop Athanagaros over Greek Orthodox churches in the two Americas.
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Gus Winkler
Federal Reserve
Miles Cunningham
Winkler
Carolina
Blue Bird
North Main Street
High Point
National Market Co
North Main
Maxwell House Coffee
Saver Kraut
Tse
Limberger
Urachel
Tennessee
Lake Lea
N. C
Bayer Aspirin
Colgates Tooth
Woodbury Creams
Miller's
The
Fitch's
Orsay Compact
Orsay Perfume
Merita Bakers
Merita
S. R. Dull
South
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