07 Oct 1941
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1941
Page
1
Domestic wage hour legislation is being pushed in state legislatures to extend existing intra-state wage rules to cover domestic workers. The effort aims to broaden protections and regulate hours and pay for household employees amid ongoing debates.
The piece notes broad agreement on better training for cooks nurses and houseminds and calls for more adequate facilities and fair hour rules. It highlights state and private programs including Oklahoma’s moving pictures and placement service and the Philadelphia Institute on Household Occupations, plus the Womans Bureau push for employer employee cooperation through education and placement initiatives.
In Butte Montana a cowboy signed on with a Marine recruiter after declaring a bulldogging plan. The officer allowed the enlistment and issued terms that pedestrians were restricted, while the cowboy prepared for events likely to involve rodeo style confrontation.
An AP dispatch from London recounts near zero gravity aboard a Royal Air Force Lockheed bomber during a clash with a Heinkel seaplane. The operator described weapons bursts, evasive maneuvers, and objects floating in cabin as the plane climbed, then plummeted, with crew stunned by the surreal in-flight chaos.
Fragmentary notes discuss digestion. It states carbohydrates begin digestion in the mouth while proteins start in the stomach, and questions whether chewing is more important for starch or meat digestion. The language is obscure and inconsistent.
The United States flag may be flown continuously over the east and west Capitol entrances in Washington. When Congress is in session, the flag may also fly nightly over the Senate and House chambers.
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