Hope Industries Labor Report Shows Payroll Gains
Hope Industries recorded rising payrolls across five plants for Labor Day, boosting total workers to 706 from 270 a year earlier. The Bruner Ivory Handle Co and Hope Basket Co expanded shifts and hires, while Union Compress and Hope Heading Co also reported notable payroll increases, with projections of further growth under NRA code alignment.
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Hope Industries
J. L. Williams & Sons
Oliver Williams
Star
Bruner-Ivory Handle Co
W. C. Bruner
Lumber Code
NRA
Very Handle Co
Labor Movement Gains Strength From Recovery Act
The American labor movement, hit by depression, gains new power through the National Recovery Act and official actions. Labor leaders may now leverage guaranteed collective bargaining rights as Jahar’s status improves since its formal admission as a partner with government and industry. A National Labor Board is to settle disputes, ensuring workers' rights in bargaining.
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Washington
National Recovery Act
Jahar
National Labor Board
Uncle Sam
Labor Day Signals New Charter for Workers in U S History
Bruce Catton notes Labor Day marks a turning point as rights to a living wage and shorter workday gain federal backing. He urges labor to show responsibility while capital and consumers must cooperate to complete the path to prosperity, and cites dentists and NRA programs as signs of progress toward renewed confidence and recovery.
County Roads May for Gravel Stephens Tells Kiwanis Club
County Judge H M Stephens told Kiwanis members at the New Capital Hotel that most county roads in Hempstead could be graveled using the one cent gas tax money and the three mill road tax income. He noted DeRoan township roads are being graveled at five cents per yard, using two trucks bought with road tax funds, and praised the motor patrol and grader bought on credit for efficiency. He warned that road and jail costs rise with trouble, urged expense reductions, and stressed running county affairs like a business. Attendance and event notes followed, including Wayne England leading the program and a local baseball score by Sid Bundy’s Giants.
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H. M. Stephens
Kiwanis Club
New Capital Hotel
DeRoan
Lee Jones
F.C
Stephens
Hempstead County
Wayne England
Sid Bundy
Giants
G. T. Crags
Lake Hamilton
Hot Springs
Democratic Women Plan El Dorado District Meeting
Democratic Women of the Seventh District schedule an all day September 12 gathering in El Dorado for fall activities. Tillman B. Parks is invited to deliver the principal address, with speakers including national committeewoman Mrs. William H. Arnold and Arkansas club president Mrs. Laura Davis Fitzhugh. County chairmen from multiple counties expected to participate. visiting musicians named.
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Seventh Congressional District
el Dorado
Arkansas Democratic Women's Rule
Tillman B. Parks
3. W. Rhea
William H. Arnold
Arkansas
Laura Davis Fitzhugh
Arkansas Democratic Women’s Club
Ethel Cole Cunningham
John W. Weinmann
Ned Stewart
Lewisville
David Graves
Arkadelphia
John Cox
Hope
W. A. G. Woodward
Columbia
C. W. Smith
Ouachita
E. I. Hawkins
America has gone to work again poem pledge
By Helen Welshimer a patriotic verse celebrates labor and industry in America. It depicts forges flames rising, anvils ringing, axes swinging, workers marching, and steel flowing as a hopeful dream. Flags fly as industry awakens and the nation resumes work with purpose and vigor.
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America
Tropical Storm Hits Texas Coast
Corpus Christi reports a first squall from a Gulf disturbance delivering 38 mph winds and five minutes of heavy rain. A second storm near Florida caused major property damage with no casualties, while warnings allowed preparations for higher winds along the Texas coast.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
South Florida
Carvus Groves
East Florida
Fort Fierce
Stuart
Jupiter
Foat Pierce
West Palm Beach
Citha
Judge rules against injunction suit in Texarkana court
In Washington chancery court Judge Pratt Bacon waived jurisdiction over a political appointment in the injunction case brought by Harry Shiver against Frank Porter operating as Hope Plumbing Inspector. Shiver withdrew the injunction and filed ouster charges in Hempstead circuit court. Trial slated for October amid several real estate foreclosures. Research experts at Ghia State University pursue better chinaware and contemplate a self washing dish for tired housewives.
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Harry Shiver
Frank Porter
Hope Plumbing
Chancery Court
Washington
Chancery
Pratt Bacon
Texarkana
Bacon
Shiver
Porter
Hempstead
Ghia State University
Steps Around Child's Labor Law Hires Twins
Hollywood California reports a Fox Studio motion picture story where four and a half month old twins Pat and Harry Bowen were hired to work two hours each on one role. The director claimed doubling the infants increased chances of capturing the right mood for a shot despite California infant labor limits.
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Hollywood
Cal
California
Fox
Pat
Harry Bowen
Two Balloons Drop From Bennett Race Near Michigan
In the twenty fifth James Gordon Bennett international balloon race two balloons failed to finish. Georges Rayaine and Georges Blanchet piloting the French entry descended near Homer Michigan at 3 07 p m saying no wind. The German Deutschland landed in a ditch at Kingston Michigan at 8 15 p m with an uninjured crew.
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Georges Rayaine
Georges Blanchet
Homer
Mich
Rayine
Kingston
Cloudy and Showers Forecast for Labor Day
Weather Bureau summaries forecast cloudy weather with occasional showers for Labor Day across the country. Tropical disturbances of hurricane force threaten Texas and Florida coasts, while other systems over Hudson Bay and from Alaska to Alberta amplify the cloudiness and showers for the next two days.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Texas
Florida
Hudsons’ Bay
Alaska
Alberta
Canada
New Speed Mark Set by Wedell at Chicago Air Races
James R. Wedell of Patterson La. flew a self designed racer over three kilometers at 296.34 mph, surpassing the 294.38 mph land plane record though not official due to no barograph. He plans to try for an official mark in Monday's trophy race, while Col Roscoe Turner reached 291.14 mph on a lap. Roy Minor won the 50 mile event in Ike at 195.40 mph with Art Chester and Gordon Israel close behind.
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Chicago
James R. Wedell
Patterson
Wedell
Louisiana
Jimmie Doolittle
Col
Roscoe Turner
Turner
Roy Minor
Los Angeles
Ben C. Howard
Ike
Chicago Daily News
Art Chester
Joliet
Gordon Israel
Robertson
Robberts Band To Broadcast Monday Night
Harold Robberts novelty storing band will air a 30 minute program from 7 to 7 30 Monday night on KCMC Texarkana. After the broadcast the band will perform an entertainment at a Texarkana cafe and requests telegrams to the station.
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Harold Robberts
KCMC
Texarkana
Ardmore Kidnaper Bailey Surrenders After Hostage Taken
Harvey Bailey, wanted for kidnapping in Dallas, forced his way from a jail to a road ridge street scene before surrendering to Ardmore officers as federal agents closed in. Jailer Nick Tres Dallas was unharmed. Bailey faces trial at McAlester for a Dallas county jail kidnapping and related charges.
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Okla
Harvey Bailey
Desperado
Amu
Dallas
Texas
Agaline
Bailey
Nick Tres
Oklahoma
McA's
Charles Arachel
Baileyand
Tex
Aries
Urschel
Oklahoma City
Nash
Kansas City
Contro Bailey
Paraeb
Kansan
Washington
Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
Man Killed En Route to Funeral in Jonesboro
Raymond Walters aged 21 of Dryden died Sunday near Black Oak when he fell from a truck carrying four funeral attendees. A wheel ran over him as the vehicle moved, in a tragic early report from Jonesboro.
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Ann
Raymond Walters
Dryden
Black Oak
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