Chamber Leader Harper Sibley Faces Post NRA Era Questions
June 27 Washington reports on Harper Sibley, head of the U S Chamber of Commerce, defending the long record of American business and arguing that progress should be judged by years of achievement. He says abandoning NRA codes resumes voluntary trade practices and that social responsibility in business has grown through cooperation. He notes mixed views after Schechter NRA and Frazier-Lemke rulings and discusses wage adjustments needed to lift production. Sibley, a farmer and ranch operator, leads agricultural work and lives on a large California property, with additional holdings in New York and Sibleyville.
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U. S. Chamber of Commerce
United States
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Harvard
U. S
Frazier-Lemke
Pover
Sibley
Chamber
Sibley Farms
Santa Rita
Calif
Sibleyville
Rochteser
Roosevelt launches 40 million youth relief program
President Roosevelt announced a 40 million dollar plan to aid over 500000 youths. Aubrey Williams said the national youth administration would be fully active by mid July. The program aims to employ unemployed youths 16 to 25, provide trades training, and support education from high school to postgraduate levels. Charles Edison endorsed the plan, stressing youth as the nation's future and the need to retain skilled workers.
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Roosevelt
Hig
Aubrey Williams
White House
National Youth Administration
Charles Edison
NRA Advisory Council
Two Births Reported at Local Hospital
Last night at St. Mary's hospital two births were reported to Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Campbell of 1035 East Dunklin Street a daughter and to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boettcher of Morrison a daughter.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
D.W. Campbell
East Dunklin Street
Albert Boettcher
Morrison
State Prison to Reach Century Mark This Year
The Missouri state penitentiary will turn 100 late this year. Officials doubt any centennial celebration or visits by inmates will occur. The 1835 act authorized the prison and $25 000 for the plant, with Alexander Bell as the first inmate in 1836, and the population has grown steadily since then amid a national crime rise.
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Missouri State Penitentiary
General Assembly
Alexander Bell
St. Louis
Berry picker survives two snake encounters in Missouri patch
In Burfordville Missouri on June 27 C C Freeman slowed his dewberry trips after finding a gold watch then a black snake coiled around his leg on the second trip and a copperhead struck on the third. Freeman killed the venomous snakes and locals say the copperhead was the largest ever seen in Cape Girardeau county.
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Burfordville
C. C. Freeman
Estes Woods
Freeman
Cape Girardeau County
Missouri penitentiary faces overcrowding and rehab plan
About 2,600 inmates, with 4,700 housing spaces, plus additional cell blocks, aim to curb crowding. A $13,778,000 rehabilitation program is expected to fix conditions within two years. Assistant deputy warden T. J. Reardon cites women, gambling, drink, and craving leisure as major crime causes after interviewing inmates, including the century-old prison’s oldest convict.
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Century Old
T. J. Reardon
Missouri Penitentiary
Wallace reports meat prices near peak
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace states meat prices are near peak in a Washington report dated June 27. He thanks loyal friends and supporters for their confidence, announces plans to retire from active service, and notes Dr. George C. McGowan of St. Louis will begin care for patrons on July first.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
George 3. McGowan
St. Louis
McGowan
Dr. McGowan
Meat prices ease as buyer resentment cools says official
The official notes that meat prices have largely stopped rising and buyer resentment is cooling. He cites local mail from consumers indicating limited interest in further price hikes and a steadier market.
Cattle Hog Prices Decline Warned in Wallace Note
In the situation now Wallace said cattle and hog prices have been declining somewhat, with retail meat costs following. The remark links softer demand to the broader market, signaling ongoing pressure on farm produce and consumer prices.
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