Textile wage code set to limit hours and end child labor
Washington July 16 reports detail that cotton textile plants will cut to 40 hours weekly and raise wages under a federal code. About 23 percent have not signed, hearings planned, and nonparticipants may need federal licenses to operate. The code, effective four months, prohibits child labor and caps overtime, with modifications possible later. Roosevelt praised industry cooperation as a step toward prosperity.
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Cotton acreage cut by federal plan aims to shrink crop
Washington reports the farm administration is closing windup actions to induce farmers to plow up to 11 million acres of cotton. The program extended to Wednesday night with a possible further extension. Secretary Wallace and Farm Administrator Pehrson foresee releases of bids and payments to reduce the American cotton crop, while the wheat program imposes a 30 cent per bushel processing tax to fund farmer relief.
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Highway Building Program Planned In Chicago Report
Chicago July 10 AP says a vast highway building program aims to create employment for thousands through a 4.6 billion state and federal plan. The national government provides 400 million, with the rest from states. Six states have allocated no funds, while Illinois plans major spending including 88 million plus 17 million from Washington.
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Russo-Jap Rift Deepens Over Fisherman Killings Near Kamchatka
A Japanese fishing boat Fumi Maru was fired upon off Kamchatka waters. Three Japanese crewmen died as a Soviet trawler seized their vessel. Tokyo protested and Moscow pledged full rights, while a Japanese destroyer and Russian officials clash over investigations. The incident inflames tensions amid broader disputes over rail links to Manchukuo.
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Phase of Economic Conference to Close July Twenty-Six
London July 10 The present phase of the world economic conference is to be adjourned indefinitely on July 26 after deadlock over currency stabilization. The steering committee will drop subsidies and tariffs from discussion, with monetary topics still under debate. Delegates foresee possible resumption in autumn as committees prepare for continued talks.
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Nineteen Die in South Crashes and Drownings This Weekend
A weekend tally across the South reports nineteen deaths from auto wrecks drownings and other accidents. Louisiana and Mississippi each record five fatalities. Georgia three. Arkansas three. Kentucky one. North Carolina one. Virginia one. Notable losses include Mrs. Roy Thompson near Gonzales La and Milton Gaitreau at Ponchatoula La.
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Lindberghs Again Take Air on North Atlantic Flight
Lindberghs head north from South Warren New York, continuing a survey of a transatlantic air route. The couple plans Labrador Greenland and Iceland hops to map a commercial path for Pan American Airways, with no fixed schedule and emergency gear aboard.
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Dollar Decline Sparks Domination Parity Talk
London reports say the dollar may halt its fall around 4.86 to the pound, with experts noting a likely balance of price levels between US and Britain if it slips to 4.84. New York bankers link the dollar’s weakness to foreign countries calling home their gold held in the Fed, as only London offers a free gold market and a premium over US legal price.
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Stream of film divorces shows recent uptrend in Hollywood
Los Angeles reports a surge of divorce and separation among prominent film figures. Names include Hungarian actress Zita Johana and playwright John Haussman, producer William Le Baron and dancer Majorie Moss, director Edmund Goulding, and actor Richard Dix. The piece notes friendly separations amid career pressures and hints at lingering unconfirmed splits.
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Edmund Goulding
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Wynne Gibson
Miriam Hopkins
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Valley Authority to buy land near Cave Creek dam Knoxville
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced plans to acquire all land within about three miles of the proposed Cave Creek dam near Knoxville as part of a $35 million power project on the Clinch river. It warned residents against speculative land options and said prices will not reflect speculative values, asking local business leaders to help curb land exploitation. Chairman Arthur B Morgan andThomas Lynch Jr of Santa Carolina comment on real estate risks. Lynch is noted as the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence at 87.
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