Johnson lays down law on price control and bargaining
Washington report describes Brig. General Hugh S. Johnson’s forceful address under the national recovery act. He insists codes require collective bargaining covenants and warns against company unions, while urging industry to avoid price fixing and to support public welfare. He notes twelve million unemployed and predicts trouble for profiteers.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Hnson
Johnson
Jim
Coun
High power committee meets with Roper to map business action
Washington June 26 America's high power and mood committee of forty six leading businessmen met with Secretary of Commerce Roper to plan long term actions. Members include Walter Créer of Standard Oil New Jersey Gerard Swope General Electric Henry Harriman U S Chamber of Commerce Alexander Legge International Harvester Alfred Sloan General Motors Pierre Du Pont E I DuPont Walter Gifford AT&T and Melvin Traylor Chicago banker. The group will advise on which department activities to continue for business recovery while pruning unnecessary programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Roper
Industrial Control Recovery Administration
Walter Creeer
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
Henry I. Ha
Busifone
Indianapolis Service Club Outing At Alen Country Club
The Indianapolis Service Club held its annual outing at the Alen Country Club with 21 golfers in the afternoon and guests enjoying bridge. Bridge prizes went to Mrs. Marshall Dale first, Mrs. Mildred Schmedel second, and Mrs. Florence Patterson third. Dinner reservations reached 110, followed by a dance with the Indianapolis orchestra. This marks the event’s second consecutive year and its established annual status.
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Indianapolis Service Club
Alen Country Club
P Bridge
Marshall Dale
Mildred, Schmedel
Florence Patterson
Indianapolis
Delegates Meet for Repeal Vote in Indiana
824 delegates gathered in the Indiana House chamber on a 92 degree day to ratify the twenty third amendment to repeal prohibition. Rev J F Nall opened the convention, Lt Governor Townsend presided, substitutes filled vacancies, and Justice Curtis Roll swore in the delegates. W F Hardy was named chair of the permanent organization committee as plans moved to appoint a president of the constitutional repeal convention and jockeying among leaders continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
House of Representatives
J. F Nall
Portland
Indiana
M. Clifford Townsend
Supreme Court
Curtis Roll
Townsend
W. F. Hardy
Evansville
Thomas McCullough
Anderson
John W. Eggeman
Fort Wayne
McNutt
Alen
Bomb Explodes at St Peter's Cathedral in Vatican City
Vatican officials investigated a bomb blast in an anteroom of St Peter's Cathedral injuring four worshippers, one seriously. The device in an attached case exploded near the gates as visitors deposited packages, forcing a 45 minute closure while fragments were collected. Pope Pius, nearby in the library, likely heard the blast. Police detained suspects for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Vatican
St. Peter’s
Perons
Pius
Vatican Library
Newton King 70 Fails in Suicide Attempt at Terhune Home
Marion township farmer Newton King about seventy was reported recovering at Witham hospital after a Saturday afternoon attempt to end his life at his Terhune area home. He used a .22 revolver to wound his temple but the bullet did not penetrate the skull and then slashed his throat with a pocketknife, narrowly missing the jugular vein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton King
Marion Township
Witham Hospital
Terhune
Mr. King
Rain Records Fall As Whitestown Sees Light Precipitation
The government weather bureau at Whitestown recorded six hundredths of an inch of rain from Sunday to today, bringing the month total to 0.14 inches and marking a notable lack of precipitation. Overnight temperatures fell to 68 degrees, then climbed to 95 at noon, 97 at 1 PM, and 98 at 2 PM.
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Governmmnt Weather Bureau
Whitestown
Prisoners Seek Adventure in Rhode Island Library
Convicts at Cranston Rhode Island state penitentiary show a keen interest in adventure novels and Zane Grey, with many reading about the law and statutes. Each cell holds a book catalogue and inmates select titles by leaving a reading card for the morning period from five to nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Cranston
R. I
Rhode Island State Prison
Lake Geneva Hotel Robbed by Armed Bandits
In Lake Geneva Wisconsin three armed men robbed the Lake Geneva Hotel of about 1000 dollars early today. They forced owner Edward Nussbaum to remove the money from the safe and drove him in their car toward Chicago. They dumped Nussbaum near the Illinois line after the abduction.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Edward Nussbaum
Nussbaum
Chicago
Illinois Line
Damages Filed Against Griffin Machine Company and Silcott
In Boone Circuit Court a $50,000 damage suit was filed by Mrs. Ber tha M. Jones on behalf of her daughter Martha Jones against The Griffin Machine Company and Charles C. Silcott. The seven year old was struck by a car owned by the company and driven by Silcott on New York street near an Indianapolis drug store on August 14, 1930. Rochford & Rochford represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin Machine Company
Charles C. Silcott
Indianapolis
Boone Circuit
Bertha M. Jones
Martha Jones
Silcott
New York Street
Rochford & Rochford
Slaymaker, Mer
Two Women Hurt As Cars Collide At State Roads Intersection
A Frankfort woman Mrs. Ella Groves and her daughter Miss Mary Groves were injured when their car collided with another vehicle at the State Roads 32 and 29 crossing east of Lebanon Sunday afternoon. The Frankfort group, en route to Indianapolis in a Dodge coupe, included Mrs. Groves and her son Fred. the other vehicle was said to be driven by an Alexandria physician.
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Frankfort
Lebanon
Ella Groves
South Clay Street
Mary Groves
Lincoln Grade
Pastors Assigned in Boone County Revamps
The Northwest Indiana Methodist conference made one clergy change in Boone County with Rev. Robert Ross-Shannon returning to Centenary Church for a second year. Rev. J. J. Wilson was assigned to Thorntown, succeeding Rev. Earl Heimburger, who moves to Kirklin and Michigantown. The report lists current pastors and district assignments across Crawfordsville and surrounding communities, including Linden, Ambia Pence, and Covington, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone County
Northwest Indiana Methodist Conference
Lafayette
Centenary Church
Robert Ross-Shannon
J. J. Wilson
Thorntown
Earl Heimburger
Kirklin
Michigantown
Wilson
Centenary
South
Heimburger
Jamestown
A. L. Miller
Advance
Whitestown
A. H. Reading
Zionsville
W. M. Nicely
Homer P. Ivey
Crawfordsville
H. Merrill Ivey
Linden
Ambia-Pence
0. L. Chivington
Attica
W. B. Warriner
Jackson Heights
C. C. Pierce
Litton
W. E. Fruits
Mace
New Ross
J. A. Gardner
Mulberry-Killmore
Newtown-Wingate
C. C. Rockwell
New Richmond
A.B. Coats
Perrysville
D. E. Noland
Ae, Village
Pittsboro
Brownsburg
R. Rites
Earthquake Kills Sixty Seven in Sumatra Region
A sharp earthquake in the Sumatra region south of Benkoelen killed sixty seven people and shook Batavia, Java. Tremors were felt across California and Nevada, with strong shocks in Southern California causing minor jarred items but no damage.
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Amsterdam
Benkoelen
Sumatra
Batavia
Java
San Francisco
California
Nevada
Santa Barbara
Tremor Shakes Stamford Area Across Sound Shore
Residents of Stamford and western towns reported a morning earth tremor at about 9:15 lasting 15 seconds. Windows rattled and dishes shook with a muffled explosion-like rumble. The tremor was felt from Greenwich to Rye and White Plains, with no damage reported downtown.
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Stamford
Conn
Long Island Sound
Greenwich
Rye
White Plains
N. Y
Ben Herr Purchases New American Eaglet Monoplane
Ben Herr and Leonard Johnson travel by bus to Kansas City Missouri to tour the American Eaglet airplane factory and will return Thursday in a new American Eaglet monoplane. Herr previously bought a second hand Eaglet monoplane sold last fall. The new plane is the latest model from the American Eaglet Company.
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Ben Herr
Leonard Johnson
Kansas City
American Eaglet
Mr. Herr
American Eaglet Company
Spectacular blaze damages warehouse. six firemen injured
Six Chicago firemen were treated for burns after a dramatic blaze that destroyed a six story warehouse, damaged a school warehouse and a two story dwelling, with the firefighters enveloped in flames while on a ladder. None suffered serious injuries. Mrs. E R Branch of Columbus arrived to visit her Osbon relatives, while Mrs. J M Hubbard and her children returned to New York.
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Chicago
E. R. Branch
Columbus
Ohio
Eugene Osbon
J. M. Hubbard
New York
Osbon
Quarrel Over Auto Paint Fatal for Two Men
Chicago police hunted a lone gunman after a dispute over paint coats led to the deaths of Frank Dudek and George Barthelmy, guests at a north side wedding party. The assailant struck during a sidewalk break and again as the men handled their car, one shot at close range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Dudek
George Barthelmy
North Side
Dudek
Barthelmy
Delegates Back Roosevelt Policy at World Conference
At the World Economic Conference in London Geological Museum June 26 Senator James Couzens of Michigan, the lone Republican, announced the American delegation’s support for Roosevelt’s domestic recovery plan. He urged price level adjustment, debt structure reform, and synchronized government works, stressing unity with Washington. Prices cannot rise by monetary measures alone he said, advocating broader steps for economic balance.
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Geological Museum
London
Roosevelt
James Couzens
Michigan
Washington Administration
Couzens
Chamberlain
Wheat HITS NEU MARK FOR SEASON
Chicago reports wheat prices surge above 90 cents on the Board of Trade with December delivery opening at 91 cents and advancing about 3 percent. Unprecedented heat and drought fears spurred broad gains across corn and oats, with December corn near 58.5 cents and oats at 43.5 cents.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Women workers warned of return to home duties abroad
Mary Graham Hawks of Washington told Paris delegates that after World War I salaried women in the United States will likely be forced to quit jobs and return to domestic duties as new laws push labor along gender lines. She cited rising minimum wages and underbidding by men as reducing avenues for employed mothers and professionals with children.
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Paris
United States
Mary Graham Hawks
Washington, D. C
International Congress
Palais de la Mutualite
Miss Hawks
Cashier slain in Lacrosse bank holdup
Lacrosse Indiana June 26 one of the western Indiana manhunts followed the fatal bank holdup at Lacrosse State Bank in which cashier W E Tennell 42 was shot through the heart during a stickup by three robbers who escaped with less than 500 dollars after looting a drawer and taking three rifles. The bandits fled east on State Road 8 and were last seen toward Valparaiso Gary and Chicago. Tennell a former school official and superintendent and survivor of a family of six is dead. Miss Lillian Younggreen assistant cashier was forced to floor. The crime raised questions of advance information about the bank.
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Lacrosse
Ind
Indiana
W. E. Tennell
Lacrosse State Bank
Chicago
Valparaiso
Gary
Tennell
Lillian Younggreen
Miss Younggreen
State Bank of
Francesville
Pulaski County
Millard Tennell
Jerome, Ind
Hagen and Sarazen rally to square Ryder Cup match
In Southport Great Britain won the first Ryder Cup clash as Olin Dutra and Denny Shute fell to Abe Mitchell and Arthur Havers 3 and 2. Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen escaped likely defeat by Whitcombe and Allis with a dramatic late rally on the final nine holes to end all square.
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Southport
England
Great Britain
Olin Dutra
Denny Shute
United States
Abe Mitchell
Arthur Havers
Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Charles Whitcombe
Percy Allis
Intoxication pleas lead to fines for Quinley and Rush
Pleading guilty to intoxication, Robert Quinley of New Market and Albert Rush of Crawfordsville were each fined five dollars and costs when arraigned in Squire Edmund Conno's Court today. They paid the fines after being arrested about four miles west of Lebano Sunday afternoon by State Policeman ...
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Robert Quinley
New Market
Albert Rush
Crawfordsville
Squire Edmund Conno
Quinley
Rush
Lebano
Poman Wreipo
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VaroRy
Man
Lake Geneva Hotel
Martha Waddle
Sumatran
Connecticut
Eaglet
U. 9
Senator Couzens
Hagen and Sarazen
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