Security law probes study major 1933 34 revisions
Two congressional committees opened work on recommended revisions to the 1933 and 1934 securities laws. The SEC approved 55 of 86 industry proposals while flagging several as threats to investor protection. Negotiators emphasized this was the sole set of amendments supported by the commission and the four main negotiators. Indians used Osage orange wood for bows.
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Washington
Securities Commission
Investment Industry
Commission
SEC
Robert McLean Stewart
Investment Bankers Association
Congress
Stewart
National Association of Securities Dealers
New York Stock Exchange
New York Curb Exchange
Senate Banking Committee
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Home Defense Volunteer Form Seeks Civilian Help
Citizens in Monroe area are urged to join the National Defense effort as troops concentrate nearby. The notice asks residents to show willingness to serve by filling a form with contact details and available time, to support home defense operations.
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Home Defense Council
Bernhardt Building
Monroe
Louisiana
Canada Gets Peace But Liberty Will Stay in New York
Aug 8 report describes eight grandly named daughters of Puerto Rico official Santiago Iglesias planning vacations. Peace heads to Canada to foster harmony, Liberty travels to New York to visit the Statue of Liberty, with other sisters Equality Fraternity Justice Light America and Victory mapping trips across the U S.
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Canada
Liberty
New York
Washington
Peace
Santiago Iglesias
Puerto Rico
Equality
Fraternity
Justice
Light
America
Victory
British Empire
Equality and Justice
Salt Lake City
Utah
California
North Carolina
Fraternity and
Louisiana wants 1 407 150 for night driving signs
Louisiana public works officials request 1 407 150 from the Public Works Administration to install luminous center stripe beads on 3 000 miles of highways and place 49 500 reflector signs plus 200 railroad crossing signals to reduce army maneuver related night accidents. Living costs rose 2.9 percent in Baltimore as the 356 city survey tracked nationwide increases.
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Baton Rouge, la
Harry Henderlite
Louisiana Highways Department
Public Works Administration
Louisiana
Names Piety and Hilarity Considered for Daughters
The couple discussed potential names for forthcoming daughters after examples set by their own parents. They noted Piety and Hilarity as options under consideration.
Women Filling Growing Role in California Industries
California accelerates use of women in defense and related work. Airplane plants like Vultee and Lockheed expand female employment. Consolidated, Ryan, Vega add women for lighter tasks. Other sectors such as banking, taxis, groceries, hotels, and gas stations report increased female workers to free men for heavier labor.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
R. G. Wagener
Wagener
Vultee Aircraft, Inc
Department
Lockheed Aircraft
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Ryan Aeronautical Company
Vega Aircraft Company
Defense
San Diego
San Francisco
Berkeley
Los Angeles
Women in workforce prep growth in male-dominated roles
Wagener notes that firms will hire women as male applicant pools shrink. He cites Canada and England as examples where women successfully filled jobs once thought unsuitable, suggesting sooner adoption may come than anticipated.
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Wagener
Canada
England
Six Meridian men charged after fatal Starkville gun battle
District Attorney L. W. Brown said six Meridian men face charges of attempted robbery and burglary after a gun fight in Starkville that killed William L. Buie, a 20 year old Meridian taxi driver. The six suspects are E. P. Sanford Harold Hall H. R. Hart H. L. Wilder E. J. Seph ton and William E. Wilder. No charges yet against Mr. and Mrs. Frank Price nearby.
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Starkville
Miss
L. W. Brown
Meridian
William L. Buie
Oktibbeha County
E. P. Sanford
Harold Hall
H. R. Hart
H. L. Wilder
E. J. Sephton
William E. Wilder
Frank Price
Brown
Mangled Body Found Near Tracks in Poplarville
The mangled body of Oscar L. Singleton a Port Gibson welder 33 was found near railroad tracks in Poplarville Mississippi. Two white men were seen with Singleton last night as police sought leads. Singleton’s car was missing and authorities noted the train may have killed him. A separate note mentions the sun being farthest from the earth on July 2.
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Poplarville
Miss
Oscar L. Singleton
Port Gibson
Singleton
State Highway Patrol
Pythian Knights Confer Degree At Local Lodge
The rank of page was conferred by Stonewall lodge of the Knights of Pythias on seven men at the lodge rooms Thursday night. Six recipients were from Bastrop and one from Monroe. Bastrop honorees include Robert Harp Brooks Oliver Jesse Rawison Lloyd Barham.
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Page
Stonewall Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Bastrop
Monroe
Robert Harp
Brooks Oliver
Jesse Rawison
Lloyd Barham
London Turkeys In Short Supply For Christmas
The army air corps claims the P 38 twin engined interceptor has flown tests faster than any plane, though exact speed is not released. Dennis Pickett and E J Bundy John W Brown Monroe were admitted to the rank of page.
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Dennis Pickett
E. J. Bundy
John W. Brown
Monroe
Page
Army Air Corps
London
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Silvertone
Rembrandt
Bernhardt Bldg
Quick
National Optical
Ocalist
DeStard
Monroe Area
Home Defense Program
Henderlite
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Baltimore
Monroe, la
DeSiard St
Mademoiselle
Niagara
RTT
Weyracadra Equipment CO
Cnee 12
Eady
Pythian Knights
Debonair
Ki-Kasha
Oxford
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