Workers to start 40 hour week under new code
In Washington July 10 406 000 cotton mill workers will move to a 40 hour week with at least $12 weekly minimum wage, part of the first wage and hour code approved by President. Industry leaders say many plants will operate under the code, while some have yet to sign and may face licenses to continue.
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S. Johnson
Elt
NGTON
Pelt
Offiwid
Presi
Ies
Eto
Nineteen Die in Dixie Mishaps Across South
A Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas, Kentucky and Virginia tally reports nineteen deaths from accidents and drownings in the week. The drownings include a river plunge near Sterlington Louisiana and a deep hole accident near Boyce while a truck overturns in Louisiana.
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South
Mississippi
Georgia
Arkree
Kentucky
North Bone
Virginia
Sterlington
L. Thompson
State University
Gonzales
Gautreau
Ponchatoula
William Frank Harp
Boyce
Negro
Loupn
Peacock
Iss
Lester A. Rushing
Rambling Tales From Wakefield and Nearby Towns
Nonsynchronous vignettes describe Wakefield Stevenson and Hugh Lennon planning nautical upgrades, Jim Pope Jr collecting honey and planning LSA, visits by J. W. Greening and Paul Newman, a milk run with Hazy, and humorous local chatter about oil, hogs, and a whisky seized car. A Levee district action orders hog removal from Ouachita levees with Hart and Pritchard, plus varied local anecdotes of fishing tall tales, wartime kindness, a fox escape, and street sign promos in Jackson and Monroe.
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Wakefield Stevenson
Hugh Lennon
Monroe
J. W. Greening
el Dorado
Paul Newman
Tensas Basin Levee
J. H. Hart
R. L
Dick) Pritchard
Ouachita River
Hart
Pritchard
Cy Young
Columbia
Messrs
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Rifle Given to Mattern Is Salvation of Airman
An airman James J. Mattern credits a rifle given by Russian aviators for saving his life after his plane veered off course near the Anadir river in Siberia. He survived weeks on wild birds and fire fuel before rescue by coast guardsmen who plan to recover his damaged aircraft from the landing site fifty miles upriver.
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BCOW
James J. m
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Igpast
Matid
Anadirskuselage
Mattern
Anadirsk
Nome
Alaska
Anadir River
Bering Strait
Tense clash as Soviet seizure inflames Japan fishing row
Three Japanese fishermen were killed in Soviet waters on June 14 triggering protests and countercharges between Moscow and Tokyo. A Russian trawler seized the Japanese boat Kotohira Maru with a 20 man crew near Kamchatka as a Japanese destroyer headed to the scene. The incident follows tensions over the Chinese Eastern Railway and the disputed Kurile-Sakhalin area, with Kamchatka, Sakhalin, and the Kurile Islands cited as the theater of dispute.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Tokyo
Rengo
Kamchatka Peninsula
Sekhalin Island
Manchukuo
Kamchatka
North Pacific
Japan
Japanese Kurile Islands
Sakhalin Island
Accident Victim Dies After Car Crash Near Jonesville
Mrs. Spencer Adams of St. Joseph died at 3 a.m. in a Natchez hospital from injuries suffered in a Sunday afternoon automobile wreck near Jonesville. Her husband, driver of the car, remained in serious condition and near death in a hospital. The couple had been visiting in Good Pine and were en route home when their car left the road, overturned, and demolished after crossing a ditch and a railroad dump. Mrs. Adams, formerly Miss Crane a nurse from Monroe and Fort Worth, did not regain consciousness. Her father in Memphis and stepmother in Little Rock were notified. No other relatives could be located.
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Harrisonburg
Spencer Adams
St. Joseph
Natchez
Jonesville
Adams
Orville Elmore Granted New Trial in Murder Case
The state supreme court granted Orville Elmore a new trial for the August 26 1932 killing at Ted Reisers garage apartment on Plum street. Defense lawyers argued the court erred by admitting a confession linked to a robbery conspiracy after the opening statement. The decision, written by Justice Rogers, was quickly issued with most justices concurring. Bail efforts are expected pending the retrial.
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Orville Elmore
Ted Reiser
Plum Street
State Supreme Court
Rogers
Bruno
J. T. Shell
Elmore
Supreme Court
George Wesley Smith
Joseph S. Guerriero
K. Ann Dodge
Brunswig
State Official Loses Plea in Embezzlement Case
Jackson Mississippi July 10 Burn Hilbun former state supervisor of negro education lost his final plea to the Mississippi supreme court and must serve a five year penitentiary sentence for embezzling about fifty thousand dollars of Rosenwald foundation funds. The court overruled error and affirmed Hilbun s conviction in Hinds county circuit court last December. He has been in Hinds county jail and will be moved to Parchman penitentiary soon. He was indicted in 1929 on charges related to the scheme.
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Jackson
Miss
Burn Hilbun
Negro Education
Mississippi Supreme Court
Rosenwald Foundation
High Tribunal
Hilbun
Hinds County
Supreme Court
Parchman
Artificial depreciation of dollar blamed in Commons
Neville Chamberlain, British chancellor of the exchequer, declared in the house of commons that the depreciation of the American dollar in world exchanges is largely unnatural and artificial during the debate on policy for the world economic conference.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Plan for Public Works Not to Be Cut Says Ickes
Secretary Ickes announced no curtailment of the 3.3 billion dollar public works program. Funds will go only to local governments that align spending with revenues, with no delays while gains are secured, and only worthy projects will be funded. He stressed rapid action to create jobs and cautioned that spending could end promptly when conditions justify.
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Ickes
Washington
Alleged Slayer Surrenders Self After Louisiana Tragedy
In Harrisonburg Louisiana on July 10 special report says Charles F. Wilson a Monterey area stockman was shot and killed near Monterey. Fred Glascock of Monterey surrendered to Sheriff Campbell at Vidalia after the killing and was released on bond on a manslaughter charge. W F Doles who was with Wilson says the quarrel started over a dog.
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Harrisonburg
Charles F. Wilson
Jonesville
Monterey
Fred Glascock
E. P. Campbell
Vidalia
W. F. Doles
Doles
State Tax Load series informs Louisiana readers
The News-Star and Morning World publish a recurring series on state tax matters. An expert writer explains how the state and its agencies collect and spend revenues from taxes and licenses, helping Louisianans understand fiscal decisions affecting everyone.
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Louisiana
News-Star
Morning World
Windup Extended for Cotton Reduction Plan
Government extends windup of acreage reduction plan through Wednesday night to secure farmer pledges for up to 11 000 000 acres of cotton to be removed from production. Secretary Wallace and farm administrator George N. Peek stress open opportunity for farmers to join, as wheat program already imposes a 30 cent a bushel tax on wheat for food use.
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Washington
Dixie
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
George N. Peek
Mystery Texas trio may be slain found in Trinity river
Fort Worth police probe after outfits of men’s clothing knife slashed and blood stained drifted in the Trinity river seven miles east of Fort Worth near a bridge. Clothing pockets held money watches receipts and cards as detectives plan to drag the river.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Trinity River
Dallas
Abilene
J. B. Rutherford
Itasca
J. E. Sturdivant
Nolan C
Snyder
Rogers Has His Say On Wheat Tax At Conference
A letter from Santa Monica quotes comments on a wheat tax and the price of money in Paris. The writer criticizes tax policy and praises Swiss independence and education, noting Americans living in Paris plan to return home due to currency costs.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Hull
Switzerland
Paris
Unfilled Steel Orders Rise in June for U S Steel
United States Steel Corporation reports unfilled orders up 176,856 tons in June to 2,106,671 tons. The May gain was 65,241 tons and the backlog exceeds 2 million tons for the first time since June 1932, signaling a renewed demand upturn amid earlier downtrends.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Wall Street
TVA Plans to Acquire Land Near Cove Creek Dam
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced it will buy all land within about three miles of the Cove Creek dam near Knoxville. It warned locals against real estate speculation and predicted many buyers could be harmed. The move follows a site inspection on the Clinch River for a $35 million power project linked to TVA development.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Cove Creek
Knoxville
Valley Authority
Clinch River
Tennessee Valley
London World Economic Conference Nears End Date
The steering committee tentatively set July 26 to close this phase of the world economic conference after a weeklong deadlock over currency stabilization. The American delegation pushes to keep talks going while subsidies and tariff discussion are dropped from the agenda. A drafting committee will review monetary questions and report Tuesday. Committees will prepare for autumn resume, with a possible extension of sessions if warranted.
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London
Mons
Parley
Unidentified Man Struck By Train Near Five Points
An unidentified man about 50 riding the Illinois Central blinds on a Shreveport bound train fell and struck a telephone post near Five Points. He suffered a fractured skull and was rushed to St Francis sanitarium. Description notes ruddy complexion, 5'7", 145 pounds, cotton pants, blue shirt, and a Monroe Steam Laundry hat. A card listed L. Ly Hale of Monroe, but police found no identity clue.
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Illinois Ce Central
Shreveport
St. Francis Sanitarium
Five Points
Monroe Steam Laundry
L. Ly Hale
Hudson Lane
Monroe
Government Coordinator To Study Rail Problems
Joseph B. Eastman, federal coordinator of transportation, will start a study of railroad freight service to modernize it amid motor truck competition. He will confer July 14 with three regional coordinating committees and has named key railroad officials to lead freight service, car pooling, and purchasing efforts.
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Joseph B. Eastman
Eastman
J. R. Turney
St. Louis
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
O. C. Castle
Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific Company
Louisiana
Texas
R. L. Lockswood
Washington, D. C
Commerce Department
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H. J. German
Pittsburgh
Montour Railroad
Western
W. V. Boatner
Chicago
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Era
C. E. Weaver
Savannah
Central of Georgia
W. H. Chandler
New York
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