Harbinger of Labor Gains in Steel and Auto Sectors
The piece outlines CIC O gains led by John L. Lewis and unions under the steel and auto industries. It notes wage and 40 hour week concessions at Carnegie-Illinois and GE readiness for national bargaining. It also covers sit down strikes, new unions like United Shoe Workers, and inflation fears after a Supreme Court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
Carnegie - Illinois Corporation
United States Steel
Aiag
Co. L. O
Lewis
Philip Murray
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Carnegie-Illinois Corporation
General Electric Company
United Electrical Workers
United Shoe Workers of America
New England
Commerce Roper
Perkins
Sarnia
Ont
Holmes Foundry
Chrysler Motor Corporation
United Automobile Workers of America
Chrysler
Detroit
Fanstee Metallurgical Corporation
North Chicago
Ill
Max Adelman
Wisconsin
Commons backs massive British rearmament program
After a heated debate the House of Commons approved a large rearmament plan by 243 to 134. Foreign Secretary Eden rejected universal military commitments as impractical with key powers absent from the League. The navy said the plan would cost 525.3 million dollars including 80 ships, with 135 million from a new 2 billion defense loan and 390.3 million to be funded by taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Supreme Court
Bridges
New Hampshire
Bulow
South Dakota
Johnson
California
Moore
New Jersey
Pat McCarren
Roosevelt
House
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
George
Georgia
House of Commons
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
Europe
Germany
League of Nations
Navy
Samuel Hoare
the Admiralty
Britain
Privacy for the Windsors and other musings in California
A columned reflection from ANTA Monica California jokes about the Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Simpson seeking privacy in the United States after marriage. It wanders through pop culture gibes on fame and secrecy, mentions Mount McKinley Death Valley and Alcatraz as hiding spots, and moves to Lent reflections, then to spring musings on public life and manners with a satiric voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anta Monica
Calif
Duke of Windsor
Stanford White
Harry Thaw
New York
America
Mount McKinley
Death Valley
Alcatraz Island
Earl Browder
Mae West
Anthony Adverse
Upton Sinclair
Russia
Pacific
Federal agencies clash as HOLC and FHA clash over homes
A Washington column highlights the HOLC owning about 160000 foreclosed homes while the FHA pushes a large scale housing program. Both agencies operate under New Deal aims, yet their policies create cross purposes and potential taxpayer costs as foreclosures rise and loan guarantees face strain. The piece notes possible debt relief efforts for defaulters amid political pressure and questions the sustainability of government landlord roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Home Owners Loan Corporation
HOLC
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Housing Administration
Hoover Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt Administration
Treasury
Florida
Critics Clash Over HOLC and Housing Agency Roles
A Western Newspaper Union column argues the HOLC and housing administration lack coordination, with new homes financed by one arm and old homes foreclosed by another. The writer warns of taxpayer-funded ownership expanding nationwide and predicts rising delinquencies and political interference.
Youth Wears Away With Daily Use As Time Passes
A short reflection on youth as a finite resource, noting that it fades with daily wear. The author compares youth to a garment that cannot stay fresh when worn sparingly and emphasizes the need to use it while available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Foster
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Steel
Edward W.W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Holyoke Water Company
Holyoke Company
UESTS
UK War Department
Woodring
Army Air Command
Sen
Pittman
Key Pittman
Foreign Affairs Committee
Borah and
Austin
Gerry and
Lodge
Fiorella H. la Guardia
Hitler
Luther
State Department
Berlin
la Guardia
NRA
Tarpon
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Texas
Irugene Vidal
Federal Air Commerce Bureau
Senator Copeland
Vidal
Fred D. Fagg
Northwestern University Law School
France
United States
Maj
R. W. Schroeder
Chicago
International League of Aviators
Paris
Howard Hughes
Jean Batten
New Zealand
Harmon
Hughes
Miss Batten
South Atlantic Ocean
Louise Thaden
States
Sen. Johnson
Irvin
Cobb
Andy Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
John Hamilton
Hope
Liberty Leaguers
Canada
Maine
Vermont
Ham _ Fish
Hind
Ee Ge Elite
NeAbeatadea National PR
Ula and
Zaala
U.S
Phillips
Magnesia
Cardus
Katie Livingston
W. Scott St
Knoxville
Tenn
Dr. Pierce
WNU
Nature
Bern
Doans
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