Richberg to Head NRA Reorganization Amid Roosevelt Plan
Roosevelt announces major NRA reorganization placing Donald R. Richberg as policy making board chairman with Ickes Perkins Hopkins and Davis as members. Five more officials and ex officio members named, with final approval by the President. Textile strike ends as a mediation board is appointed to settle disputes and curb discrimination. Rainbow defeats Endeavour to defend America's Cup after a protest and committee ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Johnson
Richberg
Nra—T Textile Industry Board
Yen
Hugh S. Johnson
NIRA
Donald R. Richberg
Del
Roosevelt
Ickes
Perkins
Harry L. Hopkins
Chester Davis
S. Clay Wiliams
Reynolds Tobacco Company
Arthur D. White
Dun & Bradstreet
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Leon
Cy Marstall
Walton
TH. Hamilton
Yale
Blackwell Smith
NRA
Leon Henderson
Johnson
Department of Justice
Special Mediation Board
John G. Winant
New Hampshire
Maine
Alabama
Steel Labor Relations Board
Walter [. Stacy
North, Carolina
Henry A. Wiley
James Mullenbach
Chicago
National Labor — Relations Board
Textile Board
Francis J. Gorman
Gorman
United Textile Workers
Johnson’s NRA judgment questioned amid Brandeis ties
Report notes General Soh’s post NRA status and pending final report while claiming he offered management roles in Midwest manufacturing and labor relations. It alleges a controversial close to Justice Brandeis, saying Brandeis advised resignation after NRA formulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Soh
Johnson
NRA
Justice Brandeis
Supreme Court
Brandeis
Roosevelt Faces Industrial Demands Amid New Deal Tensions
The Roosevelt administration deals with business discontent as leaders call for clearer future intentions. The Chamber of Commerce and 120 industrialists press for answers on expenditures budget balance and currency stabilization. A secret bearish set of resolutions claims New Deal policy throttles recovery, with no public disclosure or presidential acknowledgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Washington
Brundage Recommends Germany Invite Despite Jewish Aversions
Avery Brundage investigates German treatment of Jews and supports accepting Germany’s 1986 Olympic invitation. He notes assurances from German sports leaders and says Jewish officials expect full training rights. A typhoon in Japan devastates Osaka Kobe Kyoto area killing over two thousand and causing enormous damage.
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Berlin
Avery Brundage
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Germany
Olympia
Brundage
Japan
Osaka
Kobe
Kyoto
PWA Plans $12.5 Million Chicago Housing Project
Under Secretary Ickes announces a federal public works plan to eliminate 87 blocks on Chicago's southwest side and replace demolished buildings with small apartments for about 3,000 families. Condemnation suits have begun in Federal Court. project aims for speed if owners negotiate reasonably.
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Eucretary
THE
Interion
Ickes
Federal Public Works Administration
Chicago
Federal Court
PWA
Moscow
Vienna
Federal Housing Corporation
Chicago Pack ing Giants Grant Big Wage Boosts
A ten per cent wage rise, totaling over 10 million dollars annually, was granted to workers by Chicago's four major packing houses Swift Armour Wilson and Cudahy. The increases stem from negotiations with plant labor conference boards, with details on whether demands were fully met or compromises not disclosed. The boards include equal representation from workers and management at company plants.
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Chicago
Swift
Armour
Wilson and
Cudahy
Miss Grace Abbott Resigns as Children's Bureau Director
Grace Abbott resigns after years of service as director of the children’s bureau in Washington. She will become professor of public welfare administration at the University of Chicago and editor of the Social Service Review, reflecting her lasting impact in federal social work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Abbott
Children’s Bureau
Washington
Miss Abbott
University of Chicago
Social Service Review
Hauptmann indicted for extortion in Lindbergh case
A New York grand jury indicted Bruno Richard Hauptmann on extortion related to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Col and Mrs Lindbergh testified after flying from Los Angeles. $13,750 found in Hauptmann garage and handwriting matched ransom notes. Police credit incriminating evidence. two alleged accomplices are sought. New Jersey officials may indict Hauptmann as the kidnapper and murderer. Separately the Colorado river authority bill died in Texas legislature after opposition led by Mrs. Sarah T. Hughes.
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New York
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Los Angeles
John F. Condon
Jassie
Hauptmann
Beavers
Germany
Europe
New Jersey
Colorado River Authority
Colorado River
Texas
Sarah T. Hughes
Dallas
Russia Hopes for Peace Conference Involving U S
Litvinov told the League of Nations assembly that Russia still hopes for a permanent peace conference with the United States as a participant. He urged the league council to obtain a report on resuming the disarmament conference with a view to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AXIM
Litvinov
League of Nations Assembly
Russia
United States
League Council
Queen Mary Christened Largest Steamship at Clydebank
Queen Mary with King George and the Prince of Wales visited Clydebank Scotland to christen the Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary. The 73000 ton ship began four years ago and was launched with Australian champagne breaking on its bow.
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Ueen Mary
England
King George
Prince of Wales
Clydebank
Scotland
Rainbow Wins Fourth Race and Americas Cup Stays United
Rainbow wins the fourth race while the Americas Cup remains in America. Sopwith withdraws protest. Percy Rockefeller, son of William Rockefeller, dies at fifty six after losses in the 1929 market crash. Professor Millikan doubts manned flight beyond twelve miles.
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Percy Rockefeller
Rainbow
America
Sopwith
Europe
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Senate Stock Exchange Committee
Rockeeller
Millikan
Money and ambition shape work and progress, with warnings
The piece debates money as independence and incentive, citing Samuel Johnson Byron and Marcus Aurelius, notes travel advertising ideas to guide flyers, cites Roosevelt housing plans for 3,000,000 homes, and recounts a cruel torturing incident in Vinita Oklahoma over a $60 debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel. Johnson
Byron
Marcus Aurelius
Poets’ Lifespans Compared to Doctors Ancient Beliefs
Life insurance experts conclude poets do not die young and live about as long as physicians. They caution against comparing modern poets with historical figures such as Chatterton who died at nineteen Shelley at thirty Keats at twenty six Pee at forty Burns at thirty seven.
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Chatterton
Shelley
Keats
Pee
Burns
Digestive Health For Auto Travelers From Bs National Topics
William Bruckart explains how sunburn and digestive upset spoil fall trips. He warns against erratic meals and fatigue, offers tips to plan regular meals, carry box lunches, boil doubtful water, and avoid risky overexposure. He cites University of Illinois findings on stomach acidity and germs.
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Crossroads
University of Illinois
Caesars
Europe
Asia
Africa
India
State Health Department
Political battle shapes GOP ties to two thirds House hold
Washington dispatch outlines Democratic aims to preserve a two thirds House majority to sustain gag rules and treaty power, while Republicans push for change. It notes potential GOP splits, third party talk, and upcoming Senate contests including Hale and Reed races, plus Bilbo and Long in the South shaping Democratic unity.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Republican High Command
New Deal Party
Maine
Farmer-Labor
Wisconsin
Senate
Frederick Hale
Mr. Hale
Hale
National
la Follette
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Kingfish
Mississippi
Theodore G. Bilbo
Louisiana
Huey P
Kingfish) Long
Bilbo
Huey Long
Long
Cole Blease
South Carolina
Tom Heflin
Alabama
South
Senator Long
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Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Donald Richberg
Federal Advisory Council
Federal Reserve System
T. O. M. Sopwith
Nareld S. Vanderbilt
Lkely
Fet
Gov. Winant
Bruno Hauptmann
Brisbane
W. B. Winters
California
James A. Moffatt
Vinita
University of
William Bruckart
Republican Party
Western
Prairies
Bankhead
Senator Bankhead
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Lempke-Frazier
W. Calvin Chestnut
Baltimore
Buck” Aare
A Western Newspaper Union
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