West Liberty Backs NRA Support Motion
West Liberty merchants at city hall voted to back Roosevelt's recovery program and united action. A committee led by May or Evans, S C Snider, Irwin Mosher to gather details and secure a speaker for a future meeting. Many local firms display the NRA eagle. Mosher presided.
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Journal News Service
West Liberty
Roosevelt
United Action
R. P. Evans
S. C. Snider
Rotary Club
Irwin Mosher
Community Club
NRA
Mosher
NRA Sign Missing as 300 Miners Strike for Cash Wages
Three hundred miners quit work after "made work" protests over payment in grocery orders. They demand 40 cents per hour for a 40 hour week in cash. Ora A. Malone relief committee chair reported an offer of 30 cents an hour for up to 35 hours weekly and expected a quick agreement.
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Ora A. Malone
Relief Committee
O Connell Family Faces New Threats Case Questions
The O Connell brothers Ed and Dan are named in threats to Johnny and John J Sr Sally father of Butch as reports circulated that the first arrest could occur today. Intermediary Manney Strewl is detained for questioning and accomplice John Oley is ordered picked up in the widening case.
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O’connell
Dan
Johnny
John J. Sr
Sally
Butch
Manney Strewl
John Oley
Picnic Day Draws Thousands in City for Event
City picnic unfolds with a band concert and films. Committeeists include Roy Dunker Jack Moomy Harry Wall Frank Brown and Emory Martin. Prizes list military set gas gallons cigars card set watches cigarets and cash awards for boxing and other contests.
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Toined
Mr. Kneese
Roy O. Dunker
Jack Moomy
Harry Wall
Frank Brown
Emory Martin
Woodman
Proposed Coal Industry Board Sets Price Rules and Violations
A proposed two labor representatives and a fifth appointee would form a coal industry board under the national industrial recovery act. Findings would be final with presidential approval. The code fixes coal sale at cost plus a profit margin, with minimum prices by district for all grades. Violations include secret rebates discriminatory credits and false statements among others.
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Iico
Coal Strike Peace Move Delayed Amid Union Question
The date for a peace move in the coal strike has been advanced from August 14 to August 9. The talks will tackle whether a company or labor union basis should guide future labor relations, with 35,000 miners out demanding United Mine Workers recognition. A weather note imagines enough rainfall to cover the globe 29.13 inches deep.
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U. S. Steel
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
David Owens, 63, Dies After Illness Near Cotter
David Owens died at his home three-fourths of a mile south of Cotter at 11 p m Wednesday after a long illness with pneumonia. He passed away on his 63rd birthday. Survived by his widow Maggie Griffith Owens and four sons and three daughters. Funeral services likely Friday with time to be announced after relatives are heard from.
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David Owens
Cotter
Owens
Maggie Griffith
Kaybee
Buzz Fair
Vogue Specialty Shop
Bazley Market
Sterneman Clothing Store
Lincoln Cafe
Ogilvie Grocery
Fuhrman Grocery
Button
Muscatine
U. S
Joe Roth
Roth
Phillips “66
Roach and Musser
Washington, D. C
Huttig Maufacturing Company
Wilcon Shoe Store
Alpert Fischer
Brownbilt Shoe Store
Henderson Stores
Havercamp Drug Store
Grimm Drug Store
Harris Service Held For Mrs. John L. Harris
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 2 30 p m at the Harris home three miles north of town with Rev R J Arms officiating The Misses Hazel and Mary Griffith Gang served as pallbearers named Thomas Avery Burr and Russel Harris Cecil McClurkin Dr H M Griffin Doyle Borman Relatives from Cedar Rapids Iowa Gering Nebraska and nearby towns attended.
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John L. Harris
R. J. Arms
Hazel and
Mary Griffith
Thomas Avery
Burr
Russel Harris
Cecil McClurkin
H. M. Griffin
Doyle Borman
Cedar Rapids
Allie Johnson
Gering
Neb
Melba McClurkin
Labor Pacts Enduring After NRA Ruling
The article explains NRA interpretation on labor contracts under the recovery program. Richberg states that existing contracts cannot be abrogated and wage readjustments must preserve prior pay structures. The oil industry voices concern, with Standard Oil’s Oscar Sutro opposing the code as not reflecting liberal administration views.
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Oscar Sutro
Standard Oil Company of California
Muscatine Sees 600 New Jobs As NRA Code Adopted
Muscatine firms move to NRA code compliance with 14 contractors signing pledges. Stores plan payroll increases of about 20 percent as duties expand, with New Hours from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and limited Saturday hours. Government inspectors and local officials coordinate to enforce the code for relief purchases and federal-funded merchandise.
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NRA
M. Opal Fore
Muscatine Bank and Trust Company
Central State Bank
American Bankers’ Association
Association
Des Moines
Muscatine
Free Press
City Hall
Herman Lange
Ed Zeidler
Glen Dale
Joan Petersen
Lee Rainbow
W. A. Leonard
Wesley Zeidler
T. F. Maher
A. D. R. Howe
Antone Smit
William Doering and Son
Charles Zeidler
Iowa Special Session Faces Postponement and Reforms
Iowa lawmakers consider postponing the special session while debating a push for state government reorganization. Proposals include liquor control study, Beatty Bennett tax levy limits, public officer salary reductions, primary election repeal, sinking fund borrowing, and various emergency law revisions aligned with federal relief. business updates note staffing changes at several gas stations, shoe stores, drug stores, and hardware outlets as the session unfolds.
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Herring
Iowa
Beatty-Bennett
J. P. Gallagher
Williamsburg
Ately
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Name
Labor Organization
National Recovery Administration
Henry Wilhelm
William van Yaseldyk
Second Street
Montgomery Ward
E. L. McColm
McColm and Company
J. C. Penney
F. W. Woolworth
S. S. Kresge
Spurgeon
Batterson Stores
Royal Specialty Shop
Quandt Dry Goods
People’s Store
Fuller Grocery
Otto’s Grocery
Ficken
Weber Cigar Store
Glass Hat Shop
Glass Smart Shop
Garfield Millinery Peace Ee
Hone Company
Telephone Central Office
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