More Railroad Jobs Demanded
Washington and Cleveland labor leaders pressed for more railroad jobs. Joseph Eastman, federal coordinator, asked railroads if the 40,000 new positions in two months were all they could provide while the Railway Labor Executives warned carriers were cutting staff to save money amid 760,000 workers unemployed. Italy used safety pins 3000 years ago.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Cleveland
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Brotherhoods
NRA Code Progress and Local Merchants Unite in Iowa
NRA officials outline a staged approach to enforcing codes as hearings continue on the steel industry. In Muscatine the Blue Eagles appear in shop windows as 320 firms sign compliance certificates. A Food and Drink Merchants association forms with a 56 hour week and a $7 weekly wage plus board, establishing a 25 cent minimum meal price and plans for further code discussions.
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Free Press
E. T. Wilson
Wilson
Ernest Berg
Retail Food Merchants Association
Aday
Lupton Grocery
Reynolds Grocery
Food and Drink Merchants’ Association
Edward Brookhart
The
Tip Top
Charles Opel
Ruben Rassmussen
Charles Riepe
James Chasteen
John Downey
National
NRA
Association
More Iowa Firms Join NRA Drive
Iowa firms progress in NRA campaign as Midwest Marketing Association moves to organize co operative marketing groups in Iowa and Nebraska under the agricultural adjustment act. Iowa electrical contractors plan a Marshalltown meeting to adopt a code while Audubon reports 58 firms signed NRA pledges and Milford Commercial Club notes 60 percent of business men signed the NRA agreement.
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Iowa
Midwest Marketing Association
Des Moines
Nebraska
Marshalltown
H. J. Frazier
Burlington
Audubon
NRA
Gay S Thomas
Myron Moller
Milford Commercial Club
End of Coal Strike Seen in Near Future
An administration source said terms accepted by the Frick concern were acceptable to the United Mine Workers, though the arrangement was not disclosed. Federal pressure to end the strike swiftly was noted, with reports of various means used. A high authority warned the strike could threaten the entire recovery program.
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Frick
United Mine Workers
Letts Bank Declares 10 Percent Dividend for Depositors
Letts State bank will pay a 10 percent dividend to depositors. Payment is provided for open Monday and Tuesday of next week to make the disbursements.
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Letts Bank
Letts State Bank
Summers TeStrake wed at First Methodist parsonage
Mrs Beulah Summers of 838 Park Avenue and J W TeStrake of Muscatine rural route 3 were married Thursday at 8 pm in the parsonage of the First Methodist Episcopal church. Rev B F Schwartz officiated with Mr and Mrs Fred Grensing as guests. The couple plan to reside on the groom’s farm and a wedding trip is planned later in the summer.
Fruitland Four-H Members Convene
The Fruitland Sunshine Workers Four-H club met Thursday at Cleta Curtis home. Roll call used color combinations. Ruth Fowler demonstrated pillow covers. Milord Pelton and Lorraine Kemp presented a chair recaning demonstration. Next meeting August 18 will be at the Bryant home. The astronomical day now starts at midnight.
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Fruitland Sunshine Workers Four-H Club
Cleta Curtis
Ruth Fowler
Milord Pelton
Lorraine Kemp
Bryant
Newspaper Recovery Aid Details Reemployment Agreement
Washington officials clarified the president's voluntary re employment framework for publishers. Contracts with mechanical forces may continue under the blanket if modifications are not possible. Hourly rates trigger a 35 hour week with pay readjustment. 48 hours total not guaranteed. Child labor provisions allow latitude for newsboys and news carriers at 7 am. Publishers decide on news staff work weeks, with some already on five day schedules.
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Washington
City Officials to File Yearly Expense Estimates
McKinney city council ordered estimates due by Aug 17. City Attorney Harvey Alibee reported city property value excluding money and credits and utilities at 9,435,016 this year, down from 9,922,860 last year. Money and credits total stands near 2,000,000 less than last year with 2,921,200 this year versus 4,341,290 last year.
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McKinney
Harvey Alibee
Strict application of pact terms feared by administration
The prospect suggested the administration would intervene only if necessary, leaving the need for firm, mandatory enforcement of the agreement terms to the newspaper business offices, treated like any other commercial operation.
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Oregon St
John Bast
Cedar
E. W. Berg
Clinton St
Japan
Tc Pkg
Kellogg's Corn
J.B. Coffee
California
Armour
Bologna
Prince
Albert
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Hamburg
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van Camp
Libby
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Tone’s Coffee House Coffee
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