N R A Chief Warns Violators of Blue Eagle Penalty
Washington reports Hugh S Johnson foresees revocation of the Blue Eagle emblem and calls it economic death for violators. He said offenders of wage and hour pledges will be disciplined if not raising wages and jobs. Johnson noted intrastate utilities may fall outside federal reach, justifying the Blue Eagle program. He cited Baltimore remarks showing mixed unemployment data but cautious optimism from advisors.
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Washington
National Recovery Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Eeea
Blue Eagle
Baltimore
Recovery Administration
New Yorkers See Jobs Rise Despite Industry Strikes
New York employment gains reported by about twenty employment agencies show placements up about 35 percent in six months. State figures indicate a 0.5 percent uptick in factory jobs with a 2.3 percent payroll rise, despite a clothing strike and seasonal slowdowns. Notably schools are sending more youths to office posts, with strong demand for financial and brokerage roles and agencies extending interview hours past 6 PM.
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New York
NRA le
E. F. Andrews
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
Cartoon caption by Claude Callan depicts a rural scene with a distressed father and child. The joke hinges on a humorous family moment and the fallout of a simple household mishap.
U.S. Will Buy Only From NRA Firms Under Roosevelt Plan
President Roosevelt issued an executive order to cancel all government contracts not complying with the recovery code as the national drive to foster buying under the blue eagle emblem intensifies. Hugh S. Johnson urged nationwide saturation of the recovery program to ensure public purchases align with the code.
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Washington
National Recovery Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
White House
Baltimore
Iowa Employers Work on Codes
Gus Garvis of the Iowa Restaurant Owners' association says members will be asked to support the temporary restaurant code. The executive committee will meet in Des Moines to discuss the code, which received temporary approval in Washington. It sets a 54 hour week for men and 48 for women, wage scales from 23 to 28 cents per hour, and caps board deductions at $3 weekly.
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Associated Press
Gus Garvis
Iowa Restaurant Owners’ Association
Des Moines
Washington
NRA
Cedar Street First M E Merger Seen
Cedar Street and First Methodist Episcopal Church consider a merger after a meeting Thursday night. A six member committee will confer with Cedar Street and First Methodist leaders to arrange details for action later. About 80 of roughly 200 members favored merger. A canvassing committee will seek near 100 percent opinion. The Cedar Street church now joins the Iowa conference after formerly belonging to the Chicago conference.
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Cedar Street
Methodist Episcopal Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church
M. W. Teensie
Diercks
Herman Luedtke
Henry Hiller
Marie Ruthenberg
First Methodist Church
Chicago
The
Methodist Church
Iowa
Scholarship Goes to John Haefner at University of Chicago
John Haefner a Muscatine High School graduate class of 1931 and Muscatine Junior College class of 1933 has earned a partial $150 scholarship to the University of Chicago. He will study in the College of Political Science starting Oct 3 and plans to travel to Chicago in late September. Haefner has been salutatorian and maintained honor roll status and was active in forensic and dramatic circles. At Chicago he will join the universitys flexible plan with progress via comprehensive exams.
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John Haefner
Sycamore Street
Muscatine High School
Muscatine
University of Chicago
Haefner
College of Political Science
Chicago
Chicago University
Corporations Own Iowa Land Equal to Seven Counties
A study by the department of agricultural economics shows corporations hold land in Iowa totaling about seven counties in area. The findings note growth since 1921 with 1923 figures near one hundred tracts, highlighting the push for speed in farm loan act applications.
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Iowa
Ames
Murphy
Department of Agricultural Economics
Insurance Companies
Federal officials outline control plans for oil and industry codes
Washington reports imply the federal government will impose strict production limits in the oil sector as part of a broader efficiency plan. Hugh S. Johnson announces industry codes for boot and shoe, drug, cheese, and cotton batting with set hours and minimum wages pending hearings and final presidential promulgation.
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Washington
Hugh 8. Johnson
Hugh S.S. Johnson
National Recovery Administrator
Arsenal to Keep 300 at Work
Public works funds allocate 6 million dollars to munition production. H Tschappat, acting chief of ordinance, said Rock Island arsenal will keep 500 workers employed through the year and may slightly grow the force, but not reach last year’s total.
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Washington
H. Tschappat
Rock Island
Davenport Man Dies After Brewery Tank Blast
Delmer G. Reavis aged 39 of Davenport died in a hospital from injuries and burns after fumes from shellac exploded in a tank at a brewery plant on Thursday afternoon. The blast occurred at a Rock Island Davenport facility.
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Rock Island
Delmer G. Reavis
Davenport
Iowa corn crop off one fifth from 1932
Iowa 1933 farm crops likely to stay near national trends with corn 20 percent below last year. Rain and cooler weather since August 1 improved yields, but chinch bugs and poor growing conditions reduced overall output. Oats hold true in harvest with preliminary yields. barley down about 42 percent. flax near 147000 bushels. light potato crop noted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carr
Woodbury
Dubuque
Booze Car Driver Bound to Grand Jury
Walter Johnson alias Roy Moore of Moline waived a preliminary hearing on illegal transportation of liquor and was bound to the grand jury on a charge after police found 43 gallons of alcohol 10 gallons of hooch and 48 pints of Old Charter whiskey in his car. Deputy Marshal Menzo Grady and Officer Mark Taylor oversaw the arrest and Johnson posted 750 bond.
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Walter Johnson
Roy Moore
Moline
J. C. Coster
Menzo
Weather Outlook and River Stage Changes Summary
Generally fair weather continues tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. River stages show modest declines at several stations including Hannibal Keokuk and Cairo while St Louis and Cairo show notable drops. St Paul rises slightly and Memphis remains steady.
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Mississippi River
St. Paul
la Crosse
Muscatine
Keokuk
Hannibal
St. Louis
Cairo
Memphis
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Fragmentary letter-like text discusses duty to act against bullying and keeping Cuba under guardianship, with a critical view of colonial sugar removal and lingering contractual obligations.
Mine Operators Fight Unionization
Washington reports that two days of hearings before the National Recovery Administration yielded little progress toward a settlement between coal operators and the United Mine Workers. Operators, centered in Appalachian fields, oppose the open shop clause and resisted NRA-led removal. Minimum wage differences remain unresolved amid complex wage scales.
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Washington
National Recovery Administration
Great
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
United Mine Workers of America
NRA
Donald Richberg
U. S. Maps New Deal for Cubans
Hyde Park, N.Y. reports outline of a State Department program for Cuba as Roosevelt seeks an end to political warfare. The plan includes a sugar quota, reorganization of Cuba’s external and internal economy on a lower basis, land development steps, and reciprocal tariffs, with four months of negotiations among the State Department and Cuban allies.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
State Department
Cuba
Roosevelt
State Departments
Friends of
United States
Wheat Control Power Allotted in Farm Program
Washington administrators today delegated broad powers to county wheat control associations. The plan allocates 90,000,000 to farmers this fall and outlines county group formation, temporary and permanent committee roles, and the process for assigning individual farm allotments and payments based on past production figures.
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Washington
County Control Association
Reduction in American Wheat Crop Expected
R K Bliss Iowa State extension head says U S wheat output must adjust to domestic demand and a smaller foreign market or face forced cuts by supply and demand. He warns farmers that production limits will prevent widespread social disruption but may cause individual bankruptcies if not adjusted.
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Ames
R. K. Bliss
Extension Service
Iowa A College
Bliss
Iowa
New Cuba Proposal Aims At Ousting Machado
Cuban liberals announce a counter-proposal to US mediation in Havana proposing Orestes Ferrara resign and General Herrera appointed, allowing Machado to seek a leave and Herrera to assume the presidency. Streets near the president's palace were cleared as armed troops surrounded the area.
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Havana
Machado
Gerardo Machado
Liberal Party
United States
Sumner Welles
Alberto Herrera
Orestes Ferrara
General Herrera
Congress
No Intervention Plea From Cuban Exile Leader Menocal
General Mario G. Menocal former Cuban president pleads with the American people to avoid intervention in Cuba. He calls Machado a de facto president and says it would be ironic for Cuba to lose its honor over the fall of the despicable man.
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Miami
Fla
United States
Cuba
Mario G. Menocal
Island Republic
Machado
General Menocal
Menocal
Liberal Party
Welles
Standin in the Receiving Line Wore a Grim Smile
A humorous reflection on long queues and forced smiles wearing on a speaker's face. The anecdote highlights fatigue from constant greeting duties and the strain of maintaining cheerfulness. No specific people or places are named.
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Publishers Syndicate
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