Iowa Firms Adopt NRA Code Aids Shorter Hours
Iowa businesses with about 2000 workers began implementing the national industrial recovery code. Des Moines reported 549 firms signed, Ottumwa 450, Burlington 250, Waterloo 200, while others in Iowa cities prepared 8 to 5 or 8 to 6 schedules. Emblems were displayed in Council Bluffs, with insurance, barber, and grocery sectors adjusting hours and lunch breaks as the drive to boost earnings continued.
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TBE
Associated Press
Iowa
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Burlington
Waterloo
Keokuk
Iowa City
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Clinton
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
NRA
Barbers Association of Iowa
Seventh District Nurses’ Association
Retail Code Draft Drops Company Union Stance
Washington officials a final draft of a proposed retail industry code to govern hours and wages pending formal approval. An early announcement claimed a 48 hour workweek, but deputy administrator Whiteside said applicability to all stores or only smaller cities was undecided. Johnson stressed no broad exemption, and details on hours and pay remained unsettled as producers and firms awaited official texts.
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Washington
The
Recovery Administration
Roosevelt
A. D. Whiteside
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Industrial Administration
Mrs Morse 31 Taken by Death in Iowa City
Mary M. McCaffrey Morse, born November 28, 1901 in Arkansas, died at University of Iowa hospital at 12:30 a.m. Sunday after three months’ illness. Surviving husband Frank A. Morse, son Clarence, brothers Joseph and John McCaffrey of Muscatine, and a half brother in Arkansas. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at George Wittich Funeral Home, with burial in Fruitland cemetery.
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Frank Morse
University of Iowa Hospital
Iowa City
Mary M. McCaffrey
Arkansas
Frank A. Morse
Clarence
Joseph
John McCaffrey
Muscatine
George Wittich
Cedar Street
Ira Hawley
United Brethren Church
Fruitland Cemetery
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
Poem fragment titled Poor Pa by Claude Callan reflects rural religious fear in urban life. Narrator and mother express loosening faith after moving to the crowded city and the sense of Satan lacking control over them.
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Satan
Publishers Syndicate
Iowa Farmer Slays Son and Wounds Wife in Iowa
Logan Iowa reports a 25-year-old farmer and rural schoolteacher W. E. Kelly was jailed after allegedly murdering his 2-year-old son with a hammer and attempting to kill his wife. He surrendered to Sheriff C. F. Cross after driving 12 miles from his home near Logan. Police found the child dead and the mother badly injured in the doorway region. a bloodied hammer was recovered at the scene.
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Logan
W. E. Kelly
Kelly
Here
C. F. Cross
Cross
Sheriff Cross
Wheat Growers Chairmen Picked for Regional Plan
Township chairmen selected to supervise local wheat grower organization under the national adjustment plan. They will meet at the courthouse 8 p m Tuesday for instructions and a program draft by Secretary Wallace.
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General County Committee
Farm Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
J. W. Merril
Bloomington
Merrill Satterthwaite
Moscow
Charles Henderson
Montpelier
Richard Nugent
Fulton
C. A. Bernick
Goshen
George Cornell
Seventy Six
Lee Riggs
Wilton
H. M. Hain
Sweetland
Charles Sywassink
Fruitland
Charles H. Pollock
Lake
Sylvester van Zendt
Crono
Wilbur Brahme
Cedar
Roy Masonhokler
Wapsinonic
D. B. Wilson
Pike
Tom Dean
Fritz Belter
Fulton Township
Andrew Grimm
Montpelier Township
W. W. Legler
Bert L. Metcalfe
Pike Township
Fred Otto
Bloomington Township
Carl E. Rylander
Five Killed in Iowa Mishaps Across Weekend
Five Iowans died and several others were seriously injured in weekend accidents. Victims include Mrs. Chester F. Lawson 47 Des Moines. Joe Frankezin 38 Emmett. Donald Geist 24 Underwood. Gael Doane 27 Newton. Ward Patterson 19 Bloomfield. Lawson died from an auto crash near Hamlin. Frankezin died from injuries after a wagon accident near Lorenz. Geist died when a car overturned near Weston. Schuester 30 of Underwood in critical condition. Patterson drowned when the boat he rode with capsized on Lake Wapello. Nineteen others were injured in various incidents.
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Associated Press
Chester F. Lawson
Des Moines
Joe Frankezin
Emmett- Donald Geist
Underwood
Gael Doane
Newton
Ward Patterson
Bloomfield
Lawson
Hamlin
Franksain
Lorenz
Geist
John Schuester
Weston
Schuester
Council Bluffs Hospital
Patterson
Lake Wapello
Death Summons Mrs Coffman
Mrs Jenkinson Coffman 76 dies at home on South Columbus Street after two year illness and a prior stroke. Survived by sons Herbert Siegle West Liberty Harry of northern Iowa and Son of Downey. Funeral arrangements are indefinite.
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Journal News Service
West Liberty
Jenkinson Coffman
South Columbus Street
U S Government Seeks 850 Million From Public in Bond Sale
Washington reports the government invited public bids for 850 million dollars of securities split into 500 million in eight year bonds at 3 1/4 percent and 350 million in two year notes at 15 8 percent. The treasury may adjust issue totals and reserve the right to increase bond sales as bids arrive.
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Washington
Treasury
The
Secretary Perkins Faces Wages and Hours Proposals
Hearings open as industry delegates led by Robert P. Lamont discuss removing a disputed section from the code. Hugh S. Johnson, recovery administrator, notes the move while insisting the industry maintains its employee representation plans and stance on two key issues.
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Hugh S. Johnson
Robert P. Lamont
Hoover
American Iron and Steel Institute
Johnson
Lamont
Death Claims Bud Freers Barber of 27 Years
Oran J. Bud Freers a local barber died at 840 Newell avenue after a long illness. Born January 14, 1888 he lived here all his life. Survived by widow Flossie Stutzman two sons Edward and Richard Freers a sister Lola Schroeder of Chicago and his parents. Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Roh Wittich Funeral Home and 2 30 p m at First Baptist Church with Rev V L Shantz burial Greenwood Cemetery.
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Oran J
Bud” Freers
Newell Avenue
Mr. Freers
John Freers
Flossie Stutzman
Edward
Richard Freers
Lola Schroeder
Chicago
Raroh J
Weather synopsis for Town and Mississippi River towns
Town shows cloudy skies with cooler temperatures and possible showers in the east and south tonight. Illinois expects showers possible into Tuesday night with cooler conditions in the north and central areas. Mississippi River readings: St Paul 1.6 rising 0.1, Dubuque 1.4 falling 0.3, Davenport 1.8 falling 0.1, Muscatine 2.6 falling 0.4.
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Illinois
Mississippi
River St. Paul
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
County Considers NRA Plan for County Workers
Muscatine county officials weigh placing county employees under the National Industrial Recovery Act rules for wages and hours with NRA approval anticipated. A letter from F L Roberts in Chicago says federal and local staff are exempt, but county adoption of the agreement provisions could gain NRA consent. Rules on work relief employment set no under 16 workers and wage floor of 30 cents an hour or local rate.
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Muscatine County
National Industrial Recovery Program
NRA
F. L. Roberts
The
Recovery Act Department
Chicago
Kenneth Cotler
M. Opal Fore
County Social Service Department
E. H. Mulock
Emergency Relief Committee
Harry L. Hopkins
Button code submitted to NRA for Muscatine button makers
The National Association of Pearl Button Manufacturers sent a code to federal administrators under the National Recovery Act. A 44 hour week for most workers and 88 hours for machinery would apply, with wage scales still unsettled due to varied piecework pay across factories.
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Muscatine
Washington
National Association of Pearl
NRA
ransom paid ends O'Connell kidnaping ordeal
John J. O'Connell Jr., 24, national guard lieutenant, was released after $40,000 ransom was paid. He was abducted July 7 in the Bronx and held blindfolded, treated well, and hidden in a camp until dawn. Investigations continue with two Albany men in custody.
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John J. O’connell Jr
National Guard
New York City
Albany
Edward J
Daniel P. O’connell
East 220Th Street
The
Bronx
O'Connell
Louis Snyder
Manny Strewl
Snyder
Helderberg Mountain
Dan O’connell
O’connell
John J., Sr
Sally
Delaney
Mattern Faces Lost Days and Fear After Siberian Ordeal
New York aviator Jimmy Mattern remains puzzled and scared by 19 lost days after a crash while attempting a round the world record. He carries a diary noting events while believed dead. Eskimos rescued him after 14 days were logged, leaving five days unaccounted for.
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New York
Jimmy Mattern
Siberian Wilds
Muscatine Merchants Unanimous On NRA Code Cooperation
About 150 to 200 Muscatine merchants met at city hall and voted unanimously to comply with the National Industrial Recovery Act. Homer Chaffee explained the NRA code provisions and officials wired Congressmen Ed Eicher and Hugh S. Johnson to report the agreement. Plans for uniform opening hours by business type were set, with chairmen named for jewelry, hardware, druggists, clothing, dry goods, furniture, shops, garages, lumber, tire dealers, paint, plumbing, and more. A follow up meeting of food merchants was scheduled at Maccabee hall to finalize hours.
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Muscatine
Roosevelt
Eicher
Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Ed Eicher
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Washington, D. C
Glen Barnard
Henry Detthof
A. W. Morgan
George Nietzel
Gene Rosenthal
R. G. Dawson
Harry Greer
John Ficken
Robert Wilson
Ernest House
Fred Beach
Ernest Root
George Jehring
A. C. Springborn
Food Merchants
Maccabee Hall
Wapello Dentist Dr. C. E. Hoag Found Dead
Dr. C E Hoag an 80 year old Wapello dentist was found dead in bed at 11 am Sunday by Jesse Huddle with the door open. Death was due to acute indigestion and an inquest is unlikely. Funeral plans await word from wife Carrie Herrick and sons Maurice and Charles in Los Angeles.
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Journal News Service
Wapello
C. E. Hoag
Jesse Huddle
Weber
Hoag
George Oakes
Maurice
Charles
Los Angeles
Calif
Story County
Iowa
Muscatine
Carrie Herrick
Nevada
Hoags
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J. W. Merrill
Mrs. Coffman
Hiness
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Perkins
Will Rogers
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Roper
N. Y
Mattern
Homer Chaffee
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the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce
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