pTORES Begin Shorter Hours and Recovery
Brief notice reporting that pTORES implements shorter operating hours and recovery measures as code terms are settled.
01 Aug 1933
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News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1933
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Brief notice reporting that pTORES implements shorter operating hours and recovery measures as code terms are settled.
Frederick stores adopt blanket 52 hour week under government recovery plan. Many outlets close early Saturday and 9 o clock at night while some lines remain open. Merchants report mixed reactions and expect further reductions to 48 hour maximum, with uniform hours remaining unsettled.
One of the summer’s largest weddings takes place at 7:30 tonight in Woodsboro Lutheran Church. Miss Margaret Louise Powell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther C. Powell, will wed Grayson Birely Haller Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Grayson B. Haines, in a ceremony with palm and white rose decorations. Organist Miss Miriam Rhoads will play the wedding marches, and Rev. J. Frank Fife will officiate. Guests travel from Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia New York for the service and reception at the Powell home.
Baltimore residents sweltered as temperatures neared 100 degrees with 87 at daybreak and 99 yesterday. NRA clothing codes trigger wage increases up to 30 cents hourly and a 40 hour workweek, affecting Muse Tailoring Co. and other plants as official details unfold this week.
In Middletown valley a lightning strike during a heavy storm destroyed Edward L. Lewis’s barn near Jerusalem north of Myersville. The blaze consumed crops, farming tools, and part of harness while three horses fled the flames. one was struck but survived. Loss about $2000 with insurance covering just over half.
Word has been received of the death of Miss Helen FE Manning longtime head of Hood College modern languages department in Elmira New York She held A B from Elmira College A M and Ph D from Columbia and studied at Johns Hopkins University University of Chicago and Sorbonne Paris She planned to attend the funeral Wednesday with Miss Louise Leonard who was in Elmira at the time of her death
Virginia Democrats vote today for governor and General Assembly members along with numerous local offices in Richmond. Candidates Joseph T. Deal George C Peery and Wirth Smith Jr contend for the governorship as repeal of Prohibition is not a campaign issue.
Col and Mrs Charles A Linbergh who are engaged in an aerial survey have returned to Holsteindore on the west coast of Grechland after a flight northward. Ministers and laymen of the Reformed church in the United States hold a meeting at Franklin and Marshall Academy Lancaster Pa closing Aug 4. Officers include President Rev Dr Karl A Stein Pittspargis Vice-president Dr Lawrence E Bair secretary Rev Nevin Smith treasurer Rev Dr Edad 0 Kemn. Opening sermon by Rev Predester K Stamm and worship ensue under Rev Harvey A Fesperman.
Washington report describes NRA staff and agencies under the New Deal facing long hours and frayed nerves. Gen. Hugh Johnson and officials work late with little rest, while assistants and stenographers swell the night shift. Shipbuilders win a 32 hour week on government work and 36 elsewhere after Johnson’s tough conference.
New Orleans August 1 district attorney Eugene Stanley prepared to examine ballots cast on constitutional amendments from last November to probe fraud claims. Martial law proclamation by Governor O K Allen aimed to shield the grand jury, while Judge Alexander O Donnell ordered ballots produced in open court for tomorrow's scrutiny.
Washington reports a victory for Walter G Teagle and allies against specific governmental regulation of oil price control. Advocates of federal price supervision mulling a push to write in price controls, backed by industry leaders and officials.
Weather improved as Gen. Baloo's seaplane squadron prepared to depart from Nexoland tonight. The sea was calm and the skies clear, aiding the anticipated voyage to Valentia.
Oklahoma City Aug 1 AP Chas a minor freed by kidnappers after ransom paid his captors drove him several hundred miles and released him near 400 miles from Oklahoma City He knew only that the ransom was paid Roosevelt Roosevelts inquiry into kidnapping racket opens Hyde Park as heat slows him Trap set two weeks ago Albany DA Delaney outlines go between suspects in O Connell case and names two likely figures in custody
Maryland state police and Baltimore police are on the lookout for two cars possibly involved in abducting a Baltimore girl. One car is believed to have District of Columbia plates and the other Pennsylvania tags. Police did not disclose the girl's name or license numbers.
In Sconeville New York on August 1 AP reports forty state troopers used tear gas and riot tools to rout about 400 milk strikers massed north of town blocking milk trucks. Five men were knocked unconscious and three seriously injured.
Four men accused by the state of involvement in rackets and a reign of terror to hinder trade were taken into custody at Brown's Lake near Burlington Wisconsin. The arrests come as authorities list 30 others connected to the case.
Mary land girl Magred Sharpe, 15, of Preston was killed and three others injured when their car overturned and burst into flames after colliding with a truck near Trainer Market. The incident occurred at dawn as traffic was light. In New York the stock market opened weak with little rally and traded listlessly.
About 100 laborers join state road construction on the Olive School toward Point of Rocks in Brunswick area with another 109 replacing them after three days. District Engineer Thomas M. Clinibicum oversees minor county road tasks in Frederick Montgomery Howard and Carroll counties as tools arrive and work expands on bridges and highways.
Four day event in Hagerstown August 23 to 26 brings together American Legion and Auxiliary members. John R. Tenney leads the planning with General Milly A. Reckord to address opening night. events include registrations, meetings, a banquet, a parade, drum corps contest, and a wreck at the fairgrounds.
Washington reports the Farm Credit Administration will accelerate refinancing of farm mortgages with a $2.2 billion loan authorization. The agency plans no supplemental plans while states pursue the refinancing program, with no changes to current proceedings.
The report presents an estimate for a large naval build up in Tokyo during a period of intense military expansion. Officials cite the Roosevelt era as a primary influence on Japan's accelerated program and seek to align plans with broader national defense goals.
Berlin Maryland August 1 AP Horace Harmonson 73 hotel keeper and former Maryland legislator died after a heat attack. Bernard Blumier also a former legislator and Republican leader was found dead in a yard today.
Washington August 1 AP reports state advisory committees heard that human labor will be used over machines whenever practicable on projects funded from the 3 000 000 public works fund. Policies require equitable wage distribution, prohibition of convict labor, use of local skilled organized labor, and a six hour week where feasible.
Brownsville Pennsylvania August 1 AP. Louis Podorsky 28 of Alison died in a clash between pickets and unidentified men, the first fatality in the southwestern Pennsylvania strike zone. Ten hospitalized as tear gas and gunfire ripple the area near Star Junction and Colonial No. 2 Mine. Over 20,000 miners on strike demand United Mine Workers of America recognition.
In Front Royal Virginia a sheriff's posse and dozens of conservation corps workers comb the woods near the town for Osady Bound of Brookland after he fled a camp ten miles away following a shooting of two camp clerks. Wounded are Frank Harris and P H Reese both of Norfolk with Harris in critical condition.
Cleveland dentist Aviows 3 aests is jailed ten months in the Maryland House of Correction after an auto crash last night. Charged with driving while intoxicated, he was en route to his wife in Betterton, Maryland. No injuries were reported. The town’s Jamiof Ladies Auxiliary held a picnic at the fire company hall with supper, dancing, and cards after changing location due to bad weather.
Daily and monthly precipitation figures show none in the past 24 hours and none for August to date. August normal is 3.63 inches with 1932 total at 2.0 inches. excess to August 12 is 12.79 inches. Temperatures yesterday reached 69 with high around 73 and low near 73. Moon and sun times are listed with sunrise and sunset. Weather described as clear with Polish andbonocacy appears in error.
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