Green Threatens Labor Strikes Over Company Unions
Washington reports organized labor prepared to strike to enforce the National Recovery Act. AFL president William Green cites evasions by major corporations forming company unions as a fraud. He names BEI Du Pont Aluminum Co Remington Rand RCA Victor Kohler Jones & Laughlin Sinclair Refining Grays Harbor Frigidaire and others. NRA officials visit New York to inspect steel industry practices and price uniformity.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
NRA
A. F. of L
Johnson
Donald Richberg
Kenneth Simpson
Alexander Sach
New York
Callahan Seeks Senate Seat Held by La Follette
Milwaukee John M. Callahan a longtime Wis consin Democrat and national committeeman announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the United States senate. With La Follette’s term expiring in 1935 the race will test strength at the primary as others enter, though Callahan has not participated in state party affairs since the Chicago convention where Roosevelt secured the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
John M. Callahan
Wisconsin
al Smith
United States Senate
Robert M. la Follette
Callahan
Mr. Callahan
Chicago
President Roosevelt
Bankers Exonerated in Detroit Investigation
Detroit Judge Harry B. Keidan reports the two national banks were solvent at the time of the Michigan banking holiday and finds no evidence of criminality by bank officers. He laments lack of cooperation from federal officials overseeing national banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Harry B. Keidan
Michigan
Keidan
Roosevelt’s Desk Rooster Upsets Elephant Tale
Representative Virginia Jones of Indiana sent President Roosevelt a pottery rooster after claiming the rooster displaced the elephant on his desk last November. Roosevelt pledged to make room for the rooster on his desk.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Virginia Jones
Indiana
Cornered Bandit Commits Suicide After Wreck in Jeffersonville
In Jeffersonville Indiana a six foot bandit fleeing in a stolen taxicab wrecked the vehicle and then killed himself with a heavy caliber revolver. The man remained unidentified as authorities investigated the incident.
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Bandit
Jeffersonville
Ind
Levinsky Knocks Out Sharkey at Comiskey Park
King Levinsky dominated Jack Sharkey in ten rounds at Comiskey Park earning a unanimous decision. He floored Sharkey for a seven count in the first round and controlled the bout with swift aggression throughout.
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Chicago
King Levinsky
Jack Sharkey
Comiskey Park
Sailor Jack
Bee Sting Kills Woman in Winlock Washington
Mrs. Rachel Eldridge died within an hour after a bee sting in Winlock Washington authorities reported. The death underscores dangers from bee stings in the region.
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Winlock
Rachel Eldridge
Hoover Visits World's Fair in Chicago
Former President Herbert Hoover toured the Century of Progress exposition amid ample reception. A 21 gun salute welcomed the Hoover party as crowds cheered them at the gates. He was joined by Lawrence Richey and several Shaw and Dawes family members as officials escorted the visitors through the grounds.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
United States
Hall of Science
Fair
Fourteenth Street
Hoovers
Mr. Hoover
Lawrence Richey
Arch W. Shaw
Winnetka
John S. Shaw
Gates
Frank Parker
Camp
John Whistler
Rufus C. Dawes
Dawes
Charles Gates Dawes
Harry S. New
New
Lenox R. Lohr
Foiled in Robbery of Ford's Dearborn Inn
Four Detroit bandits armed with a shotgun attempted to rob Henry Ford's Dearborn inn. They struck assistant night manager Frank Shaw, who fled as the intruders fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Dearborn
Detroit
Henry Ford
Frank Shaw
Shaw
German Nazisman Bible Story of Isaac's Sacrifice
Nazi officials in Berlin ban teaching the Biblical tale of Isaac's sacrifice to school children in Schleswig-Holstein. They say the story promotes a non German conception of God and must not be part of curriculums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac
Berlin
Schleswig-Holstein
Prussia
Farmer Killed Hunting Near Pine City
Lawrence Scofield a farmer was found dead near his Pine City Minnesota home marking the first hunting fatality of the fall season and prompting an investigation by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine City
Minn
Lawrence Scofield
Bridge Engineer Killed in Delaware River Span Fall
Clement E. Chase renowned bridge engineer died after a 120 foot fall from a span he helped design on the Delaware River bridge linking Philadelphia and Camden New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Clement E. Chase
Delaware River
Camden
N. J
Ambassador Bingham Returns to Work in London
Ambassador Bingham resumes duties in London after a long vacation. Efe accepts advisory committee chairmanship of the international wheat conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
London
United States
Efe
Nebraska corn crop estimated at 235,014,000 bushels
Nebraska and federal statistics place August corn production at 235,014,000 bushels with 23 bushels per acre yield. Last year totaled 269,293,000 bushels. drought confined to southern counties. Oats yield about 10.5 bushels per acre. wheat and barley also forecast lower. Sugar beets yield 88 percent with 1,062,000 tons production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Lincoln Nebraska Reemployment Push Surges Past Thousand
More than 1,000 men in Nebraska returned to work in recent weeks through the federal reemployment service under State Director George Hodge. Most jobs are on federal road projects with several counties reporting sizable placements. Additional work anticipated in Thomas and Mitchell counties. information requested on forest reserve and plant industry construction.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Federal
George Hodge
Hodge
Buffalo County
Hodges
Cheyene County
Otoe County
Douglas County
Red Willow County
Seward County
Lancaster County
Madison County
Gage
Hall
Scotesbluff
Thomas County
Federal Forest Reserve
Halsey
Bureau of Plant Industry
Mitchell
Farm Income Seen Grow Over 1932 Levels
The Agriculture Department forecast a substantial rise in gross farm income for 1933, predicting about 6.46 billion dollars from farm products and rents and payments, up from 5.143 billion in 1932. Higher crop prices drive most of the gain, while livestock prices remain near 1932 levels and could limit increases if not improved. The outcome hinges on farm price trends in the coming months, when marketing peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Boreau of Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Beet Growers To Pay Labor More
Central Nebraska Beet Sugar Growers association increases loading and hauling rates for beets. 25 cents per ton for loading, plus 10 cents per ton for the first mile and 5 cents per ton for each additional mile to the refinery, with settlements on net tons delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Nebraska Beet Sugar Growers Association
Highway 73 paving starts. 300 to 350 men hired
Western Asphalt of Sioux City announces immediate paving on Highway 73 from Blair to Herman. 40 days to complete with two eight hour shifts daily. About a quarter mile paved per day. Also, Omaha schools expect about 40,000 students this fall, including 10,000 in high schools. Parochial enrollment totals 8,090 with 7,100 in elementary and 990 in high school departments. Plans for a Beatrice 4 million gallon reservoir election proceed, led by Mayor J B High and Commissioner W I Reed, with a Cook park site. Bond issue of 85 thousand dollars may be approved, plus roughly 40 thousand federal grant. Hand labor to provide employment.
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Blair
Herman
Western Asphalt Company of
Sioux City
Omaha Public Schools
Beatrice
J. B. High
W. I. Reed
Cook Park
State game forestation receipts audit urges better collection
An audit by State Accountant Ruud reports total 1932 receipts for the game, forestation and parks commission at 177,016 with 175,423 in deposits and 1,889 in accounts receivable. Since 1920 unpaid accounts total 10,014 mainly from failed banks and county clerks, plus damages due at conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Game Forestation and Parks Commission
Ruud
The
Game Commission
Nebraska approves four public works projects for federal aid
Four Nebraska projects gain state advisory board approval for federal assistance. Colfax county highway at 28040 total, 30 percent grant. Sidney paving and storm sewer 32164, 30 percent grant and loan. Sutton brick smokestack 1000, 30 percent grant and loan. Trenton sewer system 35000, 30 percent grant and loan. Work to begin after public works administrator review. Sutton has started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
State Advisory Board
Colfax
Sidney
Sutton
Trenton
Public Works
Washington
War on prairie dogs nears end at Chadron camp
The civilian conservation corps at Chadron fights a 20 000 acre prairie dog town with 40 workers given extra protection against rattlesnakes. Two youths were bitten but not injured by fangs failing to pierce thick canvas leggings. Eradication of the world’s largest prairie dog city should finish this month, says Clayton Watkins who leads the two northwest Nebraska camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Conservation Army
Chadron
Prairie Dog
Prairie Dog Town
Clayton Watkins
University of Nebraska
Watkins
Northwestern
Nebraska
Beyerle and Foster stake 150 acres of potatoes
Mrs. C. B. Beyerle of a Kimball to Pine Bluffs farm expects a yield of sixty thousand bushels on 150 acres with a full pumping plant on Lodgepole creek. She and Chas A. Foster formed a partnership last spring to grow the crop. he previously marketed about $500,000 worth of potatoes in western Kansas. A few cars have sold for $1.60 per cwt for immediate delivery.
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C. B. Beyerle
Kimball
Pine Bluffs
Coal Code Signed by the President
President Roosevelt signed the bituminous coal code and shifted out an NRA interpretation labor groups opposed. The code sets 40 hour week, minimum wages for underground workers, miners organizing rights, regional and national boards, and fair price rules reviewed by the government. Ford hires 5,000 veterans in Detroit plants. Wayne county residents only, with good records.
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NRA
Roosevelt
Robert F. Wagner
New York
National Labor Board
Henry Ford
Detroit
Wayne County
Michigan
Mayor O'Brien Wins Nomination in New York Democratic Primary
Mayor John P. O'Brien of Tammany Hall won a decisive Democratic primary nomination for mayor defeating Loring Black and Jerome Ambro by about three to one. Frank J. Prial emerged as controller over John Harman, signaling a split for Tammany ahead of the November race against Fiorello LaGuardia's fusion ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John P. O’brien
Tammany Hall
Loring M. Black
Jerome G. Ambro
Black
Ambro
Tammany Braves
Frank J. Prial
Prial
Tammany
John N. Harman
O’brien
Fiorella H. LaGuardia
Judge G A Shaughnessy Dies After Illness in Milwaukee
Milwaukee judge George A. Shaughnessy of the Municipal court died in St Josephs hospital after a monthlong illness. He was 48 and renowned for administering criminal trials across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
George A. Shaughnessy
Milwaukee Municipal Court
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Anemia Fatal to Lenroot's Daughter in Los Angeles
Mrs Dorothy Lenroot Bromberg thirty nine former assistant United States attorney here and daughter of Irvine Lenroot former United States senator from Wisconsin died in a hospital in Los Angeles physicians said she suffered from a rare form of anemia.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Lenroot Bromberg
United States
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Farmer Fined for Contempt Over Jury Duty Decline
Richmond Virginia farmer Wellford Gilman of Ashland was fined ten dollars in Hanover Circuit Court after he refused to serve on a grand jury. Two jurors reportedly were colored.
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Richmond
Wellford Gilman
Ashland
Hanover
Million Dollar Flood Hits Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley
Floods in Wilkes-Barre and the Wyoming Valley caused at least two deaths and an estimated $1,000,000 in property damage. Four miners trapped 1,100 feet underground escaped after fifteen hours underground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Wyoming Valley
Fire in Halifax Destroys Large Flour Freight
A Halifax fire caused over 300000 dollars in damage at pier No 2 destroying a large consignment of flour and other freight before crews gained control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. S
Style Wise College Wardrobe Signals Autumn Fashion
A Western Newspaper Union fashion piece surveys college girl wardrobes for autumn and winter trends. It highlights white bengaline fabrics, heavy ribbed silk, oriental influences with round turbans, slim coats fastened with unique closures, kimono sleeves, rough crepe dresses with tunic blouses in vibrant blues, tailored plaid wool day dresses with green suede belts, plaid velvet blouses, mass shirring, sheath skirts, bold bracelets, and soft felt fedora style hats.
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Paris
Western Newspaper Union
Black Foundation Of Fall Wardrobe
A Parisienne known for chic outlines a typical autumn wardrobe. For day wear she favors a lightweight black wool coat with wide shoulders over a black sheer wool frock. Afternoon options include yellow and black printed crepe with black gloves and a black velvet draped turban, or a black satin jacket suit with a white satin blouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Back-Flare Coat Sets Future Style With Versatile Use
Paris designer Molyneux introduces back-flare coats in silk or chiffon to be worn as evening or swagger sports coats. A shoulder yoke gathers into full sway, coat length below three quarters, straight sleeves to the wrist, and a loping front that reveals the dress beneath. No fastening aside from a throat button or bow tie.
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Molyneux
Paris
Plaid Taffeta Girdles Evening Frocks This Season
Plaid taffeta forms girdles for striking evening frocks this season. A white organdic dance frock features ruffles from hem to knees and is trimmed with a wide belt and long sash ends of blue red and white taffeta ribbon.
Zippers on Cardigans Replace Seven Buttons
A suit of garment notes suggest using zippers on cardigans to replace seven buttons. The article explains front-fastening zippers allow opening fully and faster operation than traditional button closures on cardigan sweaters.
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la Follette
Levinsky
Whips
Sharkey
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
State News
York
York County
C. P. Hildebrand
County Nra
Organized Labor
Hugh Johnson
G. A. Shaughnessy
Lenroot
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Black Foundation OF Fall Wardrobe
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