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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1933
Page
5
Secretary Ickes and Budget Director Lewis W. Douglas move to trim the sprawling relief program, sending all projects to the Budget Bureau for radical cuts. The action follows pressure from bureaus and politicians seeking to curb graft and waste, with emphasis on work creation and social value.
President Roosevelt appeals to about one hundred million American business workers to join the President's Employment Agreement. General Hugh S. Johnson and aides outline a six month plan for wage and hour rules, no profiteering prices, and abolition of child labor. Wage floors range from 30 to 40 cents an hour with weekly caps, and white collar scales vary by city size. Employers have until September 1 to sign, or face compulsory codes under the National Industrial Recovery Act.
Washington reporters say an administrator named Joinson is organizing a large propaganda bureau for the Industrial central administration. He invited veteran publicity men including Charles Michelson and others from the Democratic committee to support a so called master document.
Secretary Perkins reports 400000 factory workers returning to manufacturing jobs and 100000 in nonmanufacturing sectors during June with both employment and earnings rising for a third consecutive month. He cautions against overoptimism and notes railroads and related industries not in the survey also up.
Italo Gasmo and his 95 compnofongs completed a base flight from Italy to Chicago then to New York and Washington to pay respects to President Roosevelt. Plans call for returning to Italy via Newfoundland with possible stops in Ireland or the Azores, weather permitting. Italy and Mussolini may be proud of the aviators and Balbo receives honors.
In America and Lithuania news broke that Capt. Stephen Darius and Stan ley Girenas of Chicago perished in a crash in eastern Germany during their flight to Kaunas. The bodies were recovered from a forest and given a state burial in Naunas by the Lithuanian government.
The London meeting of the Stug conference hub near collapse, a subcommittee backs part of Senator Key Pittman s resolution to rehabitate silver by boosting its use in subsidiary coinage. The global output controls and central bank metal coverage were postponed as Pittman noted most governments will halt debasement and limit sales, aiming to restore prewar silver levels.
About thirty principal countries' representatives gathered in Amsterdam at the behest of Samuel Untermyer to extend the boycott on German goods and urge the League of Nations to action over alleged Nazi Jewish persecutions. He outlined plans to exhaust current German stock before tightening pressure and cited two possible League grounds: labor clause violations and Jewish minority persecution. He noted collaboration with Lord Melchett's British Jewish committee.
Industrial leaders join the general council for industry to advise the government on unemployment. Members include Dr. Otto Flecher Dr. Albert Voegler Dr. Fritz Thyssen Karl Friedrich von Siemens Baron Kurt von Schroeder Vincent Krogmann Dr. Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach and Dr. Robert Ley. Unemployment exceeds five million as Germany expands export decline prompts new tax and incentives for business and new manufacturing ventures.
Western farmers unite to destroy portions of the cotton crop to raise prices, with payments estimated around 150 dollars per farmer and government holding and reselling cotton. Wheat plans follow similar ground rent schemes as agriculture officials defend voluntary cooperation and stress patience in program maturation.
A wide collage of local items from Utah and Idaho covers tax receipts, relief grants, water loans, road spending, post office expansion, and county farm notes. Reports include Boise and Salt Lake City on relief funds and road upkeep, plus mining, poultry, dairy, fruit and cheese developments across counties.
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