Union Demands for Written Steel Contracts Escalate
The steel strike stalemate centers on demand for written contracts from the C I O and independent steel firms led by John L Lewis. Roosevelt declined to officially intervene. unions push for signed agreements while firms warn of the closed shop and checkoff. Federal mediation boards form as vigilante action rises in Michigan and Ohio.
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Steel Corporations
John L. Lewis’ Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis
Roosevelt
Tom Girdler
The
Republic Steel Corporation
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Daniel J. Shields
Johnstown
Davey
Frances E. Perkins
Cleveland
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Lloyd K. Garrison
National Labor Relations Board
Edward F. McGrady
Monroe
Mich
Detroit
Youngstown
Farley
Niles
Republic
John S. Brooks, Jr
CIO
OHNL
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Cambria
Bethlehem Steel
Court Plan Walloped by Senate Judiciary Panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee swiftly rejected Roosevelt’s court packing plan calling it a dangerous abandonment of constitutional principle. In Washington reports, adjournment of the session seemed likely with a chance to regroup behind the President’s reform effort for the underprivileged.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
Free People of
Harry
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Senate
Byrnes
South Carolina
Hopkins
Sen. Byrnes
Sen
Joseph T. Robinson
Sen. Robinson
Wire House
Young Applicant Fails, Yet Secures Job
A seventy fourth applicant is questioned for art knowledge in a swivel chair interview. The candidate claims European study at Beaux Arts and knowledge of Greek orders Gothic features and painters. The interviewer ends the session with a terse verdict and hands the job to the applicant.
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Europe
The
Beaux Arts
A Pointed Quote on Resolve and Virtue
A collection of maxims argues that true resolve needs backbone to stay firm. It cautions against excess desire and points out that some hesitate to help unless praised. It defines a skeptic as testing luck by tempting fate.
Ducal Filling Station Owner Offers Gas to Customer
Quote from Parke Cummings in the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the proprietor of Ducal Filling Station, Inc. promising to give the customer a few gallons of gas. The remark reflects local business humor or customer service tone.
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Ducal Filling Station, Inc
Parke Cummings
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Leonardo
Rembrandt
Veronese
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SAF
TIRE
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MTC
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Wilbur Shaw
Firestone Peor Engires
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