Better Times Seen In Roosevelt Report On Jobs
Washington reports show a sharp rise in manufacturing employment and payrolls in July, with unemployment nudging lower. Public relief expenditures declined, Hopkins cites 3.745 million families aided in June, while Secretary Perkins notes seasonal patterns but welcomes the gains.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Jig
Labor Department
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Strikes Rally Across Industries As Mediation Sought
Mediation efforts backed by the NRA emerged as 60,000 dressmakers from New York New Jersey Connecticut and Pennsylvania joined a strike over alleged sneak shop conditions. Grover A Whalen was authorized to mediate and seek a temporary settlement pending a new industry Code. In California wage hikes were offered and plant actions disrupted. in Philadelphia 4000 hosiery workers demonstrated while the Cambria mill faced shutdown. Dynamite incidents were reported in Philadelphia as strikers clashed with employers.
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Associated Press
NRA
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Grover A. Whalen
NBA
Pacific Coast
Noromatcy
California Packing Corp
Corporation
Atwater
Tuttle
Calif
Philadelphia
Cambria Hosiery
Protest over Bonnet Carre spillway flood control
A long article notes protests near the Bonnet Carre spillway as New Orleans faces Mississippi River flood danger. A figure cited is 91,200,000 dollars at about two miles, indicating costs or project scale and distance involved.
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Long
Bonnet Carre
Mississippi River
Roosevelt renews drive for working codes in basic industries
President Roosevelt renews a push to establish permanent working codes for oil steel and coal with shorter hours and higher wages. He orders action from Hugh Johnson and Secretary Ickes and seeks completion of the automobile code. Johnson and Simpson focus on oil while steel figures are reconciled at the Commerce Department.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh 8. Johnson
Ickes
General Johnson
White House
Johnson
Petroleum Indus
NRA
Kenneth M. Simpson
Alexander Sachs
Commerce Department
Perkins
Musical program at Rotary Club by Farrar Sisters
The Farrar Sisters Edna Lillian and Geraldine Farrar gave an excellent noon program at the Rockingham Hotel Rotary Club meeting in Bridgeport Conn with violin cello and reader pieces including Minuet in G and The End of a Perfect Day Geraldine Farrar offered a humorous reading The trio was introduced by Roland I Noyes The meeting honored the late Hon John W Emery with a moment of silence Visiting Rotarians named and plans for a San Francisco world fair in 1938 discussed
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Farrar
Bridgeport
Bethoven
Tales of Hoffman
Bartlett
Kreisler
Deap River
Calhound
Percy Grainger
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Geraldine Farray
Roland I. Noyes
John W. ‘Emery
William Safford Jones
Emery
John P. Brooks
Potsdam
N. Y
Arthur B. Whittemore
Bangor
F. B. Crandall
Athol
Mass
Albert H. Couch
Lawrence
Merritt O. White
Quincy
A. L. Moody
Fargo
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Oakland Bay
Stock Market Rebounds Then Fades In New York Trading
In New York on August 17 the market rose briefly with buoyancy, gains of 1 to 3 points for many equities, but soon retreated to recent levels. Wheat and cotton showed irregular moves, dollar exchange eased, and several leading issues edged higher or held gains. Notable movers included National Distillers and U S Steel among others, with rail and industrials advancing early before backing off.
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Associated Press
New York
National
Case
Cellanese Industrial Rayon
Western Union
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
Dupont
Deere Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Allied Chemical
American Telephone
U. S. Steel
American Commercial Alcohol
New York Central
Santa Fe
Chrysler
Union Pacific
Costello car at Hampton Beach tagged after jail release
At Hampton Beach on Aug 17, Jessie B. Costello, freed by an Essex County jury for murdering her husband, had her brother in law Andrew Fife Jr’s car tagged for parking in front of the Casino. The party apologized, no charge, and were also stopped for a light violation.
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Hampton Beach
Essex County
Jessie B. Costello
Andrew Fife, Jr
Costello
Clinton Durante
Fife
Murder Mystery in Exeter Deepens as Police Chase Clues
Exeter Aug 17 Authorities probe every lead in the murder of Mrs. Louisa Palmer Bostell whose dismembered body was found near Hampton Falls. Investigators question dozens of suspects linked to her lively party life and search for a diamond ring and cash believed to be motive. The victim's granddaughter confirmed personal effects identified her, while relatives from Pennsylvania aided inquiries as officers sift rumors and alibis.
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Exeter
Louisa Palmer Bostell
Hampton Falls
Boastell
Isabelle Kujuske
Pennsylvania
Ida Dunn
Boatell
Chrysler
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Hugh S. Johnson
Rotary Club
Tag Costello
Hampton
Hancock St
Portsmouth
Frederic Vitron
Ringlett
Academy OF Beauty Culture
Congress
Coleman and Taccetta Chevrolet Co
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