New Deal Program Faces Growing Trouble in 1937
The report notes ongoing strain on the 1937 economy marked by labor unrest and a widening rift between management and the automobile and textile unions. Secretary Roper’s annual review highlights efforts to sustain a steady upturn despite disruptive labor situtations and a broad organizing push by unions.
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Emerce Danel C. Roper
Ad Business
Automobile Workers Son
Conduttirie
Research Drive Pushes Industry Plans and Profits
Industry leaders and scientists urge expanded spending on research as corporations pour millions into product development and technique improvements. Dr. E R Weidlein of Mellon Institute notes U S firms fund at least 75 percent of useful inventions from chemical and physical labs while oil industry investments exceed 10 million dollars annually with favorable dividends and prices aided by new federal taxpolicy
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Mellon Institute Hial
United States
Axtell
Ty Byles
American Petroleum Institute
Coal Parley and Crime Take State’s Headlines In 1937
The year opens with coal talks at White Sulphur Springs as operators push for legislation while a spate of crimes and trials unfolds. Police report arrests in Wheeling and Benwood connected to multiple slayings, a murder self defense claim in Williamson, and a widening hunt across West Virginia and Maryland. Inauguration plans for Homer Holt set for January 18 as six committees prepare, and state tax assessments total $1.7376 billion amid labor disputes in Charleston.
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Associated Press
White Sulphur Springs
Washington
Pulphit
J.D. A.’ Morrow
Pittsburgh Coal. Company
Charles O'Neil
William B. Reed
West Virginia
Maryland
Boston
Rockville
Lawrence Gingelle
Reed
James H. Fillinger
Joseph Horne
Joseph Kirby
Charleston
Gingell
Elwood Matthews
Silver Spring
W Earl Dollman
Sutton
Homer A.holt
Petrick D. Koontz
House For Delegates
Charles Lewis
Wayne
Elna Watts
E. M. Brilt
O.J. Morrison
Preston Lightner
Beckley
O. J. Morrison Company
Fred L. Fox
Virginia
van A. Bittner
Charles‘ton
Buchanan Fields
Pius XI Rally Described While Weak but Hope Remains
The Vatican reports no material change as Pope Pius XI battles circulatory blockage and a varicose vein. Messages of sympathy arrive from rulers including King George I of England as the pontiff endures pain, sleeps little, and discusses church matters with Archbishop Jean Chollet.
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Associated Press
Pius XI
T O
Vatican
Jean Chollet
Cambrai
Washington Congress Faces 150th Constitution Anniversary Debates
The new 150th anniversary year in Philadelphia sparks talk in Washington on taxes tariffs and finances. lawmakers debate neutrality laws and the plan to ship airplanes to aid the Spanish civil war amid reflections on capital and labor as a national issue. The piece notes a shift from governance to constitutional memory and the art of balancing industrial power with workers' rights.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Philadelphia
Esau
Jacob
Robert Cuse
Jersey City
Viemalert Company
Everest
Spain
Golden Rule Urges End to Capital Labor Troubles
A Washington and Lee University student recalls a 49 year old address urging the Golden Rule to settle labor disputes. President Roosevelt’s Christmas message and the Sermon on the Mount are cited as guiding truths for addressing the labor question amid European unrest and wealth distribution concerns.
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Washington and Lee University
Roosevelt
J. Lewis Lumgardner
Presbyterian Church
America
Gallilee
Roosevelt Seeks New Act To Set National Work Standards
President outlines two part program to curb child labor and set federal standards. A federal agency would regulate interstate commerce related work and redefine its scope. Congress would consider a neutral path via agencies like the FTC to meet Supreme Court limits. The plan unfolds with the new Congress and a January 20 inauguration.
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Supreme Court
New Deal
New Bedford
Mass
Gus Gennerich
Washington
NIRA
Federal Trade Commission
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