Trade reform urged by nation's commerce chiefs
Western Newspaper Union reports that merchants from across the United States pressed the government to reform tax policy and labor rules at the Chamber of Commerce of the United States annual meeting in Washington. Key figures include John W. O'Leary, Jesse Jones, Secretary Woodring, and Chester C. Davis. The session urged tax relief, labor law revisions, cautious federal spending, and private enterprise support.
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Commerce Chamber
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
John W. O'Leary
Chamber
Roosevelt
South Atlantic
Jesse Jones
RFC
Woodring
Chester C. Davis
Federal Reserve Board
National Labor Relations
White House
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Business leaders back Roosevelt recovery effort
Sixteen prominent executives including Owen D. Young and Winthrop Aldrich issued a joint statement through John W. Hanes of the securities exchange commission seen by President Roosevelt. They urged closer cooperation between business and government to protect prosperity and pledged to aid in such consultation and cooperation.
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Roosevelt
Owen D. Young
General Electric Board
Winthrop Www
Aldrich
Chase National Bank of New York
John W. Hanes
Securities Exchange Commission
America
FDR Urges Federal Inquiry Into Monopolies
President RooseVelt urged Congress to authorize a $500000 federal inquiry into industrial concentration as a prelude to broader anti trust revisions, requesting action only on bank holding company legislation this session. Plane Crash in Italy Killed nineteen as a hydroplane from Tirana Albania crashed in Italy on the way from King Zog's wedding. Helen Lindheim of New York among the dead. Jewels valued at $1052000 from Paris and Vienna firms were destroyed.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Italy
Tirana
Albania
King Zog
Helen Lindheim
New York
Paris
Vienna
Zog
Corn Belt Farmers Rebel Against AAA Crop Control
In Macomb Illinois farmers form the Corn Belt Liberty League to oppose compulsory crop control. Members from Iowa Wisconsin Indiana Michigan Missouri and Minnesota spread the movement as leaders vow to defend farm freedom against Washington policy and potential prosecutions.
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Middle West
AAA
Macomb
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Corn Belt Liberty League
Iowa
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Minnesota
Tilden Burg
Washington
National Progressives form in Wisconsin amid grassroot rally
At a Madison gathering led by Gov. Philip F. La Follette the National Progressive party announced its formation and symbol a red circle on white with a blue cross. The speech outlined public ownership of money safeguards for workers and a guaranteed income while rejecting relief dependency.
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National Progressives
Bieta
National Progressive Party
la Follette
Madison
Wis
Philip F. la Follette
University of Wisconsin Livestock Pavilion
New Party
Boy Neighbor Visits On Birthday With Laughs And Candy
A seven year old neighbor Joseph visits during a heavy rain, reciting a playful wish to become Tarzan or Aladdin with a lamp and a cop’s gear, while hoping to share half the birthday chocolates with the narrator who hid sweets for a week. The scene reveals Joseph’s single-parent worry and his imaginative plans to ease his mother’s bills.
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Joseph
Tarzan
Dizzy Dean
Laddin
Seek to the End I Believe in Truth
A reflective quotation attributed to James Hilton on truth, hope, and the pursuit of understanding, urging persistent inquiry despite uncertain outcomes.
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James Hilton
Wise and Otherwise: bright side seekers win big prizes
Some people overly optimistic around wealth, as big men land top jobs while small men are overlooked. A lazy man buys a Great Dane to avoid stooping to pet it, and the truism money doesn't grow on trees remains. Yet clever birds still grab money.
Name of Wales village stirs romance with long title
The Detroit News notes a Welsh locality bearing a 58 letter name meaning Church of St Mary near the Pool of White Hazels by the swift whirlpool near St Tysilio's Church of the Red Cave. The piece suggests the village’s charm and beauty makes it a romantic visit.
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Pwll Gwyngyl
Goger
Chwynn Drobwll
Tysilio
Red Cave
Church of St. Mary
Church of the Red Cave
Detroit News
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Association of American Railroads
F. E. Williamson
New York Central
Fred W. Sargent
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J. J. Pelley
Association
Western Newspaper Union
Chester Davis
George Harrison
Association of Railway Labor Executives
D. B. Robertson
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
O’connor
House Rules Committee
Mary Norton
Labor Committee
Rules Committee
American Federation of Labor
National Labor, Relations Board
Ford Motor Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
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Ford
Daladier
Bonnet
France
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Viscount Halifax
Great Britain
Sherman Minton
Hugo Black
Senate
Inquisitorial Committee
District of Columbia
Lillian Oakley Joseph
McClure Newspaper
Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store
Firestone Convoy
Firestone Voice OF the Farm
Champion Farmers of America
Everett Mitchell
Voice OF Firestone
Richard Crooks
Margaret Speaks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein
N. B.C. Red
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