Temporary Oil Code Chen Approval
Washington D C Aug B 183 Temporary approval of a modified oil industry wages and hours code pending settling a controversial rule. NRA chief Hugh B Johnson announced the temporary measure allowing producers refiners and dealers to sign modified presidential agreements and receive the blue eagle. The code sets a 40 hour maximum week for marketing operations and a 38 hour week for others.
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Washington, D. C
Hugh B. Johnson
NRA
Questions About NRA Answered by Officials
Officials of the National Recovery Administration provide clarifications on worker classifications under the NRA. The Q and A cover service employees on straight commission, hours and minimum pay, and whether head or hand work affects employment status. Ratings are based on job type, not location, with mechanics and white collar distinctions discussed.
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Washington, D. C
NRA
Policy Board
Mational Recovery Administration
Petroleum Industry Proposes 40 Hour Week Wage Scales
A proposed industry blanket code outlines a 40 hour week for refinery, production, drilling, and pipeline workers with varied minimum wages by region. For retail station and garage workers selling gasoline the plan sets a minimum of $15 weekly in large cities, $14.50 in mid sized cities, and lowered scales for smaller communities with increases capped at 20 percent under $12 weekly rise.
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Landon orders guards over state treasury in bond forgery probe
Governor Ali M. Landon directs national guardsmen to guard the state treasury vault and finance records as an investigation into a municipal bond forgery scandal proceeds. Captain Chester Thomas acts to secure Boyd's office while Brig. Gen. McLean heads from Fort Riley to take charge. The governor cites a press claim by Treasurer Tom Boyd about $150,000 or $160,000 in forged bonds to Chicago and questions a lack of timely reporting.
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Ali M. Landon
Tom Boyd
Atute Accountants
Chester Thomas
National Guard
Boyd
Milton R. McLean
Cral
Aummer
Fort Riley
Landon
Adjutant General's Office
Ronald Finney
Chicago
Sle
Finney
Woman Physician Held in Death of Associate in Greenwood
Dr Sarah Ruth Dean, a 34 year old unmarried physician specializing in children's diseases, is held after a case involving the death of her colleague Dr Preston Kennedy. District Attorney Arthur Jaydan cited a deathbed statement alleging Kennedy was poisoned with whiskey at Dr Dean's home where the two were guests. Kennedy, a surgeon, was divorced in March.
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Greenwood, Mies
Sarah Ruth Dean
Preston Kennedy
Arthur Jay-dan
Dean
Kennedy
Hig
Confesses Murder After 83 Years
Memphis report recounts how 68 year old Diode Buiser, a Black man, confessed to killing Jim Gillespie, a white man, during a trap game in Bardstown, Mississippi. He said he acted after 34 years of living with the secret and the motive involved a quarrel over a quarter.
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Memphis
Tenn
INS
Diode Buiser
Jim Gillespie
Bards
Miss
Gillespie
Butler
20 Year Old Boy Up Third Time Bacraman TV
A 20 year old man from New York City named Ted O Connor was sentenced to San Quentin after a record of three felony convictions in the last five years. He faced a bad check charge with prior felonies in New York and Oregon.
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Bacraman TV
Ted, O'Connor
New York City
Sucranento
San Quentin Prison
New York
Oragon
Fish Plentiful in North Sea in May Auction Totals
Fish from the North Sea are abundant with May sales reaching over 2,090 tons at Fair W Harbor auction. The report notes high tonnage and strong demand, reflecting a robust market for saltwater catches in the region.
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North Sea
Gothenbury
Sweden
Heva Ronenly
San Antonio Seeks Action on New Postoffice Plans
San Antonio business leaders civic readers and officials met at the Menger hotel to press Washington for action on a long promised new postoffice. they discuss delaying orders for final drawings and plan to telegram Senator Connally and Congressman Kleberg while seeking aid from Senator Morris Sheppard and Vice President Garner. Local officials attended including Mayor Quinn and county and city leaders. delay is linked to a proposed site swap near the courthouse and a $1,400,000 building project.
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Clvic
Menger Hotel
Washington
Postoffice
Ralph Gameron
Tom Gonnally
Richard Kleberg
Renstor Morris Sheppard
John N.garner
Cameron
Jobe
High Authority
Emil Frank
C. K. Quinn
Wisconsin Forest Fire Remains Menace Despite Slowed Winds
Wisconsin north woods fires eased today as high winds faded yet still menaced farms timber and settlements. Hundreds battled a blaze along highway 63 near Rhinelander threatening the Oneida County forest preserve. A third fire in Iron County menaced Camp Ontanagon and a Boy Scout camp while merchants advertised diverse goods in a local classified section.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Rhinelander
Oneida County
Enterprise
Iron
Ontanagon
Status of Code Drive In Washington D C This Week
Washington D C August status updates on code drive for wage and hour fixes across major industries. Temporary measures remain in effect pending hearings for food dealers retailers and 32 others including beauty shops lumber steel coal oil and drugstores.
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Washington, D. C
Fetr
Auto of Murder Victim Is Found
Cincinnati police announce the recovered automobile of Oliver Brtly a 47 year old Cincinnati social register. The car’s occupant was arrested and Meridian Mississippi police report the detainee as John J Henkle of Cincinnati.
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Meridian
Miss
Oliver 5_ Brtly
Cincinnati Social Registerate
MH. Yarborough
Jonn J Henkle
Probe of Assault Case Again Asked
United States Consul General George Messersmith pressed Germany's interior ministry for a report and promised investigation into the assault on Philip Zuckerman a Dew fur dealer long resident in Germany since 1831 He was attacked by Brown Shirts on duty at Leipzig and taken to a Berlin hospital. Martial law declared Amoy China amid concern over Communist activities near Laungyen.
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United States
George Messersmith
Reich Ministry of Interior
Philip Zuckerman
New York City
Zuckerman
Dew Fur
Germany
Leipsig
German Specialist’s Nurita Promises Instant Pain Relief
A German medical figure offers Nurita, a narcotic-containing formula, claiming rapid relief for neuritis, sciatica, lumbago, and rheumatic pain. The ad asserts nine opiates and four harmless ingredients, with a money-back guarantee if three doses fail to ease years of pain.
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Rucito
Angerers
Marfa Pair Found Guilty in Slaying Case
Chan Najar an adopted son and Mrs Rafaeldo Najar were convicted in district court of murdering Geraldo Najar, husband of one defendant. The body was found May 14 in a creek near Marfa with ax wounds. They were sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Marfa
Texas
Chan Najar
Rafaeldo Najar
Reraldo Najar
Najar
Chon Najar
Mra
New Mexico
Murdder
Woolen Company Reports Profit After Loss Streak
The American Woolen Company, long operating in the red, claimed a first half of 1913 net profit of 197700 dollars. The firm, reputedly the world’s largest woolen goods maker, released its report today.
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Woolen Company
New York
American Woolen Company
Three Chicago Judges Face Threats from Gunmen Note
Judges B. David Charles Miller and Rudolph Desart in criminal court received a letter threatening to shoot them or bomb their car or home. The note, turned to postal inspectors, was part of a wider effort as the courts press a campaign against racketeers and gunmen in Chicago.
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Aie
UNS
B. David
Charles Miller
Rudolph Desart
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Post Office
Judge Desert
Judge Miller
Chicago
Moyion
Man Drowns When Diving Device Fails in Arkansas
In Marianna Arkansas William Lawrence 26 drowned while shelling on the St Francis River when a homemade diving device failed. His brother Edward received a distress signal and tried to pull him up but the rope became unfastened. The brothers moved from Vernon Texas three years ago.
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Marianna
Ark
Willam Lawrence
St. Francis River
Edward
William
Vernon
Texas
Cotton Lin Urged At Memphis Meeting
Secretary Henry A. Wallace urged a 1944 cotton control program with farmer participation by November 15 and a signed agreement to plan ahead. He cited a seed year forecast of about 12.4 million bales and credited the 1949 reduction campaign with lowering potential carryover. He called for farmer input in shaping next year’s program during the Tennessee Mississippi Arkansas gathering.
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Memphis
Henry A. Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Tennessee
Mississippi
Arkansas
Wallace
Cottom
Blue Star Ointment Promise Stakes Germ Kill Claims
An advertisement touts Blue Star Ointment as a remedy for itching rash tetter foot itch ringworm and eczema. It pledges quick absorption and germ elimination with a money back guarantee if it fails.
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