Strike spreads as dressmakers vote to strike in key states
Strikes widen across the garment industry with 60 000 dressmakers in New York New Jersey Connecticut and Pennsylvania voting to walk out over sweatshop conditions. mediators including Grover Whale push for a code settlement while incidents of violence are reported in Philadelphia and New York.
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Associated Runs
NRA
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Grover
Whale
NBA
Pacific Coast
California Parking Corporation
Corporation
Atwater
Tutte
Calif
Philadelphia
Cambria Hosiery Mills
Labor unrest and strikes across multiple states
Joseph M Tone of Connecticut calls for an end to sweatshops while strikes surge in several localities. The national labor board in Washington reviewed a Pottsville Pennsylvania coal strike, a Hollywood motion picture walkout, and a New Orleans bridge dispute amid broader labor tensions.
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Joseph M. Tone
Wallace Action On Butter Looms
Washington dairy groups press for speedy steps as Secretary Wallace signals emergency measures to curb butter surpluses. A 1 cent per pound levy on butter fat is proposed to fund a treasury drawing account aiding price stabilization.
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Wallace
Washington, D.C
Farm Administration
Department
Treasury
Fact Finders End Greenville Meet
A fact-finding card chaired by Frank P. Douglas of Oklahoma City and featuring Dr Th W Courtney of Waco and Dr Walter Hamilton of New Haven, Conn, has concluded hearings on a wage and working conditions dispute between employees and the Louisiana Arkansas Texas railway. The panel will travel to Washington to draft their report.
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Greenville
Grenville
Tex
Frank P. Douglas
Olahoma City
Th. W. Courtney
Waco
Walter Hamilton
New Haven
Texas Firms in NRA reach broad blanket code pledges
Blanket code pledges from Texas firms reported by the department of commerce total 0592, covering 188,324 employees. Figures by city include Houston 8947 agreements 30,866 employees, Dallas 7207 agreements 42,417 employees, San Antonio 4116 agreements 20,151 employees, Fort Worth 3159 agreements 73,470 employees, El Paso 1752 agreements 9,011 employees, Beaumont 1540 agreements 149 employees, Galveston 1594 agreements 2,784 employees, Waco 1288 agreements 3,188 employees, Austin 1165 agreements 1,728 employees, Port Arthur 106 agreements 1,682 employees.
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Houston
Texas
Department
Inerce
Dallas
San Antonios
Fort Worth
el Paso
Beaumont
Galveston
Waco
Austin
Port Arthur
Shoemen Seek Agreement on Proposed Fair Practice Code
Officials from the recovery administration and labor leaders met to resolve disputes over a proposed fair practice code for the boot and shoe industry. A 40 hour work week cap is proposed with sector exemptions and wage scales ranging from 13 dollars per week for women and 15 dollars for men in large cities, with smaller towns set lower.
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Washington, D. G
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LT —Hi —Manufactuers
Recovery Administration
G. &. Williams
Barbers to Meet for Code Confab at Turner Hall
A meeting of barbers and beauticians convened by the Master Barbers association is set for Friday at 8 p.m. at Turner Hall. N. H. King will speak on steps local shops must take to comply with the new code approved by the Nu tonse Recovery administration. shop owners and operators are invited.
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Barbers and Beauticians
Master Barbers Association
Turner Hall
Nutonse Recovery Administration
N. H. King
Plan to split retail price eyed by druggists
A plan proposing equal one third shares for manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer was urged by Earl Means of New York before about 800 druggists at the South Texas action of the National Drug Institute at the Gunter hotel. If adopted, manufacturers would print the retail price on packaging. Other speakers included Tom Rosch, Frank N. Garrett, George Keene, and Henry Hetn.
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Earl &, Means
New York
South Texas
New National Drug Institute
Gunter Hotel
NRA
Tom Rosch
Oklahome City
National Association of Retail Druggists
Frank N. Garrett
Council Bluffs
Lowe
George Keene
Mentius
Henry F. Hetn
Ben Antonin Reteilers' Association
Wan Toastmaster
Textile processing tax hits textile orders in South Carolina
S M Reattie president of the South Carolina Colton Manufacturers' Association said the federal processing tax on textiles has halted public cloth purchases. Mills are turning on orders already received but cannot operate indefinitely or store goods, as the public refuses to buy due to the tax.
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Greenville
S. M. Reattie
South Carolina Colton Manufacturers' Resecration
Millis
Publc
Two Chicago Youths Shot. One Killed in Affair-Linked Incident
Walter Gayle, 19, was killed and Bo ward Jaros, 21, seriously wounded when a car sped by and unleashed a volley of pistol shots. The shooting occurred as the youths sat on a curb, the motive described by police as tied to a love affair.
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Chicago
Cricago
Ini Lon
Walter Gayle
Boward Jaros
Gayle
Jaros
Parking Trade Adopts 40-Hour Week Code
Buffalo organizers representing 13 500 parking lots and garages adopt a 40 hour week code. The drafting committee reported workers previously toiled 60 to 82 hours weekly, and the new plan would create more jobs with weekly wages from 11 to 15 dollars, lower in the south.
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Buffalo
N.Y
South
July Sees 400000 Factory Workers Return to Jobs
The secretary announced that about 400000 factory workers returned to jobs in July and that weekly wages in manufacturing rose by about 20004000 compared with March. The Light's Free Rental directory is available at Piggly Wiggly stores.
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Washington, D. Oy
vFerkins
The
Light
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