NRA Begins Regimenting Industry in New Year
In Washington, D. C., the NRA vows to regiment wages and hours in industries employing four to six million workers by month’s end. The Blue Eagle codes cover many large sectors while hundreds remain, with Roosevelt inviting non-covered businesses to stay in voluntary agreements until May. Green of the AFL says the future looks bright amid plans to reduce child labor, sweatshops, and improve advertising standards.
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Washington, D. C
NRA
Recovery Administration
Sud
Aid Nra
Roosevelt
NTA
Blue Eagle
Green
William Green
American Federetie of Labor
Town Floods After Creek Rampage
Town suffers sudden flood when Myed Creek broke an ice jam at 3 45 am flooding about one fifth of the village with four foot water. At least 150 cellars and numerous furnaces harmed before water receded after dynamite jam removal. Separately a national conference in Washington planned January 15 to push birth control information law.
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Tlion
Steele
Washington, D. C
Way
Is This Too Good for Your Cough?
An ad touts Creomulion as a seven in one remedy for coughs claiming quick relief. It markets warmth and safe usage while noting the cost is higher than a single aid and guarantees relief if it fails.
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Creomulaion
Wanted ads promote bargains in a daily light classified page
A speaker touts San Antonio used equipment and light classified ads. The ad writer at Miscellaneous Columns of Light wants readers to dial Fannin 1281 to place courteous ads, claiming readers can find “a million-dollar baby” in a five and ten cent store.
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Throttlebottom
San Antonio
Ada
Dial Fannin
Lumber man Petrich dies in hunting accident near San Antonio
Nicholas Lee Petrich 62 president of Petrich Lumber Co was killed in a deer hunting accident near Blanco road San Antonio He was found Sunday morning apparently shot while climbing a barbed wire fence by companions Alex Thomas and Homer Rogers The party included J M Lindsley Roy Campbell and Henry McDavitt Survivors include his widow sister three brothers and six nephews and three nieces Funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 at 516 Nolan street Interment in St Marys cemetery Pallbearers listed with names and titles.
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Nicholas Lee Petrich
Nolan Street
Petrich~ Snur Lumber Company
San Antonio
Blanco Road
Alex Thomas
Homer Rogers
Petrich
J. M. Lindsley
Roy’ Campbell
Henry ©. McDavitt
Petrich-Saur Lumber Company
Nicholas Petrich
Appolonia Petrich
Mary Petrich
Mies Eva Petrich
Wiliam B
John B
Cecil H. Petrich
Father Moriarity
St. Mary's Cemetery
Roy Davis
Albert Scharmenn
Albert Eisenaauer
Albert Kunz
Robert Triesch
Henry McDavitt
John Boyle
Robert Witt
Alber Steves Sr
Louis Saur
Roy Campbell
William Hitler
Walter Lehr
John Hancock
Otto Linnartz
Albert Steves Jr
Allen Wadley
John T Wilson
John Blackstone
Ruper N. Gresham
P. L. Hillyer
Coroner's Jury to Study Evidence in Boy's Slaying
In Washington, the coroner's jury will hear evidence against Robert H Wiles, the confessed kidnapper and singer of Hubbert H Hortis Jr. He admitted luring the schoolboy to a deserted house and clubbing him to death. Wiles, a middle aged mechanic, appeared moved when his wife and two daughters visited. He had earlier been acquitted in a previous Durham case, claiming self defense and an accidental injury to his wife during a struggle.
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Columbia
D. C
Robert H Wiles
Hubberd H. Hertis Jr
Wiles
Durham
N.C
Gang Believed in Retreat After Beverly Gardens Robbery
Police were hopeful that John Dunlinger and his gang of ex convict desperadoes were retreating from Chicago after a weekend shooting at Beverly Gardens roadhouse in Evergreen Park. Two officers were wounded and seven bandits shot. about 300 guests were robbed of roughly $600 in jewelry. Witnesses identified Dunlinger as the gang leader.
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Chicago
John DuUinger
Beverly Gardens
Evergreen Park
Dinmnger
Wins the big dance tonight at Trawaster Hall
Partial notice reports a location at 306 N Presa Cor Commerce and a dance event at Trawaster Hall 1818 W Com meres with an adm notice. The fragmented text mentions FO and a city news alert dated 1034 and references Wil ba.
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Mir
Presa
Cor, Commerce
Dorr
Postoffice May Hire Pay Affects Local Postal Staff
A holiday business checkup in the Post Office Department could influence the income of about 300 local postal employees as a 15 percent salary cut might be abolished if holiday mail receipts balance the long standing deficit. A return to former pay and possible refund of the cut are seen as highly probable. London dispatch reports John Lawson of Girard, Pennsylvania filed a claim to the $300,000 estate of Francis Capper Brooke, who died in 1886, asserting descent from By Thames Brooke who died in 1438.
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Postoffice
London
Jan
John Lawson
Girard
Francis Capper Brooke
Lawson
Thames Brooke
Woman 80 to Face Lunacy Charge in Mate Slaying
Bellville Texas report states Justice of the Peace H A Warner said a lunacy charge would be filed today against Mrs Frederick Fenner 80 after the slaying of her 68 year old husband Abe Fenner at their Kenney area home. Fenner died from a muzzle loading shotgun blast. she was jailed on murder charges but lunacy would supersede them. Relatives offered no explanation. Abe Fenner had four children. He was buried at Phillipsburg. Authorities attribute the killing to mental derangement.
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Bellville
Texas
Jan
Justice of the Peace
H. A. Warner
Frederick Fenner
Fenner
Kenney
Justice Warner
Abe Fenner
Phillipsburg
Kerl Fenner
Fritz Fenner
Karnes City
Clara Emshoff
Em Fenner
Aublin
New Year Birth at St Elizabeths Chicago First 1934 Baby
A mighty yowl welcomed 1934 at St Elizabeths hospital as Edward Screiber and wife welcomed an eight pound son born just after midnight. The couple is the first in Chicago to have a baby in the new year.
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Chicago
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Edward Screiber
Earthquake Felt on Basque Coast in France
A strong earth shock was felt along the Basque coast shortly after five this morning. Houses were shaken but no damage was reported. Bayonne, France, reported the quake with no injuries or further effects noted.
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Bayonne
France
Basque
Mint Reports Gainage Drop
Philadelphia mint 1939 output shows domestic coinage fell from 20 030 750 to 15 116 000 pieces while value dropped from 68 106 020 to 12 198 600 dollars. Foreign coinage rose to 15 240 000 pieces mostly for Latin American nations. 14 360 000 coins in past year were one cent pieces.
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Philadelphia
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