Pecan Shellers Win Wage Hour Scrutiny and Learner Rule
Merle D. Vincent, chief of the exemption section, denounced poor conditions in the Texas pecan shelling industry and rejected the Southern Pecan Shelling Co request to pay learners 15 cents hourly for three months. Union rep George Lambert praised the decision while urging vigilance against home shelling and bootlegging of pecans to dodge the 25 cent minimum.
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Wasiington
Texas
Souther Pecan Shelling Company
San Antonio
Merle D. Vincent
Starvaton
Vincent
George Lambert
Pecan Shellers Union
Lambert
Paderewski to Tour United States in 20 Cities
Renowned pianist and statesman Ignace Paderewski, age 78, plans a concert tour across 20 major U.S. cities, starting with a February 26 NBC broadcast. The trip includes a week at his Paso Robles, California ranch, marking his twentieth American tour since serving as Poland's premier.
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New York
Ygnece Jan Paderewski
United States
Artists’ Bureau
The
National Broadcasting Company
Een Py
Paso Robles
Calif
Poland
Wig
Morges
Seitaerlandi
Strong Relief Fight Seen Over Emergency Aid Bill
Senate leaders claimed enough votes today to restore to the emergency relief bill the 150 million dollars cut by the house or risk a close fight. A Senate override and Roosevelt request for 875 thousand million was possible but unlikely in the long run. With the house at 725 million, a compromise would be needed. The relief argument was ready to begin on the Senate floor after Hopkins was nominated for secretary of commerce.
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Waskusaius
Wan
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Executives Ousted in Russia Under Discipline Drive
Moscow dispatch reports more than 200 Soviet executives were dismissed or demoted last week as part of a drive to enforce tighter discipline. The notices cite slackness and absence from work as chief faults. ten plant, engineers, and industry executives were discharged by civil service chief Vassily Molokov for lack of punctuality.
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Russia
Moscow
G Reaters
Vassily Molokov
Surgeons Cut Down Appetite of Farmer
Kansas City hospital doctors removed portions of Archie Mitchells pancreas after he suffered extreme hunger and eating. A hidden adenoma beneath the pancreas was found and removed, reducing his appetite. he now eats three meals daily and says he is healthy.
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University of Kansas Hospital
Mitchell
Advertising Federation Opposes Fair Trade Legislation
Dallas January 23 The tenth district Advertising Federation of America met to oppose proposed federal and state laws seen as harming consumers and business. Resolutions targeted House Bill No 1 taxing chain stores and Senate Bill No 40 Fair Trade Act that would fix prices, potentially raising costs for buyers and hampering modern advertising.
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Dallas
Southwest
Advertising Federation of America
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Texas
J. Franklin Spears
Blessing of Animals Ties San Antonio Mexican Tradition
The Cervantes society sponsors the St. Anthony blessing of animals in San Antonio. Priests officiated at Our Lady of Guadalupe church on El Paso street, blessing pets of parish members on the Sunday nearest January 17, the feast day. The society preserves Mexican customs among Spanish speaking residents.
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Alfred Tamarit
S. J
Anthony
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Cervantes Society
Our Landy of Guadalupe
el Paso Street
St. Anthony
The
Mexico
San Antonio
Hank Salazar Trial Started in Texas
Hank Salazar, a 27 year old Mexican worker, was escorted by Texas Rangers into Sweetwater court for trial on the murder of Paul Kennedy. He is also charged with Kennedy's slaying and the wounding of two Kennedy daughters, plus abduction of a third. A special venue and guarded proceedings were arranged.
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Sweetwater
Texas Rangers
Bank Salaar
WEA
Paul Kennedy
Miles Farmer
Salazar
Nine Robbed and Kidnapped in Brownwood Crime Spree
Brownwood police report a late night armed robbery at a downtown drug store where nine customers were robbed and two abducted. A radio patrol spotted the fugitives. one bandit named Bill was captured after a chase, while the other escaped. The couple, Mr and Mrs Elton Wells, were forced to drive the duo out of town before the car sped away. A state wide broadcast was ordered as authorities pursued the robbers. D F Bredthauer, county agent, estimates 2000 acres of irrigated land in Floyd county will be planted in sugar beets this year.
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Brownwood
Elton Wells
Bill
Sheriffs Office
D. F. Bredthauer
Floyd County
Plastic plane tests set by army at Wright Field
New type aircraft by Clark Aircraft Corp described as moldable from a plastic material may be produced at high speed for national defense. The five seat plane powered by a 200 horsepower engine passed tests and received an approved type certificate. Cooperating firms include Haskelite and Brkelite. Production pace limited by motors and metal components.
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New York
Ts Makers Cay
Army Air Corps
Wright Field
Deyton
Ohio
Washington
Clark
Europe
Clark Aircraft Corporation
W. S .Clark
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Haskelite Corporation of
Chicago
Brkelite Corporation of
Prisoner's thumb lost in jail door incident
Leopoldo Salisias aged 26 of 512 South Brazos street suffered the loss of the tip of his left thumb when a jail door fell on it. He had been held for the sheriff's office after being arrested January 17 and was treated at Robert B. Green hospital.
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Leopoldo Salisias
South Brazos Street
Elly
Robert B. Green Hospital
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Englewood
Dearborn
America
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Hak
McMajent KS
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Sen Antonks
Prete Gertie
Loule
Chitepo
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Wolff & Mara
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