Strikes Hit Ford Plants Across Nation
The Ford Motor Company faces labor trouble at assembly plants in Chester New Jersey Richmond California and Dearborn Michigan with threats of mass picketing by Chester workers if carried out. Ford resumes five day week and faces demands for a $3 daily minimum wage a seven hour day and union recognition as striker actions involving alleged communist organizers are noted.
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Ford Complaints May Not Be Heard
Detroit Sept 26 268 complaints against Ford Motor Co received by the NRA compliance board in Dearborn likely will not reach Washington as the board will forward only those alleging NRA code violations. Most complaints involve Ford workers claiming layoffs to make room for 5000 jobs offered to veterans. The board held its first meeting last night and assigned the cases to the lawyer member for study. Detroit Sept 24 UFI Chester M Culver manager of the Ears association of Detroit notified the local NRA compliance
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Labor Board seeks settlement in Flint Detroit Pontiac strikes
Reports from across the nation highlight labor turmoil as auto tool and die makers in Flint Detroit and Pontiac seek a settlement. The national labor board aims to mediate, while wages schedules and a five day week are central union demands.
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Laredo Monterey Highway Reopens With Temporary Bridges
The Laredo chamber of commerce said the Laredo to Monterey and Sallillo highways are open again with several temporary bridges. Ford Motorists at the Don Mar assembly plant faced a picket line and dammed access as workers continued striking.
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Texas governor backs bill making kidnapping a capital crime
Governor Miriam A Ferguson sent a bill to a Texas special session to classify kidnapping as a capital offense punishable by electrocution. Senator Grady Woodruff of Decatur Wise county sponsored the measure, citing past high profile cases and urging the hoodlums to avoid Texas.
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Other Lodges In Lotteries In New York
New York reports show Alderneys defending United States Senator James J. Davis from federal lottery prosecution presented testimony that lodges besides the Loyal Order of Moose participated in a January 1932 prize drawing. P A Shener testified that Heirets from Knights of Columbus Masonic and Elk chapters were included and that Davis held no office in these lodges. The defense may stress that the lottery was promoted by B G McGuire a professional promoter and that the Moose charity halls were previously the sole known participants.
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Obtain a blotter from The Light want ad counter
A brief notice directs readers to call at The Light want ad counter on Broadway at Fifth Street to obtain a desk size blotter with no charge or obligation.
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Fifth Street
Bus Owners Protest Speed Limit Order
Bus owners protest a state order restricting bus speeds to 10 mph in business districts 15 mph in residential areas 20 mph elsewhere 25 mph on rural highways and curves effective October 1. Chester Moore Tumola Bus Operators Association says the rule hurts operators and riders while W F Lennon Greyhound attorney fears traffic hazards.
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Vending Machine Stolen From A-1 Cafe
Thieves forced a rear door and removed a vending machine from the A-1 cafe at 416 Produce Row. The incident was reported to police on Friday.
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