Wage-Hour Hearing on Proposals to Amend Law
Washington July 25 UP The hearing before the House Rules Committee debated proposals to amend the wage hour law. Andrews testified the measure would exclude certain white collar workers from the act. Barden and President Roosey pressed for changes to expand coverage while Norton argued the proposals would weaken protections for workers and reduce the reach of the act.
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Washington
Roosey
Barden
Vinton
Andrews
Norton
Federal Home Loans Restriction Aims at Low Income Groups
Nathan Sirens announces USHA funds will be restricted to the nation’s lowest income group only. The program will extend shortly to rural farm areas as well. Dr B J Hovde notes management review division aims to reassure local housing authorities.
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New York
Nathan Sirens
USHA
New York Unsity
Management Training Institute
B. J. Hovde
Usha Management Review Division
Straus
Ers
Father Dies in Crash As Daughter Is Born
Morristown New Jersey July 25 Mrs Ruth Motty of Whippany gave birth to a daughter at All Souls Hospital while her husband William Motty 24 died of motorcycle crash injuries at Morristown Memorial Hospital near the same street. The baby was her second child.
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Morristown
N. J
Ruth Motty
Nou
William
All Souls Hospital
Morristown Memorial Hospital
CIO Ready To Organize Little Steel
The CIO Organizing Committee announced plans to begin a new drive to organize the Little Steel group including Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel. W. O. C. chair said the union would work within law, push meetings at Bethlehem properties, and oppose a single company union while accusing the firms of Wagner Act violations.
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Steel Organizing Committee
the of Industrial Organizations
Camana Mian
Bethlehem Steel Corpoon
Little Steel
No Steel
Lttle Steel
Republic Steel
American Rolling Mill
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Inland Murray, & W. O. C
California Governor Vetoes Bill Denying Relief Aid to Aliens
Los Angeles reports Governor Culbert Olson vetoed a bill that would have cut relief funds for aliens. He argued denying aid would be un-American and cited Americans' moral duty to help others regardless of race or citizenship status.
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California
Los Angeles
Guy Culbert Olson
Nude Man Thwarted in Third Floor Leap by Police
New York July 25 A nude man 31 Norman Milender threatened to leap from a West 22nd Street rooming house third floor window. With a crowd watching police subdued him after a bed sheet and net failed to stop the attempt. Six firefighters aided, sedatives failed, restrained with ropes and carried him to Bellevue psychiatric ward for observation.
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Norman Milender
New York City
Bellevue Hospital
West 22Nd Street
Senate Unit Hears Relief Law Charges
Washington July 25 The Senate appropriations subcommittee, led by Alva B Adams, grilled alleged flaws in the new relief law. Senator Murray proposes repeal of security wages and 30 day “vacations” for long WPA rolls, while AFL and CIO back the amendments amid House resistance. CIO unemployment head Ralph Hetzel warns of nationwide resentment if liberalization fails.
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Washington
Alva B. Adams
Colorado
Senate Appropriations
James F. Murray
Montana
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Senate
House
Adams
Ralph Hetzel
Republican Party
Witness Testimony Highlights Communist Violence Themes
In San Francisco July 25 a government witness described Communist plans to use rifles in a revolution and street fighting. Ferrolman Bacon of the Portland police testified in the Harry Bridges deportation hearing that party members were taught armed conflict and obedience to party decisions.
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San Francisco
Ferrolman Merriel R. Bacon
Portland, Ore
I Amesse Wert
Bridges
West Coast
C.I
Australia
Labor Department
Bacon
Communist Party
Portland
Bacor
Portland Police
Wooster
Paul Cire
Los Angeles
Cline
Eaton
U. S. Army
Navy
Theodore Mallon Stark
Blaine, Wash
Rich Strikes Draw Mexican Peasants to Mesquite Gold Field
Reports from Nogales describe a boom in a Mesquite area gold field after Francisco Arhallo struck pay dirt. Javier Gomez’s claim yields about $500 daily, with 7,000 in total, while thousands migrate with families. Violence surfaces as Cucurpe mayor Joaquin Soto is found fatally beaten near Mesquite as authorities attempt to restore order.
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Mesquite
Francisco Arhallo
W. G. Greene
Cananea
Mex
Sonora
Javier Gomez
Gomez
Greene
Joaquin Soto
Cucurpe
Sloan Sees Broad Upturn in Business Fueled by Innovation
Alfred F. Sloan Jr. surveys a future of growth driven by industrial research. He cites air transport expansion, new diesel locomotives, synthetic chemistry, plastics, television and fax, and improved machine tools as core drivers. He warns policy revision is needed to sustain the recovery.
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New York
Alfred F. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corp
Sloan
Iudies
Noield
World of Tomorrow
Essen
Untitled fragment on investor risk and durable golds
A fragmented note discusses risks faced by investors and the use of funds for durable golds, highlighting manifest opportunities and capitalization strategies.
Lily Pons Sings Before Record Lake Front Crowd
Lily Pons sang before an estimated 200000 at Grant Park in Chicago setting a new attendance record for free city concerts. Andre Kostelanetz conducted the Chicago City Opera Orchestra of 65 players with Pons present and her husband on the program.
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Lily Pons
Chicago
Lily Poss
Metropolitan Opera
Lake Front
Park District
Grant Park
Miss Pons
Andre Kostelanetz
Chicago City Opera Orchestra
Beatrice King
Contracts Awarded For 2 784 Homes
The Farm Security Administration awarded contracts in the first year for building 2 782 specially designed low cost farm homes at an average expense of 1 474 dollars. Administrator W W Alexander said farm houses can be built in the South for less than 1 400 and in the North for less than 2 500 including profits and wages.
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Washington
Steble
South
North
W. W. Alexander
State reports June job gains and record public employment
Albany July 25 The Labor Department announced that private industry added nearly 20 000 jobs in June marking a 3 percent monthly rise and the fourth consecutive gain this year. Public employment reached 4 914 jobs the highest since August 1938.
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Albany
Labor Department
France and Britain mark 30th anniversary of Bleriot flight
Paris and London officials commemorated Louis Bleriot's 1909 Channel crossing, noting the first aviation milestone. The event recalled his three cylinder, five horsepower craft that weighed about 660 pounds including fuel and pilot.
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France
Britain
Bleriot
Paris
Louis Bleriot
English Channel
Calais
Police Inquiry Into Assault on Bay in Buffalo Denounced
Buffalo July 25 UPF Police probe of eight year old Herbert Weiss assault drew sharp blowback from District Attorney Leo J Hagerty who accused Police Commissioner Glenn McClellan of improper action by assigning an officer after Hoyt Glenny 17 son of a prominent family was indicted on the assault charge Glenny remains at liberty on bail and the Weiss boy was attacked as he walked home from a movie with blood streaming from his mouth witnesses say he cried at a street intersection
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Buffalo
UPF
Herbert Weis
Leo J. Hagerty
Glenn McClellan
Hoyt Glenny
Weiss
Glenny
Hagerty
McClellan
Weiss Boy
British Girl Objects to Rum Conscription Rum Verdict
A British girl rejects a rum ration during a wartime scene. A quartermaster provides the ration at shelter in wet weather. The exchange highlights the era's attitudes as she refuses the officer’s offer.
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Marions
Katie Sirehl
Quilteris Walkmir
Walkmir
Miss Strehl
Tn Business
General Motors
Atripes
Polka Dets
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WEW
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