Two Reports Link Costs, Labor Strains Across Nation
General Motors reports a 1937 second quarter loss of 22 million dollars blamed on widespread strikes and higher costs. A survey of 83 major cities shows middle class families canceling home-building plans as material and labor costs raise the typical 4000 dollar house by about 15 percent. Both stories highlight irony as wage gains are eroded by rising prices, challenging the American standard of living backed by mass production and deferred payments.
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General Motors
New York
Seattle
America
Go Easy Labor Now for Industry and Living Standards
A speaker argues American workers chase higher wages and shorter hours, triggering inflation and higher production costs. He warns industry must absorb costs without prices spiraling, or a collapse in living standards will follow. Labor leaders risk destroying both sides by hostility and greed.
Amherst Day Observed With Parade Races and Fireworks
Amherst Colorado prepares for Amherst Day on Wednesday with a 10 a.m. pet parade and a 9 p.m. fireworks show. Prizes will be awarded in the parade and participants receive free theatre tickets. Casting events include athletic contests, ball games between Oberlin merchants and locals, a St Josephs versus U Automatics match, and a later band led procession to the field for the fireworks.
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Amherst, CO
Amherst
Mary Jane Theatre
Oberlin
St. Joseph's
U. S
Unbiased law claim challenged against Wagner Act rhetoric
A judge argues there is no comparable statute encouraging labor to recognize its responsibilities, countering Roosevelt's view of the Wagner Act as an unbiased law. The piece critiques official White House framing as poppycock while noting copyright credits to Ledger Syndicate.
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Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Copyright Ledger Syndicate
Unusual Cereus Plant Blooms Second Time
On July 21 Mrs. B. H. Ryan’s night blooming cereus on Park avenue bloomed for the second time in a month, with a first bloom on July 13 and another bud expected in coming weeks. The plant, a large caducous cereus from the western United States and tropical America, normally blooms once every ten years. It last bloomed July 22 of last year, and since nine years of ownership it has drawn many visitors from Washington, Ohio, Vincent, Oberlin, Lorain, Elyria, and Amherst.
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B. H. Ryan
Park Avenue
Henry Rosenkranz Dies In Illinois
Henry Rosenkranz aged 46 formerly of Amherst died at his home in Argo NL after a long illness. He leaves a widow, an aged mother, brothers and sisters in Germany, an aunt in Amherst, and uncles in Amherst and Brownhelm. Body to be shipped home for burial at Brownhelm Cemetery after a 2 pm funeral at Zilch Funeral Home Wednesday. The August meeting of the Past Chiefs Club of the Pythian Sisters occurred Monday at Lynch's Gardens with routine business and planning.
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Henry Rosenkranz
Amherst
Argo
Germany
Fred Knight
Jacob Rosenkranz
George Rosenkranz
Brownhelm
Zilch
Chiefs Club
Pythian Sisters
Lynch’s Gardens
August 26 Wiener Roast at Beaver Park Gathering
A wiener roast followed a Schaeffer cottage gathering at Beaver Park with Edith Hoff ner Ada Purcell Jessie McLean Ira Lynch and others. Also noted is the Old Schoolmates Club reunion at Beckstine's woods South Amherst with a picnic lunch. Altar Rosary Society held a August meeting at St Joseph's school hall. Mary Martha Class members from Congregational church traveled to Vermilion-On-The-Lake for a tureen supper. A trapeze artist Vera Bruce Codona, slain by her ex husband Alfredo Codona, died from wounds then he killed himself.
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Schaeffer
Beaver Park
Edith Hoffner
Ada Purcell
Jessie McLean
Ira Lynch
A. ©. Kreeger
H. A. Monger
M. B. Schaeffer
C. A. Lauer
Elinore Ruth
Edith Ehrman
Ella Jaeger
Amelia Deuschle
South Amherst
Kendeigh Corner
Beckstine’s Woods
Altar Rosary Society
St. Joseph’s Church
Terese Gammons
William Gillis
John Gormley
Jacob Hengen
Joseph Henry
Paul Gressler
Mary Martha
Congregational Church
Vermilion- On-the-Lake
Acme
Vera
Bruce Codona
Alfredo Codona
Call to Akron after Henry Mose death in Medina crash
Mr and Mrs Sydney Mose and family of Cleveland avenue were called to Akron by the death of Henry Mose, brother of the Mose men, who recently resided here with his brother. He died in an automobile accident near Medina Sunday. Funeral rites will be held from the...
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Akror
Sydney Mose
Cleveland Avenue
Akron
Henry Mose
Medina
Riddle Funeral Rites for John Riddle
John Riddle aged 65 died suddenly Sunday. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p m from his Leavitt road home with Rev T J Williams of the Congregational church officiating. Burial in Birmingham cemetery in the family lot under C H Baker Co. supervision. Other items note guests and visits from Ohio and Cleveland.
Milk救es gasoline fire in dairy truck blaze
In Bozeman a milk truck fire threatened a large gasoline load. Earl Hines fought flames from the cab while a milk can and water were used to douse the blaze. A fellow milk truck driver helped by pouring milk on the fire, which fizzed and smothered the flames.
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Bozeman
Earl’ Hines
Hines
Local residents and visitors report health and travel notes
Recent guests of Mr and Mrs A K Jenne include Katherine Burnett who has resumed duties at the local hospital after a vacation with relatives in Toronto Canada. Ed Lehman was in Cleveland on Monday. B L Vastine of Quarry Road South Amherst has been admitted to the local hospital.
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A. K. Jenne
Katherine Burnett
Toronto
Canada
Ed. Lehman
Cleveland
B. L. Vastine
Quarry Road
South Amherst
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