Blast furnace at Lorain plant to resume Sunday
Preparations are under way at the Lorain National Tube Company plant to restart operations after a three week shutdown begun August 12. First evidence will be the firing of Number Five blast furnace on Sunday, with five open hearth furnaces to start Tuesday and blooms units Wednesday as part of a staggered restart. Salary policy shifts follow U S Steel plan, cutting salaried workers to a five day week and reducing pay by about 19 percent.
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Lorain
National Tube Company
United States Steel Corporation
Elimood
McKeesport
Peace hopes rise as Chaco war nears end
United Press reports that Paraguay agrees to immediate cessation of fighting in the Gran Chaco conflict. Bolivia, led by a French-trained commander, faces losses as rain and military pressure mount. US Brazil and Argentina have proposed a truce and await responses from Salamanca and a judicial assessment of the agreement.
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United Press
Buenos Aires
P—Ilope
Gran Chaco
United States
Brazil
Argentina
Paraguay
Daniel Salamanca
Bolivia
Salamanca
Chaco
Pilcomayo
Controversy Over Lorain County Auditor Spars Continues
The Lorain County budget committee and County Auditor C. B. Kelser exchange statements over office costs and payroll figures. The committee accuses Kelser of a smoke screen while Kelser defends with figures on reductions and tax relief, arguing past cost cuts and constitutional changes lowered the tax burden.
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Kelser
Citizens’ Budget Study Committee
County Court House
Couny Board of Education and Country Board of Health
Board of Education
Court House
Lorain County
Mahoning County
Trumbull County
Kelstr
Russia Likely Invited to Join League of Nations
Geneva reports a secret meeting plans a September vote to back Soviet Russia’s entry into the League. If the council approves, Russia would express willingness to join before the September 10 assembly opening. A resolution inviting Russia to join would be submitted to the assembly.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Russia
Sinclair Renounces Socialism and Seeks Roosevelt Support
Upton Sinclair, California gubernatorial candidate, declares he is a Democrat and cuts ties with socialist labels as he heads from Pasadena to Hyde Park to meet President Roosevelt. Four former Democratic hopefuls back his campaign, signaling a united front ahead of November elections.
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Pasadena
Upton Sinclair
California
Santa Fe
Hyde Park
WN. Y
Roosevelt
Sinclair
Woman Soloist for NRA Top Post. Frances Robinson Emerges
Washington dispatch notes Frances Robinson, long-time aide to Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, has become a key executive assistant in the National Recovery Administration. Her hard work and proximity to Johnson place her among the era’s most influential women officials, as NRA debates and reorganization swirl. She has driven 16 to 20 hour days, shielded Johnson from interview requests, and traveled 40,000 miles by air with him, shaping policy at the nerve center of the New Deal program.
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Washington
Hugh
Johnson
National Recovery Administration
Frances Robinson
NRA
New Deal
Miss Robinson
Horatio Algey
Bobby
Robbie
Midwest
Radio Corporation of America
New York
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Democratic Committee
Bolby
Wiss Robinson
Air
Man Held In Threat To Kidnap Presidents Three Grandchildren
Authorities in New York express belief that Benjamin Franklin Vann, arrested on threats to harm President Roosevelt and to kidnap his three grandchildren, is mentally unbalanced after he was struck by an airplane propeller while serving as a naval aviation member. The report notes the incident as part of ongoing coverage.
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New York
Benjamin Franklin Vann
Roosevelt
Naval Aviation
Dominant Figure Named in NRA Turmoil
The article centers on Frances Robinson, described as a brainy assistant to Gen. Hugh Johnson, and says she wields power within the NRA second only to the general. It mentions White House conferences between President Roosevelt and NRA's leadership over decisions on Johnson's command.
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Textile strike chaos hits vast industry crisis
Massive walkouts and preemptive strikes roil the cotton textile sector as 500,000 workers in New England and the South threaten to quit. Reports say mill owners reassess operations while Peace negotiations in Washington crumble. Union leaders split over participation and relief questions hinge on Frances Perkins. In Macon and Alabama workers already walked out, with 300 at Seneca defying orders.
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United Press
Washington
New England
Allied Woolen, Worsted, Silk and Raven Mills
Emil Rievge
Hosiery Workers Union
Hhis
Harry Hopkins
Frances Perkins
Francis J. Gorman
Macon
Alabama
Seneca
S. C
Lonsdale Mills
Ohio manufacturers demand strict NRA code enforcement
Ohio industrial leaders meeting as the Ohio Association of Trade Executives urged President Roosevelt to enforce codes of fair competition under the National Recovery Act. They called for unwavering, prompt action, retention of price controls, and an end to modifications that upset the NRA procedures to prevent wage slashing and destructive trade practices. They also telegraphed to demand retention of General Johnson and enforcement of 709 codes.
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Columbus
Roosevelt
Ohio
NRA
Ohio Association of Trade Executives
Johnson
Lorain County Fair opens with grand events and speeches
The Lorain County Fairgrounds prepare for the 8th annual fair with gates opening at 7 a.m. Tomorrow features donkey baseball, mule and pony races, Raum's Famous Horse Show, and a radio audition contest. Speakers include Perry Green and Walter Kirk, with Martin L. Davey scheduled for 1:00.
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Lorain
Naum
William C. Sudro
Perry Green
Ohio Farm Burau Federation
Walter Kirk
Ohio State
Dana Leads Grand American Handicap with 95 Breaks
Vandalia Ohio Aug 31 b G Dana of Derrick City Pa leads the Grand American Handicap after breaking 95 of 160 targets from the 17 yard five stand in the National Trapshooting tournament action.
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Vandalia
B. G. Dana
Derrick City
Millions in gold on way to Denver spectacle unfolds tonight
Denver girds for a historic $70,000,000 gold shipment from the San Francisco mint arriving by special train. The Union Station route to the Denver mint will resemble World War II era scenes with marines, police, deputies, inspectors, and mint staff armed with tear gas bombs pistols and sub machine guns. Officials cite quake fears and invasion threats as reasons for the convoy.
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Denver
Colo
San Francisco Mint
Denver Mint
Union Station
Mint
San Francisco
California
Shoppers View New Fall Styles in Elyria Economy Days
Elyria merchants unveil fall merchandise with substantial price reductions in the Elyria Economy Days sale. The event runs through today and tomorrow, complementing summer stock clearance to focus on new fall lines. Large crowds are expected as county fairgoers shop while attending the fair, with early-season styles and wide selection across most lines. In other news, Mrs. Helen W. Dresser wife of F J C Dresser PWA house expert and former Cleveland engineer died in Washington after a long illness and will be buried in Oberlin, Ohio.
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Elyria
Washington
Helen W. Dresser
F. J. c. Dresser
PWA
Cleveland
Charles $. Wallian
New York City
Dresser
Oberlin
316 000 Found as Murder Suspect in Auto
Warren August 31 Police announced the 316 000 found in a beer parlor owner s car is part of 130 000 stolen in a New Jersey bank robbery. Serial numbers linked to the Hat bank numbers received from Penn s Grove. Four bandits involved. two captured in Camden with 34 000 recovered. The Feb 2 Penn s Grove robbery remains under investigation.
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Camden
N. J
Charles Kent
Joan Farley
Fenns Grove
NRA orders Cleveland coal prices cut to lower winter bills
In Cleveland on August 31 NRA authorities in Washington ordered the local coal code authority to revise emergency price scales set June 20 or surrender price fixing powers. Deputy NRA administrator Frank A. Hecht said the authority must propose the lowest reasonable price basis and an early deadline was reported. A yardstick from Washington sets an average price reduction of 60 cents per ton, potentially saving about 32 million for winter fuel.
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NRA
Washington
Mattodas
Frank A. Hecht
Hecht
Cleveland
Authority
Bandits Kill Five Persons in Harbin Express Attack
In Harbin Manchukuo bandits wrecked the Harbin Helsinkiang Night Express killing five including three Imperial University professors. Two American officials are missing: Robert Luri Dana Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer representative and John Johnsen Far Eastern manager, both tied to MGM. I. J. Russell Tokyo sales manager escaped.
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Manchukuo
Imperial University
Tokyo
Robert Luri Dana
Metro-Golden-Mayer Company
John Johnsen
I. J. Russell
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